Gordon Lee picks up home shutout

The Gordon Lee Trojans got five strong innings from pitcher Bo Rhudy and a tworun single from Blake Rodgers as they shut out Ringgold, 4-0, last Tuesday night in Chickamauga.

Rodgers had a two-run single in the third, while the final two runs for the Trojans came in the bottom of the sixth inning. Brodie Genter drew a walk and Rhudy helped himself with a one-out single.

Tyler Forester later drew a two-out walk to load the bases and Tanner Wilson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in a run. Nate Dunfee then drew a walk to score the final run of the game.

Ringgold’s best chance to score came in the top of the fourth inning as they loaded the bases with nobody out. However, Rhudy got a tailor-made grounder back to the mound. He threw to Genter at home for an out and Genter fired to Rodgers at first to complete the 1-2-3 double play. One final strikeout finally allowed Rhudy to escape the jam.

The junior pitched the first five innings, giving up just the two hits with two walks and eight strikeouts, while Wilson struck out one batter in two hitless innings of relief.

Offensively, Cowan was 2 for 4 and Holt Roberts also added a single for Gordon Lee, who began the season with a 1-4 record.

The singles by Parker and Ware were the only hits for the Tigers. Sebastian Haggard pitched five solid innings. He scattered five hits and walked one batter while striking out six, although he was saddled with the loss. He allowed just one earned run.

Hudson Chandler pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing three walks and a hit with one strikeout. He gave up two earned runs, while Mason Burt pitched the other one-third inning for Ringgold.