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Tennessee Smokies edge Chattanooga Lookouts, 4-3

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By David Paschall June 20, 2014 1 min read

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KODAK, Tenn. – Stephen Bruno singled to center field with one out in the ninth inning, advanced to second on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt and scored on Christian Villanueva’s single to center as the Tennessee Smokies edged the Chattanooga Lookouts 4-3 in the second-half opener for both Southern League baseball teams Thursday night.

Chattanooga had tied the game earlier in the ninth on Chris O’Brien’s single that scored Daniel Mayora.

The Smokies took a 3-1 lead on Rubi Silva’s two-run home run to right in the sixth inning, and the Lookouts pulled within 3-2 in the seventh on Scott Schebler’s homer to center.

Game two of the five-game series is tonight at 7:15. Matt Shelton (2-1, 3.13 ERA) is scheduled to start on the mound for the Lookouts, with Matt Loosen (3-2, 5.17) scheduled for the Smokies.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.