Oak Ridge baseball drops two of three games last week
After getting off to a 5-0 start, the Oak Ridge High School baseball team has lost two of its last three games.
The Wildcats (5-2, 2-1 in District 3-4A) lost 10-6 to Knoxville Central Monday night at Tommy Shumpert Park in Halls.
Tyler Pickens went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Mikee Teasley collected a pair of hits against the Bobcats.
Alex Franklin went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI.
The loss follows ORHS’s 7-4 victory at home Friday night against South-Doyle.
In that game, which was played at Bobby Hopkins Field, the Wildcats overcame a 4-0 deficit against the Cherokees.
Pitcher John Ulreich threw a complete game, going seven innings.
He allowed four runs (two earned), seven hits and three walks. He had five strikeouts.
At the plate, Teasley had two hits, one RBI and a run scored.
Caden Black came up with a hit and scored two runs.
Jacob Franklin also had a hit, a run and an RBI against the Cherokees.
The Wildcats lost 15-1 to a powerful Maryville High Rebels team in non-district play Thursday, March 23.