Feeling bored and frustrated with no baseball? Find an open space and practice social distancing by seeing how far you can get away from your throwing parter during long toss!
@jaegersports
It’s tough to deal with...now knowing we won’t get to see this group of seniors take the field this year. They have all given their blood, sweat, and tears to the Lafayette baseball program and we are better off because of them. Thank you men.
State Quarter Finals
Danville 3 LHS 0
Generals fought to end, but ball didn’t fall our way tonight. Hats off to the Admirals.
Thanks to a tremendous group of seniors who showed what it means to
#LeadLikeaGeneral
. You are always part of the Lafayette Generals baseball family
Another weekend sweep for the Generals
LHS 13 Collins 7
LHS 7 Warren East 6 (8 inn)
LHS 6 Butler 1
Six 💣💣💣💣💣💣 on Sat!
Sammy Tackett, Luke Taylor,
Josh Halterman (2), Gavin Hall (2) including a walkoff!
Gavin Hall, Devon Hart and Jonathon Ryzowics got the Ws on the mound
Generals split DH
LHS 13 Fairdale 2
DeSales 3 LHS 2
Solid pitching effort again for both games, but bats cooled off in second game.
Big thanks to
@DeSalesBBall
for feeding our team between games.
Classy program, would love to come back next year.
A great group of young men right here. Thanks Ryan, Zak, Nathan, Christian, Austin, Gavin, Hayden, Shane, and Jonathan for all you have done to keep our program heading in the right direction.
⚾️ SENIOR NIGHT ⚾️
Come out and support the 2019
@LHSBaseball1939
class as they finish up their last home game against Scott County at 8:00 PM. Senior festivities start around 7:30...
#LsUp
#SeniorNight
#GoGenerals
Where’s Albright? Where’s
@JeffGriffin46
Where’s Bernard? Where is EVERYONE! We miss seeing our guys and will even miss the 3am start to an uncomfortable, loud, obnoxious, smelly bus ride to FL!
Good news is we are undefeated right now! Stay healthy at home, see ya soon!
43rd District Semifinals
LHS 15 PLD 0 (3 inn)
Laser Show!
All players had hits and nothing was soft!
Prather with 2 run 💣 to get it rolling in the 1st!
Pittman 2 💣 in the 2nd!
Jenkins 💣ends it in 3!
43rd District Championship 6pm tomorrow vs LCA
Lafayette 3 Dunbar 0
Generals win in a pitching dual. Absolutely fantastic outing by Connor Arnold. 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 Ks! Jaden Basham came on for a 3 up 3 down save after clutch RBI from Micah Cowen, Ben Prather, and Jack Harris in the 8th.
@PBRKentucky
@HLpreps
LHS 4 Warren East 3
The Generals found a way to scratch across 4 runs against one of KY top pitchers, Ryan Hawks. Josh Halterman was just as good with 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 9 Ks
John Combs goes over fence to rob a would be 3 run HR to save the day!
#SCTop10
LHS 2 Dunbar 1
H Tomazic threw a 7 IP, 4 H, 12 K gem to secure a berth in the 11th Region tournament for the Generals.
M Williams was 2-3 with the go ahead RBI. G Hall’s 1B drove in the first run. T Vittitow was 2-2 and his CR John Combs scored both runs. J Halterman added a 2B
Congrats to Coach Langston on becoming the newest member of the KY High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame! Coach Langston has 579 career wins during his time at Franklin County and Lafayette. That is good for 6th on the active coaches list. 🐐⚾️🏆
Game 1
LHS 6 Boone Co 2
Micah Cowen continued his 🔥🔥streak by hitting for the cycle with a Grand Slam💣 and 5 RBI. John Bernard and Landon Brown both go 2-3 with 🕸💎‘s in the OF! On the mound, Josh Guilfoil and Jaden Basham combine to scatter 4 hits for the win.
Generals sweep the Mustang Invitational this weekend at McCracken Co
Beat 3rd ranked Collierville (TN) 8-4
Beat 2nd ranked McCracken Co 6-1
Beat top 25 Paducah Tilghman 9-8
#milk
@HLpreps
FL weather heats up Generals bats.
LHS 12 Daviess Co 1
M Cowen 2-3, 2 RBI, 2B
J Halterman 3-4
T Guilfoil 3 run 💣
R Busseni RBI 2B
K Browning 2 RBI 3B
G Hall and H Tomazic combine for 2 hitter
#letitflyopen
LHS 10 Tates Creek 2
Arnold (5IP) and Basham (2IP) team up again to shut down a 43rd district opponent, scattering 5 hits, K’ing 8 and only walking 2. Offense took advantage of 16 free bases in the victory.
