Belfry broke open a close game with seven runs in the bottom of the third inning and the Pirates went on to mercy rule Tug Valley, 15-1, in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Tuesday night.
Isaiah Stanley singled, walked, scored, and batted in three as the Pirates moved to 2-2. Steven Banks added an RBI single, walked and scored.
Ashton Deskins had two hits and knocked in one run while Jonathan Banks singled, walked, scored a pair of runs and added an RBI.
Noah Brown, the winning pitcher, doubled.
Zack Hall had an RBI single in the loss. He had two hits. Tanner Kirk singled and scored.
At Goody
SCORE BY INNNGS: R-H-E
TV (1-1)…..100 00 – 1- 6-2
BF (2-2)……017 7x – 15-8-0
Pitching:
WP – Noah Brown
LP – Dakota Ooten
Hitting: Zack Hall 2-1b, 1RBI; Tanner Kirk 1b, 1r, Tug Valley; Isaiah Stanley 1b, bb, 1r, 3 RBI; Steven Banks 1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Ashton Deskins 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Jonathan Banks 1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Belfry.
Pikeville……….12
Jenkins………….2
Pikeville overcame an early deficit to beat Jenkins, 12-2, in a game played at Davis Park on Tuesday night.
Sam Wright had two hits, scored twice, and knocked in three runs, as the Panthers moved to 4-2. Dylan Thompson tripled and batted in two runs while Braydn Hall doubled in one run and scored twice.
Bash Ryan was the winning pitcher.
Losing pitcher Austin Johnson walked and scored as the Cavaliers fell to 0-4.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E
JK (0-4)…..200 00 – 2-1-3
PK (4-2)….044 22 – 10-9-1
WP – Bash Ryan
LP – Austin Johnson
Hitting: Austin Johnson bb, 1r; Carter Howard bb, 1 RBI; Dakota Johnson 1r, Jenkins; Sam Wright 2-1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Dylan Thompson 3b, bb, 2 RBI; Jeb Wilkinson 2b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Bradyn Hall 2b, 2r, 1 RBI, Pikeville.
Hazard……………9
Johnson Central….4
Johnson Central saw an early two-run lead get away as Hazard came from behind to score a 9-4 win in a game played on Tuesday night.
Keygan Pelfrey singled in a pair of runs as the Golden Eagles dropped to 1-4. Butcher Brock had two singles and scored while Conner Lemaster singled, walked twice and scored two runs.
Gavin Crum took the loss.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
HZ (3-1)…..001 143 0 – 9-9-4
JC (1-4)……200 000 2- 4-5-3
Pitching:
WP – Gus Mullins
LP – Gavin Crum
Hitting: Keygan Pelfrey 1b, 2 RBI; Butcher Brock 2-1b, 1r; Conner Lemaster 1b, 2-bb, 2r, Johnson Central.
Floyd Central……7
Pike Central………6
Floyd Central’s Max Martin doubled home the winning run to highlight a three-run, sixth inning as the Jaguars rallied to beat Pike Central, 7-6, in a home game played on Tuesday night.
Winning pitcher Dylan Mosley singled, walked and batted in two runs. Cole Lafferty added two hits, scored twice, and added an RBI. Jacob Bentley collected two hits, walked, and added an RBI.
Caleb Morton doubled and walked while driving in three runs in the loss. Cameron Shearer doubled in two runs and scored.
Peyton Compton tripled, singled, and scored twice. Isaac Blankenship took with the loss.
At Langley
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PCC (3-1)……..000 015 0 – 6-9-0
FC (2-0)……….220 003 x – 7-8-0
Pitching:
WP – Dylan Mosley
LP – Isaac Blankenship
Hitting: Caleb Mouton 3b, 1b,2r, 3 RBI; Cameron Shearer 2b, 1r, 2 RBI, Pike Central; Dylan Mosley 1b, bb, 2 RBI; Cole Lafferty 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Jacob Bentley 2-1b, bb, 1 RBI; Max Martin 2b, 2-bb, 1 RBI, Floyd Central.
Paintsville……….15
Breathitt County…4
Paintsville’s Baron Ratliff continued his torrid hitting attack in leading the Tigers to a 15-4 mercy-rule win over Breathitt County in a home game played on Tuesday night.
Ratliff blasted two home runs, doubled, scored four runs, and drove in nine as the Tigers improved to 5-1. Jonah Porter added three hits, including a double, walked, scored once, and batted in two.
Harris Phelps walked three times and scored three times while adding an RBI.
Zach Cline was the winning pitcher.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BC (0-3)…..000 13 – 4- 5-0
PV (5-1)…..144 15 – 15-11-2
Pitching:
WP – Zach Cline
LP – Dillon Stacy
Hitting: Baron Ratliff 2-HR, 2b, 4r, 9 RBI; Jonah Porter 2b, 2-1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Harris Phelps 3-bb, 3r, 1 RBI, Paintsville.
Shelby Valley..…..4
Magoffin County…3
Shelby Valley’s Bryce Bentley delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to complete the comeback as the Wildcats beat Magoffin County, 4-3, on Tuesday night.
The Wildcats, now 2-2, tied the game at 3-all in the seventh inning on Samuel Brown’s two-run double. He singled in the game’s first run.
Hunter Mullins was the winning pitcher in relief.
Colin Litteral had three hits and batted in one run in the loss. Starting pitcher Lucas Litteral added two hits, walked, and scored.
Ian McCarty and Shawn Salyer had an RBI single each.
Alex Hibbins took the loss.
At Salyersville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SV (2-2)….001 000 21 – 4-5-0
MC (0-4)…001 002 00 – 3-9-2
Pitching:
WP – Hunter Mullins
LP – Alex Hibbins
Hitting: Samuel Brown 2b, 1b, 3 RBI; Bryce Bentley SAC 1 RBI, Shelby Valley; Colin Litteral 3-1b, 1 RBI; Lucas Litteral 2-1b, bb, 1r; Ian McCarty 1b, 1 RBI; Shawn Sayer 1b, 1 RBI, Magoffin County.