HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Wildcats edge Hawks; Blackcats, Tigers win

Shelby Valley managed clutch RBI singles to get past Pike Central, 5-3, in a game played at Dale Trivette Field on Wednesday night.

Jaxson Damron and Brady Bentley each singled in one run and scored. Winning pitcher Samuel Brown singled and scored.

Losing pitcher Blake Hager doubled and singled while knocking in a pair of runs in the loss. Isaac Blankenship doubled in one run.

At Robinson Creek

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PCC (9-12)….001  110  0 – 3-8-7

SV (12-7)……103  010  x – 5-4-3

Pitching:

WP – Samuel Brown

LP – Blake Hager

Hitting: Blake Hager 2b, 2-1b, 2 RBI; Isaac Blankenship 2b, 1 RBI; Patrick Mandrell 3b, 1b, 1r, Pike Central; Jaxson Damron 1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; Brady Bentley 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Samuel Brown 1b, 1r, Shelby Valley.

Prestonsburg…..16

Floyd Central……9

Prestonsburg scored four runs in the sixth inning and added four more in the seventh to beat Floyd Central, 16-9, in a road game played on Wednesday night.

Seth Fitch had a pair of doubles, scored twice, and batted in two runs Ryan Meade added two singles, scored twice, and added a pair of RBIs.

Nick Kidd collected three hits, including a triple, and batted in two while scoring. Winning pitcher Payton Burke had three singles and drove in three runs. Matt Welch doubled in a pair.

Jace Martin and Wesley Prater each had three hits and drove in a pair of runs while Koleton Crum singled and batted in two in the loss.

Dylan Mosley was the losing pitcher.

At Langley

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PB (10-10)….412  104  4 – 16-16-5

FC (7-13)……221  111  1 –  9-16-2

Pitching:

WP – Payton Burke

LP – Dylan Mosley

Hitting: Seth Fitch 2-2b, 2r, 2 RBI; Ryan Meade 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Nick Kidd 3b, 2-1b, 1r 2 RBI; Payton Burke 3-1b, 3 RBI; Matt Welch 2b, 2 RBI, Prestonsburg; Jace Martin 2b, 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Wesley Prater 3-1b, 2 RBI; Jacob Bentley 3-1b, bb, 2r; Koleton Crum 1b, 2 RBI, Floyd Central.

Paintsville……….21

Magoffin County…3

Paintsville scored eight runs in the top of the first inning and the Tigers went on to defeat Magoffin County, 21-3, in a road game on Wednesday night.

Gunner Collins had two hits, walked, scored a pair of runs and drove in four. Baron Ratliff belted a home run and walked twice. He scored twice and batted in three.

Zach Taylor doubled twice and walked while scoring three times and driving in three. Jonah Porter had two hits, walked, scored twice, and knocked in three runs.

Grayson Peters was the winning pitcher.

Ethan Sayer doubled and singled in the loss. He scored two runs. Losing pitcher Colin Litteral singled and scored.

At Salyersville

SCORE BY INNNGS: R-H-E

PV (15-9)……870  6 – 21-13-2

MC (3-16)…..200  1 –  3-  4-6

Pitching:

WP – Grayson Peters

LP – Colin Litteral

Hitting: Ethan Salyer 2b, 1b, 2r; Colin Litteral 1b, 1r, Magoffin County; Gunner Collins 2-1b, bb, 2r, 4 RBI; Baron Ratliff HR, 2-bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Zach Taylor 2-2b, bb, 3r, 3 RBI; Jonah Porter 2-1b, bb, 2r, 3 RBI, Paintsville.

Johnson Central….15

Martin County…….0

Johnson Central erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of the third inning to pull away and beat Martin County, 15-0, in a game played at Eagle Field on Wednesday night.

Cole Ward blasted a home run, walked twice, scored two runs, and drove in three. Matt Crum doubled and scored while batting in three runs.

Winning pitcher Conner Lemaster tripled and singled, scoring three runs and knocking in two. Brock Butcher finished with three hits and scored three runs.

Damian Cheek had two hits for the Cardinals in the loss. Chase Stacy was the losing pitcher.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MC (7-10)……00     0  0 –  0-4-4

JC (8-16)……..31(10)  1 – 15-9-0

Pitching:

WP – Conner Lemaster

LP – Chase Stacy

Hitting: Damian Cheek 2-1b, Martin County; Cole Ward HR, 2-bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Matt Crum 2b, bb, 1r, 3 RBI; Conner Lemaster 3b, 1b, bb, 3r, 2 RBI; Brock Butcher 3-1b, bb, 3r; Cameron Kelsey 2b, 2r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.

