Collins tosses no-hitter as Lawn
Care tops KFC
from staff reports
Bryant Collins opened his season with a major
flourish Tuesday night, hurling a no-hitter against Kentucky
Fried Chicken in T-N-C Lawn Care's 14-0 American Little League
triumph at Jim Ensor Field.
Collins' teammates helped him out with nine hits
as Jarred Irick showed the way, going 3-for-4. Justin Pierce
had a triple in one at-bat. Knox Erysha added a 1-for-1 effort,
while E.J. Newbern and Corey Miller chipped in a base hit
apiece.
T-N-C tallied at least two runs in each inning.
Citizen's Bank 20
A-1 Auto 5
A-1's young pitching was no match for Citizen's
hot bats, which were led by Brandon Cole's 4-for-4 output.
Adam Colbaugh and Jacob Hodge both had 3-for-3
performances, and Hunter Peters batted 3-for-4 and picked
up the victory from the rubber. Matthew Gouge chipped in a
pair of singles for the Bankers, who banged out 20 hits overall.
Logan Carden, Caleb Osborne, Jerry Agan and Brandon
Taylor had one hit each for A-1.
Monday's Games
Expert Express 26
Summers-Taylor 9
Pounding out 19 hits, Expert Express poured on
the offense in a decisive victory against Summers-Taylor.
Franky Birchfield (3-4, 1 double, 1 triple, 2
runs), Nick Papantoniou (3-4, 1 triple, 3 runs), Hunter Taylor
(3-4, 1 double, 2 runs) and Brent Thomas (3-4) propelled the
Express at the plate.
Aaron Bradford contributed two hits, including
a triple, and a trio of runs in three at-bats, while Dustin
Carden scored four times.
Leading the way for Summers-Taylor was James
Mathison at 2-for-2 with a triple and two runs. Lucas Teague
went 1-for-1, Daniel Jenkins doubled and Dustin Arnett accounted
for a hit and two runs.
Birchfield pitched the victory.
Cline-Holder 12
Elizabethton Federal 1
Cody Marley was mighty impressive for the Cline-Holder
club, striking out 18 batters and tossing a 1-hitter at Elizabethton
Federal.
Jeremy Sommers, Marley and John Nichols ripped
out two hits apiece while Kendall Wash and Nicholas each tallied
a pair of runs to lead Cline-Holder offensively.
This was a competitive affair until Cline-Holder
registered eight runs in the fourth, using four hits, four
walks and an error to get the job done.
Jake Vines led off the sixth with a hit for E-Fed.
Vines moved around to score his team's lone run.
