Houston County baseball explodes for 15 runs in win over Kenwood

Noah Herron stands in the batters box and awaits a pitch to hit. STEPHANIE MOORE Houston County baseball posted its second-highest offensive output of the season in a 15-5 home win over Kenwood on April 10. The Fighting Irish scored 20 runs in a victory against East Nashville on March 27 for its most runs in a single game this season. Ryder Forrester, Sam Ferrell, Noah Herron and Brady Donahue all had multi-hit games on Kenwood. Herron led the team with three hits, and Herrell and Donahue each recorded a team-high three RBIs. Kenwood starter Josiah Ganske allowed seven runs to Houston County in the first inning. He surrendered 11 runs on 10 hits and four walks with just one strikeout over his two-inning start. Lastat Bridges replaced him and gave up three runs in two innings of relief. Hayden Burgess started for Houston County (5-11) and allowed one run on one hit and four punchouts over two innings. Carson Spurgeon surrendered four runs on one hit and four walks over the next two frames. The Fighting Irish picked up their fifth win of the season. They had a two-game series scheduled with Perry County on April 13-14 before hosting Northwest on April 16 and traveling to Santa Fe on April 17.