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GALLATIN NEWS EXAMINER SPORTS FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 3B Blue Devils split with East Robertson if "i White House's Brian Mullins slides around East Robertson catcher Dustin Inman for the Blue Devils' first run in the second game of Monday's doubleheader. Mullins drew three walks and singled in the fourth inning of the 9-7 loss, chris brooksgallatin news examiner KTrvV- fciJBrel jfir! Station Camp center fielder Andrew Whited dives for a fly ball during the second inning of Tuesday's 15U game against Henderson vi lie. Whited was unable to make the catch, chris brookshendersonville star news Shooters 15U shuts out Station Camp White House first baseman Drew Davis receives a pickoff attempt as East Robertson pitcher Dylan Lampley dives for the bag in the first game of Monday's doubleheader. 'lit! White House starting pitcher Jake Smith struck out nine Monday. deep enough to score Davis from third.

East Robertson tied the game in the seventh when Inman's squeeze bunt attempt turned into a base hit, allowing Chance Harp to score. Jake Smith took the win in the first game for the Blue Devils, going the distance and striking out nine while allowing just two hits. "That was a good win," Huffines said. "It's good to win and you can't win them all, but it felt pretty good to get another win and if we play like we did in the first game, hit the ball, don't make errors and keep mistakes low, I think we'll have a good shot of winning." Game 1 East Robertson 000 100 1 2 2 4 White House 000 011 1 3 6 0 Chance Harp and Dustin Inman; Jake Smith and Alex Felts. WP Smith.

LP Harp. Records: White House 3-6. Game 2 East Robertson 401 112 9 6 0 White House 011 500 7 8 9 Dylan Lampley and Dustin Inman; Caleb Huffines, Ryan Walker (4) and Jake Jarvis. WP Lampley. LP Huffines.

Records: White House 3-7. Sports reporter Chris Brooks can be reached at 575-7118 or at cbrookstennessean.com. two outs on a passed ball. White House was one strike away from victory when Walker's pitch eluded Jarvis' glove and got to the backstop, allowing Armstrong to score the tying run. "We can't catch a ball -I think the ball was high but it gets by and that tied it up and the next pitch, we struck (James Coleman) out," Mills said.

"It's one of those things, but they're learning. We're just kind of going through the motions, and these young guys are just so timid. The only way you can learn the game and learn to play it hard is to actually play it hard and learn from those mistakes. It's just like anything in life if you go halfway, you never fully learn. Hopefully, it'll eventually get through to them." The Indians took full advantage of their second chance in the sixth, as Cody Ring singled to right field with two outs, scor ing Lampley and Drake Sneed for the winning runs.

"It's not heartbreaking, but it feels like a slap in the face when you work so hard to get back in the game and have players make a few mistakes," Huffines said. "We made some errors in the second game and that's what got us." The Blue Devils brought the winning run to the plate in the sixth, but stranded two runners to end the game. "I was pretty disappointed (East Robertson Head Coach Derrick Wix) would be the first to tell you that it was their junior varsity team and we had four or five varsity starters out there," Mills said. "That's disappointing, but I hope our kids are getting something out of it." The Blue Devils scored in each of the final three innings in the first game, getting their first run in the fifth inning as Alex Lyon's sacrifice fly was GALLATIN NEWS Examiner THE HENDERSONViLLE StarNews By Chris Brooks Gallatin News Examiner WHITE HOUSE There were some good things and some bad things for the Blue Devils in their doubleheader Monday against East Robertson. The good things earned them a 3-2 victory in the first game of the twin bill, and the bad things namely errors cost them in a 9-7 loss in the nightcap.

Caleb Huffines found himself on both sides of the ledger, scoring a crucial run in the first game, but then giving up four Indian runs in the opening frame of the second game. Drew Davis scored the winning run in the seventh on a throwing error after Tyler Ellis' groundout to shortstop. Davis, who began the play at second base, delayed taking off for third until James Coleman fired the ball to first, where John Michael Hobdy recorded the out. Hobdy tried to get Davis out at third, but his throw sailed high and Davis was able to scamper in to score. Huffines scored on a double steal in the sixth to give the Blue Devils (3-7) a 2-1 lead.

He paid a price for sliding in headfirst, as his left shoulder popped out on the play. But it didn't seem to faze him. "I just got up and popped it back in," Huffines said. "It was a little uncomfortable at first, but it was alright." Since it was his non-throwing shoulder, Huffines took the mound for the second game, but the Indians quickly got their revenge. The first five hitters -through two doubles, a single and two errors all reached base safely, and when Hobdy's single hit the ground, the Indians found themselves with a 4-0 lead before there were any outs.

Huffines settled down, retiring the next three hitters without any further damage. "I just left the ball in the middle and they have good hitters who took it to spots," Huffines said. "I had, for the most part, guys behind me to make plays, but they hit the ball in the gaps and put runs on the board." Huffines found himself in trouble again in the second inning as East Robertson loaded the bases, but a hard ground ball turned into a double play and the Indians failed to convert. The Blue Devils scored in the second inning when Alex Felts came in on a groundout, but White House missed out on more runs after stranding two runners on base. Huffines issued three walks in the third and Dustin Inman scored on a passed ball to put East Robertson up 5-1.

