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05-28-2012, 02:37 AM
Fern Creek - at Eastern - 11:15 AM 7th Region
Whitefield Academy - vs.Kentucky Country Day
(at Pleasure Ridge Park) - 9:00 AM 7th Region
Male - vs.Ballard
(at Southern) - 11:15 AM 7th Region
Trinity (Louisville) - vs.St. Xavier
(at Southern) - 9:00 AM 7th Region
Whitefield Academy - vs.Kentucky Country Day
(at Pleasure Ridge Park) - 9:00 AM 7th Region
Male - vs.Ballard
(at Southern) - 11:15 AM 7th Region
Trinity (Louisville) - vs.St. Xavier
(at Southern) - 9:00 AM 7th Region
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05-29-2012, 08:43 AM
St. Xavier pitcher Colin McFarland didn’t play in the first game against Trinity this season, but he made his presence felt Monday in the Seventh Region baseball tournament at Southern.“I wanted to pitch in that game (May 3 at Louisville Slugger Field), but I was injured,’’ McFarland said after St. X (27-11) avenged that 3-0 loss to with a 7-0 victory.
McFarland, a senior right-hander, pitched six innings for the defending regional champions, allowing three hits and a walk. He struck out four and made three exceptional defensive plays.
“I had an infection in my knee then, but this makes it even sweeter,’’’ McFarland said. “I was just trying to throw strikes, keep the ball low and get groundball outs.’’
Austin Warner, who limited St. X to two hits on May 3, took the loss.
Eastern (32-7) had to overcome a 4-0 deficit in the first inning to eliminate Fern Creek 14-4, thanks to a seven-run fourth inning and Mikey Baker’s game-ending RBI single in the fifth. Marshall Gei went 3 for 3 and had two-run singles in the first two innings to spark the comeback.
Today St. X, ranked No. 3 by state coaches, plays Kentucky Country Day in a 5 p.m. semifinal at the University of Louisville’s Jim Patterson Stadium. No. 2 Eastern, which lost to St. X. 4-3 in last year’s regional final, will play No. 7 Male at 7:30.
McFarland, a senior right-hander, pitched six innings for the defending regional champions, allowing three hits and a walk. He struck out four and made three exceptional defensive plays.
“I had an infection in my knee then, but this makes it even sweeter,’’’ McFarland said. “I was just trying to throw strikes, keep the ball low and get groundball outs.’’
Austin Warner, who limited St. X to two hits on May 3, took the loss.
Eastern (32-7) had to overcome a 4-0 deficit in the first inning to eliminate Fern Creek 14-4, thanks to a seven-run fourth inning and Mikey Baker’s game-ending RBI single in the fifth. Marshall Gei went 3 for 3 and had two-run singles in the first two innings to spark the comeback.
Today St. X, ranked No. 3 by state coaches, plays Kentucky Country Day in a 5 p.m. semifinal at the University of Louisville’s Jim Patterson Stadium. No. 2 Eastern, which lost to St. X. 4-3 in last year’s regional final, will play No. 7 Male at 7:30.
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St. Xavier 7, Trinity 0: The Tigers played errorless ball and also collected nine hits, six off Warner in five innings.Zach Montgomery singled home a run in the second inning. In St. X’s three-run third, Andrew Willinger’s single and Josh Osborne’s sacrifice fly brought home runs, the other scoring on an error.
In St. X.’s two-run seventh, Nate Stemle doubled and scored on Austin Clemons’ single. The 6-foot-6 Willinger followed with his fifth home run of the season, to center field.
“I knew the ball was going places right off the bat,’’ Willinger said.
In St. X.’s two-run seventh, Nate Stemle doubled and scored on Austin Clemons’ single. The 6-foot-6 Willinger followed with his fifth home run of the season, to center field.
“I knew the ball was going places right off the bat,’’ Willinger said.
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Eastern 14, Fern Creek 4: Eastern coach John Morris removed starter Kyle Schuette and replaced him with ace Robert Strader wIth the Eagles trailing 2-0 and the bases loaded in the first. Schuette only retired one hitter. Strader walked the first two batters he faced to make it 4-0, but he stopped Fern Creek cold after that. He gave up no hits and struck out eight in his 32/3 innings of work.Morris said Gei “had some clutch hits for us,’’ but Baker also went 3 for 3, with a triple and two singles for two RBIs.
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Kentucky Country Day 7, Whitefield Academy 3: Senior catcher Nik Gorman homered twice and knocked in five runs as the Bearcats (24-9) beat the Wildcats (20-14) at Pleasure Ridge Park for their first-ever regional tournament victory.“It’s huge,” said KCD coach Joe Maione. “We’ve worked for it all year, and the kids have bought in.”
Gorman’s two-run homer to left gave KCD a 3-0 lead in the first, and his towering three-run blast made it 6-0 in the third.
Gorman’s two-run homer to left gave KCD a 3-0 lead in the first, and his towering three-run blast made it 6-0 in the third.
