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Friday, February 27-28, 2004    

Southwest TN CC  vs  Jackson State CC

Probable Pitchers

Probable Pitchers
Southwest TH/class

W - L

ERA

 Jackson State TH/class W - L ERA
Charlie Ligon RHP/SO 1-0 2.08 Tony Marbry RHP/FR 2-0 4.47
Jamie Carrico RHP/SO 0-2 8.00 Phillip Riley RHP/FR 2-1 2.57
Daniel Adams RHP/SO 0-0 3.00 Michael Fitzgerald LHP/SO 0-1 5.55
Closer       Closer      
Drew Buford

Josh Meeker

 RHP/SO

RHP/SO

 0-1,1

2-0

 0.00

4.09

  Michael Williams RHP/SO 1-1 0.00

Players to Watch for the Senators

Players to Watch for the Chargers
Player Pos/class Stats Player Pos/class Stats
Nick Smith C/SO .276 2HR 6rbi Eric House OF/FR .389, 11rbi
Josh Meeker OF/SO .286 2 2b, 3rbi Phillip Riley IF/P/FR .455, 9rbi
Dustin Shields SS/SO .348 2 2b, 2rbi Michael Williams IF/P/SO .421, 13rbi
Chris Rogers OF/FR .321 5 2b, 7rbi Blake Melton DH/SO .385, 9rbi
Coaches comments: Coaches comments:
Johnny Ray - "We expect a very tough series against Jackson.  I feel like they have one of the more balanced teams in the TJCCAA and it is important for us to play well.  Going into the series, we need to play solid defense and get timely hitting.  Hopefully our pitchers will be able to contain their very explo-sive offensive lineup.  For whatever reason, this is a big rivalry and always seems to be a very competitive series." Steve Cornelison - "We have to go out and battle. Coach Ray will have his team ready to play. This is always a big series for us and I would expect this year to be no different. I think we need to pitch well to have a chance- there pitching staff is so good and deep."
Game Scores and highlights :  
Game One
  at  SW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Jackson St 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1   5 10 1
Southwest 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 5 1
                           
Pitchers of Record W-L IP H ER R K BB    
WP- Tony Marbry 3-0 9 5 0 1 3 1    
LP- Charlie Ligon

1-1

 7 8 4 5 7 3    
                           
Top Hitters for Southwest
Name          H-AB  2b 3b  HR  RBI   BB   SB
Nick Smith    2-4 
D Shields     1-3       1        1
Top Hitters for Jackson State
Name          H-AB  2b 3b  HR  RBI   BB   SB
M. Williams   4-5   1       1   5
Blake Melton  2-4
Philip Riley  2-4   1
                           
Game Two
at SW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Jackson St 0 0 0 2 0 0 1       3 4 0
Southwest 2 0 0 0 5 1 x       8 10 1
                           
Pitchers of Record W L IP H ER R K BB    
WP - Jamie Carrico

1-2

 6.1 4 3 3 6 1    
LP - M. Fitzgerald 0-2 4 5 6 6 1 5    
                           
Top Hitters for Southwest
Name            H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB   J Meeker         3-4         1    2      1  Wes Melton       2-2   1

 
Top Hitters for Jackson State
Name            H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB   none
Game Three

at SW

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Jackson State 5 1 0 6 0           14 17 0
Southwest 0 0 0 0 0           0 3 1
                           
Pitchers of Record W L IP H ER R K BB    
WP - Phillip Riley

3-1

 5 3 0 0 3 2    
LP - Daniel Adams 0-1 1 8 5 6 2 1    
                           
Top Hitters for Jackson State
Name             H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB
Blake Melton      2-2   1     1   3   1
M Williams        3-4                     1
Matthew Carlo     2-4   1         3
Taylor Johnson    2-4             1
Eric House        3-4             1
Mark Venditello   2-4             2      Jorge Gutierrez   1-4                1
Philip Riley      1-3         1   3
Matt Crownover    1-2             1

Every starter had at least one hit.
Top Hitters for Southwest
Name             H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB Wes Melton       2-2   1

 
                           
Series Wrap-up - Jackson goes to 5-1 in the conference while SW sets at 3-3.  JSCC got a lot of offense this weekend, while SW struggled a bit on the mound, especially in game 3.
In game 1, Southwest came out flat and wasted a fine pitching performance by Charlie Ligon.  Tony Marbry did an excellent job on the mound and we were unable to get anything started.  Michael Williams was a one man gang in game 1.  Game 2 saw the Saluqi bats come to life as they put up eight runs.  Jamie Carrico rebounded from two subpar outings to pitch deep into the ballgame.  Josh Meeker's 2 run home run in the 5th sparked Southwest.  Basically, game 3 turned out to be a trip to the wood shed for Southwest.  I thought we would have a chance to win the series after the win in game 2 but a 5 run first gave Phillip Riley all the cushion he needed. 
Conference Standings after Week Two
Walters State 5-1   1  v Hiw
Cleveland St 2-1   3  v Col
Dyersburg St 3-3   5  v Chat
Southwest TN 3-3   5  v Mot
Columbia St 2-4   8  v Clev
Jackson St 5-1   1  v Vol
Motlow St 2-1   3  v SW
Chattanooga St 2-4   8  v Dyer
Hiwassee 3-3   5  v  Wal
Volunteer St 2-4   8  v Jac
Roane St 1-5  11 non conf.
This Weeks Schedule  

