Baseball Recap: Claiborne Find Success

Claiborne proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hancock County Indians 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since March 4th.

Garrett Keiter

Hits Against

04/08/25 @ Grainger	6
03/17/25 @ Cherokee	4
03/11/25 vs Cumberland Gap	4
03/27/25 vs Volunteer	3
04/01/25 @ Greeneville	2
+ 2 more games

Garrett Keiter made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has become a key player for Claiborne: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one hit, but 9-11 otherwise. Keiter was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Hemphill, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Sam Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Claiborne now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Hancock County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.

Looking ahead, Claiborne will head out to challenge Volunteer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hancock County, they will host Pineville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mountain Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.22 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of.