Red Devils make short work of Comets

OLIVE HILL — Both Grayson Kiser and Griffin Fisher combined for 8 runs batted in and Lokelio Ancheta tossed a two-hit shutout to help the Russell Red Devils roll past the West Carter Comets 17-0 in 3 inning mercy rule on Tuesday evening.

The Red Devils wasted little putting a dent in the scoreboard, as they erupted with 9 runs in the opening frame.

Ancheta singled to score a run, Dawson Wada scored on an error to make it 2-0.

Then Fisher singled with one out to score two runs. Noah Finch scored on an error. Kiser doubled to drive in two more runs and later scored on a passed ball to give Russell a commanding 8-0 lead.

After giving up a bunt single, Ancheta retired the next three batters in order to end the inning.

It was much of the same in the second inning, as Russell (6-2) put 9 more across to extend their lead even more.

Ancheta retired six-straight batters to close out the game.

The Red Devils had nine hits with Anchete 2-2 with a triple and three RBI, Kiser was 1-2 with four RBI, Fisher 1-3 with four RBI, Dawson Wada went 2-3 with two RBI, Jacob Tolliver went 1-3 with an RBI, Jayden Frasure went 1-2 and Layne Paxson went 1-1.

Anchete went the full three innings, allowing just a pair of hits and fanned 7 of the 11 batters he faced to pick up his second win of the season.

Brody Boggs and Trip Lemaster registered the lone hits for West Carter (2-4).

Tackett took the loss for the Comets.

Russell  890 = 17 9 0

West Carter 000 = 0 2 4

Lokelio Ancheta and Griffin Fisher. Tabor Tackett, Hunter Riley (2), Braylon Brown (3) and Trip Lemaster. W-Ancheta (IP-3.0, H-2, R-0, ER-0, K-7, BB-0). L-Tackett (IP-1.1, H-6, R-15, ER-9, K-1, BB-0). Riley (IP-0.2, H-3, R-2, ER-2, K-0, BB-0). Brown (IP-1.0, H-0, R-0, ER-0, K-2, BB-0). Hitting–Russell: Dawson Wada 2-3 2-RBI, Jayden Frasure 1-2, Lokelio Ancheta 2-2 3B 3-RBI, Jacob Tolliver 1-3 RBI, Griffin Fisher 1-3 4-RBI, Layne Paxson 1-1, Grayson Kiser 1-2 2B 4-RBI; West Carter: Brody Boggs 1-2, Trip Lemaster 1-1.