HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Slater, Rose lead Pikeville past ER; LCC rallies late to top Central, Va.

Pikeville’s Cassidy Slater tripled twice and doubled, drove in three runs, and scored three times as the Lady Panthers blanked East Ridge, 14-0, in a 59th District matchup played at Myers Field on Tuesday.

Izzy Rose doubled and knocked in four runs. Kelsie Adams and winning pitcher Emily Ford had a pair of RBIs each.

Hannah Akers and Olivia Hall both singled in one run and scored.

Anabeth Wright had the only hit for the Lady Warriors.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

ER (3-7)…….000  0 –   0- 1-3

PK (8-5)….(10)01  3 – 14-8-1

Pitching:

WP – Emily Ford

LP – Kierstin Coleman

Hitting: Anabeth Wright 1b, East Ridge; Cassidy Slater 2-3b, 2b, 3r, 3 RBI; Izzy Rose 1b, 1r, 4 RBI; Kelsie Adams 1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Hannah Akers 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Olivia Hall 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Emily Ford 2 RBI, Pikeville.

Lawrence County….6

Floyd Central………4

Lawrence County overcame an early three-run deficit to slip past Floyd Central, 6-4, in the Kentucky 2A, Section 8 semifinals played in Louisa on Tuesday night.

Kensley Feltner blasted a solo home run in the win. She also walked and had a pair of RBIs. Shelby Blevins added two hits, one a double, and batted in one. Bree Jones had two hits, scored one run, and added an RBI. Danielle Crum walked twice and had an RBI.

Emma Dudleson slammed a three-run homer for the Lady Jaguars in the loss. Grace Martin added an RBI single.

Chelsea Johnson collected two hits and scored while Allyson Stumbo singled and scored.

Allie Triplett was the winning pitcher. Cadyn Roberson took the loss.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A, Section 8)

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

LC (14-2)….102  101  1 – 6-9-1

FC (3-9)……130  000  0 – 4-6-1

Pitching:

WP – Allie Triplett

LP – Cadyn Roberson

Hitting: Kensley Feltner solo-HR, bb, 2 RBI; Shelby Blevins 2b, 1b, 1 RBI; Bree Jones 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Danielle Crum 2-bb, 1 RBI, Lawrence County; Emma Dudleson 3r-HR; Chelsea Johnson 2-1b, 1r; Allyson Stumbo 1b, 1r; Grace Martin 1b, 1 RBI, Floyd Central.

Pike Central……….8

Magoffin County…4

Pike County Central erased an early deficit to punch their ticket to the Kentucky 2A, Section 8 finals with an 8-4 win over Magoffin County in the semifinals played at Lawrence County on Tuesday night.

Emalie Tackett belted a two-run homer and Livia Sanders doubled twice, scored twice, and added a pair of RBIs.

Taylor Hannah had three hits, including a double, scored one run and drove in another. Winning pitcher Chloe Hannah doubled and singled while knocking in a run. Cailyn Holbrook added an RBI hit.

Jaylynn Lafferty smashed a three-run homer in the loss. Katie Howard finished with two hits, one a double, scored and added an RBI. Rylie Castle and Makenna Jordan both singled and scored.

At Louisa

(Kentucky 2A, Section 8)

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

PCC (14-5)….102  220  1 – 8-12-1

MC (5-6)……300  100  0 – 4-  6-3

Pitching:

WP – Chloe Hannah

LP – Jaden Williams

Hitting: Emalie Tackett HR, 2 RBI; Livia Sanders 2-2b, 2r, 2 RBI; Taylor Hannah 2b, 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Chloe Hannah 2b, 1b, 1 RBI; Cailyn Holbrook 1b, 1 RBI; Pike Central; Jaylynn Lafferty 3r-HR, 1b; Katie Howard 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Rylie Castle 1b, bb, 1r; Makenna Jordan 1b, 1r, Magoffin County.

Jenkins…….…10

Phelps….………0

Jenkins pounded out 12 hits, including four off the bat of Anna Eldridge, in rolling to a 10-0 win over Phelps in a game played at Jenkins Field on Tuesday.

Eldridge had four singles and she batted in two runs. Alexis Ritchie belted a home run and singled while knocking in three runs. She scored twice.

Jae-Leigh Bates doubled and singled while scoring twice and adding an RBI. Skye Brown collected three hits, including a double, scored three runs, and batted in one.

Brianna Turner was the winning pitcher.

Bailey Norman and Ivy Layne both doubled in the loss. Shanda Kinder was the losing pitcher.

At Jenkins

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PH (1-6)….000  000 –    0-  2-1

JK (5-9)…..022  105  – 10-12-1

Pitching:

WP – Brianna Turner

LP – Shanda Kinder

Hitting: Bailey Norman 2b; Ivy Layne 2b, Phelps; Alexis Ritchie HR, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Anna Eldridge 4-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jae-Leigh Bates 2b, 1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Skye Brown 2b, 2-1b, 3r, 1 RBI, Jenkins.

