CHATTANOOGA, TN – No. 10 Walters State scored 27 runs over 10 innings on Saturday afternoon against Chattanooga State, sweeping a doubleheader 11-1 and 16-2.
With the wins, the Senators improved to 17-2-1 overall and 7-2 in TCCAA play.
GAME ONE: No. 10 Walters State 11, Chattanooga State 1 (5 Innings)
In game one, the Senators scored three runs in the first inning and were off from there on their way to the win.
Jack Vogele and Nate Conner led the way at the plate, each collecting three hits and driving in a run. Along with those two, Walker Morgan hit a home run and drove home three runs and Jack Torbett tripled. Taylor Harris and Tyler Myatt each drove in two runs, as well.
On the mound, Aiden Robertson (5-1) got the start and threw a complete game. Robertson allowed one run on two hits while striking out six.
Walters State got on the board early in the game, as Myatt doubled home two runs in the top of the first and Kenny Cox followed up with a single that scored Myatt to make it 3-0. Following a run in the second on a Conner RBI single, the Senators scored two more in the third as Torbett tripled home Morgan and an error scored Torbett to make it 6-0.
In the fourth, the Senators scored their final five runs of the game. Vogele got things started with an RBI double and Morgan followed up with a three-run home run. The final run came as Harris doubled home Torbett to make it 11-0.
Chattanooga State got a run in the bottom of the fourth, but that was all.
GAME TWO: No. 10 Walters State 16, Chattanooga State 2 (5 Innings)
In game two, Kole Fenton hit his second grand slam of the week while Tyler Myatt hit his third and fourth home runs of the week.
Fenton had three hits in the game and drove in five runs, while Myatt had three hits as well and drove in five runs.
On the mound, Tyler Welch (4-0) got the start and threw 1.2 innings. Welch gave up one hit and struck out three. After Jace Kirby gave up two runs, one earned, in an inning of work, Mason Trucks struck out two in 1.1 innings. Justin Bell pitched the final inning, striking out two to win the game.
Much like the first game, Walters State struck early in game two as Holden Pantier singled home a run and Tyler Myatt mashed a three-run shot in the top of the first. Myatt made it 6-0 in the third inning with a two-run home run, and Torbett made it 7-0 with an RBI single. That brought up Fenton with the bases loaded, and he cleared them with a grand slam.
Chattanooga State got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the third, but Fenton singled home a run in the fourth and Conner singled home two to make it 14-2. Later in the inning, Pantier hit a sacrifice fly to score Conner and Atticus Goodson singled home a run that made it 16-2.
Up Next:
Walters State will be back in action at home on Friday, taking on Southwest Tennessee. First pitch is set for 2 pm.