A 10-run third inning carried seventh ranked University Heights Academy to a 17-2 District 8 baseball win over visiting Fort Campbell Monday.
Fort Campbell, which has not beaten UHA in baseball since 2006, jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Falcons (0-6, 0-1) used a double by Javi Ramirez, who scored along with Joseph Katz on a wild pitch.
The Blazers (8-1, 2-0) scored four runs in the bottom of the first. UHA took advantage of three walks, a single by Aiden Jones and a double by Courtland Gibson.
UHA scored two more runs in the bottom of the second before its big third inning put the game out of reach.
Courtland Gibson went 3-for-3 and Caydence Gibson had a pair of hits. Jackson Flynn and Aiden Jones also had a two hits and Hayden Hunt blasted a home run for UHA.
The Blazers return to action today at Daviess County.
Score by Innings:
Fort Campbell 200 0 – 2 2 1
University Heights 42(10) 1 – 17 12 1
WP – Jones (1 IP, 2 SO, 3 BB).
LP – Brown
Leading Hitters: UHA – Ca. Gibson (2 1B), Hunt (HR), Gentry Hale (1B), J. Flynn (2 1B), Co. Gibson (1B, 2B, 3B), Jones (2B, 1B), Brody Mitchell (1B).
Photos by Joe Wilson