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05-28-2012, 02:39 AM
Lexington Catholic - vs.Franklin County
(at Tates Creek) - 1:00 PM 11th Region
Madison Central - vs.Scott County
(at Tates Creek) - 7:00 PM 11th Region
Bryan Station - vs.Model
(at Tates Creek) - 10:00 AM 11th Region
Woodford County - vs.Paul Laurence Dunbar
(at Tates Creek) - 4:00 PM 11th Region
(at Tates Creek) - 1:00 PM 11th Region
Madison Central - vs.Scott County
(at Tates Creek) - 7:00 PM 11th Region
Bryan Station - vs.Model
(at Tates Creek) - 10:00 AM 11th Region
Woodford County - vs.Paul Laurence Dunbar
(at Tates Creek) - 4:00 PM 11th Region
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05-29-2012, 07:55 AM
Lexington Catholic ace Zach Haynes kept his no-hit streak alive and Robert Waller provided the offense as the No. 1 Knights flattened Franklin County 9-0 in the first round of the 11th Region tournament at Tates Creek on Monday.
Haynes, who didn't allow a hit in five innings of work in the district semifinals last week, threw four more no-hit innings against the Flyers.
Haynes struck out three and didn't allow a walk as he ran his record to 8-0. He was lifted after four so he could pitch again later this week. Relievers Tom Banahan and Griffin Neuer preserved the shutout.
"Zach's doing a great job," Coach Taylor Brooks said. "He's hitting his spots, he's getting all three pitches over, and he's got some of the velocity back he didn't have earlier in the year."
Haynes, a senior right-hander who signed with Indiana, said he has worked through some mid-season shoulder problems and is feeling 100 percent again.
Waller must be feeling robust, too, after driving in five runs against Franklin County. The senior first baseman ripped a bases-loaded triple in the third and a two-run double in the sixth. He also had a single to go 3-for-3.
"I've just been feeling good in (batting practice) and coming out here and hitting fast balls. That's the big thing," he said.
The Knights had 12 hits, including two by Tyler Jackson and Nick Chafin, each of whom had an RBI, too.
"It's awesome when you can hit all the way through your lineup," Brooks said. "We're starting to do that, which tells me we may be peaking."
Zach Arnold, a senior catcher who has signed with Kentucky, got Franklin County's first hit with a single in the sixth inning.
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Haynes, who didn't allow a hit in five innings of work in the district semifinals last week, threw four more no-hit innings against the Flyers.
Haynes struck out three and didn't allow a walk as he ran his record to 8-0. He was lifted after four so he could pitch again later this week. Relievers Tom Banahan and Griffin Neuer preserved the shutout.
"Zach's doing a great job," Coach Taylor Brooks said. "He's hitting his spots, he's getting all three pitches over, and he's got some of the velocity back he didn't have earlier in the year."
Haynes, a senior right-hander who signed with Indiana, said he has worked through some mid-season shoulder problems and is feeling 100 percent again.
Waller must be feeling robust, too, after driving in five runs against Franklin County. The senior first baseman ripped a bases-loaded triple in the third and a two-run double in the sixth. He also had a single to go 3-for-3.
"I've just been feeling good in (batting practice) and coming out here and hitting fast balls. That's the big thing," he said.
The Knights had 12 hits, including two by Tyler Jackson and Nick Chafin, each of whom had an RBI, too.
"It's awesome when you can hit all the way through your lineup," Brooks said. "We're starting to do that, which tells me we may be peaking."
Zach Arnold, a senior catcher who has signed with Kentucky, got Franklin County's first hit with a single in the sixth inning.
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05-29-2012, 07:55 AM
Bryan Station 7, Model 4: It wasn't easy, but No. 10 Bryan Station rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to earn a spot in the semifinals.
"You always have those early-game butterflies, but once you get over them, you start rolling," said junior outfielder Elijah Burdette, who had two hits, two RBI and a run for the Defenders.
Bryan Station Coach Eddie Brooks said he warned his team not to take Model lightly.
"They're a scrappy team, well-coached and were ready to play. We came out a little flat, but we battled back and figured out a way to win."
Model got three runs in the second inning, with A.J. Hammons and Jes Middleton collecting RBI hits off Trae Moseley.
Bryan Station erupted for five runs in the third to take control. Burdette, Ryan Jourdan — who had three hit son the day — and Chris LaPorte each had run-scoring singles to spark the comeback.
Ryne Combs had a productive day. He drew three walks, was hit by a pitch and scored twice.
Nick Hagen did the job in relief. The junior left-hander blanked Model until giving up a run in the seventh.
