1999 Class AA State Baseball Tournament Bracket

1999 CLASS AA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET
MAY 25-28, 1999
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

Chatt. Central
Game 1 (Box)	\|	Chatt. Central (8-0)
Carter	\|		\|
		Game 4 (Box)	\|	Covington (3-2)
Covington			\|				\|
Game 2 (Box)	\|	Covington (1-0)	\|				\|
Marshall Co.	\|					Game 6 (Box)	\|	Covington (7-4)
				Chatt. Central			\|		\|
		Carter		Game 5 (Box)	\|	Marshall Co (8-1)	\|	Game 7	\|	______
		Game 3 (Box)	\|	Marshall Co. (4-3)	\|			(If Necessary)	\|
		Marshall Co.	\|					__________	\|

CLASS AA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
May 25-28, 1999
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Game 1

CHATTANOOGA -- Chattanooga Central’s Josh Scott scattered four hits in posting a 8-0 victory over Carter in the first round of the TSSAA Class AA Baseball Tournament played at Engel Stadium.

Scott also drove the first run of the game with an RBI single to center to plate Eric Oliver, who led off the inning with a walk. He pitched the complete game, striking out five and walking two.

Central plated runs in each of the first four innings. The big blow in the three-run third inning was a two-run triple by Andy Nelson.

Rocky Evans was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Central.

Carter’s Brent Hoskins took the loss. He allowed eight runs, six earned, scattered eight hits, walked four and struck out three.

Brandon Griggs, Daniel Sanders, Michael Gaut and Hoskins had hits for Carter.

Carter will play the loser of Tuesday’s Covington-Marshall County game on Wednesday at 10 a.m. (EDT) at Cleveland State Community College. Central will play the winner of that game at 12:30 p.m. at Cleveland State.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Carter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Chattanooga Central	1	1	3	1	0	2	x	8	8	2

Brent Hoskins, G.R. Lewis (6) and Daniel Sanders; Josh Scott and Josh Edmondson. WP – Scott, 12-3. LP – Hoskins, 10-2. Records – Carter, 26-8; Central, 33-4.

Game 2

CHATTANOOGA – Brandon Shelton’s RBI-double in the top of the eighth inning broke up a scoreless game and helped Covington to a 1-0 victory over Marshall County in the first round of the TSSAA Class AA Baseball Tournament Tuesday at Engel Stadium.

Shelton doubled to the wall in right to score Jeremy Kellum, who had a one-out bunt single. Kellum advanced to second when William Allen Wooten grounded hard back to Marshall County pitcher Jeffery Terrell. Terrell was hit on the bare-hand and bobbled the ball, forcing him to get the out at first base instead of a possible double play to end the inning.

After a delay attending to an injury on Terrell’s throwing hand, Shelton had his double. Gene Coltrane singled off the third baseman’s glove to put runners on the corner, but Terrell forced Covington starting pitcher Zach Cook to ground out to second to end the inning.

The Tigers tried to answer as Jon Coward led off the bottom of the eighth with a solid single to left.

The game was a pitcher’s duel from the beginning.

Marshall County’s Jeffery Terrell struck out two of the first three batters he faced. His counterpart on the mound, Zach Cook, struck out his first batter in the bottom of the inning.

Cook improved his record to 9-1 with the victory. He scattered five hits, struck out 12 and three. Cook did not allow a Marshall County hit until Josh Beatty’s one-out single in the fourth.

Terrell dropped to 13-1 despite striking out 13 hitters. He allowed eight hits and walked two.

The Tigers had two baserunners in the second when Ryan Derryberry walked and Frank Musgrave was hit by a pitch. Marshall County could not get a hit to score the run.

The Chargers missed a possible scoring chance in the third inning as Kayo Anderson led off with a single, but was thrown out at second trying to advance on an overthrow into the infield.

Covington had base-runners in each inning except the first, but could not advance one into scoring position.

Marshall County’s Chance Anderson led off the sixth inning with a double, but Cook came back to strike out the next three hitters.

Terrell matched Cook in the seventh inning.

Gene Coltrane led off the seventh inning for the Chargers with a double to right field. Dabney Maxwell ran for the Chargers designated hitter and advanced to third when Jeffery Terrell’s pickoff throw went into center field. Terrell struck out the next two batters before issuing a full-count walk to Kayo Anderson, who had two of his team’s xx hits. Terrell struck out pinch-hitter Jon Ashford to end the threat.

Covington (29-7) will play Chattanooga Central, an 8-0 winner over Carter, Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. (EDT) at Cleveland State Community College. Marshall County (29-3) plays Carter at 10 a.m. at Cleveland State.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Covington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0
Marshall County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Zach Cook and Drew Glass; Jeffery Terrell and Chance Anderson. WP – Cook (8-1); LP – Terrell (13-1). Records: Covington 29-7; Marshall County 29-3.

Game 3

CLEVELAND -- Marshall County scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally for a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Carter in an elimination game Wednesday in the TSSAA Class AA Baseball Tournament at Cleveland State Community College.

Frank Musgrove drove in two runs to cap the four-run inning with a double. Dustin Hazlett and Tyler Tillman drove in the other two runs in the inning for the Tigers (30-3).

Carter had taken a 3-0 lead by scoring a single run in the second and two in the fourth inning of play.

Michael Gaut had an RBI-single in the second inning to score Justin Grubb. He also had an RBI-double in the two-run fourth inning and scored on a wild pitch.

