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By Adam Akin
Director of Scouting

Here is a look at some scores and highlights from Sectional and Sub-State games around the state on Friday, May 19, 2017.

 

CAK 4, Greeneville 0
Spencer Strider dealt a complete game shutout to send the Warriors to the state tournament, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 5 in his 7 innings of work.  The CAK offense scored the only 4 runs of the game in a big sixth inning, thanks in part to a 2-run double from Garrett Breeden.  Hudson Chastain finished 1-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI, while Robert Gee and Connor Quinn each had a hit of their own.  Alex Osborne drove one in with a sac fly.

Goodpasture 8, Boyd-Buchanan 1
After the Buccaneers took a 1-0 lead in the first, the Goodpasture offense heated up and never looked back.  Scoring at least one run in every inning past the first, the Cougars pounded out 8 runs on 12 hits in 6 innings at the plate.  Zachary Wallace led the way, finishing 2-2 with a home run, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs, while David Wilson and Gage Gregory each had 2 hits of their own.  Joel Littlepage went 3-3 with a double, 2 runs, and an RBI and Wyatt Blessing earned the W on the mound by tossing all 7 innings and striking out 7.

Murfreesboro Central Magnet 6, Chattanooga Central 5
In a game that saw 10 of its 11 runs scored in the final 2.5 innings of play, the Tigers from Central Magnet were able to come out on top by pushing across the final run in the bottom of the 7th.  Dylan Jenkins scored the walk-off run to send the Tigers to State on an errant throw in the infield on a routing groundout by CJ Campbell.  Jenkins finished 2-3 with 2 runs scored, while five others recorded one hit apiece.  Chris Johnson tossed the first 5.1 innings and allowed only 1 earned run.

Jefferson County 6, Farragut 2 (9 innings)
After 8 innings and a 2-2 tie, Jefferson County put together a string of 4 hits, 2 walks, and 2 sac flies to put 4 runs on the board against the Admirals in the top of the 9th inning and send themselves to the state tournament.  Tyler Shaver, Matt Bradley, Jacob Rogers, and Brandon Saylor all had 2 hits on the night, while Rogers and Jonathan Royster finished with 2 RBIs apiece.  Shaver earned the W on the mound by tossing the final 2 innings in scoreless fashion, striking out 3.

Blackman 4, Walker Valley 1
DJ Wright led the Blaze to a Sectional victory on Friday night, tossing 6.1 innings of 4-hit baseball, allowing only 1 unearned run and striking out 5.  Zavien Lindsey went 2-2 with a run and an RBI to help pace the offense.  Derick Junker came up big with a 2 RBI double in the 2nd inning and recorded the save by getting the final 2 outs of the game without any trouble at all.  Connor Williamson produced a hit and a run.

Huntingdon 6, Scotts Hill 2
The Mustangs of Huntingdon delivered a big win on Friday night, sending themselves to State on the backs of Hunter Ensley and Elijah Wilkerson.  Ensley threw all 7 innings and allowed only 2 runs on 3 hits and 4 strikeouts, while finishing 1-3 with a run scored at the plate.  Wilkerson went 3-4 with an RBI and Kelby Pearson delivered 2 hits and a run of his own.  Kyle Lutz produced a 2 RBI double in the third and scored a run.

Beech 7, Summit 1
Ian McWilliams tossed a complete game 1-hitter to send the Buccaneers to the state tournament for the first time in 35 years, striking out 8 and allowing only 1 run in his 7 innings of work.  Haven Mangrum led the offense with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, while all 7 runs were scored by different members of the Beech lineup.  Chase Waller and Sam Ayers each had a hit and an RBI and Ty Sutley and Nelson smith both recorded a hit and a stolen base.

 

Maryville	0	Dobyns-Bennett	5
Adamsville	1	Peabody	3
Brentwood	8	Clarksville NE	2
Christian Brothers High	2	Pope John Paul II	4
Collierville	0	Munford	6
Dyer County	5	Houston	14
Eagleville	0	Loretto	10
Elizabethton	0	Pigeon Forge	9
Grace Christian Knoxville	1	North Greene	3
Hampton	2	Greenback	10
Haywood	1	Lexington	5
Knoxville Webb	1	University School of Jackson	3
Lipscomb Academy	0	CPA	5
Signal Mountain	3	Sweetwater	0
Spring Hill	4	Greenbrier	3
Stewarts Creek	6	Ooltewah	4
Summertown	5	Forrest	3