3/1

3/2  SW vs Northeast MS  12pm DH

Walters St at USC-Salkahatchie 1pm DH

Cleve St vs Wallace St 1pm

Columbia St at Cumberland JV 1pm DH

Jackson St vs Itawamba 1pm

Motlow St vs Snead St 1pm DH

3/3   Roane St at TN Weslyan JV 1pm DH

Volunteer St vs St. Catherine KY 2pm DH

Walters St at USC-Salkahatchie 1pm

Cleve St vs Bevill St 1pm

Hiwassee at Gadsden 1pm DH

3/4   Dyersburg vs Three Rivers 12pm DH

3/5 Conference Play

SW at Motlow St 2pm

Volunteer St at Jackson St 2pm

Walters St at Hiwassee 2pm

Chatt St at Dyersburg St 2pm

Cleve St at Columbia St 3pm

3/6 Conference Play

Roane St vs Lakeland OH  1pm DH   Non conference

SW at Motlow St 12pm DH

Volunteer St at Jackson St 12pm DH

Walters St at Hiwassee 1pm DH

Chatt St at Dyersburg St 12pm DH

Cleve St at Columbia St 1pm DH

 

Week 2 Conference Recaps    Friday    Saturday    Sunday

Sunday Recaps
Chattanooga St vs Columbia St
In the bottom of the 7th, Chattanooga State rallied behind a walk and an error and then a single by Adam Cross and a sac fly by Tres Avans.  Billy Carter hit a double with Cross running and he scored from 1B to give the Tigers a 4-3 win in game two of the series. Carter went 3-4 and Nate Durham was 2-4 for Chattanooga.  Grant Nickell was 2-2 for Columbia. Bryan New pitched 1/2 innings of relief to pick up his first win.  Luke Lamm went 6 for the Chargers taking the loss. In game 2, Columbia reversed the roles and scored 7 runs in the 7th to break open a 2-1 game. Will Span pitched 5.1 innings for Chattanooga in taking the loss while Jon Jaynes pitched a complete game, giving up 4 hits and 1 run, while striking out 4 and walking 1 batter. Kenneth Rayburn was 1-3 for the Tigers while Grant Nickell was 2-4 with 3 rbi and Abraham Ayala added a double and 3 rbi for the Chargers. "A tight ballgame for 6 innings with the score at 2-1 Columbia and then they erupt for 7 runs in the top of the seventh behind 4 base hits and 4 Chatt. State errors." said Greg Dennis.
Roane St vs Motlow St
Roane St. 5 Motlow 4: Roane St. pushed across a couple of runs early, then watched the Bucks come back with three in the third inning. Roane tied it in the fifth before Motlow scored again, and the home team tied it again with a run in the sixth. The two were scoreless until the 11th, when a double, sacrifice, and passed ball combined to beat Kirk Shoemate, who took the loss. Courtney English scored twice and Alan Lindsey drove home a pair of runs.

Motlow 2 Roane St. 1: The Bucks combined great pitching and timely hitting in Saturday's second game. Fayetteville's Dale Pierce pitched the first 5 2/3 innings, allowing only three hits and one run while striking out five. Brandon Jackson went the final 1 1/3, getting the win and allowing no hits. English drove in the winning run with a two-out single, scoring Mark Caprio. English had both RBIs.

Motlow 10 Roane St. 1: The Bucks' bats exploded in Sunday's finale, concluding with a five-run seventh inning that iced the victory. Hardin Co.'s Tyler Franklin was spectacular on the mound, pitching a complete-game two hitter, which included nine strikeouts and only one walk. Designated hitter Giuseppe Rivas was 3-5 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. Juan Cruz also went 3-5 and drive in two runs, while John Whaley was 2-3 with a pair of RBI.

Game 2 r h e
Motlow St 4 9 2
Roane St 5 13 2
       
Game 3 r h e
Motlow St 2 7 0
Roane St 1 3 1
       
Game 1 Sat r h e
Motlow St 10 10 1
Roane St 1 2 2
Dyersburg St vs Walters St
Walters State split a doubleheader today versus Dyersburg State in Morristown. The Senators (10 - 2) lost game one in extra innings by a score of 6 - 4.  Dyersburg was led at the plate by Robert Kimbrough and Marvin Mercer, each going 3 for 4. Blake Willis picked up the win for Dyersburg with Bo Grear earning the save. In game two, the Senators took the win behind the hitting of Jared Gaston (Cleveland, TN), Antonio Westfield (Cleveland, TN), and Eric Thornburg (Ringold, GA). Gaston was 4 for 4 with 4 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Westfield was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Thornburg was 1 for 2 with 4 RBI's and hit his 2nd home run of the season. Jon Kirby (Irvine, KY) picked up the win to run his record to 3 - 0 on the year.

