Around the Diamond
James Collier
Ashland Beacon
64th DISTRICT
ASHLAND 3-15
Ashland went 0-3 last week with losses to Boyd County, Russell and Hurricane, WV.
Ashland fell 12-2 to Boyd in five innings. LJ Murphy, Brady Marushi and Drew Kelley had the three Tomcats hits.
Ashland lost 7-2 to Russell. Sam Lyons, Murphy and Kelley had the three Ashland hits.
Ashland fell 10-0 to Hurricane. No stats were reported.
Ashland welcomes Spring Valley Monday, visits Fairview Tuesday, welcomes Boyd Thursday, Fairview Friday and travels to Lewis Saturday.
BOYD COUNTY 18-3
Boyd went 4-1 this week with wins over Ashland, Fairview, Greenup and Cabell Midland (4-1) and a 3-2 loss to East Carter.
Boyd dropped Ashland 12-2 in five innings. Josh Kelley, JK McKnight and Grant Slater each had a pair of hits. Brogan Jones, Kelley and Slater doubled in the win. McKnight homered and drove in four. Peyton Jackson worked four innings, allowing only two hits and struck out nine.
Boyd blanked Fairview, 10-0 in five. McKnight paced the Lions with three hits and drove in four. Jacob Vanover had a pair of hits.
Boyd upended Greenup, 16-3 in six innings. McKnight was 4 for 4 with a double and RBI. Ryan Brown went 2 for 4 with 3RBI. Jones was 2 for 2 with 3RBI. McKnight worked four innings from the bump, allowing only one hit and struck out eight.
Boyd visits Huntington Monday, Ashland Thursday and welcomes Raceland Saturday.
FAIRVIEW 9-9
Fairview went 2-2 this week with wins over West Carter and Morgan County and losses to Boyd County and South Point.
Fairview defeated West Carter, 9-4. Izaac Johnson worked 6 2/3 innings while allowing only two hits and striking out 11. Xavien Kouns, Tamel Smith, Jace Manning and Austin Pack each had two hits. Smith drove in three. Pack added two.
Fairview fell 10-0 to Boyd. The Eagles had five hits, all singles but could not plate a run.
Fairview took down Morgan, 6-5. Eli Cummings led the Eagles with a hit and RBI. Austin Pack drove in two. Kouns doubled. Jeffery Everetts tripled. Manning worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing only two earned runs and striking out 10.
Fairview fell 14-4 to South Point. Kouns went 2 for 3 with 2RBI.
Fairview welcomes Grace Christian Monday, Ashland Tuesday, visits Portsmouth Notre Dame Thursday, Ashland Friday and welcomes Martin County Saturday.
63RD DISTRICT
RACELAND 18-3
Raceland went 2-1 this week with a pair of district wins over Lewis County and a 7-3 loss to Pikeville in the All “A” Sectional.
Raceland claimed a 4-1 win in Game 1 with Lewis. Bryer Parsons tossed a complete game while allowing one run on three hits and striking out six. Parker Fannin went 2 for 3 with a triple and RBI. Eli Lynd doubled.
Raceland outdueled Lewis in Game 2, 10-6. Connor Thacker went 3 for 4 with a double, triple and 3RBI. Parker Ison added a double. Brayden Webb doubled and launched a solo home run.
Raceland welcomes Greenup County Monday, visits Greenup Tuesday, welcomes Portsmouth West Friday and visits Boyd Saturday.
RUSSELL 5-15
Russell went 1-2 this week with wins over Greenup and Ashland and a loss to Greenup in the district opener.
Russell fell 9-3 to Greenup. Kyle Mokas and Avery Lother went 2 for 4. Caden Mitchell doubled.
Russell bounced back with a 5-0 win over Greenup. Mokas tossed a complete game shutout, allowing only six hits and struck out four. Mokas led the Devils at the plate with a 3 for 4 outing behind a double. Lother doubled and drove in two.
Russell knocked off Ashland, 7-2. Lother worked 5 2/3 innings of two hit ball while giving up no runs and striking out eight. Elijah Hankins went 3 for 4. Parker Mitchell drove in two. Mokas added an RBI double.
Russell visits Lewis County Monday, welcomes Lewis Tuesday, heads to Spring Valley Friday and Morgan County Saturday.
GREENUP COUNTY 6-14
Greenup County went 2-2 this week with a split with Russell, 9-3 win and 5-0 loss, a 16-3 loss to Boyd and a 9-4 win over Portsmouth West.
The Musketeers broke open a 3-3 tie against Russell with 5 runs in the fifth inning and added on a run in the sixth for a 9-3 win. Every Greenup County hitter reached base led by Colin Alexander with a single, double and a home run. Kasey Gammon pitched five strong innings and Luke Boggs struck our four of the seven batters he faced in relief.
Greenup visits Raceland Monday and welcomes Raceland Tuesday.