Daviess County 5, Butler County 3
The Daviess County Panthers took to the road to start their third week of the season and came away with a 5-3 win over the Butler County Bears.
Butler took a 2-0 lead after the first but after DC scored three in the top of the third, the Bears wouldn’t have the lead again as the Panthers added runs in the fifth and seventh to seal the victory.
Jackson Loucks grabbed the win for DC after he went 4.2 IP and struck out four while allowing just two earned runs.
Decker Renfrow (2-5, run) and Layton Huskisson (2-4, RBI) each finished with multiples hits in the win while Zach Head added two runs and an RBI.
Daviess County takes on Owensboro tonight at Shifley Park.
Breckinridge County 5, Owensboro 0
Breckinridge County jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back as they took down Owensboro 5-0 Monday at Shifley Park.
The Red Devils struggled in the field with five errors as they had just two hits at the plate.
Ethan Gibson and Caleb Ray each finished 1-3 for OHS in the loss.
The Red Devils have their first 9th District contest of the season tonight as they host Daviess County at 7 p.m.
3rd Region All “A” Classic: Owensboro Catholic 12, Edmonson County 0 (4 innings)
The Owensboro Catholic Aces didn’t waste any time in getting on the board Monday in the 3rd Region All “A” Classic Tournament semifinals as they cruised by Edmonson County 12-0 in four innings.
Catholic senior Finley Munsey was wheelin and dealin on the mound as allowed just one hit and struck out nine as he threw all four innings for the Aces.
“The biggest thing for him is just getting in the zone,” Catholic coach Derek Hibbs said. “He came in there pounding fast balls in the strike zone, didn’t mess around. No walks, no extended pitch counts … He’s got the velocity, he’s got the stuff. As long as he’s in the zone, he can pitch well just about anybody. That’s big for us.”
The Aces went up 4-0 after the second inning and added four runs in the third and fourth innings to take down the Wildcats.
Sam McFarland (2-4, 3B, 2 RBIs) and Braden Mundy (3-3, 3 RBIs, run) had multiple hits for the Aces while John Frey added three RBIs. Munsey also helped himself at the plate as he scored three times in the victory.
Catholic will take on Hancock County tonight in the 3rd Region All “A” Classic Tournament championship at Trinity.
3rd Region All “A” Classic: Hancock County 18, Trinity 7
Hancock County and Trinity were tied 7-7 heading to the top of the sixth but then the flood gates opened for the Hornets as they plated six in the frame and added two in the seventh to beat Trinity 18-7 and advance to today’s 3rd Region All “A” Classic championship against Owensboro Catholic.
Trinity plays Monday at home against Ohio County.
