Barnett fans 14 in rout over East Jess

McGinnis and Tatum each hit first home run of season against Jags

Senior Josh Barnett earned the win over East Jessamine on Thursday, April 11, and struck out a season-high 14 batters in the process. (Photo by Cathy Caton)

Arpan Dixit
Herald Staff
sports@harrodsburgherald.com

After taking a crushing one-run loss to district rival West Jessamine last Tuesday, the Mercer County Titans (10-3) quickly regrouped and earned a convincing 11-3 victory over East Jessamine (2-11), another district rival on Thursday, April 11.

Senior Josh Barnett had a very strong start. He pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on four hits, to go along with a game-high 14 strikeouts.

Tyler Sutton took the loss for the Jaguars, pitching one and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on three hits and struck out two.

Find the rest of the story on page 7B of this week’s issue of the Harrodsburg Herald or click here to to subscribe.