COCOA Beach, Fla. – Pikeville hurlers Tait Lakin and Coleton Tackett pitched well enough to win but the Panthers fell to Westerville South (Ohio), 1-0, in the final game of the Cocoa Expo played March 28.
Lakin took the loss as the Panthers fell to 1-5.
Christian Billiter, Nate Collins and Lakin each had hits for Pikeville.
At Cocoa Beach, Fla.
(Cocoa Expo)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PK (1-5)……000 000 – 0-4-2
WS (3-3)……001 00x – 1-5-0
Pitching:
WP – Brayden White
LP – Tait Lakin
Hitting: Christian Billiter 1h; Nate Collins 1b, bb; Tait Lakin 1h, Pikeville.
Tuesday, March 26
Westerville South, OH…9
Pikeville…………………….4
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Westerville South (Ohio) took the lead away from Pikeville in the home third inning and the Panthers came up on the short end, 9-4, in the Cocoa Expo game played March 26.
Tanner Hamilton had a pair of hits and drove home two runs as Pikeville dropped to 1-4. Brody Birchfield had two hits in the loss.
Tate Walters suffered the loss.
At Cocoa Beach, Fla.
(Cocoa Expo)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PK (1-4)….013 000 0 – 4-9-3
WS (2-3)…043 011 x – 9-11-1
Pitching:
WP – Michael Dailey
LP – Tate Walters
Hitting: Tanner Hamilton 2h, 2 RBI; Brody Birchfield, 2h, Pikeville.
Monday, March 25
Pikeville………….20
Cloverleaf, OH…10
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Pikeville erupted for 11 runs in the first inning and the Panthers went on to beat Cloverleaf (Ohio), 20-10, in the opening game of the Cocoa Expo played March 25.
Winning pitcher Seth Pugh and Nate Brown drove home three runs each as Pikeville won for the first time in four games. Connor Wright batted in two runs.
Tate Walters led the offensive surge with four hits while Brody Birchfield collected three.
At Cocoa Beach, Fla.
(Cocoa Expo)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PK (1-3)……(11)20 007 – 20-20-1
CL (2-2)……….000 712 – 10-10-5
Pitching:
WP – Seth Pugh
LP – Adam Dieckhoner
Hitting: Tate Walters 4h; Brody Birchfield 3h; Seth Pugh 3 RBI; Nate Brown 3 RBI; Connor Wright 2 RBI, Pikeville.