Beechwood 12 Nicholas County 2 (State All A Classic Sectionals)

[BrosefStalin]

Final.

Beechwood (15-1), behind the outstanding junior duo of starting pitcher Mitch Berger & outfielder Cameron Boyd, upended Nicholas County (13-7), 12-2, in five innings in today's KY All A Classic Sectional game played at Nicholas County.

Boyd, who emerged as one of the top hoopers in the 9th Region this past basketball season, blasted three home runs off of Nicholas County pitching in five innings. He finished 3-3, scored four runs, and drove in three runs. His three homers give him nine now on the season. That number now leads the 9th Region and puts him in a 3-way tie for first place in KY with Gavin Faulker (Frederick Douglass) and Patrick Forbes (Bowling Green).

In this last 8 games dating back to April 14, Boyd - the Tigers leadoff hitter - is hitting .692 (18-26), has scored 19 runs, drove in 10, hit six homers, and stole 6 bases in six attempts. Boyd is now hitting .491 atop Beechwood's high-powered offense. 

Mitch Berger (5-0) picked up his fifth win of the year, pitching five innings, scattering six hits, allowing two earned runs, and striking out seven. Berger joins St. Henry's Clay Duckworth as the only two pitchers in the 9th Region with five victories. Berger, who finished 2-4 with 4 RBI's, also launched a 3-run HR - his fourth of the season - in the fifth inning. 

Berger, who has won 7 of his last 8 starts, is now 12-0 in his varsity career for Beechwood. In 15 career starts, he's only allowed more than two earned runs twice - this season against Roosevelt (Wyandotte) MI and last season against CovCath in the 35th District Championship game. 

With the win, Beechwood advances to the State All A Classic Elite 8 this weekend at Eastern Kentucky University. They'll face 8th Region Walton-Verona (13-6) on Saturday afternoon at 3 PM

NOTES:

* Nicholas Co. sophomore southpaw Ryan Johnson showed flashes of brilliance, as he struck out 11 Beechwood batters in 4 2/3 innings of work. Johnson was plagued by control problems early in the contest, including four hit batters. 

* Beechwood now has 21 HR on the year in their first 16 games led by Boyd (9), Berger (4), and junior catcher Brice Estep (3). That number eclipses the Tigers' 2021 total of 16 and ties the 2019 total of 21. That 2019 team includes sluggers Logan Castleman (Morehead St.), John Odom (NKU), and Devin Johnson.

* Nicholas County junior OF Tate Letcher finished 2-3, stroked a double in the fourth inning, and scored both of the Bluejackets runs. Senior SS Dylan Davenport finished 2-2 and drove in both of the Bluejackets' runs. 

* Saturday's contest vs. Walton-Verona will be the second matchup between the Tigers & Bearcats this season. Beechwood - behind freshman starting pitcher Chase Flaherty - defeated Walton-Verona, 4-3, yesterday at Beechwood in Doc Morris Classic action. 

* In his last three starts, Berger - an Eastern Kentucky University commit - is 3-0 with a 1.87 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. In 15 innings during those three starts, he's struck out 24, while only allowing 11 hits and five walks. 

 

 

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6 hours ago, BrosefStalin said:

Final.

Beechwood (15-1), behind the outstanding junior duo of starting pitcher Mitch Berger & outfielder Cameron Boyd, upended Nicholas County (13-7), 12-2, in five innings in today's KY All A Classic Sectional game played at Nicholas County.

Boyd, who emerged as one of the top hoopers in the 9th Region this past basketball season, blasted three home runs off of Nicholas County pitching in five innings. He finished 3-3, scored four runs, and drove in three runs. His three homers give him nine now on the season. That number now leads the 9th Region and puts him in a 3-way tie for first place in KY with Gavin Faulker (Frederick Douglass) and Patrick Forbes (Bowling Green).

In this last 8 games dating back to April 14, Boyd - the Tigers leadoff hitter - is hitting .692 (18-26), has scored 19 runs, drove in 10, hit six homers, and stole 6 bases in six attempts. Boyd is now hitting .491 atop Beechwood's high-powered offense. 

Mitch Berger (5-0) picked up his fifth win of the year, pitching five innings, scattering six hits, allowing two earned runs, and striking out seven. Berger joins St. Henry's Clay Duckworth as the only two pitchers in the 9th Region with five victories. Berger, who finished 2-4 with 4 RBI's, also launched a 3-run HR - his fourth of the season - in the fifth inning. 

Berger, who has won 7 of his last 8 starts, is now 12-0 in his varsity career for Beechwood. In 15 career starts, he's only allowed more than two earned runs twice - this season against Roosevelt (Wyandotte) MI and last season against CovCath in the 35th District Championship game. 

With the win, Beechwood advances to the State All A Classic Elite 8 this weekend at Eastern Kentucky University. They'll face 8th Region Walton-Verona (13-6) on Saturday afternoon at 3 PM

NOTES:

* Nicholas Co. sophomore southpaw Ryan Johnson showed flashes of brilliance, as he struck out 11 Beechwood batters in 4 2/3 innings of work. Johnson was plagued by control problems early in the contest, including four hit batters. 

* Beechwood now has 21 HR on the year in their first 16 games led by Boyd (9), Berger (4), and junior catcher Brice Estep (3). That number eclipses the Tigers' 2021 total of 16 and ties the 2019 total of 21. That 2019 team includes sluggers Logan Castleman (Morehead St.), John Odom (NKU), and Devin Johnson.

* Nicholas County junior OF Tate Letcher finished 2-3, stroked a double in the fourth inning, and scored both of the Bluejackets runs. Senior SS Dylan Davenport finished 2-2 and drove in both of the Bluejackets' runs. 

* Saturday's contest vs. Walton-Verona will be the second matchup between the Tigers & Bearcats this season. Beechwood - behind freshman starting pitcher Chase Flaherty - defeated Walton-Verona, 4-3, yesterday at Beechwood in Doc Morris Classic action. 

* In his last three starts, Berger - an Eastern Kentucky University commit - is 3-0 with a 1.87 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. In 15 innings during those three starts, he's struck out 24, while only allowing 11 hits and five walks. 

 

 

Beechwood really has something special with the baseball program.  Yes they have talent but the coaching staff needs a ton of credit as they become more and more impressive as the season goes along.