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Puckett Pitches No Hit Shutout Against Lions

The DeKalb County Tigers walloped the Cannon County Lions 10 to 0 Monday at Woodbury. The victory put Coach Scott Odom at 298 wins for his career.

The Black and Gold scored two runs in the first inning, one run in the third, two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth, one run in the sixth, and three runs in the seventh inning.

Cody Puckett pitched a no hit shutout through seven innings, struck out sixteen and walked three.

The Tigers had sixteen hits in the game:

Stephen Howell, a double and two singles
Braxton Howell, two singles
Hunter Graham, double
Cody Puckett, single and double
Steven Page, three singles
Daniel Stanley, two singles
Devin Summers, double
Dustin Cook, two singles

Tigers Shutout Gordonsville 8-0

The DeKalb County Tigers shutout Gordonsville 8 to 0 Thursday at Gordonsville.

The black and gold Tigers scored two runs in the first inning, three runs in the second, and three runs in the fourth inning.

Steven Page pitched a one hit shutout through seven innings. He struck out six and walked one.

Hits:
Cody Puckett, double and homerun
Braxton Howell, homerun
Hunter Graham, two singles and a double
Stephen Howell, single
Steven Page, single

Tigerettes Wrap Up Regular Season Beating Cannon County

The DeKalb County Tigerettes wrapped up the regular season with a 13 to 3 win over Cannon County at home Thursday.

The Tigerettes scored one run in the first, one run in the third, five runs in the fourth, and six runs in the sixth inning. Cannon County scored two runs in the first and one run in the second inning.

Lauren Colwell, the winning pitcher, gave up three runs on six hits through six innings. She struck out three and walked two.

Hits:
Alex Meadows, two singles
Danielle Tyson, triple
Loren Cripps, two singles and a solo homerun
Tiffini Hendrixson, a single and double
Brooke Hutchings, a single and triple
Abbey Caldwell, two singles
Lauren Colwell, a single and double
Taylor Monette, a single and double
Annieka Norton, single

The Tigerettes conclude the regular season at 21-12 and 9-3 in the district. The district tournament begins Friday, May 4 in Baxter.

Tigers Slay Dragons 11-1

The Tigers slew the Dragons of York Institute 11 to 1 Wednesday at Jamestown.

DC scored two runs in the first inning, one run in the fifth, and eight runs in the sixth inning. The Dragons scored one run in the sixth inning

Hunter Graham, the winning pitcher, gave up one run on two hits through five and a third innings. He struck out eight and walked three. John Roller came in for two thirds of an inning and struck out two and walked two.

Hits:
Stephen Howell, two singles and a double
Braxton Howell, single
Seth Stanley, single and double
Cody Puckett, two doubles
Steven Page, double
Devin Summers, single

Upperman Tops Tigerettes 2-1

The DeKalb County Tigerettes lost to the Upperman Lady Bees Wednesday at Baxter.

Upperman scored one run in the second inning and one run in the seventh. DeKalb County scored one run in the sixth.

Danielle Tyson, the losing pitcher, gave up two runs on four hits through seven innings and walked four.

Hits:
Danielle Tyson, two singles
Abbey Caldwell, double
Taylor Monette, single

DeKalb's defense made two double plays during the game

The Tigerettes will wrap up their regular season today (Thursday) hosting Cannon County at 4:30 p.m.

Tigerettes Take Two Over Central Magnet

The DeKalb County Tigerettes won both games of a double header at home against Central Magnet Tuesday, 11 to 0 and 9 to 1

In the first game, DC scored three runs in the first inning, five runs in the second, two runs in the third and one run in the fifth inning.

Lauren Colwell, the winning pitcher, went five innings, and struck out two and walked two.

Hits:
Alex Meadows, three singles
Danielle Tyson, two singles and a double
Tiffini Hendrixson, two doubles
Brooke Hutchings, single
Abbey Caldwell, single and double
Taylor Monette, single

In the nightcap, the Tigerettes won 9 to 1

DC scored four runs in the first inning, two runs in the second, one run in the third inning, and two runs in the fourth inning. Central Magnet scored one run in the third inning.

Shauna Taylor, the winning pitcher, gave up one run on one hit through four innings. She struck out one and walked one. Danielle Tyson went one inning and struck out three and walked two.

Hits:
Alex Meadows, two singles
Tiffini Hendrixson, a single and double
Brooke Hutchings, single
Abbey Caldwell, double
Taylor Monette, double
Annieka Norton, single

The Tigerettes will travel to Upperman Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.

Lady Saints Celebrate First Win on Their New Softball Field

The Lady Saints Fast Pitch Softball Team played the first game on their brand new field Monday on the campus of DeKalb Middle School and a one to nothing victory over Mount Juliet added to the excitement.

The ceremonial first pitch was throw by Suzette Barnes, an avid supporter of the program.

Principal Randy Jennings said the development of this softball field has been a long time in the making. "It has been a long time coming for several years since the beginning of the program. We weren't sure we would get to play on it this year with all the wet weather we had early. We just couldn't get in there on the field to do much. But finally in the last couple of weeks with a ton of parents and the coaches, they got out there and it came a long way. Before, the team always had to go across town for practices and games. It'll be nice for them (players) to just walk out the back door from the school building to practice in the afternoons and play their games. Of course its still a work in progress but its nice to see them out there playing. All of this has been done through fundraisers and donations. A lot of people have been gracious enough to support that and I'd like to thank all those people,"he said.

Jennings said the field is still a work in progress. "The field is still not in great playing condition. The outfield is still a little rough but that is something that's going to take a little time. Of course, the outside of the fence area, hopefully in the near future we'll get a press box and some things that will make that part of the field look a little nicer also," he said

The Lady Saints scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. with two outs, Kayley Caplinger got a hit single, and then Katie Hall hit an RBI double to score Caplinger. Kayley Caplinger pitched a one hit shutout through five innings. She walked two.

Tigers Blank York Institute 10-0

The DeKalb County Tigers blanked the York Institute Dragons Monday in Smithville 10 to 0 in five innings.

DC scored one run in the first inning, two runs in the third, and seven runs in the fifth inning.

Cody Puckett, the winning pitcher, struck out eleven and walked two through five innings and gave up two hits.

Hits
Hunter Graham, single and double
Stephen Howell, single
Cody Puckett, two singles
Braxton Howell, single

DeKalb County is scheduled to meet the Dragons in a rematch at York Institute on Tuesday.