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May 1, 2024 by Staff Reports
COOKEVILLE — Tennessee Tech sophomore pitcher Jaxson Pease, staff ace on the 2022 Division I Class 4A state champion Farragut Admirals, was recognized as Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his career, as announced by the league Monday afternoon, April 22.
“Pease was a game-changer for the Golden Eagles twice during the week, tossing 9.2 innings while securing a save and a win with 10 strikeouts and no walks,” stated Mike Lehman of TTU Sports Information.
“He opened the week with a spotless frame in Tech’s win at Middle Tennessee (State), striking out two batters to pick up his third save of the year,” Lehman added. “The sophomore followed it up with a career-high 8.2 innings of work in just his second career start, facing Southeast Missouri in the rubber game of this huge OVC series.
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May 1, 2024 by Staff reports
Though missing what many say is the best high school softball player in the state for its last three games of the regular season (junior shortstop Elsa Morrison), Farragut nonetheless won all three heading into this week’s District 4-4A Tournament at FHS’s Bellamy Field (see bracket on page 2B).
“But on the flip side, we’ve won three games without her in the lineup,” FHS head coach Nick Green said.
Farragut (21-9) ended the regular season with a 3-0 home win versus Lakeway Christian Academy (five-inning game) in a rain-shortened Region II Challenge Saturday, April 29, while ending as No. 3 in 4-4A.
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May 1, 2024 by Alan Sloan
On a high school baseball team loaded with talent — especially its seniors — Eli Evans has been the most productive bat in the Farragut line-up, so says the stats, helping the Admirals post a 29-5 regular season finish while perfect against in-state competition.
Evans, a senior first baseman/third baseball who is the team’s clean-up (No. 4) hitter, leads Farragut in five offensive categories entering District 4-4A Tournament action this week (see schedule on Page 2B): batting average (.443), home runs (eight-tied), RBI (43), walks (35) and on-base percentage (.591).
Fortifying those numbers Saturday in a battle of the top-ranked public school in Tennessee (FHS) and the highest ranking private school in the Volunteer State (Chattanooga Baylor), Evans provided four of the Admirals’ five RBI in a 5-1 home victory in The Ballpark at Farragut/John Heatherly Field Saturday afternoon, April 27.
“I trust my teammates to get on before me, and they trust me,” said Evans, whose two-out, two-RBI double to deep right field broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third. “I try and do whatever I can just to help us win.”
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May 1, 2024 by Alan Sloan
Tuning up in a big way for its state tournament quarterfinal match at home against Ravenwood Friday, May 3, Farragut girls lacrosse dominated Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett at FHS Thursday, April 25, building an 11-0 halftime lead before winning in a breeze 15-3.
Finishing the regular season with an 11-3 overall record, the Lady Admirals were led offensively by junior Greer Butler with four goals, followed by seniors Berylnn Elliott and Seneca Hill with three each. Senior Mackenna Hill and sophomore Sirilla Cretton-Gilbert scored two apiece, with sophomore Jane Davanzo netting one goal.
“I’m very proud of this team. This has probably been one of the best teams overall that we’ve had,” FHS head coach Pam Hill said. “They’re an excellent group of girls, and they all really work well as a team.”
Seneca Hill was among four FHS girls with one assists, joining Taryn Jackson, Maddy Andrews and Maisie Hagen.
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May 1, 2024 by Alan Sloan
BEARDEN — A string of free passes, key errors, a misjudged fly ball and bad base running all came into play as Bearden High School baseball celebrated its Senior Night at Phil Garner Ballpark Monday, April 29, versus McMinn County.
In the end it was a 1-run Bulldogs loss.
Four walks and two hit batters by BHS pitching in the top of the fourth inning allowed the visitors to increase a 4-3 lead to 7-3 without putting a ball in play that didn’t result in an out.
However, the Cherokees proved generous in the bottom of the fifth, as a pair of two-out infield errors and a misjudged fly ball in center field — along with singles by seniors Brody Benko and Riley Mahan and sophomore Gavin Bergeron — allowed Bearden (21-12) to tie the score 7-7.
McMinn strung together a double and three singles in the top of the sixth inning to score the go-ahead run — a base running mistake combined with a strong throw from senior right fielder Mahan to senior catcher Brooks Wright to nail a Cherokee at home plate limited the damage.
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Wednesday, May 1: GAME 1- No. 5 seed West at No. 4 HVA, 6:30 p.m. GAME 2- No. 6 seed W-Blount at No. 3 Maryville, 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 2: GAME 3- Winner of Game 1 at No. 1 seed Farragut, 4:30 p.m. GAME 4- Winner of Game 2 at No. 2 seed Bearden, 6:30 GAME 5- Loser of Game 1 vs loser of Game 2 (at FHS), 7 p.m.
Friday, May 3 (both games at Farragut): GAME 6- Winner of Game 3 vs winner of Game 4, 4:30 p.m. GAME 7- Winner of Game 5 vs lowest seeded loser from Games 3 and 4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 (both games at Farragut): GAME 8- Winner of Game 7 vs highest seeded loser from Games 3 and 4, 10 a.m. GAME 9- Winner of Game 8 vs loser of Game 6, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, May 6 (both games at Farragut): GAME 10- Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 9, 4:30 (district championship). GAME 11- (If necessary) Winner of Game 10 vs loser of Game 10, 7 p.m.. (All-District and Superlative honorees will be recognized immediately after Game 10)
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Title game 8 p.m., May 7, at FHS; if necessary, 5:30 p.m., May 8, at FHS
