Trojans Too Strong for Patriots
Jefferson County fell to Morristown West for the second time in three days on Wednesday afternoon. Morristown West pounded out 12 hits including four doubles en route to an 11-0 victory over conference foe Jefferson County. The Patriots could only muster two hits in the contest, with the first one coming in the fourth inning. […]
Patriots Fall To West, 5-0
Morristown West scored 2 runs in the top of the first inning, and on a night when the Patriots just couldn’t find their stroke at the plate, that would be enough. Will Heflin dominated on the mound for the Trojans, allowing only two hits while striking out nine in six innings of work. Jefferson County […]
Jefferson County defeats Daniel Boone, 9-4
Jefferson County would jump out 3-0 Friday night and it looked like it was going to be the same ole Patriot baseball game. Daniel Boone would not let that be the case, coming back in the fifth inning with two runs and tying the game at 3-3 going to the bottom of the fifth. Earlier […]
Patriots Hold On To Big Lead, Win 8-6
The story continues for this Jefferson County Patriot baseball team. Get out to a big lead, and hold on. They have been very successful in doing so, so far this year. The Patriots scored five runs in the first inning and three runs in the fourth inning to open an 8-0 lead. The Green Devils […]
Patriots Win Big, 10-4
One night after needing an incredible play by Trevor Whitley to defeat Morristown East, 4-3, the Jefferson County Patriots saved the drama for another night. Jefferson County used a big sixth inning to defeat the Hurricanes with somewhat ease as the Patriots “Stomped The Plate” six more times than did Morristown East to claim a […]
Patriots Hold On, Top East 4-3
The story of Jefferson County’s young baseball season so far has been, jump out to an early lead and hold on at the end to get a win. The Patriots have been able to do just that in three of their last four ball games. Monday night was no different, as the Patriots held a […]
Errors Doom The Patriots, 9-4
Jefferson County held a lead for much of the game against arguably the preseason favorite to win the conference this season. South Doyle would have a big fifth inning and take control of the game for the remainder. South- Doyle was led by senior pitcher and Middle Tennessee State University signee, Blake Stansberry. Stansberry pitched […]
Bradley Pitches Gem Against Halls, 6-4
The Jefferson County baseball team does not have any seniors on the roster. Friday afternoon, all they needed was freshman Matt Bradley. The freshman retired 20 of the 29 batters that he faced and only allowed 7 hits in seven innings. Bradley wasn’t the only Patriot leading the way for Jefferson County. Sophomore Wade Stinson […]
Cox, Patriots Ready to “Stomp The Plate”
First year Patriot Head Coach, Gaines Cox, is ready to start his “dream job” in 2014. Cox previously served as an assistant to David Holland from 1996-2001 at Jefferson County as well as coached the freshman. “It was the one job I had my eye on back when I was an assistant here. It is […]
Eagles bow out of NCAA tournament 76-65 to LMU
Lincoln Memorial (28-2) blasted out the gates in the second half on a 13-2 run and never looked back in a 76-65 victory over Carson-Newman (19-8) in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center in Aiken, S.C. The Eagles led 32-31 at the break before the Railsplitters rocketed out […]
Kazee-Hollifield moves into tie for 20th on all-time wins list as Eagles split with Coker
Carson-Newman (20-6, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) earned a doubleheader split with Coker (12-9, 1-1 SAC) to open up SAC play Saturday afternoon at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex. The Eagle gave up six unanswered runs in a 6-4 defeat in game one before rallying for a 4-0 shutout victory in the second half of the […]
Successful Season Ends in State Quarterfinals
The most successful season in Jefferson County history came to an end Wednesday afternoon as the Patriots fell to Oak Ridge in the quarterfinals of the TSSAA state tournament, 66-45. Jefferson County head coach said “They were the better team, they beat us.” He added “There have not been many times I’ve been able to […]
Patriots Bounce Back, Get Revenge, 2-1
One day later, one more run, one victory for the Jefferson County Patriots. One day after getting beat, 20-1, by a Seymour Eagle team that couldn’t seem to miss the ball with the bat, the Patriots got their revenge. There wasn’t much resemblance in the two games, with Seymour having 17 hits on Monday night […]
Piedmont Cheers JCHS Boys Basketball Team
The Jefferson County High School Boys Basketball team got a real send off Tuesday morning as their bus passed by on its way to Murfreesboro to play Oak Ridge Wednesday in the state tournament. As the bus approached Piedmont they could hear the cheering crowd chanting, “Watch Us Fly”!
Patriots Drop Opener to Seymour
Jefferson County opened their 2014 campaign Monday evening against the Seymour Eagles, however it was not the start that the Patriots had hoped for this year. The Eagles dominated the game throughout, and the Patriots struggled to get much offense going in the opener. Seymour tallied 17 hits en route to a 20-1 victory over […]
Lady Pats Fall In State Quarters
The old saying, “speed kills”, wasn’t the case in Jefferson County’s loss to Mt. Juliet in the state quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon. Vertical challenge was certainly in play, however, as the Lady Golden Bears had three girls on the court at all times that were taller than anyone on the Jefferson County roster, keeping the game […]
