Independence 10, Shady Spring 3
Coal City – Independence scored seven runs in the first two innings, beating county rival Shady Spring 10-3 Wednesday in the Region 3, Section 2 tournament in Coal City.
Errors hurt the Tigers as they committed five altogether in the loss.
Parker Redden provided the lone bright spot for Shady, hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning.
Aside from the home run, Indy starter Clay Basham was stellar, striking out nine in six innings of work.
Shady will play the winner of Wednesday’s Nicholas County and Liberty matchup while Independence will await the winner of that game in Friday’s sectional championship.
SS: 003 000 0 – 3 5 5
I: 250 300 x – 10 9 0
Pitching and catching – SS: Thatcher Poteat, T. Smith and Parker Redden; I: Clay Basham, Tanner Sipes and Caleb Daniels. WP: Basham, LP: Poteat. Hitting – SS: Thatcher Poteat 2-4, Parker Redden 1-1 (3 RBI, HR), Evan Belcher 1-3, Adam Richmond 1-3; I: Michael McKinney 1-4 (3 RBI), C. Brown 2-2 (RBI), Clay Basham 1-2 (RBI), Caleb Daniels 2-4, Andy Lester 1-3, Tanner Sipes 2-3 (2 RBI).
Midland Trail 8, Greenbrier West 7
Hico – Midland Trail evaded the upset Wednesday, scoring on a walk-off to beat Greenbrier West 8-7 in the Class A Region 3, Section 1 tournament.
West went up 7-2 in the sixth inning, but five runs in the bottom of the sixth helped Trail tie it. The inning was highlighted by a home run from Cy Persinger.
Midland Trail advances to the winner’s bracket and will travel to Charleston Catholic on Thursday for a spot in the sectional title game.
GW: 000 034 0 – 7 8 2
MT: 000 025 1 – 8 10 4
Pitching and catching – GW: Evan Mcdade, Cole McClung and Logan Vandall; MT: Bo Persinger, Cy Persinger and C. Harrell. WP: C. Persinger, LP: McClung. Hitting – GW: Cole McClung 2-3 (RBI), Chase McClung 1-4 (2 RBI), Mills 1-4 (2 RBI), C. Hambrick 1-4 (2 RBI), Jones 3-3; MT: Bo Persinger 3-4 (2 RBI), C. Kincaid 1-4 (2 RBI), Cy Persinger 2-3 (RBI), S. Ewing 1-3, Indy Eades 1-2 (RBI), L. Bigham 1-2, C. Vines 1-3.
Greenbrier East 7, Oak Hill 2
Fairlea – Greenbrier East advanced to the Class AAA Region 3, Section 2 championship game, beating Oak Hill 7-2 Wednesday night in Oak Hill.
Chase Thomas struck out 10 over six innings of work for the Spartans while Tanner Skidmore drove in three runs.
Oak Hill will play Beckley today in the elimination game with the winner playing East in the sectional championship on Friday, weather permitting.
OH: 100 000 1 – 2 6 2
GE: 340 000 x – 7 10 2
Pitching and catching – OH: T. Rider, J. McLain, B. Hall and Ty Nelson; GE: C. Thomas, J. Rashau and N. Hanna. WP: Thomas, LP: Ride. Hitting – OH: Z. Wolfe 2-4, B. Hall 2-3, T. Nelson 1-2, J. Ward 1-2; GE: D. Boswell 2-3, N. Hanna 2-4 (RBI), J. Mize 2-3, T. Skidmore 1-4 (3 RBI), L. Carr 1-4 (2 RBI), C. Heaster 1-3 (RBI), Z. Trump 1-3.
Other scores
Charleston Catholic 12, Richwood 5
PikeView 7, Westside 4 (Westside has been eliminated)
Bluefield 13, Wyoming East 3 (Wyoming East will host PikeView on Thursday)
Greater Beckley 25, Montcalm 0
James Monroe 21, Mount View 1
Nicholas County 14, Liberty 0 (Liberty is eliminated, Nicholas County will travel to Shady on Thursday)
