Baseball

And then there were eight…baseball teams remaining. Whitley County High School’s route to a state baseball championship still has some unknowns, but the first step is against Lyon County at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The Colonels and Lyons met early in the regular season at McCracken County with Whitley County winning in eight innings, 4-1. Throughout the post season, Coach Jeremy Shope has repeatedly said that regular season performances and records should not be taken into account. Lyon County defeated Owensboro Catholic in eight innings, 4-3, at Western Kentucky University on Saturday to advance to Lexington. The winner of Thursday’s game, will advance to play the winner of Hazard versus Louisville Trinity on Friday...

The Whitley County Colonels Baseball team is headed to the elite eight in Lexington. The Colonels defeated Raceland Saturday in the semi-state round at Morehead State University, 6-5. Mason Croley drove in what would prove to the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning. With runners at second and third and one out, Croley lined a triple to left field, scoring Sam Harp and Bryce Anderson. Caden Petrey started the game on the mound for the Colonels, giving up four runs, all earned, on eight hits with five strikeouts and three walks. Grant Zehr came on with one out in the sixth inning and got the final five outs. Whitley County will play...

The Whitley County Colonels Baseball team will take the field against the Raceland Rams for the semi-state round of the state tournament at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Morehead State University. The 16th Region Champion Rams are 31-7 after defeating Ashland Blazer 11-1 in five innings Tuesday night. In the three games they played in the region tournament, the Rams outscored their opponents 39 to one. Whitley County defeated Middlesboro 16-1 in three innings Wednesday night to capture the 13th Region title. Mason Croley started the game on the mound for the Colonels, pitching two-and-a-third innings. He gave up one earned run, while striking out six and walking four. RJ Osborne came on in relief with...

The Whitley County High School Baseball Team jumped out to an early lead, and never looked back winning their first 13th Region baseball title with a 16-1 victory over Middlesboro Tuesday night. Aided by nine Middlesboro errors, the Colonels put up five runs in the first inning, two runs in the second inning and nine runs in the third inning in route to the three-inning victory. Middlesboro scored its only run in the top of the third inning. Luke Stanfill and Caden Petrey lead the way for the Colonels each garnering three hits in three at bats. Stanfill scored three runs and had three RBI’s. Petrey scored two runs with one RBI. Bryce...

Whitley County’s 13th Region Tournament Semifinal game against Knox Central Monday night looked bleak early, before the Colonels scored eight unanswered runs en route to the 8-5 victory. Colonels’ starting pitcher Bryce Anderson struggled beginning in the second inning, walking two hitters and then hitting another to load the bases, before the third walk of the inning gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Coach Brandon Shope was quick with the hook, bringing on Logan Siler to pitch. One out later, Siler gave up a fielder’s choice for another run, and then a single to put Knox Central up 4-0. After another Walk, Shope came back out, going to Grant Zehr. Zehr not only got...

The Whitley County Colonels came back from a two-run deficit in the seventh inning to pull out a 14-8 victory over North Laurel in the first round of the 13th Region Baseball Tournament on Saturday. The Colonels strung together four singles with four walks, and two errors to push across eight runs in the inning. "I told our guys to just be us," said Whitley County Coach Jeremy Shope of what he told the team going into what could have been, potentially, their last at-bat of the season. "We had been in these situations many times this season. "We've had to come from behind in the late innings. They were prepared...

Tuesday’s 50th District Baseball Title game between Corbin and Whitley County may have been a precursor to next Tuesday’s 13th Region Title game. The district champion Redhounds will face off against host Jackson County in the opening round of the tournament Saturday, while the district runner-up Colonels have drawn 49th District Champion North Laurel. Whitley County and North Laurel will open region play at 11 a.m. That will be followed by Harlan County against Knox Central at 1:30 p.m. The winners of those games will face off in the first semifinal game on Monday night. Lynn Camp will open the tournament against Middlesboro at 4 p.m. The final game will feature Jackson County and Corbin...

The Corbin Redhounds and Whitley County Colonels each punched their ticket to the 13th Region Baseball Tournament, which begins Saturday. Whitley County’s Bryce Anderson held the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets hitless over three innings as the Colonels won the opening game of the 50th District Baseball Tournament, 15-0. Anderson struck out eight, throwing 45 pitches in the game. The Colonels put up nine runs in their half of the first inning en route to the win. Caden Petrey went three-for-three at the plate for Whitley County, including a double. Sam Harp had two hits in his three at-bats, including a double, adding three RBI’s. Andrew Stack had two hits, including a double, with three RBI’s. With the...

The Corbin Redhounds came back from an early 6-4 deficit to defeat Whitley County 12-8 for the 50th District Baseball Championship Tuesday night. Down 8-6 going into the top of the seventh inning with a runner on second and two outs, Kade Elam belted a 1-0 pitch to left field for a home run to tie the game. Corbin rallied in the eighth inning for four runs to take a 12-8 lead. Whitley County got a pair of doubles in its half of the eighth to cut the lead to 12-9, but Elam got the final two outs to secure the win. Both teams will advance to the 13th Region Tournament, which is...

The Corbin Redhounds Baseball team punched its ticket to the 13th Region Tournament by defeating South Laurel in the opening round of the 50th District Tournament Monday afternoon, 3-2. The Redhounds got things going in the bottom of the fifth inning. Kade Elam led off with a single, and after moving to second on a wild pickoff throw, advanced to third on Evan Poore’s single. One out later, Poore stole second, and Elam was able to successfully steal home on the same play to give Corbin the 1-0 lead. Bradric Helton was hit by a pitch and then Cameron Combs singled to load the bases. With two outs, Walker Landrum came up with a...