HUNTINGTON Ƶ The Johnson City Doughboys took advantage of four errors by the Tri-State Coal Cats on Thursday night to win 12-8 in Appalachian League baseball at Jack Cook Field.
Johnson City (3-4) led 10-0 after five innings and withstood a Tri-State rally.
Doughboys starting pitcher Major Osbolt (Walters State Community College) stymied the Coal Cats early, allowing two hits, striking out seven and walking none through five innings.
Johnson City scored one run in the first inning, two in the second, three in the fourth and five in the fifth. The Coal Cats responded with three runs in the seventh, three in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Tri-State manager Tommy Gregg said itƵs difficult to win with so many defensive lapses, yet the game was a learning experience.
ƵItƵs always good to not give up,Ƶ Gregg said. ƵWeƵre trying to teach these kids, donƵt worry about the scoreboard, just keep playing.Ƶ
Willie Hurt (Virginia Tech) drove in three runs, going 2 for 5, for the Doughboys. Logan Fyffe (Missouri State) was 2 for 4. Jose Fernandez (Bethune-Cookman) went 2 for 5.
For Tri-State (4-3), Jose Gonzalez-Febo (Bethune-Cookman) hit a three-run home run. Julio Soler (Boston College) went 3 for 4 and Cesar Gonzalez (Boston College) went 2 for 5.
Osbolt earned the win. Jack Gibson (North Carolina-Wilmington) took the loss.
The Coal Cats were to begin a two-game series with Greenville (3-3) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Prep golf
The South Bears edged the North Cardinals 320-326 in the North-South All-Star Classic prep golf tournament on Thursday at Little Creek Golf Course in South Charleston.
HurricaneƵs Kellen Pauley led South with a 5-over-par 75. HurricaneƵs Joshua GoodenƵs 78, RipleyƵs Garrett BrownƵs 80 and George WashingtonƵs Scarlett AlbertsonƵs 87 composed SouthƵs team score.
St. MarysƵ Preston Lawhorn medaled with a 73 to lead North. St. MarysƵ Trent Remer (81), WashingtonƵs Brady Catrow (82) and McKenzie Armstrong of St. Marys (90) filled out NorthƵs team score.
Lawhorn, Pauley, Gooden, Brown, Catrow, MorgantownƵs Gabriel Watson (83) and KeyserƵs Evan Ack (84) made the all-tournament team.
Also competing for South were Roane CountyƵs Lucas Hall (88), BuffaloƵs Anthony Pitchford (94), Katie McCutchen of Point Pleasant (103) and WahamaƵs Uriah Ruark (112).
George WashingtonƵs B.J. Calabrese and WahamaƵs Randy Pierce coached South.
Fairmont SeniorƵs Tristan Wolford (86), Buckhannon-UpshurƵs Parker Lockwood (90), Maddie Potts of Wheeling Central (93) and Jevon Westfall of Buckhannon-Upshur (103) rounded out North. That club was coached by Catherine Hamilton of St. Marys and Wheeling CentralƵs Jim Mortakis.
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