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WEIRTON -- Seventh-seed Elkins' season concluded in an 8-3 loss to sixth-seed Weir Tuesday evening in Class AAA, Region I action.
The Tigers finished with a 7-19 record.
Elkins took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Braden Cooper led off with a walk and Brayden Biller followed with a single to center.
After a double play, Owen Stanley came through with a single to left to plate Cooper.
Tiger starter Caleb McCauley retired the first six batters he faced until running into trouble in the third.
Horstman drew a lead-off walk and Kason Lash reached on an infield single.
McCauley then recorded two straight outs, but Cayden Braswell followed with a triple to center to make it 2-1.
The Red Riders tacked on three runs in the fourth inning on a wild pitch, a run-producing single by Johnathan Horstman and Liam Williamson's RBI sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.
Elkins cut the lead to three the following frame when Trent Stone drew a bases-loaded walk.
Weir broke the game open in the sixth with three runs, with Lucas McAllister lofting an RBI sacrifice fly, Aleks Zanieski a run-producing single and another run crossing on a passed ball.
The Tigers picked up a run in the seventh when Cooper reached on a fielder's choice and later trotted home on a passed ball.
Williamson earned the win, allowing two runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two.
McCallister went the final 2 1/3 frames, allowing one run, no hits and striking out four.
McCauley was charged with the loss, giving up five runs on five hits, fanning two and walking one in going 3 1/3 innings.
Drew Hinzman, Isaac Shepler and Dyer Barger also saw time on the mound.
Blayne Thompson, Cooper, Biller, Stanley and Trevor Hogue had the hits for Elkins.