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Raiders 9-7 after recent action on the diamond

Roane County’s Josh Drake follows through after making contact against Richwood Friday at the RCHS diamond.


DAVID HEDGES/SPENCER NEWSPAPERS
- Two big innings Friday led Roane County to a pair of baseball victories over visiting Richwood and St. Marys.

The Raiders scored five times in the second inning of game one and then held off the Lumberjacks to take a 7-6 decision. Josh Jones struck out 12 to earn the win and Ryan Jarvis drove home a pair of runs.

Matt Brohard collected four RBIs and the Raiders (8-4) got solo homers from Ryan Jarvis and Tyler Starcher to win the nightcap, 9-6. Roane plated six runs in the fifth frame to keep the Blue Devils at bay and make a winner out of starting pitcher Ethan Batten.

Richwood 010 000 5 – 6 7 5

Roane County 150 010 X – 7 6 3

WP: Josh Jones IP: 7 SO: 12 BB: 2

LP: Keenan Braisher IP: 6 SO: 7 BB: 4

Richwood hitting: Braisher 2-4, RBI; Garrett Miller 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Matt Hamon 1-4, home run

Roane hitting: Zach Reed 2-3, double, RBI; Josh Wine 1-1; Jones 1-2, RBI; Matt Brohard 1-4, RBI; Ryan Jarvis 2 RBIs

St. Marys 210 111 0 – 6 9 2

Roane County (8-4) 111 060 X – 9 9 3

WP: Ethan Batten IP: 7 SO: 3 BB: 2

LP: Carter Layfield IP: 6 SO: 6 BB: 4

St. Marys hitting: Logan Venderlic 2-3, double, triple, 2 RBIs; Curtis Rea 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Layfield 2-4, double, RBI; Alex Seago 1-4, RBI

Roane hitting: Heath Goins 2-3, double; Reed 1-3, double, RBI; Brohard 3-3, double, 4 RBIs; Jarvis 1-4, home run; Tyler Starcher 1-3, home run; Wine 1-1, 2 RBIs

•••

Roane County won a close one and lost in a big way in splitting a home doubleheader Saturday.

The Raiders rode the left arm of Zach Reed to a 3-2 win in the opener. Reed, who improved to 5-0 on the year, tossed a three-hitter. He also had a pair of RBIs and teammate Josh Drake homered in the second inning.

The Hawks romped 17-0 in game two, thanks to a 15-run outburst in the third inning. Heath Goins, the first of four Raider pitchers, took the loss. Matt Brohard went 2-for-3 for Roane (9-5).

South Harrison 200 000 0 – 2 3 0 200 000 0

Roane County 030 000 X – 3 9 2

WP: Zach Reed (5-0) IP: 7 SO: 3 BB: 1

LP: Chris Bunnell IP: 6 SO: 1 BB: 1

South Harrison hitting: Bunnell 1-3, triple; Logan Fletcher 1-3, double

Roane hitting: Reed 2-3, 2 RBIs; Josh Drake 2-3, home run; Tyler Starcher 2-3

South Harrison 11(15) 00 – 17 9 1

Roane County (9-5) 000 00 – 0 5 8

WP: Travis Grawthrop IP: 3 SO: 2 BB: 1

Chase Snyder IP: 2 SO: 3 BB: 0

LP: Heath Goins IP: 2-1/3 SO: 0 BB: 2

Alex Mace IP: 0 SO: 0 BB: 0

Ryan McKenzie IP: 0 SO: 0 BB: 3

Jared Reed IP: 2-2/3 SO: 3 BB: 0

South Harrison hitting: Jonathan Jett 1-5, RBI; Brandon Coffman 1-3, 2 RBIs; Bunnell 2-4; Craig Chipps 1-4, home run, 3 RBIs; D. Kirby 1-3, double, RBI; Gawthrop 2-3, 3 RBIs

Roane hitting: Matt Brohard 2-3

•••

Two losses on Monday and Tuesday left Roane County’s baseball team with a 9-7 season mark.

The Raiders fell 10-1 at Wirt County on Monday as the Tigers enjoyed a six-run fourth inning outburst. Matt Brohard had two hits for Roane and Josh Jones took the mound defeat.

Monday at home, Herbert Hoover was a 10-2 winner. Josh Birthisel smacked a grand slam in the fourth inning off Ethan Batten to lead the Huskies. Josh Wine went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the 9-7 Raiders.

Roane County (9-6) 001 000 0 – 1 7 3

Wirt County (12-6) 000 604 X – 10 9 1

WP: Adam Brogdon IP: 7 SO: 7 BB: 1

LP: Josh Jones IP: 5-1/3 SO: 9 BB: 2

Alex Mace IP: 2/3 SO: 1 BB: 1

Roane hitting: Heath Goins 1-4; Matt Brohard 2-3; Ryan Jarvis 1-3; Tyler Starcher 1-3, double, RBI; Billy Traub 1-2; Josh Wine 1-1

Wirt hitting: Josh Valentine 2-3, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs; Jesse Ward 1-3, RBI; Michael Davis 2-4, RBI; Levi Kerby 3-3, 2 RBIs; Alex Wilson 1-3, double, 2 RBIs

Herbert Hoover 100 405 0 – 10 15 1

Roane County (9-7) 100 010 0 – 2 9 2

WP: Justin Burdette IP: 5 SO: 3 BB: 1

Patrick Ryan IP: 2 SO: 1 BB: 0

LP: Ethan Batten IP: 5 SO: 2 BB: 3

Austin Corbitt IP: 2 SO: 0 BB: 0

Hoover hitting: Cory Holliday 2-5; Justin Hanson 1-4, double, RBI; Josh Birthisel 3-5, grand slam, 5 RBIs; Garrett Dye 3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

Roane hitting: Zach Reed 2-3; Ryan Jarvis 2-4; Josh Wine 3-4, double, 2 RBIs; Aaron Parsons 2-3


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