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The Paper file photo by Lori Poteet
Southmont’s Scott Paris and the Mounties won their third-straight conference game. |
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| Baseball
Friday
At Southmont
Southmont 8, Western Boone 4
Western Boone 100 030 0 – 4 4 1
Southmont 213 002 X – 8 10 1
WP: Jordan Hockersmith S (2-1) LP: Jared Knox (0-1)
Western Boone runs scored: Todd Morton, Jared Knox, Aaron Cragun, Christian Zimmerman.
Southmont runs scored: Jared Earle 2, Brayden McKinney 2, Lucas Tanner Hill, Derek Linn, Cody Jacquez, Miller.
Western Boone RBI: Aaron Vaughn 2, Trevin Poole
Southmont RBI: McKinney 2, Scott Paris, Tyler Bridge, Earle, Hill
Western Boone hits: Jay Purdy, J. Knox, Poole, Vaughn
Southmont hits: McKinney 2, Bridge 2, Miller 2, Hill, Linn, Earle, Jacquez, Paris
2B: Poole WB; McKinney S
Stolen bases: Western Boone 1 (Todd Morton), Southmont 0
LOB: Western Boone 9, Southmont 9
Records: Southmont 6-4 (5-2 SAC), Western Boone 1-9 (1-6 SAC)
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Reprinted courtesy of:
The Paper of Montgomery County
www.thepaper24-7.com
By Cale Stephens
For The Paper
NEW
MARKET – Timely hitting and near flawless defense helped lift Southmont
over Sagamore Athletic Conference rival Western Boone 8-4 on Friday
night.
The Mounties’ bats were able to stay hot as they got production all the way through the order.
Sophomores
Brayden McKinney (fifth in the order) and Lucas Miller (ninth in the
order) were responsible for five Southmont (6-4, 5-2 SAC) runs and
combined for three of the team’s 10 hits.
“Our hitting was
right, again,” Southmont coach Adam Acton said. “Our defense didn’t
have many errors. Our fielding was right. Our pitching was good. Lucas
has been really struggling. I told him before the game that he needed
to show that he could hit the ball. And he responded. I’m happy to see
that.”
Western Boone (1-9, 1-6 SAC) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
The Mounties responded with two straight hits that resulted in two runs in the bottom of the first. Southmont didn’t look back.
Miller
singled and scored in the second inning. McKinney doubled home two runs
and later scored in the third. And the Mounties added two more in the
sixth.
Senior Jordan Hockersmith started on the mound and earned the win with four innings pitched and four strikeouts.
“That’s
what you expect out of Hockersmith,” Acton said. “He throws pop-ups and
ground balls. Our defense has to be sharp. We can’t make a lot of
errors when he’s pitching.”
Senior pitcher and Butler signee
Jared Earle came to the mound in the sixth and put down the Stars in
order. He recorded five strikeouts against the six batters he faced.
Earle also had a good day at the plate. He scored twice and batted a run in.
Seniors
Scott Paris and Tyler Bridge each batted in a run in the sixth inning.
Bridge finished with two hits and reached base three-out-of-four plate
appearances.
The Mounties had opportunities to score more runs
as they left two men on base four separate times. Six runners were left
in scoring position.
Western Boone had chances, too. The Stars
left the bases loaded in the third and fourth innings. Southmont
pitchers were able to pitch their way out of those jams. Each rally was
ended by a strike out.
Southmont won its third straight conference game and will travel to conference foe Frankfort on Tuesday. |
