(Pineville, KY) It was game number 2 of the 2024 KHSAA 52nd District Baseball Tournament. Game 2 featured the Harlan Green Dragons and the Harlan County Black Bears.
In the 2 previous matchups the Black Bears and the Green Dragons split the two games with each other. In the first game the Black Bears won 6-3, in the second game the Green Dragons 5-4.
The Green Dragons got on the board in the top of the first inning when Sharp scores on a steal of home to make the score 1-0 Harlan.
The Black Bears answered with two runs in the bottom of the first inning when Kelly scores on a pass ball, then Creech scores on a wild pitch to make the score 2-1 Harlan County.
The Green Dragons answered 4 runs in the top of the second inning to extend the lead to 5-1 when Varner singled to center field allowed two runs to score. Then Rouse scored on a pass ball. Then a single by Moore allowed Varner to score. In the top of the fourth inning the Green Dragons extended there lead to 6-1 when Moore grounds out to the shortstop allows Owens to score. Then in the top of the fifth inning the Green Dragons answered with 4 more runs when Varner singles allows Montanaro to score. A single by Freyer singles on a fly ball to the center fielder allows Johnson and Rouse to score. Moore reaches on an error allows Varner to score.
Harlan County would put one more run on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning when a Single by Cooper allows Kelly to score.
Harlan would add one more run when Freyer singles allowing Snelling to score. Your final score was 11-3 Harlan.
Varner took the win for the Green Dragons he went 6.2 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs 2 earned runs, 4 walks, and 14 strikeouts. Moore came in for the Green Dragons to get the final out of the game.
Cooper took the loss for the Black Bears he went 4.0 innings, 4 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 7 walks, 9 strikeouts. Came into relief for the Black Bears; Creech, Gilbert and Casolari all went 1 inning. Creech gave up 3 hits on 3 runs, 2 earned runs, on 1 strikeout. Gilbert had 1 walk and 1 strikeout. Casolari gave up 2 hits on 1 run, 1 earned run, and 2 strikeouts.
The Harlan Green Dragons will advance to the 52nd District Tournament Championship game where they will play the host Bell County Bobcats at 7:00 PM.
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