Hazard-Perry 10U tops unbeaten Knox County, reaches title game
A fourth-inning surge sent Hazard-Perry past unbeaten Knox County, 13-3, and into the District 4 East title game at Hazard-Perry Little League.
Hazard-Perry’s 10U all-stars ended Knox County’s unbeaten run Sunday, using a big fourth inning to pull away for a 13-3 win in the District 4 East winner’s bracket final at Hazard-Perry Little League in Hazard. The result sent Hazard-Perry into the title game and left Knox County to regroup after building the tournament’s last perfect record.
Knox County struck first with a 1-0 lead, but Hazard-Perry answered, settled in and then widened the gap when the fourth inning opened the game up. The final score reflected more than one hot frame. It also showed how quickly a winner’s bracket game can tilt in 10U baseball, where one rally can change the road to a championship and spare a team from the extra strain of an elimination path.
For Perry County, the win carried immediate bracket consequences. The loser of the Hazard-Perry-Knox County game was scheduled to meet Tri City the next day for second place in the east division, while the winner moved one step closer to the district title. In a tournament built around survival and momentum, Hazard-Perry stayed on the more direct route.
The performance came on the heels of another lopsided local result. Hazard-Perry had already beaten Harlan 18-0 in the semifinals, while Tri City defeated Harlan 15-4 to move within one game of the east division final four. Those scores left the District 4 East bracket shaped by local dominance, with Hazard-Perry and Knox County advancing out of Saturday’s action before Sunday’s winner’s bracket final decided who would stay in the best position for the championship push.
District 4 for ages 9-10 includes Hazard Perry County LL, Knox County LL, Harlan LL, Tri City Little League, Middlesboro LL, Pineville Bell County LL and other area leagues across southeastern Kentucky. In Hazard, the games at Hazard-Perry Little League have become more than a line on the scoreboard, with local families following children through the all-star run and the 10U team now carrying Perry County’s hopes deeper into the tournament.
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