Baseball Recap: David Crockett Has No Trouble Against Smoky Mountain

David Crockett came out on top against Smoky Mountain on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run seventh inning. The Pioneers blew past the Mustangs 11-3. The Pioneers not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 25th (when they won 16-3).

Cooper Pettit

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/17/25 @ Smoky Mountain	5
04/03/25 @ Dobyns-Bennett	4
03/11/25 vs Tennessee	3
03/19/25 @ Unicoi County	2

David Crockett got a great performance from Cooper Pettit as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Pettit a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, Aj Ford was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Carson Bradburn, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

David Crockett hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.

David Crockett has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Smoky Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.

David Crockett didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Greeneville on the 18th. As for Smoky Mountain, they have also already played their next game, an 18-0 defeat against Daniel Boone on the 18th.