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Tigers pour it on Watertown
Lee Randolph homer
Jacob Dodd photo Members of the Watertown baseball team look on in disdain as Lee Randolph trots around the bases after pounding a homerun in the Tiger route of the rival squad. The Tigers returned home from a challenging Florida tour to douse Watertown in back to back games.

The fresh Tennessee air was all the Tiger baseball squad needed to clear its heads following a tough Spring Break swing in Florida as it took out its frustrations on Watertown this past week, outscoring them 21-1 in a home and away set.

Tiger hurler Hunter Jennings threw a complete game shutout as the Tigers went on the road to claim a 13-0 win. He controlled the game, surrendering only four hits while walking none. The Tiger bats erupted for two runs in the first and three in the second to give them a 5-0 lead. DeKalb outhit Watertown 17-4 during the game which got out of hand in the fifth inning when the visitors plated eight runs as Brady Hughes, Logan Cornelius, Grayson Redmon, Colter Norris and Luke Oliver all belted RBIs during the frame.

As for multiple hits, Cornelius, Skyler Sparks, Paxton Butler, Norris, Redmon and Lee Randolph all managed multiple hits with Cornelius going three-for-four and Sparks three-for-five.

Their shutout win in Watertown came on the heels of a convincing return home from Florida where they beat Watertown 8-1.

John Maynard showed the way in the game, going three-for-four with the bat as he helped himself to a win as starting pitchier. He struck out 12 from the mound on the way to victory while allowing just two hits and walking one. Meanwhile, Lee Randolph contributed a homerun to the mix, going two-for-three himself.

The Tigers led four to zip after three innings before Watertown tallied their only run in the top of the fourth. DeKalb matched the run in the bottom half the inning and just kept scoring, plating one in the fifth and two more in the sixth for the margin of victory. They outhit Watertown 13-2.

The big wins were refreshing for the DeKalb squad which ended up on the wrong end of the scoreboard over Spring Break.

“We played some quality teams,” said Coach Adam Kefauver of their tournament run over Spring Break in which the Tigers finished 1-6, the trip including the Beach Bash in Destin, Fla. “We were close in about every game and had chances to win.”

The Tigers went into a home and away set with Smith County Monday and Tuesday holding a 5-6 record, with a 2-0 total in district play. They next travel to Cumberland County Friday and then to White County Saturday for a noon game. They will finish up the road trip at York Monday before returning home Tuesday to play Livingston.