LOUISA, KY Lawrence Co. improved to 5-0 on the year and 4-0 in 58th District play with two wins over Prestonsburg on Monday and Tuesday.
Lawrence Co. 11 Prestonsburg 0 ( Monday )
On a rainy and chilly evening Tyler Maynard threw a one hitter and Jackson Feltner belted a three run homer to lead the Bulldogs to a District victory at the Stonecrest Sports Park.
Maynard went five innings, striking out 9 Blackcats and walked zero. He helped his own cause with 1 hit, 2 runs and 2 RBIs.
For the Dawgs offensively Bryce Blevins had 1 hit, 1 run and 1 RBI, Ethan Whitt doubled and scored, Hunter Crum 1 hit and 1 run, Lucas Maynard 1 hit and 1 run, Austin Roe 1 hit, CJ Fairchild scored twice.
Lawrence Co. 10 Prestonsburg 5 ( Tuesday )
The Dawgs completed the regular season sweep of the Blackcats at Randy Keeton Field.
Jackson Feltner picked up the win on the mound with 3 1/3 innings allowing only 2 hits and struck out 5 batters. He also drove in a run and scored once.
Bryce Blevins paced the offense with 2 hits and 4 RBIs, Tyler Maynard had 2 hits and 1 run, CJ Fairchild scored 3 runs, 2 RBIs and 1 hit, Austin Roe doubled, Hunter Crum scored 2 runs, Ethan Whitt 1 RBI and Lucas Maynard 1 hit.
Lawrence Co. will hit the road on Thursday to face defending 15th Region champion Paintsville at 5:30.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… We didn’t play very well on Tuesday night. We just weren’t focused enough and played sloppy baseball. We played better on Monday than we did tonight. I wouldn’t say we were sharp Monday night. Tyler Maynard just dominated them.”
