Despite being just three weeks into the season and a seemingly never-ending battle with inclement weather, District 5-AAA has no unbeaten baseball teams remaining.
Ooltewah, the last unbeaten, came up short Tuesday night to visiting Bradley Central, 3-2 – a win that allowed the Bears to scramble back into the regular-season championship race. That win allowed them also to maintain hopes for a first-round postseason tournament bye.
Bradley also figured in the other previously unbeaten team’s demise when Walker Valley was forced to forfeit a win due to a pitcher throwing more pitches than are being allowed. The outcome of that game last week left both teams with a loss.
“This district is about as close as you can pair it,” Bradley coach Travis Adams said. “This was a pretty good high school baseball game. Both teams earned what they got. They had some hard-hit balls, but our defense carried us.”
That featured double plays, none bigger than the 6-4-3 that ended the game with an Owl 90 feet from tying the game.