The 11 year old CNLL All-Star team held a 9-3 lead after the top of the 5th inning, but could not hold on as Morristown's bats came alive late in the game.
The 11 blue team finished as one of the last 4 teams alive in the state tournament out of 10 teams. This Clarksville National team has won the district 9 championship 5 straight years. In 5 years of district play and 2 state tournaments, they have lost 5 games by a combined total of 6 runs.
11s Beat Smith County 15-3 (Wednesday)
(Newport, Tn. Wednesday). The 11 year old team from Clarksville National picked up tonight right where it left off Monday, scoring an avalanche of runs. Bowling opened the scoring with a 2 run shot in the 1st inning. Peay got the starting nod on the mound, and through the first 4 innings, gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. After 4 innings, the score was tied at 2-2, and the game looked as though it would be a tight one.
In the top of the 5th, the hits started to come for CNLL. Steeter was hit by a pitch, Bowling walked, then Patterson hit a triple, followed by a Yarbrough single, Smith walk, and Reasor home run. 6 runs were plated by CNLL in the inning, stretching the lead to 8-3; the home team from Smith County scored 1 on single.
The sixth inning saw CNLL record 7 more runs on 4 hits, 2 errors, and 2 walks. Streeter went to the mound at the bottom of the 6th and retired the bottom of the lineup in order to end the game at 15-3.
In the game CNLL had 9 hits - 3 of which were home runs, 2 by Bowling and 1 by Reasor. Also recording hits were Smith (1), Yarbrough (2), Patterson (1), and Peay (2). For the game, Peay struck out 8, walked 1, and gave up 5 hits. Streeter struck out 2, walked none, and gave up no hits.
The team is now 3-1 and plays next on Thursday at 5pm eastern time. The field in the state tournament has now been reduced from 10 teams to 4.
(Newport, TN). Monday CNLL 11s returned to form Monday afternoon in Newport beating Mt. Juliet 10-0 in a mercy rule game, and improving to 2-1 for the tournament. The blue team won the coin toss, and Garry Conn climbed the hill for his second time of the tournament. The first inning saw Garry walk the lead off batter, which would prove to be his only walk of the the game. The next 3 batters were retired in order, but CNLL went 3 up, 3 down at the plate.
In the second inning, Conn sat down batters 5, 6, and 7 on strikeouts. CNLL proceeded to plate 5 runs on 6 hits, and never looked back. After a scoreless 3rd inning, CNLL added 4 runs in the 4th. In the 5th inning, Ryan Streeter scored John Austin Peay with 2 outs and 2 strikes on a single to end the game.
Conn threw 45 pitches, walking 1, striking out 6, and giving up 1 hit. Clarksville National's defense returned to old form, making no errors on the night.
CNLL battters recorded 11 hits and no strikouts on the night. The team plays again Wednesday at 5pm Eastern time.
(Newport, TN) Clarksville National 11s lost 9-7 to Greeneville in round 2 of the state tournament at Newport.
(Newport, TN) The Clarksville National 10-11 All-Star team took the field today in the opening game of the state tournament in Newport, Tennessee. John Austin Peay climbed the mound for the Visitors from CNLL and got them out to a 1-0 lead through 2 innings. In the top of the 3rd, Ryan Streeter hit a solo home run to stretch the lead to 2-0. In the the 3rd inning, Johnson City hit a 3 run blast to take a 3-2 lead. Peay recorded 3 strikouts, 4 hits, and 1 walk in 2 1/3 innings of work, and left the mound with his team trailing 3-2.
Garry Conn took the mound after 2 1/3 innings, and found his club down 4-2 after 3 complete innings. The normally solid Blue defense had 3 errors in the 3rd inning.
The top of the 4th saw Matthew Reasor lead off with a solo home run. After a couple of walks, Garry Conn hit a 2 RBI single to retake the lead 5-4. Johnson City American then scored 2 runs on 4 blooper hits to reclaim the lead 6-5.
The 5th inning was a scoreless duel for both teams. In the top of the 6th, CNLL had the top of the order up. With 2 out, and Patterson and Garry Conn on, Ryan Streeter hit a 3 run blast. Conn then shut the door on Johnson City to lock up the round one win. Garry Conn struck out 5, walked none, and gave up 6 hits in his effort for the game.
Clarksville National plays District 4 Champion Greenville in on Sunday at 4pm.