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Post by Local Sports on Apr 13, 2009 21:42:22 GMT -5
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 24, 2009 22:19:44 GMT -5
Tiger Baseball 2009......
Monday April 13, 2009
Tigers win over Pike Central 12-1
The Clay County Tigers got back on the winning track Monday night as they defeated 15th region foe Pike County Central 12-1 in six innings at Campbell Field. Starting pitcher Nick Gray scattered six hits over six innings to pick up the win.
Cory Nicholson led a balanced Tiger offense going 4 for 5 on the night with three RBIs including a walkoff double in the sixth inning. Tanner Hensley continued his hot hitting going 2 for 2 with three RBIs. Tyler Young went 2 for 3 with an RBI, Brandon Griffin was 2 for 4, John Wilson was 1 for 3 with an RBI and Tyler Sumner picked up a bases loaded walk for an RBI.
Saturday April 11, 2009
Tiger win streak ends at the Briar Patch
The Clay County Tigers six game winning streak came to a sudden end Saturday as the Tigers could only manage two hits in a 10-0 loss to the Somerset Briar Jumpers. The Tigers only two hits were back to back singles by Corey Nicholson and Brandon McGeorge to lead off the fourth inning, but a double play ended the threat. The Tigers left 10 baserunners on during their five innings of offense.
Tiger pitching gave up seven hits and nine walks in four innings.
Friday April 10, 2009
Clay-Bell Matchup Washed Out
The scheduled game between Bell County and Clay County, the top two teams in the 13th region, has been rained out. Defending Region Champion, Bell County won the first matchup at Log Mountain 10-9.
Thursday April 9, 2009
Clay County wins over Garrard County 4-2
The Clay County Tiger baseball team moved to 7-1 on the season with 4-2 win over Garrard County at William Campbell Field Thursday afternoon. John Wilson pitched a complete game, giving up 2 runs, one of which was earned, four hits and four walks. Wilson finished the game with seven strikeouts.
Freshman Tanner Hensley led the way on offense as he was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's giving him 12 on the season. Tanner Gilbert, playing in his first game of the season went 2 for 4 at the plate. Tyler Young, John Wilson, Brandon McGeorge and Tyler Sumner each added one hit. Wilson had one RBI.
Tuesday April 21, 2009
Clay County 6 Garrard County 4
Tanner Gilbert was two for three including a three run home run to lead the Tigers to the big road win. John Wilson and Brandon Griffin each collected two hits. Zach Lewis and Brandon McGeorge each had a hit. McGeorge pitched the first six innings for the win and Nick Gray pitched the seventh to pick up the save
Saturday April 18, 2009
Clay County 10 Hazard 8
Tanner Gilbert was three for four including a single, double and triple and added two RBIs as the Clay County Tigers took a come from behind win over Hazard Saturday at William Campbell field. Zach Lewis went two for four with two RBIs. John Wilson and Brandon McGeorge added two hits.
Corey Nicholson, Tanner Hensley and Brandon Griffin had a hit and an RBI. Tyler Young added a hit and a gave saving diving catch to end the game.
Brandon Griffin scattered 12 hits and added two strikouts to pick up the complete game victory on the mound.
Saturday April 18, 2009
Clay County 10 Pulaski County 1
John Wilson pitched a four hitter and had nine strkeouts as the Clay County Tigers defeated Pulaski County 10-1 at William Campbell Field Saturday. The Tigers were led at the plate by Tanner Gilbert with a three home run and Brandon Griffin who went three for four with four RBIs.
Corey Nicholson and Tanner Hensley had two hits and two RBIs. Zach Lewis and Brandon McGeorge also had two hits. Wilson and Tyler Sumner added a hit.
Friday April 17, 2009
Clay County 22 Leslie County 7
The Clay County Tigers ran their winning streak to three games at Leslie County Friday night with a 22-7 win over the Eagles. Tanner Gilbert led the offense as he went four for four with four RBI's. Brandon McGeorge was three for five with two RBI's; Tanner Hensley went two for four with two RBI's; Brandon Griffin added one hit and picked up three RBI's.
Both John Wilson and Corey Nicholson had one hit and one RBI while scoring three runs. Tyler Young and Tyler Sumner added a hit.
