Boone Wallops Rival Crockett; Slagle Arrives in Time to Pace Unicoi; Volunteer Sweeps West Greene; Cherokee, Elizabethton Split Series
by STEVE WILMOTH
TriCitiesSports.com
March 15, 2023
Daniel Boone made a large statement on opening day, ripping rival David Crockett at Warren Miller Park and Lucas Slagle arrived back in the area in time to pitch and hit Elizabethton past Unicoi County in a Upper Lakes Conference contest Wednesday evening.
Elsewhere, In a doubleheader delayed by one day while Volunteer’s basketball team participated in the state tournament, the baseball Falcons opened the 2023 season with a doubleheader sweep of West Greene while Cherokee and Elizabethton split a season-opening series with the each side holding the home field serve.