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March 5-6, 2004
Walters State CC (15-3/7-2)  vs  Jackson State CC (15-8/7-2)

Probable Pitchers

Probable Pitchers
Walters State TH/class

W - L

ERA

 Jackson State TH/class W - L ERA
Adam Howard RHP/SO 5-0 0.90 Tony Marbry RHP/FR 4-0 2.38
Jon Kirby RHP/SO 3-1 5.04 Logan Tunnello RHP/FR 1-2 5.14
Mitch Waddell RHP/SO 2-1 1.33 Phillip Riley RHP/FR 3-2 3.54
Closer       Closer      
Boodle Clark RHP/SO 2 s          

Players to Watch for the Senators

Players to Watch for the Generals
Player Pos/class Stats Player Pos/class Stats
Jared Gaston LF/SO .508 20 rbi Michael Williams SO/2b .433 2hr 21rbi
Boodle Clark 3B/SO .393 2HR 18rbi Taylor Johnson SO/OF .465  13rbi
Blake Melton SO/DH .364 2hr 13rbi
      Phillip Riley FR/3b .347 4hr 19rbi
Coaches comments: Coaches comments:
Ken Campbell - "This will be a very tough series for us. As always, Jackson State has a very good ball club. A key for us will be our pitching staff stepping
up and getting the job done. We anticipate 3 very exciting games this weekend."		 Steve Cornelison - "This series is a great challenge for our team. Walters State is a first class program and has been the most successful team in our league over
the past 3 or 4 years. Going to Morristown to play against the 3rd ranked team in the nation will not be an easy task. I think the key to this series for us will be our starting pitching and how we, as a team, ap-proach the series mentally."
Game Scores and highlights :  
Game One
  at  WSCC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Jackson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   3 7 3
Walters 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0   10 15 2
                           
Pitchers of Record W-L IP H ER R K BB    
WP- Howard 6-0 9 7 2 3 6 3    
LP- Marbry

4-1

 0 0 0 0 0 0    
                           
Top Hitters for Walters St
Name          H-AB  2b 3b  HR  RBI   BB   SB
Chuck Hargis   2-5                         2
Boodle Clark   2-5   1          2
Jared Gaston   2-5              2          1
TyWestmoreland 2-4   1                     1
Eric Thornburg 2-5   1      1   3
Kevin Hagy     2-4
Ryan Kinder    2-4   1

 
Top Hitters for Jackson
Name          H-AB  2b 3b  HR  RBI   BB   SB
Carlo          2-3                    1
Crownover      2-4   2          1
Gutierrez      1-5
Melton         1-4                    1
House          1-4              1
 
 
Game Three
at WSCC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0       0 2 1
Walters 2 0 0 1 1 0 0       4 5 0
                           
Pitchers of Record W L IP H ER R K BB    
WP - Waddell

3-1

 7 2 0 0 5 0    
LP - Riley 3-3 6 5 4 4 2 3    
                           
Top Hitters for Walters St
Name            H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB
Justin Sauceman  2-3   1
Chuck Hargis     1-3   1                 2
Jared Gaston     1-1   1         2
Eric Thornburg   1-3             1

 

 
Top Hitters for Jackson
Name            H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB    Gutierrez        1-3                     1
Williams         1-3
 

 

This was an extremely hard fought series that fea-tured outstanding pitching performances from both teams. Tunnello pitched a phenomenal game in game two for Jackson. Waddell allowed us to rebound from the loss with a pitching gem of his own in game three. I thought both teams battled and fought hard in all three games and this led to an exciting series.

Game Two

at WSCC

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Jackson 0 0 0 4 0 1 0       5 8 0
Walters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0       0 3 2
                           
Pitchers of Record W L IP H ER R K BB    
WP - Tunnello

2-2

 7 3 0 0 5 0    
LP -  Kirby 3-2 5.2 8 4 5 5 2    
                           
Top Hitters for Walters St
Name             H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB
Thornburg         1-3
Edmonds           1-2   1
Kinder            1-2                     1
Top Hitters for Hiwassee
Name             H-AB  2b 3b HR  RBI BB  SB   Gutierrez         2-4                     1
Johnson           2-4   1         2
Venditello        2-2             1   1
Melton            1-2                 2
Williams          1-4
                           
