Tusculum vs Carson-Newman (Apr 14, 2026)
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2026 Tusculum Baseball
Tusculum at Carson-Newman
Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond)
Tusculum 2 (15-27) Carson-Newman 14 (24-17)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Ryan Ortega 2b............. 4 1 2 0 Colton Evans lf............ 4 0 2 1
Alejandro Ponte dh......... 4 0 1 0 Brx. Smith pr/cf.......... 0 0 0 0
Caleb Mulcahy cf........... 3 0 2 0 Ian Hubbard ph/rf......... 1 1 1 1
Kolby Watson 1b............ 3 0 1 1 Aiden Gibson 3b............ 3 2 3 2
Justin Millsaps 1b........ 1 0 1 0 Alex Ring 2b.............. 1 0 0 0
Jack Gagen c............... 3 0 0 0 B. Soto Diaz rf............ 2 1 2 1
Adrian Salas c............ 0 0 0 0 Ryan Bolton ph/rf......... 3 0 0 0
Evan Cage rf............... 4 1 1 1 T. Kilgore 1b.............. 3 3 3 2
Steve Scarfone lf.......... 1 0 0 0 M. Bishop 1b.............. 0 0 0 0
Keygan Miksa ss/3b......... 3 0 1 0 Cole Nathan dh............. 1 2 1 0
Evan Goins 3b.............. 2 0 0 0 T. Alexander ph........... 1 0 1 1
Caden Rector ss........... 0 0 0 0 Strittmatter 2b/3b......... 2 1 0 0
Christian Ponte p.......... 0 0 0 0 K. Hornbuckl cf/lf......... 3 0 0 0
Ben Randall p............. 0 0 0 0 Johno Pierce ss............ 3 3 1 3
Payne Ladd p.............. 0 0 0 0 K. Hammond c............... 2 1 1 2
Drew Sliwinski p.......... 0 0 0 0 J. Van Ness c............. 1 0 0 0
Ayden Moore p............. 0 0 0 0 D. Fletcher p.............. 0 0 0 0
Scout Martin p............ 0 0 0 0 J. Salicco p.............. 0 0 0 0
Cooper Emery p............ 0 0 0 0 Brx. Roberts p............ 0 0 0 0
Aaron Bobo p.............. 0 0 0 0
H. Shelton p.............. 0 0 0 0
W. Sharp p................ 0 0 0 0
Eli Norris p.............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 28 2 9 2 Totals..................... 30 14 15 13
Score by Innings R H E
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Tusculum............ 110 000 0 - 2 9 0
Carson-Newman....... 116 411 X - 14 15 0
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DP - Eagles 2. LOB - Tusculum 10; Eagles 7. 2B - C. Mulcahy(2); Keygan Miksa(3);
Aiden Gibson(5); B. Soto Diaz(11); T. Kilgore(4); Johno Pierce(3); K. Hammond(1). HR
- Evan Cage(3); Ian Hubbard(1). HBP - C. Mulcahy; S. Scarfone; Johno Pierce. SH -
Strittmatter(2). SF - Aiden Gibson(7). SB - Cole Nathan(4); Johno Pierce 3(9).
Tusculum IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Christian Ponte ........... 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 10 1 4 46
Ben Randall L,0-1......... 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 17
Payne Ladd ................ 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 14
Drew Sliwinski ............ 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 11
Ayden Moore ............... 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 21
Scout Martin .............. 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 1 3 23
Cooper Emery .............. 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 16
Carson-Newman IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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D. Fletcher ............... 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 11 1 3 49
J. Salicco W,1-0.......... 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 5 1 29
Brx. Roberts .............. 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 8
Aaron Bobo ................ 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
H. Shelton ................ 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 14
W. Sharp .................. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Eli Norris ................ 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 13
WP - C. Ponte(4). HBP - by C. Ponte (Johno Pierce); by Brx. Roberts (C. Mulcahy); by H.
Shelton (S. Scarfone). Pitches/strikes: C. Ponte 46/25; Ben Randall 17/10; Payne Ladd
14/8; D. Sliwinski 11/2; Ayden Moore 21/11; Scout Martin 23/16; Cooper Emery 16/10; D.
Fletcher 49/30; J. Salicco 29/15; Brx. Roberts 8/5; Aaron Bobo 3/2; H. Shelton 14/9; W.
Sharp 1/1; Eli Norris 13/7.
Strikeouts - Jack Gagen; Evan Cage; Evan Goins; Alex Ring; Ryan Bolton 2; K.
