Baseball

There are no coverage area high school baseball or softball teams left standing after Monday’s first round games in the 2017 13th Region tournaments. In the softball tournament, held at South Laurel High School, the Corbin Lady Hounds kicked things off Monday with a game at noon against the North Laurel Lady Jaguars. After a three-run top of the second inning, a solo home run from Emily Sizemore in the top of the fourth and a one-run top of the fifth, the Jags looked as if they might be able to end Corbin’s 2017 season with a shutout loss. The Hounds prevented that, however, with sophomore Harleigh Grubb smacking an...

Tuesday was, indeed, a good day to be a Corbin Redhound. The Lady Hounds softball team came into this year's 50th District tournament ready to take care of business, and take care of business they did. First they defeated Williamsburg 9-0 on Monday night (see our May 24 print edition for full details), and then they topped South Laurel Tuesday 10-4 to become district champs in 2017. "I was very, very pleased with our performance," said senior catcher Sarah Beth Price after the exciting win. "This is what I hoped for, and now we just have to move on to region and do our best." "I am so excited," added fellow senior...

The following are scores and updates from Tuesday night high school baseball and softball games… The Corbin Lady Hounds suffered their first district loss of the season Tuesday, falling to visiting Williamsburg 7-5. With the loss, Corbin now stands at 12-4, 4-1. They will go on the road to face Clay County Thursday. Williamsburg (7-5, 2-3) will be back in action at Lynn Camp High School Wednesday. Speaking of Lynn Camp, they defeated Bell County at home Tuesday 19-9 to improve to 10-7 on the year. And the Whitley County Lady Colonels did not fare well in their 50th District road game at South Laurel Tuesday, falling to 3-11, 0-5 on the...

The following are scores and updates from Tuesday night high school baseball and softball games... With a 16-2 win at home against the visiting Williamsburg Yellow Jackets, the Whitley County Colonels got their revenge for a heartbreaking loss at Briar Creek Park Monday. Whitley (7-10, 1-3) will look to keep things rolling later this week when they welcome Harlan Independent to WCHS. Williamsburg (7-7, 1-3) will hope to bounce back Thursday when they go on the road to face Berea. The Corbin Redhounds are still undefeated in 50th District play, improving to 12-3, 3-0 with an impressive 9-0 victory at South Laurel Tuesday. The Cardinals will travel to Corbin on Wednesday...

The following are scores and updates from Tuesday night high school baseball and softball games... The game between the Corbin Redhounds (9-3) and the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets (4-5) was postponed after five innings due to weather. The Hounds were up 6-0 when play was suspended, and the game is scheduled to resume Wednesday at 5:30 pm at Corbin High School. Meanwhile, the Whitley County Colonels (5-8) were able to complete their game against South Laurel (6-5) in London, falling by the final score of 5-4. The Colonels have now lost their last four games, and will try to get back on track this Friday evening at Harlan. In softball action, the Whitley...

This week didn’t start out the way the Whitley County Colonels hoped it would. They opened up district play at home Monday, falling to the South Laurel Cardinals 6-2. However, despite that setback the team is remaining optimistic about what they could accomplish together in 2017. The pieces are in place this spring for the Colonels to contend for a district title and reach the 13th Region tournament, including one of the most important components for any program – veteran leadership. This year the Whitley baseball team is being led by five talented and dedicated seniors – Jesse Bryant, Austin Caldwell, Tyler Downs, Brandon Harlan and Tanner Prewitt. After the loss...

This time last year Peyton Buford was on his way to becoming 2016 News Journal All-County Player of the Year by helping the Corbin Redhounds to a 22-15 season, including a 50th District championship and an appearance in the semifinals of the 13th Region tournament. Now a freshman at Alice Lloyd College, Buford is finding a way to contribute to the Eagles baseball program. He recently spoke about his experiences for this special feature story. On life at Alice Lloyd College… “Things are going good. It’s different than being in Corbin, and I admit that was a little nervous coming in, but I decided that I was going to do whatever it...

UPDATE: The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets (4-4) fell to visiting Middlesboro 15-3 Thursday evening in the championship game of this year's 13th Region All "A" tournament. Middlesboro took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Williamsburg was able to tie the game up at 3-3 after two runs were walked in and sophomore Hunter Brown knocked in another in the bottom of the inning. Middlesboro loaded the bases in the top of the third, and would add eight more runs to the board to retake the lead, 11-3. They would extend their lead further in the fourth inning with four more runs, going on to win 15-3 in five...

Redhounds ready to take the field as defending 50th District champs After a 22-win season and a 50th District championship in 2016, expectations are high for the Corbin Redhounds baseball team this spring. The Hounds graduated a few key players from that district championship squad, but Head Coach Cody Philpot is confident in the overall ability of his returning players. “We lost a really good senior class,” Philpot said. “Getting that district championship was big for those guys, but I actually think the ceiling could be higher for us this year. We are a little bit more athletic throughout the lineup, but at the same time, a lot of those guys...

Only the 13th Region champion North Laurel Jaguars finished the season with more wins than the Whitley County Colonels in 2016. The Jags recorded a total of 29 victories, while the Colonels recorded 22. 50th District rivals Corbin also had 22 wins on the year, splitting with Whitley, 1-1. When you consider their record, it’s obvious that the Colonels enjoyed a lot of success on the baseball diamond last spring. However, they were still unable to reach their ultimate goal of competing for a 13th Region crown after they suffered a heart breaking loss to South Laurel in the first round of the district tournament. This season, Head Coach Kyle Adams...