PIEDMONT – Payton Young went 2-for-4 with a home run, scored two runs and drove in two more to lead Piedmont to an 11-1 victory over visiting Saks in Class 3A, Area 10 baseball action Thursday.
Bayley Blanchard and Taylor Hayes were both 2-for-3 with run apiece for the Bulldogs (11-5). Blanchard also drove in a pair of runs. Matt Strott, Easton Kirk and Jaret Prater all added hits. Strott drove in two runs and scored twice. Kirk had a RBI. Prater scored a run and drove in another. Caleb Adams Peyton Whitten also drove in a run apiece.
Whitten picked up the win for the Bulldogs. He tossed six innings and gave up one earned run on three hits with a walk and nine strikeouts.
Piedmont plays a doubleheader at Saks to complete the series on Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m.