Softball

The following is a re-cap of high school baseball and softball action in our area Tuesday night, May 7. The Corbin Redhounds picked up another big win over a regional opponent, shutting out visiting Knox Central 7-0 to improve to 21-8 on the year. Chase Estep, Noah Taylor and Ben Phillips each finished the game with two RBIs apiece, while pitcher Cade Cooney struck out eight Panther batters in a full seven innings of work. In other baseball action, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets fell to 9-10 on the season after a 17-5 loss at Barbourville, and the Lynn Camp Wildcats fell to 5-18 with an 11-8 loss to Middlesboro. In Tuesday night...

The following is a recap of the action involving coverage area high school baseball and softball teams on Tuesday night, April 16. The Corbin Redhounds remain perfect in the 50th District baseball standings, traveling to Whitley County Tuesday evening and picking up a 4-2 victory over the Colonels to improve to 11-6, 4-0. With the loss, Whitley now stands at 12-6, 2-2. Cole Hicks pitched a complete game for the Hounds against the Colonels, striking out five batters. Chance Dismuke did most of the work on the mound for Whitley, pitching six innings and striking out six. Teammate Jimmy Green pitched one inning and struck out one Corbin batter. In other 50th...

The following previews for the 2019 Williamsburg High School baseball and softball seasons can be found inside the March 13, 2019 print edition… Baseball Jackets must adapt and evolve in 2019 season After finishing the 2018 season with a 19-10 mark and winning the All A Regional Tournament, the 2019 Williamsburg High School Baseball Team has some high goals set again for this season. Head Coach Bryan Hopkins said the goals for this season are similar to the goals for last season, and include a 20-win season and repeating again as All A Regional champs. This year the team hopes to advance beyond the regional level of the All A Tournament and advance...

The following previews for the 2019 Whitley County High School baseball and softball seasons can be found inside the March 6, 2019 print edition… Colonels baseball hoping to build on the successes of last season in 2019 After a 25-12 record and finishing second in the 13th Region, the bar for measuring a successful 2019 season has been set high for the Whitley County Colonels baseball team. Second year Coach Jeremy Shope said while the team has lost the core of the pitching staff that led the Colonels to so much success, another strong group of juniors and seniors will give the team a potent offense, and an improved defense. “It has been...

The following previews for the 2019 Corbin High School baseball and softball seasons can be found inside the February 27, 2019 print edition... Redhounds baseball embracing role as defending region champs Last spring, the Corbin Redhounds achieved a 24-13 overall record that included 50th District and 13th Region championship victories. They fell short against Hazard in the first round of the KHSAA state tournament at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, but their chances of getting another opportunity to play in a state tourney are good this year considering all of the talent they are returning to the roster. Leading the way for the Hounds in 2019 will be a strong senior class...

With so many major championships won by coverage area teams over the past twelve months, the News Journal’s annual year-end list of top sports stories will require a total of ten spots for 2018. 1. Corbin boys basketball team wins region, advances to quarterfinals of Sweet 16 tournament It was a tough call for which story should take the top spot this year, but in the end the Corbin Redhounds’ 13th Region championship and trip to the Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena was too big not to be placed at number one. Led by senior Andrew Taylor, who finished his career as the Corbin High School basketball program’s all-time leading scorer, the...

Former Corbin Lady Hounds softball standout Hannah Hart has been nominated for induction into the Kentucky Prep Softball Hall of Fame next summer during the Annual East/West All-Star game, to be held at the University of the Cumberlands. Hart was an All-State selection all four years of her high school career, and she was chosen as the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association’s Player of the Year for middle-size schools in 2012 and 2013. Hart went on to play collegiately at Morehead State University, making her the first-and-only D-I softball player to come out of Corbin High School. While at MSU, she earned All-OVC Academic honors. Hart will join her father, former Lady Hounds...

From the June 13, 2018 print edition... 2018 All-County Player of the Year – Chase Estep (Jr.), Corbin The accolades have piled up for Corbin junior Chase Estep recently, and rightfully so. The University of Kentucky commit has enjoyed an outstanding sports year in 2017-18, first helping the Redhounds football team make it to the Class 3A finals back in December, and then helping the baseball Hounds to 50th District and 13th Region championships this spring. Estep stepped up in a big way this season, helping to fill the void left on the pitching mound after the graduation of last year’s ace, Cole Brock. He also took care of business at the...

After Tuesday night's high school baseball and softball action we now know who will be contending for 13th Region championships later this week. At Whitley County High School, the Corbin Redhounds topped Knox Central 4-0 to advance to Wednesday's regional championship game with an overall record of 23 wins and 12 losses. Junior Chase Estep struck out six Panther batters in the win while teammate Ben Phillips went two-for-three at the plate with two RBIs. As for who the Hounds will face in the regional finals, that would be 50th District foes Whitley County, who defeated Middlesboro in the late game Tuesday, 3-0. Kyle Edmisten and Chance Dismuke teamed up on...

Update (Thursday): Corbin has once again swept the district, with the softball team winning their second consecutive 50th District crown, and the baseball team capturing their third straight championship trophy. In softball action Thursday at Whitley County High School, the Lady Hounds were able to outlast South Laurel in a nailbiter of a game, ultimately taking the 8-7 victory to enter into next week's 13th Region tournament with an overall record of 16 wins and 7 losses. Senior Halia Stidham pitched a complete game for Corbin, striking out five Lady Cardinal batters. She also recorded two hits in the win. Fellow senior Katlin Williams went 2-for-4 at the plate with two...