Tigers win baseball season opener against Charleston 14-5

Central's offense looked in midseason form in its baseball season opener Friday.

Josh Meyer smacked a pair of doubles and Jamie Pickel drove in four runs in the Tigers' 14-5 win at Charleston.

Meyer struck out six batters over three innings to earn the win.

Pickel also pitched three innings and struck out a team-high seven batters.

Andrew Williams went 3 for 5 in the win.

Central 030 303 5 -- 14 10 1

Charleston 104 000 0 -- 5 6 8

WP -- Josh Meyer, 1-0. LP -- James Naile, 0-1. 3B -- James Naile (C). 2B -- Josh Hiett (CC), Josh Meyer (CC), Josh Coppet (CC), Ethan Browning (C). Multiple hits -- Central: Andrew William 3-5, Josh Hiett 2-4, Jamie Pickel 1-4, Josh Meyer 2-3. Records -- Central 1-0, Charleston 0-1.

-- From staff reports