The Trenton Tigers hosted their first annual Trenton Baseball Tournament.  8 teams participated in pool and bracket play, getting a total of 4 games each. The Tigers had a strong performance in the tourney and finished 3-1 over the three days.

The Tigers defeated Leonard in their first game by the score of 12-2.  Trenton finished the game with 11 hits and 1 error.  Justin Hinton pitched a complete game for Trenton to get the win on the mound.  Dylan Blaylock led the Tigers at the plate by going 3-3 with 3 RBI’s.

The second game for Trenton was a rematch with the Howe Bulldogs who defeated Trenton this past Tuesday at RoughRider stadium.  Trenton came out on top in the rematch, defeating Howe by the score of 6-2.  Dylan Blaylock gave a great performance on the mound.  Blaylock went all 6 innings, gave up 2 ER, 4 hits, 1 BB, and struck out 5.  Kevin Long finished the game 2-3 at the plate with 1 RBI.  Nathan Henry had a big 2 RBI double for the Tigers.

The Tigers lost their third game of the tournament when Lindsay won a hard fought game by the score of 10-7.  A few costly errors hurt the Tigers and were too much to overcome.  Freshman Slater Stone gave a good effort but took the loss on the mound for Trenton.  Stone pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up 0 ER, 8 hits, 2 BB, and struck out 2.  Randy Tripp pitched the last 1 2/3 innings for Trenton.  Justin Hinton led the Tigers at the plate by going 3-3 with 2 RBIs.   

The Tigers finished the tournament with a win over North Lamar JV by the score of 11-1.  Freshman Dylan McCarley got the win on the mound for Trenton.  McCarley went 4 innings, gave up 2 hits, 0 ER, 2 BB, and struck out 5.  Randy Tripp led Trenton at the plate by going 2-2 with a 2 run HR in the first inning.  Bubba Oneal (jungle-cat) showed off the leather with a diving catch in RF. 

Trenton’s season record is 6-2.  The Tigers will be back in action on Tuesday as they host the Celeste Bluedevils at 6:30 for the opening game of district. 

Trenton would like to thank all the teams that participated in this year’s tournament.  The Tiger baseball team would like to thank the booster club and parents that helped make this a successful tournament.  Your effort is greatly appreciated.