Opening Weekend Feb 23-24, 2007

This series will end sometime around 3am Saturday morning - Due to weather concerns they played a DH at 2pm Friday with the 3rd game starting at Midnight...

Conference Box Scores       Showdown Box Scores

Probable Pitchers

Probable Pitchers

W - L

ERA

Players to Watch for the Pioneers

Players to Watch for the Saluquis

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Game 1
Team         1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9  r  h  e
V-Vol State  0 0 1   2 0 0   1      4  10 0
H-Southwest  0 0 0   0 0 0   0      0  4  2

Visiting  Pitching
    Name           IP   H  K  BB  R ER  W-L
SP-Kevin Whittaker 7    4  6   1  0  0  1-1

Home Pitching
    Name            IP  H  K BB  R ER  W-L
SP-Zach LaBarreare  6  10  2  4  4  4 L 1-3   MR-Fitzpatrick      1   0  2  0  0  0

Visiting Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name            H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Zach Hendren    2-3   1   0    0  0  0  0  0
Matt Stanley    2-2   1   2    1  0  0  2  1

Home Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB


Highlights -Kevin Whittaker threw an out-standing game for the Pioneers.

Game 2
Team          1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9  r  h  e
V-Vol State   0 0 1   0 0 0   1      2  8  4
H-Southwest   0 0 0   0 0 2   1      3  3  1

Visiting  Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Joey Haston  6    2  3  1   2   2  
MR-Hayden Shrum 0    0  0  1   1   1   Loss
C -Jon Swartout .3   1  1  0   0   0

Home Pitching
    Name           IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Adam Hampton    2.1  2  0   1  1  1 
MR-Fitzpatrick     2.2  3  2   1  0  0
MR-Harmon          1.0  2  0   0  1  1
C-Nuccio           1.0  1  0   1  0  0   Win
Visiting Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name            H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Zach Hendren    3-3   1   1   0  0   1  0  0
Chris Rankhorn  3-4   0   0   0  0   0  0  1

Home Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name          H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Daniel Hill   1-3   1   2    0  0  1  0  0

Highlights -Daniel Hill hit a two run homer in the Bottom of the sixth to take the lead.  The Pioneers would come back to tie in the top half of the seventh, only to walk the lead-off hitter and wild pitch him to second and then to third.  Southwest won game two with a bloop single over a drawn in infield.

Game 3
Team          1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9  r  h   e
V-Vol State   2 0 3   0 0 1   0 1 0  7  14  4
H-Southwest   3 0 0   0 3 2   3 2 x  13 15  2

Visiting  Pitching
    Name           IP   H  K BB  R  ER  W-L
SP-Spencer Nelson  4    5  2  1  3  3 
MR-Jason Brock     1.1  5  0  2  5  5   L
MR-Ben Wheeler      .2  2  0  1  3  3
C-Chase Nicely     2    3  1  0  2  1

Home Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Brent Biggs  7    10 6  0   6   6
C- Nuccio       2    4  0  0   1   1  


Visiting Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name           H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Clay Ivy       3-4   0   0    0  0  0  0  0
Matt Stanley   2-4   2   0    1  0  0  0  2

Home Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name            H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Phillip Gibson  3-5   2    1  1   0  0  0  0
Mitch Warren    2-3   0    2  1   0  0  0  0
Highlights -The Pioneers bullpen gave up 10 runs in the last four frames.

Game 2 and 3...

JD,

I am sorry but this is the only way I can report the games as I (Greg Dennis) am
at home with severe kidney stones. I couldn't be at the game but got the results
from my assistant coach. We swept today over Jackson winning 3-1 and 8-7. Thomas
Gray and Drew Bowlin went complete games for the wins.  Gray gives up his first
earned run of the year. Sorry I can't give you more but will try and get it by
monday or tuesday. 
 

Game 3
Team          1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9  r  h  e
V-Roane       0 4 0   3 0 0   4      11 13 4
H-Columbia    4 5 2   7 1 2          21 19 5

Visiting  Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Dan Chandler 2    7  0  3   10  3   L
MR-Jacob Smith  1.1  6  0  0   5   4 
C -Morgan       .2   6  1  2   4   1
McGruder        2    1  1  0   2   1

Home Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Watson       3    6  1   0  4   3
MR-Tramel       4    7  2   2  7   4   W

Visiting Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Eble       2  5  2   3    1  0  0  0  0
Hayes      1  3  1   2    0  0  1  0  0
Bowlin     2  2  2   2    0  0  0  2  0   

Home Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Putnam     2  3  2  2     1  0  0 1  0
Earl       2  4  2  3     1  0  1  0  0
McCleary   2  4  2  3     1  0  0  0  0
Drew Denton 2 4  2  1     0  0  0  0  0

Series Highlights - Columbia makes a sweep of it.  It was not a pitchers duel but a
lot of hitting from both sides with a little defense involved.  Columbia will have a
bye this week but will have our hands full win we visit Chatt!  We still have a lot
to do between now and then.
 