Game One
Dyersburg State 1   0   1   0   1   0   1   2    -   6
Walters State   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0    -   4

Win: Willis
Loss: Clark
Save: Grear

Game Two
Dyersburg State 0   0   2   0   3   0   1     -      6
Walters State   4   0   0   2   2   2   5     -     13

Win: Kirby
Loss: Anderson
Home Runs: Walters State - Thornburg (2) 
Saturday Recaps
Dyersburg St vs Walters St
Walters State won game one of their conference series today versus Dyersburg State by a score of 11 - 1. Adam Howard (Ooltewah, TN) went the distance for the Senators (9 - 1) to run his record to 4 - 0 on the season. Howard allowed only 5 hits and 0 earned runs while walking none and striking out 11. The Senators were led at the plate by third baseman Boodle Clark (Bristol, TN), who was 4 for 4 with 3 RBI's and hit his second home run of the season. Second baseman Chuck Hargis (Knoxville, TN) was 2 for 4 and led off the game with his second home run of the season. First baseman Tyler Westmoreland (Cleveland, TN) also homered, his 5th of the year. Kyle Sullivan (Nashville, TN) and Antonio Westfield
(Cleveland, TN) each had 2 hits for Walters State. The two teams will play a double header tomorrow starting at 12:00 noon.

Linescore:
Dyersburg State 0   0   1   0   0   0  -  1
Walters State 3   0   2   1   5   0  -  11

Win: Howard
Loss: Brooks
HR: Walters State: Hargis (2), Clark (2), Westmoreland (5)
Hiwassee vs Volunteer St
Game 2 of series Hiwassee 4 10 0  Volunteer 3 5 3   Rob Sherwood (3-1) picked up the win for Hiwassee, throwing 5 innings, striking out 6, walking 3, giving up 3 hits and 3 runs, all earned. J Barnes went 3-4 and Gabe Curtis was 2-3.  Corteze Armstrong added a double and 3 rbi for the Tigers. For the Pioneers, Matt Carter went 2-4 while Micah Ketron and Brad Fly each had a hit. Volunteer State continued to struggle offensively, squandering several opportunities to score when they couldn't put the ball in play.  Defensively, the Pioneers continued to be there own worst enemy as well. Phllip Carter took the loss for VSCC. In game 2, Volunteer 5 8 5  Hiwassee 4 7 2  Funderburk(2-1) gets the win in 1/3 of an inning of relief for Vol State while Sing takes the loss for Hiwassee, going all 7 innings.

Game 2 top hitters                                                                                                               Vol State                H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Watkins,Ahmir             2-3       1         1     1   
Carter, Matt              2-4                 1
Ketron, Micah             2-4             1   1
Cook, Matt                1-3       1 

Hiwassee                 H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Armstrong,C               3-4                 1          1
Curtis,G                  1-4       1         1
Urbanick,T                1-3                            2

              

Roane St vs Motlow St
no report - I called this morning but still no report
Chattanooga St  vs Columbia St 
Game one of the 3 game series went to Columbia 8-6 as the Chargers hit two big home runs.  Crane hits big Grand Slam in the third and then Ayala hits a 2 run HR in the top of the 9th for the go-ahead runs.  Chattanooga State had winning runs in scoring position 2 of the last 3 innings and just didn't get them in.  Good relief outing by Columbia States bullpen going five innings and only allowing 1 run. Chatt had 14 hits compared to Columbia's 7. Adam Cross(2-5), Tres Avans(2-3), Aaron Simmons(3-4), and Nate Durham(2-4) led the Tiger offensive attack. Jeremy McBrayer took the loss for Chattanooga.
 
 
Friday Recaps
Dyersburg St vs Walters St
Postponed until Saturday/Sunday
Hiwassee vs Volunteer St
Brent Gabel(2-2) pitched a complete game for the Tigers, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs while striking out 6 and walking only 1 batter. Gabe Curtis and Ashton Langley bashed huge HR's for Hiwassee.  Curtis was 1-4 with 4 rbi and Langley was 2-5 with 2 rbi. Corteze Armstrong went 3-5 with 2 rbi and 2 sb and Choi Yancey had 3 rbi on one hit to aid the Tiger effort.  Hiwassee improves to 3-1 in conference play while Volunteer State drops to 1-3. Michael Richardson went 2-4 with an rbi for Volunteer. Delabar (0-2) lasted 3.2 innings, giving up 8 runs, 6 earned while striking out 3 and walking 3 and allowing 5 hits.
Roane St vs Motlow St
Postponed until Saturday/Sunday
Chattanooga St  vs Columbia St 
Postponed until Saturday/Sunday