Hardin Valley also Beats Karns this week 2-1

[GoBlueHawks]

Since there is a little discussion on the board today after HVA's win over Gibbs last night, everyone also might be interested in the fact that the Hawks defeated Karns 2-1 on Wed. evening at HVA. Karns routed HVA Monday evening at Karns 14-1 to make their district 3AAA record 9-3. Hardin Valley was winless in district 3AAA play.

 

After an 0-15 start....HVA has won 3 out of 4 games. Loads of credit should go out to HVA's first ever baseball coach, Kirk Renegar, who has done an outstanding job taking a JV aged team (no seniors, a few Jr.'s, and the remaining varsity players all freshman and Sophs) and bringing in some positive results for the program. At start of season, Coach Renegar had a total of 2 innings of varsity level experience for the entire team. HVA is a new high school with no seniors, about 1/3 of a Jr. class, and full freshman and Sophmore classes.

 

Getting back to the Karns game. HVA lefty Ryan Russell pitched a jewel of a complete game giving up only 1 run on a solo HR by the Karns pitcher. HVA was led in hitting by Freshman Elliot Whitt who tripled and was driven in by Grahm Rowan who was 3 for 3 for the night. Freshman HVA SS Denton makes a couple of excellent defensive stops for the last two outs of the game with tying run on 3rd.

 

If you like underdogs....you would have found this last week of HVA baseball pretty exciting.