By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

The number of undefeated teams left in the state got cut in half last evening as Grant County pulled off a stunning 6-2 upset of No.3 Collins.  The Titans first loss of the season leaves Bullitt East as the lone undefeated team in The Commonwealth as they won their 17th consecutive game, an 8-3 victory over Christian Academy of Louisville.

Tates Creek continued its week of impressive wins with a 5-0 shutout of No.11 Lexington Christian Academy.  In addition, the Commodores also own wins over No.4 PLD and No.5 Lexington Catholic this week, as well.  The pitching of the senior trio of Caleb Johnson, Aaron Mitchell, and Nick Richmond has been lights out, as Tates Creek has allowed a total of two runs in those three victories.  After a somewhat slow start to the season, the Commodores, loaded with talent, now stand at 7-3 and are starting to play the type of baseball we felt they would.

Here are the scores and highlights from around the state last evening.

(No.2) Central Hardin 14  North Hardin 3 

Grant County 6  (No.3) Collins 2
Grant County handed Collins its first loss of the season after 20 consecutive wins. 

(No.13) Lafayette 12  (No.4) Paul Laurence Dunbar 0
Lafayette erupted for 8 runs in the 7^th inning to blow the game open.  Lucas Williams went 3-4 and scored 3 runs, and Josh Dunn fired a complete game 3-hitter with 9 K’s to pick up the win. 

(No.6) Woodford County 5  Franklin County 2
Clinton Hollon got it done on the mound on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over seven innings. Hollon struck out 13, walked one and gave up five hits. JT O’Reel had 2 hits, and Eli Boggess drove in 2 runs to lead the Woodford County offense. 

(No.8) Bullitt East 8  Christian Acad Louisville 3 

(No.15) Tates Creek 5  (No.11) LCA 0
Senior Nick Richmond went the distance in throwing a complete game 2-hit shutout.  Junior Luke Rouse had a big night at the plate going 3-3 with a double and a RBI.  Tates Creek has now defeated the No.4, 5, and 11 ranked teams this week in the PBR Power 25. 

(No.16) Russell County 12  Clinton County 0
An eight-run explosion in the third inning carried Lakers to a 12-0 win in five innings over Clinton County at Laker Field on Thursday.   Tyler Robertson racked up two RBIs on two hits for Lakers. He singled in the first inning and tripled in the fourth inning.   Lakers' Garret Stephens kept Clinton County off the scoreboard for all five innings he was on the hill. He pitched a shutout, allowing no runs on six hits while striking out seven.

(No.18) East Jessamine 3  (No.17) West Jessamine 1 

DuPont Manual 8  Kentucky Country Day 0
Harrison Scanlon went 3-3 with a double, home run, and 3 RBI to power Manual past KCD.  Sophomore Jarrett Harness worked 6 innings of 3-hit baseball on the mound to pick up the win. 

Atherton 18  Waggener 2
Nate DeNicola racked up three RBIs on two hits for Atherton.  Michael Vittitoe handled Waggener's lineup, racking up 12 strikeouts. Vittitoe allowed no earned runs on three hits and three walks over five innings to pick up the win. 

Butler 5  Eastern 4
Kyle Goodman and RaShawn Farrell each collected 2 hits as Butler won the game in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the 7^th.  Jonathan Thrasher picked up the win in relief, allowing 1 run in his 3 innings of work. 

Bowling Green 14  Warren Central 0 (5 innings)
Zack Borden doubled twice and drove in 2 runs, and Quentin Cooke added 4 RBI as Bowling Green cruised to the win.  Clay Stivers allowed 1 hit and struck out 4 in going the distance for the win. 

Logan County 4  Allen County-Scottsvile 2
The Cougars played long ball as Dustin Cartas launched 2 home runs, and Caleb Bruner also went deep in the Logan County win. 

Scott County 7  Bryan Station 4
Tanner Blankenship drove in 3 runs, and Matt Gregory added a double in the win for Scott County.  Lukas Mudd went the distance to pick up the win. 

Bardstown 21  Beth Haven 11
Shunta Muto had a huge game at the plate for Bardstown.  The junior went 4-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI to lead Bardstown to the win in a slugfest. 

Bethlehem 5  Holy Cross (Louisville) 4 (8 innings)
Conner Ballard doubled and drove in 2 runs, and Blake Brangers added 2 RBI as Bethlehem won in extra innings. Thomas Osborne picked up the win in relief of starter Jimmy Keating.  Osborne worked a scoreless 8^th inning. 

Cumberland County 6  Metcalfe County 3
Logan Skipworth drove in 2 runs to lead Cumberland County to the victory.  Skipworth was stellar on the mound as well in going the distance with 10 K’s to record the win. 

Clay County 2  Corbin 0
Tyler Allen and Jordan White each collected 2 hits, and Allen picked up the win on the mound by scattering 3 hits and striking out 7 in firing a complete game.

 Allen Central 8  Leslie County 2
Gage Parsons had 3 hits and drove in 3 runs, and Kain added 3 hits in the win.  Tanner Hamilton struck out 8 over 5 innings of work to pick up the win.

Prestonburg	5	vs. Bath County	2
Johnson Central	7	vs. Powell County	0
Powell County	6	vs.Sheldon Clark	2
Campbell County	13	vs. Cooper	3
Adair County	19	vs. Campbellsville	4
Belfry	11	at East Ridge	0
Bell County	9	vs. Pineville	2
Bellevue	4	vs. Newport	3
Betsy Layne	12	vs. Buckhorn	0
Bishop Brossart	7	at Holy Cross (Covington)	2
Bourbon County	17	at Paris	1
Boyd County	21	at Fairview	0
Carroll County	12	at Gallatin County	1
Cordia	7	at Knott County Central	6
Covington Catholic	5	at St. Henry	2
Dixie Heights	7	vs. Newport Central Catholic	3
East Carter	8	at Ashland Blazer	5
Edmonson County	11	at Caverna	6
Elliott County	18	vs. Rose Hill Christian	0
Estill County	13	at Jackson County	3
Fulton City	6	vs. Fulton County	2
Garrard County	11	at Burgin	1
Glasgow	6	at Warren East	4
Green County	7	at LaRue County	4
Greenup County	10	vs. Wheelersburg, OH	0
Greenwood	8	vs. South Warren	3
Henry County	9	at Fairdale	3
Jenkins	15	vs. June Buchanan	2
Marion County	10	at Taylor County	8
Meade County	6	at Breckinridge County	0
Milford, OH	6	at Beechwood	3
Moore	7	vs. Portland Christian	5
North Bullitt	14	at Southern	0
North Laurel	12	at Barbourville	0
North Oldham	15	vs. Trimble County	0
Owen County	15	vs. Eminence	1
Paintsville	9	vs. Lawrence County	4
Pendleton County	2	vs. Nicholas County	1
Portland, TN	3	vs. Barren County	2
Raceland	12	vs. Chesapeake, OH	2
Robertson County	4	at Villa Madonna	1
Rockcastle County	8	vs. Pulaski County	7
Rowan County	6	at Fleming County	3
Somerset	15	at Casey County	0
Southwestern	10	at Wayne County	7
Walton-Verona	16	at Ludlow	5
Western Hills	13	vs. Frankfort	1
Whitley County	5	at Madison Southern	4