The Patrick County Cougars claimed their 14th win of the season against the Radford Bobcats, 10-3, on April 25.
The Cougars got a solid performance on the mound from Broc Taylor, who went five innings, allowing just one run on 4 hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. Taylor threw just six pitches in a three-up-three-down top of the first and got run support right away.
The Cougar batters showed discipline at the plate, with the first two batters, Gavin Fain and Noah Jessup, drawing walks. Tucker Swails drove in their first run with a single to right field. A Stuart Callahan single loaded the bases for first baseman Jackson Horton, who hit a liner over the second baseman’s glove, driving in Jessup and Swails. Broc Taylor helped his own cause with a sacrifice bunt, bringing in Callahan, giving the Cougars a 4-0 lead after one.
After another Bobcat hitless inning, Patrick County added two more runs in their half of the second, increasing their lead to 6-0.
Radford got on the board in the fourth, but the Cougars answered in their half of the inning. Noah Jessup drew a walk and promptly stole second. A Stuart Callahan single brought in Jessup, followed by a Jackson Horton stand-up double that scored Callahan, extending the lead to 8-1.
Horton would add another RBI in the fifth, taking a 10-1 lead into the sixth. Stuart Callahan came on in relief in the sixth, going two innings and finishing the 10-3 win. David Lawson went airborne in right field to grab a fly ball near the outfield fence for the final out.
Leading the Cougars at the plate was Jackson Horton’s 3-4, 4RBI night. Stuart Callahan added 2RBI’s, going 1-3 and scoring twice, with Tucker Swails and Gavin Fain adding a hit and a run a piece. Noah Jessup scored twice.