Corey Nicholson and Nick Gray each pitched two innings while Brandon McGeorge closed the game with a five pitch fifth inning.
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Tigers win over Knox Central 10-0 in six
Clay County pitchers Brandon Griffin and Brandon McGeorge combined for a one hit shut out as the Tigers roll past Knox Central 10-0 in six innings. Griffin started and pitched no hit baseball for the first four innings then McGeorge give up only one hit in the final two innings.
Corey Nicholson and Zach Lewis led the way at the plate as both go three for four with an RBI each. Tyler Young and Tyler Sumner were each two for three with two RBIs. Griffin was two for three with three RBIs including a walk off two run single in the sixth inning. Tanner Hensley and John Wilson also had hits for the Tigers.
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Post by Local Sports on May 9, 2009 13:44:36 GMT -5
Tiger Baseball 2009......
Thursday April 28, 2009
Clay County 19 Knox Central 14
Senior Zach Lewis drove in eight runs as he went four for six at the plate including a home run. Freshman Tanner Hensley drove in five runs on two hits. John Wilson was three for five with an RBI, Brandon Griffin drove in two runs on two hits, Tanner Gilbert and Tyler Sumner added two hits, Corey Corum drove in a run on one hit and Tyler Young also added a hit. Brandon McGeorge picked up a RBI when he was hit by a pitch and Josh England drove in a run with a walk.
Freshmen Justin Smith, making his first appearance in a varisty game, pitched a scoreless final inning with two strikeouts.
Saturday April 25, 2009
Clay County 11 Muhlenberg North 8
Shane Allen, making his first appearance in a high school varisty game, struck out the Stars third and fourth place hitters with the tying run at the plate to pick up the save. Brandon McGeorge pitched five plus innings for the win before Allen took the hill in the sixth.
Tyler Young led the offense, going three for four with three RBIs. McGeorge was also three for four on the day. Brandon Griffin went two for five and added a RBI. Tyler Sumner picked up one hit and two RBIs. Corey Corumn added two hits and Corey Nicholson picked up the Tigers other hit.
Saturday April 25, 2009
Clay County 12 Green County 7
Corey Nicholson went five for five and knocked in three runs to lead the Tiger offense. Corey Corumn was three for four with a RBI. Brandon Griffin, John Wilson and Brandon McGeorge went two for five. Griffin had three RBIs, Wilson added two and McGeorge had one.
Nicholson pitched seven plus innings in relief for the win and McGeorge finished the game for the save.
Friday April 24, 2009
Clay County 9 Perry County Central 8
John Wilson was four for four at the plate, drove in two runs and laid down a sacrifice bunt to lead the Tigers to a road win over one of the top teams in the 14th region. Tanner Gilbert continued his hot hitting with a three for five night with one RBI. Zach Lewis drove in three runs with one hit. Tyler Young and Tanner Hensley also picked up two hits. Corey Nicholson, Brandon Griffin, Brandon McGeorge and Tyler Sumner added a hit.
Nick Gray worked six plus innings for the win. Brandon Griffin finshed the seventh for the save. Perry Central had the tying run at third and the winning run at second when Griffin picked up a strike out for out two then shortstop Zach Lewis fielded a grounder behind second and threw to first for the final out of the game.
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Post by Local Sports on May 19, 2009 22:02:37 GMT -5
49th District Tournament at Clay CountyMonday May 18, 2009Clay County 20 North Laurel 10Zach Lewis had 4 hits and 4 RBIs as the Tigers qualified for the 13th region. Tanner Hensley also added 4 hits and 1 RBI. Cory Nicholson and Tyler Sumner had 3 hits with Nicholson picking up 2 RBIs and Sumner adding 3 RBI's. Tanner Gilbert had 4 RBIs including a 2 run home run. John Wilson had 2 RBIs and one hit.