Hornbuckl. Walks - Adrian Salas; S. Scarfone; Evan Goins; T. Kilgore; Cole Nathan 2;
Strittmatter; K. Hornbuckl; K. Hammond.
Umpires - HP: Matthew Simpson 1B: Marcus Wilkie
Start: 3:01 PM Time: 2:34 Attendance: 203
Weather: Sunny and nice puffy clouds
D. Sliwinski faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Game: TUB42
Box Score
2026 Tusculum Baseball
Tusculum at Carson-Newman
Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond)
Tusculum 2 (15-27)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ryan Ortega 2b........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 3
Alejandro Ponte dh....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Caleb Mulcahy cf......... 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kolby Watson 1b.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0
Justin Millsaps 1b...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jack Gagen c............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2
Adrian Salas c.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Evan Cage rf............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3
Steve Scarfone lf........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keygan Miksa ss/3b....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Evan Goins 3b............ 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
Caden Rector ss......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Christian Ponte p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ben Randall p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Payne Ladd p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Sliwinski p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ayden Moore p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scout Martin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cooper Emery p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 2 9 2 3 3 18 13 10
Carson-Newman 14 (24-17)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Colton Evans lf.......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brx. Smith pr/cf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ian Hubbard ph/rf....... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aiden Gibson 3b.......... 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 2 0
Alex Ring 2b............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
B. Soto Diaz rf.......... 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Ryan Bolton ph/rf....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
T. Kilgore 1b............ 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 0
M. Bishop 1b............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Cole Nathan dh........... 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
T. Alexander ph......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Strittmatter 2b/3b....... 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 2
K. Hornbuckl cf/lf....... 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
Johno Pierce ss.......... 3 3 1 3 0 0 3 2 1
K. Hammond c............. 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
J. Van Ness c........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
D. Fletcher p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Salicco p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brx. Roberts p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Bobo p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Shelton p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Sharp p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eli Norris p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 14 15 13 6 4 21 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Tusculum............ 110 000 0 - 2 9 0
Carson-Newman....... 116 411 X - 14 15 0
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DP - Eagles 2. LOB - Tusculum 10; Eagles 7. 2B - C. Mulcahy(2); Keygan
Miksa(3); Aiden Gibson(5); B. Soto Diaz(11); T. Kilgore(4); Johno Pierce(3);
K. Hammond(1). HR - Evan Cage(3); Ian Hubbard(1). HBP - C. Mulcahy; S.
Scarfone; Johno Pierce. SH - Strittmatter(2). SF - Aiden Gibson(7). SB -
Cole Nathan(4); Johno Pierce 3(9).
Tusculum IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Christian Ponte..... 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 8 10 46
Ben Randall......... 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 4 6 17
Payne Ladd.......... 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 4 4 14
Drew Sliwinski...... 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 11
Ayden Moore......... 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 3 5 21
Scout Martin........ 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 6 7 23
Cooper Emery........ 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 4 4 16
Carson-Newman IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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D. Fletcher......... 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 10 11 49
J. Salicco.......... 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 7 8 29
Brx. Roberts........ 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8
Aaron Bobo.......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
H. Shelton.......... 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 14
W. Sharp............ 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Eli Norris.......... 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 4 5 13
Win - J. Salicco (1-0). Loss - Ben Randall (0-1). Save - None.
WP - C. Ponte(4). HBP - by C. Ponte (Johno Pierce); by Brx. Roberts (C.
Mulcahy); by H. Shelton (S. Scarfone). Pitches/strikes: C. Ponte 46/25; Ben
Randall 17/10; Payne Ladd 14/8; D. Sliwinski 11/2; Ayden Moore 21/11; Scout
Martin 23/16; Cooper Emery 16/10; D. Fletcher 49/30; J. Salicco 29/15; Brx.
Roberts 8/5; Aaron Bobo 3/2; H. Shelton 14/9; W. Sharp 1/1; Eli Norris 13/7.