The Blue Devils picked up another run in the third on a double steal, as Brian Mullins raced home while Mark Ragland was taking second base. Ryan Walker took over on the mound for the Blue Devils in the fourth but a throwing error from third base allowed Dylan Lam-pley to get to third base. Lampley scored on a groundout for a 6-2 lead. The Blue Devil bats suddenly sprang to life in the bottom of the fourth, as a one-out rally produced four runs to tie the game. Jake Jarvis provided the big blow, doubling over the right fielder's head to bring home Noah Burden, Alex Lyon and Huffines to even the game at 6.

"They started hitting the baseball and when you put it in play, good things are going to happen most of the time," White House Head Coach Mark Mills said. "I like how they fought back." Back and fourth Jarvis scored on a two-out single to give the Blue Devils a 7-6 lead, giving them a chance to complete the sweep, as the game was scheduled for five innings. The Indians' Dalton Armstrong reached base on a one-out walk, then stole second. He advanced to third with By Chris Brooks Gallatin News Examiner The Hendersonville Shooters were in complete control of Tuesday's 15U game at Station Camp, holding the Bison to just one hit in a six-inning, 8-0 victory. Hendersonville had a strong pitching performance from Ian McMas-ter, and the Shooters were one out away from a no-hitter before Station Camp's Brad Dea-son singled to left field in the sixth.

The Bison (6-8) failed to capitalize and the game ended with the run rule in effect. The Shooters (6-2) put themselves in that position by scoring three runs in the top of the sixth, although they managed only one hit in the inning. Two walks (Drew Ferguson and Carter Billingsley), a hit batter (John Wesley Swindle) and an error supplanted Aaron Weakley's single to center. The error, a hard ground ball to second base off the bat of MacMaster, drove in Weakley and Billingsley after Ferguson scored when Swindle was beaned. "We hit pretty well, and we were swinging at strikes, although we weren't getting many strikes early," Billingsley said.

"But we got going towards the end, working off of each other, swinging at strikes and listening to our coach. Sometimes pitchers aren't throwing strikes and you have to swing at the ones you can hit and wait on your pitch." Will Wacaser, courtesy running for MacMaster, scored on a delayed double steal in the fifth inning as Ethan White was being caught in a rundown between first and second base. That run gave the Shooters a 5-0 lead. Hendersonville also posted two runs in each of the first two innings. Swindle scored in the opening frame on Brandon Fuller's single down the first-base line, and then MacMaster came in on Austin Winter's sacrifice fly to center one batter later.

Ferguson scored in the second on Billing-sley's RBI groundout, and then Weakley scored from third on a double steal for a 4-0 lead. Stingy While the Shooters were putting up runs, MacMaster was keeping the Bison bats silent, allowing just two walks and a hit batter before Deason's sixth-inning single spoiled his no-hit bid. MacMaster finished with four strikeouts in the complete-game victory. "McMaster threw the ball very well and he needed a good outing," Shooters Head Coach Andy Gilley said. "This team plays well together, and they were behind him.

They're fun to watch." "It felt good to shut them down like that," Billingsley said, "because we play Station Hendersonville Shooters shortstop second baseman John Wesley Swindle fires to first base during the third inning of Tuesday 8-0 victory, chris BROOKSSTAR NEWS Camp a lot and they're very good competition." Bison Head Coach Donny Jones praised his team's work ethic, acknowledging that his players haven't seen a lot of playing time. "I've got a lot of guys in that haven't played much, but they deserve it because they've been here every day and worked hard just like they are now," Jones said. "I can't take away the work ethic this team has. We won't quit, but we lack a little bit of that killer instinct and that's what I'm looking for." That same work ethic applies to the Shooters, as Gilley pointed out. But they are also trying to build momentum that they can take to next year.

"Hopefully we can keep everybody working hard," Gilley said. "The thing about these kids is that (during the high school season) they lost so many games, but they all knew what we were getting into in the spring, so they've really worked hard in the cage, on the field and they've worked hard on their own. A bunch of them are playing more than one sport. They have to work really hard, but I hope it's going to pay off. I think they're trying to buy into our program.

Not a lot of these guys were here when we used to be really good, so we're trying to get back to where we're supposed to be." Gilley hopes that it helps the Hendersonville High baseball program return to a high level of success, noting that his players understand the program's history. "They don't have to be reminded, because they see it on walls and our alumni are coming around all the time, and get on them pretty good when they come back," Gilley said. "They don't need to be reminded of the history, because they need to make their own, but they need to know what we expect." Hendersonville 220 013 8 9 0 Station Camp 000 000 0 1 2 Ian MacMaster and Austin Winter; Samuel Clapp, Andrew Whited (6) and Bubba Neely. WP MacMaster. LP Clapp.

Records: Hendersonville 6-2, Station Camp 6-8. Sports reporter Chris Brooks can be reached at 575-7118 or at cbrookstennessean.com. Jjp Sumner County High School 2013 Football Preview hits newsstands Friday, August 16, 2013 Nothing's anticipated more than football season in Sumner County. Residents rely upon and anticipate our Football Preview. Show your support and capture the attention of thousands of Sumner County residents! Call 575-7142 to get your business in the 2013 Football Preview.

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