BUCKLEYS CREEK – Paintsville built an early three-run lead and went on to knock off Pike Central, 7-5, in a game played at PCCHS Field May 6.
Braxton Ratliff doubled in a pair of runs and score once as the Tigers improved to 16-12. Jake Hyden added a pair of singles and scored three times while Matt Baldwin and Cory Jefferson each singled and batted in one run apiece.
Gunner Preston was the winning pitcher.
Losing pitcher D’Sean Prinkleton had three hits, including a pair of doubles for the Hawks, now 10-13. He scored one run and drove in one. Tanner Wood and Jarrod Stanley each singled and added an RBI.
Peyton Compton finished with two singles and scored one run.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
PV (16-12)…..230 200 0 – 7- 6-4
PC (10-13)…..210 100 1 – 5-11-2
Pitching:
WP – Gunner Preston
LP – D’Sean Prinkleton
Hitting: Braxton Ratliff 2b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jake Hyden 2-1b, 3 r; Matt Baldwin 1b, 1 RBI; Cory Jefferson 1b, 1 RBI, Paintsville. D’Sean Prinkleton 2-2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Tanner Wood 1b, 1 RBI; Jarrod Stanley 1b, 1 RBI; Peyton Compton 2-1b, 1r, Pike Central.
Belfry………….…6
Prestonsburg….5
STNECREST – Belfry held off a late innings surge by Prestonsburg to earn a hard-fought 6-55 victory in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex May 6.
Brett Coleman doubled in one run and delivered a sacrifice fly for another as the Pirates improved to 14-6. Avery Browning added three singles, scored and batted in one run and Kaleb Taylor knocked home a pair of runs to support winning pitcher Wyatt Webb.
Losing pitcher Graham Burchett and Cameron Blackburn had RBI singles for the Blackcats, now 4-16. Burchett also had a sacrifice fly.
At StoneCrest
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BF (14-6)……001 023 0 – 6-6-2
PB (4-16)……000 201 2 – 5-7-3
Pitching:
WP – Wyatt Webb
LP – Graham Burchett
Hitting: Brett Coleman 2b, SAC, 1r, 2 RBI; Avery Browning 3-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Kaleb Taylor 2 RBI, Belfry. Graham Burchett 1b, SAC, 2 RBI; Cameron Blackburn 1b, 1 RBI, Prestonsburg.
Sheldon Clark..3
Pikeville………..2
PIKEVILLE – Sheldon Clark pitcher Parker Jarrell scattered five hits and the Cardinals built an early three-run lead and beat Pikeville, 3-2, in a game played at Davis Park May 6.
Dawson Jude had a pair of hits and knocked in one run as Sheldon Clark moved to 14-10. Will Lafferty added one hit.
Nate Collins had two hits and drove in one of Pikeville’s two runs. Lucas Justice added an RBI. Tanner Hamilton was tagged with the loss.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
SC (14-10)…210 000 0 – 3-5-2
PK (11-15)…010 100 0 – 2-5-1
Pitching:
WP – Parker Jarrell
LP – Tanner Hamilton
Hitting: Dawson Jude 2h, 1 RBI; Will Lafferty 1h, Sheldon Clark. Nate Collins 2h, 1 RBI; Lucas Justice 1 RBI, Pikeville.
Knott Central..…14
Letcher Central…6
ERMINE – Knott Central pounded out 14 hits and cruised to a 14-6 victory over Letcher Central in a game played at Cougar Field May 6.
Jonah Little had one hit and walked twice as the Cougars fell to 11-13. C.J. Akers suffered the loss.
At Ermine
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
KC (15-10)…..433 020 2 – 14-14-4
LC (11-13)……030 030 0 – 6- 5-3
Pitching:
WP – Luke Jacobs
LP – C.J. Akers
Hitting: Jonah Little 1h, 2-bb, Letcher Central.
Mingo Central…2
Logan…………….1
LOGAN – Mingo Central pushed across the winning run in the top of the seventh inning as the Miners stunned Logan, 2-1, in the Class AA, Region 4, Section 2 tournament opener played at Roger Gertz Field May 6.
The Miners, now 10-18, defeated the Wildcats (12-11) for the first time in program history.
Andrew Allen went the distance to earn the win. Levi Davis had two hits and Daylin Goad added one.
Korbin Bostic and Peyton Branham had a pair of hits each for the Wildcats. Braydon McClung was the tough-luck loser.
At Logan
(Class AA Sectional)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
MC (10-18)…..010 000 1 – 2-5-0
LG (12-11)……000 010 0 – 1-8-2
Pitching:
WP – Andrew Allen
LP – Braydon McClung
Hitting: Levi Davis 2h; Daylin Goad 1h, Mingo Central. Korbin Bostic 2h; Peyton Branham 2h, Logan.