May 22, 2018
Seven run 6th inning seals the deal in District opener
LANGLEY, KY. — After a few tense moments late in the game Lawrence Co. (29-7) scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a 10-2 victory over host Floyd Central (9-22) in the first round of the 58th District tournament Monday evening.
The Dawgs led 3-2 before the seven run outburst to put away the pesky Jaguars who the Bulldogs had steamrolled twice in the regular season.
Lawrence Co. 8th Grader Bryce Blevins improved to 9-1 with the complete game victory on the mound. Blevins allowed 6 hits, 1 earned run, struck out 6 and walked zero. He also contributed a hit and 1 RBI on offense.
The Dawgs pounded out 16 hits led by Jackson Feltner who went 4-4 with 2 doubles, a triple, scored 3 times and drove in one, Tyler Maynard had 3 hits, 2 RBIs and scored once, Austin Roe went 2-4 with a double and knocked in 3 runs, CJ Fairchild doubled and knocked in 2 runs, Brad Parks doubled and scored twice, Hunter Crum went 1-1 with an RBI, Blue Fletcher and Lucas Maynard had 1 hit each and Jarrett Fairchild doubled, Kade Sword scored a run.
With the victory the Lawrence Co. senior class secured their 100th win of their careers.
In the second game Betsy Layne pulled the upset with a 5-4 victory over Prestonsburg.
Lawrence Co. will play Betsy Layne for the 58th District Championship Tuesday night at 7:00. Both teams will advance to the 15th Region tournament next week.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… I have been doing this a long time and the first round of the District tournament is always the toughest. All the big games that we have played in — from region finals to first round of state tournament– more butterflies are there and coaches are more nervous on that first day. Our boys weren’t uptight or not ready to play, the bottom line was Floyd Central came ready to play and gave us all we wanted for five innings. They pitched it well they caught it well and they hit the ball well.”
“… We had some opportunities early to break it open but never could until the sixth inning, and give Floyd Central credit they pushed us tonight.”
“… We haven’t played Betsy Layne or Prestonsburg in two months so they both are very different than when we saw them early in the year.”
Lawrence Co. Catcher Austin Roe
“… Different atmosphere this time of year no matter who you’re playing against. Whether you beat them in the regular season or not everybody is ready to play in the postseason.”
“… Not just necessarily looking to just put the ball in play, but I knew we needed to get those runs in. Big situation to get our guys going. No matter how you get it done in the first round, a win is a win.”
