By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

On the first Friday night of the season last evening, action heated up on diamonds around the state with more than 50 games being played.  Here is a look at scores and highlights from around the Commonwealth last evening.

power 25 action 

#1 Paul Laurence Dunbar 1  #12 Bullitt East 0
Aaron Ochsenbein and Isaac Taylor combined on the shutout to lead PLD to season-opening win.

#2 St. Xavier 8  Bethlehem 2
Miles Lee went 3-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI, and Josh Finerty added 3 hits as the Tigers opened with a win.  Connor Underwood allowed just 2 hits and 1 unearned run in 5 innings to record the win.

#3 Henderson Co 14  Caldwell Co 12
Henderson County built a big lead and then survived a furious comeback to hang on for the win.  Kaleb Duckworth went 2-for-3 with a Grand Slam HR and Kole Gibson drove in 4 runs to lead the Henderson County offense.  Clay Church picked up the win in relief allowing 1 unearned run in 3 1/3 innings.

#6 Lexington Catholic 15  Newport Central Catholic 5

Collierville, TN 5  #9 McCracken Co 3
Josh Scheer left with a 2-1 lead after 5 innings, but the Mustangs couldn’t hold on for the victory.  Scheer struck out 8 and allowed 4 hits in his 5 innings of work.  Nathan Williams collected 2 of McCracken County’s 3 hits in the loss.

#11 Male 6  Woodford Co 0

#13 Paducah Tilghman 26  Crittenden Co 4

DeSales 12  #15 Trinity 10
DeSales rallied from a 9-4 defecit after 4 innings to claim the victory.  Henry Weiter went 2-for-5 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Daniel Breedlove, Dillon Sievert, and Trenton Saylor each collected 2 hits apiece in the win.  Jaylin Blair picked up the win tossing 4 innings of relief

#22 Nelson Co 6  Barren Co 3
Caleb Ahlers went 2-for-3 with a HR and 4 RBI to lead Nelson County to the victory.  Hunter Childress added a big 2-run single, and Alex Briney picked up the first win of the season, allowing no earned runs and striking out 5 in 3 2/3 innings of work.

other scores and highlights

Allen Central 4  #24 Hazard 3
Dalton Lawson collected 3 hits, and Trey Aldrich ripped 2 doubles ti lead Allen Central to the upset victory.  Brian Handshoe picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings of relief while striking out 5.   

Hopkinsville 4  Murray 0
In a pitching duel, Easton McGee outlasted Luke Brown as Hopkinsville recorded the shutout win.  McGee racked up 13 K’s while allowing just 4 hits in his 6 2/3 innings of work.  Taylor Saltsman had the big blow of the night, a 2-run double in Hopkinsville’s 4 run 6^th inning.  Brown struck out 9 in his 5 1/3 innings of work in the loss.

Owensboro Catholic 8  Breckinridge Co 2
Ray Zuberer went 3-for-3 with a double and 4 RBI in the winning effort.  Austin Bridgeman worked 4 innings of hitless baseball in picking up the win.

North Hardin 8  DuPont Manual 7
Trailing 7-2, North Hardin scored 6 times in the 4^th inning for the comeback win. 

Knox Central 13  Bell County 0 (5 innings)
Hunter McRight went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Brayden Imel ripped 2 doubles and drove in 3 runs, Jacob Collins went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Seth Hill added a 3-run triple as Knox Central banged out 15 hits in the win.  Evan Lay went the distance for the 3-hit shutout. 

Whitley Co 2  Berea 1
Whitley County pushed across a run in the bottom of the 7^th for the walk-off victory despite collecting only 2 hits for the game.  Jordan Crusenberry doubled in the winning effort, and Corey Crisologo and Steven Watson combined on the 5-hit shutout. 

Kentucky Country Day 10  Doss 4
Jackson Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI, and Casey Klein and Mason Bennett each added 2 hits in the KCD win.  Bennett picked up the win allowing 2 runs and striking out 6 in 5 innings of work.

Bowling Green 10  Russellville 4
Seaton Sheldon went 3-for-5 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Hunter Rogers added 3 hits and 2 RBI in the win for the Purples.  Stuart Posey picked up the win allowing 1 earned run in 4 innings of work.

Bardstown 10  Burgin 0 (6 innings)
Shunta Muto fired a complete game shutout with 13 K’s and also went 2-for-3 to lead Bardstown to the victory.  Trey Heiskell hit a 2-run HR to aid in the winning cause. 

Western Hills 7  Boyle Co 4
Kyle Fisher went 2-for-4 with a HR and 2 RBI, and Kyle Stevens added 2 hits in the winning effort.  Zack Barker picked up the win allowing 2 earned  runs while striking out 7, and Parker Jackson threw 3 innings of 1-run baseball to record the save. 

Covington Catholic 11  Bishop Brossart 1
Noah Galvin went 3-for-3 with a double and HR, and Nick Pope added 2 hits as Coving Catholic cruised to the victory.  Conner Brown threw 4 scoreless innings for the win.

Danville 12 Pulaski Co 2
Collin Harris, Jay Hunn, and John Roney all collected 2 hits apiece, and Mason Stamm drove in 3 runs as Danville cruised to the win.  Nick Serey picked up the win allowing 2 runs in 3 innings of work.

Garrard Co 8  Rockcastle Co 2
Seth Murphy had a big night going 4-for-4 with a triple, HR, and 5 RBI to lead Garrard County to the win.

North Oldham 5  Whitefield Academy 1
Andrew Pennybaker continued his hot start to the season going 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and a RBI to lead North Oldham.  Trevor Grady threw 4 shutout innings to pick up the win.

Belfry	6	East Carter	4
Lawrence County	10	Wayne, WV	0
Muhlenberg County	1	Hancock County	0
South Warren	11	Allen County-Scottsville	4
Ballard Memorial	11	Fulton County	1
Ballard Memorial	13	Lake County, TN	7
Hickman County	13	Fulton County	6
Atherton	13	Iroquois	5
Barbourville	12	Jellico, TN	7
Betsy Layne	12	Cordia	2
Bullitt Central	4	Thomas Nelson	3
Butler County	3	Hopkins County Central	1
Christian County	17	Webster County	0
Cumberland County	6	Campbellsville	5
Estill County	11	Breathitt County	0
Fort Knox	10	Shawnee	0
Frankfort	8	Henry County	7
Glasgow	18	Caverna	0
Green County	7	Metcalfe County	2
Johnson Central	4	Powell County	1
LaRue County	7	John Hardin	6
Lynn Camp	15	Red Bird	1
Middlesboro	9	Cumberland Gap, TN	4
Ohio County	16	Trinity (Whitesville)	5
Oldham County	17	Central	0
Pendleton County	9	St. Patrick	1
Pikeville	6	Magoffin County	0
Prestonsburg	11	East Ridge	1
Seneca	7	Spencer County	4
Shelby Valley	3	Buckhorn	1
South Laurel	10	Clay County	2
Washington County	6	Adair County	3