Hazard tops Perry Central 10-5 for 54th District baseball title
Hazard broke a 5-5 tie with five runs in the seventh and beat Perry Central 10-5 at Buckhorn. The Bulldogs captured their sixth straight district title.
Hazard turned a crosstown fight into another district championship when it broke a 5-5 tie with five runs in the top of the seventh inning and beat Perry Central 10-5 for the 54th District title at Buckhorn on Tuesday, May 19.
The finish gave the Bulldogs another trophy in a rivalry game that carried countywide bragging rights as much as district stakes. Perry Central had stayed within one swing all game, but Hazard found the late surge that separates champions from runners-up in tournament baseball, and the final inning snapped the game open before the Commodores could answer.
The win carried even more weight because it came on the first rung of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association postseason ladder. District tournament play is the opening step before region play and the state championship path, so Hazard’s title not only secured local supremacy but also set the Bulldogs up with momentum as the bracket moves forward. In a county where Hazard and Perry Central know each other well, the championship at Buckhorn gave fans a neutral-site setting without leaving Perry County.
Hazard High School marked the result with a public celebration on its official school site: “Congratulations Hazard Bulldogs. Defeating Perry Central 10-5 in the 54th District Baseball Championship.” WYMT also identified the win as Hazard’s sixth consecutive district title, underscoring how the Bulldogs have built a sustained run of postseason success rather than a one-game breakthrough.
For Perry Central, the loss ended a strong district tournament run that put the Commodores on championship stage in the first place. For Hazard, it was another reminder that the Bulldogs have grown comfortable in pressure games, especially when a title is on the line and a late inning can decide everything. With Steve LeMaster’s program again on top of the 54th District, Hazard heads into regional play with a familiar mix of confidence, momentum and local momentum that still resonates across Perry County.
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