STATE TITLE GAME BOUND: Whitley County reaches Kentucky 2A state title game with 7-0 win over DeSales 

OWENSBORO — Grant Zehr was almost untouchable during his four-hit shutout of DeSales in Sunday’s Kentucky 2A State Tournament semifinals.

Zehr allowed only four hits, and seven base runners total while striking out nine batters during Whitley County’s 7-0 win.

The Colonels will be back in action later today in the title game against Warren East, who defeated Harrison County, 4-2, earlier Sunday. 

Whitley County scored four runs in the third inning while adding three insurance runs in the sixth inning to pick up the win.

Bryce Anderson turned in a 3-for-3 effort at the plate while driving in a run, and scoring once. Sam Harp delivered two hits, an RBI, and one run scored while Hunter Wilson finished with two hits, and one run scored. Mason Croley continued to swing a red-hit bat. He finished with a hit, three RBI, and scored once while Matthew Wright delivered a run scoring hit, and Andrew Stack scored once.