Sebastian Hanks is on a tear to begin the spring.
Just two games into his senior season Hanks blasted his third home run as Silverdale Baptist blanked Notre Dame 4-0 in the Seahawks’ home opener Tuesday. The standout slugger led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo line drive shot over the center field fence.
Lance Rorex’s team received a second straight shutout from its pitching staff to begin the season as Corey Clift picked up the win by firing six shutout innings of three-hit ball while Maddox Jones closed the door. Notre Dame’s Alec Bouchard had two hits along with Silverdale’s Owen Phillips.
Signal Mountain 6, Hixson 5: For the second night in a row this District 6-AAA rivalry ended with a walk-off victory. Signal’s Barrett Anderson hit a one-out double in the bottom of the seventh and scored the game-winning run on a double by Ty Harper. Hixson could not hold on to a 5-2 lead after five innings as the Eagles scored three runs in the sixth highlighted by doubles from Ben Timbin and Harper. Cameron Butler did not allow an earned run over five innings and drove in two along with Kane Johnson for the Wildcats (1-1).
Ooltewah 7, Heritage 6: The Owls scored four runs in the top of the seventh to erase an earlier five-run deficit for a thrilling victory. Gavin Williams drove in three runs while Garrett Smith (three hits) stood out in Ooltewah’s lineup, which also had multi-hit games from Nick Sullivan, Harrison Mills and Andrew Merryman. Isaac Hughes was sharp on the mound for the victors with eight strikeouts over four innings in which he allowed no earned runs and one hit. Austin Robinson closed the door with two strong innings in relief. Heritage was led by Max Owens (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) and Gage Shaver (2 RBIs).
Sale Creek 17, Arts & Sciences 2: The Panthers cranked out 16 hits in their four-inning home victory in which Drew Hillian and Camden Penny each had three hits and as many runs batted in. Penny doubled twice while teammate Jakob Elrod had a double and triple. Gavin McGlocklin stole four bases in the win while Justin Griffin had a pair of hits and RBIs.
Chattanooga Christian 5, South Pittsburg 3: Cooper Kay scored a pair of runs for the Chargers who stole five bases and benefited from wild pitches in the late innings. Jayden Mount doubled and scored twice for South Pittsburg. Freshman Keegan Nieckula picked up the win on the mound giving up just two runs and two hits while Luke Tinhot picked up a two-inning save.
Sequatchie County 4, Marion County 3: Tayvon Boston’s single in the bottom of the seventh scored Baron Cribbs and Anthony Wright to send the Indians to victory. Gunnar Nelson picked up the win in relief for Sequatchie.
Cartersville 4, Calhoun 2: Jacob Ray, Blake Sutton and Caleb Darnell had RBI hits in a four-run fourth inning for Catersville (8-3, 1-0 in Region 7-AAAAA). Kris Sutton and Andrew Purdy had a pair of hits each for Calhoun (10-3, 0-1).
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 7, North Murray 2: Will Carroll allowed two hits and struck out 10 in six scoreless innings for the Warriors (6-5, 1-0 in Region 6-AAA). Jacob Gregg and Peyton Tipton had two hits and an RBI for LFO, while Daniel Skojac was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for North Murray.
Coahulla Creek 10, LaFayette 2: Trevor Headrick was 4-for-5 with three RBIs to lead the Colts (5-6, 1-0) to the Region 6-AAA win, with Ben Glines adding two and two RBIs and Joey Estrada two RBIs and two runs. Case Davis had two hits for the Ramblers.
East Hamilton 16, Red Bank 0
Monday game
Hixson 2, Signal Mountain 1: Cameron Taylor sent the Wildcats to a walk-off victory in their season opener with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Signal Mountain could only muster one hit off Kane Johnson and Cooper Bailey who combined for 10 strikeouts. Johnson and Cole Shackleford each doubled in the victory.
SOFTBALL
Silverdale Baptist 10, Marion County 0: Katie Willoughby fired a five-inning no-hitter and was backed by a strong offense. Seven different Lady Seahawks drove in runs which included a 3-RBI day from left-handed slugger McCade Cooper who had a pair of hits along with Gabby Hensley. Addison Keef stole two bases and scored twice in the win.
East Hamilton 8, Soddy-Daisy 4: The Lady Hurrianes scored seven runs over the first three innings while Dani Wasserstrom threw a complete game two-hitter. Grace Hixson went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs in the win. Reese Knox had three hits and a pair of stolen bases and Henley Apps homered and scored twice in East Hamilton’s home win.
Bradley Central 15, Chattanooga Christian 13: The Bearettes fought back from a 7-3 deficit with an explosive 12-run top of the fifth and were able to hold on to victory in a game that had 30 hits. Bradley’s Tinley Cummings drove in three runs along with Lynlee Hodge while Harmonie Ware and Harley Jackson each scored three times in the road victory. CCS’ Lauren McGill, Emily Matthews, Autumn Hughes and Addison Lewis all had three hits for an offense that had 11 extra-base hits in the high-scoring defeat. Matthews had three doubles.
Meigs County 14, Polk County 3: Sierra Howard, Carlee McLemor and Madylin Johnson all drove in three runs in the Lady Tigers’ victory. Howard doubled twice while Lainey Fitzgerald struck out five over two perfect innings of relief.
Sequoyah 4, McMinn County 1: Tynleigh Ray and Angelina Ervin had three hits while Maddie Atkins and Kadence Brewer each homered for the victors. McMinn County’s Sierra Tate stood out going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double.
SOCCER
Baylor 1, Columbia Central 0: The Red Raiders broke through in the 73rd minute when Aleksi Peltonen scored off a shot from teammate Anthony Weekley. Baylor’s Zach Ubamadu saved five shots while Jake Kellerhalls, Mac Hickman and Eric Fossen also starred in the defensive duel as Curtis Blair’s team improve to 2-0.
Boyd Buchanan 8, Silverdale Baptist 0: Mills Wood had a hat trick for the Buccaneers while Ben Hauke had two assists. Six different players scored goals for Boyd Buchanan.
TENNIS
Hixson girls 7, Grace Academy 2: The Lady Wildcats received dominant doubles play from Brentley Rodgers/Janvi Patel and Krupa Patel/Meera Patel to win at home. Samantha Paik and Janvi Patel each won 8-1 in singles for Hixson. Lauren Estes was sharp for Grace winning her singles match 8-2 while winning 8-0 in doubles with Brooke Cherwonuk.
Grace Academy boys 9, Hixson 0: Number 1-2 seeds Avery Ivarson and Camden Parks led the way for the Golden Eagles as they each won their singles matchups 8-2 and teamed up for an 8-1 win in doubles play. Ethan Campbell and Bradley Goins also won their two matches by 8-1 decisions.