FAYETTE EAGLE … Alex Lavia goes after a pitch during Thursday’s BBC game at Hilltop.
(PHOTOS BY RENEA KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
BBC WIN … Hilltop’s Toby Hartman takes a swing in Hilltop’s BBC game with Fayette. Hartman had two hits on the night as the Cadets beat the Eagles, 14-1.
Hilltop 14, Fayette 1 (5 innings)
WEST UNITY – Hilltop tagged the Eagles for eight runs on five hits in the second inning to take control on their way to a 14-1 win.
Terry Rebeck, Anthony Jiannuzzi, and Devin Dempsey had two hits and two RBIs each for the Cadets with Rebeck doubling twice.
A Mason Leininger double and an RBI single by Caden Leininger in the first inning accounted for the Fayette offense on the night.
FHS 100 00 – 1 2 1
HHS 181 4x – 14 11 1
Records: FHS 2-4, 0-1 BBC; HHS 5-4, 2-1 BBC
WINNING PITCHER: Shimp (5 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned, 1 walk, 15 strikeouts
LOSING PITCHER: M. Leininger (1.1 innings, 5 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts) Other: Johnston, Cru Lavinder
LEADING HITTERS: (Hilltop) Rebeck – 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; D. Dempsey – 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Jiannuzzi – 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; (Fayette) – M. Leininger – double