Tigers Punch Their Ticket to State!!!!!!!
Posted May 21, 2017
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For the second consecutive year the Tigers will be particpating in the TSSAA State Tournament. The Tigers once again traveled to Chattanooga to take on a private school with a very impressive record, with the same outcome. This year the Tigers would be taking on SIlverdale Academy coming in with a 21-5 record. The Tigers jumped out to 2-0 lead in the seccond inning and never looked back as they never trailed in the 10-1 victory. Bobby Parliment led off the second with a single, but was thrown out attempting to steal second, Adam Goolsby drew a walk and Nathaniel Hall hit a double giving the Tigers runners on second and third with 2 outs, Goolsby got the first run on a wild pitch and Luke Blackburn drove in Hall with a single. The Seahawks threatened to answer as they led of the bottom of the second with back to back singles, but a failed bunt attempt left the runner too far off second and catcher Justin Vaden threw a laser to get the runner, then Hunter Mann got a groundball that yielded a double play to end the threat. Both teams got out of jams int he third and fourth innings without yielding any runs. In the 5th the Tigers tacked on 3 runs off no hits, as the Tigers took advantage of 4 Seahawk errors and 1 walk. Then much like last year the Tigers put the nail in the coffin in the 6th with 5 runs, as Luke Blackburn, Leith McKinney, Joey Parliment, and Hunter Davis ripped off 4 consecutive hits, and Bobby Parliment hit a 2 run homerun to give the Tigers a 10-0 lead. The Seahawks hit a solo homerun in the 6th to extend the game to the 7th inning, but could not score another run.
Offensively the Tigers had 10 hits as Bobby Parliment had 3 hits and Luke Blackburn was next with 2 hits, Joey Parliment, Hunter Davis, Justin Vaden, Nathaniel Hall, and leith McKinney all had 1 each. hunter Mann got the start and the win as he went 6 innings giving up 1 run off 7 hits, 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts. Bobby Parliment pitched the final inning givinng up no runs off no hits and 1 strikeout.
The Tiger will be in action Tuesday night at 6:30 at Riverdal as they face Huntingdon.