Umpires - HP: Matthew Simpson 1B: Marcus Wilkie
Start: 3:01 PM Time: 2:34 Attendance: 203
Weather: Sunny and nice puffy clouds
D. Sliwinski faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Game: TUB42
Composite Box Score
2026 Tusculum Baseball
Tusculum at Carson-Newman - Composite Box Score
Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond)
Tusculum 2 (15-27)
Player AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP PO A E
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Ryan Ortega 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
A. Ponte dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Mulcahy cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kolby Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
J. Millsaps 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jack Gagen c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
Adrian Salas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Evan Cage rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
S. Scarfone lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keygan Miksa ss/3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Evan Goins 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Caden Rector ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ponte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ben Randall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Payne Ladd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Sliwinski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ayden Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scout Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cooper Emery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 28 2 9 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 18 13 0
Carson-Newman 14 (24-17)
Player AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP PO A E
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Colton Evans lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brx. Smith pr/cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ian Hubbard ph/rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aiden Gibson 3b 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Alex Ring 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
B. Soto Diaz rf 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ryan Bolton ph/rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
T. Kilgore 1b 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
M. Bishop 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Cole Nathan dh 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Alexander ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strittmatter 2b/3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
K. Hornbuckl cf/lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Johno Pierce ss 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
K. Hammond c 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
J. Van Ness c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
D. Fletcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Salicco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brx. Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Bobo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Shelton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Sharp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eli Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 30 14 15 13 5 0 1 6 4 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 21 9 0
Tusculum IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI 2B 3B HR AB BF FO GO NP
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C. Ponte 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 10 1 4 46
Ben Randall L,0-1 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0 1 17
Payne Ladd 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 14
D. Sliwinski 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 11
Ayden Moore 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 21
Scout Martin 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 7 1 3 23
Cooper Emery 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 16
Carson-Newman IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI 2B 3B HR AB BF FO GO NP
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D. Fletcher 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 11 1 3 49
J. Salicco W,1-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 5 1 29
Brx. Roberts 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 8
Aaron Bobo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
H. Shelton 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 14
W. Sharp 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Eli Norris 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 13
Umpires - HP: Matthew Simpson 1B: Marcus Wilkie
Start: 3:01 PM Time: 2:34 Attendance: 203
Weather: Sunny and nice puffy clouds
D. Sliwinski faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Game: TUB42
Play-by-Play
2026 Tusculum Baseball
Tusculum at Carson-Newman - Play-by-Play
Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond)
Score by Innings R H E
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Tusculum............ 110 000 0 - 2 9 0
Carson-Newman....... 116 411 X - 14 15 0
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Tusculum starters: 21/2b Ryan Ortega; 7/dh A. Ponte; 32/cf C. Mulcahy; 26/1b
Kolby Watson; 10/c Jack Gagen; 15/rf Evan Cage; 14/lf S. Scarfone; 8/ss Keygan
Miksa; 18/3b Evan Goins; 47/p C. Ponte;
Carson-Newman starters: 5/lf Colton Evans; 21/3b Aiden Gibson; 34/rf B. Soto
Diaz; 17/1b T. Kilgore; 6/dh Cole Nathan; 12/2b Strittmatter; 9/cf K.
Hornbuckl; 7/ss Johno Pierce; 8/c K. Hammond; 26/p D. Fletcher;
Tusculum 1st - Ryan Ortega singled to right field (2-1 KBB). A. Ponte
singled through the left side (1-2 KBF); Ryan Ortega advanced to second. C.
Mulcahy grounded into double play 2b to 1b (1-2 SBK); A. Ponte out on the play;
Ryan Ortega advanced to third. Kolby Watson singled to right center, RBI (2-2
FBBFFF); Ryan Ortega scored. Jack Gagen struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKFK). 1
run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Carson-Newman 1st - Colton Evans grounded out to ss (3-1 BSBB). Aiden
Gibson doubled down the lf line (1-1 KB). B. Soto Diaz singled through the
right side, RBI (0-1 K); Aiden Gibson scored. B. Soto Diaz advanced to second
on a wild pitch. T. Kilgore singled to center field (3-1 BBBK); B. Soto Diaz
advanced to third. B. Soto Diaz out at third p to 3b to c to 3b, picked off.
Cole Nathan walked (3-2 BBKBFB); T. Kilgore advanced to second. Strittmatter
reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-2 KKBBFF); Cole Nathan out at
second ss to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Tusculum 2nd - Evan Cage homered to right field, RBI (2-1 KBB). S.
Scarfone walked (3-1 KBBBB). Keygan Miksa lined out to cf (0-0). Evan Goins
reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-1 KB); S. Scarfone out at
second 2b to ss. Ryan Ortega singled to third base (2-2 BKBKF); Evan Goins
advanced to second. A. Ponte grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKF). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Carson-Newman 2nd - K. Hornbuckl flied out to rf (2-1 FBB). Catch made
at the wall with Cage leaning up to pluck it. Johno Pierce hit by pitch (3-2
KBBBK). Johno Pierce stole second, stole third. K. Hammond grounded out to 2b,
RBI (1-2 KBS); Johno Pierce scored. Colton Evans grounded out to 3b (1-2 KBF).
