Catholic gets bats going in 6th to stop Trinity
Owensboro Catholic had a big sixth inning against Whitesville Trinity to propel it to the All ‘A’ 3rd Region Baseball Tournament championship. Catholic put up eight runs in the bottom of the sixth and batted around in the inning to help it win 10-3 Tuesday night at Independence Bank Field at Chautauqua Park. Karson White got things going with a line drive double to center that scored two runs and pushed Catholic in front 4-3.
Catholic will now advance to the All ‘A’ State Baseball Tournament, which will be April 25-26 at Daviess County High School. The All ‘A’ semistate will be before that at regional winners sites. Catholic will have to travel to the 4th Region winner.
Catholic had seven hits in the game against Trinity, five coming in the sixth. “It was a timing thing, we started to settle in during the later innings, one by one we passed the sticks,” said White, an eighth grader. “Knowing if someone in front of you gets out, another guy can back you up.
I just wanted to get a pitch I could drive, it found a gap. ” An error on a bunt from Drew Miles allowed him to reach and Karson White to score. Miles reached third on the error.
Tucker Evans singled to score another run, Mason Moser singled in a run and Barrett Evans singled in another run to push Catholic in front 8-3. An error, a hit by pitch and a walk got another Catholic run across for a 9-3 lead. Jake Murphy scored from third on a passed ball before the third out was recorded on the Aces.