Baseball Game Preview: Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans vs. Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones

The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will take on the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Morristown-Hamblen West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

Morristown-Hamblen West took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Elizabethton.

Paxton Seal

Batters Struck Out

03/03/25 vs Elizabethton	9
02/25/25 vs University School	2
02/15/25 vs Bearden	5
04/26/24 vs Morristown-Hamblen East	8
04/20/24 vs Knoxville Catholic	5
+ 3 more games

Paxton Seal made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

In other batting news, Urijah Marsingill was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Morristown-Hamblen West pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Elizabethton, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-1.