Smith No-Hit Vikings
April 22, 2021
The Lewis County Middle School Panthers travelled to Linden to take on the Perry County Vikings on Tuesday, April 13th.
Jalen Smith led the game off in Linden with a line-drive single to center and moved to third on and error by the center fielder on a hit by Steele Moseley. During a walk to Brayden Whitlow Smith scored the first run of the day on a passed ball and Moseley scored during Sam Moore’s at bat that he reached on a dropped third strike. Dakota Hull plated a run on a groundout, and Kolt Skelton drove in another with a one-out single. Phenix McDonald would plate Skelton on a one-out single before the inning came to an end and the Panthers took an early 5-0 lead.
Jalen Smith took the mound for the Panthers and made quick work of the Vikings, retiring them in order and two by strikeout. With one out in the Panther half of the second Steele Moseley reached on a dropped third strike, and a pair of two-out singles by Sam Moore and Dakota Hull brought two more runs across to extend the lead to 7. Smith worked a perfect second inning, striking out the side in order and the Panthers led 7-0 after two complete innings of play. A leadoff walk to Nate James and a pair of one-out walks to Maddox Tanner loaded the bases before Moseley stroked a two-run single to center. Whitlow was hit by a pitch to load the bases again and Moore provided a run-scoring sacrifice fly. The Panther would add 4 runs in the inning to take an 11-0 lead. Smith would work a scoreless third, working around a pair of walks while striking out three to keep the score 11-0 after three innings. Corbyn Harris drew a one-out walk and Maddox Tanner would drive a double to left ahead of a run-scoring groundout by Smith and the Panther lead was 12 moving into the bottom of the fourth. The Viking leadoff would reach on an error, but Smith would strike out three in a row after a walk to keep the Vikings off the board and end the game with a 12-0 Panther win.
Jalen Smith had a hit, 2 runs, and an RBI, Steele Moseley a hit, 3 runs, and 2 RBI, Brayden Whitlow a run scored, Sam Moore a hit, 2 runs, and 2 RBI, Dakota Hull a hit and 2 RBI, Kolt Skelton a hit, a run, and an RBI, Nate James a run scored, Phenix McDonald a hit and an RBI, Corbyn Harris a run scored, and Maddox Tanner a double and an RBI. Jalen Smith threw a 4-inning no-hitter, striking out 11 and walking 2.
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