Friday May 15, 2009South Laurel 18 Clay County 11 (eight innings)The Tigers scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 11, but could not get the winning run accross and lost in extra innings. Tyler Young had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Tanner Hensley, Tanner Gilbert and Tyler Sumner added two hits each. John Wilson, Zach Lewis, Brandon Griffin, and Brandon McGeorge each had a hit. Lewis and Hensley picked up two RBIs while McGeorge added on RBI. Thursday May 14, 2009Clay County 14 Harlan 4CLICK HERE to read the story at harlandaily.comMonday May 11, 2009Clay County 9 Corbin 3Senior Nick Gray pitched a three hitter complete game for the win. Zach Lewis and John Wilson had two hits, while Corey Nicholson, Tanner Gilbert, Brandon Griffin and Tyler Young picked up a hit. Lewis, Nicholson, Gilbert, Griffin, Young, Brandon McGeorge and Tanner Hensley picked up RBIs.
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Post by Local Sports on May 23, 2009 6:58:43 GMT -5
Tiger Baseball 2009......49th District at Clay CountyMonday May 18, 2009Jackson County 1 Red Bird 0 (Forfiet)Clay County 20 North Laurel 10 - CLICK HERE for detailsWednesday May 20, 2009Finals - Clay County 9 Jackson County 2
50th District at CorbinMonday May 18, 2009South Laurel 12 Williamsburg 2 - CLICK HERE for detailsCorbin 9 Whitley County 2 Tuesday May 19, 2009Finals - South Laurel 4 Corbin 1 - CLICK HERE for details
51st District at Lynn CampMonday May 18, 2009Knox Central 15 Lynn Camp 1 Barbouville 7 Pineville 2 - CLICK HERE for detailsTuesday May 19, 2009Finals - Knox Central 3 Barbouville 1
52nd District at HarlanMonday May 18, 2009Bell County 10 Harlan 0 - CLICK HERE for detailsHarlan County 9 Middlesboro 6 - CLICK HERE for detailsTuesday May 19, 2009Finals - Bell County 14 Harlan County 7 - CLICK HERE for details
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Post by Local Sports on Oct 26, 2011 16:44:35 GMT -5
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Post by Local Sports on Mar 7, 2012 20:58:02 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
WYMT-TV
Clay County gets votes in High School Baseball Pre-Season Coaches' Poll
1. Lexington Catholic 2. Central Hardin 3. Eastern 4. St. Xavier 5. Apollo 6. Male 7. Pleasure Ridge Park 8. Lafayette 9. Harrison County 10. Bryan Station 11. Bowling Green 12. Tates Creek 13. Trinity 14. Danville 15. Covington Catholic 16. Madison Central 17. Henderson County 18. West Jessamine 19. Ballard 20. Paul Laurence Dunbar 21. Henry Clay 22. Lexington Chistian 23. Ashland Blazer 24. Woodford County 25. Lone Oak Others Receiving Votes - Butler, Daviess County, Warren East, Belfry, Hazard, Owensboro Catholic, North Laurel, Bishop Brossart, North Oldham, Warren Central, Bullitt East, Somerset, Clay County, Muhlenberg County, Pulaski County, Russell County www.wkyt.com/wymt/sports/headlines/High_School_Baseball_Pre-Season_Coaches_Poll_141621343.html
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Post by Local Sports on Mar 17, 2012 11:58:04 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
sentinel-echo.com
Baseball 2012: Can Jaguars’ knock off Clay County in district or region?
