On Wednesday May 7th, the baseball team traveled to Mercer County to take on the Titans. Mercer County was looking to try to break this Boyle County win streak. The Rebels won big with a score of 6-0, Boyle was the first on the board after Logan Perry singled, scoring one run. 

The scoring continued in the early top of the 2nd with Kyler Claunch singling, Perry walking, and Ethan Milburn having a single, each bringing in a run. Sophomore Caeden Patterson earned the win for the Rebels, starting on the mound. The Rebels allowed 2 hits and zero runs.

The Rebels are hitting on all cylinders from the field to the bats that started cold at the beginning of the season. Sophomore 1st baseman Owen Wheeler said, “The bats are hot, the gloves are hot, and the team is hot, and we've got to stay hot.” They look to continue the winning streak coming close to the end of the season. 

On Tuesday, May 6th, the Boyle County Baseball team played East Jessamine at home for the Rebels' senior night. The Boyle County Rebels beat the East Jessamine Jaguars 3-2 after taking the lead late in the game. The game was tied at two in the bottom of the sixth when a dropped third strike scored one run.

Boyle County captured the lead- 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth when Carson Rowe doubled, scoring two runs, and a dropped third strike scored one run. Landon Parnass earned the win for the Rebels. The starter allowed six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out three and walking none.

Carson Rowe, Kyler Claunch, and Colin Wise each collected one hit for the Boyle County Rebels. Rowe and Caden Patterson each drove in one run for the Rebels. The Boyle County Rebels did not commit a single error in the field. Claunch had the most chances with four.

When asked about the game, Senior Landon Parnass said, “We came out with low energy, we got punched in the face, but at the end of the day we still came back and won. I did my best to push through the whole game, I wanted that game. We hit well when we needed to, and our defense executed whenever they were needed.”

With the winning streak up to eleven, let's see if the Rebels can keep it alive against the Mercer County Titans.

On Wednesday, April 30th, the baseball team faced Garrard County twice in one day, and they won in both. This would be the first doubleheader of the year for the Rebels, and it came as a result of poor weather conditions in the days prior. The first game was a 5-2 victory, and the second was a 3-2 victory. This continues the Rebels undefeated district record, and extends their win streak to 10 in a row. 

In the first game, it was Austin Bodner of Boyle County who proved to be the most dominant in terms of runs, with 2 runs of his own. However, it was the 3 runs batted in by Caleb Branham that facilitated a good number of the points that the Rebels put up against the Lions. In total, the Rebels were able to achieve 8 total hits between their players. In terms of the pitching, the starting pitcher, Caeden Patterson put up some impressive statistics. He was able to put up 5 strikeouts, while allowing 5 walks in 101 pitches. With his pitching, he was able to achieve an impressive 1.1 ERA. Andrew Messer, outfielder for the Rebels, says, “In the first game, it came down to the pitching that gave us the win.”

On Garrard County’s side in the first game, the two runs they were able to score came from Logan Quinn, and Zacharee Stacy. Both of those scores came from an RBI from the other player, with Quinn batting in Stacy, and Stacy batting in Quinn’s run. In terms of hitting, Garrard was only able to achieve 4 hits total in the entire game, half as much as Boyle. Korbin Folger did the bulk of the pitching for the Lions, being the starter and pitching a total of 107 pitches. Folger was able to throw 7 strikeouts and 4 walks. Based on those statistics alone, it would look like Folger had a better pitching night than Patterson, but it was giving up 5 runs that made the difference in the night. He ended the game with an ERA of 3.71. 

As the second game came around, Garrard County sought to get at least one win on the day, but the Rebels proved to be too much. The Rebels would complete the sweep on the day with a 3-2 victory off of a walkoff run.

For the Rebels, their 3 runs were split between three players: Austin Bodner, Cole Jarnigan, and Logan Perry. Kyler Claunch batted one of those players in, as did Logan Perry. Boyle would do these off of 7 hits on the game. Landon Parnass would take the mound in this one, achieving 6 strikes and only one walk in 74 pitches. His ERA for the game was 1.75.

As for Garrard County, their two runs came off of Jaydon Noe and Logan Ballard, with Ballard’s run coming off an RBI from Noe. The Lions would also record 6 hits on the night. As for their pitching, Zacharee Stacy would pitch the entire game for the Lions, getting 6 strikeouts and 1 walk on 99 pitches. After giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, his ERA was sitting around 3.15. 

