Cyclones fall in regular-season finale to Boone, 12-6
Published 9:32 am Thursday, May 2, 2019
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Elizabethton’s Corey Russell was introduced as the starting shortstop and took some complimentary throws to first before being lifted as the first batter was introduced. Russell has been unable to play during the season due to injury but took the field for Senior Day to be honored.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Cyclone starting pitcher chases a Boone runner back to the bag after a walk. The Cyclone first baseman is Cooper Tipton.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Elizabethton shortstop Bryson Rollins plays a little cat and mouse with a Blazer runner.
Star Photo/Ivan Sanders Karson Dillard snow cones a catch on a fly ball just into the outfield grass against Boone on Tuesday for the Cyclones.
Elizabethton was hoping to close out the 2019 regular season with a win for their four senior players who were recognized before the game started but was unable to make an early 5-3 lead hold up.
The visiting Daniel Boone Trailblazers took control with a six-run fifth inning to take a 9-5 lead that the Blazers were not going to relinquish to take a 12-6 victory over the Cyclones.
Boone racked up 15 base hits in the contest to only six for Elizabethton.
Evan Perkins, Matthew Dailey, Lawson Wagner, Jaden Anderson, Jacob Mullins, and Nico Ashley accounted for the Cyclone hits in the game.
Dailey started on the hill for the Cyclones and was roughed up by the Boone bats as the Blazers rapped out ten hits against the senior hurler scoring eight runs.
The senior walked three and struck out three in his four innings of work.
Ashton Wilson took over and finished the game for Elizabethton allowing four runs on five hits. Wilson recorded two strikeouts and walked one Boone batter.
Win, lose, or draw, Cyclone head coach Ryan Presnell has said that he welcomed the non-conference games as it would only make his ball club better heading into the district tournament this coming weekend.
Elizabethton will play its first game on Saturday in the Three Rivers Conference tournament at 2:30 pm at Joe O’Brien Field against the winner of the Unicoi Co. and Johnson Co. game to be played Friday also at Joe O’Brien Field.
The Cyclones finished the regular season with a 21-7 overall record and 12-0 conference slate.