Series Wrap-up - Walters State split a double header today in Morristown to win their three game series over Jackson State. The Senators (18 - 4) dropped the first game by a score 5 - 0, the came back to take the second game 4 - 0. Walters State managed only 3 hits in the first game: singles by Eric Thornburg (Ringgold, GA) and Ryan Kinder (Richmond, KY) and a double by Jon Edmonds (Johnson City, TN). Freshman Logan Tunnello earned the complete game victory for Jackson State. Walters State won game two behind the pitching of Mitch Waddell (Koonawarra, Australia). Waddell threw a complete game, 2-hit shutout while allowing 0 walks and striking out 5. Jared Gaston (Cleveland, TN) drove in 2 runs and Justin Sauceman (Alcoa, TN) was 2 for 3 in the game. The Senators will play host to Spartanburg Methodist on Tuesday starting at 2:00 PM.
Conference Standings after Week Four
Schools Conf W-L Next Opp.
Chattanooga St 4-8  8 at Jackson
Cleveland St 3-6  9 at Hiwassee
Columbia St 5-4  7 at Dyersburg
Dyersburg St 7-5  4 Columbia
Hiwassee 6-6  5 Cleveland
Jackson St 8-4  2 Chattanooga
Motlow St 3-6  9 Walters
Roane St 1-8  11 Volunteer
Southwest TN 8-4  2 bye
Volunteer St 6-6  5 at Roane
Walters St 9-3  1 at Motlow
This Weeks Schedule  
 

Week 4 Conference Recaps    Friday    Saturday    Sunday

Sunday Recaps if neccessary
Saturday Recaps
Roane St   at Southwest
SOUTHWEST 2-10, ROANE STATE 1-6
Game One
Roane State 0 0 1  0 0 0  0  -  1  4  0
Southwest   0 1 0  0 0 0  1  -  2  9  0
 
W - Jamie Carrico (2-3)
L - R.J. Michaels (0-3)
 
Highlights:  Preston Burleson singled in Brad Tillman with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh after Tillman tripled with one out.  Jamie Carrico (2-3) struck out 10 and allowed four hits in a complete
game win.  Tillman and Kyle Watkins had two hits each for Southwest.
 
Game Two
Roane State  1 5 0  0 0 0  0  -    6  13  2
Southwest     6 1 1  0 2 0  x  -  10  12  2
 
W - Michael Steele (3-0)
L - Walt Arms (0-1)
 
HR - Southwest, Nick Smith (5)
Highlights:  Nick Smith went 3 for 3 with two doubles, a home run (his 5th), and four runs batted in.  Michael Steele (3-0) earned the win, allowing two hits and no runs in four innings of relief.  Also with
multiple hits for Southwest were Chris Rogers (2-3, 2 doubles), Josh Meeker (2-4, double), and Kyle Watkins (2-3, double, RBI). 
 
Records:  Southwest 14-8, 8-4; Roane State 4-16, 1-8 Southwest extends winning streak to six games.
Motlow St at Volunteer St
Game 2 Vol 3 5 3  Mot 2 1 2  WP-Scotty Rogowski(2-1)  LP-Dale Pierce (1-1)  Volunteer St scored single runs each of the first three innings and Rogowski pitched a gem for the Pioneers. Rogowski struck out 12 walked 1, gave up 1 hit and 1 earned run in a 7 inning complete game. Top hitters -                 

Vol                      H-AB      2b 3b HR   RBI   BB   SB
Watkins, Ahmir            2-2        1                    1
Ketron, Micah             1-2        1         1
Richardson, Michael       1-3        1         1
Berryman, Ryan            1-2             1    1     1

Mot                      H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Dempsey,D                 1-2              1   1
 

Game 3 Vol 8 8 3  Mot 7 10 2  WP- Seneca Newton (2-1) S- Brandon Funderburk LP- Derek Clifton (1-1) Volunteer hung on to win as Motlow scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th.  The Pioneers had jumped out to a 7-1 lead after 3 innnings. Top hitters -                                          Name                      H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Watkins, Ahmir            2-4      
Carter, Matt              1-3       1          1
Humphrey, Justin          1-4                  1       
Ketron, Micah             1-3       1          2
Robinson, Chris           1-2              1   2    1  

Name                      H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
English, C                3-4   
Lynch, D                  2-3                        1    1
Rivas,G                   1-3       1          1   
Rogers,G                  1-1       1          1

 
Hiwassee  at Chattanooga St

Game 2 Hiw 12 18 2  Chatt 7 14 4  Game 2 goes extra innings as Hiwassee ties it up in the 6th inning. 
Hiwassee scores 2 earned and 3 unearned runs in the 9th inning to win 12-7. Top hitters were - Hiw                      H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Corteze Armstrong         2-5
Brett Rempley             2-5       2
Gabe Curtis               2-6
Anton Standifer           2-6
Trevor Urbanic            4-6
Justin Barnes             2-6
Ashton Longley            2-6
Eric Loy                  2-5
 

Chatt                    H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Tres Avans                2-5       1
Adam Cross                3-5       1          2
Billy Carter              2-3       1
Aaron Simmons             2-4                  1
Greg Hobart               2-4
 

Game 3   Chatt 9 8 2  Hiw 2 7 4  WP - Will Spann  Chattanooga State jumped out to a 8-0 lead in the first two innings on key hits by Michael Carter, Daniel Hackett and Greg Hobart and Will Spann threw a complete game allowing only 2 earned runs.  Top hitters for Hiwassee - Gabe Curtis 1-4 (2b) and Anton Standifer 2-4 (2b)...

