Tigers’ season comes to a conclusion
The Tigers’ Lincoln Scott releases a pitch against Liberty in sectional play on Thursday.
The Inter-Mountain photos by Joey Kittle Elkins’ Ethan Humphrey slides safely into third base after advancing on a wild pitch as Liberty’s Roman Scott awaits a possible throw Thursday in Class AA, Region II, Section 1 action.
The Tigers’ Lincoln Scott releases a pitch against Liberty in sectional play on Thursday.
The Inter-Mountain photos by Joey Kittle Elkins’ Ethan Humphrey slides safely into third base after advancing on a wild pitch as Liberty’s Roman Scott awaits a possible throw Thursday in Class AA, Region II, Section 1 action.
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ELKINS -- Elkins saw its season come to a conclusion in a 12-6 setback to Liberty Thursday evening in a Class AA, Region II, Section 1 elimination game.
The fifth-seed Mountaineers will face third-seed Lincoln today in the loser's bracket final.
The winner advances to face top-seed Philip Barbour on Saturday.
The Colts clinch the sectional crown with a win, while a loss creates a deciding game on Monday.
The Tigers trailed 3-0 after Liberty plated three runs in the top of the first inning.
But they answered in the home-half to tie the game as Brock Holland led off with a single, Kenton Haddix drew a walk and Lincoln Scott reached on an error to load the bases for Ethan Humphrey, who singled to plate Holland.
Haddix also scored on the play on an error, while Braden Cooper's sacrifice fly tied the game at 3-3.
The Mountaineers plated two unearned runs and an RBI sacrifice fly by Colton Patterson to go back on top by a 6-3 count.
The score remained the same until Liberty tacked on a run in the sixth on Landon McPherson's run-producing single.
Elkins, however, answered in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 7-6.
Jakob Shiflett and Drew Hinzman raced home on an error, then Holland scored on another Mountaineer miscue to cut the deficit to one run.
Liberty responded in the seventh by scoring five runs after two were out.
Cooper Floyd's RBI double made it 8-6, followed by a two-run error and RBI singles from Clevenger and Brody Lane.
Holland and Hinzman had two hits each in the loss for the Tigers, who ended the season 6-14.
Scott went the first three innings for Elkins, giving up six runs on three hits and fanning five.
Humphrey finished in relief. He allowed six runs on seven hits and struck out six.
Ty Finister, Lucas McPherson and Clevenger had two hits apiece for the Mountaineers.