Bell third baseman Brian Thacker tags out Pineville’s John Simpson to end a run-down near home plate during Wednesday’s game. Thacker led the Bobcats with three hits and three runs scored in the game.
Bell pitcher John Dudley Hilton throws on to first after fielding a grounder as Mountain Lion Justin Griffin makes his way down the first base line during the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game.
It was the homestanding Bobcats that came out on top, knocking off the Lions 13-3 in five innings.
Brian Thacker led Bell with three hits in the game and scored three runs. Senior Mitchell Mayes, who started and got the win, put the Bobcats on top in the first inning with a three-run double down the right field line and they never trailed.
Ricky Pletcher had two hits, drove in two runs and scored one. Brian Fields had an RBI single, walked and scored twice while John Dudley Hilton singled and scored run.
Senior Jake Jones didn’t get a hit but walked three times and was hit by a pitch and came around to score twice. Catcher Taylor Mills was hit by pitches twice and came around to score both times, including the game-ender on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning.
For Pineville senior Shawn Madon drove in two runs: one on an RBI single for the only Mountain Lion hit in the game and the other on a sacrifice fly.
Dalton Simpson reached on errors twice and scored two runs while Jarrod Nunnelley walked and scored the other Pineville run.
Bell County (6-19) plays at Barbourville this evening at 5:30 p.m. while Pineville (6-10) is off until Monday’s 51st District tournament at Union College where they’ll take on Knox Central at 5 p.m.
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Pineville 010 20 — 3 1 1
Bell County 326 11 — 13 8 3
W—Mayes. L—Napier.
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