The Marshall County Dusters improved to 2-0 in pool play at the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament by crushing the Grundy County Yellow Jackets 11-0 in six innings at Coffee County High School on Friday afternoon. Despite making only one other appearance on the mound during his high school career, Marshall County starting pitcher Ryan Richardson turned in a remarkably effective performance, as he recorded six strikeouts while limiting the Yellow Jackets to just five hits and a walk en route to tossing a complete game shutout. more

Having posted a 4-0 record in pool play, the Marshall County Dusters advanced to the championship game of the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament by defeating the Blackman Blaze 5-4 in eight innings on Sunday afternoon in the semifinals at Coffee County High School. Blackman held a 3-0 lead through the first three innings of play, but the Dusters fought back and outscored the Blaze 4-1 over the next four frames to tie the game at 4-4. more

After sweeping a doubleheader against Murfreesboro Central Magnet the previous evening, the Marshall County Dusters recorded their third straight win on Friday afternoon when they defeated tourney host Coffee County 10-6 in eight innings at the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament. The Red Raiders held a 6-3 lead through the first five innings of play, but Marshall County came storming back in the top of the sixth and plated three runs in the frame to tie the game at 6-6. more

Nichirin's Jay Howard put the clamps on the Marshall Medical Center (MMC) offense in the early game Thursday, tossing a three-hit, 10-strikeout gem to lead his team to an 8-1 win. Howard walked three in his five innings of work before Josh McKnight came to the hill in the sixth and struck out the side to end the contest. more

The Elks made another statement Thursday night that they want the title back, stampeding A-Plus Collision Center 19-3 in just three innings of work to remain two games clear of second place Nichirin in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League standings. The orange and black clad Elks banged out 11 hits in the contest as Will Johnson led the assault with a perfect 4-4 effort from the dish, including a walk, five RBIs and three runs scored. more

The Dusters (12-5) completed an undefeated run through the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament by whipping the Grundy County Yellow Jackets 10-0 in five innings on Sunday night in the championship game at Coffee County High School. Having defeated Grundy County 11-0 earlier in the tournament, the Dusters once again feasted on Yellow Jacket pitching and pounded out 11 hits against starting hurler Hogan Holland and reliever Ben Brewer to go along with three walks and a hit batsman. more

The Elks (7-1, 6-1) tightened their grip on the top spot in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League standings by defeating second place Nichirin 7-6 in five innings on Tuesday night at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. After narrowly losing 4-3 to the Elks in their previous encounter on May 28, Nichirin (4-4, 4-3) appeared they would avenge that setback and held a 6-2 lead through the first three and a half innings of play. more

A-Plus Collision Center (3-5, 2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday night when they thumped Marshall Medical Center 13-2 in four innings at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. Having narrowly lost to MMC 6-5 in their previous encounter on May 28, A-Plus Collision Center quickly asserted control of Tuesday's contest and built a 5-0 lead through the first two innings of play. more

After posting a 2-0 record at the rain shortened Sevierville Classic last weekend, the Marshall County Dusters had their modest two-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night when they lost 8-4 to the Shelbyville Golden Eagles on the road. Playing nine innings instead of the usual seven, the Dusters (4-5) dug themselves an early hole and trailed 6-1 through the first five frames. more

On Tuesday, Bobcats traveled down from the Music City into Chapel Hill to take on the hometown Mudcats for a double-header in a Field and Stream matchup that ended with John Overton High School sweeping the Forrest baseball summer squad. The Middle Tennessee Mudcats' bats were silent for most of the night, managing just 9 hits in the 2-1, 6-4 twin bill setback. more

On Monday, the Elks (6-1, 5-1) reeled off their fourth straight win when they defeated Marshall Medical Center 7-0 in five innings at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park to maintain sole possession of first place in the Marshall County Babe Ruth league standings. Starting pitcher Will Johnson turned in a strong performance on the mound for the Elks and limited MMC to just two hits and two walks in five scoreless innings of work while notching six strikeouts en route to earning the win. more

Nichirin (4-3, 4-2) strengthened its hold on second place in the Marshall County Babe Ruth league standings by defeating A-Plus Collision Center 9-2 in five innings on Monday night at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. Having defeated APCC 22-7 in their previous meeting, Nichirin got off to a fast start in Monday's contest and built a 6-0 lead through the first two innings of play before outscoring A-Plus Collision Center 3-2 over the final three frames to claim the seven-run victory. more

The Marshall County Dusters suffered their third straight loss on Tuesday night when they were defeated 7-3 on the road by the Lincoln County Falcons in the first game of a doubleheader. Marshall County (2-3) held a 3-0 lead through the first two innings of play, but the Falcons cranked up their offense after that point and crossed home plate seven times over the next three frames to seize a 7-3 advantage before claiming the four-run victory. more

After winning the opening game 7-3, the Lincoln County Falcons completed the sweep of a doubleheader against the Marshall County Dusters by claiming an 8-4 victory in five innings on Tuesday night in Fayetteville. Similar to the first contest, the Dusters (2-4) jumped out to an early lead and held a 2-0 advantage through the first two and a half innings of play. more

The Marshall County Dusters (2-1) suffered their first loss of the summer season on Saturday morning when they were defeated 6-5 in six innings by the Summit Spartans at Columbia Central High School during pool play of the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational. Summit pounced on the Dusters early and built a 5-0 lead through the first two innings of play before withstanding multiple rally attempts by Marshall County to hang on for the one-run victory. more

Nichirin, the defending Marshall County Babe Ruth League champions were in danger of dropping to 1-4 in league play as A-Plus Collision Center jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before the hose makers rallied to win 4-3 in eight innings Friday night at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg. Josh McKnight capped off the win with the game winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning, dropping the dent fixers to 1-4 on the season. more

After a 5-3 win over archrival MMC on Friday night, the Lewisburg Elks Lodge #1758 are back in first place after a one-year absence from their perennial top position in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League. A pair of ironmen on the mound went the distance as Will Johnson picked up the win for the Elks, while Ethan Poteete suffered the loss. Johnson gave up three earned runs on seven hits, whiffed eight MMC hitters and walked zero, while Poteete surrendered just one earned run on five Elks' base hits in his seven innings of mound duty. more

Summertown handed the Middle Tennessee Mudcats their lone loss at the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational on Saturday afternoon, as the Eagles claimed a 7-0 victory in five innings at Columbia Central High School. The Mudcats had averaged nine runs per game in their first three contests of the tourney, but saw their bats go silent against Summertown starting pitcher Timmy Beard, who limited Middle Tennessee to three hits and a walk in five scoreless innings of work to earn the victory. more

After beating Creek Wood 6-3 earlier in the day, the Marshall County Dusters improved to 2-0 in pool play at the Southern Athletic Fields Invitational when they thumped the Columbia Cubs 11-2 in five innings at Columbia Central High School. The Dusters buried the Cubs early and built an 11-0 lead through the first three and a half innings of play before coasting to the nine-run victory. more

The Marshall County Dusters began the 2013 summer baseball season by defeating the Creek Wood Red Hawks 6-3 at Columbia Central High School in the 16th Annual Southern Athletic Fields Invitational on Thursday afternoon. Marshall County took control of the game early and built a 4-0 lead through the first four innings of play. Creek Wood then crossed home plate three times in the top of the fifth to slice the deficit to 4-3, but the Dusters responded with two runs in the bottom half of the frame to open up a 6-3 advantage before Marshall County starting pitcher Ryan McDaniel held the Red Hawks scoreless over the final two innings. more