As Andrew Messer had to put it, “It was definitely a challenge to play the two games on the same day…but I think we handled it well.” The Rebels were able to take down Garrard through consistent pitching and a strong batting performance to match, and they hope that it continues throughout the season, as they seek to extend their 10-win streak. They are set to play East Jessamine at home on May 6th, in hopes to do just that!

On Friday, April 18th, the Boyle County Baseball Team took down yet another team in their 12-2 victory over the Somerset Briar Jumpers.

Somerset was the first to score, when Cayman SIzemore hit a single and two runners crossed the plate. But for Somerset, that would be the only points they would score for the entire game, as Boyle quickly responded with 5 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The scoring continued, with runs, walks, and errors paving the way for more points on the scoreboard for the Rebels. One of those scores came off a solo home run by Ethan Milburn in center field.

On the defensive side of the field, the Rebels right-handed pitcher, Kyer Claunch, sealed the win, with only two runs given up in 5 innings. Later, Emmit Grubbs subbed in for him, and gave up no runs, keeping Somerset at 2 points.

With more games this year, the Rebels hope to keep up their pace and keep the dominant wins coming. Andrew Messer, outfielder for the Rebels, put the game into perspective, he says, “We hit pretty well, and we didn’t make a lot of mistakes. It was overall a good game.” Playoffs start May 19th, and the Rebels maintain an undefeated record in their district. If the Rebels keep having games like this one, they’re looking pretty good in the state playoff picture.

The Boyle County Rebels outshot Russell County Lakers 6-4 on Monday. The Rebels were the first to score with Carson Rowe hitting a single, bringing in 2 runs. But, Russell came out swinging in the top of the second, scoring 4 runs and taking the lead. 

At the bottom of the fourth, Senior Collin Wise hit a sacrifice fly which helped the Rebels tie the game at 4. Rebels then took the lead in the bottom of the 5th with Caleb Brannam hitting a single that scored one run, making the score 5-4. 

The Rebels played solid on the defensive side, letting up no errors. Sophomore Kyler Claunch had the most plays with 7. The Rebels extend the winning streak to 8 as they look to win two more games as they play in District regular season games against Garrard County on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

On Thursday April the 24th, The Boyle County Rebels played the Marion County Knights at Rebel Field. Sophomore Kyler Claunch says “We played well as a team and started to hit more.”

Austin Bodner collected three hits in three at bat, as the Boyle County Rebels defeated the Marion County Knights 9-4 on Thursday at Rebel field. Bodner tripled in the first inning, tripled in the third inning, and singled in the fourth inning.

A triple by Bodner put the Rebels on the board in the bottom of the first. Marion County took the lead 3-1 in the top of the third. The Rebels flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs on four hits to take the lead, 7-3.

Andrew Holder earned the win for the Rebels. The starter allowed three hits and four runs over four and one-third innings, striking out nine and walking three. Cole Jarnagin pitched two and two-thirds innings of shutout ball for the Rebels in relief. The pitcher gave up one hit, striking out four and walking two.

The Rebels collected nine hits in the game. Claunch and Bodner were a one-two punch in the lineup, as each drove in two runs for the Rebels. Colin Wise collected two hits in three at bats for the Rebels. Logan Perry paced the Rebels with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, tallying six walks in the game. Bodner stole three bases for the Rebels. The Rebels ran the bases wild stealing seven bases in the game.

Next up for the Rebels is a district game against the Garrard County Golden Lions on Tuesday.

Last Tuesday and Wednesday, the Rebels played the Lincoln County Patriots. The first game was at the Rebel Stadium, it was a slow but close game going into the 8th inning. Caeden Patterson started on the mound for the Rebels, striking out nine in 5 innings. In the bottom of the 8th, the Rebels' freshman Cole Jarnagin hit a single, bringing in a game-scoring run. 

The second game at Lincoln County was a completely different game. Senior Landon Parnass started on the mound for the Rebels, who were followed up by freshman Andrew Holder, then Sophomore Logan Perry got his chance to show what he's got, pitching for the first time in a few years from former arm injuries. The Rebels' defense only let up two hits but not any runs.  The Rebel’s had the bats going with 11 hits and 9 runs. 

