By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

Scores and highlights from around the state, highlighted by two impressive wins by No.3 Saint Xavier.  The Tigers defeated two PBR Ohio Division I Power 25 teams in No.16 Cincinnati Saint Xavier and No.18 Cincinnati Elder.

(No.3) Saint Xavier 7  Cincinnati Saint Xavier 5

(No.3) Saint Xavier 7  Cincinnati Elder 2

(No.4) Central Hardin 12  Fern Creek 0
Central Hardin remained undefeated on the season.

Niceville (FL) 9  (No.5) Lexington Christian Academy 3
EKU recruit Taylor Blair doubled and homered in the loss for LCA.

Jefferson (SC) 1  (No.6) PRP 0
Murray State recruit Hunter Johnson was the hard luck losing pitcher, allowing 4 hits with 7 K’s in his 7 innings of work.

(No.9) Collins 10  Gallatin County 1
Zac Wiley tripled, and Dan Sanders added 2 hits and a double as Collins remained undefeated.  David Decker allowed just 2 hits and racked up 10 K’s in his 6 innings of work to record the win.

(No.10) Male 17  Oldham County 0 (5 innings)

(No.15) East Jessamine 9  Owensboro 1
Forrest Baldwin racked up 11 K’s in 5 2/3 innings.  Sam Hall and Jarryd Settles each collected 2 hits in the winning cause.

(No.16) Bullitt East 11  Galesburg, IL 1 (5 innings)

(No.17) Madison Central 3  Jeffersontown 2
The Indians broke a tie game with a run in the 5^th inning and held on for the win.  Joseph Holbrook had 2 hits.  Austin Templeton picked up the win by throwing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

(No.18) Covington Catholic 11  Hamilton (OH) 8 (8 innings)

Trinity (Louisville) 10  (No.22) Ballard 4

Ashland Blazer 7  (No.24) Grayson County 2

(No.25) Shelby County 5  North Hardin 3
Kipp Moore homered, and Kam Bruner collected 2 hits.  Dillon Boone picked up the win by throwing 3 innings of scoreless relief.

Ryle 12  Bryan Station 0 (5 innings)
Dylan Plvan hit his second HR of the season, and Thomas Baumann added a triple.  Josh Bellew went the distance for the shutout victory.  Ryle is now 6-0 on the season and knocking on the door of the PBR Power 25.

DeSales 13  Thomas Nelson 3 (5 innings)
Andrew Beckmann went 2-3 and scored 3 runs, and Clint Thompson added 2 hits and 2 RBI. 

Bullitt Central 7  DeSales 2
Cody Powell doubled and drove in 2 runs, and Ben Parker added a triple.  Parker also went the distance on the mound for the complete game win.

Corbin 6  Walhalla (SC) 5
Derek Terry stroked 3 hits, and Kevin Goins went the distance on the mound to pick up the win for Corbin.

Bardstown 8  Valley 2
Dillan O’Daniel homered, and Matt Bond pitched 7 strong innings for the complete game victory.

Taylor County 4  Doss 1
Will Hollingsworth doubled twice, and Tyler Frogge added 2 hits to lead Taylor County.  Jordan Nicholas racked up 8 K’s in going the distance to pick up the win.

Taylor County 3  Whitfield Academy 2
John Wood went 2-3 with an RBI to lead Taylor County.  Justin Hazel scattered 4 hits and racked up 10 K’s in going the distance for the win.

Johnson Central 3 Henry Clay 0

Atherton 13  Breckinridge County 8
Nate DeNicola drove in 4 runs as Atherton banged out 15 hits en route to the victory.

Danville 9  Mason County 6
Will Graham had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Jack Graham stroked a big 2-run double.  Hamilton young threw 4 solid innings in relief.

Lee County (GA) 5  Franklin County 4
Quenton Brownlee collected 3 hits in the loss for Franklin County.

Centennial (GA) 10  Franklin County 7
Conner Brown stroked 2 doubles in the loss for Franklin County.

Mercer County 6  Butler 0
Mercer County used a 6 run third inning to record the win over Butler.  JT Long had 2 hits, and Russell Sims added a 2-run triple.  Jon Banks scattered 7 hits and racked up 12 K’s in going the distance for the win.

Vero Beach 8  Greenup County 4
Seth Boyle had 2 hits, and Tristan Downing drove in 2 runs in the loss for Greenup County.

South Oldham 11  DuPont Manual 8
Drew Greenwood had 3 hits as South Oldham banged out 13 to win the slugfest.

Lincoln County 5  Mason County 1
Nolan Sanders and Taner Leigh had 2 hits apiece, and Logan Young picked up the win.  Young scattered 4 hits and racked up 7 K’s in going the distance.

Morgan County 11  Elliott County 0 (5 innings)
Ryan Hanson doubled and drove in 2 runs.  Larrin Collins picked up the win, allowing 1 hit with 5 K’s in 3 innings of work.

Cumberland County 10  Metcalfe county 0 (5 innings)
Trent Thomas drove in 3 runs as Metcalfe County cruised to the victory.  Larry Johnson tossed 4 scoreless innings to pick up the win.

