Tied 12-12 at the end of seven innings, and 14-14  after nine, the Winchester Falcons edged Union County in the 11th inning to win the Tri-Eastern Conference battle, 15-14.

Winchester pitcher Justin Cox hit an RBI  single in the bottom of the 11th inning to score the winning run. On the mound for 4-2/3 innings, Cox allowed six hits and two runs, had three strike-outs and gave up one walk.

Lead changes were numerous. UC held an early 3-2 edge but Winchester came back to take over, 7-4, by the end of the second period.

Union County’s big inning came in the top of the seventh when the Patriots batted a complete round to tie the game 12-12. 

UC scored 14 runs on 21 hits. The Falcons scored 15 runs on 13 hits.

Starting pitcher Mason Stewart went four innings, allowed 9 runs on 9 hits, three strikeouts and zero walks. Brooks Burelison pitched the first six innings for Winchester, allowed 12 runs, struck out 5 batters and walked one. Losing pitcher Mathew Wooley allowed two hits and one run in two innings.

UC batting leaders were Ridenour (4-for-6), Eric Burdine (3-for-6), Stewart (3-for-5), Shepherd (3-for-6), Blake Richards (3-for-6), and Kyle Sams (2-for-6).

Winchester is 3-4-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the Tri-Eastern Conference. The Patriots are 6-5 this season and 0-2 in the TEC standings.

Next Opponents
The Patriots host Hagerstown today (Thursday, April 28) and Preble Shawnee April 29.
The Patriots are at Lincoln Tuesday, May 3 and Richmond Thursday, May 5.
 
Union Co.    312  010  502  0 - 14
Winchester  250  212  002  1 - 15
 
2B: UC 4 (Ridenour 2, Shepherd 2). W 3 (Tippett 2, Cox).
Batteries: UC-Ridenour, Stewart, Wooley and Shepherd. W-Burelison, Cox and Pullins.