Hamilton Heights finished its Kentucky trip on a winning note, beating Montgomery County of Mount Sterling, Ky. 5-0 on Thursday.
The Huskies scored all of their runs in the later stages of the game, beginning with one run in the top of the fourth inning. Guy Griffey got home on an error. Nate Hulen added Heights’ second run in the fifth, as his single sent Phoenix Vondersaar in to score.
The Huskies added two runs in the sixth inning. Landon Hurley got home on Dean Mason’s sacrifice fly, then Drew VanOeveren was batted in by Isaac Tuma’s center field hit. Finally, VanOeveren’s right field single scored Colin Kuhn in the seventh inning.
Sam Allen, VanOeveren and Griffey all had two hits. Nate Hulen pitched four innings to get the win, striking out four.
Heights is 2-1 and is scheduled to play its first Indiana games on Saturday. The Huskies travel to Anderson for a doubleheader that afternoon, with the opener to start at 1 p.m.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 5, MONTGOMERY COUNTY 0
Heights AB R H RBI
Sam Allen 4 0 2 0
Sam Dawson 0 0 0 0
Drew VanOeveren 4 1 2 1
Dean Mason 3 0 1 1
Phoenix Vondersaar 0 1 0 0
Isaac Tuma 4 0 1 1
Alex Eubanks 4 0 1 0
Nick Hulen 4 0 1 1
Guy Griffey 4 1 2 0
Kaleb Murry 2 0 0 0
Harrison Hochstedler 1 0 1 0
Landon Hurley 3 1 1 0
Colin Kuhn 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 4
Score by Innings
Heights 000 112 1 – 5 12 1
Montgomery Co. 000 000 0 – 0 1 3
SB: VanOeveren, Vondersaar. SAC: Murry, Mason. HBP: Hurley.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Hulen (W) 4 0 0 1
Hochstedler 2 0 0 0
Alex Rickey 1 0 0 0
Strikeouts: Hulen 4, Hochstedler 2, Rickey 2. Walks: Hulen 2.