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"You always have those early-game butterflies, but once you get over them, you start rolling," said junior outfielder Elijah Burdette, who had two hits, two RBI and a run for the Defenders.
Bryan Station Coach Eddie Brooks said he warned his team not to take Model lightly.
"They're a scrappy team, well-coached and were ready to play. We came out a little flat, but we battled back and figured out a way to win."
Model got three runs in the second inning, with A.J. Hammons and Jes Middleton collecting RBI hits off Trae Moseley.
Bryan Station erupted for five runs in the third to take control. Burdette, Ryan Jourdan — who had three hit son the day — and Chris LaPorte each had run-scoring singles to spark the comeback.
Ryne Combs had a productive day. He drew three walks, was hit by a pitch and scored twice.
Nick Hagen did the job in relief. The junior left-hander blanked Model until giving up a run in the seventh.
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05-29-2012, 07:56 AM
Madison Central 3, Scott County 1: Senior pitcher Cole Metcalfe escaped a jam in the seventh inning and posted a complete-game victory for No. 8 Madison Central.
Metcalfe got a big assist from shortstop Trey Gross, who made a spectacular play to end the game.
Scott County, down 3-0 going to its last at-bat, threatened to tie it. After back-to-back singles, Luke Easley doubled home pinch-runner Tanner Blankenship.
After Metcalfe got a ground-out and a strikeout, Conner Showalter hit a grounder up the middle that Gross dived to smother. He got it, came up firing from behind second base and threw out Showalter.
"I was just thinking hustle," Gross said. "I thought if I knocked it down I'd have a chance, so I came up firing."
Gross also shone at the plate. going 2-for-2, stealing four bases and scoring a run.
"Trey Gross was phenomenal," Coach Steve Roof said. "But I thought it all started with Cole Metcalfe on the mound. He did a great job."
Metcalfe struck out seven and walked three.
Madison Central got two runs in the sixth, thanks to a single by Jimmy Wright and back-to-back doubles by Ben Fisher and Logan Hunt.
Scott County senior lefty William Warman, who's headed to Morehead State, worked into the sixth. He had seven strikeouts.
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Metcalfe got a big assist from shortstop Trey Gross, who made a spectacular play to end the game.
Scott County, down 3-0 going to its last at-bat, threatened to tie it. After back-to-back singles, Luke Easley doubled home pinch-runner Tanner Blankenship.
After Metcalfe got a ground-out and a strikeout, Conner Showalter hit a grounder up the middle that Gross dived to smother. He got it, came up firing from behind second base and threw out Showalter.
"I was just thinking hustle," Gross said. "I thought if I knocked it down I'd have a chance, so I came up firing."
Gross also shone at the plate. going 2-for-2, stealing four bases and scoring a run.
"Trey Gross was phenomenal," Coach Steve Roof said. "But I thought it all started with Cole Metcalfe on the mound. He did a great job."
Metcalfe struck out seven and walked three.
Madison Central got two runs in the sixth, thanks to a single by Jimmy Wright and back-to-back doubles by Ben Fisher and Logan Hunt.
Scott County senior lefty William Warman, who's headed to Morehead State, worked into the sixth. He had seven strikeouts.
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05-29-2012, 07:56 AM
Franklin County 000 000 0—0 3 1
Lexington Catholic 124 002 x—9 12 2
Nick Cumpston, Brandon Smither (4) and Zach Arnold. Zach Haynes, Tom Banahan (5), Griffin Neuer (6) and Tyler Jackson. 2B—Nick Chafin (LC), Robert Waller (LC). 3B—Waller (LC).
Records—Franklin Co. 28-10; Lex. Catholic 32-7
Model030 000 1—4 8 2
Bryan Station 105 010 x—7 7 2
Cody Billings, Jes Middleton (3), Turner Curtis (5) and Turner Curtis, Ray White (6). Trae Mosely, Nick Hagen and Jordan Lewis. 2B—Elijah Burdette (BS), Ryan Jourdan (BS).
Records—Model 16-16, Bryan Station 27-12
Scott County 000 000 1—1 4 1
Madison Central 100 002 x—3 6 0
William Warman, Conner Showalter (6) and Brian Malesick. Cole Metcalfe and Jimmy Wright. 2B—Ben Fisher (MC), Logan Hunt (MC), Luke Easley (SC).
Records—Scott Co. 16-20-1; Mad. Central 29-9.
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Lexington Catholic 124 002 x—9 12 2
Nick Cumpston, Brandon Smither (4) and Zach Arnold. Zach Haynes, Tom Banahan (5), Griffin Neuer (6) and Tyler Jackson. 2B—Nick Chafin (LC), Robert Waller (LC). 3B—Waller (LC).
