Playing under the bright lights of AT&T Field, the home of the Chattanooga Lookouts, Lookout Valley’s Yellow Jackets put quite a sting in the baseballs Tuesday night.
Less than 24 hours after winning in walk-off fashion against Sale Creek, undefeated Lookout Valley unloaded 15 hits in an 18-1 five-inning victory that finished the sweep of its District 4-A foe.
“It’s hard to not be energetic in a place like this where so many big-league ballplayers came through,” Lookout Valley coach Lance Rorex said. “Our guys were hungry today after an emotional win last night. We had 13 guys at the field an hour and a half before batting practice. We had great energy in our dugout and all-around today.”
No. 3 batter Rylan Chandler put the finishing touch on the breakout performance by launching an inside fastball that seemed to hit off the left side of the scoreboard high above the tall left-field wall.
Ruled to be a double, Chandler’s bases-clearing hit in an eight-run fifth inning was a strong closing finish for Lookout Valley (6-0, 2-0), which scored its most runs in a district contest since an 18-0 victory over Arts & Sciences on April 6, 2009.