HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Lady Hornets cruise past Lady Bobcats; LCC rolls

Magoffin County’s Katie Howard hit for the cycle to power the Lady Hornets to a 13-3 home win over Breathitt County on Monday night.

She scored four runs and drove in five to back the strong pitching of winner Jaden Williams.

Williams had two hits, including a triple, and drove in four runs. Holly Handshoe added two hits and batted in two runs.

At Salyersville

Pitching:

WP – Jaden Williams

Hitting: Katie Howard HR, 3b, 2b, 1b, 4r, 5 RBI; Jaden Williams 3b, 1b, 4 RBI; Holly Handshoe 2-1b, 2 RBI, Magoffin County.

Belfry…………..16

Pike Central…..4

Belfry’s Linzee Phillips had a big game as the Lady Pirates rolled to a 16-4 win over Pike Central in a 60th District matchup played at Massey Energy Field on Monday night.

Phillips drove in three runs while scoring four times. Brianna Tello tripled, scored, and knocked in three runs. Natalie Fite and Kylee Phillips had two hits each and batted in a pair of runs.

Trista Marcum was the winning pitcher.

At Goody

Pitching:

WP – Trista Marcum

Hitting: Linzee Phillips 2-2b, 3b, 1b, 4r, 3 RBI; Brianna Tello 3b, 1r, 3 RBI; Natalie Fite 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Kylee Phillips 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI, Belfry.

Letcher Central..15

East Ridge…………0

Letcher Central scored 13 times in the bottom of the third inning to mercy East Ridge, 15-0, in a game played at Cougar Field on Monday night.

Autumn Wampler had a pair of doubles and knocked in five runs while scoring twice as the Lady Cougars moved to 12-4. Olivia Frazier and Raygan Anderson batted in two runs each.

Allyssa Nicely was the winning pitcher.

Amelia Cure doubled for the Lady Warriors, now 0-9. Kiersten Coleman was tagged with the loss.

At Ermine

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

ER (0-9)…00     0 –  0-2-4

LC (12-4)..11(13) – 15-7-0

Pitching:

WP – Alyssa Nicely

LP – Kiersten Coleman

Hitting: Amelia Cure 2b, East Ridge; Autumn Wampler 2-2b, 2r, 5 RBI; Olivia Frazier 1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Raygan Anderson 1r, 2 RBI; Makennah Johnson 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Letcher Central.

Paintsville…….8

Floyd Central…2

Paintsville’s Taylor Hannah was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle as the Lady Tigers defeated Floyd Central, 8-2, in a game played on Monday night.

She drove in three runs to back the pitching of winner Chloe Hannah.

Abby Maynard had a pair of doubles, scored, and knocked in two runs while Chessa Collins doubled four times and scored twice.

At Paintsville

Pitching:

WP – Chloe Hannah

Hitting: Taylor Hannah 3b, 2b, 1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Abby Maynard 2-2b, 1r, 2 RBI; Chessa Collins 4-2b, 2r, Paintsville.