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Thursday, May 11 – Junior pitcher Braedyn Houck struck out 15 and scored the winning run to lead the Parry McCluer High School baseball team to a 2-1 home win over Highland County on Thursday evening in the final game of the regular season. Houck scored on Brayden Holdren’s walk-off single on a line drive to center field.
Houck pitched a complete game for the Fighting Blues (10-7 overall, 8-4 district), allowing five hits, one walk and one run.
With the win, PM avenged a 9-2 April 3 loss at Highland County and secured the No. 2 seed in next week’s Pioneer District tournament.
In the rematch, Highland (9-9, 6-6) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Walker Williams singled on a line drive to center field to bring home Zachary Armstrong.
The Blues answered back in the bottom of the second when Aaron Pruett singled on a line drive to left field to bring in Houck.
Both teams prevented runs with strong fielding and pitching until the Blues broke through in the bottom of the seventh. After singles by Houck and Pruett, Holdren brought home Houck for the winning run.
Pruett led PM with two hits. Adding one hit each were Holdren, Houck, Evan Cook and Maison Hamilton.
Armstrong and John Wagner led Highland with two hits each.
On the mound for the Rams, Wagner pitched a complete game, striking out three and allowing six hits, two walks and two runs (one earned).
Each team committed one error.
Before the game, the Blues honored Hamilton, their lone senior.
The Blues will play host for a Pioneer District quarterfinal game against Covington on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Check back here for updates.
For the full story on this week’s action, with photos from Thursday’s game, please see our May 17 newspaper.
