The DeKalb County Tiger baseball team claimed a 7-4 win over the Smith County Owls in nine innings in Carthage, Wednesday afternoon, earning a split in their two-game series with their district foe. The Owls topped the Tigers, 5-4, in Smithville on Tuesday.
The Tigers scored two runs in the top of the third inning, but the Owls came back with a run in the bottom of the inning. DeKalb took a 4-1 lead with two more runs in the top of the fourth, but the Owls gradually chipped away the lead with one run in each the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.
Zack Rowland drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, and the Tigers tacked on two more insurance runs to take a three-run lead. Bray Page, who earned the win on the mound for DC, shut down the Owls in the bottom of the ninth, as the Tigers took home the win. Page struck out ten batters, walked four and hit a batter.
The Smith County Owls took advantage of three unearned runs in the top of the sixth inning, and held off the DeKalb County Tigers, 5-4, in Smithville Tuesday night.
The Owls scored a run in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Timmy Bush, but the Tigers answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Zack Rowland. Neither team scored again until the fifth inning, when the Owls took the lead on a run scored on a wild pitch by Brandon Johnston.
DeKalb County came back, again, in the bottom of the inning, and tied the game, 2-2, on an RBI double by Cody Atnip. Bray Page followed Atnip's rip with an RBI single, which gave the Tigers a 3-2 advantage.
The DeKalb County High School Tigerette fast-pitch softball team defeated the Livingston Academy Lady Wildcats for the third time this season, Tuesday afternoon in Livingston. The Tigerettes scored a 5-2 victory over the Lady 'Cats, giving them a regular season sweep against their Livingston rival. The Tigerettes beat the Lady Wildcats, 10-2, back on March 20th in Smithville, and topped them, 11-0, at the Plateau Invitational in Crossville, over the weekend.
The Tigerettes jumped out on top with three runs in the top of the first inning and added one more in the second. DeKalb hit a scoring drought until the seventh inning, when they tacked on one more run. The Lady Wildcats scored their two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Shay Sullivan was the winning Tigerette pitcher, as she worked the full seven innings, allowed two runs on nine hits, struck out five and walked two.
The DeKalb County High School Tigerette fast-pitch softball team played six games, this past Saturday at the Plateau Invitational in Crossville, winning four of those games, which gave the Tigerettes a second place finish in the event.
DeKalb County opened play with a pool play game against Cookeville, which they lost, 3-0. Morgan Page took the pitching loss, as she worked 2 1/3 innings, allowed three runs on six hits, walked one batter and hit two. Shay Sullivan pitched an inning and two-thirds, allowed one hit, struck out one and hit two batters.
The Tigerettes had only one hit against Cookeville pitching, a single by Kayla Fish.
The DeKalb Middle School golf teams won their matches with Coffee County and Westwood, Tuesday at RiverWatch.
The Lady Saints shot a 112 to defeat Coffee County by 11 strokes. Westwood had only one girl on their team and did not qualify as a team. Mallory Sullivan shot a 52 for the Lady Saints, while Kalli Mitchell shot a 60. Keri Sanders scored a 61, but her score did not count on the final team tally.
The Saints, meanwhile, shot a 225, which was 25 strokes better thans Westwood's 250, and 27 strokes ahead of Coffee County's 252.
Hayden Ervin shot a 49 to lead the Saints, followed by Ian Johnson with a 54, Alex Hall with a 56, and Alex Hays with a 66.
The DMS golf teams are scheduled to play Cumberland County, Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Shay Sullivan allowed only two hits through seven innings pitched, and the DeKalb County Tigerette fast-pitch softball team beat out 11 hits against Smith County pitching, as the Tigerettes blanked the host Lady Owls, 7-0, Tuesday in Carthage.
Sullivan struck out seven batters, walked one and hit two, and the Tigerette offense did the rest of the damage. DeKalb went ahead with a run in the third inning, added three more in the fourth, two more in the fifth, and tacked on an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning. Smith County committed five errors in the contest, while DC had none.
At the plate for the Tigerettes, Jaylen Garrett had a single, a double and two RBI. Shay Sullivan had a single, a double and one RBI. Cynthia Woodward, Kristina Stephens and Kayla Fish had two singles apiece, while Brittney Armour tallied a double.
The DeKalb County High School Tiger baseball team rallied from a 4-1 fifth inning deficit, Tuesday night, and used a nine-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth to power past Macon County, 12-4, in their second regular season district match-up.
The Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the first inning, and held the 1-0 advantage until Macon tied the game with a run in the top of the third inning. The visitors parlayed an RBI single by Kyle Grace and three DeKalb County errors into a three-run fourth inning, as Macon went on top, 4-1.
DeKalb County blew the game open in the bottom of the fifth, however, using 14 at bats, five base hits and six walks to put up nine runs and take a 10-4 lead. Colt Stewart put the icing on the cake for the Tigers in the bottom of the sixth, as he blasted a two-run home run - his third of the year - which gave DC a 12-4 advantage.
The DeKalb County Tiger baseball team lost at Macon County, 11-2, Monday night in a District 7-AA clash.
The Tigers scored a run in both the second and third innings to grab a 2-0 lead, but Macon County posted five runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead for good. Macon added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth, and four runs in the sixth.
Trey Finley was the losing DeKalb County pitcher, as he allowed seven runs on four hits, struck out three, walked four and hit a batter. Zack Rowland came on in relief, and allowed four runs on three hits and struck out one. The Tigers committed two errors.
At the plate, Bray Page had two singles and an RBI. Cody Atnip had two singles. Destry Wiggins had a double, while Rowland and Joseph Bowen each had a single.
Victoria Bennett hit a solo home run in the top of the first inning, which was all the DeKalb County High School Tigerettes needed in a 1-0 win over Cannon County in a district doubleheader between the two teams, Monday in Smithville. Shay Sullivan pitched five innings of no-hit ball, in the process, and struck out nine Lionette batters.
In the nightcap, the Tigerettes got two more home runs - one apiece from Kristina Stephens and Brittney Armour - and Morgan Page gave the local team five innings of shutout pitching, as DC completed the sweep, 9-0.
The DeKalb County High School Tiger baseball game at White County, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, has been rained out. No make up date has been set, as of now.
The Tigers are scheduled to return to action on Friday, with a home game against Eagleville, but that game may also be in jeopardy with more rain in the forecast.
The DCHS Tigerettes' fast-pitch softball game against Smith County, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, has also been postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 30th, at 4:00 p.m. The Grundy County Invitational Softball Tournament, in which the Tigerettes were to participate in this weekend, has been cancelled due to the weather. It will not be made up.
The Tigerettes will make up their doubleheader with Cannon County on Monday, April 7th, at 4:30 p.m. at the DCHS Softball Field. The games were rained out this past Tuesday.
Live Coverage of DeKalb County
High School Sports WJLE
AM 1480 or FM 101.7
WJLE provides complete coverage of DeKalb County Sports. Anytime you have a sports related item that may be of interest to the community, contact us via e-mail at , subject line SPORTS, fax at (615) 597-6025, or call us at (615)597-4265. Thank you for all your support.
Schedules Stats Scores Contact Us With Your Sports Information Email: wjle@dtccom.net Fax: 615-597-6025 Phone: 615-597-4265
