The Upperman Bees will face off against the Hendersonville Commandos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Upperman sitting on three straight victories and Hendersonville on five.
Last Wednesday, Upperman earned a 5-2 win over Stone Memorial.
Julian Llano
| 03/19/25 vs Stone Memorial | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Clarksville Academy | 1 |
| 05/16/24 @ Signal Mountain | 1 |
| 05/04/24 vs Stone Memorial | 1 |
| 04/13/24 vs Gordonsville | 1 |
Julian Llano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
Llano wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rookie Allison, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Chase Brown also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Upperman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hendersonville got the win against Creek Wood on Friday by a conclusive 11-1.
Upperman pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hendersonville, their record now sits at 7-4.
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