By Mike Hutchens
Communications Director
Union City was clearly superior to Lake County on the softball diamond Monday.
The Lady Tornadoes swept a District 14A doubleheader from outmanned LC at Hawks-Eddlemon Field, claiming mercy-rule wins of 17-2 and 11-0.
UC improved to 5-3 overall and 3-0 in league play with the two convincing romps.
Hadley Smith clubbed a three-run homer to highlight an 11-run first inning in the opener, while Addison Carr scorched a three-run inside-the-park roundtripper to close out the Lady Twisters’ nightcap triumph.
Smith drove in four runs in all in Game 1, while Carr went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs. Kennedi Robinson had three hits and scored three times, while Whitley Jenkins and Ari Gear contributed a pair of singles each to Union City’s 15-hit attack.
Mattie Smith and Annalece Morton both knocked in three runs.
Hadley Smith did not allow a Lake County hit and struck out six in the abbreviated three-inning game to get the pitching decision.
In Game 2, Jenkins and Kylee McClure each went 3-for-3, with one of Jenkins’ hits a triple. McClure scored three times. Kylie Mayes and Morton had a pair of hits, with Morton knocking in two runs.
Mattie Smith fanned nine and gave up but one hit and a walk in the complete game five-inning triumph.
Union City will play next at Dyersburg on Friday.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
UC 9, Dresden 5
The Tornadoes came back from a 4-1 deficit and improved to 4-1 in district play by beating Dresden.
Union City (7-5) capitalized on six Lion errors to plate five unearned runs and scored five times in the third via four singles, a walk, and an error.
Troy Joslin, Logan Vincent, and Jack Theobald each had two singles for the Twisters, who outhit Dresden 11-4.
Joslin had a pair of RBIs, while Vincent and Theobald scored twice.
Joslin earned his third mound win in as many decisions after striking out a dozen Lion batters in seven innings.
The two teams play again today at Dresden at 5 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
UC 4, Paducah Tilghman 3 (G)
Paducah Tilghman 7, UC 0 (B)
Union City’s girls notched arguably their most impressive team victory of the young season and ran their winning streak to five by edging the host Blue Tornado.
The Lady Twisters (5-1) used doubles triumphs by the tandems of Davey and Dani Frankum and Bertie Jenkins/Josie Ross to rally for the win after PT had won three of five singles matches.
Jenkins and Lexi Petty did claim individual victories at the No. 3 and 5 seeds.
UC’s boys were competitive in a handful of their matches but were blanked by the home team.
Kobe Kirk battled before falling 8-4 to Leyton Morris, while the doubles duo of Foster Rodgers and Paul Martin Tohn won five games before dropping their match 8-5.
Union City will play at Trinity Christian Academy in Jackson today.
Girls Singles
Davey Frankum (UC) lost to Alex Anderson (PT) 1-8
Dani Frankum (UC) lost to Christian Anderson (PT) 3-8
Bertie Jenkins (UC) defeated Lucy LeBunn (PT) 8-3
Allie Vincent (UC) lost to Sloane Sherrill (PT) 4-8
Lexi Petty (UC) defeated Bailey Beyer (PT) 8-4
Josie Ross (UC) defeated Sophie McMillan (PT) 8-6
Briley Kate McKinney (UC) lost to Sloane Sherrill (PT) 4-6
Girls Doubles
Frankum/Frankum (UC) defeated Anderson/Anderson (PT) 8-4
Jenkins/Ross (UC) defeated LeBunn/Beyer (PT) 8-2
Vincent/Petty (UC) defeated Sherrill/McMillan (PT) 8-0
Boys Singles
Kobe Kirk (UC) lost to Leyton Morris (PT) 4-8
Byron Abbott (UC) lost to TJ Duwe (PT) 3-8
Foster Rodgers (UC) lost to Lucas Lea (PT) 3-8
Paul Martin Tohn (UC) lost to Benny Dosremedios (PT) 2-8
Camden Dawkins (UC) lost to Paxton Beek (PT) 0-8
Boys Doubles
Kirk/Abbott (UC) lost to Morris/Duwe (PT) 1-8
Rodgers/Tohn (UC) lost to Kirchott/Lea (PT) 5-8
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER
UC 8, Fulton Co. 0
Alan Martinez and Alessandro Rosas each scored twice as the Tornadoes posted a mercy-rule triumph in Hickman to improve to 3-4.
Luis Escobar, Jeremy Martinez, Brian Cobon-Martinez, and Jondan Muse all found the net for the winners, who led 6-0 at the intermission.
Jeremy Martinez set up three goals, while Carlos Rodriguez and Owen Shannon were also credited with assists for Union City.
The Twister defense allowed just one shot on goal.
UC will host Crockett County next Monday in a make-up match.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS
UC 7, Dyersburg 0 (G)
UC 7, Dyersburg 0 (B)
Union City once more dominated the opposition, shutting out D’burg in girls’ and boys’ play.
The Lady Tornadoes have blanked three of their first four foes, while the UC boys have posted two shutout victories in four matches thus far.
Against the Trojans Monday, UC lost just eight games in seven matches in girls’ play. The Tornado boys were even more dominant, dropping but three games in seven matches.
Union City will host CCA of Dyersburg on Thursday.
Girls Singles
Rylan Bondurant (UC) defeated Julianne Cundiff (D) 6-0
Averi Riley (UC) defeated Ella Coleman (D) 6-0
Andi Walker (UC) defeated Haley Hogne(D) 6-3
Austyn Dilday (UC) defeated Eva Honneck (D) 6-3
Kenslie Taylor (UC) defeated Ava Sanders (D) 6-0
Girls Doubles
Rylan Bondurant/Averi Riley (UC) defeated Haley Hogne/Ella Coleman (D) 6-0
Andi Walker/Kenslie Taylor (UC) defeated Eva Honneck/Julieanne Cundiff (D) 6-2
Extra Play
Austyn Dilday/Carsen Gray (UC) defeated Leah Myint/Lynlee Houston (D) 6-2
Reilly Mears/Emmalyn McClanahan defeated Chandler Ford/Izzy Reynolds (D) 6-0
Molly Dean/Emmaline Ogden lost to Ava Sanders/Sadie Wittle (D) 7-6
Boys Singles
Kipton Powers (UC) defeated Eli Roy (D) 6-0
William Tohn (UC) defeated Braylen Humphrey (D) 6-1
Maddix Turner (UC) defeated Jordan Gowan (D) 6-1
Miloh Turner (UC) defeated Tristan Butner (D) 6-0
Austin Powell (UC) defeated Sam Lloyd (D) 6-0
Boys Doubles
Kipton Powers/Williams Tohn(UC) defeated Eli Roy/Jordan Gowan (D) 6-1
Maddix Turner/Miloh Turner (UC) defeated Braylen Humphrey/Tristan Butner (D) 6-0