Corbin rallies to defeat Whitley County for 50th District Baseball Championship

The Corbin Redhounds came back from an early 6-4 deficit to defeat Whitley County 12-8 for the 50^th 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 13^th Region Tournament, which is scheduled to begin Saturday at Jackson County.

Earlier Tuesday, the Corbin Lady Redhounds lost 9-5 to South Laurel in the 50^th District Softball Championship.

South Laurel led 8-3 after three innings and added an insurance run in the fifth.

Corbin rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the sixth, but could not close the gap any further.

Both teams will advance to the 13^th Region Softball Tournament scheduled to begin Saturday at Harlan County.