By Mitch Howard, Sports Writer
When you think back to how last season ended, it’s easy to see why North Laurel would be hungry for a region title. The Jaguars lost to Clay County by one run in the 49th District championship game and again by one run to the Tigers in the 13th Region final. But while Clay County has eight players to replace, North Laurel has a nucleus returning for a strong post season run. The hardest part to fill might be lefthanded starting pitcher Jon Damron. John Allen, Zach Bullard, Kellen Turner, and Marc Kaminsky also graduated. There is a lot of talent returning. The Jaguars’ batting rotation is a pretty good college team. Centerfielder Marcus Carson has made a verbal commitment to the University of Kentucky, where Zach Storm has already signed. Bubby Brooks signed with Pikeville College. North Laurel averaged about eight runs per game last season, second only to Clay County’s loaded lineup. There should be a lot of runs scored again this season. Read the entire article at: www.sentinel-echo.com/localsports/x1511609744/Baseball-2012-Could-it-be-the-Jaguars-time
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Post by Local Sports on Mar 21, 2012 5:25:21 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
The Times-Tribune
Redhounds pick up win over Clay County
By Tim Branstetter, Staff Writer
CORBIN – The Clay County Tigers had not lost to a region opponent since Corbin defeated them, 7-6, on March 25, 2010 – that streak has been broken. Corbin’s Chad Brown picked up the win in five innings of work and Trace Vorbeck came in and shut the door as Corbin defeated Clay County 6-4. Read the entire article at: thetimestribune.com/sports/x715442731/Brown-delivers
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Post by Local Sports on Mar 22, 2012 16:46:10 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
harlandaily.com
Clay County wins over Harlan County
Clay County raced to a 5-1 lead after three innings on the way to a 6-5 win Tuesday over visiting Harlan County. Tanner Hensley pitched six innings to claim the win, giving up six hits while striking out five. Hensley also led the Tigers at the plate with three hits and two RBI. Read more: www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/17963600/article-HCHS-falls-at-Clay-County
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Post by Local Sports on Mar 28, 2012 17:23:45 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
The Times-Tribune
Redhounds’ woes continue at Clay County
By Les Dixon, Sports Editor
After starting the season with two straight wins, the Corbin Redhounds have hit a slide. Corbin (2-4) dropped its fourth game in a row Tuesday, as Clay County handed the Redhounds their worst loss of the season, winning 13-3. Corbin suffered a big blow when starting pitcher Trace Vorbeck was replaced on the mound in the first inning after experiencing some soreness in his arm. The Redhounds scored a run in the first inning before the Tigers answered with two in the bottom half of the inning. Corbin scored again in the third inning before Clay County took command and plated 11 runs during the final five innings of play. Vorbeck continued to do damage at the plate by delivering his third home run in two days. Corbin will be back in action Thursday at home against Barbourville, who is 1-2 on the season. thetimestribune.com/sports/x1450998428/Redhounds-woes-continue-at-Clay-Co
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 2, 2012 16:02:15 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
sentinel-echo.com
South Laurel downs Clay County Tigers, 5-4
By Denis House, Sports Editor
Coming off a disappointing loss to Pulaski County, the South Laurel Cardinals regrouped Thursday night and handed defending 13th Region champion Clay County a 4-3 loss. The good pitching came from Daniel Neal, who threw a complete game three-hitter. He struck out six and walked none. He did hit one batter. The only mistakes he made came off the two home runs that Clay County hit. Neal kept the Tigers (4-2) at bay until the top of the fifth when Tyler Allen’s solo shot cleared the right field fence. Justin Smith opened the top of the seventh with a single to center. Tanner Hensley then smacked a two-run homer over the left centerfield fence, cutting the lead to 4-3. But Neal struck out Austin Carnahan, then got both Tyler Allen and Tanner Smith to ground out second and first to seal the win. The Cardinals will travel to Clay County Tuesday. www.sentinel-echo.com/localsports/x1940326195/Cards-upend-defending-region-champs
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 18, 2012 13:37:42 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
The Times-Tribune
North Laurel suffers tough district loss to Clay County
By Tim Branstetter, Staff Writer
NORTH LAUREL – Justin Smith took the mound for Clay County and that’s not what North Laurel wanted to see as the crafty lefty handed the Jaguars a 7-3 loss. It was the fourth loss for North Laurel in the last five meeting with the Tigers. Taylor Bowling suffered the loss for North Laurel. Bowling was hot during North Laurel’s Spring Break, but the weather was cold at home on Tuesday. Read the entire article at: thetimestribune.com/sports/x101451963/Same-Ole-Clay
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 20, 2012 16:51:41 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
