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I say they never reach Cookeville

Nine starters return on offense and eight starters return on defense..the biggest hole to fill is "Superman's" but the Bucs feel good about their chances in 2014!!

that is strange!

Tournament starts tonight when Copper Basin plays @ Grace Baptist Academy 7:30 If Copper Basin wins then games will resume Friday with Copper @ Boyd 5:00 and CSAS @ Silverdale 5:15 If Grace wins then games will resume Saturday with Grace @ Boyd 1:00 and CSAS @ Silverdale 11:00

Where is this tournament being played at? Also would you have a copy of the District 7 schedule?

Our District and Region are the most overrated in the state and will provide very strong challenges to us and to whomever those teams have to play from sectionals and state. Our total focus is on the winner of Grace/Copper Basin game and playing at our best each and every day from this point on. Thanks for the encouragement!

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Warning: memcache_connect() [function.memcache-connect]: Can't connect to internal.memcached.coacht.net:11211, Connection refused (111) in /mnt/wwwroot/boards/ips_kernel/classCacheMemcache.php on line 90 Thanks for the enocouragement and kind words. Hope we have several teams from Chattanooga make us proud!!

Boyd Buchanan will be THE surprise team in the state in Class 2A. I have already seen this, by no one having them in their top teams, Boyd returns a ton of talent and even though "Superman" will be a big hole to fill the Bucs have alot of talent to help the young man who will take on this endeavor to accomplish that. I think they will throw up some big numbers of offense and defensively it will be a much much improved group!!! Bucs roll to a 8-2 or 9-1 season and be a very tough out come playoff time!!!

Last May the Bucs suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Patriots of CSAS to end their season, last night the Bucs captured the 2014 5A regular season district title against those same Patriots by dominating the veteran club 14-0 behind a total team effort. The 2014 Bucs have turned into a complete club and one who looks to be putting the pieces together at the right time to make a serious run at Murfreesboro and the rest of the state is starting to take notice as their climb into this week's coaches rankings at the #8 spot shows. The Bucs can hit the baseball as last evening showed with five Bucs, (Jim Cardwell, Colby Morgan, Nathan Murrell, EJ Matthews, and Seth Rogers) having two hits on the evening. Nathan Murrell had four Rbi's raising his season total to 35 to lead the Chattanooga area while Seth Rogers, who has been red hot over the past two weeks batting a cool .600, had three Rbi's. Seth also showed another of the Bucs great assets and it plays great defense when he threw out a Patriot runner trying to go to third on a single from left field, it was Seth's third assist of the year from Left field. The Bucs strongest core is its superb pitching staff which has only allowed eight runs over its current seven game winning streak and has a team E.RA of 2.65. It was on display once again handing the Patriots only their second shutout of the season. The Bucs starter, Skyler Anderson who's record went to 5-2 on the year, started and went four innings allowing only two hits while striking out six before handing the game off to hard throwing lefty John Sewell who threw the last inning striking out all three Patriot hitters he faced. The Bucs record now stands at 20-9 and 7-0 in the district as they have now won 15 of their past 16 and are currently on a seven game winning streak which will be put to the test this Thursday when the Patriots visit for a 5:15 first pitch.

Praying you guys stay healthy, don't want yall to use that as an excuse when you don't win it this year

