Pioneers Take Two from Panthers in High School Baseball

East Ridge pushed 27 runs across the plate sweeping a double-header against Brainerd, Monday, on the Pioneers’ home field.

The wins improve East Ridge’s district record to 4-4 and 4-7 overall. The Pioneers will next play on Thursday when they travel across town to take on CSAS. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m.

In game one, a 14-0 shut-out, Zach Smart ultimately provided all the offense East Ridge would need with two inside-the-park homers, as he went 3-for-3 on the day. Justin Tiller went 2-for -2.

Isaac King evened his pitching record on the year (2-2), allowing only three hits in the shutout win.

In game two, a 13-1 win, Tiller got the win evening his record at 2-2 on the year. He also picked up three RBI’s, going 2-for-2 at the plate. King had a couple of base hits and drove in three runs and scored.

Zach Smart got in on the action going 2-for-2 and knocking in a pair of runs.

Brainerd 0 0 0 0 _ 0 3 2
East Ridge 0 4 7 3 _ 14 7 0

Brainerd 0 0 1 _ 1 2 5
East Ridge 3 2 8 _ 13 5 1

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.