The DeKalb County High School Tigers were eliminated from the TSSAA Division I Class AA state baseball tournament Thursday afternoon in Murfreesboro, losing to Knoxville Gibbs 12 to 2 in five innings.
Gibbs scored twelve runs on eleven hits while the Tigers scored two runs on five hits. Neither team committed an error. The game ended in the fifth inning due to the ten run rule.
Gibbs scored one run in the first inning, three runs in the second inning, six runs in the third, one in the fourth, and one in the fifth inning.
DeKalb County scored two runs in the fourth inning.
Hunter Graham the losing pitcher, went one inning, faced nine batters, and gave up three earned runs on one hit. He walked three and three were hit by a pitch. Chris Powell came in for one and a third innings and faced nine batters. He gave up five runs (4 earned) on four hits. He struck out one and walked one. McCullough Wallace went two thirds of an inning. He faced seven batters and gave up two earned runs on two hits. He walked one and there was one hit by a pitch. Evan Curtis then came in for one inning and faced eight batters. He gave up two earned runs on four hits and there was one hit by a pitch.
Hits:
Corey Atnip had two singles
Tyler Kent, single
Tyler Caldwell, single
Andrew Atnip, a single and an RBI
Steven Howell, RBI
The Tigers went 2-2 in the tournament, losing to David Lipscomb 2 to 1 in ten innings on Tuesday night, beating Jackson Southside 5 to 0 on Wednesday morning, defeating David Lipscomb 2 to 1 on Wednesday night, and losing to Knoxville Gibbs 12 to 2 on Thursday in the final four or semi-finals.
The following is a summary of the other three games the Tigers played in the State Tournament beginning with the match against David Lipscomb on Tuesday night in which DeKalb County lost 2 to 1 in ten innings.
David Lipscomb scored one run in the fifth inning and one run in the tenth inning. DeKalb County scored one run in the third inning.
Garrett Hoke, the losing pitcher, went nine and a third innings and faced 38 batters. He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits. He struck out eight and walked four.
Hits:
Destry Wiggins, single
Shane Salley, single
Tyler Caldwell, two singles
Cody Puckett, single
Andrew Atnip, single
On Wednesday morning the Tigers defeated Jackson Southside 5 to 0 in the loser’s bracket. DeKalb County scored one run in the first inning, two runs in the second inning, and two runs in the fourth inning.
Cody Puckett, the winning pitcher, faced 29 batters. He gave up four hits, struck out three and walked three. Two batters were hit by a pitch.
Hits:
Tyler Kent, single
Corey Atnip, a double and RBI
Tyler Caldwell, two singles
Cody Puckett, single
Andrew Atnip, single
Travis Neal, single and RBI
Stephen Howell, double and RBI
On Wednesday night, the Tigers had a rematch with David Lipscomb and won 2 to 1.
DeKalb County scored one run in the third inning and one run in the fourth inning. David Lipscomb scored one run in the fourth inning.
Shane Salley, the winning pitcher, faced 29 batters. He gave up one earned run on five hits. He struck out four and walked three.
Hits:
Destry Wiggins, single
Shane Salley, double and RBI
Tyler Kent, double
Tyler Caldwell, single
Andrew Atnip, single
Travis Neal, single
The Tigers conclude the season with an overall record of 21-7. They finished second in the regular district season, won the district and region tournament championships, won their sub-state game, and finished in the final four of the Division I Class AA state baseball tournament.
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