Baseball Game Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Seymour Eagles

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2025, 12:53am

Baseball Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Seymour Eagles

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Morristown-Hamblen East and Seymour are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Hurricanes will head out to square off against the Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Morristown-Hamblen East is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.

Morristown-Hamblen East couldn't beat Chuckey-Doak on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the sixth inning. The Hurricanes fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 11-10.

Parker Setsor put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

In other batting news, Carson Winstead made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Tucker Wyatt, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Seymour fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against A.C. Reynolds on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 6-5.

Drew Childress stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Andrew Baird was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Morristown-Hamblen East's record is now 6-19-1. As for Seymour, their record now sits at 14-12.

Morristown-Hamblen East might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Seymour in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Hurricanes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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