Grand slam lifts Logan County over BGHS

Published 8:23 am Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Kaleb Justice hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning Monday to turn a scoreless game into a 4-0 Logan County victory at Bowling Green High School.

Logan Bowen and Dylan Penick went back and forth in the pitchers’ duel until Logan County (18-7) broke through in the eighth. Bowen got the first two outs before walking Austin Rayno and giving up a hit to Jackson Campbell.

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Luke Brown entered to replace Bowen and loaded the bases before giving up the grand slam to Justice on a 1-1 count.

Trevor Dennis grounded out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth to end it.

Dylan Penick struck out nine for Logan County and allowed three hits in a complete game. Bowen struck out six in 7 2/3 innings for the Purples (19-10).

Franklin-Simpson 12, Warren Central 0 (5 innings)

Alex Gilbert drove in four runs and the Wildcats’ jumped on Warren Central early in a 12-0 five-inning win Monday. Jackson Caudill and Clay Spears each had two hits for the Wildcats, who scored five runs in the second inning.

Donavon Alderson struck out 10 in four innings and gave up Warren Central’s only hit, a Justin Alvey single to lead off the game.

Cumberland County 1, Greenwood 0

One run in the first inning was all Cumberland County needed to put away the Gators on Monday. A two-out single from Kyle Stephenson put Cumberland County ahead early for the team’s only hit.

Ryan Wheeler had the only hit for the Gators (14-15) in the top of the sixth.

Freshman Dell Henk went six innings with five strikeouts and walked two. Cumberland County’s Levi Owens went the distance with eight strikeouts and didn’t issue a walk while allowing the one hit.

SOFTBALL

Greenwood 10, Franklin-Simpson 5

The Lady Gators scored six runs in the first inning and held off a late Franklin-Simpson rally to win 10-5 on Monday. The Lady Wildcats scored four runs in the top of the sixth to cut the Greenwood lead to 7-5.

Kaylie Allen hit a two-run single into center field to make it 9-5 and Greenwood added another run on an error for the five-run victory.

Madison Davis put Franklin-Simpson ahead in the first with a solo home run before the Lady Gators (14-10) went off for six runs in the bottom of the inning.

Greenwood totaled 15 hits on Davis, who pitched six innings for Franklin-Simpson (13-12). Maddie Thomas went 5 2/3 innings for Greenwood and allowed five hits, five earned runs and struck out seven.