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Post by Local News on Mar 29, 2006 16:15:34 GMT -5
What a difference a year makesJeff Garmon's 2005 Corbin Redhounds did not lose a game to a 13th Region foe until they were 16 games into the regular season and fell to Rockcastle County in extra innings. But the 2006 Redhounds, which Garmon calls ‘very youthful', were not as fortunate as they dropped the season opener Monday to visiting Clay County 5-3. Corbin starter Brandon Hedrick gave up five runs through four innings in his first varsity start as the homestanding Redhounds were unable to capitalize on several opportunities with runners in scoring position. Clay County's Anthony Hibbard led off the top of the fourth inning with a single and came around to score after an error by Corbin shortstop Josh Hamlin to make it a 5-3 game. Clay County 5, Corbin 3 WP - White 1-0, LP - Hedrick 0-1 Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Mar 30, 2006 16:22:10 GMT -5
Clay County rolls past ColonelsBy JIMBO COLLINS - Special to the Times-TribuneWhitley County committed 12 errors en route to dropping its second game of the season, losing to visiting Clay County, 8-4. The Colonels took the early lead by scoring four runs with two outs in the first inning. The Tigers chipped away at their deficit by scoring one run in the first, two in the second, and tied the game by adding another run in the third inning. Clay County took the lead for good in the fourth inning. Justin Collopy got the rally started in the fourth by getting a lead off walk. Nathan White followed by reaching base on an error (one of three in the inning by the Colonels). Back to back singles led to runs and put Clay County in front. Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Apr 1, 2006 17:27:43 GMT -5
Williamsburg opens season with four-game winning streakBy Dennis A. Borden/Staff writerSomething had to give on Friday as two undefeated teams hit the field at Williamsburg. Clay County (3-0) and the Yellow Jackets (3-0) went head to head on a rainy night with Williamsburg winning 5-2 to remain undefeated. "We got 12 hits in four at bats", Williamsburg coach Don Stricklin said. "That is one thing I was pleased with. We are facing good pitching and we are hitting good pitching." Stricklin has to be on cloud nine. He has gotten consistent hitting, good pitching and solid defense to start the season with a 4-0 record. Chase Fields went to the mound and set the Tigers down in order in the fourth and the Yellow Jackets came back in the bottom half of the fourth to pick up a pair of insurance runs. Clay County threatened in the fifth with runners on second and third with two out, but Fields was able to get Keith Brown to hit a fly ball for the final out. A rainstorm ensued and the umpires called the game, giving the Yellow Jackets the win. Williamsburg 5, Clay County 2 Clay County 020 00 2 6 1 Williamsburg 111 2X 5 12 2 WP - Fields. LP - White. Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Apr 4, 2006 15:08:09 GMT -5
Jags glad to be in 49thBy Peter W. Zubaty, Sports Writer Home runs fill the stands, but pitching wins baseball games. With most of his pitching staff returning from last season's 22-12 campaign, Darren McWhorter said his North Laurel club is well-armed to improve this season. The Jags' road to the postseason figures to be much easier, now that they are no longer in the old 48th District, which was as deep as any in the state with both North and South Laurel, as well as Somerset, Southwestern and Pulaski County. "That was a tough district to come out of, but it was the nature of the beast," McWhorter said. "I'd much rather take my chances here in the 49th (with Clay County, Red Bird, Oneida Baptist and Jackson County) than in the old 48th." Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Apr 6, 2006 15:14:33 GMT -5
Clay County 11 Harlan 1The Harlan Green Dragons demonstrated how one moment can change a game in their 11-1 loss to Clay County on Wednesday at the Queen City Classic. The game was locked in a scoreless tie with two outs in the bottom of the third when Harlan committed its only error of the game. Given that opportunity, the Tigers pounded out six straight hits, including three doubles, to tack on six runs and take control of the game. Harlan (4-2) was held hitless in the game. Harlan 000 10 - 1 0 1 Clay County 006 32 - 11 13 0 Vannatter, Farrow (4) and C. Jones; White and Jones. W-White. L-Vannatter (1-2). Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Apr 14, 2006 15:34:54 GMT -5
North Laurel 6 Clay County 4By Peter W. Zubaty, Sports Writer Shawn Boroviak blasted a two-run fifth-inning homer Tuesday to help lift North Laurel to a 6-4 win over district rival Clay County. At first, Boroviak's shot seemed like added insurance, giving the Jags a 6-1 lead. But when the Tigers used an error and four singles to trim the lead to two with the potential winning run at the plate, that insurance policy paid off in spades. Clay County (5-4) got on the board to start the game, but the Jags wrestled the lead away in the bottom of the first when catcher Brice Hicks ripped a two-run double to score Ryan Howell and Ryan Sams, who both singled. More Jaguar runs came in the fourth as Hicks, Shawn Evans and Logan Howell all singled to load the bases, setting the table for Brad Mink's two-run double. The eventual