WAUCHULA - Dillan Runner threw six strong innings and the Avon Park baseball team's bats came alive on Friday night as the Red Devils opened up district play with a 13-7 victory over Hardee.
Runner hardly broke a sweat to pick up the team's first Class 4A-District 10 win of the season: He threw just 69 pitches in six innings of work and allowed just three runs, mixing locations and pitches to keep the Wildcats off-balance all night.
"Dillan pitched one heck of a game," said Avon Park coach Mort Jackson. "It was one of the best-pitched games I've seen him throw - he was throwing every pitch for a strike and mixing up his curveball, fastball, change-up and splitter very effectively."
The Red Devils (3-2, 1-0), meanwhile, hammered 13 hits, and were led by Kyle Jackson, who went 3 for 5 with a double and four RBI, Logan Hunter, who finished with two hits and two RBI, and Corey Topa, who added two hits.
"We hit the ball well," coach Jackson said. "There were very few fly-ball outs, and we hit the ball hard."
The Devils continue district play on Tuesday when they host Braden River at Head Field. For complete coverage, see Thursday's Highlands Today.
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