Weather has played a factor in many teams starting their season, but decent (albeit chilly) weather prevailed last night to allow a good number of games to be played around the state. Here are the scores and highlights.

power 25

#1 PRP 8, Henderson County 0

#3 Scott County 10, Woodford County 0
Trace Willhoite went 4-for-4 with 3 doubles and 3 RBI, Kevin VanValkenburg went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Kyle Harbison doubled and drove in 2 runs to lead Scott County. Jordan Fox picked up the early season win with 4 strikeouts in 2.1 innings.

#4 Johnson Central 2, Perry County Central 1
In a premier early season pitching matchup, Braxton Kelly and Braxton Cottongame were both nearly unhittable. Kelly worked 5 innings allowing 2 hits and 1 unearned run with 6 strikeouts, while Cottongame allowed 1 hit with 6 strikeouts over 3 scoreless innings. Cody Rice and Weston May drove in the two Johnson Central runs.

Glasgow 5, #5 Franklin-Simpson 4

#8 Madison Central 8, CAL 3

#9 Henry Clay 4, #10 Tates Creek 2
Louie Kessinger led the Henry Clay offensive attack going 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, and TJ Keck added a triple as the No. 9 team in the Power 25 made the most of 3 hits on the night. Noah Blythe went 2-for-3 with a double in the loss for Tates Creek, while Eli Tencza drove in both runs for the Commodores. Sean Gibbons allowed 2 earned runs over 5.1 innings with 6 strikeouts for the win.

#12 Somerset 8, North Laurel 3
Seth Bennett and Kross Grundy each went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Gavin Stevens doubled and drove in 2 runs, Kade Grundy added 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Trae Harmon and Caleb Wonn each collected 2 hits in the win. Bennett also picked up the win on the mound allowing 1 run over 4 innings.

#13 Paducah Tilghman, 13, #17 Caldwell County 4
Jackson Fristoe went 2-for-3 with a HR and 3 RBI, Will Thompson went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI, Josh Lang went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI, and Colbe Crim collected 2 hits and drove in a run.  Fristoe also worked 5 strong innings allowing 1 earned run with 7 strikeouts to record the win. Bryce Thomas went 2-for-3 with a RBI in the loss.

#14 Male 12, Ballard 6

#19 Simon Kenton 6, Sayre 2

West Jessamine 12, #20 Eastern 2

#21 Lafayette 5, Russell 0
Sam Tackett went 2-for-3 with a double and, and Josh Halterman added 2 hits and an RBI in the win. Five Lafayette pitchers combined on the 3-hit shutout while recording 16 strikeouts.

#22 Lexington Catholic 5, #11 Trinity 3
Peyton Henry hit  two-run homer, Eric Sottile added two hits and an RBI, and Noah Milburn doubled and drove in a run to lead the Knights to the win. Doug Stough went 2-for-3 with two doubles and 2 RBI in the Trinity loss. Milburn also picked up the win allowing just two hits and no earned runs over 5 innings of work.

#25 Cooper 3, St. Henry 2

additional  highlights

Paul Laurence Dunbar 10, Mercer County 1
Jared Gadd went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI, and Brendan Hord doubled and drove in 2 runs in the Dumbar victory. Cameron Baughman worked 4 innings allowing 1 run while racking up 9 strikeouts to record the victory.

Taylor County 6, Wayne County 2
Cameron Kosid went 2-for-4 with a double, HR, and 4 RBI, and Grant McQueary hit a two-run HR to lead the Cardinals to victory. Collin Watson worked 6 strong innings with 6 strikeouts to pick up the win.

Taylor County 10, Wayne County 1
Dawson Cole went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI, Collin Watson went 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI, Cameron Kosid went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI, Marcus Moore went 2-for-2 with a double and RBI, and Griffin Hall collected 2 hits and an RBI. Cole worked 6 strong innings to also pick up the win on the mound.

Western Hills 1, Boyle County 0
Bryce Edmonson went 2-for-4 with a double, and Parker Burge drove in the only run of the game. Skyler Sutton allowed just two hits in 6 scoreless innings to pick up the win. Tristen Helton racked up 6 strikeouts in just 2 scoreless innings in the Boyle County loss.

South Warren 5, Daviess County 4
Tyler Martin went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Jacob Lacey and Adam Smiley each doubled in the South Warren win. AJ Isable worked 5 solid innings allowing just 2 hits and 1 earned run with 3 strikeouts.

DuPont Manual 9, Grayson County 1
Henry Escobar went 4-for-5 with a double and RBI, Jackson Murray collected 2 hits and drove in a run, and Gabe Lawrence doubled and drove in 2 runs for Manual. Austin Bedell allowed 1 run in 4 innings to pick up the win.

Graves County 13, Murray 5
Lane Howell went 3-for-3 with a HR and 3 RBI, Jordyn Naranjo doubled and drove in 4 runs, and Taylor Goodwin added 2 hits in the win. Howell also picked up the win on the mound allowing 2 runs on 1 hit with 6 strikeouts over 3.2 innings.

