United States Army boxers will take on the Southeast Allstars in a special fundraiser Saturday evening at the Chattanooga Convention Center, and undefeated local professional Roger “The Hitman” Hilley will be featured in the main event. The pro-am boxing will benefit the locally based Grayson’s Ladder organization that fights the very rare Alexander Disease and other forms of leukodystrophy. Adult admission costs $20, students get in for $10 or tables for eight are available for $1,000 (ringside) or $500. Make reservations at graysonsladder.org/glovesup.
Baseball
* Eleven runs in the fourth and fifth innings propelled the visiting Belmont Abbey baseball team to a 14-5 win Tuesday at Lee. Alan Smith was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in for Lee (16-19), and Miguel Pimentel and Fernando Ortiz each had two hits and scored two runs.
* Berry College edged visiting Covenant 9-8 when Casey Whitaker walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday. Alex Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, CJ Edmond was 3-for-5 and scored twice and John Mitchell was 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs for Covenant (12-15). Brett Kernodle and Hunter Christian each had two hits.
Softball
* Nationally 23-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan edged visiting Bryan College 2-1 and 3-1 in their Appalachian Athletic Conference softball games Tuesday, as Courtney Calkins and Cheyenne Strong won pitchers’ duels with Madison Owens and Lindsey Dunn. Briana Muller had an RBI in each game for TWU (22-4, 19-3), and Courtney Black was 2-for-3 with an RBI in game two. Dunn and Sydney Olander had the RBIs for Bryan (12-24, 9-13), Olander with a second-game triple after going 2-for-3 in game one.
* Aubrie Bowman had a grand slam and two solo homers in the first game and three hits again in the second as the Cleveland State softball team beat the Young Harris junior varsity 13-6 and 8-3. The Lady Cougars (14-15) had 15 hits in each game. Hailey Galvan, Hannah Turner, Kat Cechini and Kaitlin Crump also homered.
* Piedmont won 8-1 and 10-2 in USA South softball at Covenant. Madyson Gibbins was 2-for-3 and scored a run in each game for Covenant (9-18, 4-6), adding an RBI with a double in the second. Piedmont is 22-5, 10-0.