Bucs Wild Week Ends in Tournament Championship!! April 21, 2014 The Bucs wild week went exrremly well as they defeated district foe Copper Basin twice and won four games with three being against state ranked opponents to win the Yellow Jacket Classic hosted by Lookout Valley High School. The week got off to a bang when (So.) Brandon Willingham threw a school record 17 strikeouts in a 7-1 victory over Copper Basin wednesday afternoon at home. The next day the Bucs took on Lookout Valley in the first game of the Yellow Jacket Classic and had another gem threw by their superb staff when (Fr.) Cameron Wolfe threw a 3 hit complete game shutout in a Bucs 13-0 victory. The hitting stars for the game were (So.) Seth Rogers and (Fr.) Cade Evans who both tallied two hits on the day. The Bucs then took on very good teams on friday night when they first defeated South Pittsburg 6-5 as they drilled three homeruns and got another good pitching effort this time by (Jr.) Josh Antwine who got the win as he threw six good innings and (Sr.) Jim Cardwell who notched his fourth save of the season. The Bucs homeruns came from (Sr.) Nathan Murrell, who's homer gave the Bucs a brief 2-1 lead in the top of the 3rd, (Sr.) Jim Cardwell who's two run blast tied the game at five in the top of the 6th, and (So.) EJ Matthews who's solo shot gave the Bucs go ahead score in the top of the 7th. The Bucs leading hitters for the game were Murrell who went 2x4 and (Jr.) Hunter Payne who also went 2x4. The Bucs then had its hands full as #2 ranked FRA took to the field and threw its ace pitcher, Casey Queener who is committed to Belmont University for the occassion. The Bucs jump on Quenner as Cardwell drilled a single into right field, stole second, went to third on a grounout, and scored on a wild pitch. The lone run was almost enough for standout lefty, (Jr.) John Sewell, who kept the FRA hitters in check for four innings before allowing Queener to single in Dalton Ney for the tying run, but the Bucs put together a rally as they saw eight hitters go to the plate in the top of the sixth and score three runs. This time it was enough as (So.) ace Brandon Willingham came in and slam the door striking out four batters on his way to his first save of the season. The Bucs didn't have much time to celebrate their accomplishment when the game ended at 11:25 Friday night because they had to get some sleep and be on a bus to Copper Hill at 7:30 to play the Cougars in a district game that had to be rescheduled because of bad weather the first part of the week. The Bucs took care of business handing the Cougars a lopsided 14-0 loss in five innings Saturday morning. The Bucs threw one of its aces, (Jr.) Skyler Anderson who took care of business throwing only 50 pitches in four innings allowing only a hit and striking out eight for his fourt victory of the season. (So.) Seth Rogers mopped up the affair by striking out the side in the fifth. The Bucs were lead in hitting by Nathan Murrell who wnet 4x5 with four Rbi's. The Bucs got back on the bus and drove to Lookout Valley and played powerfull Rockwood in the championship game of the Yellow Jacket Classic. The Bucs rode the (Sr.) arm of Nathan Murrell who threw a complete game gem allowing only one run to a team who had been averaging 10.6 runs a game coming into the championship affair. The Bucs got a solo HR by its (Fr.) phenom 1B Colby Morgan and a 3x4 performance from its other outstanding freshman Cade Evans in the Bucs 10-1 victory. The Bucs had four players named to the all-tournament team as EJ Matthews, John Sewell, Nathan Murrell, and Jim Cardwell all made the team with Cardwell being named the MVP of the tourney. The Bucs record now stands at 19-9 and 6-0 in the district as they have won 14 out of 15 contests. They will play district rival CSAS Tuesday at CSAS with first pitch slated for 5:00.

The Bucs had to wait a couple days to play its district contest against the Copper Basin cougars, but for (So.) Brandon Willingham it was well worth the wait. Brandon threw a complete game three hitter allowing no earned runs or walks and tallied a school record 17 strikeouts. Brandon was in control all day throwing just 101 pitches with 73 being strikes. Willingham saw his record go to 6-0 on the season while the Bucs improved to 5-0 in the district and 14-9 overall. Brandon received all the offense he would need in the first two innings when (Sr.) Jim Cardwell lead off the first with a walk stole second then was sacrificed to third by Cade Evans where he scored when Nathan Murrell hit a groundout to the shortstop for a Bucs 1-0 lead. The Bucs added on in the second when Jim Cardwell doubled in two runs for a 3-0 lead then added two more in the third when Hunter Payne doubled in two more and the Bucs had given Brandon the cushion he needed to roll through the Cougar hitters. The only hiccup for Willingham came in the fifth inning when a lead off double and an error put runners on first and third with no out but Brandon struckout the next batter, got the next guy to groundout to thrird, before striking out Kimsey to end the inning. Brandon would finish strong striking out the last five Cougar hitters he retired. The Bucs will take on the Cougars Saturday morning at 10:00 in Copperhill which will be played around their entry into the Lookout valley Invitational which kicks off today when they play the host squad with first pitch slated for 2:30.