Greenup County 10, Paintsville 1
Gage Hughes went 2-for-4 with a double, HR, and 4 RBI, and Christian Wireman added 3 hits and drove in 2 runs for Greenup County. Ryan Lambert allowed just 3 hits and 1 run with 7 strikeouts in 5 innings of work to pick up the win.

Corbin 1, Rockcastle County 0
It took 14 innings for a run to be scored as the two teams combined for 49 strikeouts. Josh Hash drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the 14^th for the walk-off victory. Cole Hicks and Chase Estep combined to strikeout 18 batters in 10 innings of work. Hunter Rigsby fired 6 hitless innings with 18 strikeouts for Rockcastle County.

Breckinridge County 7, Owensboro Catholic 2
Trenton Brown tripled and drove in 2 runs to lead Breckinridge County to the win. Isaac Seeger and Brock Lucas combined on the two-hitter with 10 strikeouts.

Rowan County 11, Pendleton County 1
Shane Taylor went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI, Devon Stevens went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Ryan Mullen and Matthew Gagliano each collected 2 hits in the rout. Gagliano fired 4 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts to pick up the win.

Marion County 5, Nelson County 4
Travis Wiser went 3-for-3 with a double, Kelly Mattingly went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Davis Rafferty added 2 hits and drove in a run in the one-run win. Luke Thomas pitched well in relief allowing 1 run over 4 innings with 9 strikeouts.

Hazard 10, George Rogers Clark  1
Bryson Parks went 2-for-3 with a HR and 4 RBI, Dalton Baker went 2-for-3 with a double, and Trajon Campbell doubled and drove in 2 runs in the Hazard win. Devin Morris allowed just 3 hits and 1 run over 5 innings while recording 7 strikeouts for the victory.

Southwestern 11, Whitley County 7
Tanner McKee went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and a RBI, Jonathon Gallagher went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI, Ethan Jones went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI, and Noah Helton drove in 3 runs in the victory. Caleb Rains homered and drove in 2 runs in the Whitley County loss.

Meade County 4, KCD 2
Justin Hiner went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI, Mason Lee added 2 hits, and Matt Collard doubled and drove in a run in the victory. Hiner also recorded the win on the mound with 5 innings of 1 run baseball and 4 strikeouts.

Raceland 4, Mason County 2
The Rams scored 2 runs in the 10^th to take the extra-inning win. Hunter Lacks went 4-for-6 with a double and 2 RBI, Justin Fairchild doubled, homered, and drove in a run, and Seth Mills went 2-for-5 with a double. Kirk Pence picked up the win in relief with 3 scoreless innings and 7 strikeouts.

Edmonson County 8, Warren Central 6
Tanner Woodcock went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI, and Chaz Wilson went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI as Edmonson County held on for the win.

more scores

Russell	8	East Carter	1
Fern Creek	6	LaRue County	0
DeSales	1	Barren County	0
Greenwood	4	Adair County	0
Allen County-Scottsville	5	Christian County	1
Bath County	17	Owsley County	6
Bath County	6	Fairview	1
Belfry	11	Man, WV	7
Bell County	8	Jellico, TN	2
Bourbon County	4	Estill County	3
Boyd County	14	Montgomery County	1
Bullitt East	3	East Jessamine	2
Carlisle County	5	South Fulton, TN	2
Central Hardin	4	Butler	3
Clay County	13	Knott County Central	2
Clinton County	8	Pickett County TN	2
Danville	16	Madison Southern	15
Doss	10	Waggener	0
Franklin County	4	Shelby County	2
Fulton County	15	Community Christian	1
Harlan	11	Buckhorn	0
Harrison County	13	Paris	0
Hart County	4	Thomas Nelson	1
Hickman County	4	Dresden, TN	1
Holmes	11	Bellevue	10
Holy Cross (Louisville)	6	North Bullitt	1
Jenkins	14	East Ridge	4
Lawrence County	12	Betsy Layne	0
Lawrence County	18	Betsy Layne	0
Lewis County	10	Bracken County	0
Lexington Christian	15	Carroll County	1
Lynn Camp	11	Pineville	10
Madison Central	8	Christian Academy-Louisville	3
Muhlenberg County	8	Hancock County	5
Newport	14	Covington Lin	1
Nicholas County	17	Robertson County	2
North Hardin	3	Bethlehem	2
Powell County	12	Letcher County Central	6
Rose Hill Christian	13	Elliott County	3
Russell County	11	Frederick Douglass	1
Shelby Valley	13	Mingo Central (Mewan), WV	3
Sheldon Clark	14	Ambassador Christian Academy (Williamson), WV	0
South Laurel	8	Pulaski County	5
Southern	16	Central	15
Southern	13	Central	3
Villa Madonna	13	Dayton	3
Williamsburg	9	Model	3
Wolfe County	12	Oneida Baptist Institute	2