FELTNER HITS WALK OFF HOME RUN TO PROPEL BASEBALL DAWGS TO VICTORY
LCHS has won 9 in a row
Louisa, Ky — Jackson Feltner hit a walk off homer, his 11th, to set a new single season record as Lawrence Co. ( 25-4 ) won 4-3 over Paintsville ( 16-13 ) in come from behind fashion Tuesday evening at Randy Keeton Field.
Feltner also picked up the win in relief of Tyler Maynard who was sensational in his six innings of work.
Hunter Crum doubled and drove in 2 runs, Ethan Whitt drove in 1 and scored 1, Maynard had 1 hit and 1 RBI, Bryce Blevins doubled, Jacob Fletcher 1 hit and Lucas Maynard scored 1 run for the victors.
Lawrence Co. 5 Ashland 1 ( Monday )
The Dawgs avenged and earlier loss to the Tomcats ( 14-9 ) behind CJ Fairchild who hit his 6th Home Run and drove in three runs. He was also marvelous on the bump picking up the victory. Fairchild went 5 innings allowing 1 run, 2 hits and struck out 5 batters. Lucas Maynard pitched the sixth striking out 1 and Bryce Blevins pitched the seventh and struck out 2.
For the Bulldogs offensively Ethan Whitt doubled and drove in 1, Austin Roe, Jackson Feltner, Tyler Maynard, Lucas Maynard, and Jacob Fletcher had 1 hit apiece in the win.
Lawrence Co. has won 9 in a row and will travel to Raceland tonight at 5:30 and then to Montgomery Co. Friday before playing in the David Irey Foundation Showcase at Whitaker Bank Park in Lexington Saturday at 12:30.
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Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Always good to beat those two programs. Both have won state championship (s) in their history. Our kids have been edging towards playing our best ball and that’s a great sign this time of year.”
“… Last night vs Ashland we left a ton of guys on base and ran ourself out of multiple innings. Those type things we have to shore up. CJ paced the way offensively driving in 3 and hit a no doubter. He’s been on fire really all year. He also pitched 5 strong innings and our bullpen was lights out. Lucas and Bryce closed it out.”
“… Tonight…wow. Lawrence and Paintsville have had some epic games thru the years. We always know what kind of effort we are going to see out of both teams. And tonight didn’t disappoint.”
“… Tyler did a great job competing on the mound holding them to 2 earned runs thru 5 innings. Jackson was sharp coming on in relief holding them in check. Several guys had very productive nights offensively. Our 6-9 guys in the lineup are really starting to come around which is a must for us to make a run. And no better feeling in sport than to be able to hit a walk off HR to win a game. Jackson hit a no doubter giving him the school record #11 on the season. He’s not seen much to hit over the past couple weeks but he’s shown pretty good patience. Very happy for him.”