April 14, 2014 Yellow Jackets "Register" 4-2 Win Over Boyd-Buchanan At AT&T Field Calhoun (Ga.) Pitcher Four-Hits Bucs, Peek Slams Two-Run HomerFriday, April 11, 2014 - by Larry Fleming Calhoun used solid hitting, pitching and defense Friday night to “Register†a 4-2 high school baseball win over Boyd-Buchanan at 6,362-seat AT&T Field where the Class AA Chattanooga Lookouts normally ply their trade. Both teams knew their surroundings and save two Yellow Jackets errors in the first inning played flawless baseball. “It’s a different kind of game, for sure,†Bucs coach Josh Rider said. “But you have to keep it in perspective. We came over here to compete and win a game, but we also wanted to enjoy the experience as well. You don’t get to play often in a facility like this.†It was the second game in a professional stadium for the Yellow Jackets (15-3), who played at State Mutual Stadium, home of the Class A Rome Braves, earlier this season. “It’s a treat for players and coaches,†Calhoun coach Chip Henderson said. “To play in Chattanooga where the Lookouts play is pretty sweet. You’re still looking at 90-foot bases, 60-foot-6 inches (to the mound), but the fences are a little deeper and the outfield is more spacious.†Three players stood out for Calhoun, which has a rich baseball tradition that includes state championships in 1974, 2000, 2005 and 2010 and a runner-up finish in 2007. Right-handed pitcher Jon Register fired a complete game four-hitter and after giving up two runs in the first three innings, choked off the Buccaneers’ bats to win his third game without a loss. He struck out eight and walked one – that coming in the seventh inning. The outfield fences – 330 feet to left field, 400 in center and 325 to right – didn’t bother first baseman Brett Peek, who went 3-for-4, including a two-run homer to continue his torrid hitting over a two-week span. Sophomore second baseman Jarrett Carden, making only his second varsity start, ripped a 2-2 pitch from Bucs reliever Nathan Murrell up the middle to drive in two runs for a 4-2 lead that stood up the rest of the way. Aside from Peek’s three hits, third baseman Spencer Cross had two hits, including a second-inning triple, and shortstop Avery Johnson added two singles in four at-bats. “Peek is the hottest hitter we’ve got right now,†Henderson said. “He’s wearing the ball out, hitting to all fields and hitting with authority.†Boyd-Buchanan (13-9) had four players – Jim Cardwell, Cade Evans, Colby Morgan and E.J. Matthews – with one hit each. Murrell, Colby Morgan and E.J. Matthews also had singles off Register, but only Morgan managed to get past first base. Rider used five pitchers – that was his plan all along – with Skyler Anderson starting and going two innings. Murrell worked two innings while John Sewell, Josh Antwine and Cardwell each pitched one inning. “I absolutely wanted to use several pitchers tonight,†Rider said. “We go back into district play next week, so we wanted to give a few guys a chance to throw.