The cold front moved in, but the Hopkinsville High School baseball team’s bats remained hot.
The Tigers had 14 hits and rolled to a 14-4, five-inning win over visiting Clarksville Northeast on Thursday night.
Hoptown (5-5) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and after Northeast pushed across three runs in the top of the second, the Tigers increased their lead back to 8-3 after two innings.
Hopkinsville added two more runs in the third and another in the fourth as it extended its advantage to 11-3.
It was more than enough support for Andrew Mayes, who picked up the pitching win, going 4 2/3 innings and striking out four.
Mayes also had a good day at the plate with a pair of hits and 2 RBI. Griffen Meacham also had two hits and a pair of RBI.
Jayden Kellum knocked in three runs on the day.
Joshua Embrey had a single and a double and Gavin Powell also had a pair of hits to lead the Tigers, who are scheduled to go to Northeast today.
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