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Tigers Beat Wildcats in First Round of District Tournament

The DeKalb County Tigers defeated Livingston Academy 9 to 5 Friday to claim their first victory of the District 8AA baseball tournament in Murfreesboro.

Cody Puckett, the winning pitcher, gave up five runs on seven hits through seven innings on the mound for the Tigers. Puckett struck out fifteen and walked three.

DeKalb County scored three runs in the first inning, one run in the third, and five runs in the sixth inning. Livingston Academy scored one run in the second, third, and fifth innings, and two runs in the seventh inning.

Hits:
Stephen Howell, single
Evan Curtis, two singles
Hunter Graham, two doubles
Cody Puckett, single
Seth Stanley, double
Devin Summers, single
John Roller, single
Aaron Patterson, single

Tigerettes Advance in District Tournament

The DeKalb County Tigerettes won their first game of the District 8AA softball Tournament at Baxter on Friday beating York Institute 9 to 1.

The Tigerettes scored nine runs on nine hits and made no errors. York Institute scored one run on four hits and made three errors.

Lauren Colwell, the winning pitcher, struck out two. Shauna Taylor in the sixth inning and Danielle Tyson in the seventh came in relief. Tyson struck out one.

DeKalb County scored one run in the second inning, three runs in the third, one run in the fifth, and four runs in the sixth inning. York Institute scored one run in the sixth inning

Hits:
Danielle Tyson, two singles
Tyra Graham, one single
Annieka Norton, three singles
Chelsey Brannon, one single
Abbey Caldwell, one single
Lauren Colwell, one single

The Tigerettes will play Smith County in the next round of the tournament on Monday, May 6 at 4:45 p.m. at Upperman High School in Baxter.

DCHS Baseball Coach Scott Odom Suspended for Alleged TSSAA Rule Violation

DeKalb County High School Baseball Coach Scott Odom will have to sit out the rest of the season.

DCHS Principal Patrick Cripps suspended Coach Odom this week based on allegations that a TSSAA regulation was violated when Little League umpires were scheduled for the DCHS game against Watertown Tuesday in Smithville. The Tigers won that game on senior night 8 to 7.

"Gene McNeese of the TSSAA called me on Wednesday with a charge that our baseball program had violated a TSSAA rule and regulation," said Cripps in an interview with WJLE Friday. "That violation was using unregistered umpires in a TSSAA game. Upon investigation it was found that we did violate that rule. At that time I decided to suspend Coach Odom for the remainder of the baseball season. We've got to look at what's best for the program," said Cripps.

The suspension only applies to Odom's coaching duties. It has no impact on his teaching job.

The game with Watertown, originally scheduled for Monday, April 29 using TSSAA umpires, was rained out. Reportedly, TSSAA umpires were not available for a Tuesday make-up game and Watertown could not re-schedule for Wednesday. The district tournament began Thursday.

WJLE contacted Coach Odom by email Friday. He replied stating he did not wish to make a comment at this time.

Assistant Coach Andrew Dixon will serve as acting head coach for the remainder of the post season.

Tigerettes to Open Play in District Tournament

The DeKalb County Tigerettes will take on York Institute in the first round of the District 8AA softball tournament Friday at Upperman High School in Baxter. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

The Tigerettes are seeded second in the tournament. York Institute is seeded seventh. The winner will advance to the next round Monday at 4:45 p.m. against either Smith County or Central Magnet. The Owlettes, seeded third in the tournament, will face Central Magnet, the sixth seed, on Friday at 4:45 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Cannon County Lionettes, seeded fourth, will take on the fifth seeded Livingston Academy Lady Wildcats Friday at 6:30 p.m. The winner will meet the top seeded Upperman Lady Bees on Monday at 3:00 p.m.

Upperman Tops Tigerettes 4-3 in Regular Season Finale

The Tigerettes concluded the regular season in Smithville Wednesday with a 4 to 3 loss to the district champion Upperman Lady Bees.

DeKalb County scored three runs in the first inning. Upperman scored three runs in the fifth inning and got the winning run in the sixth inning.

Danielle Tyson, the losing pitcher, went six innings and gave up four runs on six hits. She walked three. Shauna Taylor came in for one inning and struck out one.

Danielle Tyson, Tyra Graham, Dani Meadows, and Chelsey Brannon each had a single. Annieka Norton had two singles.

The Tigerettes finish the regular season at 20-9 overall and 8-4 in the district. They are scheduled to play York Institute Friday at 3:00 p.m. in the first round of the District 8AA softball tournament at Upperman High School in Baxter.
Upperman finished the regular season at 26-8 overall and 12-0 in the district.

Tigers to Begin District Tournament Play Friday

The DeKalb County Tigers will play their first game of the District 8AA baseball tournament Friday afternoon in Murfreesboro.

The Tigers, the third seed in the tournament, will take on the play-in winner between Livingston Academy and York Institute. The DeKalb County game is set to get underway at 4:00 p.m. at the Sports Com. If the Tigers win Friday, they will meet the Upperman Bees, the number two seed, on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Meanwhile on the other side of the tournament bracket, the fifth seeded Cannon County Lions will face the fourth seeded Smith County Owls on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The winner will face Central Magnet, the number one seed, on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

SportsCom. is located at McKnight Park (120 DeJarnette Lane) in the northern area of Murfreesboro.

Tigerettes Defeat Grundy County in Doubleheader

The DeKalb County Tigerettes took both games of a double header at home against Grundy County Tuesday winning 8 to 1 and 9 to 0.

In the first game, DC scored two runs in the first inning and three runs in the third and fourth innings. Grundy County scored one run in the fourth inning.

The Tigerettes scored eight runs on ten hits and made no errors. Grundy County scored one run on three hits and made one error.

Lauren Colwell, the winning pitcher, struck out four. Danielle Tyson came in relief and struck out two.

Hits:
Danielle Tyson, three singles
Tyra Graham, two singles and a triple
Annieka Norton, one single
Dani Meadows, one single
Abbey Caldwell, one single
Chelsey Brannon, one single

In the second game, the Tigerettes scored one run in the first inning and eight runs in the second inning.
DeKalb County scored nine runs on seven hits and made no errors. Grundy County was held scoreless on two hits and made no errors.

Shauna Taylor, the winning pitcher, struck out one. Danielle Tyson came in relief for two innings and struck out one.

Hits:
Danielle Tyson, one single
Annieka Norton, one single
Dani Meadows, one single
Abbey Caldwell, one double
Taylor Monette, one double
Chelsey Brannon, one single and one double

The Tigerettes will wrap up the regular season at home today (Wednesday) against Upperman at 4:30 p.m.

Tigers Conclude Regular Season with Win over Watertown

The DeKalb County Tigers knocked off Watertown 8 to 7 to conclude the regular season Tuesday in Smithville
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The Tigers scored three runs in the first and second innings and one run in the fifth and seventh innings. Watertown scored four runs in the first inning, one run in the fifth, and two runs in the sixth inning.

The Tigers used four pitchers in the game. John Roller went one and a third innings and gave up four runs on one hit. He struck out one and walked four. Chase Hoke pitched for one and two thirds innings and gave up two hits. He struck out four and walked two. Stephen Howell went two and a third innings on the mound and gave up three runs on three hits. He struck out four and walked four. Devin Summers, the winning pitcher, went one and two thirds innings and gave up two hits. He struck out two.

Evan Curtis, Steven Page, and Aaron Patterson each had two hits in the game. Stephen Howell, Hunter Graham, Cody Puckett, and John Roller each had a hit.

The district tournament starts later this week.