Lexington Rolls to a 15-1 Win at Irmo

Irmo, S.C. -- Jordan Buster and Elliot Lance combined on a one-hitter and Nick Ciuffo and Will Lacount collected two hits each that paced top-ranked Lexington to a 15-1 win over Irmo in non-conference high school baseball action at Strother Sligh Field on Wednesday.

Lexington, which won its seventh in a row, improved to 19-3.  The Wildcats close out Region 5-AAAA play at White Knoll at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The Yellow Jackets fell to 3-15.

David Barboza and Ryan Brown had two-run singles in the first inning that saw the Wildcats jump out to a 7-0 lead. Lexington stretched its margin to 9-0 in the second inning on RBI singles by Lacount and Cody Smith.

Lacount and Brandon Camp had two-run singles that highlighted the Wildcats' six-run top of the fifth inning for the final margin.

Ciuffo finished 2-for-3 with a single and a double while Lacount drove in three runs and went 2-for-4 to pace Lexington's 14-hit attack. Barboza, Brown and Camp drove in two runs each for the Wildcats.  Ciuffo and Brown extended their hitting streaks to 21 games.

Buster (3-1) picked up the win allowing only an unearned run on just one hit with four strikeouts over four innings. Braxton Lambert started for the Yellow Jackets and suffered the loss.

Lexington 15, Irmo 1

LEXN -- 720 06 -- 15 - 14 - 1
IRMO -- 000 10 --  1 -   1 - 6
WP - Jordan Buster (3-1). LP - Braxton Lambert
Lexington, Nick Ciuffo 2-3; Will Lacount 2-4.
Records: Lexington 19-3, Irmo 3-15
Lexington plays at Region 5-AAAA member White Knoll on Thursday at 6:30.