Tullahoma 13s Win District 6 Championship

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Tullahoma 13s Defeat Manchester 4-3 for District 6 Championship

(Summaries Provided by Randy Sharp)

July 8 Tullahoma's 13-year-old all stars scored two runs in the top of the 7th inning to beat Manchester 4-3 and remain undefeated to take the District 6 championship in Winchester Sunday. David Hess pitched 6 innings of 4-hit ball and Justin Crago closed out the win in the 7th for Tullahoma, which advances to the area tournament in Cookeville next week. Manchester scored all three runs on three hits in the 2nd inning and Tullahoma battled back behind David Hess’ triple and run scored on Sebastian Charboneau’s RBI single in the 5th, an RBI single by Jesse Haywood scored David Hess again in the 6th, and 2 RBI singles by Justin Crago and David Hess scored Garrett Caldwell and James Plaisted in the 7th for the win.

July 7 Tullahoma's 13-year-old all stars defeated Manchester 11-0 in the winner’s bracket final to remain undefeated in District 6 tournament play and advance to the championship game on Sunday. Tullahoma combined for 15 hits behind Justin Crago (3 for 4 with a triple, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored), David Hess (2 for 4 with a double and single, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored) and AJ Sharp (2 for 2 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored). An RBI double by Sebastian Charboneau and RBI singles by Cody Farr, Garrett Caldwell, and Jesse Haywood scored Ryan Rippy and James Plaisted twice, and Gavin Elmore and Garrett Caldwell for Tullahoma’s team scoring effort. Gavin Elmore’s double and Austin Creasman’s 2 singles rounded out the hitting. James Plaisted and David Hess shared pitching duties scattering 7 hits over 5 innings.

July 5 Tullahoma's 13-year-old all stars defeated Franklin County 11-2 in opening play of the District 6 tournament Thursday night. Justin Crago and David Hess shared pitching duties for Tullahoma combining for 9 strikeouts with 5 hits and 1 earned run over 7 innings. James Plaisted went 2 for 4 with a triple, a double, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored. Justin Crago added an RBI and 3 runs scored, David Hess a triple, 2 RBIs and a run scored. Austin Creasman added a double and run scored, Garrett Caldwell a sacrifice RBI and run, AJ Sharp an RBI and a run, Ryan Rippy an RBI and run, and Sebastian Charboneau a single for Tullahoma.