Knoxville, Tn. — The Lawrence Co. Baseball team went 2-1 in the East Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association tournament during spring break.
Head Coach Travis Feltner talks to his team before the team heads home from Knoxville.
Lawrence Co. 12 Fulton ( TN ) 0
The Bulldogs scored nine runs in the top of the first inning and went on to beat the Fulton Falcons in five innings on Thursday evening at South-Doyle high school.
Boedy Maynard pictured below went the distance striking out four, allowed three hits, walked one to get the win against Fulton. Maynard also went 3-3 at the plate and drove in a run.
Abner Collinsworth went 3-3 with a double, drove in two runs and scored once, Eli Fletcher doubled twice, scored twice and drove in a run, Gray Derifield singled twice and drove in a run, Colin Howard fouled and scored twice, Talan Pollack singled, drove in a run and scored three times, Tygar Cavins singled and drove in two runs, Logan Whisenant and Blake Prater drove in a run each and Ford Scaggs singled.
Talan Pollack had a really good spring break trip at the plate.
South-Doyle ( TN ) 11 Lawrence Co. 5
The Cherokees scored five runs on zero hits and beat the Bulldogs in front of a rousing school crowd on Thursday afternoon at South-Doyle.
Abner Collinsworth had three hits, drove in one and scored once, Talan Pollack had two hits including a double, drove in one and scored two runs, Eli Fletcher doubled and scored a run, Jake Derifield singled and drove in two runs, Gray Derifield singled and drove in one run and Logan Whisenant singled.
Ford Scaggs started and took the loss, Tygar Cavins relieved Scaggs and went three innings, struck out seven, and gave up three earned runs. Logan Whisenant threw the last three innings, gave up one earned run and three hits.
Lawrence Co. 8 Westview ( IN ) 7
Blake Prater scored from second on an errant pick-off throw to score the winning run in the 8th inning.
Talan Pollack had two hits, including a double, drove in one and scored two runs, Eli Fletcher had two hits including a double and scored once, Gray Derifield doubled and drove in two runs, Owen Pack singled and had one RBI, Boedy Maynard singled and scored a run, Logan Whisenant singled, drove in one run, and scored two runs, Abner Collinsworth and Colin Howard singled and scored a run each.
#5 Abner Collinsworth gets a fist bump from first base coach Julius Music Avery another knock in Knoxville. 
Colin Howard picked up the win in relief, he went two inning, gave up one run, struck out one and allowed two hit. Braxton Davis started and went five innings, struck out four and allowed five runs. Boedy Maynard pitched one inning and gave up one hit.
The Bulldogs ( 6-5 ) will return to action on Tuesday in the Class 2A Section 8 tournament at Pike Co. Central versus Letcher Co. Central ( 2-4 ) at 5:30.
2024 Class 2A Section 8 Tournament Bracket
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Travis Feltner
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… It was a good trip, first time that we have been to the Knoxville area for spring break and I think our kids have enjoyed it. We have done some team things together which I think is important and will pay dividends down the road.”
“… Westview out of Indiana was a good ball club, very solid all around. It was a good win overall. Today’s win over Fulton was a good win as well. Thought we had a lot of strikes in that game and scored nine in the first doesn’t help. Trying to get to where we can win them all. The first game today we struggled to get off the field. In four of our losses it has been that way and more often than not it’s been the first inning. And it’s tough on kids and heck it’s tough on major leaguers. We have struggled on the defensive side of the ball and struggled to throw strikes. It’s tough to overcome that when you put yourself in such a hole. We had three or four chances to get right back in it and South-Doyle made a couple plays and credit to them they are a good ball club and got the win. They played with a lot of energy and we didn’t.”
“… I told the guys after the game we are officially a week into April and our team is going to be molded this month. Next week in the 2A section starts the meat of our season. We have had four big District games so far and the 2A is a big deal to our school and we have won the section back to back and played for a state title two years ago in Owensboro. It’s a big week circled in our schedule and we will get back home this weekend and get to work.”
