March 29, 2018
Parks, Cyrus and Maynard play long ball
Louisa, Ky. — Lawrence Co. ( 5-0 ) Baseball Bulldogs used three home runs to help outscore Prestonsburg 30-1 (two games) in a 58th District sweep Tuesday night in the home opener.
Lawrence Co. 11 Prestonsburg 1 ( Game 1 )
Brad Parks hit a two run bomb to dead center field in a six run third inning to put the game away and Bryce Blevins went 6 innings, giving up only 1 unearned run, 3 hits and striking out 5 batters to pick up the win.
The Bulldogs finished with 10 hits and scored 4 runs in the first, 6 runs in the third and 1 run in the sixth to end the ballgame.
Tyler Maynard had 3 hits, scored a run and knocked in one, Dakota Shortridge went 2-2 with 2 runs and 1 RBI.
Peyton Cyrus had a hit, scored a run and had 2 RBIs. Hunter Crum had one hit and one RBI, Kade Sword singled and scored once, Jackson Feltner had 1 hit, Jarrett Fairchild scored a run, Austin Roe walked three times.
Lawrence Co. 19 Prestonsburg 0 ( Game 2 )
Peyton Cyrus led off the game with a home run to right field to get the Dawgs started in Game 2. Tyler Maynard hit a three run shot to put the game away. Kade Sword started and went one inning to pick up the win.
The Dawgs scored 3 in the first, 5 in the second, 6 in the third, 1 in the fourth and 4 in the fifth inning and finished with 10 hits in the mercy shortened win.
Jackson Feltner finished with 3 hits including a double, scored 2 runs and had 5 RBIs. Tyler Maynard knocked in 4 runs and scored 2 runs, Peyton Cyrus had 3 hits, scored 4 times and had 2 RBIs. Brad Parks scored 3 runs, Blue Fletcher scored twice, Jacob Fletcher had 1 hit and 1 RBI, Dakota Shortridge 1 RBI, Bryce Blevins 1 hit.
Lucas Maynard, Tyler Maynard, Jackson Feltner and Peyton Cyrus pitched 1 inning apiece and struck out 5 batters and walked 1.
Lawrence Co. will return to action Sunday night in the Cal Ripken experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… It’s good to get two more district wins. Puts us at 4-0 after 2 weeks.”
“… All of our pitchers continue to throw strikes at an efficient rate.”
“… Looking forward to getting south next week for hopefully some good weather.”