†The Bucs, who rallied with a four-run seventh inning to beat Meigs County on Thursday, scored quickly against Register. With one out in the first, Register hit Cade Evans. Register tried to pick Evans off at first, but his throw sailed into foul territory down the right-field line and Evans raced to third. The throw from right field to third was wide of the mark and Evans went home with the game’s first run. Calhoun’s John Alan Kendrick hit Murrell’s first pitch into right-center field for a single to start Calhoun’s third inning. He went to second on a groundout and jogged home on Peek’s towering homer. “That’s my first one this season,†Peek said. “I thought it was foul off the bat, but I’m glad it got out of there fair.†Henderson, standing in the third-base coaching box, had a good view of Peek’s bomb. “He got a pitch up and in and got it up,†He said. “I could tell by the flight of the ball it was going over the left fielder’s head. It was just a matter of whether it was going to stay fair or go foul.†Peek’s homer wiped out Boyd-Buchanan’s 1-0 lead, triggered in the first inning when Cade Evans was hit by a pitch. Register’s attempted pickoff throw to first sailed into right field foul territory and Evans scampered to third. And when the outfield throw in was wide of Cross at third, Evans raced home with the game’s first run. In the Bucs’ half of the third, Cardwell singled to right-center and was sacrificed to second by Evans’ bunt. Cardwell moved to third on a groundout and scored when Register uncorked a wild pitch. Boyd-Buchanan’s offense dried up after that. Including Evans’ sacrifice bunt, Register retired 10 straight, the last two by strikeouts, before Murrell singled to left with one out in the sixth. Murrell didn’t get past first, however. “We put guys on in the first couple innings,†Rider said, “but we went dry for a while and didn’t get another hit until the sixth. It was tough to manufacture anything because we weren’t getting many base runners.†Register issued his only walk to Anderson starting the seventh inning, but pinch-hitter Brandon Willingham struck out, Antwine popped out to third and Sewell struck out to end the game. “They have a great ballclub,†Rider said of Calhoun. “Their pitcher threw a great game and kept us off balance with the curveball.†Henderson said that when Register’s curve is working, opposing teams are in trouble. “Jon is able to get ahead in the count with the fastball and finish off some batters with his breaking ball,†Henderson said. “When he’s on with that thing – and he landed some tonight – it presents some problems.†Register threw 104 pitches and 67 were strikes. Seven of his strikeouts came in the final four innings when Register had complete control of the knee-buckling curveball. He also got in on the Yellow Jackets’ solid defensive play. In the Bucs’ fourth, Anderson hit a high chopper back to the mound. The ball almost got over Register, but he grabbed it with his bare hand while stumbling over the back of the mound and threw to first to nail Anderson. Register will probably remember his strong effort at AT&T Field for years to come. “It’s a totally different atmosphere,†he said. “Knowing some of the pro players that have played here, it’s a privilege for us to play in this ballpark. We put in a lot of work, so I think we deserve it. If we work had maybe some of us will be playing on a field like this someday.â€

