By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–A home-opening softball win, a no-hitter in baseball and a soccer triumph over their county rival made for a good Thursday for spring sports teams in the Union City School System.
BASEBALL
UC 4, Fort Smith 0
Milan 2, UC 1
Tyler Walton fashioned the Tornadoes’ second no-hitter in four days this week, following up a gem by teammate Peyton Edwards with one of his own.
Walton fanned eight and walked four while not allowing the Arkansas team a single safety. He threw 102 pitches, 58 for strikes, in his first mound assignment of the season.
Conner Hurt reached base twice, scored and drove in a run to pace UC offensively while Will Hogan smacked a two-run single in the fifth. Miles Odle had two hits in three trips and Sam Theobald accounted for the Twisters’ other RBI.
An earned Milan run in the fifth of Union City’s second game of the afternoon relegated the Purple and Gold to a split of their first-day action in the Ladd tourney.
Odle threw well for the second straight outing, but got little offensive support. He struck out seven, walked three and gave just five hits.
The Tornadoes managed just five hits themselves – all singles – by Hurt, Theobald, Dawson Searcy, Austin Atwill and Dalton Bone. Searcy, Theobald and Bone all reached base twice, but Union City stranded eight runners.
UC will take a 6-2 record into tonight’s 7 p.m. game vs. Obion Central at Elam Stadium.
The following details all that, plus a sweep by the UCMS tennis teams in matches played at Halls.
The Union City HS tennis teams dropped a couple of close matches against visiting Graves County, Ky.
SOFTBALL
UC 8, Gleason 3
Everything started at the top for the Lady Tornadoes.
Union City’s first three batters – Avery Decker, Sophie Theobald and Tiffanie Oldaker — combined to go 9-for-12 with six runs scored and five RBI to lead UC to victory in its first game played at Hawks-Eddlemon Field this spring.
The trio all had three hits in four trips to the plate, Decker scoring three times and Theobald homering and driving in three runs.
Halle Riley also had a pair of base knocks for the Twisters, who pounded out 12 hits in all.
Kallie Worrell pitched five innings and struck out six to pick up her second win of the season, while Theobald got the final six outs – four via strikeout.
Now 3-1 overall and winners of three straight, UC will play twice Friday at Martin in the Princess Warrior Classic – against Crockett County at 4:30, and vs. host Westview at 7 p.m.
PREP SOCCER
UC 5, Obion Central 1
The Tornadoes bounced back from a frustrating loss against Gibson County with a season-high goal output to even their record at 2-2.
Brian Arellano had two goals and an assist and Josh Sills scored twice for UC, which got off 20 shots – 12 on goal.
Marvin Regaldo scored the Twisters’ final goal, and Brad Coleman was credited with an assist on Arellano’s first tally of the match.
Kaleb Craig had two saves in goal for the Tornadoes.
Union City is back in action this evening, playing at Milan at 5:15.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS
UC blanks Halls
Despite the absence of its 8th-grade team members, who were attending UC High School orientation, Tornado 7th– and 6th-graders were up to the challenge in sweeping host Halls.
The match was considered the first of the season for the Jr. Twisters.
Shelby Bondurant, Molly Kizer, Mimi Jenkins and Lexi Petty all handily won singles matches for Union City on the girls’ side with the doubles teams of Emily Hammond/Jorge Frankum, Davey Frankum/Dani Frankum and Jamie Becton/ Davey Frankum all cruising to 6-0 victories.
Union City went 4-0 boys’ play with Ben Wade and Carter Wilson both winning in singles and doubles, while Jack Tulley was twice a winner in doubles – teaming with both Wade and Wilson.
Union City will host University School of Jackson Tuesday.
Girls’ Singles
Shelby Bondurant beat Reagan Humphrey 6-0
Molly Kizer beat Emily McAllister 6-1
Mimi Jenkins beat Stacey Hilliard 6-3
Extra singles Lexi Petty beat Lindsey Conrad 6-2
Doubles
Emily Hammond and Jorge Frankum beat Katie Jones and Erin Blakely 6-0
Davey Frankum and Dani Frankum beat Ashley McAllister and Morgan Sanders 6-0
Jamie Becton and Davey Frankum beat Lucy Jackson and Sara Hogeland 6-0
Boys’ Singles
Ben Wade beat Bronson Rasp 6-0
Carter Wilson beat Christian Cates 6-2
Doubles
Ben Wade and Jack Tully beat Jeremy Hoy. And Jaylon Adams 6-0
Jack Tully and Carter Wilson beat Josh Yebuah and Seth Stanfill 6-2
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
Graves Co. 4, UC 3 (G)
Graves Co. 5, UC 2 (B)
The Lady Tornadoes won three of five singles matches, but couldn’t break through in doubles play in falling to 5-2 on the season.
Zoe Cagle survived a hard-fought 9-7 tiebreak triumph against Makayla Whitaker, while Erin Gill was on the right side of an 8-5 score vs. Allie Clark. Gracyn Callicott blitzed Pooja Patel 8-0.
In boys’ play, Walker Ross continued his good play with an 8-2 win against Mark Whitaker in singles play, and Justin Rise beat Clay Cooper easily, 8-1.
Union City is now 3-3.
Girls’ Singles
Meg Kizer vs Laken Schultz 6-8
Gussie Parks vs Maddy Williams 4-8
Zoe Cagle vs Makayla Whitaker 9-7 tiebreak
Erin Gill vs Allie Clark 8-5
Gracyn Callicott vs Pooja Patel 8-0
Doubles
Kizer/Parks vs Shultz/Williams 2-8
Caroline Conley/Sloan Bearden vs Whitaker/Clark 5-8
Boys’ Singles
Wilson Harris vs Brady Ellegood 1-8
Caleb Parker vs Jaron Hale 1-8
Hayden Wilson vs Isaac Carrick 1-8
Walker Ross vs Mark Whitaker 8-2
Justin Rise vs Clay Cooper 8-1
Doubles
Harris/Parker vs Ellegood/Carrick 4-8
Wilson/Ross vs Hale/Whitaker 3-8
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