Morristown-Hamblen West waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the South Greene Rebels 20-2. The Trojans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Caleb Rodrick tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Urijah Marsingill
| 03/06/25 vs South Greene | 3 |
| 03/03/25 vs Elizabethton | 2 |
| 04/26/24 vs Morristown-Hamblen East | 2 |
| 04/13/24 vs Seymour | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Grainger | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Urijah Marsingill, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Corey Griffith was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Morristown-Hamblen West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Morristown-Hamblen West pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Greene, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Coming up, Morristown-Hamblen West will be playing in front of their home fans against Cocke County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for South Greene, they will take on West in a tournament on Friday.
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