PREP BASEBALL/SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Bulldogs, Bruins win season openers

Senior Ryan Carek was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to lift the homestanding John Hardin Bulldogs to a 6-5 win over Glasgow on Monday in both teams’ season openers.

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John Hardin's Dale Gumm slides in safe to second as the ball hops past Glasgow's Brook Johnson during their season opener Monday at John Hardin High School.

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John Hardin's Claudio Deaza throws to first for an out against Glasgow during the season opener Monday at John Hardin High School.

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Sophomore Garrett Ray scored the winning run.

Senior Jacob Skaff got the win in relief of senior Cody Creamer, who struck out nine in five innings.

Creamer singled twice and drove in a run, while junior Claudio Deaza had two singles and two RBIs.

JOHN HARDIN 6, GLASGOW 5

                                              R  H  E

Glasgow            201   001    1    5  6  0

John Hardin       100   013    1    6  9  2

Alexander Sorrell, Alec Sorrell (5), Bartley (6) and Bryan Sorrell. Cody Creamer, Jacob Skaff (6) and Paul Pickerrell. WP: Skaff (1-0). LP: Bartley. HR: Johnson (G).

UP NEXT: John Hardin hosts Campbellsville at 6 p.m. today.

CENTRAL HARDIN 10, LOUISVILLE SOUTHERN 0, 5 INNINGS. Senior Austin Walters tossed four no-hit innings, senior Levi McCamish collected three hits and the Bruins (1-0) cruised in their season opener.

Walters struck out eight and walked two before junior Hunter Barnes relieved him in the fifth. Barnes struck out one and gave up two hits in an inning of work.

McCamish had two triples and scored four runs. Sophomore Troy Squires had two singles, three runs scored and two RBIs, while sophomore Drew Harrington had two hits, including a double to go along with two runs scored and an RBI. Senior Ryan Squires also drove in two runs.

CENTRAL HARDIN 10, LOUISVILLE SOUTHERN 0

                                              R  H  E

Southern           000     00          0  2  2

Central Hardin    234     01         10  9  1

Masterson, Teague (4) and Fortwengler. Austin Walters, Hunter Barnes (5) and Gabe Hogan. WP: Walters (1-0). LP: Masterson. 2B: Drew Harrington (CH). 3B: Levi McCamish (CH) 2.

UP NEXT: Central Hardin hosts Glasgow at 6:30 tonight.

WARREN EAST 6, ELIZABETHTOWN 5. Warren East hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in both teams’ season openers.

Elizabethtown (0-1) led 5-4 going to the bottom of the fifth, when Warren East tied it at 6.

Junior Brice Taylor went 2-for-3 and hit a home run for the Panthers, while senior Will Sidebottom had a double.

Senior Cory Farrow allowed three hits, three earned runs and two walks in three innings. He struck out seven.

Warren East 6, Elizabethtown 5

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Elizabethtown     100   004    0    5  5  0

Warrren East      201   101    1    6  8  0

Cory Farrow, Austin Patterson (4), Austin Freyburger (5), Garrett Morgan (6), Jacob Rawlings (7) and Zeke Pinkham. Unknown and Unknown. WP: Unknown. LP: Rawlings (0-1). 2B: Will Sidebottom (E), Gross (WE). HR: Brice Taylor (E); Green (WE), Low (WE).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays at LaRue County at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

NORTH HARDIN 7, BULLITT CENTRAL 7 (TIE). Coach Ace Adcock’s debut didn’t end in a win or loss as the game was called due to darkness after five innings. Adcock said he hopes to finish the game later in the year.

Juniors Brady Patterson, Andrew Boyles and Antonio Simmons all went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Patterson and Boyles also drove in a run. Senior Isaac Coty had a single and scored two runs, while freshman Seth Duncan had a single and an RBI.