Records—Franklin Co. 28-10; Lex. Catholic 32-7
Model030 000 1—4 8 2
Bryan Station 105 010 x—7 7 2
Cody Billings, Jes Middleton (3), Turner Curtis (5) and Turner Curtis, Ray White (6). Trae Mosely, Nick Hagen and Jordan Lewis. 2B—Elijah Burdette (BS), Ryan Jourdan (BS).
Records—Model 16-16, Bryan Station 27-12
Scott County 000 000 1—1 4 1
Madison Central 100 002 x—3 6 0
William Warman, Conner Showalter (6) and Brian Malesick. Cole Metcalfe and Jimmy Wright. 2B—Ben Fisher (MC), Logan Hunt (MC), Luke Easley (SC).
Records—Scott Co. 16-20-1; Mad. Central 29-9.
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05-29-2012, 07:58 AM
Woodford County's baseball team is in a rut this post-season, but it's a rut the Yellowjackets can revel in.
Fifteenth-ranked Woodford County, which got great pitching and timely hitting in beating both Western Hills and Franklin County 3-1 in the 41st District last week, used the same formula in clipping Paul Laurence Dunbar 3-1 in the first round of the 11th Region Tournament at Tates Creek on Monday.
"That's my favorite score in the world if we're on top," Coach Jeff Parrett said after the Jackets advanced to the region semifinals for the first time in nine years.
Clinton Hollon, rated the top junior pitcher in the nation by ESPN, starred on the mound. The fire-balling righthander threw a complete-game four-hitter, struck out seven, walked one and hit a couple batters.
"I had a lot of movement on the ball, but my accuracy wasn't as good as it could've been," Hollon said. "But I battled the whole way."
Hollon got an early boost when Woodford County backed him with two runs in its first at-bat.
With two outs, Eli Boggess struck out, but the umpire ruled the ball bounced into the mitt of Dunbar catcher Connor Huskey. Boggess took advantage of the confusion behind the plate and beat the throw to first to keep the inning alive.
After Chris Ares walked, Andy Stepp drove in both runners with a two-out single off Tyler Cox.
"A good job by Andy putting put the bat on the ball and finding a hole," Parrett said. "Getting the lead put a little pressure on Dunbar's batters, and took a little pressure off our guys."
The Bulldogs got on the board in the fourth. Tyler Zander singled, stole second, went to third on a balk and came home on Tyler Brummer's two-out hit. Brummer worked his way to third, but was stranded there when Hollon got an inning-ending strikeout.
"Clinton did a good job getting ahead in the count," Bulldogs Coach Larry Poynter said. "He's a tough guy to face and score a lot of runs on. He got the big outs when he needed them.
"Our guys did a great job putting themselves in position to make it happen, but we just couldn't come up with the hits."
Dunbar threatened in the seventh when it had two runners on with one out.
Hollon was familiar with such a tight spot. He remembered last year's region tournament when Madison Central stole home on him and beat the Jackets 2-1.
"I didn't want to repeat last year, so I knew I had to lock (Dunbar) down at the end," Hollon said.
He did just that. He got a couple groundouts to finish off the Bulldogs.
"It helps when you have a guy with talent like Clinton to get out of jams," Parrett said. "There's never an easy pitch off him. He stays really hard at you all the time. He does a great job keeping pressure on the hitters."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/28/22042...rylink=cpy
Fifteenth-ranked Woodford County, which got great pitching and timely hitting in beating both Western Hills and Franklin County 3-1 in the 41st District last week, used the same formula in clipping Paul Laurence Dunbar 3-1 in the first round of the 11th Region Tournament at Tates Creek on Monday.
"That's my favorite score in the world if we're on top," Coach Jeff Parrett said after the Jackets advanced to the region semifinals for the first time in nine years.
Clinton Hollon, rated the top junior pitcher in the nation by ESPN, starred on the mound. The fire-balling righthander threw a complete-game four-hitter, struck out seven, walked one and hit a couple batters.
"I had a lot of movement on the ball, but my accuracy wasn't as good as it could've been," Hollon said. "But I battled the whole way."
Hollon got an early boost when Woodford County backed him with two runs in its first at-bat.
With two outs, Eli Boggess struck out, but the umpire ruled the ball bounced into the mitt of Dunbar catcher Connor Huskey. Boggess took advantage of the confusion behind the plate and beat the throw to first to keep the inning alive.
After Chris Ares walked, Andy Stepp drove in both runners with a two-out single off Tyler Cox.
