Published: July 19, 2008 09:22 pm            

Cal Ripken 11, 12-year-olds both in play in Lexington

The Lake Cumberland Cal Ripken 11-Year Old All-Stars started their State Tournament action at Veteran’s Park in Lexington with a resounding blast. They scored 13 runs on eleven hits in just the first inning on the way to a 21-2 win over Montgomery County.

The offensive onslaught culminated in the third when Jacob Pelston and Clayton Phelps hit back-to-back home runs. Lake Cumberland had a total of eleven extra base hits in the game.



MC 020 0 = 2 5 7

LC (13) 35 * = 21 20 0



Ross Perry 2IP, 2R, 5H, 3K, 2BB

John Wilson 2IP, 0R, 0H, 4K, 2BB



2B—Riley Hall 2, Jacob Pelston 2, Ross Perry 2, Clayton Phelps, Trevor Howard, John Wilson

HR—Pelston, Phelps

SB—Jacob Burchett, Pelston, Phelps, Wilson, Lucas Turpin

RBI—Turpin 4, Pelston 3, Phelps 3, Hall, Perry, Howard, Austin Smiddy, Brandon Lorman.



• In round two of the double elimination tournament, Lake Cumberland got three perfect innings of relief from Cody Carrender, and a two out grand slam from Trevor Howard to come from behind to beat Middletown out of Louisville. After a 20 hit performance in round one, the Lake Cumberland stars tallied another 16 base knocks, and stole an incredible 12 bases to preserve the win.



L. C. 021 610 = 10 16 3

M-town 211 000 = 4 4 2



Turpin .2 IP, 1ER, 2R, 1H, 0K, 1BB

Hall 2.1 IP, 1ER, 2R, 3H, 3K, 2BB

Carrender 3IP, 0R, 0H, 3K, 0BB



2B—Burchett, Hall, Carrender

HR—Pelston, Howard

SB—Pelston 2, Carrender 2, Burchett, Hall, Phelps, Turpin, Perry, Howard, Lorman, Wilson.



• The Lake Cumberland Cal Ripken 12-Year Old All-Stars also opened play in the state tournament at Veteran’s Park in Lexington. The local stars jumped out quickly with six first inning runs against first round foe Spencer County, and they never slowed down. Stewart Russell crushed a pair of home runs, and Jacob Denney and Konner Cowan combined on a three-hitter.



Spencer Co. 200 0 = 2 3 4

Lake Cumb. 615 * = 12 10 1



Jacob Denney 2IP, 0ER, 2R, 3H, 3K, 0BB

Konner Cowan 2IP, 0R, 0H, 1K, 0BB, 1HBP



2B—Zach Profitt, Trevor Stacey

HR—Stewart Russell 2, Bryson McWilliams

RBI—Russell 4, McWilliams 2, Denney 2, Profitt 2, Stacey, Chandler Purcell.



• In Lake Cumberland’s second game of the tourney, South Lexington overcame an early four-run deficit, a four RBI performance by Chandler Purcell, and three Lake Cumberland home runs to rally four five runs in the fifth and a 10-9 win. Purcell and Zach Profitt had seven hits between them, but a six error performance by the defense helped short circuit Lake Cumberland’s drive into the winners’ bracket semi-finals.



S. Lex. 040 150 = 10 14 1

L. C. 430 002 = 9 13 6

Zach Tarter 3IP, 0ER, 4R, 4H, 4K, 1BB

Alex Smith 3IP, 5ER, 6R, 10H, 4K, 1BB



2B—Profitt

HR—McWilliams, Denney, Purcell

SB—Denney, Profitt, Purcell, Stacey, Tarter

RBI—Purcell 4, McWilliams 2, Denney, Profitt.

        

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