Baseball

Recently, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers played in one of the most interesting series. The Braves ended up sweeping this series, but the sweep can’t describe the amount of drama that was in this series. This is my recap of the Braves vs Dodgers series. First, in Game 1, the Braves won 4-3. In the 1st, after the Dodgers go down 1-2-3 in the top, Drake Baldwin gets a single, followed by an Acuna pop out and a Matt Olson single sending Drake Baldwin to 3rd. After that Mauricio Dubon singles to right, scoring Drake Baldwin and sending Matt Olson to 3rd. After that, Michael Harris also singled...

Starting in 2017, the MLB started hosting a MLB game in Williamsport, PA. This year we had a match up between two first place teams, the Atlanta Braves vs the Milwaukee Brewers. This game was a close one. Here is my recap of the 2026 Little League Classic. First, I want to mention  the pitching in the game. The match up we saw was the Braves Tyler Mahle vs the Brewers Shane Drohan. First, Tyler Mahle was amazing for Atlanta, he pitched 5 innings letting up 6 hits, and 1 earned run, while getting out of countless jams. For Drohan, he pitched solidly, letting up 8 hits and letting up...

The MLB season is very close to ending and some divisions are pretty much over and some divisions are going to come down to the wire. Here are the top 3 divisions that I believe are over. First, the National League (NL) East. In the NL East the Braves have a 7.5 game lead on the Phillies.  Coming out of the trade deadline both teams made great deals, the head of the Braves deadline was Tyler Mahle, who in a Braves uniform has a 0.75 ERA, the Phillies got one of the best second basemen in allstar Louis Arraez who is batting .315 this season. Leading up to just before the...

A few weeks ago I wrote about the MLB playoffs and Wild Card picks, who gets in, who gets a bye were all big questions. In this article, I want to name all the teams that get to move on to the NLCS, and ALCS. These are my second round playoff predictions. First, in the Dodgers vs Phillies series, I have the Dodgers winning the series in 3. This season the Dodgers have been without a doubt one of the best teams in baseball. Whenever the Dodgers play a team who has an above .500 winning percentage  the team goes 34-31 showing that even when the team gets a tough opponent...

Incoming senior Luke Hillard committed to play baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Whitley County shared Hillard’s announcement on social media Monday. As a junior, Hillard recorded 52 hits, 33 runs, and pitched 51 innings, according to KHSAA stats. Hillard took the mound in several key games including the 13th Region championship game and the team’s first round appearance in the 2026 Baseball State Tournament.

Approximately 40 athletes participated in the Whitley County High School baseball and softball fundamental camp on July 27-28. The two-day camp introduced players to the fundamentals of the game, including throwing, footwork, flexibility, stretching and more. The camp was designed to build confidence and develop their skills.

A familiar face will lead the Williamsburg Jacket baseball program next spring. School officials announced Jasiah Baskett as the new head coach on social media on June 26. This spring, Baskett served as the team’s pitching coach. In addition to his role on the diamond, he also served as a substitute teacher. Baskett is originally from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He played college baseball at Union College of New Jersey and the University of Delaware. Prior to making the trip to Williamsburg, Baskett spent four seasons as an assistant coach with Elizabeth Minuteman and served as an assistant coach for the Randolph Chiefs of the MCBL Collegiate Summer Baseball League. In the social media...

Corbin’s Chloe Bays competed in the KY Prep East/West All-Star series June 19-21. All-Star players were selected by Kentucky Softball Coaches Association member coaches. Bays played on the East Juniors squad, which also included three South Laurel players, North Laurel coach Chris Edwards and South Laurel coach Carly Mink. On the baseball diamond, two local athletes competed in the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game. Whitley County’s Luke Hillard and Corbin’s Trey Person competed in the class of 2027 game hosted at Centre College.

  Whitley County baseball’s trip to Lexington was short lived after a first round loss to Apollo, 5-3. The Colonels end the season 38-4.  

Malachi Brown’s commitment to the University of Kentucky was announced on Sunday. The Corbin offensive tackle recorded 66 tackles and eight sacks during his junior season with the Redhounds. Brown chose the Wildcats over Tennessee, Louisville and Purdue.