Prestonsburg, Ky. — Brooklyn Ellis hit two home runs and Taylor Blevins tossed a one hitter to lead Lawrence Co. ( 28-4 ) to 10-0 five inning victory over Shelby Valley ( 10-15 ) in the first round of the 15th Region Tournament Monday at Stonecrest.
Brooklyn Ellis connects for one of her two home runs on Monday.
Ellis hit her 8th and 9th homers of the season, tallied five runs batted in and scored twice, Bree Jones had three hits including a double, scored four runs and knocked in two, Dani Crum had two hits including a double, drove in two runs and scored twice, Hallie Adkins singled and had one RBI, Abby Maynard and Jada Patton both singled, Elle Smith and Addalyn Woods each scored a run.
Taylor Blevins throws a pitch in the 15th Region Tournament.
Taylor Blevins was once again outstanding in the circle to get the win. Blevins allowed one hit, had seven strikeouts and walked one.
The Dawgs will play Johnson Central ( 25-14 ) at 6:00 Tuesday in the first semifinal after the Golden Eagles took care of Pike Co. Central 11-5 in the first game on Monday.
Pikeville and Belfry will play in the second semifinal at 8:00 on Tuesday after the Panthers beat Floyd Central 11-4 in the third game and the Pirates took care of Magoffin Co. 10-0 in the final game on Memorial Day.
Bree Jones reacts after making a diving catch against Shelby Valley.
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Justin Adkins
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Another good game for us, Anytime you can write Taylor Blevins on the lineup card pitching you feel good. Another shutout for us this year, I’m not sure how many but it’s a lot.”
“… It took us one time through the lineup to adjust to the slower pitching. The second time through we scored nine runs in three innings which I felt really good about. We still need to stay through it and keeping doing what we are doing.”
“… Brooklyn and Abby Nelson are killing the ball right now. The girls right in the middle of are order are starting to hit it well. I’m really happy with the production we are getting. They have hit it well all year and now are getting some lift and hitting some no doubt home runs.”
“… I feel really good about us going into that game on Tuesday night. It should be standing room only with everybody in the region here. Tie top teams in the region and both teams expect to win. Can’t wait to get it on.”