Prayers going out to TC’s Trenton Taylor for a speedy recovery 🙏
LHS 6 Lexington Catholic 2
Generals get their 20th win of the season (20-6) and 5-0 in 43rd District.
H Tomazic 6 solid IP, 4 H, 8 Ks
Z Tudor 1 IP, 2 Ks to end it
J Harris big 2 run HR to get things started
R Busseni 2-2, 2 BB, RBI
J Halterman 2-4, 2 RBI
M Williams 3-4, 2 R
LHS 17 Scott 1
Another big day at the plate!
J Halterman 4-4, 2b, 3b😳, 3 RBI
R Busseni 2-4, 4 RBI grand salami💣!
M Williams 2-2
J Harris 2-3, 2 RBI
N Lancianese 1-1, 3 RBI, 2 SB
S Anderson 4 IP, 2 H, 7 Ks
Congratulations to the following Generals for making the KY HS Baseball Coaches All State team!
Micah Cowen - 1st Team
Ethan Tuttle - Honorable Mention
Connor Arnold- Honorable Mention
Highlights from 2019 Lafayette Baseball year end banquet.
All District Tourney Team - Hayden Tomazic and Ryan Busseni
All Region Tourney Team - Austin Blake, Josh Halterman and Sam Tackett (not pictured)
LHS 6 PLD 2
Another great pitching performance. This time by Micah Cowen. 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0BB, 10 Ks. Carter Owens was the hitting star. 3-3, 2B, 3B, HR, and 3 RBI. Ethan Tuttle and Mason Pittman added a couple of hits and an RBI each.
@PBRKentucky
@HLpreps
43rd District Finals
LHS 5 LCA 3
Another great final in the toughest district in the state.
Generals outlast a very good LCA squad. Harris and Owens hit clutch back to back JACKs in the 4th to tie it, then hits by Brown, Pittman, Cowen, Prather, Harris add 3 runs more in the 5th.
LHS 15 PLD 2
Bats came alive late to turn another nail biter into a blow out. Every hitter that came to plate had at least one hit.
Generals are now 16-6 and 4-0 in the 43rd district
LHS 6 Lexington Catholic 2
Different day, same score. Generals are now 6-0 in the 43rd district.
LOOSE: G Hall and S Anderson team up on a 5 H, 9 K performance on the mound.
HARD: Hall and S Tackett were both 2-3 with an RBI
FAST: SBs-N Lancianese 3, E Tuttle, Tackett 1
Awesome last day of Lafayette Baseball Camp 2021!
‼️Scrimmage Day‼️
Kids had great energy all week, learned a lot, and are ready for all-stars and summer travel ball.
Excited to have this talented group of uncommitted players compete in this weekend's
@prepbaseball
Fall Championship in Charleston, SC. Looking forward to a great weekend of baseball!
This. Is. Awesome! Big time win. Former General Jacob Abbott is a great example of SACRIFICING his personal goals in order to DO HIS JOB for his team to be successful.
Highlights from 2019 Lafayette Baseball year end banquet.
Team Comes First Award - Gavin Hall
110% Award - Max Williams
Co MVPs - Hayden Tomazic and Max Williams
Generals punch their ticket to 11th Region tourney with a 2-1 victory over a very good LCA club. Tyler and Matt Guilfoil lead Lafayette on the mound and at the plate
Which newcomer made the most eye-popping first impression during the fall? Lexington native Tyler Guilfoil made his case by striking out 17 in 8.1 IP. He had a team-best 18.37 strikeouts per 9 inn. and walked only two batters. ⛽️
@tguil_
|
#WeAreUK
Generals take the win! Led by
@napier_cam
at the plate going 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs.
@EliSteele20
picks up the official win on the mound.
#Yette
⚾️
Region 11 Final
LHS 8 Madison Central 1
The Generals get a great pitching performance, and pile up a bunch of hits...AGAIN!
M Pittman, 2-3, 2B, RBI
B Prather 2-4, 2 RBI
J Harris 3-4, HR💣, 3 RBI
True team offense, all players found a way to get on base
M Cowen CG, 4 H, 6 Ks
LHS 4 LCA 2
Generals hold off LCA in 43rd District action tonight to push their record to 14-4 (2-0). Ryan Busseni was 3-3 with a 2b and 2 RBI. Gavin Hall threw 4 solid innings and Shane Anderson K’d 6 over the last 3 innings to earn the W.
LHS 2 LexCath 1
Jack Harris hits a clutch 2 run 💣in the bottom of the 6th to finally give Connor Arnold 6.2 IP, 1 R, 3H, 2BB, 8 K the runs he needed. Jaden Basham Kd the final out for the save. Micah Cowen added 3 hits, raising his average to .532😳
How about the weekend from Lafayette? Knocked off the No. 5 team in the PBR Tennessee Power 25 (Collierville), and the No. 4 and 14 teams in our Power 25 (McCracken Co & Paducah Tilghman). Pretty sure you'll see them back in the Power 25 in tomorrow's update.