Butler is very good...and maybe you just saw him twice in one week because Chae has only threw 37 Innings this year so far which is about the norm for everyone's #1...also his best pitch is the change up which takes less tear on the arm than the curve and slider....for me he is the best pitcher in the city IMO

which of those teams have you seen play? and yes IMO any of those three (SP, MC, and Whitwell) could win district 6A..and in our district Silverdale is very good, CSAS has three very good pitchers, Copper has Spargo, and Grace is much improved so they could put a crinkle in anyone's off season plans, but most likely it will come down to the top three (US, S'Dale, and CSAS) on winning district.

Thanks! There are alot of good teams in our region which is very underated in the state. SP, Marion, Whitwell, Silverdale, CSAS, Copper Basin, and Grace who is so much improved are all very capable of making runs, so we are taking it one game at a time for sure!

I think Hixson may be the better of the teams because of their depth in pitching, but Tyner definitely has the ace in the group and will be tough to beat. Red Bank is a little snake bit but could be tough come playoff time. Central is getting better and better every week and could win it as well come playoff time, so it will all depend who is hot first week of May for sure!

Bucs Have Thrilling Comeback to Start Weekend!! April 11, 2014 The Bucs tough weekend got off to a great start when they were able to get off the deck in the seventh inning and beat Meigs county 5-4 last night. In a game that saw both starting pitchers crusing, saw one of the wildest finishes of the season as the Bucs scored five times in the top of the seventh for the victory which saw their winning streak grow to eight games and push their overall record to 13-8. (So.) Brandon Willingham dominated the Tigers all evening, but in the sixth inning things come unglued for the entire team played one of its strangest defensive innings of the 2014 campaign. The Inning started when a drop third strike turned into a wild throw to first and the Tigers had their lead off guy on and then a single to left had Meigs with runners on first and third and no outs, but Brandon got the next batter to pop up which set the stage for the crazyness. The Bucs would proceed to botch two sucide squeezes, commit two routine errors, and walk two batters and at the end of the sixth the Tigers lead 4-0 with none of the runs being earned. The Bucs then showed the gathering just what kind of team this 2014 bunch is by having one of its best innings of the year against the Tigers closer Dustin Kennedy. Leadoff hitter (Jr.) Josh Antwine drilled a 1-2 curve into right center to start the inning. He was followed by a single up the middle by (Jr.) John Sewell, Line Drive Single to Left by (Sr.) Jim Cardwell to fill the bases for (Fr.) Cade Evans who promptly drilled a 1-2 Curve into center for two runs and the Bucs had cut the deficit to 4-2. After a visit by Meigs Coach Justin Jennings, the Bucs went to work again when (Sr.) Nathan Murrell hit a deep fly ball to center for a sac fly and the lead was cut to 4-3. The Bucs then loaded the bases again when (Fr.) Colby Morgan drilled a single to center and (So.) EJ Matthews was hit by a pitch to bring up (Jr.) Skyler Anderson, who was 3x3 on the evening going into the AB, hit a sac fly to right Field to tie the game which brought high drama when the Catcher (Jr.) Hunter Payne who started the entire mess in the 6th with his error finished it by drilling a first pitch fastball into right field scoring courtesy runner (Sr.) Garet Baker with the go ahead run. The Bucs sent Brandon back out to face the Tigers best hitter Jake Moon who he had struck out the previous two ab's but moon drilled a 2-2 fastball into left and a single. The Bucs skipper, Josh Rider, took to the mound and patted Willingham on the back for a great job and turned the game over to hard throwing Lefty John Sewell who saw his 0-1 fastball hit weakly to 3B Antwine who turned a sweet 5-4-3 double play. After the Tigers blooped a single with their next hitter, Sewell got Kennedy to fly out to CF Jim Cardwell and the Bucs had finished off its most impressive comeback of the season winning 5-4. The Bucs record inproved to 13-8 and will be tested greatly tonight when Georgia state power Calhoun comes to AT&T park for a contest that sees a first pitch at 7:15. Gates open at 6:00 for tonights affair.

The Bucs will host Georgia Baseball Power Calhoun tomorrow night at AT&T Field in Chattanooga with game time being slated for 7:15. Tickets are $5 and gates open at 6:00. If you in the nieghborhood, come check out what should be a good game between two teams that have deep playoff runs in their aspirations this season!! www.leaguelineup.com/boydbaseball

what was the final? How Meigs look?

Bucs Hammer Panthers To Get Back To .500!!! April 4, 2014 The Bucs took the short road trip to sale Creek High School to take on the Panthers and saw not only its record get back to even on the year, 8-8, but their first homeruns of the season. The latter didn't take long to materialize as (Sr.) Jim Cardwell took Panther Pitcher Kyle Abbott's first pitch of the game deep over the Center Field wall for a 1-0 lead. The Bucs hit the ball well all night and were able to dispatch of the young panther squad in five innings 18-0. The Star of the game was (Jr.) Josh Antwine as he not only threw a one hitter striking out twelve on the mound, but hit his first career high school homerun and it was made better by a grand slam homerun. Josh was in control all night throwing 53 strikes to just 8 balls and if not for an opposite bloop single in the bottom of the fifth with one out he would of had the dream evening for a pitcher. The Bucs offense also had other stars as both (Jr.) John Sewell and (Jr.) Hunter Payne had three hits, a double, and three rbi's. The Bucs (Fr.) phenom shortstop Cade Evans was 2x2 with 4 rbi's on the night as well. The Bucs have now went 6-1 in its past seven games after a seven game losing streak against some of the best competition in the area earlier this month. They will be back in action tonight when the Lions of Red Bank comes to the swamp for a 5:00 first pitch start.