winning runs came in the fifth when Chris Maggard singled and scored on Boroviak's homer. North batters collected 10 hits on the day, and good hitting has been instrumental in getting out to a solid 7-3 start and being mentioned among the top teams in the region, if not the top team. McWhorter stopped short of putting a target on his team's back, saying the Jags have to avoid peaking too early as they did last season. McWhorter got five innings of two-hit, one-run baseball out of Evans, who struck out five and walked one. Ryan Howell came on for a scoreless sixth, and after giving up three runs in the seventh to make things interesting, induced a pop-up to short to end the game. North Laurel 6, Clay Co. 4 CC 100 000 3-4 7 0 NL 200 220 x-6 10 2 Mobley, Gray (6) and Jones; Evans, Howell (6) and Hicks. W - Evans. L - Mobley. 2B - Harris (CC), Hicks (NL), Mink (NL). HR - Boroviak (NL). Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Apr 14, 2006 15:43:57 GMT -5
Old-fashioned pitcher's duelBy LES DIXON / Sports EditorSouth Laurel's Matthew Martin and Clay County's Nathan White hooked up in an old-fashioned pitcher's duel on Tuesday with the freshman Martin coming out on top. Martin faced 25 batters and only allowed four hits and fanned eight batters in the Cardinals' (6-6) 1-0 win over the visiting Tigers (1-0). Martin pitched 6 1/3 innings before junior Trey Smith came in and picked up the final two outs. Neither team could get anything going offensively until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Cardinals' bats finally broke through. Smith followed a Josh Riley strike with a double and Kyle Cochis delivered a single and moved Smith to third. Cody Kirby came in to run for Smith at third and Jantzen O'Neil delivered a run scoring single to center field to give South Laurel its only run of the game. Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on Apr 19, 2006 15:20:03 GMT -5
Clay falls in extra inningsNothing seems to come easy for the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets, but they sure are a fun team to watch. Clay County scored four runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth to take a 9-7 lead over Middlesboro. But eighth-grader Jake Partin continued his recent breakout, hitting a two-run homer to tie it in the bottom of the seventh and an RBI single to tie it again in the eighth. Junior Tyler Hatmaker followed with a single to right to bring home the winning run and give the Jackets' an 11-10 win over the Tigers. The Tigers got back-to-back doubles from Willie Jones and Anthony Hibbard and a single from Keith Brown as they scored four times to make it a 7-6 game. It might have been worse for the Jackets if not for a nifty double play turned by Casey Earls, playing shortstop and second baseman Hatmaker. Clay County took the lead in the sixth. Richard Jones had a two-run single and later scored when Brandon Mobely's slow roller to first stayed fair. The score remained 9-7 until the bottom of the seventh. Clay got a two-out double from Harris in the eighth. He scored on Mobley's single to right as Mobley was thrown out at second to end the inning. CC 001 043 00 - 10 14 4 MB 061 000 22 - 11 15 4 Mobley, White (7) and Jones. Tolliver, Moyers (7) and Branham. W-Moyers. L-White. HR- Partin (M). Read the entire article at....[url=http://www.middlesborodailynews.com[/url] [/url]
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Post by Local News on May 8, 2006 15:07:20 GMT -5
Redhounds fall on the roadBy Chris Parsons / Staff WriterCorbin baseball coach Jeff Garmon said he believes his team can be one of two things; a really good baseball team or just an average baseball team. After a 3-1 loss to Clay County (11-10) on Tuesday, it was obvious which one they were. The loss went to Corbin's Josh Hamlin, who closed out Monday's game against Knox Central, but Garmon said Hamlin did his job. According to Garmon, the problem wasn't the pitching, it was the offense that struggled to produce for a change. Clay County jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a run in the first inning and followed up with a run in the third inning to make the score 2-0. The lone run for the Redhounds came in the top of the sixth inning. Corbin's Brandon Hedrick doubled to left field and was brought in by the next batter, Clint Cashen, when he connected for a double of his own to make the score 2-1. The Tigers got the run back though in the bottom half of the sixth as they closed out the scoring. The Redhounds were unable to mount any offense in the seventh inning as they fell 3-1 for just their second loss in 11 games. Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on May 9, 2006 5:16:43 GMT -5