"A good job by Andy putting put the bat on the ball and finding a hole," Parrett said. "Getting the lead put a little pressure on Dunbar's batters, and took a little pressure off our guys."
The Bulldogs got on the board in the fourth. Tyler Zander singled, stole second, went to third on a balk and came home on Tyler Brummer's two-out hit. Brummer worked his way to third, but was stranded there when Hollon got an inning-ending strikeout.
"Clinton did a good job getting ahead in the count," Bulldogs Coach Larry Poynter said. "He's a tough guy to face and score a lot of runs on. He got the big outs when he needed them.
"Our guys did a great job putting themselves in position to make it happen, but we just couldn't come up with the hits."
Dunbar threatened in the seventh when it had two runners on with one out.
Hollon was familiar with such a tight spot. He remembered last year's region tournament when Madison Central stole home on him and beat the Jackets 2-1.
"I didn't want to repeat last year, so I knew I had to lock (Dunbar) down at the end," Hollon said.
He did just that. He got a couple groundouts to finish off the Bulldogs.
"It helps when you have a guy with talent like Clinton to get out of jams," Parrett said. "There's never an easy pitch off him. He stays really hard at you all the time. He does a great job keeping pressure on the hitters."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/28/22042...rylink=cpy
05-29-2012, 07:58 AM
Paul Dunbar 000 100 0—1 4 0
Woodford County 200 010 x—3 4 3
Tyler Cox, Stephen Holdren (4) and Connor Huskey. Clinton Hollon and Gage Beavers.
Records—Dunbar 24-15; Woodford Co. 28-6
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Woodford County 200 010 x—3 4 3
Tyler Cox, Stephen Holdren (4) and Connor Huskey. Clinton Hollon and Gage Beavers.
Records—Dunbar 24-15; Woodford Co. 28-6
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05-31-2012, 02:20 PM
Baseball's version of The Agony and the Ecstasy was played out in the 11th Region finals at Tates Creek on Wednesday night.
Woodford County was the team in ecstasy as it celebrated its first-ever region title after routing mistake-prone Bryan Station 19-5 in a mercy-rule six-inning victory.
"This means a lot to us," Yellowjackets senior Rodney Gross and. "We're no longer Lexington's baby brother. We showed we're just as good as they are, and we can compete against whoever you put us up against."
Woodford County, rated 15th in the state, advances to play 14th Region winner Powell County in the first round of the Kentucky National Insurance/KHSAA State Tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark on Monday.
Bryan Station, which was seeking its first region title, was the team in agony because its own sloppy play contributed mightily to its misery. The 10th-rated Defenders made seven errors in a nightmarish fifth inning, fueling an eight-run rally by Woodford County.
Bryan Station's bad mojo continued in the sixth when its pitchers issued six walks and gave up five hits as the Jackets posted 10 more runs.
Woodford County Coach Jeff Parrett said his team's celebration was "somewhat subdued" because Parrett is friends with Bryan Station Coach Eddie Brooks, and because the Jackets respect the Defenders' program.
"It wasn't quite as happy a moment as (Tuesday's) exciting, nail-biter (semifinal) game, but it was still pretty darn fun," Parrett said.
The championship game had the feel of a nail-biter when Bryan Station led 3-1 going to the fifth thanks to Elijah Burdette's two hits and two RBI, and Brandon Mayle-George's run-scoring single.
But then the sky fell in on the Defenders and starting pitcher Michael Bollmer.
It started ominously with an error, the first of seven botched infield plays almost in succession.
Woodford County had only two hits in the big inning — a double by Justin Brown and a single by Zach Hacker — but the rest of the rally came courtesy of Bryan Station's fielding phobia.
Brooks said there was no way to explain it "other than the fact you've got young kids, their emotions run high and things happen.
"We made one error, then another one and on and on. The train got run away and we couldn't catch it."
"But tip your cap to Woodford County. They're a great ball club with a great coach. This is what happens in this region. If you don't play, you get your hat handed to you."
Woodford County kept the pressure on by putting the ball in play. The Jackets' entire lineup contributed.
Eli Boggess drove in four runs, three with a bases-loaded double. Hacker had three hits, three runs and an RBI. Gross and Logan Parrett had two hits apiece and combined for five runs.
J.T. O'Reel, Pete O'Nan and Boggess handled the pitching, with tournament MVP Gage Beavers behind the plate, to give Woodford County its 30th victory.
Parrett, a former major-league pitcher in his first season as Jackets' head coach, said his team has played loose throughout the season and playoffs because it has been free of expectations.