Monday, March 31, 2014 - by John Hunt Chattanoogan.com Boyd-Buchanan baseball coach Josh Rider would like to see his Buccaneers play better defense, but wins rank higher on the priority list, especially when they come over a big district foe. Such was the case at the Bucs' home field Monday afternoon as they rallied to beat the Silverdale Seahawks by a 7-5 final. The Buccaneers improve to 6-8 overall and 1-0 in District 5-A while Silverdale falls to 6-4 overall and 0-1 in district play. "We just need to play better defense as we need to support our pitchers better," said Rider after his team had rallied for five runs in the fifth inning to overcome an early Seahawk lead. "That wasn't too bad as we finally broke through and started driving the baseball. We'll take it any way we can get it. Skyler pitched an exceptional game as he battled through some questionable defense. And what about that final double play? That was a freshman shortstop making the throw to a freshman first baseman," Rider praised the effort of Cade Evans, who fielded a grounder with two Seahawks aboard and fired to Colby Morgan at first. The throw was a bit high, but Morgan made a spectacular leaping grab and alertly made the tag on River Crowther to end the game. The Seahawks took the early lead with three runs in the first before Boyd-Buchanan trimmed the difference to one with two runs in the bottom of the first. Nothing happened in the next three innings, but the Seahawks extended the lead to 4-2 with a single tally in the fifth before the Buccaneers took the lead for good with five runs in the bottom of the fifth. Silverdale put two runners on with one out in the seventh and that's when Rider replaced starting pitcher Skyler Anderson with Jim Cardwell. Cardwell allowed a walk to Noah Rogers to load the bases before hitting Jordan Delashmitt with a pitch to force in the fifth run before the game-ending double play. "I thought that we outplayed them except for that one inning, but give Boyd-Buchanan a lot of credit. They got the hits when they needed them," said Seahawk coach Jonathan Adcock afterward. "We have a bunch of young guys this year, but we have to learn how to win games like this. We gave them some opportunities with bad defense and they gave us some, so we have to improve on that. "We didn't play very well defensively. Then we started getting the ball up and they made us pay. The good news is that we get to play again tomorrow," Adcock nodded with smile. Delashmitt led off the game with a double to right-center and he scored the first run on a single by Crowther. Michael Hawkins then reached on a two-out error before Christian Rogers ripped a two-run double to plate Crowther and Hawkins. Cardwell led off the first for the Bucs with a single and scored on a single by Nathan Murrell after stealing second. Murrell advanced on a single by Morgan and scored on a groundout by E.J. Matthews. Christian Rogers scored the fourth run for Silverdale when a pickoff attempt to first bounced away as he skipped home from third after advancing on a Buccaneer error and a sacrifice bunt by Matt Millard. Then the home-standing Bucs had one of their biggest innings of the season as they took the lead with five runs after sending 11 batters to the plate. Cardwell reached on a one-out single, advanced to second on a bad pickoff attempt and then third on a stolen base before scoring on a single by Evans. Evans stole second and scored the second run on a double by Murrell. Morgan followed with another single to drive in Murrell while Morgan then scored the fourth run on a single by E.J. Matthews. Millard then came in to relieve Silverdale starter Josiah Green before walking Anderson and hitting Josh Antwine to load the bases. Millard then plunked pinch-hitter Hunter Payne to drive in Matthews with the final run of the inning. Anderson pitched around a single and an error in the sixth to deny any Silverdale runs before being replaced by Cardwell with one out and two on in the seventh. The Bucs finished the game with seven runs on eight hits while commiting four errors. Cardwell, Murrell, John Sewell and Morgan all had two hits for the Bucs while Evans and Matthews both had those run-scoring singles. Silverdale countered with five runs on nine hits. The Seahawks finished the game with three errors. Delashmitt and Christian Rogers both had a pair of hits for the Seahawks while Chance Brown, Colton Rogers, Crowther, Green and Millard had one apiece. Anderson went six and a third innings to pick up his second win as he struck out five and walked one while hitting a pair. Cardwell earned his second save of the young season. Green was the starter and loser for Silverdale who recorded one out in the fifth before being relieved by Millard. Green is 2-1 now after allowing all eight Buccaneer hits. He also had two strikeouts and two walks. "Josiah has been our go-to guy all season and he's won some big games, but he wasn't as sharp today as he has been," Adcock explained. These same two teams will play at Silverdale on Tuesday afternoon with the first pitch slated for 5 p.m.

Areyousaying the catcher is Left handed?

Boyd beat Northeast 10-8