Nicholas County, behind 6 1/3 strong innings from Senior Dalton Davenport, defeated the Brossart Mustangs 7-1, striking out 14,  in the championship game of the 10th Region "A" Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Carlisle, Ky.. (Nicholas Co H.S.).  Ryan Johnson came on to finish it out, striking out the final two Mustangs, as the Jackets won their second 10th Region "A" Title in the past three renewals.  Brossart had won the previous fourteen.

The Blue Jackets scored once in first inning and put four more on the board in the fourth inning to pave the way for the 7-1 win.  Both the Mustangs and Blue Jackets had played semi-finals games earlier in the day, with Nicholas County dispatching Augusta 4-2 and Brossart run-ruling Bracken County 12-2.

Nicholas County will now square off against St. Henry, the winner of the 9th Region "A" Classic, n a semi-state match to see who represents Regions 9 and 10 in the "A" State Tournament in Owensboro, Friday and Saturday, April 23rd and 24th.

 

Louisville Holy Cross will take on the 9th/10th Winner at 10am on Saturday, April 24th at 10am at Chautauqua Park in Owensboro.

The tournament will run Saturday and Sunday the 23th and 25th, NOT Friday and Saturday as my previous post states.