"We just tell them baseball is a game of execution, making plays, making pitches, getting good swings at the plate, and whatever happens, happens," Parrett said.
A region championship finally happened for Woodford County on Wednesday night.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/30/22065...rylink=cpy
Woodford County was the team in ecstasy as it celebrated its first-ever region title after routing mistake-prone Bryan Station 19-5 in a mercy-rule six-inning victory.
"This means a lot to us," Yellowjackets senior Rodney Gross and. "We're no longer Lexington's baby brother. We showed we're just as good as they are, and we can compete against whoever you put us up against."
Woodford County, rated 15th in the state, advances to play 14th Region winner Powell County in the first round of the Kentucky National Insurance/KHSAA State Tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark on Monday.
Bryan Station, which was seeking its first region title, was the team in agony because its own sloppy play contributed mightily to its misery. The 10th-rated Defenders made seven errors in a nightmarish fifth inning, fueling an eight-run rally by Woodford County.
Bryan Station's bad mojo continued in the sixth when its pitchers issued six walks and gave up five hits as the Jackets posted 10 more runs.
Woodford County Coach Jeff Parrett said his team's celebration was "somewhat subdued" because Parrett is friends with Bryan Station Coach Eddie Brooks, and because the Jackets respect the Defenders' program.
"It wasn't quite as happy a moment as (Tuesday's) exciting, nail-biter (semifinal) game, but it was still pretty darn fun," Parrett said.
The championship game had the feel of a nail-biter when Bryan Station led 3-1 going to the fifth thanks to Elijah Burdette's two hits and two RBI, and Brandon Mayle-George's run-scoring single.
But then the sky fell in on the Defenders and starting pitcher Michael Bollmer.
It started ominously with an error, the first of seven botched infield plays almost in succession.
Woodford County had only two hits in the big inning — a double by Justin Brown and a single by Zach Hacker — but the rest of the rally came courtesy of Bryan Station's fielding phobia.
Brooks said there was no way to explain it "other than the fact you've got young kids, their emotions run high and things happen.
"We made one error, then another one and on and on. The train got run away and we couldn't catch it."
"But tip your cap to Woodford County. They're a great ball club with a great coach. This is what happens in this region. If you don't play, you get your hat handed to you."
Woodford County kept the pressure on by putting the ball in play. The Jackets' entire lineup contributed.
Eli Boggess drove in four runs, three with a bases-loaded double. Hacker had three hits, three runs and an RBI. Gross and Logan Parrett had two hits apiece and combined for five runs.
J.T. O'Reel, Pete O'Nan and Boggess handled the pitching, with tournament MVP Gage Beavers behind the plate, to give Woodford County its 30th victory.
Parrett, a former major-league pitcher in his first season as Jackets' head coach, said his team has played loose throughout the season and playoffs because it has been free of expectations.
"We just tell them baseball is a game of execution, making plays, making pitches, getting good swings at the plate, and whatever happens, happens," Parrett said.
A region championship finally happened for Woodford County on Wednesday night.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/30/22065...rylink=cpy
05-31-2012, 02:20 PM
Woodford Co. 001 08(10)—19 10 1
Bryan Station 102 000— 3 5 8
J.T. O'Reel, Pete O'Nan (4), Eli Boggess (6) and Gage Beavers. Michael Bollmer, Brandon McIntosh (5), Trae Moseley (6), Nick Hagen (6), Ryan Springer (6), Michael Morton (6) and Jordan Lewis. 2B—Justin Brown (WC), Eli Boggess (WC) 3B—Bollmer (BS).
Records—Woodford Co. 30-6; Bryan Station 28-13
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Bryan Station 102 000— 3 5 8
J.T. O'Reel, Pete O'Nan (4), Eli Boggess (6) and Gage Beavers. Michael Bollmer, Brandon McIntosh (5), Trae Moseley (6), Nick Hagen (6), Ryan Springer (6), Michael Morton (6) and Jordan Lewis. 2B—Justin Brown (WC), Eli Boggess (WC) 3B—Bollmer (BS).
Records—Woodford Co. 30-6; Bryan Station 28-13
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05-31-2012, 02:20 PM
All-tournament: Gage Beavers (MVP), Logan Parrett, Clinton Hollon, Eli Boggess of Woodford County; Ryne Combs, Brandon Mayle-George, Elijah Burdette of Bryan Station; Robert Waller, Tyler Jackson of Lexington Catholic; Trey Gross, Cole Metcalfe of Madison Central; Zack Arnold of Franklin County; Kelly Daniels of Model, William Warman of Scott County; Zack Herrin of Paul Dunbar.
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