May 21, 2018
POSTSEASON BASEBALL IS UPON US; STARTS TONIGHT
LANGLEY, KY. — It’s really hard to believe but postseason baseball starts tonight as Lawrence Co. (28-7) opens 58th District play against the host team Floyd Central (9-21) at 5:30.
The Dawgs went 6-0 in District play this year and outscored their opponents 87-5.
Lawrence Co. won both meetings this season with the Jaguars in 5 innings. First meeting was 12-2 at Randy Keeton field and the second one on the road was 15-2.
The Dawgs have been very good offensively this season with seven guys hitting over .300 and have connected on 18 dingers.
Senior Peyton Cyrus has been on a tear all season long and is leading the Dawgs with a .470 batting average, home runs with 6, stolen bases with 22, runs scored with 55 and triples with 6 in only 30 games of action.
Sophomore Jackson Feltner is the team leader in hits with 48 and is sporting a batting average of .417 and hit 1 homer.
Senior Brad Parks is hitting .391 and his the team leader in doubles with 17, ties for the team lead with 37 RBIs and blasted 3 home runs.
Junior Austin Roe has a team best 27 walks and his hitting .369 on the year.
Sophomore Tyler Maynard is hitting .355 on the year.
Senior Jarrett Fairchild is tied for the team lead in RBIs with 37 and has blasted 5 home runs.
On the pitching side 8 different Bulldogs have won at least 2 games on the mound this season led by 8th grader Bryce Blevins at 8-1.
Sophomore Tyler Maynard is 4-1, Senior Kade Sword is 3-0, Seniors Brad Parks and Peyton Cyrus along with Sophomore CJ Fairchild are 3-1 on the year, Jackson Feltner and Jacob Fletcher are both 2-0.
Fairchild has an ERA of 2.38 in 34 innings of work and Blevins at 2.72 in 43 innings of work have both been outstanding. Peyton Cyrus has a 0.88 ERA in 11 innings on the mound.
In the second game of the night Prestonsburg (12-12) will take on Betsy Layne ( 6-20 ) at 8:00 the winners will play Tuesday night at 7:00 for the title.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… We are staying focused on one game at a time. A recipe for disaster this time of the year is looking too far ahead. We’ve talked about just “winning the day”. 1 game winning streaks is all we are looking for.”
“… Our boys seem to be really focused with a lot of energy so hopefully that reflects in our play on the field.”