Walters State 15 (11-0,3-0)                   Motlow State CC 11 (3-7,0-4)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
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Nick Belcher ss............  3  2  0  2       Blair Haskins dh...........  2  2  0  0
RJ Schenk 1b...............  6  1  3  4        Lorenzo Payne dh..........  1  0  0  1
Michael Wheeler lf.........  4  1  1  0       Jay Howard c...............  5  2  3  1
Stephen Shults 3b..........  5  1  1  2       Evan Webb 3b...............  3  2  1  2
Adam Stooksberry c.........  5  2  3  1       David Dunlap rf............  5  0  3  2
Matt Ford dh...............  5  2  2  0       Eric Oxley lf..............  5  1  2  2
Adam Milligan cf...........  5  3  3  2       Kyle Bowers 1b.............  4  2  2  1
Nick Langley 2b............  5  2  3  1       Toby Woodlee cf............  5  1  1  0
Lance Walker rf............  5  1  3  2       Kyle Bailey ss.............  4  0  0  0
Jack Tilghman p............  0  0  0  0        Zach Smith ss.............  0  0  0  0
 Adam Ray p................  0  0  0  0       Ross Muirhead 2b...........  5  1  2  1
 Ben Walker p..............  0  0  0  0       Brett Seagroatt p..........  0  0  0  0
 Coty Woods p..............  0  0  0  0        Joe Maciag p..............  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 43 15 19 14       Totals..................... 39 11 14 10

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Walters State....... 033 230 103 - 15 19  1
Motlow State CC..... 022 111 031 - 11 14  2
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E - Belcher(3); Muirhead 2(2). LOB - WSCC 5; Bucks 9. 2B - Schenk(4);
Stooksberry(3); Walker, L. 2(2); Howard(1); Webb(1); Dunlap(1); Woodlee(1). HR -
Schenk(4); Shults(2); Stooksberry(2); Milligan(4). HBP - Wheeler; Haskins; Howard;
Webb; Bowers. SH - Webb(1). SF - Belcher 2(4). SB - Oxley(1). CS - Walker, L.(1).

Walters State                  IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Jack Tilghman  W,4-0.......   5.2  8  7  6  2  3   1  0  2  0   24 29   4  9
Adam Ray ..................   1.2  5  3  3  0  0   1  0  1  0    9 10   1  3
Ben Walker ................   0.2  0  0  0  0  1   1  0  0  0    2  2   0  1
Coty Woods ................   1.0  1  1  1  1  1   0  0  1  0    4  6   1  1

Motlow State CC                IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Brett Seagroatt  L,0-1.....   4.2 13 11  8  1  0   0  0  0  0   27 29  13  0
Joe Maciag ................   4.1  6  4  4  0  0   0  0  1  0   16 18   7  4

WP - Tilghman(1); Ray(1); Walker, B.(1). HBP - by Tilghman (Howard); by Tilghman (Webb);
by Maciag (Wheeler); by Ray (Haskins); by Woods (Bowers).

Strikeouts - Haskins; Oxley; Bowers; Woodlee 2. Walks - Belcher; Haskins 2; Smith.

TULLAHOMA – The No. 3 ranked team in the nation remain perfect with a 15-11 win over the Bucks of Motlow State Friday.  The two teams combined for 26 runs on 33 hits. Jack Tilghman got the start and remains unbeaten as a Senator. He worked five and two-thirds innings giving up six runs on eight hits. He fanned three and walked a pair of batters. Adam Ray worked an inning and two thirds in relief. He gave up three runs on five hits. Ben Walker worked two-thirds innings and was perfect with a strikeout. Coty woods finished the game and gave up one run on one hit in one inning. RJ Schenk drove in four runs with a 3-6 performance. His RBIs came in consecutive innings with a two-run homer, his fourth, in the fourth and a two-RBI single in the fifth. Three other Senators homered in the contest.  Stephen Shults hit his second of the year.  Adam Stooksberry hit his second and Adam Milligan hit his fourth. “We hit the ball well today,” said head coach Ken Campbell. “We put up a lot of runs, but when you play a team like Motlow State , you have to. Our conference is known for its offensive ability.” The Bucks plated runs in all but two innings and never let Walters State have a comfortable lead. Jay Howard was 3-5 with a run driven in.  David Dunlap drove in a pair going 3-5. Brett Seagroatt gave up 11 runs on 13hits in four and two-thirds innings.  Joe Maciag entered the fourth and finished the game. He worked four and a third. He gave four runs on six hits with out a strikeout or walk. 