sentinel-echo.com
Tigers wrap-up No. 1 seed with 7-3 win over North Laurel
By Mitch Howard, Sports Writer
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — In 2007, North Laurel beat Clay County 5-2 in the finals of the 49th District Tournament. Since then it has been the Tigers’ district. With eight players graduating from last year’s Clay County team, 2012 looked like the year the Jaguars could reclaim the title. Tuesday night the Tigers showed they were not ready to let that happen. The Tigers’ 7-3 win Tuesday at North Laurel gave them the No. 1 seed in the 49th District Tournament, meaning the Jaguars will have to play and win a game just to earn a rematch. Another recurring theme in Clay County’s success has been pitcher Justin Smith. Smith doesn’t appear to be overpowering, but he mixes speeds and pitches well, which makes his fastball look faster. Smith struck out 10 batters, including a stretch of five straight, and did not issue a walk. Only one of three runs he allowed was earned. Clay County scratched out a run in the second inning. Nathan Huff was the third strikeout, but took first on a passed ball. Corey Corum followed with an RBI double. The Tigers opened the third inning with three straight singles. Tanner Smith’s grounder up the middle was enough to score Tanner Hensley for a 2-0 lead. Another run scored on Dylan Garrison’s grounder. In the top of the fourth inning. Austin Carnahan doubled to score one run. Two more runs scored on an error for a 6-2 lead. The Tigers final run came in back-to-back doubles by Hensley and Tyler Allen. The Tigers beat North Laurel three times last year, including an extra inning win for the district title and a one-run win for the region title. Tuesday’s loss was the sixth straight to Clay County. www.sentinel-echo.com/localsports/x1865823146/It-s-still-Clay-County-s-district
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 27, 2012 4:38:09 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
The Times-Tribune
North Laurel rallies to beat Clay County on the road, 5-4
By Les Dixon, Sports Editor
North Laurel’s Ryan Shears tossed a scoreless seventh inning to wrap up a 5-4 win for North Laurel Wednesday, as the Jaguars fought back from a 4-3 deficit in the seventh inning to improve to 15-3 on the season. The Jaguars built an early 3-0 lead after a two-run homer by Zach Storm in the first inning and a run-scoring single by Storm in the third. Clay County fought back by scoring a run in the bottom of the third and took a 4-3 edge with three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. thetimestribune.com/sports/x1344831241/Hurdle-cleared
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Post by Local Sports on Apr 27, 2012 12:44:30 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
sentinel-echo.com
Tiger win streak stopped by North, 5-4
By Mitch Howard, Sports Writer
The path to the 13th Region title goes through Manchester in more ways than one. The Tigers have won two straight region titles and they will host the 49th District Tournament. So for North Laurel to advance in the post season, chances are they will have to beat Clay County. North Laurel rallied with a pair of runs in the seventh inning Wednesday for a 5-4 win over Clay County. The Jaguars had lost five straight games to Clay County, including an 11-10 loss in Manchester in last year’s 13th Region title game. North Laurel started strong behind the hot bats of Carson and Zach Storm. Carson led off the game with a single. Storm followed with a long home run that outfielders just turned and watched clear the fence. It was the fourth home run in three games for the North Laurel slugger, who now has 10 for the year. North Laurel would not get another hit until the same two batters returned to the plate. With one out in the third inning, Carson singled. Carson stole second and scored on a Storm single for a 3-0 lead. A steady rain began to fall midway through the third inning. The Clay County offense started to come alive. Two walks, an error, and a popup allowed Clay County to push its first run across. They would leave the bases loaded in both the third and fourth innings. Tanner Hensley led off the fifth inning with a double and scored when Tyler Allen reached on an error. Walks to Tanner Smith and Austin Carnahan loaded the bases for the third straight inning. Dustin Gross bounced into a fielder’s choice to score Smith with Carnahan scoring on the Jaguars fourth error of the game for a 4-3 Clay County lead. In the seventh, the Clay County defense finally made a mistake. Cole Lewis lifted a fly ball to left field that was dropped. Carson jumped on the first pitch from Tyler Allen and burned the centerfielder for a double. Lewis scored to tie the game. Storm was walked intentionally for the second time and Gabe Blair was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Zach Hurley lined a hard shot to centerfield, but it was deep enough to score Carson with the go-ahead run. www.sentinel-echo.com/localsports/x1720492456/Tiger-win-streak-stopped-by-North-5-4
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Post by Local Sports on May 23, 2012 16:11:32 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
The Times-Tribune
Jaguars capture 49th District championship
By Tim Branstetter, Staff Writer