Dyersburg St  at Cleveland St
Game 2 Cleve 11 10 0  Dburg 4 6 1 WP- Hammons(2-1)  LP-Anderson   Cleveland State took advantage of Kenny Reed (4-4, 2b, HR, 6 RBI and 2 runs) and Brian Knapp (2-4, 2 runs scored) to beat Dyersburg State by the score of 11-4 in the first game Saturday.  Kevin Hammons had his best outing of the year going the complete game on 6 hits, 6 K's, and 3 walks. Top hitters-      Cleve                      H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Brian Knapp               2-4                 
Kenny Reed                4-4        1    1    6    
Michael Courtney          1-4                             1
Jassen Rodriguez          1-4                  1     
J. D. Young               1-3             1    1     1    1
  
Dburg                      H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Robert Kimbrough           1-4
Lehmann                    1-3                       1
Davis                      1-2       1        
O'Leary                    1-2                
Ryan Cunningham            1-3              1   3   
Melton                     1-3        1         1

Game 3  Dburg 10 13 0  Cleve 2 8 1  WP- Willis LP- Primm   With the game tied at 2 after 4 innigs Dyersburg scored 2 in the 5th and 6 runs in the 6th to blow the game open. Top hitters Dburg                    H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Lehman                    2-4       1     1   2
Davis                     3-5       2        
O'Leary                   2-4             1   3

Cleve                    H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
John Peterson             2-3       2         1
Brandon Bell              2-2             1   1
Michael Courtney          2-4       1        

 

Friday Recaps
Roane St 6 10 4  at Southwest 7 11 6
Collins Coltharp led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a solo home run to give Southwest a 7-6 win over Roane State in the first game of a three-game TJCCAA series at Gagliano Field.  After falling behind 5-0 in the third inning, Southwest scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game at 6-all.  Coltharp and Kyle Watkins each hit triples in the inning, while Josh Meeker's two-out single drove in Wes Melton with the tying run.  Chris Rogers continued his hot hitting with three hits, including his 12th double of the season.  Jarod Smith (1-1) picked up his first win of the season, allowing two hits and striking out three in three innings of relief. Michael Blevins (1-1) took the loss for Roane.
Motlow St 6 7 2  at Volunteer St 7 11 4
nBoth teams jumped out offensively in the first two innings as Volunteer St carried a 5-3 going into the third inning. Motlow tied it up in the top of the 7th, but the Pioneers answered in the bottom of the inning on a Michael Richardson HR to recapture a 6-5 lead. The Pioneers added an insurance run in the 8th which turned out to be the game winner as Motlow crossed the plate once in the top of the ninth. This is the first time this year that Volunteer St has won the first game of a conference series. Both teams played poor defense, committing a combined 7 errors. Stevie Delabar (1-3) picked up the win going 7 innings and giving up 5 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 9 batters. Phillip Carter picked up the save. Tyler Franklin took the loss for Motlow. Top hitters are as follows -

Volunteer                 H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Carter, Matt              2-5        1          2         1
Richardson, Michael       2-4        1     1    3     
Robinson, Chris           2-3       
Humphrey, Justin          2-5        1          1


Motlow                   H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Lynch                     2-4                       1    1
Rogers,G                  1-5        1              1    1
Bautista,L                1-5             1    2  
      

Hiwassee 9 11 2  at Chattanooga St 6 13 0
Hiwassee jumped out with 7 runs in the second on 6 hits and Brent Gabel pitched well in holding off Chattanooga State.  The Tigers tried to "chip" their way back in but Gabel pitched courageously at the end and got the victory.  Billy Carter hit 2 Home Runs for the Tigers in the loss. Gabel allowed 13 hitsand 6 earned runs while striking out 3 and walking 1 batter. Derek Brewer took the loss for the Chattanooga. Top hitters are as follows-                                                                        Hiwassee            H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Cortez Armstrong     2-4                 1   
Brett Rampley        2-4                            3
Trevor Urbanic       2-5       1         2
Justin Barnes        2-4             1   3
Eric Loy             2-4


Chatt                H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Adam Cross            2-5
Billy Carter          2-5             2    3
Aaron Simmons         2-4                  3
Chad Youngblood       2-4           
Greg Hobart           2-4

 
Dyersburg St 11 15 3   at Cleveland St   10 10 1
Dyersburg hung on to beat Cleveland 11-10 as the Cougars scored 3 in the bottom of the ninth. Dyersburg scored 5 in the top of the 8th to take a 11-7 lead.  Will Davis pitched 3 innings of relief for the win.  Davis allowed 5 walks and 3 hits and gave up 3 earned runs. Drew Cochran finished the final 2/3 of the 9th to get the save. Robbie Howard took the loss for the Cougars. Top hitters as follows:


Dburg                     H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Melton                    3  5                 1    2
Cunningham                2  3             2   4
Robert Kimbrough          2  6         

Cleve                     H-AB      2b 3b HR  RBI   BB   SB
Kenny Reed                2 4              1   3     1
J.D. Young                2 4                  1