Prep Round-Up: White House baseball sweeps Cubs

WHITE HOUSE – The White House High School baseball team swept a home-and-home series with Cheatham County, beginning with Monday evening's 6-1 victory over the visiting Cubs.

Blue Devil senior Jacob Wiseman (2-0) earned his second consecutive complete-game victory, allowing an unearned run on seven hits. He issued two base on balls and struck out eight hitters.

White House compiled 11 hits and scored in four different innings.

Three singles allowed Cheatham County to score first, in the top of the second inning.

Blue Devil senior Drew Davis ignited a two-out rally with a single in the bottom of the frame, and classmate Ryan Walker followed with a run-scoring double.

Junior Noah Burden tripled to drive in Walker, placing his squad in front to stay.

Junior Luke Hopkins drew a third-inning walk and crossed the plate when senior Eli Thomas singled.

Davis tripled in the fourth inning and scored on Burden's second triple, extending the lead to 4-1.

Hopkins doubled and scored when Thomas homered in the fifth.

Burden, Davis, Thomas and Walker all had two hits.

>> Davis tossed a two-hit shutout on Tuesday evening, in a 6-0 win at Cheatham County.

Davis (1-0) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before a one-out single ended the bid.

He issued one base on balls and struck out five hitters.

Hopkins drew a two-out walk in the first inning, and following an error, Hopkins scored on a single by junior Jake Jarvis.

Hopkins was hit by a pitch to lead off the third inning, and following a walk to Jarvis, junior Cody Gentile singled in Hopkins.

Later in the inning, Davis singled to rightfield, driving in Jarvis and Wiseman for a 4-0 lead.

Junior pinch runner Danny Jeffrey scored thanks to a seventh-inning error, and Wiseman's single drove in senior Dylan Hood.

Walker had three of his squad's nine hits, and Jarvis singled and drew two base on balls.

White House improved to 6-5 overall and to 4-0 in District 9-AA play.

The Blue Devils host East Robertson on Friday evening at 4:30 and play at Gallatin on Saturday afternoon at 3.

Bison rally past Wilson Central

The Station Camp High School boys soccer team produced three goals in the second half for a 3-1 victory over visiting Wilson Central on Friday evening.

"We played well," Bison head coach Thomas Morand said. "They're a good team, very physical.

Station Camp (6-0 overall, 1-0 in District 9-AAA) trailed 1-0 at halftime

"We just can't get caught flat (in the defensive, back line)," Morand said. "We have to make sure we are where we're supposed to be."

Bison junior Elmer Cardoza tied the contest, and junior Bailey Grissom's goal with 9:24 remaining – which came on a shot amidst a flurry of players in the box following a corner kick – placed Station Camp in front.

Then, Bison senior Chuck Eidson beat a defender minutes later and converted on a one-on-one opportunity.

Station Camp was slated to play at Portland on Thursday evening and will host Livingston Academy on Monday at 6 p.m.

Crusaders pick up another district victory

COLUMBIA – The Hendersonville Christian Academy prep baseball team erupted for 10 runs over the first three innings, capturing a 10-2 win over visiting Zion Christian Academy on Tuesday afternoon at Drakes Creek Park.

Senior Cole Hughes limited the Eagles to single runs in the third and sixth innings.

Hughes (3-1) picked up the complete-game victory, allowing four hits while striking out 13 hitters.

HCA junior Ben Pinkerman singled twice, doubled and scored three runs.

Teammate Devin Carlisle had two hits and crossed the plate twice, and Cole Hughes also had two hits and two runs scored in addition to driving in two runs.

The Crusaders improved to 3-5 overall and to 2-4 in the Division II-Class A District 2.

>> HCA suffered a 4-3 loss at Zion Christian Academy on Monday afternoon.

The Crusaders took the lead by producing a run in the third inning, but the Eagles responded by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Pinkerman doubled with two outs in the top of the seventh, driving in a pair of runs to tie the game.

However, Zion Christian answered by producing the winning run in the bottom of the frame.

Each team had five hits, and they combined to commit seven errors.

Pinkerman had two of his squad's five hits. He was also saddled with the pitching loss.

Junior Jarrett DeLozier was credited with the win.

Hendersonville Christian hosts Riverside Christian Academy at Drakes Creek Park on Saturday afternoon at 4.

Unbeaten Knights roll past East Hickman

LYLES – The Pope John Paul II High baseball team improved to 10-0 with a 14-3 victory at East Hickman on Tuesday evening.

The Knights trailed until the fifth inning, but they erupted for 12 runs over the final three frames.

PJP II junior Ryan Hatten singled in seniors Logan Taylor and Brandon Staggs in the first inning.

A walk, a hit batsman and a single led to three runs for the Eagles in the bottom of the third inning.

Knight sophomore Ben Brooks doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by classmate Pace Dempsey in the fifth inning. Then, a pair of errors allowed Telli to score the go-ahead run later in the frame.

PJP II erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate.

Senior Jacob Reed led off with the first of three doubles in the inning. Taylor doubled in two runs, and Reed doubled in a run in his second at-bat of the sixth frame.

