By Brandon Fuller
Regional Scout

Scores and highlights from around the state for all the Saturday action.

All A State Tournament (Whitaker Bank Ballpark)

Newport Central Catholic 4  Glasgow 0
Zack Pangallo went 2-4 with a double and RBI, Pete Collopy and Nick Seibert collected 2 hits each, and Dom Pangallo added a triple in the NCC win.  Josh Cain fired a complete game 2-hit shutout to pick up the win.

#17 Hazard 14  Heath 4 (5 innings)
Josh Meehan went 3-4 with 4 RBI, and JT Haynes added 2 hits and 2 RBI as Hazard took advantage of 7 Heath errors for the 5-inning victory.  Kameron Conley went the distance for Hazard, allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs while racking up 9 K’s in the victory.

Bethlehem 3  Prestonburg 1 (8 innings)
John Riney went 3-4 with a double and RBI, Blake Brangers added a double, and Conner Ballard ripped a triple in the Bethlehem win.  Ballard tripled in the top of the 8^th and scored on the Brangers double to give Bethlehem the lead.  Bethlehem then added an insurance run when Riney drove home Brangers with a base hit.   Jimmy Keating worked all 8 innings and racked up 9 K’s for the win.

Danville 3  Whitefield 2
Nick Serey and Ryan Woosley hooked up in a pitcher’s duel with Danville coming out on top.  Serey allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs while racking up 11 K’s in the Danville win.  Woosley was the hard-luck losing pitcher, allowing 2 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 9.

Regular Season Action

#6 Woodford County 5  Elizabethtown 2

#8 Tates Creek 12  Bellvue 2
Devin Hairston belted 2 triples in his 2-3 performance at the plate.  Tanner Hart had 3 RBI going 1-1 with 2 walks.  Winning pitcher Louis Patterson dealt 4 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 3 hits and striking out 3.

#8 Tates Creek 10  Wayne County 1
Devin Hairston went 3-4 with 2 RBI, Nick Richmond went 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI, Jeff Chapuran stroked 2 doubles, and Blake Rose and Jordan Fucci each added 2 hits in the rout.  Tanner Hart picked up the win, allowing 1 earned run over 5 innings of work.

#11 Paul Laurence Dunbar 4  #15 East Jessamine 1
Grant Herald went 2-4, Joseph Graf drove in 2 runs, and Joey Avioli added a double in the Dunbar win.  Patrick Puracchio recorded the win with 3 scoreless innings of relief.

#13 Lafayette 7  #24 Mercer County 4
Blake Marshall collected 2 hits in 3 at bats during the win.  Jacob Abbott was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 ER on 2 hits, while striking out 6.

#13 Lafayette 11  Boyle County 2
Jalen Stith went 2-2 with a triple and RBI, Alex Daniel went 2-3 with a double, and Adam Holcomb doubled home 2 runs in the win.  Jackson Boggs allowed 1 hit and 1 earned run over 5 1/3 innings to pick up the win.

Henry Clay 3  #15 East Jessamine 1

Lewis County 2  #16 West Jessamine 0
Levi Clark went 2-3 with a triple and RBI, and Sammy Holder added 2 hits.  Holder also threw a gem on the mound, scattering 6 hits in the complete game victory.

#16 West Jessamine 4  Grayson County 1
Tucker Greer went 2-4 with a triple and RBI to lead West Jessamine to the win.  Jared Jones went the distance allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run with 6 K’s for the complete game win.

#18 Russell County 12  Harlan County 2
Ben Bertram led his team offensively going 2-3 with a triple and 3 RBI.  Teammates Alex Turner and Grant Best each added 2 hits and 2 RBI.  Taylor Grider picked up the win.

#18 Russell County 6  Clay County 2
Tyler Robertson went 2-4 with a home run, Brennan Coffey went 3-4 with 3 RBI, and Garrett Stephens added 3 hits for the Lakers.  Coffey also picked up the win throwing 3 innings of scoreless relief.

#24 Mercer County 5  Montgomery County 4
Dylan Logue knocked in all 3 of his RBI on his only hit, a 3 run home run in the second inning.  J.T. Long collected 2 RBI with a 3-3 performance at the plate. 

Scott County 14  Owen County 4
Austin Downey had a solid performance in the leadoff spot going 2-3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI.  Freshman Parker Redmon got the win, giving up 2 hits and striking out 7.

Franklin County 11  George Rogers Clark 1
Conner Brown delivered big with a grand slam, while teammate David Current went 2-2 with a home run.  Zach Durham struck out 5 batters in 5 innings of work and only allowed 2 hits.

Franklin County 11  Powell County 1 (5 innings)
Conner Brown blasted his second grand slam of the day, and David Current added 2 hits and 2 RBI.  Eric Andersen allowed 1 earned run over 5 innings to record the win.

Corbin 1  Bellevue 0
Kevin Goins went 2-2 with a double in a game that only allowed 7 hits combined.  Chad Brown tossed a gem for Corbin, a 2-hit shutout with 9 k’s.

Belfry 6  Allen Central 2
Joey Duty and Reed Williamson each drove in 2 runs for Belfry, while Zachary Fields struck out 6 in 5 solid innings of work giving up both Allen Central runs. Starting pitcher Jon Banks picked up the win dealing 5 and 1/3.

Mason County 5  Ripley(OH) 0
Kyler Sapp helped Mason County going 3-4 with 3 RBI. Daulton Mason gets the win, throwing 3 shutout innings.  Nathan Cracraft relieved him, finishing the final 4 innings with 11 strikeouts and 2 hits allowed.

Harlan County 4  Clay County 1
Scotty Bailey had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Tyler Boggs, Sawyer Fields, and Andrew Dozier each collected 2 hits apiece in the Harlan County win.  Boggs went the distance on the mound, scattering 6 hits and striking out 8 in the complete game effort.

Montgomery County 6  Boyle County 5 (11 innings)
Clay Barton and Jordan Nester each had 3 hits, and Chaiten Tomlin added 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Indians won the extra-inning contest.  Sam Lee picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings of relief.

Boyd County 5  Cooper 4 (8 innings)
Robbie Shivel went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI, and Dylan Grimm added 2 hits in the one-run victory. 

 

Leslie County	10	vs.Cordia	0
Letcher County Central	15	vs.Leslie County	2
Letcher County Central	7	vs.Betsy Layne	4
Spring Valley, WV	10	vs.Lawrence County	2
Ashland Blazer	3	vs. Wheelersburg, OH	2
Berea	10	vs. Williamsburg	0
Bourbon County	10	vs. Grant County	4
Campbell County	8	vs. Bishop Brossart	0
Fleming County	7	vs. Menifee County	0
Fleming County	7	vs. Menifee County	0
George Rogers Clark	2	vs.Powell County	1
Holy Cross (Covington)	9	at Lloyd Memorial	2
Marshall County	7	at Clayton, MO	0
Oyler, OH	9	vs. Covington Latin	5
Paintsville	19	at East Ridge	3
Pendleton County	13	at Augusta	2
Pike County Central	11	vs. June Buchanan	1
Rowan County	11	vs. Wolfe County	1
Southwestern	6	vs. Pulaski County	1