Mustangs split with Huntsmen
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The Highland County Press-
The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs have shown improvement on the field lately, thus showing improvement in the win column, as they split a Saturday non-conference doubleheader with the Huntington Huntsmen at LCHS.
LC lost game one 12-5, but managed to gain the split in the twin bill as they defeated the visiting Huntsmen 4-1 in the night cap meeting.
The win gives LC an overall record of 5-9, as they are 4-4 in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference, as they are currently battling North Adams and Eastern Brown for the top spot in Division I of the conference. The Whiteoak Wildcats lead Division II of the SHAC.
[[In-content Ad]]Four the the five wins this season by the Mustangs have come in their past five games, starting with an April 18 win over Peebles, followed with victories over West Union and Eastern Brown this past week, and the aforementioned win vs. Huntington.
In the three-run win Saturday, LC scored all four of their runs in the fourth inning, while HHS scored their lone run in the top of the sixth, as LC totaled eight hits and committed two errors. HHS (13-7) collected five hits, but committed four errors.
Chaz Lanier and Scott Cawood each went 2-for-3 in the win over HHS, as Lanier scored one run and collected one RBI. Cawood scored one run.
Also gaining hits for LC were Cory Snider, Morgan Ryan, Wesley Smith and Gage Waits with Smith collecting two RBIs and a double for the lone LC extra base hit. Smith also drew the lone LC walk.
Snider and Waits also scored runs for the Mustangs.
Cawood was the winning pitcher, going 5.1 innings on the mound. The senior allowed one earned run on five hits and four walks for the win as he faced 24 batters. Cawood struck out four, tossing 80 pitches.
Ryan Inman pitched 1.2 innings of relief for the save. Inman allowed one hit and one walk with the junior striking out three of the seven batters he faced on 31 pitches.
In the opening game of the doubleheader the Huntsmen scored runs in six of the seven innings played, including two three-run innings, two two-run innings and two one-run innings.
The Mustangs scored three runs in the second and two in the third in the seven-run loss.
For LC, they totaled five hits, with Lanier going 2-for-3 with one run and two RBIs. The junior hit a double for one of his hits.
Ryan Inman (a double), Christian Inman and Cawood combined for the other three hits, with Christian Inman collecting two RBIs.
Josh Bauer also had an RBI for LC. The Mustangs drew five walks with Ryan having two, while Alex Pinkerton, Cawood and Bauer each had one walk.
Bauer was charged with the loss for LC, as he allowed six runs (three earned) on four hits and six walks. The junior struck out three. Smith and Lanier pitched in relief, with Lanier gaining four strikeouts as both relievers allowed two earned runs.
LC committed seven errors.
The win went to Huntington pitcher Brice Vickers, who allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks, striking out six. Mikey Woofter pitched in relief.
The Mustangs play again on Monday, April 29 as they travel for an SHAC game at West Union at 5 p.m. Earlier this season LC defeated West Union 14-3 at LCHS.
LC lost game one 12-5, but managed to gain the split in the twin bill as they defeated the visiting Huntsmen 4-1 in the night cap meeting.
The win gives LC an overall record of 5-9, as they are 4-4 in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference, as they are currently battling North Adams and Eastern Brown for the top spot in Division I of the conference. The Whiteoak Wildcats lead Division II of the SHAC.
[[In-content Ad]]Four the the five wins this season by the Mustangs have come in their past five games, starting with an April 18 win over Peebles, followed with victories over West Union and Eastern Brown this past week, and the aforementioned win vs. Huntington.
In the three-run win Saturday, LC scored all four of their runs in the fourth inning, while HHS scored their lone run in the top of the sixth, as LC totaled eight hits and committed two errors. HHS (13-7) collected five hits, but committed four errors.
Chaz Lanier and Scott Cawood each went 2-for-3 in the win over HHS, as Lanier scored one run and collected one RBI. Cawood scored one run.
Also gaining hits for LC were Cory Snider, Morgan Ryan, Wesley Smith and Gage Waits with Smith collecting two RBIs and a double for the lone LC extra base hit. Smith also drew the lone LC walk.
Snider and Waits also scored runs for the Mustangs.
Cawood was the winning pitcher, going 5.1 innings on the mound. The senior allowed one earned run on five hits and four walks for the win as he faced 24 batters. Cawood struck out four, tossing 80 pitches.
Ryan Inman pitched 1.2 innings of relief for the save. Inman allowed one hit and one walk with the junior striking out three of the seven batters he faced on 31 pitches.
In the opening game of the doubleheader the Huntsmen scored runs in six of the seven innings played, including two three-run innings, two two-run innings and two one-run innings.
The Mustangs scored three runs in the second and two in the third in the seven-run loss.
For LC, they totaled five hits, with Lanier going 2-for-3 with one run and two RBIs. The junior hit a double for one of his hits.
Ryan Inman (a double), Christian Inman and Cawood combined for the other three hits, with Christian Inman collecting two RBIs.
Josh Bauer also had an RBI for LC. The Mustangs drew five walks with Ryan having two, while Alex Pinkerton, Cawood and Bauer each had one walk.
Bauer was charged with the loss for LC, as he allowed six runs (three earned) on four hits and six walks. The junior struck out three. Smith and Lanier pitched in relief, with Lanier gaining four strikeouts as both relievers allowed two earned runs.
LC committed seven errors.
The win went to Huntington pitcher Brice Vickers, who allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks, striking out six. Mikey Woofter pitched in relief.
The Mustangs play again on Monday, April 29 as they travel for an SHAC game at West Union at 5 p.m. Earlier this season LC defeated West Union 14-3 at LCHS.