Marshall County plays Chattanooga Central at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland State Community College. The winner of that game plays Covington for the Class AA title Thursday evening at Historic Engel Stadium.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Carter	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	2
Marshall County	0	0	0	0	4	0	x	4	7	3

Buddy Lawrence, Spencer Wise (5) and Daniel Sanders; Tyler Tillman, Josh Beaty and Rashad Biggers, Chance Anderson (3). WP -- Beaty. LP -- Lawrence. Records: Carter 26-9; Marshall County 30-3.

Game 4

CLEVELAND -- Covington clinched a berth in the TSSAA Class AA Baseball championship game Wednesday at Cleveland State Community College with a 3-2 victory over Chattanooga Central.

The Chargers (30-7) await Thursday's Central-Marshall County winner in Thursday's 7:30 p.m. title game at Historic Engel Stadium. Central and Marshall County play Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at Cleveland State.

Brandon Shelton smashed a two-run homer in the fourth inning to give his team a 3-0 lead. William Wheaton drove in the first run with a groundout.

Joel Posey picked up the victory for Covington, scattering four hits, walking none and striking out seven.

Central answered with a pair in the bottom of the fourth as Josh Scott scored on a fielding error and Josh Edmondson drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Chattanooga Central dropped to 33-5 on the season.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Covington	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	6	0
Chattanooga Central	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	2

Joel Posey and Deon Glass; Rocky Evans and Josh Edmondson. WP -- Posey. LP -- Evans. HR -- Covington, Brandon Shelton. Records: Covington 30-7; Chattanooga Central 33-5.

Game 5

CLEVELAND -- Marshall County took advantage of Chattanooga Central walking eight batters to advance Wednesday to the TSSAA Class AA Baseball Tournament championship game later Wednesday.

Tyler Tillman picked up the victory for the Tigers, scattering six hits, allowing one run (in the first inning), walking one and striking out six. He threw just 73 pitches.

Central (33-6) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Rocky Evans' run-scoring single.

Marshall County (31-3) would tie the game in the second on Ryan Derryberry's RBI-single.

The Tigers took the lead for good with four runs in the third inning and they tacked on three more in the fourth.

Ashley Morgan and Derryberry had RBI singles in the third. Josh Beaty scored on a wild pitch and Tillman touched home on a balk.

Chance Anderson, Beaty and Derryberry drove home runs in the fourth.

The Tigers played Covington in the championship Thursday at Historic Engel Stadium.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chattanooga Central	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Marshall County	0	1	4	3	0	0	x	8	6	1

Brent Aikman, Josh Dutto (3), Josh Scott (4) and Josh Edmondson; Tyler Tillman and Chance Anderson. WP -- Tillman. LP -- Aikman. Records: Chattanooga Central 33-6; Marshall County 31-3.

Game 6

CHATTANOOGA -- Zach Cook struck out five -- including the last two batters -- in three innings of relief to pick up a save and help Covington to its first-ever state championship Thursday with a 7-4 victory over Marshall County in the TSSAA Class AA Baseball Tournament at Historic Engel Stadium.

Cook, who struck out 12 in the tournament opener against the Tigers, gave up a single to the first batter he faced, then retired seven straight hitters.

Drew Parr pitched four strong inning to improve to 9-2. Parr allowed four hits, walked five and struck out three.

The Covington hurler pitched in trouble for much of his time on the hill. The Tigers loaded the bases in the first and second innings, but did not score. Marshall County scored one run in the third after having the first two runners reach base. The Tigers loaded the bases again in the fourth, but scored just two.

Covington got on the board first with a run in the second inning. Brandon Shelton led off the inning with a single and scored on Dabney Maxwell's double.

Marshall County answered with one in the third to tie the game.

Jeffery Terrell's sacrifice fly scored Ashley Morgan, who led off the inning with a walk.

The Tigers took the lead 3-1 in the fourth inning.

Josh Beatty had a two-run single to plate Chance Anderson and Morgan.

The Chargers would score three in the bottom of the fourth to take a 4-3 lead.

Gene Coltrane singled home William Allen Wooten, who led off the frame with a single. Two batters later, Maxwell picked up his second double of the game, which tied the state tournament record, to score Shelton, who reached on an error. Zach Cook scored on Jon Ashford's single.

Covington tacked on another run in the fifth when Cook grounded out at first with the bases loaded, scoring Wooten.

The Chargers continued to tally in the sixth with

Wooten drove in a run with a single. Jeremy Kellum then scored on a wild pitch.

Marshall County's comeback fell short, plating only one run in the seventh inning when Ryan Derryberry doubled home Terrell, who had singled.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Marshall County	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	7	2
Covington	0	1	0	3	1	2	x	7	11	1

Ryan Walker, Tyler Tillman (4) and Chance Anderson; Drew Parr, Zach Cook (5) and Drew Glass. WP -- Parr, 9-2. LP -- Walker, 2-2. Sv -- Cook, 2. Records: Marshall County 31-4; Covington 3-17.

CLASS AA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Pitchers -- Zach Cook, Covington; Jeffery Terrell, Marshall County
Catcher -- Chance Anderson, Marshall County
Infielders -- Rocky Evans, Chattanooga Central; Josh Scott, Chattanooga Central; Brandon Shelton, Covington; William Allen Wooten, Covington
Outfielders -- Ryan Derryberry, Marshall County; Jeremy Kellum, Covington; Eric Oliver, Chattanooga Central.
Designated hitter -- Daniel Sanders, Carter
Most valuable player -- Zach Cook, Covington