Colonels score early, hold off University Heights | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Colonels score early, hold off University Heights | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky

The Christian County Colonels took over first place in the District 8 baseball standings Friday night with an 8-3 win over University Heights Academy at Colonel Field. Senior Aiden Lewis held the No. 21-ranked Blazers in check most of the night. The left-hander went 6 2/3 innings and struck out six while not walking a batter to pick up the win. The Colonels (9-7, 3-0) gave him all the run support he would need in the first inning as they scored …

Big Start Carries Colonels Past University Heights (w/PHOTOS)

Coming off the disappointment off Monday night’s tough 12-inning loss to Lyon County in the 2nd Region All A Classic championship game, you could have understood if the University Heights Academy Blazers might have started a bit slow Friday night in their key district matchup against Christian County. And turns out, it was a costly first inning indeed for the Blazers. Christian County jumped on the Blazers for five runs in the bottom of the firs…