By Chris Fuller
Kentucky Scouting Director

It was a big day of action around the state on Saturday.  Here are scores and highlights from Saturday's games.

#1 Paul Laurence Dunbar 6  Franklin Co 2

Ballard 8  #1 Paul Laurence Dunbar 5
Ballard overcame a 5-0 defecit for the come-from-behind win.

#2 St. Xavier 8  DeSales 2
Sam Springer, Josh Osborne, and Hayden Ford each collected 2 hits apiece, and Austin Clemons walked 4 times and scored 3 runs in the victory.  Winning pitcher Connor Underwood allowed 4 hits and 1 ER in 4.2 innings of work.

#2 St. Xavier 5  #15 Trinity 4
Aaron Grammar collected 2 hits, and Austin Clemons added a double as the Tigers scored twice in the 5^th inning to take the lead for good.  Cam Revelette picked up the win allowing 3 ER in 6 innings.  Scott Spurlock pitched a scoreless 7^th to earn the save.

#3 Henderson Co 6  Trigg Co 4
Henderson County scored 6 runs on just 2 hits, taking advantage of 6 walks and 3 Trigg Co errors.  Kole Gibson tripled for Henderson Co, and Clay Church threw 4.2 innings of scoreless baseball in relief to record the win.

#5 Lafayette 10  Barren Co 0

#7 Mercer Co 6  Larue Co 2
Layne Peavler, Chris Goodman, Russell Sims, Curry Brown, and Jackson Stoeckinger all collected 2 hits apiece as Mercer County scored 4 times in the 4^th inning to break the game open.  Tanner Robbins fired a complete game 2-hit shutout with 9 K’s to pick up the win.

#7 Mercer Co 22  Western 0 (5 innings)
Brandon Doughty homered and drove in 3 runs, and Zach Clements threw a no-hitter with 8 K’s to pick up the win.

#9 McCracken Co 18  Dyersburg TN 6
Daniel Seitzinger went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI, Dylan Hunphrey went 2-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI, and Shubert Moffatt added 2 hits as McCracken County won the RH Ladd tournament in Tennessee.  Preston Frommeyer threw 4 innings of 1-hit baseball with 6 K’s.

#10 Scott Co 6  Western Hills 5
Cam Hill went 3-for-4, and Chase Martin added 2 hits as Scott County took the lead with 2 runs in the 5^th and held on for the victory. 

#11 Male 12  Southern 1

#13 Paducah Tilghman 7  Mayfield 2

#15 Trinity 15  Bethlehem 4

#16 PRP 12  Campbellsville 5

#16 PRP 5  Boone Co 1

Eastern 6  #17 Central Hardin 3

Glasgow 6  #18 Logan Co 0
Jon Green went 2-for-4 with a HR and 2 RBI to lead the Glasgow offense.  Winning pitcher Dalton Shoemake scattered 5 hits in going the distance in the shutout.

#20 West Jessamine 13  Rockcastle Co 9
Trey Merida went 3-for-5 with a triple and 4 RBI, Justin King went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and drove in a run, Jake Purkins doubled twice and drove in 3 runs, and Christian Beckley added 2 hits and 2 RBI as West Jessamine pounded out 15 hits in the victory.  Joe Ivey worked 4 innings to pick up the win.

#20 west Jessamine 6  Somerset 4
Trey Merida doubled home 2 runs and picked up the win on the mound allowing 1 ER with 4 K’s in 4 innings of work.

Harlan Co 3  #21 North Laurel 2
Jared Sizemore allowed 3 hits and no earned runs over 5.1 innings, and Connor Leisge worked the final 1.2 innings to earn the save.

#23 Bourbon Co 18  Nicholas Co 0 (5 innings)

#24 Hazard 6  Clay Co 0
Kameron Conley and Cole Ratliff each had 2 hits, and Conley picked up the win allowing 2 hits while striking out 5 in 6 innings of work.

Southwestern 6  #24 Hazard 1
Vincent Boils went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI, and Trevor Howard added a HR and 2 RBI to lead Southwestern.  Boils and Jacob Burchett combined to allow just 4 hits with 9 K’s on the mound.

Bethlehem 3  Covington Catholic 2
Alan Webb went 2-for-3 at the plate and worked 5.2 innings on the mound allowing 5 hits and 2 ER in picking up the win.  Jimi Keating pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn the save.

Bowling Green 2  Russell County 1 (8 innings)
Devin Hayes went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI, and Jackson Gooding added an RBI single as Bowling Green won in extra innings.  Stuart Posey and Ethan Wilson combined to throw 6 hitless innings with Wilson picking up the win in relief.

CAL 6  LCA 2
Brett Cohoon went 3-for-3 with an RBI, and Jonathan Embry went 2-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI in the Cal victory.  Winning pitcher Jake Hollinsworth allowed 1 hit and 1 ER in 3 innings of work.

CAL 2  Bexley OH 0

LCA 6  Fern Creek 2
Robbie Stephens went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI, Cody Kalinowski drove in 2 runs, and Drew Schacht and Nick Hostetter each collected 2 hits in the LCA win.  Winning pitcher Jax Blair threw 4 innings of scoreless baseball.

Fern Creek 7  Bexley OH 2
Evan Flener went 3-for-3 with a double and 4 RBI, and Tyler Wilson scatterd 5 hits in going the distance in the complete game effort.

Mason Co 13  Pendleton CO 2 (6 innings)
Lukas Greenhill went 3-for-4 with a double and 3RBI, and Drew Spangler went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI to lead the Mason County offense.  Michael Sutton added 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Darren Williams picked up the win on the mound.

