HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Belfry cruises past Hazard; JC, Lawrence County score wins

Belfry used timely hitting and solid pitching to beat Hazard, 13-2, in five innings on the road on Tuesday.

Sydney Stafford singled, scored two runs and drove in three. Linzee Phillips singled twice and scored while batting in one. Brianna Tello singled in two runs and winning pitcher Molly Fahm doubled in a pair.

Kylie Phillips had two hits and scored three times while Isabella Howard doubled and walked twice while scoring a pair of runs and adding an RBI.

At Hazard

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

BF (11-4)…..035  50 – 13-10-1

HZ (9-8)…….001  01 –   2-  5-6

Pitching:

WP – Molly Fahm

LP – Mallory Combs

Hitting: Sydney Stafford 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Linzee Phillips 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Brianna Tello 1b, 2 RBI; Molly Fahm 2b, 2 RBI; Kylee Phillips 2-1b, 3r; Isabella Howard 2b, 2-bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Belfry.

Johnson Central….11

Paintsville…………0

Johnson Central pitcher Maddie Vaughn did not allow a hit over five innings as the Lady Eagles blanked cross-town rival Paintsville, 11-0, in a game played at Eagle Field on Tuesday.

Kendal Hall belted a home run, singled, scored twice and batted in four runs. Vaughn singled in two runs while Adyson Burchett singled in one run and scored three. Abigail Williams doubled and walked. She scored two runs and added an RBI.

Laney Bledsoe was the losing pitcher.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PV (8-8)…..000  00 –   0-  0-3

JC (10-6)….252  2x – 11-10-0

Pitching:

WP – Maddie Vaughn

LP – Laney Bledsoe

Hitting: Kendal Hall HR, 1b, 2r, 4 RBI; Maddie Vaughn 1b, 2 RBI; Adyson Burchett 1b, 3r, 1 RBI; Abigail Williams 2b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Johnson Central.

Lawrence County….17

Prestonsburg………..1

Lawrence County powered its way to a 17-1 road win over Prestonsburg in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Tuesday.

Kensley Feltner blasted a home and added two singles while scoring three runs and knocking in a pair. Shelby Blevins also hit a home run, walked two times, and scored twice while driving in two.

Gracie Preece and Danielle Crum each singled, batted in two runs and scored twice. Winning pitcher Taylor Blevins added an RBI hit.

Rachel Roberts singled the lone Prestonsburg run on a single off the bat of Chloe Collins.

Haleigh Jefferson was tagged with the loss.

At StoneCrest

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (15-3)…..(12)03  2 – 17-9-1

PB (4-8)……….001  0 –  1-3-4

Pitching:

WP – Taylor Blevins

LP – Haleigh Jefferson

Hitting: Kensley Feltner HR, 2-1b, bb, 3r, 2 RBI; Shelby Blevins HR, 2-bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Gracie Preece 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Danielle Crum 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Taylor Blevins 1b, 2 RBI, Lawrence County; Rachel Roberts 1b, 1r; Chloe Collins 1 RBI, Prestonsburg.

Perry Central…….3

Pike Central………2

Perry Central scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and held on to edge Pike Central, 3-2, in a game played on Tuesday night.

Losing pitcher Chloe Hannah doubled in the loss. Kaiden Hess singled and scored.

At Hazard

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PC (15-6)….…000  002  0 – 2-5-1

PCC (13-3)…..300  000  x – 3-6-0

Pitching:

WP – Kim Hughes

LP – Chloe Hannah

Hitting: Chloe Hannah 2b; Kaiden Hess 1b, 1r, Pike Central.