The Marshall County Thunder stormed through the first round of the 15-year old Babe Ruth District tournament, as they defeated Columbia 8-2 on Sunday afternoon at Sam Davis Park in Pulaski. Marshall County held a 3-1 lead through the first four innings of play before outscoring Columbia 5-1 over the final three frames of the contest to claim the six-run victory. more

The Marshall County Cal Ripken 6U all-stars played ball for 'Team Brandon' as they hosted the state tournament at the Richard Cashion Sports Complex in Lewisburg last weekend, but their gallant fight on the diamond ended in a third round loss. Wearing orange shoelaces for their 17-year old cancer stricken hero Brandon "BB" Bradley from Cornersville, the MCYBSL stars shined like a beacon of hope, coming back from Friday night's first-round 16-2 loss to the Donelson Dawgs to score a 10-4 win over the West Nashville crew on Saturday. more

Marshall Medical Center (4-9, 3-9) saved their best for last, as they snapped an eight-game losing streak by defeating A-Plus Collision Center 12-2 in five innings on Tuesday afternoon in their season finale. APCC (4-9, 3-9) actually held a 2-0 lead through the first two innings of play, but Marshall Medical Center saw their bats catch fire in the top of the third and exploded for 10 runs in the frame to seize a 10-2 lead before cruising to the mercy rule shortened victory. more

The Elks (11-1, 10-1) extended their winning streak to nine games on Monday afternoon by defeating A-Plus Collision Center 7-3 in six innings. Having handed the Elks their lone loss of the season, A-Plus Collision Center (4-8, 3-8) appeared poised to pull off the upset early on and held a 3-1 lead through the first one and a half innings of play. more

On Monday night, Nichirin (7-5, 7-4) recorded their second straight lopsided victory when they defeated Marshall Medical Center 9-0 in five innings at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. Starting pitcher Stuart Warner went the distance on the mound for Nichirin to earn the victory and limited Marshall Medical Center (3-9, 2-9) to five hits and three walks in five scoreless innings of work while notching six strikeouts. more

he Elks (12-1, 11-1) capped their championship season in dramatic fashion when they rallied to defeat Nichirin 6-5 in five innings on Tuesday night in their final game of the year to claim their 10th straight victory. Having narrowly lost three times to the Elks this season, Nichirin (7-6, 7-5) appeared they would finally get the better of the 2013 champs and held a 5-2 lead through the first four and a half innings of play. more

Nichirin (6-5, 6-4) clinched second place in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League standings by defeating A-Plus Collision Center 12-2 in four innings on Thursday night at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park.. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first inning, Nichirin took advantage of numerous defensive miscues by APCC and outscored them 12-0 over the last three and a half frames to complete the sweep of the regular season series. Nichirin finished with seven hits and two walks against A-Plus Collision Center starting pitcher Brett McGehee and reliever Jarvis Lyttle, but were also aided by two hit batsman and nine APCC errors. more

Having already sewn up the Marshall County Babe Ruth League title the previous evening, the Elks (10-1, 9-1) reeled off their eighth straight win on Wednesday night when they defeated Marshall Medical Center 11-1 in five innings at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. The Elks finished with eight hits and four walks against three MMC pitchers, but also took advantage of three hit batsmen and four Marshall Medical Center errors. more

On Thursday afternoon, the Marshall County Dusters (12-6) had their eight-game winning streak snapped when they lost 6-5 to the Summertown Eagles in eight innings at Columbia Central High School in the Rocket Summer Classic. Marshall County trailed 3-0 at the end of the first inning, but outscored the Eagles 5-2 over the next five frames to tie the game at 5-5. Following a scoreless seventh inning, Summertown pulled out the victory in the bottom of the eighth thanks to a RBI double by Bryce Giles. more

After having their eight-game winning streak snapped the previous day with a 6-5 extra inning loss to Summertown, the Marshall County Dusters bounced back by defeating the Creek Wood Red Hawks 5-3 on Friday afternoon at Columbia Central High School in the Rocket Summer Classic. The Dusters held a 2-1 lead through the first five innings of play before pushing across three runs in the top of the fifth to open up a 5-1 advantage. Marshall County (13-6) then staved off a late rally attempt by Creek Wood to hold on for the two-run victory. more

