Baseball Recap: Carter Green Hornets vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders
In what's become a running theme this season, Carter gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders a 13-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Carter who now have four in a row.
Jude Dixon made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Dixon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dixon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, a run, and a double.
Dixon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mayson Lang, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kingston Griph, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Gatlinburg-Pittman's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Vincil, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Carter's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Carter will head out on the road to face off against Morristown-Hamblen East at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Carter is facing Morristown-Hamblen East at the right time seeing as Morristown-Hamblen East is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Eagleton College & Career Academy at 5:30 p.m. Gatlinburg-Pittman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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