Baseball team breezes through first week of district play
Senior catcher Kye Holder bats versus Millington on April 6.
April 11, 2011 • written by Stuart Settles
Filed under featured, Sports
The Bartlett Panthers baseball team began District 14-AAA play last week. The first two games were on Tuesday at home versus Raleigh-Egypt. The Panthers would easily rout the Pharaohs twice, with the scores of 18-1 and 15-0 respectively. There was a scary moment in the first game, as a person walked onto the field during play to confront a Raleigh-Egypt player. No event occurred and the person was arrested.
The next team the Panthers would face was Millington. The first game was at home on Wednesday. The Panthers would again the take the game early and keep it in hand as they would take a 5-0 lead in the first inning, with RBIs from junior Graham Thompson, sophomore Chase Claudio, senior Max Allen, and senior Brandon Moore. Panther senior starting pitcher Chandler Hawkins continued his great season by retiring all but one Trojan batter through five inning, junior catcher Sam Seaton would reach on a single in the fourth. The game would end in the fifth as senior first baseman Charles Kelly would hit a two-run double to close a 10-0 Panther win. Hawkins improved his season record to 4-0.
The two teams would meet again the next night in Millington, but the Panthers continued to dominate. They would start off fast, taking a 8-0 lead in the first inning. The game would once again have a quick finish, as the Panthers won 19-3 in five innings of play.
The final set of games would take place on Friday in a doubleheader at home versus Craigmont. In the first game, the Panthers scored ten runs in the first inning and six runs in the second to dominate the Chiefs. Panther senior starting pitcher Josh Peterson would throw a prefect game, as he retired all nine Chief batters, leading to a 16-0 victory in three innings of play. The second game would be identical, as the Panthers would score nine runs in the first and eight runs in the second to close a 17-1 win in three innings of play. Panther senior James Terrell would pick up the win in the second game.
The Panthers would finish the week with a 16-3 overall record, 6-0 in district. “It’s a goal of ours [this season],” said coach Phil Clark.
This week, the Panthers face Cordova in a two-game road-and-home series on Tuesday and Wednesday, they have a set of out-of-district games at home, beginning with Dyer County, whom the Panthers defeated 9-8 in Mufreesboro on March 25, on Thursday and White Station on Friday.
“We’ve got to keep moving on. Cordova knocked of Millington last week, so they will be a lot tougher. We know we have to work hard,” Clark said.
Games this Week:
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Bartlett at Cordova
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Cordova at Bartlett
Thursday 5:00 p.m. Dyer County at Bartlett
Friday 7:00 p.m. White Station at Bartlett
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