Rebels look to continue a big winning streak going 12-7 for the season and continuing a 6-game winning streak. The Rebels play Marion County on Thursday, and they have another district matchup against the Garrard County Golden Lions next week. 

On Saturday April 19th, Boyle County’s Baseball Team  played Anderson County on their own turf.

Senior Landon Parnass says, “We were locked in at the plate today, just seeing the ball well and hitting it hard all game. We stayed focused and never let the pressure get to us.”

Caleb Branam drove in four runs on two hits to lead the Boyle County Rebels past the Anderson County Bearcats 12-0. Branam hit a home run to center field in the fourth inning, scoring three runs, and walked in the fifth inning, scoring one.

The Rebels got on the board in the top of the second inning after Roman Smith drew a walk, scoring one run, Kyler Claunch doubled, scoring one run, and an error scored two runs. Five more runs crossed the plate for the Rebels to extend the lead 9-0. An error scored two runs, and Branam homered to center field, scoring three. Three more runs in the fifth extended the lead to 12-0. Senior Austin Bodner hit a solo home run to left field, Carson Rowe drew a walk, scoring one run, and Branam drew a walk, scoring one run.

Andrew Holder earned the win for the Rebels. The right-hander surrendered two hits and zero runs over four innings, striking out six and walking none. Blayne Kenney pitched one inning of zero-run ball for the Rebels in relief. The reliever allowed one hit, striking out none and walking none.

Boyle County accumulated nine hits in the game Bodner went 3-3 at the plate to lead the Rebels in hits. Logan Perry led the Rebels with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, tallying seven walks on the game.

Lets see if the Rebels can keep the winning streak alive as they play next away at Madison Southern.

On Tuesday night the Rebels baseball team traveled across town to play district rival, the Danville Admirals. Sophomores Caeden Patterson and Kyler Claunch were on the mound for the Rebels, throwing 11 strikeouts combined. Rebels put up four runs in the top of the 3rd to go up 5-0, but the Admirals had an answer, scoring 5 in the bottom of the 4th to make it 7-5. Rebels later set strong on the defensive side of the ball and with a few RBIs, the Rebels were able to take the lead and take home the win 9-6.

Wednesday night, they played at Rebel Field in the second match-up. Before the game started, the Rebels and Admirals joined together to honor the Strike Out Cancer game and to watch Adi Jane Pike, a fighter of cancer, throw the first pitch. 

Rebels came out hot, quick, not letting anything up on the field, and shut them out 11-0. Senior Landon Parnass was on the mound for the Rebels and only let up one run. Sophomore Kyler Claunch was leading the bats for the Rebels, going a perfect 4-4 at bat and hitting a big-time solo home run. A big district win for the Rebels as the continue to do so to get good seeding for the tournament.

On Saturday April 12th, the Boyle County baseball team traveled to play South Laurel on their own turf. The Boyle County Rebels lost 6-4 on Saturday despite out hitting South Laurel nine to six. Kyler Claunch led the Rebels with three hits on the day.

A single by Ethan Milburn, following a seven-pitch at bat, put Boyle on the board in the top of the third. Claunch added to the lead, hitting a solo homerun to right field in the top of the fifth.

Claunch led things off on the bump for the Rebels. The Rebels surrendered no hits and no runs over three innings, striking out four and walking none. Andrew Holder appeared in relief for the Rebels. Holder went three and two thirds innings, giving up two runs on four hits, striking out one and walking three.

With this loss, we will see if the Rebels can take down their in town rival school on their own turf, on Tuesday.

Last Wednesday, the Rebels baseball squad traveled to Scott County. The Rebels were the first to score early in the 3rd, off a dropped strike three. Bottom of the third the Cardinals got back on the board.

The Rebels brought in 2 runs in the top of the fifth to extend the lead back out to 3-1. Sophomore Caden Patterson says, “We are playing excellent on the defensive side, we just can't get the bats rolling well.”

The Cardinals brought in 3 runs in the 7th, to take the win away from the Rebels. The boys look to get some wins on a big upcoming weekend.

On Monday, the Boyle baseball team went to the Centre College baseball field to play Rockcastle County.

