HS BASEBALL: Pikeville tops ER; Central beats Harlan County

PIKEVILLE – Pikeville made quick work of East Ridge as the Panthers cruised to a 15-0 victory in a game played at Davis Park April 15.

Pitcher Hunter Jones allowed just one hit over three innings as the Panthers moved to 5-9.

Conner Wright had two hits and drove in three runs while Seth Pugh added a pair of hits and knocked home two runs. Tate Walters batted in two runs and Nate Brown had two hits.

Garrett Jones suffered the loss as the Warriors fell to 1-7.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

ER (1-7)…..000 –   0-1-4

PK (5-9)…..294 – 15-12-0

Pitching:

WP – Hunter Jones

LP – Garrett Jones

Hitting: Conner Wright 2h, 3 RBI; Seth Pugh 2h, 2 RBI; Tate Walters 2 RBI; Nate Brown 2h, Pikeville.

Letcher Central….12

Harlan County….…5

ERMINE – Letcher Central erased an early three-run deficit with a seven-run, second inning and the Cougars went on to beat Harlan County, 12-5, in a game played at Cougar Field April 15.

Jakob Slone was the winning pitcher as Central improved to 8-5.

Creed Warf drove in three runs and Slone batted in a pair. Trevor Hardin finished with two hits.

At Ermine

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

HC (2-9)….300  000  2 –  5-4-4

LC (8-5)…..073  001  x – 12-5-3

Pitching:

WP – Jakob Slone

LP – Quinton Boggs

Hitting: Creed Warf 3 RBI; Jakob Slone 2 RBI; Trevor Hardin 2h, Letcher Central.

Lawrence Co…..12

Floyd Central…..5

LANGLEY – Lawrence County took a one-run lead to the seventh inning and the Bulldogs exploded for six runs to pull away and beat Floyd Central, 12-5, in a game played April 15.

Jackson Feltner had two hits and drove in five runs while winning pitcher Tyler Maynard  added four hits and batted in two as the Bulldogs moved to 14-2. Austin Roe knocked home a pair of runs.

Caleb Hager had three hits, including double, scored twice and added an RBI as the Jaguars dropped to 7-7. Braydon Hamilton, Chase Conley and Noah Marcum each doubled, scored and drove in one run.

Matt Combs was tagged with the loss.

At Langley

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC  (14-2)…..101  310  6 – 12-11-1

FC (7-7)…….022  001  0 –   5-  9-1

Pitching:

WP – Tyler Maynard

LP – Matt Combs

Hitting: Jackson Feltner 2h, 5 RBI; Tyler Maynard 4h, 2 RBI; Austin Roe 2 RBI, Lawrence County; Caleb Hager 2b, 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Braydon Hamilton 2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Chase Conley 2b, 1r, 1 RBI; Noah Marcum 2b, 1r, 1 RBI; William Slone 2b, 1 RBI; Matt Combs 2b, Floyd Central.