Game 2

Walters State 16 (12-0,4-0-0)                 Motlow State CC 12 (3-8)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
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Nick Belcher ss............  4  2  2  5       Kyle Bowers 1b.............  4  2  3  7
RJ Schenk 1b...............  5  1  3  0       Ross Muirhead 2b...........  4  2  1  2
Michael Wheeler lf.........  4  3  2  0       Kyle Bailey ss/p...........  3  1  1  1
Stephen Shults 3b..........  5  1  2  3       Evan Webb 3b...............  4  2  2  0
Adam Milligan cf...........  4  3  2  0       Eric Oxley lf..............  3  0  1  0
Matt Ford dh...............  4  2  2  3       Toby Woodlee cf............  3  1  0  0
Nick Langley 2b............  5  1  1  2       David Dunlap rf............  4  1  1  1
Lance Walker rf............  3  3  2  2       Trey Stewart c.............  4  0  1  0
Josh Purcell c.............  4  0  2  1       Jay Howard dh/ss...........  1  3  1  1
 Adam Stooksberry c........  1  0  1  0        Ryan Henn ss/dh...........  1  0  0  0
Bobby Thompson p...........  0  0  0  0       TJ Arbuckle p..............  0  0  0  0
 Jack Snodgrass p..........  0  0  0  0        Cody Brown p..............  0  0  0  0
 Coty Woods p..............  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 39 16 19 16       Totals..................... 31 12 11 12

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Walters State....... 008 112 4 - 16 19  1
Motlow State CC..... 400 125 0 - 12 11  1
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E - Shults(1); Webb(1). LOB - Senators 8; Bucks 5. 2B - Shults 2(2); Milligan(1);
Walker, L.(1); Purcell(1); Bowers(1); Bailey(1). HR - Belcher(1); Langley(1); Bowers
2(2); Muirhead(1); Howard(1). HBP - Belcher; Oxley. SB - Belcher(1); Muirhead(1);
Woodlee(1).

Walters State                  IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Bobby Thompson ............   5.0  8  8  7  4  4   1  0  1  0   22 27   7  2
Jack Snodgrass ............   0.2  3  4  4  1  1   1  0  0  0    5  6   0  1
Coty Woods  W,1-0..........   1.1  0  0  0  1  3   0  0  0  0    4  5   0  1

Motlow State CC                IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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TJ Arbuckle ...............   5.0 12 10  7  3  4   0  0  1  0   27 31   3  7
Cody Brown ................   1.1  4  4  4  2  0   0  0  0  0    8 10   4  0
Kyle Bailey  L,0-1.........   0.2  3  2  2  0  0   0  0  0  0    4  4   1  0

WP - Thompson(1); Snodgrass(1). HBP - by Arbuckle (Belcher); by Thompson (Oxley).

Strikeouts - Belcher; Milligan; Purcell 2; Webb 2; Woodlee; Dunlap 2; Stewart 2;
Henn. Walks - Wheeler; Milligan; Ford; Walker, L. 2; Muirhead; Bailey; Woodlee;
Howard 3.

Game 3

Walters State 6 (12-1,4-1)                    Motlow State CC 7 (4-8)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
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Nick Belcher ss............  3  0  1  0       Ross Muirhead 2b...........  4  0  1  1
RJ Schenk 1b...............  3  0  0  0       Jay Howard c...............  3  1  0  0
Michael Wheeler lf.........  2  1  1  0       Evan Webb 3b...............  4  1  2  1
Stephen Shults 3b..........  2  1  0  0       David Dunlap rf............  4  1  2  0
Adam Stooksberry c.........  3  1  2  2       Eric Oxley lf..............  3  2  2  1
Matt Ford dh...............  2  0  0  1       Kyle Bowers 1b.............  3  1  2  3
Adam Milligan cf...........  3  1  2  0       Toby Woodlee cf............  2  1  0  0
Nick Langley 2b............  3  1  1  0       Kyle Bailey ss.............  3  0  2  0
Chris Peterson rf..........  2  1  2  3       Blair Haskins dh...........  2  0  0  0
Colby Killian p............  0  0  0  0       Brady Goodman p............  0  0  0  0
 JB Skees p................  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 23  6  9  6       Totals..................... 28  7 11  6

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Walters State....... 000 51 -  6  9  2
Motlow State CC..... 112 30 -  7 11  0
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E - Belcher(1); Skees(1). LOB - Senators 5; Bucks 9. 2B - Wheeler(1); Milligan(1);
Webb(1); Oxley(1). HR - Stooksberry(1); Peterson(1); Bowers(1). HBP - Shults;
Howard; Woodlee. SF - Ford(1).

