MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – It was quite a post-season experience for the Red Bank Lions, but the 2012 baseball season came to an end at Blackman High School Wednesday morning with a 4-3 loss to Pigeon Forge.
Hagen Wilkey, who had five runs batted in last Saturday in a stirring comeback against Sequoyah in the Secional game that put them in the state tournament, homered in the second inning as the Lions grabbed an early 2-0 lead.
The Tigers countered with single runs in the second and third inning to tie the score before taking the lead with two more in the bottom of the sixth.
Red Bank came back to score one run in the top of the seventh and had the bases loaded, but reliever Wil Crowe struck out the side to preserve the victory for starting pitcher James Jinnette.
“The breaks just didn’t go our way,” said Red Bank coach Trey Hicks after his team had concluded its season at 20-23.
“I told our guys how proud of them I was for the heart they showed in the last couple of weeks. Contrary to what some people thought, we did deserve to be here this week, but that’s just how the game goes sometimes.
“Raunel Perez is our only senior and I’m hoping we can make another run next year,” Hicks added.
Jinnette was the winner after allowing four hits in six innings. He also walked two while recording 10 strikeouts. Crowe walked two after coming in for the final inning, but also had the three Ks to earn the save.
While Wilkey had the biggest hit, Ryder Pierce, Blake Turner and Perez all finished with one hit apiece.
Wilkey suffered the defeat after allowing all four runs – including only two that were earned – while walking two and striking out six.
Red Bank 3 (20-23)
|
| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
bb |
so |
po |
a |
lob |
| Gage Winton ss |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Ryder Pierce cf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Tyler Phillips c |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
| Hagen Wilkey p |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Blake Turner lf |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Raunel Perez 1b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Johnny Goodman 3b/ph |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Ben Brown ph |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hunter Romans 2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| D.J. Hale dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Price, C. rf |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
24 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
18 |
11 |
5 |
|
Pigeon Forge 4 (28-8)
|
| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
bb |
so |
po |
a |
lob |
| James Jinnette p/cf |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Drake Byrd ss |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wil Crowe 3b/p |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Colton Buchanan 1b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Kyle Savage cf/3b |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Titus Berry rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Josh Miller c |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
| Aaron Price pr |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scott LaFollette lf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chase dh |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Adam Hickman 2b |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
26 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
21 |
6 |
8 |
Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Red Bank............ 020 000 1 - 3 4 2 Pigeon Forge........ 011 002 X - 4 10 1 -----------------------------------------
|
| E - Winton; Perez; Miller, J.. LOB - Lions 5; Tigers 8. 2B - Byrd; Miller, J.. HR - Wilkey. SH - Perez; Savage; LaFollette. SB - Jinnette, Jm; Effler. CS - Effler. |
| Red Bank |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
so |
wp |
bk |
hbp |
ibb |
ab |
bf |
fo |
go |
np |
| Hagen Wilkey L |
6.0 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
30 |
3 |
7 |
91 |
|
| Pigeon Forge |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
so |
wp |
bk |
hbp |
ibb |
ab |
bf |
fo |
go |
np |
| James Jinnette W |
6.0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
24 |
3 |
5 |
103 |
| Wil Crowe S |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
| Win - Jinnette, Jm. Loss - Wilkey. Save - Crowe . WP - Jinnette, Jm. PB - Miller, J.. Pitches/strikes: Wilkey 91/62; Jinnette, Jm 103/66; Crowe 27/16. |