Lyon County will take a 22-10 record into the postseason after turning back Calloway County 8-2 in baseball action Saturday afternoon at Jim Boyd Field in Eddyville.
Jackson Shoulders and Austin Long each homered for the Lyons, who never trailed in the contest.
Shoulders homered to left with two outs in the bottom of the first to put the Lyons up 1-0.
Calloway (10-18) tied things in the top of the third on Jacob Fritts’ RBI double.
Lyon erupted for four runs in the bottom of the fourth to go up 5-1. Gunnar Bingham singled home a run to put the Lyons up 2-1. A pair of wild pitches helped Lyon add three more runs in the frame.
Long’s two-run home run to left highlighted a three-run fifth inning for Lyon. Another run scored on a balk as the Lyons went up 8-1.
The visiting Lakers got a run in the top of the sixth on Colby White’s RBI single to center. But Calloway couldn’t put together a rally to try to get back in the game.
Lyon starter Dylan Capello was the winning pitcher. He gave up one earned run on three hits in three innings. Capello struck out four and walked one before getting relief help from Aidan Rush and Gabe Board.
Brady Darnall went 3-for-3 at the plate for Lyon. Long was 1-for-2 with a pair of runs batted in.
The Lyons will next play in the 5th District tournament Monday in Smithland. Top-seeded Lyon will face Trigg County in semifinal round action at 5:30.
