Lebanon Gold 13
Smith County White 6
After pulling off a big upset in the first contest, Smith County White and Lebanon Gold faced off in nightcap winner take all championship game on Thursday, July 9th, at the beautiful Harold “Slick” Collins Memorial Field.
Smith County took an early 2-0 lead on an error and hits from Mason Greer, Will George, and Wyatt Claywell, but Lebanon Gold quickly responded with four of their own to take a 4-2 lead to the third. Smith County retook the lead 5-4 on hits form Alex Bush, J Foster, Dalton Watts, and Nolan Kelley, but once again Lebanon Gold quickly pushed across four more of their own to retake the lead to 8-5. They then expanded the lead with a huge five run inning in the fifth to make it 13-5. Smith County responded cutting it to 13-6 behind an error and two hits from Brody Sykes and Dalton Watts, but Lebanon Gold went on to win the title and the trip to the state tournament.
Lebanon Gold pounded out 14 hits in the contest. They were led by Jordan Jewell, and Mickel Whitley who each had three hits. They were followed closely by Carson Fox and Lincoln McFarland who each had two hits. SoSo Weir, Zeb Major, Christian Frewin, and Cyrus Bennett each added a hit to round out the Lebanon Gold attack.
Smith County fought hard and had 11 hits in the contest. They were led by J Foster, Dalton Watts, and Mason Greer who each had two hits. They were followed by Alex Bush, Brody Sykes, Nolan Kelley, Will George, and Wyatt Claywell who each had one hit.
