MEMPHIS -- Chattanooga Christian scored 10 runs in the fourth inning Tuesday night and defeated Unaka, 10-2, in the losers bracket of the Class A state baseball tournament.
The victory sends the Chargers (18-13) into a game at noon central time on Wednesday at Christian Brothers High School.
Clay Hindman was the winning pitcher for the Chargers. He gave up eight hits. Seth Blevins pitched the seventh.
Jonathan Cook was 3-for-4 with two RBI for CCS while Hindman and Nathan Long each had two hits. Hindman had two RBI. Elias Yandell was 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Unaka ended its season 25-16.
CCS Fourth Inning—C Jones flied out to cf. P Brown doubled down the rf line. C Hindman tripled to left center, RBI; P Brown scored. J Cook reached on a throwing error by 3b, RBI; C Hindman scored. J Cook stole second. B Scott doubled to left center,RBI; J Cook scored, unearned. A Smith singled to third base, bunt. L O'Dell singled to pitcher, bunt; A Smith advanced to second; B Scott advanced to third. E Yandell singled to center field, 2 RBI; L O'Dell advanced to second; A Smith scored; B Scott scored. N Long singled, advanced to second on the throw, advanced to third on the error, scored on a throwing error by p, unearned;E Yandell advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw, scored on an error by lf; L O'Dell scored. C Jones struck out. P Brown walked. P Brown advanced to second on a balk. P Brown advanced to third on a wild pitch. C Hindman singled to center field, RBI; P Brown scored, unearned. J Maloney pinch ran for C Hindman. J Cook tripled to center field, RBI; J Maloney scored, unearned. B Scott struck out looking. 10 runs, 9 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
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Chattanooga Christian………..000 (10)00 0 -- 10 13 2
Unaka High.......………………...200 0 00 0 -- 2 9 4
Hindman, S. Blevins (7) and Yandell; T. Blevins, McInturff (5) and Huskins.
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)