CLAY COUNTY — The North Laurel Jaguars brought out their bats and made a lot of noise as they blasted by Jackson County and kept swinging until they were the 49th District champions with a 4-2 win over defending 13th Region champion Clay County. Zach Storm gave the Jaguars a 2-0 advantage over Clay County on a two-run dinger in the first inning and his team was able to hang on for the win. The Jaguars were defeated by Clay County 12-11 during last year’s district championship game. North Laurel held a 3-2 lead when Ryan Shears was replaced by Marcus Carson in the fifth inning. Shears only surrendered two hits, but Carson entered the game in a jam. He went on to strikeout every batter he faced (eight straight) to lead the Jaguars to a district title. The Jaguars took advantage of several walks in the seventh inning as Ethan Eversole walked in a run for the 4-2 lead. thetimestribune.com/sports/x1561289188/Jaguars-capture-49th-District-championship
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Post by Local Sports on May 25, 2012 14:51:30 GMT -5
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Post by Local Sports on May 28, 2012 5:13:16 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
Middlesboro Daily News
Clay County Tigers take on Barbourville in 13th Region Monday at 10 AM at South Laurel
The 13th Region Baseball Tournament opening round will take place at South Laurel High School Monday. 51st District champion Barbourville (11-8) will take on 49th runner up and defending regional champion Clay County (19-12) at 10 a.m. 50th champ South Laurel (23-11) plays 52nd runner up Harlan County (26-6) at 1 p.m. Middlesboro (24-8) the 52nd District champion will take on Knox Central (8-26) the 51st District runner up at 4 p.m. The winner will advance to meet either 49th champ North Laurel (27-6) or 50th runner up Corbin (14-23) in the late semifinal on Tuesday. During the regular season the Jackets beat Knox Central 5-1 and 8-3. North Laurel is considered the favorite entering the tournament by many. The boast a senior and a junior who have both committed to play at the University of Kentucky. Corbin played the Jags close in two games during the regular season with North winning winning 9-6 in March and 7-4 on May 7. The tournament semifinals will be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. with the championship set for Thursday at 6 p.m. Read more: www.middlesborodailynews.com/view/full_story/18732642/article-Jackets-ready-for-run-at-13th-Region-title
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Post by Local Sports on May 29, 2012 19:01:52 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
The Times-Tribune
Barbourville drops 10-2 decision to Clay County
By Tim Branstetter, Staff Writer
Clay County was forced to put the ball on the ground, but once they did they were able to get going as they defeated Barbourville, 10-2, during the first round of the 13th Region Tournament Monday. "We finally started playing small ball," Clay County coach Jason Smith said. "We've been trying to bunt all year, but we've had a lot of trouble with it. We finally laid down a few bunts and got things rolling." Barbourville's Jeffrey Banfield took the loss, but gave a solid effort on the mound. The score was tied at 2-2, but Clay County broke things open with five runs on four hits in the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead. Read the entire article at: thetimestribune.com/sports/x234173005/Tigers-drop-10-2-decision
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Post by Local Sports on Jun 1, 2012 23:57:36 GMT -5
Clay County Tiger Baseball 2012
sentinel-echo.com
Clay County Tigers season comes to an end at South Laurel
By Denis House, Sports Editor
With South Laurel’s 6-3 win over Clay County Wednesday night, the Cardinals not only dethroned the defending 13th Region champion, but moved one win away from a trip to the KHSAA state tournament in Lexington. South took that final step with an 8-2 win over Middlesboro to take the championship. The Yellowjackets upset North Laurel in the other region semifinal. The Cardinals (25-11) used four different pitchers in the win over Clay County (20-13). The Cards got on the board first, in the top of the first for a 1-0 lead. South added another run in the second on a solo home run to center by Drew Irvin. The Tigers left the bases loaded in the third thanks to consecutive singles from Nathaniel Huff, Corey Corum and Austin Carnahan with one out, but the next two batters failed to bring in a run. That would be a recurring theme for Clay County throughout the game as the Tigers left 12 runners stranded, including the bases loaded twice. South tacked three runs on the board in the fourth to push its lead to 5-0. Clay County finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth, scoring two runs on four hits to cut the South lead to 5-2. Corum got things started with a single to center. Carnahan singled to left, as did Hensley, to load the bases with no outs. Tanner Smith singled off Simpson to drive in Corum and Carnahan. Dustin Gross then hit into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. The Cardinals scored their final run in the top of the seventh to make it 6-2. Clay left the bases loaded in the sixth, then stranded two more in the seventh after cutting the lead to 6-3.
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