The Marshall County Dusters finished with a 1-2 record in the Rocket Summer Classic after dropping a 6-2 decision to the Columbia Cubs on Friday afternoon at Columbia Central High School. Marshall County (13-7) had defeated the Cubs 11-2 in their previous meeting on May 30, but Columbia turned the tables on the Dusters on Friday and built a 6-1 lead through the first four innings of play before coasting to the four-run victory. more

After beating Murfreesboro Central Magnet and Harpeth two days earlier , the Middle Tennessee Mudcats won their four-team pool in the Rocket Summer Classic by defeating the Perry County Vikings 6-0 on Saturday morning at Forrest High School. Mudcat starting pitcher Tanner Garvin turned in a stellar performance on the mound and racked up nine strikeouts in seven innings of work while limiting Perry County to just four hits and no walks en route to earning the victory. "I think pitching is going to be one of the strengths of our team and hopefully it carries over until next Spring," said Middle Tennessee coach Chris Parker. more

Having posted a 3-0 record in pool play, the Middle Tennessee Mudcats advanced to the championship game of the Rocket Summer Classic by defeating the Creek Wood Red Hawks 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals at Forrest High School. The two teams were locked in a 1-1 tie through the first two innings of play, but Mudcat starting pitcher Ryan Yelensky held Creek Wood scoreless the rest of the way while Middle Tennessee scratched out two more runs to remain undefeated in the tournament. more

The Middle Tennessee Mudcats had to settle for second place in the Rocket Summer Classic after falling 8-7 to the Murfreesboro Central Magnet Tigers in the championship game at Forrest High School. Having defeated the Tigers 3-0 earlier in the tournament during pool play, the Mudcats held a 4-2 lead through the first four innings of play but Murfreesboro Central Magnet rallied to seize a 5-4 advantage in the top of the fifth. After Middle Tennessee tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the fifth, the Tigers took an 8-5 lead in the top of the sixth on a three-run homer by Zach Long before staving off a couple of Mudcat comeback attempts to hold on for the one-run victory. more

After an exciting come from behind 3-2 win in game one over BGA, the Middle Tennessee Mudcats could not finish the sweep, falling 7-2 in the second game of the doubleheader. Boone Sweeney gave the Mudcats a 1-0 first inning lead with an RBI base knock that scored Jacob Daughrity, who led off the contest with a base hit before moving to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Jacob Jones. BGA was not as good as host as in game one, touching Mudcats starting pitcher Jonathon Lykins for four runs in the bottom of the inning. more

A-Plus Collision Center (4-6, 3-6) gained sole possession of third place in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League standings by defeating Marshall Medical Center 9-4 in four innings on Wednesday night at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. After splitting the first two games against MMC, A-Plus Collision Center used a couple of big innings to build a 9-0 lead through the first three and a half frames of play. Marshall Medical Center (3-7, 2-7) then mounted a rally in the bottom of the fourth and cut the deficit to 9-4 before the game's time limit expired. more

After a one-year hiatus, the Elks (9-1, 8-1) reclaimed the Marshall County Babe Ruth League title by defeating second place Nichirin 9-8 in six innings on Wednesday night. Having won the two previous meetings against Nichirin this season, the Elks trailed 4-2 at the end of the first inning in Wednesday's contest, but outscored the defending champs 7-1 over the next four frames to forge a 9-5 lead. Nichirin (5-5, 5-4) then made a made a last ditch effort to retain their crown and tallied three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to slice the deficit to 9-8 before the game's time limit expired at the end of the frame. more

The Middle Tennessee Mudcats travelled to Battle Ground Academy (BGA) Tuesday and came away with a hard-earned 4-3 win in game one of a doubleheader, before falling 7-2 in the nightcap. The two squads were engaged in a pitching duel in the first contest as Mudcats' manager Chris Parker assigned one inning apiece to seven different hurlers, while BGA skipper Brad Meyers used just two. more

The Marshall County Dusters (6-5) completed the sweep of a doubleheader against Murfreesboro Central Magnet by defeating the Tigers 9-6 in four innings at home on Thursday evening in the nightcap. After building a 7-2 lead in the first inning of play, the Dusters saw Murfreesboro Central Magnet whittle the deficit to 7-6 in the top of the second. more

On Thursday night, the Marshall County Dusters moved back to the .500 mark by defeating the Murfreesboro Central Magnet Tigers 7-6 in eight innings at home in the first game of a doubleheader. The Dusters trailed 5-4 through the first six innings of play before tallying a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 5-5. more