North Laurel draws Clay County in opening game of 49th district baseball tournamentBy Peter W. Zubaty, Sports Writer North Laurel ended up matched up with Clay County in Thursday's pairings draw for the 49th District baseball tournament. The Jaguars (16-5) seem to have the target on their back, and get perhaps the toughest possible first-round draw in the 11-10 Tigers. The Jags hung a 6-4 loss on the Tigers earlier in the season; Clay will have a chance at revenge when the Jaguars visit Manchester on Tuesday. The district was originally scheduled to be hosted by Jackson County, but the Generals instead deferred their option to host because of inadequate facilities. Red Bird and Oneida Baptist each had the next options, but also declined to host, shifting the tournament to Clay County this season and North Laurel next season. McWhorter said that he would have raised protests had Jackson County elected to host. The tournament begins Monday, May 22, when Jackson County faces Red Bird. North faces Clay on Tuesday, May 23, with the winner advancing to the 13th Region tournament as well as the district championship game. Oneida Baptist faces the Jackson-Red Bird winner on Thursday, May 25. The championship games follows Friday, May 26. All start times will be 5:30. Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on May 9, 2006 15:06:57 GMT -5
Clay returns home with victoryThe visiting Tigers scored five runs in the first inning and put the game away with a six-run seventh inning at Harlan on Friday. Senior shortstop Nathan White powered Clay County with four singles and a double. Justin Collopy singled and doubled. Richard Jones and Anthony Hibbard each singled twice as the Tigers collected 13 hits. Brandon Mobley (3-3) pitched a complete game for Clay. CC 521 002 6 - 16 13 4 Hr 210 013 0 - 7 8 5 Mobley and Jones; Jones, Johnson (2), Miller (7), Jones (7) and Farrow, Jones (2), Farrow (7). W-Mobley (3-3). L-Jones (1-5). Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on May 9, 2006 22:57:24 GMT -5
Clay County 7, Cawood 3Clay (13-10) broke open a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fourth inning to end the Trojans' five-game winning streak. Nathan White limited the Trojans to three hits as he pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts and seven walks. Blake Turner had two singles and Phillip Maggard added one for the Trojans' only hits. Junior right-hander Mikey Hensley suffered the loss for the Trojans as he pitched 3 2/3 innings. Sam Jenkins pitched the final 3 1/3 innings. CC 001 320 1 - 7 7 3 CA 100 020 0 - 3 3 3 White and Jones; Hensley, Jenkins (4) and Estep. W-White. L-Hensley (5-6). Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on May 13, 2006 6:08:14 GMT -5
Teams staking claim as best in 13th RegionBy Les Dixon / Sports EditorWhen it comes to parity in the state, no other region can compare to the 13th Region. Unlike years past, there are a handful of teams that have a chance to win the 13th Region championship, including defending regional champion Corbin. Jeff Garmon's Redhounds are 17-12 on the season, but have lost to South Laurel, who in return has lost to Corbin, who lost to Clay County, who lost to North Laurel, who lost to Barbourville, who lost to Knox Central, who lost to Whitley County, who lost to Middlesboro, who lost to Cumberland. Welcome to the wild and wacky 13th Region. Garmon has been with the Corbin baseball team for 14 years and said he's never seen anything like the parity. The Redhounds are 8-3 against regional teams with their only losses coming against Clay County (twice) and South Laurel. Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on May 13, 2006 6:18:45 GMT -5
Offensive explosionBy Peter W. Zubaty, Sports Writer With his top pitchers taking the day off, North Laurel coach Darren McWhorter knew his team would need a good day at the plate to get the win at Clay County. But 17 runs and 16 hits? North Laurel (20-7) battered Clay County pitching Tuesday for a 17-10 win in a test that more resembled a football score than baseball. It was the second time this season the Jaguars have beaten the Tigers, who they will face again in less than two weeks in the first round of the 49th District tournament. Clay collected 10 hits of their own but it wasn't enough to keep pace with the Jaguar attack, which topped 10 runs for the sixth time this season. Eight of the nine Jaguar starters collected at least one hit. The only one who didn't - Ryan Sams, the team's best hitter - still managed to drive in a run. It was a breakout day at the plate for Sean Evans. Up 7-6, Evans led off the top of the fifth with a flare to right field - his third single of the day - eventually scoring on a Daniel Smith double to right-center. Evans came back up again later that same inning, blasting a pitch to left-center for a two-run home run - first in his career - that capped off an eight-run inning. Turns out, the Jags needed every bit of Evans and everyone else's heroics, as Clay (14-11) got some help by way of four North Laurel errors and some difficulties with wild pitches and passed balls. North also got three-hit games from Brice Hicks and Chris Maggard, and Smith doubled twice and drove in three runs. Three other players had two hits. Clay's Justin Collopy homered and scored three times. The Tigers scored in each of the final three innings, but Jaguar reliever Ryan Howell did just enough to prevent a big Clay rally. McWhorter expects things to be different when the two match up again with a trip to the region on the line. Likely starters for that game will be Clay ace Nathan White and Jaguar ace Sams. NL 023 282 0-17 16 4 CC 104 121 1-10 10 3 Shannon, Howell (5) and Hicks; Gray, Mobley (5), Brown (7) and Jones. W - Shannon. L - Gray. 2B - Maggard, Smith 2, L. Howell (NL), Mobley, Mathis (CC). HR - Collopy (CC), Evans (NL). Read the entire article at....
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Post by Local News on May 24, 2006 8:05:12 GMT -5
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