High School Roundup: Catamounts stay hot in rout of Cass

Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Dalton High School’s baseball team continued to flex its muscle with a 15-2 victory over Cass in five innings on Wednesday. The Catamounts improved to 11-2 overall and 7-1 in sub-region 7A-5A with their fifth consecutive victory.

“We’re playing really good baseball right now,” Dalton coach Rhett Parrott said. “We have a very a good approach at the plate and are pitching well and playing solid defense.”

Thomas Wright was 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, his second of the year, and JP Tighe was 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the Cats. Harrison Norman was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Sam Stepp was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Vinny Vega was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs as well.

Brock Nelson got the complete game win, allowing two runs on five hits with one strikeout on just 52 pitches.

Wright is now the fourth Dalton player with multiple home runs this season, with Nelson, Norman and Shelton having already accomplished that feat. Parrott said that the power surge from his team wasn’t necessarily expected, but that he is happy with the way it has come.

“We didn’t know what to expect in regards to power this year,” Parrott said. “We are doing a good job, but I don’t feel like they are trying to hit it out. They are hitting down on the baseball and just getting some good swings.”

• Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 5, North Murray 4: The Mountaineers fell to 8-5 overall and 2-4 in Region 6-3A. Braedon Bond had two RBIs and Blake Davis had one RBI.

Waylyn James was the losing pitcher, giving up four runs (three earned) on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Bond pitched three innings and allowed one unearned run on three hits and had two strikeouts. Brody Frazier pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and a strikeout.

• Cartersville 5, Northwest Whitfield 1: The Bruins fell to 3-11 overall and 1-1 in Region 7-4A. Michael Pipkin and Grant Terrill were both 2-for-4 and Sebastian Orozco had an RBI. Andrew Ashe pitched six innings and allowed five runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

BOYS GOLF

• North Murray didn’t have enough golfers to count in its match against Ringgold at Spring Lakes Golf Course. Jake Keener shot a 45 and Spencer Alexander carded a 48 for the Mountaineers.

• Northwest Whitfield won a junior varsity match against Sonoraville and Heritage-Catoosa at Nob North Golf Club in Varnell. The Bruins had a team score of 177, while Sonoraville shot 199 and Heritage shot 204.

Chase Carter (41), Adrian Clark (43), Haven Morgan (43) and Cameron Heard (50) scored for Northwest.

GIRLS GOLF

• North Murray 123, Ringgold 154: At Spring Lakes Golf Course, the Mountaineers were led by low medalist Savanah Satterfield’s 2-under 35. Other counting rounds were from Shelby Satterfield (42) and Candice Ridley (46).

BOYS TENNIS

• Northwest Whitfield 5, Ridgeland 0: Carson Brock won 8-2 at No. 1 singles and the Bruins won all other matches by forfeit.

GIRLS TENNIS

• Northwest Whitfield 5, Ridgeland 0: The Lady Bruins won by forfeit at the top two singles positions and Anisha Mittal won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. Olivia Elrod and Katelyn O’Ferrall won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles, while Haley Cox and Caroline Kennemer won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

JV BASEBALL

• Cass 7, Dalton 6: Dalton fell to 2-5. Will Martin was 4-for-5 with two runs and Davison Reynolds was 2-for-4 with an RBI, while James Rogers and Jarrett Staten were each 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Justin Ketchums started and pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed five earned runs with four strikeouts. Jack Ridley was the losing pitcher and threw 2 1/3 innings and allowed two earned runs with one strikeout.

BOYS JV SOCCER

• Dalton 7, Coahulla Creek 0: The Catamounts improved to 8-0. Miguel Valladares scored two goals and Kevin Diaz, Livan Hernandez, Frank Herrera, Ivan Mora and Jose Moreno each scored one. Diaz, Hernandez, Brandon Herrera and Mora each had an assist.

GIRLS JV SOCCER

• Coahulla Creek 5, Northwest Whitfield 1: The Lady Colts improved to 4-1-1. Rachel Larson had two goals, while Cinthya Reyna, Gabby Silva and Corrin Street each scored one.