High school roundup: Siegel baseball takes series win over Oakland
Siegel broke a scoreless tie with a six-run bottom of the fourth and held on for a 6-4 win over Oakland in 7-AAA baseball action Thursday at Siegel High.
The win gave the defending Class AAA state champion Stars (8-2, 5-1 7-AAA) two out of three against their rival Patriots (3-4, 1-2).
Siegel junior and Louisville commitment Drew Benefield got the scoring started in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run. Zach Bondurant added a two-run double and Matt McCurry a two-run single to help pad the hosts to a 6-0 advantage.
Oakland wasn't finished, however, scratching across three unearned runs in the top of the fifth and one in the sixth.
However, Siegel reliever Seth Petry closed the door on the Patriots, striking out all four batters he faced to earn the save.
"We've got to field the ball better," said Siegel coach Craig Reavis, whose squad committed nine errors in the series, all in the first and third contests.
Carson Simmons allowed four hits and three runs (all unearned) in four innings for Siegel. Luke Vinson allowed five hits and no walks, striking out four for Oakland in four innings. He allowed all six runs, but just one was earned.
The two teams combined for nine errors.
Benefield finished 2-for-3 while Ryker Kristinus doubled. Jackson Cauthen had two hits for Oakland.
La Vergne 5, Smyrna 3: The Wolverines completed a three-game sweep over their rivals with another strong pitching performance.
Eric Castillo earned the win on the hill for La Vergne (3-5, 3-3 7-AAA) while Miller earned his second save of the series.
Central Magnet splits: Central Magnet fell 8-5 to Soddy-Daisy Friday but then rebounded with an 8-5 win over Anderson County.
Trey Campbell (2-0) earned the win for the Tigers (7-2) in the second game, striking out five. James Touchton recorded the save. Hayden Locum and Hunter Jones each homered for Central Magnet while C.J. Campbell was 2-for-3.
Locum and Joey Hughes were both 2-for-3 in the first game.
MTCS 9, East Hickman 6: Ben Durham fired two-hit ball over five innings, allowing no earned runs, just one walk and striking out six to pace the Cougars. He also had two RBIs.
Grant Pickard went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI for MTCS (5-0) while Jared Keiser drove home three and Parker Bates, Zach Stephens and Chase Traynor each had two hits.
Other games: Stewarts Creek captured a 6-0 win over Nolensville while Riverdale dropped a 6-0 decision to Buckhorn (Ala.).
Soccer
La Vergne 1, Riverdale 0: Jonathan Lopez scored a goal in the 12th minute for La Vergne and the lead held up in 7-AAA action Friday night.
Tennis
Blackman girls top Wilson Central: Blackman's girls tennis team edged Wilson Central 5-4 Friday. The Blaze dropped a 7-2 decision to the Wildcats.
Blackman girls 5, Wilson Central 4: Singles: Anna Mincey (B) d. Lani Lee (W) 8-3; Savannah Westbrook (W) d. Jillian Wiemann 8-2; Maddie Penney (B) d. Cassie Joslin (W) 9-8 (5); Sydney Miller (W) d. Nathalie Walker (B) 8-3 ; Jennifer Beckham (W) d. Amiya Kertchaval (B) 8-2; Alexandria Roanhouse (W) d. Erika Cunningham (B) 8-4. Doubles: Mincey/Wiemann (B) d. Joslin/Westbrook (W) 8-3; Penney/Walker (B) d. Beckham/Miller (W) 8-6; Cunningham/Kertchaval (B) d. Makayla Posey/Kaylee Wilson (W) 8-2.
Wilson Central boys 7, Blackman 2: Singles: Michael Mercante (W) d. Jalen Stayton (B) 8-0; Houston Wood (W) d. Luke Hamburg (B) 8-2; Cody Ramankaun (B) d. Akbar Rahmani (W) 8-2; Braden Hammer (W) d. Matt Souriya (B) 8-4; Andrew Denning (W) d. Simon Michael (B) 9-8 (13); Sean Moran (W) d. Mitchell Gale (B) 8-2. Doubles: Rahmani/Wood (W) d. Hamby/Ramankaun (B) 8-2; Denning/Mercante (W) d. Souriya/Stayton (B) 8-2: Gale/Michael (W) d. Hammer/Moran (W) 8-5
This story will be updated as results become available.