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The Independence (Coal City, WV) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Nicholas County (Summersville, WV) by a score of 6-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Nicholas County	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	6	-	-
Independence	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-	-

Final score provided by D. Martin.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Independence (22-23)

Nicholas County

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.241	34	29	6	7	4	1
1	Caleb Burns	.000	4	3	1	0	1	0
4	Alex Pritt	.250	4	4	1	1	1	1
7	Cain Ferrell		0	0	1	0	0	0
8	Lucas Milam	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0
9	Ira Mylott	.750	4	4	0	3	0	0
10	Cole Brown	.333	4	3	1	1	1	0
14	Caleb Jarvis	.500	3	2	1	1	0	0
16	Andrew Triplett	.250	4	4	0	1	1	0
18	Levi Hellems	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0
24	G. Kesterson	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0

Independence

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.130	26	23	1	3	1	1
1	B. Kiblinger	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
2	Caelyb Nichols	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
6	Levi Barnette	.500	3	2	0	1	0	1
7	Zach Smith	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
11	Colton Hughes	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
14	JD Monroe	.000	3	1	0	0	1	0
15	Clay Basham	.333	3	3	1	1	0	0
16	Cole Cunningham	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
19	James Williams	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0
28	Zach Helmick	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0

Nicholas County

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	8	1	7	.353	.275	.629
1	Caleb Burns	1	1	0	2	.250	.000	.250
4	Alex Pritt	0	1	0	0	.250	.500	.750
8	Lucas Milam	1	1	0	1	.333	.000	.333
9	Ira Mylott	0	0	1	0	.750	.750	1.500
10	Cole Brown	1	1	0	0	.500	.333	.833
14	Caleb Jarvis	1	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
16	Andrew Triplett	0	2	0	2	.250	.250	.500
18	Levi Hellems	0	1	0	6	.000	.000	.000
24	G. Kesterson	1	1	0	1	.250	.000	.250

Independence

#	Athlete Name	SF	BB	K	HBP	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	1	9	1	4	.192	.173	.366
1	B. Kiblinger	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	Caelyb Nichols	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
6	Levi Barnette	0	1	0	0	1	.667	1.000	1.667
7	Zach Smith	0	0	1	0	3	.000	.000	.000
11	Colton Hughes	0	0	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000
14	JD Monroe	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.000	.333
15	Clay Basham	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
16	Cole Cunningham	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
19	James Williams	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
28	Zach Helmick	0	0	2	0	3	.000	.000	.000

Nicholas County

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	3
4	Alex Pritt	1
8	Lucas Milam	1
9	Ira Mylott	1

Independence

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
15	Clay Basham	1

Nicholas County

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	27	21	6
1	Caleb Burns	1.000	2	2	0
4	Alex Pritt	1.000	4	4	0
8	Lucas Milam	1.000	2	0	2
9	Ira Mylott	1.000	1	0	1
10	Cole Brown	1.000	1	0	1
14	Caleb Jarvis	1.000	2	0	2
18	Levi Hellems	1.000	6	6	0
24	G. Kesterson	1.000	9	9	0

Independence

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.931	29	21	6	2
1	B. Kiblinger	1.000	2	2	0	0
6	Levi Barnette	1.000	2	0	2	0
10	Hunter Moore	1.000	3	3	0	0
11	Colton Hughes	1.000	1	1	0	0
14	JD Monroe	1.000	8	7	1	0
15	Clay Basham	1.000	1	1	0	0
16	Cole Cunningham	1.000	3	3	0	0
19	James Williams	1.000	4	3	1	0
28	Zach Helmick	1.000	3	1	2	0

Nicholas County

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
10	Cole Brown	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Independence

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	5.00	1
1	B. Kiblinger	0.00	1
16	Cole Cunningham	0.00	1
19	James Williams	13.12	1

Nicholas County

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	3	1	0	1	9			0	26	24
10	Cole Brown	7	3	1	0	1	9			0	26	24

Independence

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	8	6	5	5	8	34	29
1	B. Kiblinger	.1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
16	Cole Cunningham	4	2	0	0	2	4	16	14
19	James Williams	2.2	5	6	5	3	3	16	13

Nicholas County

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.125	.192	0	1			92	0	0	1
10	Cole Brown	.125	.192	0	1			92	0	0	1

Independence

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.276	.382	4	134	1
1	B. Kiblinger	.500	.500	0	6	0
16	Cole Cunningham	.143	.250	1	59	0
19	James Williams	.385	.500	3	69	1

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Game Story

West Virginia High School Baseball - Independence loses to Nicholas County

March 23, 2023: Coal City, WV 25823

The Nicholas County Grizzlies baseball team scored 6 runs and limited the host Independence Patriots to 1 in the Grizzlies league victory on Thursday.

