HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pirates top Miners; JC, Paintsville score wins

Belfry snapped a scoreless game with a five-run, third inning and the Pirates went on to beat Mingo Central, 10-1, in a game played at Massey Energy Field on Wednesday night.

Winning pitcher Steven Banks tripled and batted in two runs while Ashton Deskins singled and scored one run while driving in two.

Jake Varney doubled and singled while scoring one run. Noah Brown doubled, singled, scored once and added an RBI.

Aiden Dove and Jacob Blankenship each singled in the loss. Tyler Mitchem was the losing pitcher.

At Goody

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

MC (1-12)….000  100  0 –   1-  2-1

BF (10-6)…..005  131  x – 10-11-0

Pitching:

WP – Steven Banks

LP – Tyler Mitchem

Hitting: Aiden Dove 1b; Jacob Blankenship 1b, Mingo Central; Isaiah Stanley 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Steven Banks 3b, 2 RBI; Ashton Deskins 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jake Varney 2b, 1b, 1r; Noah Brown 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Belfry.

Johnson Central….8

Magoffin County…2

Johnson Central collected 13 hits and the Golden Eagles went on to down Magoffin County, 8-2, in a game played at Eagle Field on Wednesday night.

Keygan Pelfrey tripled and singled while driving in one run and scoring. Brock Butcher singled in two runs and winning pitcher Cameron Kelsey doubled and singled and scored two runs.

Cash Parks singled in one run and scored.

Caleb Wilson doubled and scored for the Hornets. Ethan Salyers and losing pitcher Colin Litteral each added RBI hits.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNIGS R-H-E

MC (1-13)….000  020  0 – 2-  5-2

JC (6-11)…..010  313  x – 8-13-2

Pitching:

WP – Cameron Kelsey

LP – Colin Litteral

Hitting: Caleb Wilson 2b, 1r; Ethan Salyers 1b, 1 RBI; Colin Litteral 1b, 1 RBI, Magoffin County; Keygan Pelfrey 3b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Brock Butcher 1b, 2 RBI; Cameron Kelsey 2b, 1b, 2r; Cash Parks 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.

Paintsville…….10

Martin County…2

Paintsville hit three home runs and the Tigers rolled to a 10-2 win over Martin County in a game played on Wednesday.

Baron Ratliff belted a three-run blast, Gunner Collins followed with a two-run shot and Zach Taylor had a solo blast.

Jonah Porter singled and walked twice, scoring a pair of runs and he drove in two.

Zach Cline was the winning pitcher.

Dawson Mills doubled and singled and scored both times in the loss for the Cardinals. Greyden Proctor singled and knock in both runs.

Dennison Davis was tagged with the loss.

At Inez

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

PV (10-6)…010  036  0 – 10-9-0

MC (5-7)….101  000  0 –   2-4-2

Pitching:

WP – Zach Cline

LP – Dennison Davis

Hitting: Dawson Mills 2b, 1b, 2r; Greyden Proctor 1b, 2 RBI, Martin County; Baron Ratliff  3r-HR, 3-bb, 2r; Gunner Collins 2r-HR, 2r; Zach Taylor solo-HR; Jonah Porter 1b, 2-bb, 2r, 2 RBI, Paintsville.

Logan…….9

Man………3

Logan took an early lead on Man and the Wildcats went on to score a 9-3 win in a game played at Tootie Carter Field on Wednesday.

Dawson Maynard had four hits, including a home run and triple. He singled twice, scored three runs, and drove in three. Korbin Bostic tripled and walked three times while scoring four runs. Aiden Sack doubled in one run.

Chad Burnette was the winning pitcher.

Braxton Messer had two hits and batted in one run while scoring for the Hillbillies. Jace Adkins singled three times and scored one run while Brady Hall-Montgomery added an RBI single.

Preston Blankenship took the loss.

At Man

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

LG (10-0)….310  020  3 – 9-9-1

MN (9-4)…..012  000  0 – 3-7-3

Pitching:

WP – Chad Burnette

LP – Preston Blankenship

Hitting: Dawson Maynard HR, 3b, 2-1b, 3r, 3 RBI; Korbin Bostic 3b, 3-bb, 4r, 1 RBI; Aiden Slack 2b, 1 RBI, Logan; Braxton Messer 2b, 1b, bb, 1 RBI; Jace Adkins 3-1b, 1r; Brady Hall-Montgomery 1b, 1 RBI, Man.

Tug Valley….16

Westside…….7

Tug Valley plated 13 runs in the second inning and pulled away to beat Westside, 16-7, in a home game played on Wednesday.

Alex Vance singled twice, scored, and batted in three runs. Conner Lackey had three hits and drove in three. Tanner Kirk had two hits, walked, and scored four runs while Brayden Dotson added two hits, batted in three runs, and scored three.

Zachary Hall was the winning pitcher.

At Naugatuck

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

WS (2-8)…..0    30  20 –  5-  5-4

TV (6-7)…..1(13)0  2x – 16-13-4

Pitching:

WP – Zachary Hall

LP – Bryson Blankenship

Hitting: Alex Vance 2-1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Conner Lackey 3-1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Tanner Kirk 2-1b, bb, 4r, 1 RBI; Brayden Dotson 2-1b, 3r 3 RBI, Tug Valley.