Campbell County and Scott have advanced to the 10th Region baseball tournament semifinals after their victories on Monday.
The Camels shutout Bracken County while Scott tamed Mason County.
Here’s a brief recap of each game:
Campbell County 5, Bracken County 0
Trip Mercurio threw a complete-game shutout Monday as Campbell County defeated Bracken County in the opening game of the 10th Region Baseball Tournament at the Bishop Brossart Mustang Athletic Complex. Mercurio allowed two hits over seven innings with seven strikeouts and no walks.
The Camels threatened early, as three walks loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom half of the 1st inning. However, Polar Bear pitcher Noah Bachman struck out the next batter looking to end the frame. Bachman then struck out the side in the 2nd inning.
Campbell County took the lead in the third inning after Gino Ramundo and Tyler Schumacher drew walks. Morehead State commit and catcher Camden Tiemeier doubled to center field to score both runners and give the Camels a 2-0 lead.
The Camels added a run in the fourth when Lucas Anthrop walked, moved to second on Finley Schultz’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Jackson Bittner’s two-out single to left. Campbell County stretched the lead to 5-0 in the fifth after Schumacher singled, Tiemeier reached on an error and Gavin Richardson followed with a two-run single to right.
For Bracken County, Caleb Sutton and Noah Bachman had the team’s two hits. Bachman took the loss for Bracken County, allowing five runs, three earned, on four hits over five innings. He struck out eight and walked six. Bachman was named to the All-Tournament Team. Justis Johnson pitched a scoreless sixth inning in relief.
Bracken County’s season ends at 12-16. Campbell County improves to 23-13 and will face George Rogers Clark in Tuesday’s semifinals back at Bishop Brosart at 5:00 p.m.
Scott 7, Mason County 1
Scott scored in five different innings to beat Mason County in the 10th Region quarterfinals. The Eagles finished with 11 hits, including back-to-back solo home runs from Jay Race and Andy Reed in the second inning. The two home runs were over the MAC’s “Green Monster” in left field, which has a distance of 280-290 feet with 20-foot tall green fence.
Race earned the win for Scott, allowing one run on two hits over 5.1 innings while striking out seven and walking six. He also went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Reed, Trey Cook and Eli Smith each had two hits for Scott, with Reed scoring twice and driving in a run.
Carter Roark took the loss for Mason County, allowing five runs, four earned, on eight hits over six innings. Crabtree drove in Mason County’s run, while Micah Payne, Brady Mefford, Hayden Workman and Jaxen Crabtree each had one hit. Micah Payne was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Mason County’s season ends at 14-15. Scott moves to 17-18 and plays Montgomery County in the semifinals on Tuesday at the MAC at 7:30 p.m.