Brookhaven baseball fans saw their Panthers score a season-high20 runs Friday night in a 20-8, 4-inning thrashing of the winlessJackson Wingfield Falcons. The Panthers accounted for 16 hits atMoyer Field, directed by designated hitter Darius Perkins who went4-for-4.

Brookhaven (6-1, 4-0) maintained its lead in the Division 6-4Arace. Wingfield, coached by Eric Lamtrip, fell to 0-7 and 0-3.

Sophomore right-hander Brandt Hinton drew his first varsitystart against Wingfield and struck out 8 batters in 2.2 innings. Hegave up 2 hits and walked 4.

“This was Brandt’s first high school start and he had good stuffat first,” said BHS head coach Randy Spring. “He’s a good athleteand we need pitching depth.

“We swung the bats pretty good but then it got a littlesloppy.”

Spring watched his team commit 6 errors. That was one less thanthe fumbling Falcons.

Brookhaven plated 4 runs in the first inning and led 10-0 after2. The Panthers led 17-4 after 3 frames.

In a pregame decision, the coaches agreed to observe the 12-runrule after 4 innings.

An RBI double by catcher Adam Ogden gained Brookhaven a 1-1deadlock in the first. Shortstop Brooks Hall doubled down the leftfield line and pinch runner Marlon Dixon raced home with the secondrun. The Panthers never trailed again.

Ogden, Hall and first baseman Grant McDonnieal each 2 hits forthe Panthers. Leftfielder W.T. King doubled and tripled.

In the second inning, second baseman Josh Patrick slapped a2-RBI double over the third base bag for a 7-1 lead. King’s tripleto left-center field made it 10-1.

Xavier Qualls replaced Hinton on the mound with 2 out in thethird inning. Qualls was replaced by Matt Walker in the fourth.

Jamie Johnson started on the mound for Wingfield and wasreplaced by Lekei Love in the second, with the Falcons trailing10-1.

Wingfield had taken an early lead as Love led off with a bloopsingle behind first base. Sylvester Cameron beat out a grounder andLove scored, giving the Falcons a 1-0 lead.

A brief discussion arose after Wingfield runner Cameron reachedfirst base on an error, advancing Derrick Roach to third base inthe third inning. Cameron led off the first base bag and stood onthe edge of the outfield grass, trying to draw a pursuit fromMcDonnieal as Derrick Roach began creeping up the third base linetowards home plate.

After going after Cameron, McDonnieal quickly turned and threwhigh to home plate. Roach was safe. Spring questioned home plateumpire Phil Carter about the play since Cameron had stepped faraway from the base path.

Carter said the play was legal and the game continued.