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June 3, 2014 ♦ PULASKI CITIZEN ♦ B3 www.pulaskicitizen.com Giles Sports Briefs Pulaski U19 Team Sweeps Season-Opener by Mark Mize STAFF WRITER The American Legion Post 60 U19 Baseball’s Pulaski Pirates swept Nashville Post 5’s War- riors in Thursday night’s season-opening double header at Richland High School behind a lineup filled with local talent. The team heads into its second season with a veteran lineup featuring a host of Richland players, four of Martin baseball’s redshirt-freshman class and a number of other local players on its roster. “The competition was great, and we had a good day,” said head coach Fred Aymett. “That was the first time this legion team has won two in a long time in a double header. We’re a veteran bunch, we should play like that.” Pulaski 9 Nashville 2 The first game featured an offensive explosion for the Pirates behind a big day at the plate for Martin’s Zach Miller and Graham Conner. After Nashville took the lead in the top of the first with a lone run, Miller led off the bottom of the frame with a triple and scored on a towering single to the wall in right from Conner that glanced off the glove of a jumping Warriors’ right fielder. Pulaski starting pitcher Chance Derryberry settled down in the second and third innings to set down the side in order, and his team’s offense built a seven-run lead at the plate in support of their pitcher. A two-run single from Miller, along with a sacri- fice fly from Zack Gordon, helped score three runs in the second. After the first two batters were retired in the third, Pulaski ral- lied again to score four runs, including Derry- berry’s two-run double that took a commanding lead, 8-1. Conner added a solo homer to right in the fifth. David McRae came in to pitch in relief of Der- ryberry in the fourth and surrendered only one bas- erunner, while striking out four batters in three in- nings of work. Derryberry picked up the victory on the mound, and Pulaski took Game 1 by a final score of 9-2. Offensively, Miller went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and three RBIs. Conner went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Derryberry and Gordon each added two RBIs of their own. Pulaski 5 Nashville 4 The second game of the double-header fol- lowed 20 minutes after the completion of Game TRIPLE PLAY SOFTBALL CAMP Triple Play Softball Camp is scheduled at the Athens Sportsplex Softball Fields for June 2-5. Ages 9-12 are scheduled for June 2-3 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. while ages 6-9 will be June 4-5 from 9 a.m.-noon. Cost for 9-12 is $60 and for 6-9 its $50. For more information, call Brett Nave, East Limestone, 256-656-1498; MaryJane Hobbs, Elkmont, 256-777- 4206; or Mark Thomas, Ardmore, 256-431-5411. SPLATTER THE STREETS 5K Due to rain, the second annual Splatter the Streets 5K Fun Run and Walk has been rescheduled to June 7. It will be held at 9 a.m. in the GCHS parking lot. The event is organized by the Giles Youth Lead- ership Class of 2014. The entry fee is $20 per partici- pant and all proceeds are to benefit the Giles Coun- ty Honor Guard, Relay For Life, and a memorial for deceased classmates. The first 150 partici- pants to sign up will re- ceive a free T-shirt and registration will be avail- able the day of the event. For more information or to register for the Splatter the Streets 5K Fun Run and Walk, call Pat Ford, 478-0728. FREE FISHING DAY There are numerous youth fishing events scheduled throughout Tennessee this spring and into the summer. Inter- ested persons can check the Tennessee Wildlife Re- sources Agency’s website at www.tnwildlife.org for scheduled events or con- tact their regional office. The 2014 Free Fishing Day in Tennessee is Satur- day, June 7 when anyone in the state may fish free without a license in Ten- nessee’s public waters. The list of current sched- uled events is listed for each of the TWRA’s four regions in the For Anglers section of the website. GCHS FFA TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL The GCHS FFA alum- ni will hold a truck and tractor pull next Satur- day, June 7, at 2689 Rhea Branch Road in Ethridge. Events get underway at noon. There will be classes for everyone: stock farm tractors, modified antique tractors, stock trucks, and modified trucks and trac- tors. For more informa- tion, call Jason Birdsong at 638-2562. MMC SOFTBALL CAMP The Martin Methodist softball team’s softball camp will be held June 9-12 at the college’s east campus. Campers ages 6-17 will work with MMC coaches and softball players from 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. each day. All campers will receive a T-shirt and are asked to bring tennis shoes, glove, cleats, bat, water bottles, and a positive attitude. For more information on the MMC softball team’s softball camp, call 931-607-9458. 1 and proved to be a nail- biter for both teams that came down to the final at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. Former Ardmore player Ben Hargrove got the start on the mound in Game 2 for Pulaski and started the game off in dominant fashion with a strikeout on only three pitches. Hargrove went on to strikeout four in two scoreless innings and looked sharp in his first outing of the season. “He’s a player who had a big game in the second one. He’s our big arm, and he throws 86-87 [mph],” Aymett said. Both teams were score- less through the first three frames when Nashville fi- nally got to Pulaski pitch- ing for the first time on the evening with a four- run fourth. Infielder Zach Dunna- vant came in to record the final two outs of the fourth and posted perhaps the most dominant pitch- ing performance of the night. The Bethel fresh- men and former Giles County infielder/pitcher showed three different arm angles and changed speeds effectively in lim- iting Nashville to a lone single and striking out four. At the plate, outfielder William McRae fired back in the bottom of the in- ning, though, when he hit a two-run bomb to left on a line drive to pull within two. The Pirates got anoth- er run back in the sixth when Conner scored on an RBI single off the bat of Bryce Bub to place the score at 4-3 with one in- ning remaining in regula- tion. Gordon, who relieved Dunnavant in the top of the seventh, needed only three pitches to retire the side and give his team a chance to mount a fi- nal comeback attempt in regulation. An error and a pair of singles from Derryberry and Dunnavant loaded the bases with no outs for Pulaski. On the next play, a failed fielder’s choice attempt tied the game at four, and Dunnavant came home to score on a wild pitch, as the Pirates walked off with a 5-4 vic- tory to sweep the visiting Warriors. Gordon picked up the win on the mound, while McRae led his team at the plate with a 1-for-3 performance, including his two-run homer. Pulaski will next host defending state champion Columbia June 2 in a dou- ble-header at Richland High School with Game 1 set for 5:30 p.m. The Pirates were eliminated by Columbia in the tourna- ment last year by a three- run margin. “This is our second year, and this is Colum- bia’s probably 50th year. They’re our prime compe- tition. They’re right down the road, and they’re who we’d like to be sometime,” Aymett said. formerly Hillside Hospital Saturday, June 7th from 7:00 a.m. ‘til 10:00 a.m. Blood pressure, height, weight, and BMI Blood Screenings (Cholesterol/Full Lipid Panel-Glucose-PSA) * Stroke Risk Assessment - Grip Strength Testing Hernia Checks - Skin Cancer Screening Sleep Study Room Tours tal Register to win a Åat screen TV! A Full Breakfast Will Be Served! New this year: hearing tests & glaucoma screenings! *You can come to the hospital June 2-6 (M-F), 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. to have blood screenings done. Results will be available the morning of the 8th and someone will be on hand to discuss them with you. Fasting for 8 hours before is recommended for most accurate results. These results are needed to complete the stroke risk assessment. The screenings will be offered the morning of the 7th but the results will have to be mailed to you. Also enjoy... Fishing • Firearms Safety Exhibit Bring your son or daughter out and Äsh the STRHS pond! Bring your own Äshing pole/bait. Enjoy the fun! For additional information, call the hospital at 363-7531.
