13th Region Champs

Williamsburg extended its winning streak to six games Monday afternoon with a 17-7 win over the Wayne County Cardinals at Briar Park in Williamsburg. The Yellow Jackets spotted Wayne County a 4-0 lead before they stormed back to score 17 runs.
Trailing 4-0 going into the bottom of the third the Jackets scored five runs to take a 5-4 lead. Chase Fields led off with a single then went to sec ond when Brent Foley drew a walk. Senior Andy Greer cleared the bases with a triple.
A walk to Matt Jones and Aaron Root loaded the bases for Cody Herrell, who hit a single to send Jones in from third. Root scored the go-ahead run on a John Reynolds sacrifice grounder to second.
Wayne County answered with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth and retook the lead but the Jackets scored five more in their half of the inning for a 10-6 lead.
Fields again led off the inning, this time with a walk. Wayne County’s Ryan Steele nearly got out of trouble when he got Darrin Stanfill to pop out to the mound and got Brent Foley on a fly ball to rightfield.
But Andy Greer greeted the Cardinal pitcher with a double. Jones followed with a single, Root drew a walk and Harrell smacked a triple and the rout was on.
Foley, Greer, Hones and Root all scored three runs in the win. Greer also hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth.
“We hit the ball real well,” said Williamsburg coach Don Stricklin.
•The Yellow Jackets rolled past Barbourville last week to win the 13th regional All “A” title and right to play 14th region champ, Lee County in the sectionals later this month.
Williamsburg didn’t have any trouble with the Tigers, scoring four runs in the top of the first to take a commanding lead. The first five Jackets hit the ball with Stanfill leading off with a single. Foley followed with a double and Greer tripled in the two runners. Greer scored on a Jones single and he later scored on a Root base hit.
The Jackets scored three in the third for a 7-0 lead then sent six runners across the plate in the top of the fourth. Jones had a three-run double in the inning.
Jones took the win on the mound, giving up just two hits while striking out five Tigers.

Wayne Co. 400 210- 7 9 1
Williamsburg 005 543- 17 15 5
Steele, Sumpter (4), Foster and Humble. Foley, Witt (2) and Root. WP-Root, LP-Steele. 2B-Foley (W), Greer (W), Witt (W), Steele (WC), Banks (WC). 3B-Greer (W), Harrell (W). HR-Greer (W).

13th All “A” Finals
Williamsburg 403 61- 14 16 2
Barbourville 000 01 – 1 2 2
Jones and Root. Crawford and Hammons. WP-Jones (2-0), LP-Crawford. 2B-Foley (W), Jones (W), Harrell (W). 3B-Greer (W).