Salyersville, Ky. — Lawrence County Baseball ( 6-7 ) bounced back from a loss in the 2A tournament with a 14-3 victory over Magoffin County ( 5-4 ) Thursday evening.
2026 Bulldog 8th Graders
Max Murriell and Maddox Fletcher
Grant Cochran went six innings on the mound to get the win. Cochran struck out four, gave up four hits, allowed two earned runs and walked one Hornet. He also had two hits and two runs batted in to help his cause.
Brady Caudill had two hits including a double, drove in a run and scored three times to lead the Dawgs on offense.
Maddox Fletcher had two hits and scored a run, Braxton Davis doubled, drove in one and scored two runs, Boedy Maynard had a hit and scored three times, Owen Pack singled, drove in two runs and scored once, Max Murriell singled, drove in one and scored once, Gray Derifield had one hit, CJ Whitt and Braylen Stumbo scored a run each.
Johnson Central 4 Lawrence Co. 0 ( Tuesday )
In the quarterfinals of the Class 2A Section 8 tournament the Golden Eagles shutout the Bulldogs.
Braxton Davis pitched well in defeat only allowing four Johnson Central hits, two earned runs and struck out four in seven innings of work.
The Dawgs picked up two singles in the loss from Eli Caudill and Max Murriell.
The Dawgs will travel to Hazard ( 6-7 ) on Friday evening, before hosting Shelby Valley ( 3-6 ) on Tuesday.
Bulldog Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… It’s been a tough stretch for us offensively, We’ve got a very inexperienced ball club and it’s shown a little lately. But that’s ok. We expected to have stretches like this. I love our team and I believe we have the pieces to make a run. We just need to steadily improve as the season goes on.”
“… Hats off to Chase Preece he threw well against us. I thought Braxton Davis looked very good on the mound as well. Our pitching and defense has been really solid all year and I expect that to do nothing but get better.”
“… We finally found several barrels in a win against Magoffin County which is a good sign.”
