Big Innings Power Lyon Past Livingston 16-1 in All A

Lyon County used two big frames early to roll past Livingston Central 16-1 in four innings in action Wednesday night in Princeton in the 2nd Region All A Classic.

The Lyons (4-4) earned a date against Caldwell County Thursday in the All A semifinals at University Heights Academy. Caldwell edged Fort Campbell 2-1 in Wednesday’s first game at the VFW Ballpark.

Lyon and Caldwell (8-1) will square off in the first semifinal at 5:30. The late game at 7:30 features host UHA and Crittenden County.

The Lyons hit Livingston with a five-run first, then added eight more in the second to build a 13-0 lead.

The Cardinals got on the scoreboard on a blast over the left-field fence by Jackson Duncan in the top of the fourth.

However, Lyon answered with three runs in the home half of the frame to end the game early on the mercy rule.

Korben Lucas was 3-for-4 to help lead the Lyon offense. He doubled and drove in two runs.

Brady Belt went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Austin Spears was 2-for-2 with a double and a run batted in. John Bingham was 2-for-4 and scored three times. Bingham had a triple and an RBI.

Turner Hurst finished 2-for-4 and knocked in a run. Colton Prow slammed a two-run home run to left in the bottom of the second inning for Lyon.

Hudson Phillips and Jacob McDaniels each tossed two innings for Lyon, combining to strike out eight, walk three and allow just the one run on three base hits.

Lyon, the defending 2nd Region All A champion, had 13 base hits in the opening-round win.