The Grizzlies (4-0) will now prepare for their match against Shady Spring (Shady Spring, WV). The Tigers go into the non-league match with a 3-1 record. In their last match, Shady Spring was overwhelmed by Riverside (Belle, WV), 11-5, in a non-league match.

The Patriots (1-1) will now prepare for their match against Woodrow Wilson (Beckley, WV). The Flying Eagles go into the non-league match with a 5-3 record. In their last match, Woodrow Wilson edged Midland Trail (Hico, WV), 12-5, in a non-league match.

NCHS @ Independence Baseball Game Info

Thu., Mar. 23, 2023 @ 5:30p

The Independence (Coal City, WV) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Nicholas County (Summersville, WV) by a score of 6-1.

Rankings & Records

Nicholas County (22-23)

WV	Class
48	18

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
18-10	7-5	9-4	9-6	.643	.583	226	150

Independence (22-23)

WV	Class
52	20

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
14-9	8-6	7-2	6-5	1-2	.609	.571	192	117

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nicholas County	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.3	.8	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.0	8.1	10.0	1.0
Independence	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.8	.5	1.2	.9	1.5	-	8.3	6.5	2.5

Head-to-Head

Nicholas County won on 3/23/2023

3/23 @ 5:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Nicholas County 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 - -
Independence 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - -

The Nicholas County (Summersville, WV) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away conference game against Independence (Coal City, WV) by a score of 6-1.
Box score
Independence won on 4/6/2023

4/6 @ 5:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 8 - -
Nicholas County 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 7 - -

The Independence (Coal City, WV) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away conference game against Nicholas County (Summersville, WV) by a score of 8-7.
Box score
Nicholas County won on 5/9/2023

5/9 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence 0 3 2 2 0 0 4 11 - -
Nicholas County 4 1 0 4 0 6 - 15 - -

The Independence (Coal City, WV) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Nicholas County (Summersville, WV) by a score of 15-11.
Box score

4/6 @ 5:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	8	-	-
Nicholas County	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	7	-	-

5/9 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	0	3	2	2	0	0	4	11	-	-
Nicholas County	4	1	0	4	0	6	-	15	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Nicholas County		Independence
.341	Batting Average	.297
.423	On Base Percentage	.452
.440	Slugging Percentage	.370
.934	Fielding Percentage	.929
.667	Win Loss Percentage	.600

Team Leaders

Nicholas County		Independence	National Avg.
#6 Devin Ward1.000	Batting Average	#21 Kaleb Williams.500	.243
#6 Devin Ward1.000	On Base Percentage	#15 Clay Basham.568	.375
#6 Devin Ward1.000	Slugging Percentage	#15 Clay Basham.600	.307
#23 Braden Brown1.000	Fielding Percentage	#10 Hunter Moore1.000	.861
#12 Coleton Hellems.750	Win Loss Percentage	#15 Clay Basham1.000	.543

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Nicholas County	6-6		Independence	5-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/16/23	Nicholas County	Greater Beckley Christian	(W) 5-0	3/20/23	Independence	Greater Beckley Christian	(W) 8-4
4/14/23	Greater Beckley Christian	Nicholas County	(W) 10-6	4/27/23	Greater Beckley Christian	Independence	(W) 8-4
3/27/23	Nicholas County	Shady Spring	(L) 11-1	4/3/23	Independence	Shady Spring	(L) 6-3
4/21/23	Shady Spring	Nicholas County	(L) 21-6	4/26/23	Shady Spring	Independence	(L) 7-6
5/10/23	Nicholas County	Shady Spring	(W) 4-2	5/11/23	Independence	Shady Spring	(L) 5-4
5/12/23	Nicholas County	Shady Spring	(L) 4-3
5/13/23	Nicholas County	Shady Spring	(L) 5-2
4/7/23	Woodrow Wilson	Nicholas County	(L) 8-5	3/29/23	Independence	Woodrow Wilson	(L) 5-3
5/4/23	Nicholas County	Woodrow Wilson	(L) 9-3
4/11/23	Liberty	Nicholas County	(W) 13-2	4/24/23	Independence	Liberty	(W) 18-1
4/25/23	Nicholas County	Liberty	(W) 16-0	5/10/23	Liberty	Independence	(W) 18-1
4/18/23	Wyoming East	Nicholas County	(W) 12-0	4/4/23	Wyoming East	Independence	(W) 6-2
				4/21/23	Independence	Wyoming East	(L) 18-8

Record Breakdown

Nicholas County (22-23)		Independence (22-23)
18-10	Overall	14-9
7-5	League	8-6
11-5	Non-League	5-1
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
6-6	Common Opponent	5-5
9-4	Home	7-2
9-6	Away	6-5
0-0	Neutral	1-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
18-10	In-State	13-7
0-0	Out-of-State	1-2