Austin Breedlove showed off his wheels on the basepaths on opening day of McCallie’s baseball season.
The Blue Tornado senior stole five bases and scored as many runs Wednesday to help lead home victories over University School of Nashville, 11-1, and Oklahoma’s Caney Valley, 13-3, in the Scenic City Classic.
The 1-2 pitching punch of William Baker and Ethan Crump combined for six no-hit innings as they struck out 10 batters in a victory over USN. Breedlove had four of his stolen bases in that game, while Nolan Sergeant drove in three runs and Jaden Copeland scored three.
Carter Hewitt starred in the opener, going 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a double, and McCallie scored eight runs in the first inning against Caney Valley. Olin Johnson picked up the win after striking out five batters in two scoreless innings, William Baker reached base all three times he went to the plate and Hogan Jones drove in two runs and had a pair of hits.
Boyd Buchanan 8, Notre Dame 3: Brody Johnston homered and tripled while driving in three runs for the Buccaneers, who scored in every inning of their home victory. Leadoff hitter Haden Griffith stole three bases and doubled, while Jacob Pickett threw a two-hitter. Perry Griffin went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Boyd Buchanan, and Notre Dame’s Sam Smith drove in two runs.