Mattoon 9s win, Charleston splits at Ohio Valley

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. Mattoon finished 3-0 and Charleston 2-1 in pool play of the Cal Ripken Baseball Ohio Valley Regional for 9-year-olds with single-elimination to begin Saturday.

James Hess went 3-for-3 including a double with three RBIs and William Applegate pitched a complete game win as Charleston defeated North Harrison, Ind., 8-4 Friday afternoon.

In Mattoon's only game on Friday, Sawyer Kirts had a bunt single and scored the winning run on a throwing error in the seventh inning as Mattoon edged Connersville, Ind., 7-6.

Luke Perry had a double and two singles for Mattoon.

Earlier in the day, Charleston lost 11-3 to Jeffersontown, Ky.,

Charleston's Brett Spour had two singles and Luke Landrus a two-run double in its morning game when it trailed 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth before Jefferstown, last year's 8-and-under Ohio Valley runner-up, pulled away.

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Mattoon 9s win, Charleston splits at Ohio Valley