Classmates Jacob Jarreau and Dalton Smith had run-scoring singles in the sixth, helping to extend the lead to 12-3.

A seventh-inning error allowed Telli and sophomore Jordan Weems to cross the plate with the game's final runs.

Telli scored three runs, and Hatten drove in three runs.

Both Reed and Taylor had two hits, accounting for four of the Knights' 10 hits.

Senior Jack Gallagher pitched the first four innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits. He walked one hitter and struck out five.

Classmate Mark Botsko (2-0) pitched two hitless innings to earn the win, and junior Dalton Heath allowed one hit and struck out two hitters as he tossed a scoreless seventh inning.

Gallagher, Botsko and Heath combined to retired 14 of East Hickman's final 15 hitters, with a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh accounting for the only baserunner after East Hickman scored its final run in the third inning.

PJP II opens region play by traveling to Chattanooga for a three-game series at McCallie on Friday and Saturday.

Commando tennis squads sweep Station Camp

HENDERSONVILLE – The Hendersonville High tennis teams claimed 9-0 wins over visiting Station Camp on Monday at Memorial Park.

Hendersonville won all six singles matches in straight sets in both boys and girls action.

Both Commando squads improved to 4-0 in District 9-AAA play.

>> The Hendersonville teams suffered their first losses of the season to visiting Ravenwood on Tuesday at Memorial Park.

The Lady Commandos (5-1) fell 6-3, with four singles matches decided in the 10-point tiebreaker. Each side won two of them, and the Lady Raptors swept the doubles matches.

The Commandos (5-1) suffered a 9-0 loss to Ravenwood, with the Raptors winning all six singles matches in straight sets.

Hendersonville was slated to travel to Wilson Central on Thursday and will return to action on April 7, when the Commando squads host Beech.

Hendersonville boys 9, Station Camp 0

Singles: Kato Richardson d. Aaron Mitchell 6-0, 6-0; Weston Miller d. James Zlibut 6-0, 6-1; Brian Grim d. Robert Smith 6-1, 6-1; Marcus Crystal d. Evan Savalaja 6-0, 6-1; Matt Martin d. Heath Petty 6-0, 6-0; Cameron Taylor d. Jackson Cook 6-2, 6-0. Doubles: Kampa/Miller d. Mitchell/Zlibut 8-3; Luke Jacob/Noah Agee d. Smith/Savalaja 8-1; Garrett Franklin/Jackson Kinsler d. Cook/Petty 8-0. Exhibition: Thomas Kohann d. Kyle Anderton 8-2; Stephen Pate d. Easter Forber 8-2.

Hendersonville girls 9, Station Camp 0

Singles: Sarah Hall d. Abby Brown 6-1, 6-0; Rae Gullett d. Camille Bakerr 6-0, 6-3; Allison Newell d. Kiana Mills 6-0, 6-0; McKenzie Robinson d. Michelle Davis 6-0, 6-1; Lauren Lee d. Emma Brown 6-1, 6-0; Grace Phillips d. Nidhi Menhon 6-3; 6-2. Doubles: Gullett/Newell d. Mills/A. Brown 8-3; Lee/Robinson d. Baker/Davis 8-0; Phillips/Audrey Spurlock d. E. Brown/Menhon 8-2. Exhibition: Lauren Conger (H) d. Julie Robinson 8-0; Anna Scudder (H) d. Hannah Petty 8-1; Kayla Conger (H) d. Natalie Major 8-1; Rachel Crosslin (SC) d. Caroline Miller 8-5; Emily Hohenbrink (H) d. Faith Herrin 8-1; Madison Terrell (H) d. Hannah Petty 6-0.

Ravenwood boys 9, Hendersonville 0

Singles: Steven Karl d. Kato Richardson 6-0, 6-2; Brentyn Shrum d. Miller Kampa 6-0, 6-1; Hayes Canupp d. Weston Miller 7-5, 6-2; Stefan Antic d. Brian Grim 6-2, 6-1; Cliff Herring d. Marcus Crystal 6-0; 6-2; Joseph Park d. Matt Martin 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Karl/Shrum d. Kampa/Richardson 8-3; Canupp/Antic d. Crystal/Miller 8-2; Herring/Park d. Grim/Garrett Franklin 8-0.

Ravenwood girls 6, Hendersonville 3

Singles: Sarah Hall (H) d. Natlyn Jones 5-7, 6-2 (10-5); Emily Stone (R) d. Rae Gullett 3-6; 6-1 (10-5); Allison Newell (H) d. Angel Asirvatham 2-6, 6-4 (10-2); Emily Wiseman (R) d. McKenzie Robinson 7-5, 1-6 (10-5); Lauren Lee (H) d. Annie Cobb 7-5, 6-0; Michelle Yu (R) d. Grace Phillips 6-4, 6-0. Doubles: Jones/Stone (R) d. Gullett/Hall 9-8 (10-8); Asirvatham/Wiseman (R) d. Newell/Robinson 8-0; Cobb/Yu (R) d. Lee/Phillips 8-2.