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It was another emotional night in Edmonson County as three senior Wildcats celebrated senior night with their families on-field as EC took on Hart County in the final home game of the year.

Gavin Rowe, Preston Dunn, and Tanner Woodcock were honored as the three seniors on this year's Wildcat team. Each one played a vital role in tonight's 2-0 over Hart County.

Rowe, the second baseman, made a tough throw to first in the 5th inning for the third out that kept the Raiders from scoring in a 0-0 game. 

Dunn pitched a complete game, one-hitter and it was Woodcock's two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the sixth that would be the difference in the ballgame.

Coach Bo West said he tried to keep his seniors and the rest of the team loose tonight, despite the high emotions of senior night.

"All senior nights are emotional so we really focused on staying loose so we can get through the game," he said.

The left-handed Dunn struck out 6 in his shutout tonight.

"Preston's been solid for us all year and he's really done a good job of keeping his walks down," said West. "He's going after hitters and for the most part, our defense has been good, but he's also done a good job of getting ahead in the count."

The Raiders held the Cats to only 5 hits, but more than half of them came when they were needed most, and that was the sixth, where they took the lead.

"Tanner came up big for us," said West. "We've really struggled this year with runners in scoring position. So we're still working on that. It worked tonight and we hope to continue improving on that before next week at the district tournament."

Gabe Lindsey and Dunn reached on back-to-back singles in the bottom of the sixth. Chaz Wilson grounded out to the pitcher at the next at-bat, but was able to advance both Lindsey and Luke Meredith, who was a courtesy runner for Dunn. Tanner Woodcock, who will be playing college baseball at Union College with former EC teammate Dylan Waldrop, was able to line one over the second baseman's head on a 1-2 count for a double that scored both Lindsey and Meredith.

Gavin Rose then singled and Isaiah Johnson drew a walk but Woodcock was thrown out at home in attempt to steal; however, the two runs would be all that was needed as Dunn and the Wildcat defense shut down Hart County in the top of the 7th for the win. 

"Our defense and pitching has been there all year long, and while our hitting has not been bad, as I said, we have to get better with runners on base, with a better approach. But I like where our team's at, where our focus is at, we know what we have to do and we're trying to use this week to prepare for next week."

Edmonson County is scheduled to take on Butler County in round one of the District 12 tournament at Trinity next week but still has three consecutive games this week on the road: Todd County Central, Allen County-Scottsville, and John Hardin.

The Wildcats are now 15-10 on the season. 

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The Lady Cats notched a 7-0 win over Metcalfe County last night at James Woodcock Field in Brownsville which capped off a special night for the team's lone senior, Karissa Waldrop, who was honored in a pregame ceremony.

Waldrop, the center fielder, went 2-3 against the Hornets, that included a double in the bottom of the 5th inning. 

Edmonson County was in control from the beginning to end, led by junior Grace Woodard's shutout pitching performance, where she went the full 7 innings. She gave up 6 hits, walked 4, and struck out 2 in the win.

Sophomore catcher Mariena Thomas blasted a solo homer to left field in the 6th inning, her third of the season. She went 2-4 on the night with 2 RBIs.

Also racking up hits last night were Abbie Slaughter (2-4), Shea VanMeter (3-4), Callie Webb (1-3), Becca Meredith (1-3), Taylor Minyard (1-3), and Grace Woodard (1-3). 

Edmonson County is now 6-14 on the season and is scheduled for their final home game tonight against Grayson County (5-22) tonight at Woodcock Field. District Tournament is scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 21st at Grayson County.

**Correction, 5/14/19, 3:05pm: an earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that district tournament was being held at Trinity. The article has been corrected to say Grayson County. We apologize for the error.

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It was bittersweet baseball last night at Wildcat Field where Edmonson County lost their third game in a row in a tough match to district rival Butler County, but a pregame ceremony brought back good memories from a former Wildcat.

The team officially retired former pitcher Rye Davis' jersey last night and recognized the 2007 ECHS graduate that went on to test the waters in professional baseball.

Davis was a 6-year starter for the Wildcats who was named all-district 5 times and a 2-time All-Region player during that span. He notched more than 300 strikeouts as a Wildcat, racked up more than 20 wins with multiple no-hitters and finished his high school career with a 1.80 ERA. 

He went on to pitch at WKU where he was named All-Conference multiple times, enjoyed two conference championships, was a Hilltopper team captain, and was recently named to WKU's All-Century team. He currently holds the record for most saves and appearances for WKU.

After college, Davis signed with the Phillies and pitched in their minor league organization for two seasons.

Davis now is pursuing a career in country music as a singer/songwriter. He performed the National Anthem just before he threw out last night's ceremonial first pitch. He spoke to the Edmonson Voice about the special night.

"This is pretty cool," he said. "To be able to have played the greatest sport in the greatest place in the world is pretty special."

Edmonson County's bats, however, would be a different story as the Wildcats only mustered up three hits against the Butler County Bears in a 2-0 loss. Jacob Vincent went 3.1 innings for EC, giving up 3 hits, walking 4, while striking out 3. Chaz Wilson came in and gave 3.2 innings, giving up only one hit while striking out 3 with no walks. 

Hunter McKee went the full 7 innings on the mound for Butler County, striking out 11 while only walking three.

Nick Clemmons went 2-3 for the Cats while Gabe Lindsey added the other hit, going 1-3.

Edmonson County is now 12-7 on the season and is scheduled to take on Russellville at home on Thursday, April 25th at 6pm.

ECHS baseball has announced that former Wildcat standout Rye Davis will be honored next week in a pregame ceremony.

The team said Davis, who now is more commonly known as a country singer/songwriter, is scheduled to sing the National Anthem at Wildcat Field Tuesday, April 23 before the district match up against Butler County. 

Davis pitched for ECHS, then WKU before being a part of the Philadelphia Phillies organization for a short period of time before an eye injury hampered his baseball career. 

After Davis sings the anthem, an on-field ceremony is scheduled where the team will officially retire his jersey.

First pitch is scheduled for 5:30pm with the pregame ceremony scheduled just before. 

**correction: 4/16/19 5:09pm: this article was corrected to reflect that Davis' pro career was with the Phillies, not Indians as first written. Davis was drafted by the Indians but chose not to sign. He signed with the Phillies as a free agent.

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The Wildcats pulled some 7th inning heroics to come from behind and force extra innings, but it wasn't enough as Grayson County put three runs on the board in the top of the 8th to claim the district win on Monday night.

Down 3-1 going into the 7th, Nick Clemmons reached on a single with one out. After a strikeout, Gabe Lindsey singled and advanced Clemmons to second. Preston Dunn then singled to right, which scored Clemmons and advanced Lindsey to third with two outs.

Chaz Wilson then hit a hard liner to left to score Lindsey to tie the score at 3-3. Grayson County was finally able to stop the Wildcat offense and play continued into the 8th as the Cougars looked to regain the lead.

They did just that as the first three batters reached on two singles and a double, which scored a run. Grayson County was also able to score two more on groundouts to first to take a 6-3 lead. 

Edmonson County was unable to reach base in the bottom of the 8th as the Wildcats fell.

Chaz Wilson went 3-4 with 2 RBI, Gabe Lindsey was 3-4, and Preston Dunn was 1-4 with an RBI.

Tanner Woodcock went the distance for Edmonson, pitching 8 innings, giving up 10 hits, 6 runs (2 earned), and one walk while striking out 3. 

Edmonson County is now 11-4 on the season and is 2-1 in District 12 play. The Wildcats are scheduled to take on Grayson County again tonight in a rematch at Grayson County. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30pm.