Walters State                  IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Colby Killian  L,1-1.......   3.1  9  7  6  1  1   2  0  2  0   20 23   4  4
JB Skees ..................   1.2  2  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0    8  8   0  5

Motlow State CC                IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Brady Goodman  W,1-0.......   5.0  9  6  6  1  0   0  0  1  0   23 26   8  7

WP - Killian 2(2); Skees(1). HBP - by Killian (Howard); by Killian (Woodlee); by Goodman
(Shults).
Strikeouts - Dunlap. Walks - Wheeler; Haskins.

TULLAHOMA – The Walters State baseball team suffered its first loss Saturday, but not without a controversy. After taking the first two games, 15-11 and 16-12, of the three game conference series, they lost the third game 7-6 in a shorten game due to darkness. The bats were silent in the first three innings of the third game, and Motlow State took advantage by plating four runs.  The Senators rallied in the fourth with five runs. Stephan Shults was hit by a pitch to lead the inning off, and Adam Stooksberry homered for two RBIs. Back to back singles by Nick Langley and Adam Milligan gave Chris Peterson the incentive to drive the ball out of the park for three RBIs and the comeback was complete. Motlow answered in the fourth.  Three runs came across as Colby Killian gave up a pair of singles to Evan Webb and David Dunlap.  Then two wild pitches brought Webb in to score. A single by Eric Oxley scored Dunlap.  JB Skees replaced Killian in the fourth.  Oxley moved to second on the third wild pitch of the inning.  Oxley scored when Kyle Bowers singled. The Senators came within a run in the fifth when Matt Ford hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to score Michael Wheeler. The Bucks failed to score in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth, Wheeler’s two run homer to give the Senators a one run lead was for naught.  Shortly after the Senators took the lead, the umpires called the game “due to darkness”. The sixth inning was not completed and by rule was not allowed. The final complete inning was the fifth, leaving the Senators with their first loss of the season.

In game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, Coty Woods got his first win of the season.  Bobby Thompson got the start and went five innings.  He gave up eight runs on eight hits.  He fanned four batters and walked four.  Jack Snodgrass worked the next two-thirds of an inning and gave up four runs.  Woods earned the win by working one and a third innings allowing one walk. Nick Belcher was 2-4 with five RBIs. He homered in the third inning as part of an eight run inning for the Senators. Kyle Bailey took the loss working only two-thirds of an inning.  Bowers was 3-4 with seven RBIs. Brady Goodman got the win in game two.  He worked all five innings. He gave up six runs on five hits. Bowers was 2-3 with three RBIs. Killian took the loss working three and a third innings. He gave seven run on nine hits. Skees worked one and two-thirds innings giving up two hits. The Senator’s record stands at 12-1 (4-1). The Bucks are 3-7 (1-5). The Senators play the next five games at home. They host the Mountain Lions of Wilkes Community College Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 the Senators will host the Eagles of Dyersburg State in a three game series.

Game 2
Team                1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9  r  h  e
V- Cleveland State  1 0 0   4 2 0   8      15 8  2
H- Hiwassee         0 4 0   0 2 1   0      7  6  5

Visiting  Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP- Sitz         5   4  3   3  6   4  
MR- Rinks        1   2  1   1  1   1  Win
C - Flanikin     1   0  3   1  0   0  Save

Home Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP- Crespo      6.1  5  5   5  11  8   Loss
MR- Huettel     .1   3  0   1  4   4  
C - Holder      .1   0  0   0  0   0

Visiting Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Black      2-4   2    4   0  0  2  1  0
Davis      1-3   2    2   0  0  0  0  0


Home Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Parks      2-3   0    4   2  0  0  1  1
Williams   2-3   1    1   0  0  0  1  0


Game 3
Team                1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9  r  h  e
V-Cleveland State   0 0 0   0 0 0   1      1  2  1
H-Hiwassee          0 2 0   1 0 0   x      3  8  0

Visiting  Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Plumlee      6    8  3   1  3   3   L

Home Pitching
    Name        IP   H  K  BB  R  ER  W-L/S
SP-Godfrey      7    2  8   2  1   1   W

Visiting Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Black      1-3   1    1   0  0  1  0  0
Alls       1-3   0    0   0  0  0  0  0

Home Team Top Hitters 3 or 4
Name       H-AB  R  RBI  2b 3b HR BB SB
Crawford   2-3   1    0   1  0  0  0  1
McPeek     2-2   2    2   0  0  1  1  0