TEAMS TO BE RECOGNIZED

INDUCTION CEREMONIES FOR THE FARRAGUT HIGH SPORTS HALL OF FAME ARE 7 P.M. FEB 1, 2014 IN THE COMMONS AREA.

BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYERS FROM FARRAGUT'S TWO CLASS AAA 1982 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT 6 P.M. BEFORE THE SECOND CLASS OF INDUCTEES ARE ANNOUNCED.

THE SOFTBALL TEAM WON ITS TITLE WITH AN OPENING DAY SWEEP, GIVING FARRAGUT ITS FIRST TSSAA STATE CHAMPION IN ANY SPORT.

THE BASEBALL TEAM HAD TO WAIT A DAY, PLAYING A THIRD GAME, WINNING ITS TITLE MAY 26, 1982, WHICH AT THE TIME ALLOWED FARRAGUT TO BE THE FIRST TEAM TO EVER WIN SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE SAME YEAR.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Farragut goes after title

B2 The Knoxville Journal Wednesday, May 26, 1882

Title game today at 3 at UT
Farragut, CBHS split


By STEVE WILLIAMSJournal Sports Writer
The entire season has boiled down to one game, seven innings, 21 outs ... winner take all.
Farragut and Memphis Christian Brothers square off for the TSSAA Class AAA state baseball title today at 3 at UT’s Lower Hudson Field after dividing the first two games of the championship series Tuesday.
Ace pitchers Jeff Glover of Farragut and Jay Rogers of Christian Brothers took turns in hurling their respective clubs to victories in the opening day action.
Glover (15-1) fired two-hitter and struck out seven as the Admirals handed the previously unbeaten Purple Wave a 2-1 setback in the opener. Rogers (10-0) came back to toss a two-hitter in the second game as the Memphians posted a 7-1 victory.
Even though the momentum swung toward CBHS (26-1) in the second game of the series, both coaches feel good about their chances heading into the finale.
"Even though we lost the second game, we’re not down," said Farragut skipper John Heatherly, whose Admirals are 25-5.
Said Christian Brothers Coach Robert Crone. "Each team went with their best (pitchers) and split. The title is up for grabs now."
Farragut junior Greg Schwartz (3-1) will oppose CBHS senior Denver Dahlke (5-0) in the championship. Both are left-handers and have seen little action since post-season tournament play began. The rubber match could turn out to be a high-scoring shootout.
Christian Brothers pushed across an unearned run to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the opener. Tim Moran’s two-out single to right field got past Schwartz, allowing Scott Elliott to scamper home uncontested.
Glover, adding still another gem to his dazzling junior campaign, retired the next 13 batters he faced, while the Admirals tallied single runs in the second and fourth to go ahead.
In the Farragut second, Bobby Gaylor led off with a double off losing pitcher Michael Bennett, went to third on Schwartz’ bunt single and raced home on a passed ball by Moran.
Gaylor and Schwartz got the Admirals rolling again in the fourth, leading off with back-to-back singles. Jeff Sexton moved both runners up with a sacrifice bunt and Randy Huffaker’s sacrifice fly plated Gaylor.
CBHS gave the Admirals a scare in the seventh. Glover walked Mike Blackburn to open the inning. After a sacrifice, Mike Hammett doubled to deep left, putting runners on second and third. Glover slammed the door by fanning Chris Pretti and getting Mike Haag to ground out to second.
Junior lefty Todd Dunning started the second game for Farragut and held the Memphians hitless through the first three innings before running into trouble in the fourth when the Purple Wave jumped out to a 3-0 lead.
The Admirals cut the margin to 3-1 in the sixth, but CBHS put the game away with a four-run explosion in the seventh.
Blackburn led Christian Brothers’ winning attack with two hits and two RBIs. Pretti and Bennett chipped in two hits apiece.
Rogers, who is high on South Alabama’s recruiting list, allowed only a bunt single by Huffaker through the first five innings. He had control problems (four walks in the sixth), but the Admirals failed to capitalize on his wildness, scoring only one run, that coming on Gaylor’s sacrifice fly.
"It wasn’t one of Jay’s better games," said Coach Crone. "The heat caused him to tire. But he was courageous. He showed a lot of heart."
Farragut’s Heatherly said: "We had some breakdowns in the seventh, but other than that we played six good innings of baseball. The kids seemed to get tired late in the game. I’m not at all disappointed with how we played."
CBHS’ Crone paid Glover a high compliment, saying, "He is the best pitcher we’ve seen this year by far."
Glover, who pitched three innings in the second game, has pitched his allotted 10 innings, and can not pitch in today’s title game.

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