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Tusculum 3rd - J. Salicco to p for D. Fletcher. C. Mulcahy doubled down
the lf line (2-1 BKB). Kolby Watson lined out to ss (1-1 KB). Jack Gagen flied
out to rf down the rf line (2-0 BB). Evan Cage grounded out to ss (2-2 KBBK).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Carson-Newman 3rd - Ben Randall to p for C. Ponte. Aiden Gibson singled
to left center (0-1 K). B. Soto Diaz doubled down the rf line (0-0); Aiden
Gibson advanced to third. T. Kilgore singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-2 KFF); B.
Soto Diaz scored; Aiden Gibson scored. Cole Nathan singled to second base (3-1
KBBB); T. Kilgore advanced to second. Strittmatter grounded out to p, SAC, bunt
(0-0); Cole Nathan advanced to second; T. Kilgore advanced to third. K.
Hornbuckl walked (3-0 BBBB). Payne Ladd to p for Ben Randall. Johno Pierce
reached on a fielder's choice to second base, RBI (2-1 BBK); K. Hornbuckl out
at second 2b to ss; Cole Nathan advanced to third; T. Kilgore scored. Johno
Pierce stole second; Cole Nathan stole home. K. Hammond doubled to left center,
RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Johno Pierce scored. Colton Evans singled to second base (1-0
B); K. Hammond advanced to third. Aiden Gibson singled to left field, RBI (0-1
K); Colton Evans advanced to second; K. Hammond scored. D. Sliwinski to p for
Payne Ladd. Ryan Bolton pinch hit for B. Soto Diaz. Ryan Bolton reached on a
fielder's choice to shortstop (1-1 BK); Aiden Gibson out at second ss to 2b.
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Tusculum 4th - Ryan Bolton to rf. S. Scarfone flied out to rf (2-2
KBBK). Keygan Miksa flied out to cf to right center (1-1 KB). Evan Goins walked
(3-0 BBBB). Ryan Ortega lined out to 3b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Carson-Newman 4th - T. Kilgore walked (3-0 BBBB). Cole Nathan walked
(3-0 BBBB); T. Kilgore advanced to second. Ayden Moore to p for D. Sliwinski.
Strittmatter walked (3-0 BBBB); Cole Nathan advanced to second; T. Kilgore
advanced to third. K. Hornbuckl struck out swinging (1-2 BKSFS). Johno Pierce
doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (0-2 FK); Strittmatter advanced to third; Cole
Nathan scored; T. Kilgore scored. K. Hammond walked (3-1 BBBKB). Colton Evans
singled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 KBS); K. Hammond advanced to second; Johno
Pierce advanced to third; Strittmatter scored. Scout Martin to p for Ayden
Moore. Brx. Smith pinch ran for Colton Evans. Aiden Gibson flied out to rf down
the rf line, SF, RBI (1-0 B); K. Hammond advanced to third; Johno Pierce
scored. Ryan Bolton struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBFBFS). 4 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Tusculum 5th - Brx. Smith to cf. K. Hornbuckl to lf. Brx. Roberts to p
for J. Salicco. A. Ponte flied out to cf (2-1 BBK). C. Mulcahy hit by pitch
(0-1 S). Kolby Watson reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-1 S); C.
Mulcahy out at second 3b to 2b. Aaron Bobo to p for Brx. Roberts. Jack Gagen
reached on a fielder's choice to third base (1-1 BF); Kolby Watson out at
second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Carson-Newman 5th - T. Alexander pinch hit for Cole Nathan. Adrian Salas
to c for Jack Gagen. T. Kilgore doubled through the right side (0-2 SF). T.
Alexander singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); T. Kilgore scored.
Strittmatter grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKF); T. Alexander advanced to second. K.
Hornbuckl grounded out to ss (0-0); T. Alexander advanced to third. Johno
Pierce grounded out to 3b (2-1 KBB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Tusculum 6th - M. Bishop to 1b for T. Kilgore. J. Van Ness to c for K.
Hammond. H. Shelton to p for Aaron Bobo. Alex Ring to 2b for Aiden Gibson.