Region 11 first round
LHS 10 Madison Southern 0 (6)
Josh Guilfoil throws a no-no and the Generals pounded out 11 hits, 6 for extra bases.
Semi-final match up vs Sayre will be at 2:00pm Sunday 6/6 at Lexington Catholic
Thanks
@Easton_Baseball
for including us in your Elite High School Baseball Program! The boys are looking forward to swinging these beauties. Have already seen they have some serious pop!
#PoweredByEaston
Generals 13 North Oldham 4
Luke “Teat” Taylor 💣 and 3 RBI
“Jersey” John Stinetorf 2 H
Ryan “Rumen” Busseni 2B
Tyler “Cheddar” Guilfoil 3-3
Josh “Organic” Halterman 2-5 3B
#Milkitdoesabodygood
LHS 1 PLD 0
Great pitching and defense from both teams.
A Blake’s first inning RBI single was all
H Tomazic needed. 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 10 Ks for the win.
Z Tudor 1.2 IP 4 Ks for the clutch save to move the Generals to 3-0 in district play.
Same teams play WED at PLD. 7:30pm
KY State Tourney Round 1
LHS 10 Campbell Co 5
Ben Prather went 4-4 with a 3B and 4 clutch RBI, Jack Harris added a 3B, 2 RBI, and Jaden Basham threw 4 INN in relief to outlast a very good Campbell Co ball club.
Solid team defense and baserunning as well.
Another great week of Lafayette Baseball Camp is in the books! Campers and counselors were full of energy and positivity all week! Youth baseball in Lexington is as strong as ever!
LHS 8 Henry Clay 6
M Williams went 3-5 with 3 RBI, two of those in the T7 to break a 6-6 tie. Z Tudor with the big 2 K save after H Tomazic settled in after a rough B1 and C Day blanked HC in B6. R Busseni added a 2 RBI 2B to tie the game in the T4 and N Lancianese was 2-3, 3 SB
Nice win tonight against Silver Creek HS, IN, a consensus preseason Top Ten Indiana 3A ballclub. Another stellar pitching performance, this time by five Generals. C Lancianese added a 💣! Next stop Ft Walton, FL!
@HLpreps
@PBRKentucky
@PBRIndiana
LHS 3 Bedford NL, IN 0
Gavin Hall was dominate on the mound w/ 6.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 12 Ks. Collier Day had 2 Ks for the Save.
#POTW
@HLpreps
@PBRKentucky
Generals kick off Spring Break in Ft Walton Beach with a W.
@bbinder25
stays 🔥 at the plate by going 3-4 with 4 RBIs.
@BennettEdling
gets the win on the mound, giving up 1 run on 2 hits with 5 K’s.
#Yette
⚾️
LHS 4 Warren East 3
The Generals found a way to scratch across 4 runs against one of KY top pitchers, Ryan Hawks. Josh Halterman was just as good with 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 9 Ks
John Combs goes over fence to rob a would be 3 run HR to save the day!
#SCTop10
LHS 11 Niceville (FL) 1 (6 inn)
Uncommitted ‘19 Hayden Tomazic threw a gem!
6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 12 Ks, 0 ER
@HokiesBaseball
commit Sam Tackett leads off with a ☄️HR to LF and uncommitted ‘19 Austin Blake hits a dead CF 💣 to break it open. He loved the OF cheering section!😘
Not hard to figure out why Lafayette
@LHSBaseball1939
is in the 11th Region finals. They’re having fun and
@micahcowen5
is a big reason why. 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and a monster homer today. He’ll put on his pitching hat Monday as the Generals look for a crown and a state berth
LHS 9 LCA 5
Generals start out 1-0 in the 43rd
S Tackett 2-2
R Busseni 2-5, 2 RBI
A Blake 2-4, 2 2B
N Lancianese, 1-1, Insurance 💣, 3 BB, 4 R, 2 SB
H Tomazic and Z Tudor combine to scatter 5 hits and 7 Ks.
Same teams tomorrow at LHS @ 7:30
Generals sweep the Dawgs in district play winning today 4-1!
@bbinder25
with a CG on the bump, giving up 1 run on 3 hits with 8 Ks. Binder,
@bobby_lefe27
,
@PaytonRansom
, & Noah Eversole each with multiple hits. 3-1 in district play now!
Highlights from 2019 Lafayette Baseball year end banquet.
Academic All-State, First Team and Honorable Mention, 16 total from Varsity squad! 2nd highest total in the state!