(Tennessee Smokies PR) The Tennessee Smokies (45-39, 8-7) defeated the Biloxi Shuckers (38-44, 4-11) 7-3 Thursday night at Smokies Stadium. The Smokies hit three home runs to finish their 14th come-from-behind victory of the season.The Smokies and Shuckers were tied at 2-2 entering the bottom of the fifth inning before …
Read More »Smokies, Shuckers to play…one and a half?
(Tennessee Smokies PR) The Tennessee Smokies’ (42-39, 5-7) game against the Biloxi Shuckers (38-41, 4-8) Tuesday night at Smokies Stadium has been suspended due to inclement weather.The Smokies and Shuckers were tied at 1-1 when the game was suspended with one on and nobody out in the top of the …
Read More »NASCAR: Elliott, Hill notch home state wins, Kligerman takes Truck race
(Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service/MRN) Chase Elliott is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion and currently the 2022 title leader. But finally scoring a dramatic victory Sunday afternoon at his home track — Atlanta Motor Speedway — in front of a vocal and adoring home crowd ranks right up there …
Read More »Smokies notch third straight win, 7-2
(Josh Lane, Tennessee Smokies) The Tennessee Smokies (42-36, 5-4) took down the Birmingham Barons (35-43, 4-5) in a 7-2 win on Thursday night at Regions Field. The Smokies used an early offensive jump to take a 3-0 series lead over the Barons.Bryce Ball got things started for the Smokies in …
Read More »Smokies blast Barons, 8-0
(Tennessee Smokies PR) The Tennessee Smokies (41-36, 4-4) shut out the Birmingham Barons (35-42, 4-4) with an 8-0 win on Wednesday night at Regions Field. The Smokies used an explosive eighth and dominant pitching to take a 2-0 series lead over the Barons.For the second game in a row, Tennessee’s …
Read More »NASCAR: Reddick outduels Elliott, Gibbs overtakes Larson in wild Wisconsin weekend
(Reid Spencer) It was a dogfight between two drivers, pure and simple. It was Tyler Reddick who outdueled pole winner Chase Elliott in the intense mano-a-mano battle in Sunday‘s Kwik Trip 250 at Road America. The victory was Reddick‘s first in the NASCAR Cup Series, making him the fifth first-time …
Read More »Smokies top Trash Pandas, 4-2
(Tennessee Smokies PR) The Tennessee Smokies (39-33, 2-1) defeated the Rocket City Trash Pandas (42-30, 1-2) 4-2 Thursday night at Smokies Stadium. The Smokies, who had scored just three times over the first two games of the series, homered three times to take a series-lead. Catcher Harrison Wenson set the …
Read More »Smokies drop one to Trash Pandas, 2-1
(Tennessee Smokies) The Tennessee Smokies (38-33, 1-1) fell to the Rocket City Trash Pandas (42-29, 1-1) 2-1 Wednesday night at Smokies Stadium. The Smokies scored in the first inning but went the final eight frames without putting a runner across, and they have scored just three runs over the first …
Read More »Scholarship established in Craig Dixon’s honor
Longtime Clinton High School basketball assistant coach Craig Dixon passed away on Saturday after a brief illness but he will continue to help students at CHS moving forward. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you donate instead to the newly-created Craig Dixon Memorial Scholarship Fund. You can mail …
Read More »Four Smokies pitchers combine for team’s second no-hitter of the season
Four Tennessee Smokies pitchers combined to throw the franchise’s second combined no-hitter of the season as they opened their series with the Rocket City Trash Pandas with a 2-0 win Tuesday night at Smokies Stadium. After going the first 22 years of Smokies Stadium without a no-hitter, Tennessee (38-32) has …
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