HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pirates cruise past Cougars; Cavaliers top Lions

Belfry used a three-run, first inning to grab the lead against Letcher Central and the Pirates went on to score a 9-1 win in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Monday night.

Jake Varney had two hits and drove home three runs while scoring twice. Jonathan Banks added two singles and knocked in three as the Pirates improved to 9-6. Gage Fields had a pair of hits, scored three runs, and batted in one.

Jonah Adkins was the winning pitcher.

Canaan Cunniff had an RBI-single for the Cougars, who dropped to 6-6. Quinton Williams scored the lone run.

Aiden Fields took the loss.

At Goody

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (6-6)…000  100  0 – 1-  2-2

BF (9-6)…300  501  x – 9-10-1

Pitching:

WP – Jonah Adkins

LP – Aiden Fields

Hitting: Canaan Cunniff 1b, 1 RBI; Quinton Williams 1r, Letcher Central; Jake Varney 2-1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Jonathan Banks 2-1b, 3 RBI; Gage Fields 2-1b, 3r, 1 RBI, Belfry.

Man………….11

Westside……1

Man scored early and often against Westside as the Hillbillies rolled to an 11-1 win in a game played at William “Tootie” Carter Field on Monday night.

Winning pitcher Bo Thompson allowed just two hits as Man improved to 4-2.

Preston Blankenship collected three hits, including a solo home run and double while knocking in three runs. Jace Adkins added two hits, one a double, scored once and knocked in three runs while Caleb Vance had three hits, scored, and added three RBIs.

At Man

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

WS (3-4)…..001  00 –   1  -2-2

MN (4-2)…..513  11 – 11-13-2

Pitching:

WP – Bo Thompson

 LP – Seth Toler

Hitting: Preston Blankenship solo-HR, 2b, 1b, 3 RBI; Jace Adkins 2b, 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Caleb Vance 3-1b, 1r, 3 RBI, Man.

Prestonsburg…14

Floyd Central….2

Prestonsburg roughed up Floyd Central Caleb Hager and the Blackcats cruised to a 14-2 road win in a game played at Jaguar Field on Monday night.

Brayden Slone doubled, singled, scored a pair of runs and batted in three as the Blackcats improved to 8-4. Nic Kidd had two singles, scored two times, and drove in two runs. Winning pitcher Payton Burke had two doubles and drove in one run while Wes Salisbury added two hits, including a double, scored two times and added an RBI.

Hager, who suffered the loss, doubled, and singled for the Jaguars, now 5-10. Jacob Bentley singled and scored.

At Langley

SCORE  BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PB (8-4)….140  014  4 – 14-13-3

FC (5-10)…000  200  0 –  2-  4-6

Pitching:

WP – Payton Burke

LP – Caleb Hager

Hitting: Brayden Slone 2b, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Nic Kidd 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Payton Burke 2-2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Wesley Salisbury 2b, 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Prestonsburg; Caleb Hager 2b, 1b; Jacob Bentley 1b, 1r, Floyd Central.

Sissonville…..7

Logan…..…….2

Sissonville snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning and the Indians went on to hand host Logan a 7-2 defeat in a game played on Monday night.

Tyler Fenwick took the loss as the Wildcats dropped to 1-1.

Dawson Maynard had two hits, including a double, scored and knocked in one run in the loss. Corey Miller added an RBI.

At Logan

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

SV (6-1)….100  130  2 – 7-10-2

LG (1-1)….100  001  0 – 2-  3-4

Pitching:

WP – Colton Carpenter

LP – Tyler Fenwick

Hitting: Dawson Maynard 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Corey Miller 1 RBI, Logan.

Lincoln County…13

Chapmanville…….0

The growing pains continued from Chapmanville Regional baseball as host Lincoln County rolled to a 13-0 win over the Tigers in a road game played on Monday night.

William Kirkendoll suffered the loss as Chapmanville dropped to 2-8. Tyler Thompson had a single and walked.

At Hamlin

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

CR (2-8)….000  0 –  0-  5-3

LC (6-0)….240  7 – 13-10-0

Pitching:

WP – Austin Adkins

LP – William Kirkendoll

Hitting: Tyler Thompson 1b, bb, Chapmanville.

Lawrence County…18-18

Betsy Layne…………..3-  3

Lawrence County pushed its region best record to 13-2 with a doubleheader sweep of host Betsy Layne, winning 18-3 and 18-3, in games played at Stanville.

In game two, Bryce Blevins had two hits, walked twice, and drove in four runs while Braydan Maynard  doubled, walked two times, and added three RBIs. Mason Preston collected three hits and knocked in three runs.

Abner Collinsworth was the winning pitcher.

Brady Robinson took the loss as the Bobcats dropped to 0-8.

Ethan Whitt had three hits in game one, including a pair of doubles to lead the Bulldogs. He scored twice and knocked in three runs. Maynard scored three times and batted in three runs to back the pitching of winner Talon Pollock.

Bryce Blevins and Preston added a pair of RBIs each.

Cole Laferty doubled, walked, scored, and knocked in a pair of runs. Boston Hamilton added an RBI-single.

Byron Tackett took the loss.

At Stanville

(Game 2)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

BL (0-8).….00     3 –  3-  0-6

LC (13-2)…44(10) – 18-14-0

Pitching:

WP – Abner Collinsworth

LP – Brady Robinson

Hitting: Braydan Maynard 2b, 2-bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Bryce Blevins 2-1b, 2-bb, 1r, 4 RBI; Jacob Fletcher 2b, 1b, 3r, 2 RBI; Mason Preston 3-1b, 3 RBI; Will Lafferty 2-1b, 4r, 1 RBI, Lawrence County.

At Stanville

(Game 1)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LW (12-2)….662  31 – 18-15-0

BL (0-7)……300  00 –   3-  6-5

Pitching:

WP – Talon Pollock

LP – Byron Tackett

Hitting: Ethan Whitt 2-2b, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Blue Fletcher 2b, 1b, 2-bb, 3r, 1 RBI; Braydan Maynard bb, 3r, 3 RBI; Bryce Blevins 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Mason Preston 3-1b, 1r, 2 RBI, Lawrence County; Cole Laferty 2b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Andrew Kidd 1b, 1r; Boston Hamilton 1b, 1 RBI, Betsy Layne.

Jenkins…..12

Cordia…….1

Jenkins scored four runs in the top of the first inning and the Cavaliers went on to win for the first time this season, beating Cordia, 12-1, in a road game played on Monday night.

Andy Fields was the winning pitcher for Jenkins, now 1-7.

Keegan Bentley had two hits, including a double, walked, scored two runs, and drove in a pair. Austin Johnson singled, scored two times, and added a pair of RBIs.

Winning pitcher Andy Fields singled in one run and scored twice.

At Hazard

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

JK (1-7)…..430  23 – 12-5-0

CR (0-5)….000  10 –   1-4-8

Pitching:

WP – Andy Fields

LP – Donavan Stidham

Hitting: Keegan Bentley 2b, 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Austin Johnson 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Andy Fields 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Jenkins.