Softball Recap: Morristown-Hamblen East Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 2, 2025, 12:43am

Softball Recap: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans

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If Morristown-Hamblen East was feeling good fresh off their 15-8 takedown of Claiborne on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hurricanes took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.

Ella Wampler

Base on Balls Against

05/01/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West2
04/30/25 vs Claiborne2
04/17/25 @ Morristown-Hamblen West1
04/14/25 @ Cocke County0

Ella Wampler put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, Jaelyn Valentine and Jaycee Hamilton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Valentine went 1-for-2 with one home run, while Hamilton went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Harmony Sullivan, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Morristown-Hamblen East's loss dropped their record down to 11-11-1. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10.

As of now, neither Morristown-Hamblen East nor the Trojans have any future games scheduled.

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