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06-02-2012, 09:27 AM
The St. Xavier baseball team felt pretty good Thursday night, leaving Jim Patterson Stadium with a comfy 3-0 cushion after three innings as the rain pounded the turf at the University of Louisville.
The Tigers’ comfort level disappeared on a chilly Friday night as Male put up five runs in two innings. Then St. X mounted its own rally and repeated as Seventh Region champions with a 6-5 win.
The Tigers (29-11) now will face Mercer County (23-12) Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the first round of the state tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington.
“Anything can happen up there (in Lexington),” said St. X coach Andy Porta. “We’ve said all year long, we’ve got unfinished business.”
A year ago, the Tigers lost to Central Hardin in the state semifinals.
“It’s going to be tough,” said Porta, a 1985 St. X grad. “It’s not going to be a cakewalk. But I like our team. I like our pitching. I like our chances. ... This (winning the region) means the world to me.”
With St. X leading 3-0 with one out in the top of the fourth inning, Male’s Trey Simpson singled and Blake Oyler and Dalton Howell added consecutive triples. Howell scored on a balk, tying the game.
In the next inning, the Bulldogs (28-11) kept it going with four singles and two more runs to dart ahead of the Tigers 5-3.
“Our kids were sky-high,” Porta said of his team entering Friday’s restart. “You have to give those guys a lot of credit. Male took the wind out of our sails. They did what they had to do.”
In the bottom of the sixth inning, St. X’s Josh Osborne led off by drawing a walk from Simpson. Then Andrew McCormick hit a fly ball to center field and Male’s Zach Janes slipped and dropped the ball.
Osborne scored on the play, and McCormick went all the way to third on the throw to the plate.
After Alex Mercer struck out, Zach Montgomery was hit by a pitch. McCormick scored the tying run when Conrad Ulmer sent a fly ball to center field.
The St. X inning continued as Nate Stemle reached on an infield single, and Jake Johnson delivered an RBI single to right field as pinch-runner Austin Gahafer scored.
“St. X is an outstanding team and they showed that,” said Male coach Todd Driskell. “They put the ball in play, and good things happen when you put the ball in play. Unfortunately for us, it wasn’t so good. ... That’s baseball.”
Porta said the Tigers knew Simpson would throw strikes. “We had to put the ball into play, and luckily we found some holes.”
Male 000 320 0 – 5 10 1St. Xavier 102 003 x – 6 7 0WP – Britt (8-0). LP – Simpson (7-4). 3B – Oyler (M), Howell (M). Records – Male 28-11, St. Xavier 29-11.http://saxo.highschoolsports.net/article...on?Avis=B2
The Tigers’ comfort level disappeared on a chilly Friday night as Male put up five runs in two innings. Then St. X mounted its own rally and repeated as Seventh Region champions with a 6-5 win.
The Tigers (29-11) now will face Mercer County (23-12) Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the first round of the state tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington.
“Anything can happen up there (in Lexington),” said St. X coach Andy Porta. “We’ve said all year long, we’ve got unfinished business.”
A year ago, the Tigers lost to Central Hardin in the state semifinals.
“It’s going to be tough,” said Porta, a 1985 St. X grad. “It’s not going to be a cakewalk. But I like our team. I like our pitching. I like our chances. ... This (winning the region) means the world to me.”
With St. X leading 3-0 with one out in the top of the fourth inning, Male’s Trey Simpson singled and Blake Oyler and Dalton Howell added consecutive triples. Howell scored on a balk, tying the game.
In the next inning, the Bulldogs (28-11) kept it going with four singles and two more runs to dart ahead of the Tigers 5-3.
“Our kids were sky-high,” Porta said of his team entering Friday’s restart. “You have to give those guys a lot of credit. Male took the wind out of our sails. They did what they had to do.”
In the bottom of the sixth inning, St. X’s Josh Osborne led off by drawing a walk from Simpson. Then Andrew McCormick hit a fly ball to center field and Male’s Zach Janes slipped and dropped the ball.
Osborne scored on the play, and McCormick went all the way to third on the throw to the plate.
After Alex Mercer struck out, Zach Montgomery was hit by a pitch. McCormick scored the tying run when Conrad Ulmer sent a fly ball to center field.
The St. X inning continued as Nate Stemle reached on an infield single, and Jake Johnson delivered an RBI single to right field as pinch-runner Austin Gahafer scored.
“St. X is an outstanding team and they showed that,” said Male coach Todd Driskell. “They put the ball in play, and good things happen when you put the ball in play. Unfortunately for us, it wasn’t so good. ... That’s baseball.”
Porta said the Tigers knew Simpson would throw strikes. “We had to put the ball into play, and luckily we found some holes.”
Male 000 320 0 – 5 10 1St. Xavier 102 003 x – 6 7 0WP – Britt (8-0). LP – Simpson (7-4). 3B – Oyler (M), Howell (M). Records – Male 28-11, St. Xavier 29-11.http://saxo.highschoolsports.net/article...on?Avis=B2
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