During his first two collegiate seasons, Justin Malone was the top relief pitcher for the Georgia State University baseball team. This season, the former Abingdon High School star has been the Panthers’ best starting pitcher.
Malone is off to a sizzling start, compiling a 3-0 record and a 0.47 ERA through his first three outings.
He combined with relievers on shutouts against Western Illinois and Texas State, while also recording a win over Big Ten Conference member Iowa.
The junior right-hander already has one Colonial Athletic Association pitcher of the week honor to his credit.
Shepherd’s strikeouts
Tennessee Tech pitcher Matthew Shepherd is still searching for his first win of the season, but he’s already racked up some strikeouts.
Shepherd, a former star at Sullivan East High School, is 0-2 with a 3.60 ERA for the Golden Eagles and has struck out a team-high 27 batters over his four outings.
Tate’s top performance
Freshman pitcher Jarred Tate has appeared in two games out of the bullpen for the James Madison University baseball team and is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA.
The former Virginia High star picked up his first collegiate victory on Feb. 27 against Le Moyne.
Alice Lloyd trio
Three local players are seeing valuable time for the Alice Lloyd College baseball team.
Virginia High graduate Brandon Arnold is hitting .250 with two RBIs for the Eagles, while former Sullivan Central High School standouts Will Leonard (.231, one RBI) and Cody Hyden (.500, seven RBIs) have also earned themselves a spot in the lineup.
Milligan men
Luke Kirk (Gate City) and Jason Trivett (Sullivan East) continue to contribute for the Milligan College baseball team.
Kirk is hitting .455 (25-for-55) with 13 RBIs, while Trivett is 1-4 with a 3.77 ERA in five appearances on the mound. Trivett earned his first victory of the season on Feb. 26 against the University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
Skeens stuff
Jerry Skeens (Tennessee High) began the season on a tear for the Surry (N.C.) College baseball team.
The sophomore first baseman started the season 12-for-21 (.571) with one home run and 10 RBIs.
Latest on Light
Freshman pitcher Hannah Light has been lights out recently for the Mars Hill College softball team.
After a slow start, the former Coeburn High School standout has pitched well as of late. For the season, she’s 3-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 11 games (four starts) and has struck out 33 batters over 38 innings.
Loudermilk blasting
Her collegiate career is only a couple of weeks old, but it’s been memorable so far for Walters State (Tenn.) Community College freshman Lindsay Loudermilk.
The Sullivan East High School graduate connected for two home runs and collected four RBIs on Friday as the Senators stomped Roane State, 9-1. Loudermilk smashed a two-run shot in the first and added another two-run homer in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Marie Chandler (Powell Valley) is 1-1 with one save for Walters State, while former Virginia High standout has started in the outfield.
Stallard is champ
Tonya Stallard (Virginia High) put on quite the encore on Feb. 20 in Annapolis, Md.
Competing for the U.S. Military Academy, Stallard won the women’s 60-meter hurdles at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships. She crossed the finish line in 8.84 seconds.
It was the second straight year she won the event.
Patton’s final march
Krystal Patton finished her freshman season with a strong performance.
The former Chilhowie High School star tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and four steals last week for Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) in a 77-67 loss to Carson-Newman in the South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball tournament.
Patton finished her first season averaging 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game for the Bears.
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