East Ridge……..15

Jenkins………….0

East Ridge scored five runs in each of their three at-bats and the Warriors made quick work, beating Jenkins, 15-0, in a game played on the Reservation on Wednesday night

Brady Miller singled twice and scored one run while driving in two. Braxton Kendrick singled and walked. He scored twice and batted in two runs. Hayden Robinette tripled in two runs and walked.

Dylan Burdine tripled and walked twice He scored and added an RBI. Peyton Fuller added three hits and scored three runs.

Landon Robinson was the winning pitcher.

Carter Howard and Dawson Rodriguez singled for the only hits in the game for the Cavaliers.

Travis Davis suffered the loss.

At Lick Creek

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

JK (2-11)….000 –   0- 2-0

ER (9-12)…555 – 15-11-0

Pitching:

WP – Landon Robinson

LP – Trevor Davis

Hitting: Carter Howard 1b, Dawson Rodriquez 1b, Jenkins;Brady Miller 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Braxton Kendrick 1b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Hayden Robinette 3b, bb, 2 RBI; Dylan Burdine 3b, 2-bb, 1r 1 RBI; Peyton Fuller 3-1b, 3r, East Ridge.

Hazard……………18

Letcher Central….13

Hazard built a double-digit lead and held off Letcher Central late to earn an 18-13 win in a game played at Cougar Field on Wednesday night.

Jonah Little had a big game for the Cougars, pounding out five hits, including a pair of doubles, scored two runs and drove in five.

Canaan Herrell singled and walked. He scored twice and added an RBI. Canaan Cunniff scored once and knocked in one run.

Dylon Pike took the loss.

At Ermine

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

HZ (19-4)……613  131  3 – 18-16-2

LCC (13-14)…001  050  7 – 13-11-4

Pitching:

WP – David Mullins

LP – Dylon Pike

Hitting: Jonah Little 2-2b, 3-1b, 2r, 5 RBI; Canaan Herrell 1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Canaan Cunniff bb, 1r, 1 RBI, Letcher Central.

Man……….11

Sherman……5

Third-ranked Man pulled away from No. 4 Sherman in the middle innings to score an 11-5 win in a Class A matchup played at Tootie Carter Field on Wednesday night.

Caleb Blevins blasted a grand slam home run in the second inning. He scored twice and batted in five. Drake Veres singled twice and had a pair of RBIs.

Winning pitcher Preston Blankenship singled twice and scored two runs while knocking in one.

Jace Adkins had two singles, scored two runs, and batted in one while Caleb Vance doubled, singled, scored two runs and batted in one.

At Man

SCORE BY INNINGS:R-H-E

SH (15-6)……004  010  0 –  5-  2-4

MN (14-7)…..150  113  x – 11-10-0

Pitching:

WP – Preston Blankenship

LP – Josh Jenkins

Hitting: Caleb Blevins GS-HR, 2r, 5 RBI; Drake Veres 2-1b, 2 RBI; Preston Blankenship 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Jace Adkins 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Caleb Vance 2b, 1b, 2r 1 RBI, Man.

Logan…………12

Chapmanville….3

Logan took an early lead on Chapmanville and cruised to a 12-3 win in a game played at Roger Gertz Field on Wednesday.

Dawson Maynard hit a home run, singled, walked, scored three runs, and batted in three. Jake Ramey collected four hits, including a double, scored three times and added an RBI.

Korbin Bostic doubled and walked while scoring once and driving in three runs Garrett Williamson had three singles, scored twice, and batted in one.

Konner Lowe was the winning pitcher.

Tyson Thompson doubled in one run and scored in the loss. Braylon Moore added an RBI double. Evan Plumley took the loss.

At Logan

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

CR (12-8)…..000  120  0 –  3-  5-2

LG (13-6)…..303  600  x – 12-12-4

Pitching:

WP – Konner Lowe

LP – Evan Plumley

Hitting: Tyson Thompson 2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Braylon Moore 2b, 1 RBI; Andrew Farley 1b, 1 RBI, Chapmanville; Dawson Maynard HR, 1b, bb, 3r, 3 RBI; Jake Ramey 2b, 3-1b, 3r, 1 RBI; Korbin Bostic 2b, bb, 1r 3 RBI; Garrett Williamson 3-1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Logan.

TUESDAYS GAMES

Knott Central……..5

Letcher Central……2

Letcher Central scored twice in the first inning before Knott Central battled from behind to beat the Cougars, 5-2, in a game played on Tuesday night.

Losing pitcher Aiden Field doubled and singled while driving in both runs. Dawson Kincer had the only other hit.

At Hindman

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

LCC (13-13)….200  000  0 – 2-  3-1

KC (10-7)…….003  200  x – 5-11-0

Pitching:

WP – Kizer Turner

LP – Aiden Fields

Hitting: Aiden Fields 2b, 1b, 2 RBI; Dawson Kincer 1b, Letcher Central.