Strittmatter to 3b. Evan Cage struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). S. Scarfone hit by
pitch (1-1 KB). Keygan Miksa doubled down the lf line (0-1 K); S. Scarfone
advanced to third. Evan Goins struck out looking (3-2 BBFFBK). W. Sharp to p
for H. Shelton. Ryan Ortega popped up to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Carson-Newman 6th - Cooper Emery to p for Scout Martin. J. Millsaps to
1b for Kolby Watson. Keygan Miksa to 3b. Caden Rector to ss for Evan Goins. Ian
Hubbard pinch hit for Brx. Smith. J. Van Ness grounded out to 1b unassisted
(1-0 B). Ian Hubbard homered to center field, RBI (1-0 B). Alex Ring struck out
looking (2-2 KSBBK). Ryan Bolton struck out swinging (2-2 KFFBFBS). 1 run, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Tusculum 7th - Ian Hubbard to rf. Ryan Bolton to cf. Eli Norris to p for
W. Sharp. A. Ponte grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). C. Mulcahy singled to third base
(1-0 B). J. Millsaps singled up the middle (0-1 K); C. Mulcahy advanced to
second. Adrian Salas walked (3-0 BBBB); J. Millsaps advanced to second; C.
Mulcahy advanced to third. Evan Cage grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b
(1-1 KB); Adrian Salas out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
2026 Tusculum Baseball
Tusculum at Carson-Newman - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond)
Tusculum 2 (15-27)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Tusculum TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Ryan Ortega 2b.... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 0-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 2
A. Ponte dh....... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 1
C. Mulcahy cf..... 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0
Kolby Watson 1b... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1
J. Millsaps 1b.... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Gagen c...... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 1
Adrian Salas c.... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Cage rf...... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-1 0 3 0 2 0
S. Scarfone lf.... 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Keygan Miksa ss/3b 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Evan Goins 3b..... 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0
Caden Rector ss... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ponte p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Randall p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Payne Ladd p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Sliwinski p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Ayden Moore p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Scout Martin p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Cooper Emery p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 33 28 9 3 2 0 0 0 0-0 9-28 1-9 5-19 7-20 2-8 3-7 0-1 0-2 1 10 1 8 8
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Tusculum BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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C. Ponte............ 10 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 3-8 2-4 0-2 0-2 4 1 46
Ben Randall......... 6 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 4-4 3-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 17
Payne Ladd.......... 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3-4 3-4 3-3 0-0 1 0 14
D. Sliwinski........ 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1 0 11
Ayden Moore......... 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 21
Scout Martin........ 7 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-6 1-5 0-2 1-1 3 1 23
Cooper Emery........ 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 1 0 16
2026 Tusculum Baseball
Tusculum at Carson-Newman - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN (Silver Diamond)
Carson-Newman 14 (24-17)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Carson-Newman TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Colton Evans lf... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 2 0
Brx. Smith pr/cf.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Hubbard ph/rf. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Aiden Gibson 3b... 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 1
Alex Ring 2b...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Soto Diaz rf... 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Bolton ph/rf. 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 0
T. Kilgore 1b..... 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0
M. Bishop 1b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Cole Nathan dh.... 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Alexander ph... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Strittmatter 2b/3b 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 3 0
K. Hornbuckl cf/lf 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 0 0 1 1
Johno Pierce ss... 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-2 1-1 1-3 1-3 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-2 0 1 0 2 0
K. Hammond c...... 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 1 0
J. Van Ness c..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
D. Fletcher p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Salicco p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brx. Roberts p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Bobo p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Shelton p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Sharp p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Eli Norris p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 39 30 15 6 1 1 1 0 5-10 10-20 9-17 11-20 20-25 3-9 3-6 2-4 6-7 7 7 2 11 2
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Carson-Newman BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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D. Fletcher......... 11 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3-5 2-5 3-8 2-4 2-2 3 1 49
J. Salicco.......... 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 1-4 0-4 0-2 1-2 1 5 29
Brx. Roberts........ 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 8
Aaron Bobo.......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 3
H. Shelton.......... 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 14
W. Sharp............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1
Eli Norris.......... 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 2 0 13
Line score
Carson-Newman 14, Tusculum 2 (Apr 14, 2026 at Jefferson City, TN)
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Tusculum............ 110 000 0 - 2 9 0 (15-27)
Carson-Newman....... 116 411 X - 14 15 0 (24-17)
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Pitchers: Tusculum - Christian Ponte; Ben Randall(3); Payne Ladd(3); Drew Sliwinski(3);
Ayden Moore(4); Scout Martin(4); Cooper Emery(6) and Jack Gagen; Adrian Salas. Carson-Newman -
D. Fletcher; J. Salicco(3); Brx. Roberts(5); Aaron Bobo(5); H. Shelton(6); W. Sharp(6);
Eli Norris(7) and K. Hammond; J. Van Ness.
Win-J. Salicco(1-0) Loss-Ben Randall(0-1) T-2:34 A-203
HR TU - Evan Cage (3).
HR C-N - Ian Hubbard (1).
Weather: Sunny and nice puffy clouds
D. Sliwinski faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Game: TUB42