Bethlehem 5  Fairdale 1
Chance Bodine and Jimmy Keating both doubled in the victory as Bethlehem put up 4 runs in the top of the 7^th inning.  Alan Webb recorded the win, throwing 2 scoreless innings of relief.

Rossview (TN) 9  Logan County 1
Ian Woodall and Joe Holliday each had 2 hits in the Logan County loss.

Montgomery County 9  Andrews 0
Evansville recruit Sam Lee doubled, tripled, and drove in 2 runs, and Chas Newkirk added 2 hits and a triple to lead Montgomery County.  Hobie Hall scattered 3 hits over 6 innings to pick up the win.

Russellville 15  Trinity (Whitesville) 2 (5 innings)
Barrett Croslin went 4-5 with 2 doubles, a triple, and 3 RBI, and Zach Denney went 4-4 with a double and triple to lead Russellville.  Denney also picked up the win, striking out 9 in his 4 innings on the mound.

Russellville 9  Reynoldsburg (OH) 7
Zach Denney had his second 4 hit game of the day, doubling twice with 4 RBI.  George Collins added 3 hits in the victory.

Bellbrook (OH) 14  Owensboro 9
Darian Dull stroked a double and HR with 3 RBI in the Owensboro loss.

Phelps	6	vs.Sheldon Clark	4
Pikeville	10	vs.Shelby Valley	0
Prestonsburg	9	vs.East Ridge	1
Lawrence County	5	vs.Wade Hampton, SC	4
Pittsford Sutherland, NY	14	vs.North Bullitt	4
Russell	8	vs.Western Hills	1
Male	17	vs.Oldham County	0
Mercer County	6	vs.Butler	0
North Oldham	6	vs.Union County	4
Whetstone, OH	5	vs.Southern	3
Campbellsville	12	vs.Barren County	1
Choctawhatchee (FL)	10	vs.Heath	0
Crestview, FL	14	vs.Boyle County	0
Northmont, OH	9	vs.Heath	6
Spencer County	9	vs.Brookville, OH	1
Bullitt Central	7	vs.DeSales	2
Edmonson County	5	vs.Holy Cross (Louisville)	0
Holy Cross (Louisville)	13	vs.Moore	3
John Hardin	12	vs.Moore	1
John Hardin	8	vs.Edmonson County	7
Thomas Nelson	3	vs. Hart County	1
Dobyns Bennett, TN	6	vs.Pulaski County	0
Henry County	12	vs.Seneca	4
Owen County	10	vs.Beth Haven	0
Highland Regional, NJ	11	vs.Johnson Central	2
Medina, OH	10	vs.Johnson Central	0
Apollo	17	vs.East Carter	5
Apollo	11	vs.East Carter	10
Ballard Memorial	4	vs. Crittenden County	2
Ballard Memorial	8	vs. Hickman County	2
Beechwood	8	at Scott	4
Belfry	6	vs. Man, WV	2
Bellevue	8	vs. Paris	5
Bourbon County	10	vs. Lewis County	9
Caldwell County	7	at Reidland	5
Campbell County	10	at Anderson, OH	9
Carroll, OH	12	vs.Adair County	8
Christian County	1	vs. St. Mary	0
Cooper	14	at Carroll County	1
Eastern	8	at Marion County	4
Fleming County	5	at Pendleton County	4
Fort Campbell	6	vs. Carlisle County	5
Fort Campbell	19	vs. Carlisle County	9
Franklin County, IN	11	at Lloyd Memorial	0
Grant County	13	at Williamstown	0
Harlan	14	vs. June Buchanan	0
Harlan	11	vs. June Buchanan	0
Hazard	3	vs. Harlan County	0
Jackson City	19	vs. Buckhorn	0
Knott County Central	6	at Wolfe County	6
Lee County	13	vs. Owsley County	3
Ludlow	12	at Newport	2
Lyman (Longwood), FL	9	vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins	6
McNicholas, OH	7	vs.Newport Central Catholic	6
Middlesboro	14	at Campbell County, TN	4
Muhlenberg County	2	vs.Fairmont, NC	0
Newport Central Catholic	16	vs. Dayton	3
Paintsville	3	vs. Pike County Central	1
Paris	9	at Bellevue	6
Perry County Central	6	at Cordia	3
Pigeon Forge, TN	8	vs.Bath County	1
Pineville	16	at Oneida Baptist Institute	0
Powell County	4	vs. Estill County	0
Rockcastle County	16	at Garrard County	10
Rowan County	11	vs. Menifee County	0
Simon Kenton	11	vs. Walton-Verona	1
Somerset	16	vs. McCreary Central	0
Southwestern	16	at Madison Southern	5
St. Joseph Central (WV)	9	at Fairview	4
St. Mary	3	at Hopkinsville	2
Trinity (Louisville)	10	vs. Lasalle, OH	1
Warren East	7	vs. Southport, IN	6
Washington County	8	at Holmes	3