Tigers shut out Bell 5-0

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Trenton High School baseball teams welcomed the students and parents of the Suwannee Valley Leagues during the SVL night celebration at the Tiger baseball park. The players, dressed in their respective team uniforms, took the field as their favorite players from Bell and Trenton were introduced in pre game ceremonies. Lots of young ball players ran out onto the field to stand alongside their favorite Bulldog or Tiger player. Julie Thomas, President of SVL, took the mound in the opening ceremonies to throw out the first pitch.

Trenton head baseball coach Todd Bryant, with
SVL Coach and President Julie Thomas and Tiger starting catcher Caleb Smith.

The Trenton Tigers’ pitching staff was too much for the Bell hitters on Friday night. Senior Karson Gilbert started the game for Trenton, going 5 innings, striking out 7 and walking 2 while giving up no hits or runs. Chance Brooks pitched the 6th and 7th innings, walking one, striking out 5 and also giving up no hits or runs. Gilbert and Brooks teamed up for the no hitter. Offensively, Gilbert had two hits and two rbi’s and Caleb Smith stole 2 bases and scored 2 runs. The Tigers won 5-0 and improved to 8-1 overall this season and 5-1 in the District 5 2A.
The Tigers traveled to Branford on Saturday to play the Bucs. Trenton jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when Clif Bryant singled in Stephen and Caleb Smith, and Chance Brooks later scored Bryant. At the end of the top half of the first inning the score was 3-0, Tigers. However, in the bottom of the first the Bucs scored 4 runs, then one more in the second, and three more in the third inning. Trey Smith pitched the first three innings for the Tigers, giving up 8 hits and one walk. The Tigers made 5 errors behind Smith. In the fourth inning Caleb Smith went on the mound for the Tigers and pitched the final four innings of the game. Caleb scattered four hits and struck out 2 but gave up no walks or hits. The Tigers scored two more in the fourth inning to make the score 8-5 but could not put any runs together in the fifth, sixth or seventh innings. The Tigers only scratched out 6 hits on the day. The Tigers’ record falls to 8-2 on the season, 5-2 in the district. The Tigers currently stand third in the district, behind PK Yonge and Chiefland, respectively.
This week the varsity Tigers play St. Petersburg Shorecrest at home on Thursday at 7pm. Trenton will travel to Chiefland on Friday with the first pitch set for 7 pm. The Tigers will host Melody Christian at home on Saturday at 7pm with the JV game set to begin at 4:30 p.m. The Junior Varsity Tigers will play on Friday at Chiefland at 4:30. Come out this week and see this beautifully renovated Trenton ballpark and support the Tigers’ baseball teams.