Silverdale Baptist Academy’s Collin Lovell scores on a passed ball in the sixth inning Friday against Cascade in the Yellow Jacket Classic at Lookout Valley. Silverdale ran out of time in a 5-4 loss after its 15-1 defeat of Rockwood.Silverdale Baptist Academy’s modest win streak disappeared on a combination of free passes and errors Friday afternoon, but coach Jonathan Adcock could grudgingly live with it.
The Seahawks’ 15-1 win over Rockwood in Lookout Valley’s Yellow Jacket Classic boosted their record to 3-0. A subsequent 5-4 loss to Cascade, a 2015 Class AA state tournament semifinalist, failed to dampen Adcock’s spirits. He was just glad to get on the field.
“Rain has really hurt us. We’d only played two games (Sequatchie County, Whitwell) coming into this tournament,” he said. “We’re still fine-tuning, making decisions on positions and figuring out who will be our starting pitchers for district games and who will figure in as relievers.”
The win over Rockwood revealed a team Adcock would love to see every day; the loss to Cascade, not so much.
Silverdale overcame three errors in building a 6-1 lead through six innings and then erupted for another nine runs, aided by walks and timely hits, and also avoided the shortened time limit in getting in a complete game.