Tucker County’s Zac Haddox delivers a pitch to Union at home on April 6th
PARSONS – The Mt. Lions Baseball team hosted Union on Monday April 6th in Parsons. A late rally in the 7th inning by Tucker County fell short and the Mt. Lions fell to the Tigers 5-4.
Skyler Humphrey looks to get a hit against Union on April 6th
Zac Haddox both hit and pitched well for the Mt. Lions. Haddox was perfect at the dish, going 3-3. He singled in the first, third, and fifth innings. Haddox was also good on the mound for the Mt. Lions. Haddox allowed four earned runs, three hits and seven walks while striking out 14 over seven innings of work.
Union went up for good in the third, scoring four runs on an error and a two-run single by Hunter Norris.
One run in the bottom of the 7th inning helped Tucker County close its deficit to 5-4. An RBI double by Justin Fike sparked the Mt. Lions rally. After the Fike double Tucker County had runners on 2nd and 3rd base. The Tigers then intentionally walked Haddox to avoid another hit. The bases were then loaded for the Mt. Lions, but they could not push the run to the plate and dropped the game 5-4.
Tucker County(0-4) was scheduled to travel to Union on April 13th. The Mt. Lions will then travel to Moorefield tonight for a doubleheader at 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Tucker County will then finish the week by hosting Trinity for one game on Thursday April 16th at 6pm. On May 2nd the Tucker County Baseball team will have a special Military Appreciation Game at 12 noon against South Harrison. Follow all Tucker County Sports info at TuckerCountySports.Com
