Mikey Neal belts home runs No. 8 & 9 during Corbin’s 15-1 rout of Southwestern

SOMERSET — Corbin senior Mikey Neal delivered home runs No. 8 and 9 during Monday’s 15-1 rout of Southwestern.

Neal turned in a stellar effort, finishing with two homers, four RBI, and two runs scored.

The Redhounds (24-9) wasted little time picking up their third win in a row, scoring four runs in the first inning before adding five runs in both the third and fourth innings, and another run in the fifth inning.

“Our pitchers were sharp and we had some guys break out at the plate tonight,” Corbin coach Cody Philpot said. “We hit the ball all the way through lineup and even our outs were productive. A good night for us as we gear up for the postseason.”

Kade Elam turned in a three-hit effort while collecting a double, three RBI and one run scored. Cam Estep swung a hot bat as well. He finished with two hits, three RBI, and three runs scored. Bradric Helton delivered two hits, and scored twice while Lucas Tarvin delivered a hit, an RBI, and scored twice. Ethan Abner also connected with a run-scoring hit while Clayton Botner scored once. Cooper McCauley finished with a hit and an RBI while Noah Cima had a hit, an RBI, and scored three times. Walker Landrum finished with a hit and scored twice.