North Hardin used four pitchers – sophomore Aaron Jones, Tori Cunningham, sophomore Eli Carman and Boyles. Jones worked 2 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, five walks and two earned runs. Cunningham gave up five walks and four runs – three earned. Carman and Boyles combined to retire four straight hitters.

NORTH HARDIN 7, BULLITT CENTRAL 7

                                              R  H  E

North Hardin      203     02          7  8  3

Bullitt Central     003     40          7  4  1

Aaron Jones, Tori Cunningham (3), Eli Carman (4), Andrew Boyles (5) and Boyles, Jacob Coty (5). Wood, Robinson and Powell. 2B: Seleman (BC). 3B: Parker (BC).

UP NEXT: North Hardin hosts Bardstown Bethlehem at 5:30 p.m. today.

BULLITT EAST 5, MEADE COUNTY 4. The homestanding Chargers scored the winning run on a passed ball with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh.

“It’s a tough one to swallow,” said second-year Meade County coach Todd Clanton.

Junior Garrett Ledford had a two-run double, while junior Brady Smith singled for the Green Wave’s only hits.

Ledford (0-1) allowed five hits, two walks and one earned run in 1 2/3 innings of relief. He struck out three.

BULLITT EAST 5, MEADE COUNTY 4

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Meade County    000   400    0    4  2  2

Bullitt East        110   011    1    510  0

Jake Wilson, Garrett Ledford (6) and Brady Smith. Jackson, Etheridge (5) and Wood. WP: Etheridge. LP: Ledford (0-1). 2B: Valentine (BE).

UP NEXT: Meade County plays Christian Academy of Louisville at 7:30 Friday night in the Louisville Ballard Snowball Classic.

SOFTBALL

TAYLOR COUNTY 4, NORTH HARDIN 3, 11 INNINGS. Senior Andi Whelan struck out 19, but the visiting Trojans stranded 12 runners on base en route to the loss in both teams’ season opener.

Sixth-grade Aubree Muse had three singles, while seventh-grader Shelby Peace had two.

UP NEXT: North Hardin hosts Meade County at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

CENTRAL HARDIN 10, NELSON COUNTY 2. The homestanding Lady Bruins cruised in both teams’ season opener.

No statistics were available.

UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays at Owensboro Catholic at 5:30 p.m. today.

HART COUNTY 5, ELIZABETHTOWN 2. Junior Mary Beth Russell struck out seven in six innings, but the visiting Lady Panthers (0-1) couldn’t overcome Hart County’s big sixth inning.

The Lady Raiders broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the sixth.

Seventh-grader Erin Boley tripled and drove in a run, while Russell had a double and an RBI.

HART COUNTY 5, ELIZABETHTOWN 2

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Elizabethtown     000   110    0    2  6  3

Hart County       110   003     x    5  3  3

Mary Beth Russell and Brittany Daniel. Rothman and Trent. WP: Rothman. LP: Russell (0-1). 2B: Kinfman (HC), Russell (E). 3B: Erin Boley (E).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown hosts LaRue County at 6 p.m. today.

MARION COUNTY 12, LARUE COUNTY 11. The visiting Lady Hawks committed five errors and the Lady Knights scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to win in both teams’ season opener.

LaRue County (0-1) led 9-2 after two innings, but couldn’t hold the lead.

Senior Cassidy Crim went 4-for-5 and scored twice, while junior Brittany Enlow had two doubles and four RBIs.

Senior Valerie Whitlock went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and freshman Courtney Johnson had two singles and two RBIs.

MARION COUNTY 12, LARUE COUNTY 11

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LaRue County    360   011    0   11  16  5
Marion County    021   132    3   12  12  1

Amelia Miller, Brittany Enlow (6) and Ellen Huff. Hamilton, Wall (2) and May. WP: Hamilton. LP: Enlow (0-1). 2B: Valerie Whitlock (LC), Enlow (LC) 2, Mattingly (MC), May (MC).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays at Elizabethtown at 6 p.m. today.