Christiansburg… When it’s raining and cold and that’s the best part of the game, you know its not good. Thee Pulaski Co. Cougars (8-9-1) baseball team lost 13-0 to the Blue Demons of Christiansburg.

Christiansburg (17-2) sent 17 batters to the plate in the very first inning and scored 12 times before the Cougars could get the third out.

Cougar pitching gave up 10 walks, five hits and two wild pitches in the bottom of the first. They walked the first six hitters of the game, with the only out being an attempted steal. Vann Prince was the starter and after the sixth walk Thomas Anderson replaced him. He proceeded to give up back-to-back doubles, a single and a walk before he got an out. He then gave up another double and three straight walks. Zakk Jones replaced him and the first batter he faced, doubled in two more runs and then he got the third out to stop the bleeding.

Blue Demons got a one hit shut out from pitcher Will Stout in the five-inning contest. He struck four and walked three. Alex Perkins led them at the plate going two for two. He singled, doubled, walked and hit a sac fly to knock in three and scored twice. John Tuck was two of four, with two doubles and had four RBI and scored once. Luke Durham doubled in two runs and scored one.

The only hit for the Cougars was by Braeden Blevins, the fifth inning leadoff man. Kam Hall, Jon Osteen, and Dylan Danner each walked. A pitch hit Grant Ostten and Nathanael Remington reached on an error for the only runners for the game for Pulaski Co.

Cougar head coach Jared King said,” Some days it’s just not your day. Today definitely wasn’t ours. Our pitchers walked to many and we got in a hole right off the bat. “ He then said,” This can be a humbling game. I hope our players realize that. That first inning obviously was a killer for us.”

The Cougars will be right back in action today as they travel to Salem to take on the Spartans in the last regular season game. Game time is 5 pm.

NOTE: It looks like the Cougars will play Wm. Fleming Saturday at 2 pm. at home in the opening game of Conference 24 playoffs. In case of rain it would be Monday at 5pm.

R H E LOB

Pulaski Co. 0 1 0 6

Christiansburg 13 10 1 6

Pulaski Co. – LP- Prince ( 0-2)

C-burg – WP- Stout

Dublin… It was senior night at the Cougar ball yard as they beat the Bruins of Blacksburg 10-5. But it was a sophomore that came up from the Cougar junior varsity that stole the limelight. Hunter Shrewsbury made his pitching debut for the varsity as he went 5.2 innings on the mound and knocked in four, going two for four and scored a run. In his 5.2 innings on the mound he struck out one and walked just one. He scattered eight hits, giving up three runs. Only two of those were earned and three of the hits came in the sixth inning.

Andrew Lowe continued his hot hitting going three for four, knocking in three. Senior Grant Osteen, playing his last regular season home game, was two of four at the plate scoring two runs and with 2 RBI.

The Cougars (8-8-1) played well and fielded the ball as they turned three double plays behind Shrewsbury. Seven Cougars scored at least one run. Six of them had a hit. It was their second win in a row and third victory in their last four games.

“I thought Hunter (Shrewsbury) pitched and hit extremely well. I’m happy for him,” said Cougar head coach Jared King. He then added, ”Hunter has invested and earned his time on the junior varsity and now the varsity. We had some tough decisions to make right before the season on who to keep on varsity and who on junior varsity. The kids that are sophomores had gotten to play every game on jv and they are more prepared for the varsity.”

When asked about turning the double plays Coach King remarked, ”We played real well and fielded the ball. This was our second in a row real good team victory effort.”

The Cougars scored two in the first to go up 2-1 and then three more in the second. They crossed the plate five more times in the fourth to go up 10-2.

Blacksburg (8-8) got two RBI from Hunter Radford and Sebastian Cianelli was three for three and scored twice. He had three doubles and also drew a walk. Michael Olszewski was the starting and losing pitcher for the Bruins.

The Cougars will be back in action today as they go to Christiansburg to take on the Blue Demons and go to Salem Thursday. Both games are slated for 5 pm.

R H E LOB

Blacksburg 5 10 3 8

Pulaski Co. 10 11 2 4

Blacksburg -LP- Olszewski

Pulaski Co.- WP- Shrewsbury ( 1-0)

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