The Boyle County varsity Rebels defeated the Rockcastle varsity Rockets 11-3, due to seven runs scored in the second inning.

Logan Perry singled, scoring two runs, Ethan Milburn singled, scoring one run, Blayne Kenney drew a walk, scoring one run, and Austin Bodner homered to right field, scoring three runs.

Caeden Patterson earned the win for the Rebels. The hurler surrendered four hits and two runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking three. Roman Smith and Blayne Kenney each appeared in relief for the Rebels.

The Boyle County Rebels piled up nine hits in the game. Bodner drove the middle of the lineup, leading the Rebels with three runs batted in. The center fielder went 1-for-3 on the day. Kyler Claunch and Landon Parnass each collected two hits for the Rebels. The Rebels had a strong eye at the plate, tallying nine walks for the game. Claunch, Kenney, and Patterson led the team with two free passes each. The Rebels ran wild on the base paths, piling up four stolen bases for the game.

With the next game against Scott County, let's see if the Rebels can stay hot and earn another win.

On Tuesday, the Boyle County baseball team traveled to Casey County to play Taylor County in the 2a Sectional Tournament.

Both teams started strong on the mound on Tuesday, but Taylor County was just a little bit stronger at the plate in their 3-0 victory over Boyle County. Caeden Patterson started the game for Boyle on the mound and recorded 18 outs.

Patterson led things off on the hill for Boyle. The right-handed pitcher gave up five hits and two runs over six innings, striking out two and walking none. Landon Parnass appeared in relief for Boyle giving up one hit and one run in one inning, striking out two and walking one.

Cole Jarnagin doubled in the bottom of the third inning and Roman Smith singled in the bottom of the seventh for the Rebels.

On Monday, the 24th, the Rebels baseball squad played at home against the Campbellsville Eagles. The Rebels were coming off a three-game win streak and were looking for another big win. Both teams scored a run in the first, off some bad pitching errors. Then had a few slow innings.

Top of the 5th, Campbellsville got the bats going and were able to run in 6 and head to a 7-1 lead. The Rebels Were unable to respond to the big inning. They just struggled to get the bats going to be able to pull themselves back into the game.

The Rebels took a tough 9-3 loss to a really good Campbellsville team. Rebels look to bounce back on Tuesday against the Taylor County Eagles.  

On Friday March twenty first, the baseball team played Woodford County at home.

Kyler Claunch says, “We played well as a team, we played good defensively and offensively, we were putting together what we could to win.”

Both teams were strong on the mound on Friday, but the Boyle County Rebels defeated the Woodford County Yellowjackets three to one. Kyler Claunch started the game for Boyle and recorded fifthteen outs.

Claunch earned the win for the Rebels against Woodford. He pitched five innings allowing two hits and zero runs striking out nine and walking only two. Caden Patterson appeared in relief for the Rebels pitching two innings allowing one run and two walks and also striking out two.

Claunch, Cole Jarnagin, Blayne Kenney, and Patterson each collected one hit for the Rebels. Austin Bodner led Boyle County with one run batted. Boyle County did not commit a single error in the field.

The Rebels are still strong in their record and are hoping to keep up the wins as the season goes on.

On Wednesday, the Rebels baseball team traveled to Marion County to play the Knights in the second game of the season. Rebels were coming off a hot win the day before against Southwestern. 

Rebels had the bats going, pulling in 14 runs to Marion County's 2. Senior Collin Wise had a Homerun shot of his own, being his first of the season. The boys showed off their solid work in the field letting up 2 runs and ending the game in the 5th inning. 

Rebels move to 2-0 looking to keep it rolling with a great way to start off the season. They will play the 21st against the Woodford County Yellow Jackets.

This past Tuesday on 18th the Boyle County baseball squad traveled to Southwestern in a season opener against the Indians. They brought home a 13-1 in the 6th inning. The Rebels had the bats going and putting up 13 runs. Senior Austin Bodner had 2 home runs. 

The boys were dealing from the mound and playing great in the field only letting up 1 run. Senior Austin Bodner said “Parnass shut them down on the mound and when balls were put in play, we were making good plays”.

The Rebels have a great way to start the season and hope to keep it rolling with big next 2 weeks of games. As they have 2A state upcoming and look to make a deep run in it.