Big Games At Scotty Bunton Field!
Posted April 24, 2021
Hampton Bulldog Baseball went 4-0 the week of April 19 through the 23rd. The Baseball Bulldogs outscored their Carter County Rivals Unaka and Happy Valley a combined 39-2 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, before a 5-0 win at the Washburn Pirates on Friday. It was a fun, rewarding week. ...
A Truly Convincing Win!
Posted April 22, 2021
For the third consecutive contest between the two ball clubs, the Hampton Bulldogs defeated the Happy Valley Warriors. This time, however, the game was never in doubt. The visiting Bulldogs jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the 1st inning! Caleb Royston pitched like an ace on Thursday.&n...
Let's Appreciate Where We Are.
Posted April 20, 2021
The expectations from within the Bulldog Baseball program have always been so very high. Nothing has changed from that standpoint. Although we feel we have let some games slip away that we would like to have back, we do feel it is important to appreciate accomplishments that should be ap...
Bulldogs Take Care Of Business On Stoney Creek!
Posted April 19, 2021
Caleb Royston threw the first Bulldog no hitter since 2019 (Josh Owens vs. the Cloudland Highlanders). The junior right hander was in control with both his four seam and two seam fastballs. Royston struck out seven in his four innings of work, throwing only 54 total pitches. He was...
Whitson Tremendous Out Of The Bullpen On Friday
Posted April 18, 2021
Coming out of the Bulldog Bullpen on Friday in the 2nd inning, sophomore, Josh Whitson bowed his neck, stood tall and pitched like we have known he can pitch. The tall, mechanically clean right hander went 4 2/3 innings in relief, surrendering 5 hits, no earned runs (2 unearned), and striking ...
So Much Good, But An Agonizing Loss!
Posted April 15, 2021
In 2019 Hampton Baseball was a really bad offensive team. In 2020 the Baseball Bulldogs came out of the gate swinging the bats well in winning every game they played (including two scrimmages). The 2021 team started off really slow offensively, concerningly so! Recently the bats ha...
Dynamic Duo? One/Two Punch?
Posted April 14, 2021
Baseball is a game of statistics and the numbers are fun to play with. Some people say you can make statistics say whatever you want them to say, but it would be hard to argue that since freshman, Chance Point and junior, Morgan Lyons have had their names written at the top of the lineup card,...
Bulldogs Have Won Five Out Of Six!
Posted April 14, 2021
The Baseball Bulldogs have now won five out of six games after a doubleheader sweep of the Fellowship of Christian Athlete Flames on Tuesday, April 13. Hampton has now won four in a row against the Flames since a March 19, 2019 loss at FCA (a game Hampton wasted a good performance by Caleb Roy...
Two Sophomores Take The Ball Today Vs. FCA
Posted April 13, 2021
Sophomore, Josh Whitson and fellow sophomore, Brody Hicks will take the ball today vs. the FCA Flames in our two 5 inning doubleheader. It will be the first career start for both young men. First pitch of game one is at 5:00. ...
Bulldog Baseball Shows Heart And Guts
Posted April 10, 2021
You may have read on one social media account or another, or one site online or another that the Baseball Bulldogs mounted a furious combeback in the top of the 6th inning to down the Johnson County Longhorns on Friday evening in Mountain City. After waiting through a 30 minute lightning delay...