PIKEVILLE – Defending 15th Region champion Pikeville made the most of eight hits to defeat Grundy, Va., 4-1, in the season opener played at Myers Field March 18.
Winning pitcher Emily Ford struck out 15 batters and scattered three hits while holding the Lady Wave to just a single run.
Kendal Hall had a pair of hits and drove in two runs while Randi Delong added one hit and knocked home one run.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
GR (0-1)……….000 000 1 – 1-3-3
PK (1-0)………..100 021 x –4-8-0
Pitching:
WP – Emily Ford
Hitting: Kendal Hall 2h, 2 RBI; Randi Delong 1h, 1 RBI, Pikeville.
Johnson Central…..10
Lawrence County…..9
LOUISA – Johnson Central took a four-run lead in the top of the eighth inning and held off Lawrence County in the bottom of the frame to escape with a 10-9, extra inning win March 18.
Chloe Lafferty had two hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Lady Eagles while Kaitlyn Fitch drove home three runs. Chloe VanHoose had three hits in the win.
Lawrence County’s Abby Fletcher drove home four runs.
At Louisa
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
JC (1-0)……..021 100 24 – 10-14-4
LC (0-1)…..…310 000 03 – 9-14-5
Pitching:
WP – Alyssa Hedrick
Hitting: Chloe Lafferty 2h, 2 RBI; Kaitlyn Fitch 3 RBI, Johnson Central; Abby Fletcher 4 RBI, Lawrence County.
Pike Central………13
Shelby Valley………3
BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike County Central pushed across 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat Shelby Valley, 13-3, in the season opener played at the Hawks Nest March 18.
Bailey Birchfield had the hot bat for the Lady Hawks with three hits, three runs scored and four RBIs. Winning pitcher Kayleigh Thomas scored one run and knocked home two while Sydney Lowe added one hit and scored three runs. Skylar Stumbo had three hits and Abby Huffman had one hit and scored twice.
Shelby Valley was led by Tori Hampton’s two hits. She scored once and knocked in three runs. Taylor Newsome had a pair of hits and batted in two runs.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SV (0-1)………..200 0 1 – 3-5-5
PC (1-0)……….101 1(10) – 13-9-3
Pitching:
WP – Kayleigh Thomas
LP – Lily Napier
Hitting: Tori Hampton 2h, 1r, 3 RBI; Taylor Newsome 2h, 2r, Shelby Valley; Bailey Birchfield 3h, 3r, 4 RBI; Kayleigh Thomas 1r, 2 RBI; Sydney Lowe 1h, 3r; Skylar Stumbo 3h; Abby Huffman 1h, 2r, Pike Central.
Sheldon Clark……17
Prestonsburg……..5
STONECREST – Sheldon Clark scored early and often as the Lady Cardinals cruised to a 17-5 victory over Prestonsburg at the StoneCrest Sports Complex March 18.
Paige Maynard had three hits and drove in four runs as the Lady Cardinals rolled in the season opener. Terri Howard collected two hits and drove in three runs along with winning pitcher Gracie Presley.
At StoneCrest
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SC (1-0)………….326 60 – 17-9-1
PB (0-1)…………005 00 – 5-8-4
Pitching:
WP – Gracie Presley
LP – Megan Music
Hitting: Paige Maynard 3, 4 RBI; Terri Howard 2h, 3 RBI; Gracie Presley 2h, 3 RBI; Sheldon Clark.
Tug Valley…….…10
Cross Lanes………0
CROSS LANES – Tug Valley’s Autumn Hall tossed a no-hitter as the Lady Panthers defeated Cross Lanes Christian, 10-0, in a game played March 14.
She struck out 13 batters in the season opener and had two hits, including a double and scored a pair of runs. Abigail Spence had two hits and score while Caylee Akers had one hit, scored and drove in one run.
Brooklynn Farley doubled while Alyssa Newsome and Courtney Wellman each had one hit and both scored a pair of runs.
At Cross Lanes
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H
TV (1-0)…………008 11 – 10- 9
CL (0-1)…….….000 00 – 0- 0
In other games played Monday night:
Belfry swept a doubleheader from Tug Valley, winning 1-2 and 12-3; Paintsville rolled over Betsy Layne, 11-1; and Hazard defeated Floyd Central, 14-4.
Here is a look at tonight’s games:
Betsy Layne at Belfry, 5:30 p.m.
East Ridge at Jenkins, 6 p.m.
Leslie County at Paintsville, 6 p.m.
Lawrence County at Pike Central, 6 p.m.
Shelby Valley at Pikeville, 6 p.m.
Tolsia at Tug Valley, 5:30 p.m.