Sayre 10  Jackson Co 0 (6 innings)
John Van Balen went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, Christian Moore and Christian Courtney each added 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Aidan Elias went 2-for-3 with a double in the victory.  Moore fired a 3-hitter with 10 K’s in the complete game shutout.

Sayre 11  Raceland 3
Aidan Elias went 3-for-5, and Michael Flora went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI as Sayre won its second game of the day.  Mason Stockham picked up the win allowing 2 ER with 6 K’s in 4 innings of work.

Estill Co 10  Cordia 0 (5 innings)
Brandon McKinney and Christian Nolan each collected 3 hits, and Andrew Farmer picked up the win throwing 5 scoreless innings.

Estill Co 2  Bath Co 1
Jacob Tuttle went 2-for-2, and Zach Withers pitched a complete game with 8 K’s.

Cordia 4  Bath Co 3
Gersom Garcia, Jeffrey Nunez, and Darren Asher each had 2 hits, and Nunez picked up the win in relief striking out 6 in 2.2 innings of work.

Elizabethtown 12  Fairdale 2 (6 innings)
Cody Bridges went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI, and Hunter Sullivan went 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI.  Sullivan recorded the win on the mound allowing 1 ER while striking out 4 in 4 innings of work.

Knox Central 4  Pulaski Co 3 (11 innings)
Jaxon Stewart collected 3 hits, and Seth Hill and Evan Lay combined to allow just 3 hits while striking out 13 in the extra-inning win.

Marshall Co 11  Caldwell Co 1 (5 innings)
Hunter Jaco went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Austin Johnson went 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI as Marshall County cruised to the win.  Jaco allowed 1 hit and struck out 5 in going 3 innings to pick up the win.

Franklin Simpson 13  Warren East 0 (6 innings)
Tyler Knight went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI, Austin Johnson added 4 hits, and Timothy Wimpee drove in 3 runs as Franklin Simpson cruised to the victory.  Reed Caudill and Devin Gregory cobined on the shutout.

Owensboro Catholic 1  Franklin Simpson 0
Nolan Elder went 2-for-3 with a double, and Isaac Gough fired a complete game 3-hit shutout for the win.

Apollo 9  Christian Co 2
Nate Hopewell went 2-for-3 with a double, HR, and 4 RBI, and Logan Burnett and John Mark Thompson each added 2 hits in the Apollo victory.  Josh Owens picked up the win with 3 scoreless innings of relief.

Ballard 11  Franklin Co 4
Jordon Adell launched a grand slam HR and drove in 5 runs while also allowing 4 hits and striking out 8 in 6 innings of work to record the win on the mound.

Daviess Co 10  Hopkinsville 0
Zach Burton went 2-for-3 and also pitched a complete game 2-hitter with 5 K’s.  Noah Pike added an RBI double and Jack Schneider 2 RBI in the win.

Boyd Co 1  Cabell Midland WV 0
Billy McCoy fired a complete game, 1-hit shutout with 8 K’s.

Taylor Co 6  Cumberland Co 1
Tyler Frogge and Jordan Nicholas each had 2 hits, and Dalton Brown struck out 6 in going the distance in the complete game effort.

Taylor Co 6  John Hardin 5
Dalton Brown went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Tyler Frogge went 5.2 innings with 5 K’s to pick up the win.  Noah Scott pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings to earn the save.

Henry Clay 7  Grant Co 4
Brandon Lord doubled twice and drove in a run, Sam Jiunta added 2 hits, and Jack Branchini drove in 2 runs in the Henry Clay win.

Boyle Co 13  Model 4
Micah Miniard doubled and drove in 3 runs, and Jase Sharp doubled and drove in 2 as Boyle County cruised to the victory.  Hagan Ellis truck out 4 over 5 innings to record the win.

Butler 4  Anderson Co 3
Nolan Simpkins and Kyle Goodman each drove in 2 runs, and Tyler Sturgeon racked up 11 K’s in 6.1 innings to pick up the win.  Aaron Hedgecock came on to record the final 2 outs to earn the save.

Murray 14  Livingston Central 4 (5 innings)
Taylor Nelson went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI, and Luke Brown, BJ Elder, and Tanner Foster each added 2 hits to lead the Murray offense.  Nelson racked up 7 K’s in 5 innings of work to pick up the win.

Garrard Co 4  Harrison Co 2
Evan Smith, Cruz Amon, and Seth Murphy all doubled in the Garrard County win.  Murphy and Matt Wilburn combined for 6 K’s over 4 innings pitched.

Garrard Co 7  Madison Southern 0
Seth murphy went 2-for-4 with a double, and Logan Teague tossed 6 innings of 3-hit baseball with 7 K’s to pick up the win.

North Oldham 12  Collins 2 (6 innings)
Cameron Masterman went 3-for-4 with 6 RBI, Flynn Crawford went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, Ethan Cleary added 2 hits and 3 RBI, and Andrew Pennybaker and Peter Sohn chipped in 2 hits as North Oldham pounded out 16 hits in the victory.  Cleary struck out 8 in going the distance on the mound for the win.

Graves Co 5  Union Co 2
Eamon Hannan and Peyton Puckett each collected 2 hits, and Clayton Carrico drove in 2 runs with a double.  Justin Hayden allowed 0 ER in 5 innings with 5 K’s for the win.

Shelby Co 1  Thomas Nelson 0
Steven Standafer went 2-for-2 with a double, and Joe Crisp and Kyler Dugle combined to throw a 2-hit shutout with 10 K’s.

Highlands 4  Cooper 3
Ben Vermeil had an RBI double and Todd Ramey drove in 2 runsin the Highlands victory.  Vermeil picked up the win working 3 innings in relief.