Marks drives in four to lead Gators past Bruins

Published 10:12 am Thursday, May 11, 2023

Greenwood third baseman Blake Marks (35) bats in the Gators’ 4-0 win over Bowling Green at Greenwood High School on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Grace Ramey/grace.ramey@bgdailynews.com)

Greenwood junior Blake Marks tallied a 3-for-4 day at the plate with four runs batted in to lead the host Gators to a 16-1 baseball win in four innings against Central Hardin on Wednesday.

James Russell went 2-for-3 with a double, three runs scored and three RBIs, and Jackson Lee went 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBIs. Andrew Jolly added a triple and two RBIs, Zachary Davis had a double and two RBIs, Reed McClard and Cyler Talley each notched a double and an RBI and Drake Bowers chipped in with an RBI.

Chaze Huff pitched all four innings for the win, allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out two batters.

Greenwood (21-6) was scheduled to play at Franklin-Simpson on Thursday.

South Warren 3, ACS 0

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South Warren’s Bradley Lewis, Thomas Lambert and Mikey Coradini combined to pitch a two-hit shutout as host South Warren topped Allen County-Scottsville 3-0 on Wednesday.

Lews started and pitched the first four innings to earn the win. He struck out four. Lambert pitched two scoreless innings with a strikeout, and Coradini fired one scoreless frame while striking out one.

Griffin Rardin was 2-for-2 at the plate to lead the Spartans. Joseph Fentress tallied a pair of RBIs, and Ty Croghan also drove in a run in the win.

South Warren (21-7) visits Glasgow on Friday.

Allen County-Scottsville (5-23) is back in action Monday for the opening round of the District 15 tournament at Barren County. The fourth-seeded Patriots will face No. 1 seed Warren East in the semifinals.

Logan County 7, Christian County 3

Davin Yates went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI to pace visiting Logan County to a 7-3 win over Christian County on Wednesday.

Samuel Hayes was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs, Milam Montgomery went 2-for-3 and scored two runs, Isaac Stanley was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Chance Sweeney and Jason Mautz each tallied an RBI in the win.

Dayman McLean pitched a complete game to earn the win, allowing three runs while striking out three.

Logan County (16-15) was scheduled to visit Butler County on Thursday.

Russell County 8, Barren County 2

Visiting Russell County picked up an 8-2 win over Barren County on Wednesday.

Tristan Meech and Skylar Potter each drove in a run for the host Trojans.

Barren County (11-17) hosts Logan County on Friday in the Trojans’ regular-season finale.{&end}