Mustangs fall in extra innings to Blue Jays
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The Highland County Press-
Fifteen hits, 10 runs and eight RBIs weren't enough for the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs Thursday night, as the game came down to extra innings where the Ripley Blue Jays scored one run in the bottom of the ninth for an 11-10 victory.
The Southern Hills Athletic Conference loss puts the defending champions at 1-1 in the conference and 1-4 overall.
Both teams scored early with one run in the top of the first, followed by LC taking a 4-3 lead after two innings, LC added one run in the third and four more in the fourth for a lead of 9-4 after four innings.
In the fifth, it was RHS outscoring the Mustangs four runs to one, then they added two more in the sixth for a 10-10 score.
The final run came in the ninth by the Blue Jays for the one-run win.
Both teams combined for 32 hits (RHS 17, LC 15) with RHS committing two errors and LC committing five.[[In-content Ad]]
For LC, Cory Snider, Christian Inman, Scott Cawood and Josh Bauer each had two hits, but the leading hitter for LC was Gage Waits with a 3-for-5 day with two RBIs and two runs.
Cawood was 2-for-2 with a home run, along with a double and two runs scored.
Also with RBIs for LC were Ryan Inman, Morgan Ryan (three RBIs) and Bauer.
With one hit each were Ryan Inman, Ryan and Wes Smith.
The loss was charged to Christian Inman, who pitched three innings, as he struck out four, while allowing one earned run on five hits and five walks. Also pitching were Cawood and Smith.
Of the 11 runs scored by RHS, five were earned.
The win went to Brad Kirschner of RHS. He pitched three innings, allowing no runs with one hit and no walks. In three innings, Kirschner struck out eight.
The Southern Hills Athletic Conference loss puts the defending champions at 1-1 in the conference and 1-4 overall.
Both teams scored early with one run in the top of the first, followed by LC taking a 4-3 lead after two innings, LC added one run in the third and four more in the fourth for a lead of 9-4 after four innings.
In the fifth, it was RHS outscoring the Mustangs four runs to one, then they added two more in the sixth for a 10-10 score.
The final run came in the ninth by the Blue Jays for the one-run win.
Both teams combined for 32 hits (RHS 17, LC 15) with RHS committing two errors and LC committing five.[[In-content Ad]]
For LC, Cory Snider, Christian Inman, Scott Cawood and Josh Bauer each had two hits, but the leading hitter for LC was Gage Waits with a 3-for-5 day with two RBIs and two runs.
Cawood was 2-for-2 with a home run, along with a double and two runs scored.
Also with RBIs for LC were Ryan Inman, Morgan Ryan (three RBIs) and Bauer.
With one hit each were Ryan Inman, Ryan and Wes Smith.
The loss was charged to Christian Inman, who pitched three innings, as he struck out four, while allowing one earned run on five hits and five walks. Also pitching were Cawood and Smith.
Of the 11 runs scored by RHS, five were earned.
The win went to Brad Kirschner of RHS. He pitched three innings, allowing no runs with one hit and no walks. In three innings, Kirschner struck out eight.