Virginia High Varsity Bearcats watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 13-0 loss to Lebanon Pioneers Varsity on Wednesday. Lebanon Pioneers Varsity scored on a home run by Nathan Phillips in the first inning.

The Virginia High Varsity Bearcats struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Lebanon Pioneers Varsity, giving up 13 runs.

Lebanon Pioneers Varsity opened up scoring in the first inning.

One bright spot for Virginia High Varsity Bearcats was a single by Connor Davidson in the first inning.

Phillips was the winning pitcher for Lebanon Pioneers Varsity. The righthander surrendered zero runs on one hit over three and a third innings, striking out three and walking zero. Luke Garrett threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Luke Whitt took the loss for Virginia High Varsity Bearcats. The hurler surrendered 12 runs on five hits over two and two-thirds innings, striking out two.

Davidson led Virginia High Varsity Bearcats with one hit in two at bats.

Lebanon Pioneers Varsity collected eight hits on the day. Chance Parker and Phillips all managed multiple hits for Lebanon Pioneers Varsity. Lebanon Pioneers Varsity was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Parker made the most plays with four.