Lookouts Lose By A Run To West Tennessee Thursday, 7-6

Thursday, July 03, 2008
Lookouts starter Jordan Smith.
Lookouts starter Jordan Smith.
- photo by Tim Evearitt (file photo)

West Tennessee spoiled a night of fireworks at sold out AT&T Field Thursday by defeating the Lookouts, 7-6.

Fielding errors continue to plague Chattanooga and West Tenn capitalized by scoring three unearned runs in the first inning off starting pitcher Jordan Smith.

Trailing 3-2, the Lookouts took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Two two-run homers in the sixth and seventh innings respectively put the Diamond Jaxx in front for good.

Ironically, Chattanooga outhit the visitors 12-to-7.

Eric Eymann hit his fourth homer of the year, a solo shot, for the Lookouts in the third inning.


Reliever Michael Hrynio (2-1) suffered the loss. He went 1 1/3 innings, yielding three runs that included two homers.

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Chattanooga hits the road to play a four-game series against Atlanta's Double-A team, the Mississippi Braves, managed by former Lookouts' skipper Phillip Wellman (of You Tube fame). The M-Braves are currently in first place In the Southern League's South Division.

The game can be heard on radio over The Ruby, 1310 AM (WDOD). Game time is 8:05 ET.

The Lookouts (7-9) will return to AT&T Field on Tuesday, July 8th to play a five-game homestand against the Huntsville Stars (8-8).

Tickets for these games or any other Lookouts home game can be purchased at the Lookouts Box Office at AT&T Field, online at www.lookouts.com, or by calling (423) 267-4849.


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