May 29, 2018
PAINTSVILLE, KY. — It was student vs teacher in the first round of the 15th Region softball tournament as Lawrence Co. ( 27-8 ) prevailed 6-0 over Paintsville ( 21-13 ) as Ciana Bowen threw a complete game no hitter Monday afternoon at Johnson Central.
Lady Bulldog Head Coach Kenny Horn ( student ) played for Lady Tiger Head Coach and former LC baseball coaching legend Randy Keeton ( teacher ).
Bowen struck out 11 and only allowed two base runners the entire game.
The Lady Dawgs dented the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning with a two out two run RBI single from Mackenzie Methax that scored Halli Caudill who singled and stole second and Amber Triplett.
In the fifth inning Amber Triplett singled and Abby Fletcher drove her in with a RBI double to give the Lady Bulldogs a 3-0
Lawrence Co. broke it open with a three spot in the sixth inning as Halli Caudill, Abby Fletcher and Ciana Bowen drove in runs with singles.
Other offense for the Lady Dawgs Ashley Hayes singled and scored a run, Keyarah Bowen singled, Cavins scored a run and stole 2 bases.
Lady Bulldog catcher Abby Fletcher squeezes the final out of the ballgame.
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Lawrence Co. will advance to the semifinals on Wednesday night at 5:00 vs Pike Co. Central who beat Shelby Valley 7-5 in the second game.
The last two games of the first round between Floyd Central/Johnson Central and Pikeville/Belfry on Monday were postponed and will be played at 5:00 and 7:00 Tuesday.
The semifinals will be played Wednesday and the Championship game is still slated for Thursday at 6:00.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Kenny Horn
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… We didn’t cash in on some opportunities but I was really proud of the girls today. Ciana was right on it and when she missed they kept chasing so we kept calling for the pitches up in the zone. Anytime you no-hit a team and put up six runs it’s hard to beat.”
“… Lately Methax is really hitting the ball well and with power. They tried to pitch her inside and she was turning on it. We can’t continue to leave runners on and win this thing and this is our best shot in a long time so we got to get those runners in.”