Letcher Central….6

Central, Va………4

Letcher Central’s Autumn Wampler blasted a game-winning, two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to rally the Lady Cougars past Central (Va.), 6-4, in a road game played in Norton, Va., on Tuesday night.

The dinger capped  off a three-run inning.

Scarlett Stamper added  a home run and double. She scored twice and batted in two. Chloe Wampler doubled and singled while driving in a pair of runs.

Alyssa Nicely was the winning pitcher.

At Norton, Va.

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LCC (5-6)…..102  000  3 – 6-8-1

CT (4-2)….…021  001  0 – 4-5-2

Pitching:

WP – Alyssa Nicely

LP – Lexie Baker

Hitting: Autumn Wampler 2r-HR, 2b, bb, 2r; Scarlett Stamper solo-HR, 2b, bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Chloe Wampler 2b, 1b, 2 RBI, Letcher Central.

Paintsville……16

Martin County..7

Paintsville jumped out to an early lead on the road and cruised to a 16-7 win over Martin County in a game played on Tuesday night.

Mattie Ratliff belted a home run and tripled while scoring three runs and driving in three. Ashley Wells doubled and singled, scored three times and batted in three. Winning pitcher Laney Bledsoe had three hits, including a double, scored twice and added a pair of RBIs. Molly Music doubled and singled while knocking in two runs and scoring.

Hannah Stacy had two hits, one a double in the loss. She batted in three runs. Keilan Jewell singled in a pair of runs.

Zoie Hinkle was the losing pitcher.

At Inez

SCORE BY INNNGS R-H-E

PV (6-4)…..443  010  4 – 16-16-5

MC (4-5)….014  100  1 –   7-  3-5

Pitching:

WP – Laney Bledsoe

LP – Zoie Hinkle

Hitting: Mattie Ratliff HR, 3b, 3r, 3 RBI; Ashley Wells 2b, 1b, 3r, 3 RBI; Laney Bledsoe 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Molly Music 2b, 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Chessa Collins 2-1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI, Paintsville; Hannah Stacy 2b, 1b, 3 RBI; Keilan Jewell 1b, 2 RBI, Martin County.

Tug Valley…….4

Shelby Valley….3

Tug Valley’s Amelia Wellman singled home the go-ahead  run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Lady Panthers to a 4-3 win over Shelby Valley in a home game played on Tuesday night.

She had two hits and drove in two runs to make a winner out of pitcher Autumn Hall. Cassidy Griffey scored a pair of runs while Kinna Justice singled and scored.

Losing pitcher Lily Napier had an RBI single. Riley Fleming doubled and scored while Hunter Adkins singled and scored.

At Naugatuck

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

SV (11-6)….000  101  1 – 3-6-1

TV (7-7)……000  112  x – 4-4-1

Pitching:

WP – Autumn Hall

LP – Lily Napier

Hitting: Lily Napier 1b 1 RBI; Hunter Adkins 1b, 1r Riley Fleming 2b, 1r, Shelby Valley; Amelya Wellman 2-1b, 2 RBI; Cassidy Griffey 2r; Kinna Justice 1b, 1r, Tug Valley.

Prestonsburg……23

Betsy Layne…..…..0

Prestonsburg pushed across eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and added 15 in the second to beat Betsy Layne, 23-0, in a three-inning, mercy-rule game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex on Tuesday night.

Tiffany Risner singled twice and walked while scoring three runs and batting in four. Lainie Prater singled and walked three times. She scored two runs and batted in three.

Jada Slone doubled, singled, walked twice, and scored four runs. Chloe Collins singled and scored three times while adding a pair of RBIs.

Haleigh Jefferson was the winning pitcher.

At StoneCrest

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

BL (0-9)……..…..0    03 –   3-2-1

PB (4-7)……..…..8(15)x – 23-7-3

Pitching:

WP – Haleigh Jefferson

LP – Emily Johnson

Hitting: Tiffany Risner 2-1b, bb, 3r, 4 RBI; Lainie Prater 1b, 3-bb, 2r, 3 RBI; Jada Slone 2b, 1b, 2-bb, 4r, 1 RBI; Chloe Collins 1b, bb, 3r, 2 RBI, Prestonsburg.

Logan……….….9

Mingo Central….0

Logan pitcher Charlie Albright tossed a no-hitter as the Lady Wildcats beat Mingo Central, 9-0, in a game played on the home turf on Tuesday.

Emma Adkins belted a home run and doubled while driving in three runs and scoring twice. Albright helped her own cause with a double and three RBIs. Isabella Propst doubled and singled while knocking in one run and scoring.

At Logan

SCORE BY INNINGS R-H-E

MC (2-9)….000  00 – 0-  0-1

LG (7-7)….216   0x – 9-11-1

Pitching:

WP – Charlie Albright

LP – Ava Williams

Hitting: Emma Adkins HR, 2b, 2r, 3 RBI; Charlie Albright 2b, 1r, 3 RBI; Isabella Propst 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Logan.