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THE ROCKET BOYS ARE GOING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! After dropping the 1st game, the Rockets grind out a GRITTY 4-2 win over Sequachie, scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th & holding the Indians in the 7th!
@ColeMealer
picks up his 24th career win tying him for 2nd all time!
Baseball can be a cruel game sometimes. Rockets fall in the State Semi-Finals to Greeneville 7-5. Couldn’t be prouder of what our boys accomplished this year: Region Champions, Substate Champions & Final Four in the state. Rocket Pride runs through these boys veins.
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Forrest Baseball defeats Community 9-0 behind another dominant outing by
@ColeMealer
(7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 14 K’s) Ethan moves past
@CoachABurkett
for 3rd place on the Forrest all time wins list. Forrest improves to 7-4 (2-1 District). These guys are also skilled turkey hunters!
Little late tweeting...but uhhh....THE ROCKETS ARE GOING TO THE BORO. THE ROCKET BOYS DEFEAT MLK MAGNET, 7-6 IN ONE OF THE MOST EPIC BALLGAMES ALL YEAR. SO PROUD OF OUR GUYS AND OUR FANS! ITS GREAT TO BE A FORREST ROCKET!
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Forrest Baseball season ends losing State Championship to the Covington Chargers. Hats off to Covington & the Warmath family. Best wishes in the future. Congrats to the
@forrest_sb
team for winning their state championship. Two great groups of kids that represented for Forrest!
Forrest Baseball wins Game One of the State Tournament, 5-3 over the Covington Chargers.
@ColeMealer
goes the distance striking out 11 in a stellar performance. Big hits from
@Jaylen_smith10
@blazesweeney14
& others fuel the offense for Rockets. Greenville tomorrow at 12:30 pm!
Forrest Baseball defeats Stewart County 3-2 to clinch their 12th Region Championship in school history! Rockets will face Martin Luther King High School Friday nite in Chapel Hill in the Substate Championship. Time TBA. State Tournament berth on the line!
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THE ROCKET BOYS ARE GOING BACK TO THE BORO! ROCKETS DEFEAT SYCAMORE 8-4 TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT! ROCKETS 3RD TRIP IN 4 YEARS. WHAT A GROUP OF KIDS AND COMMUNITY! BORO BOUND BABY!
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#WeDontQuit
Congrats to Forrest Baseball assistant coach Corey Bishop (
@CoachBishop30
) and his wife Chloe on the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Tatum! Love you coach!
THE ROCKET BOYS ARE HEADED BACK TO STATE!!! ROCKETS WIN GAME 2 (4-0) AND GAME 3 (2-0) AGAINST SEQUATCHIE COUNTY TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO MURFREESBORO! Excellent pitching by both Riley Durbin and Carter Walk to carry the Rockets to the Sectional Championship!
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FORREST BASEBALL DEFEATS YORK INSTITUTE 10-9 IN 8 INNINGS TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE TSSAA STATE TOURNAMENT! THE ROCKETS OVERCOME A 9-1 (???) DEFICIT IN THE 7TH INNING TO TIE THE GAME & THEN
@PrestonGentry13
HITS THE WALKOFF IN THE 8TH! UNBELIEVABLE.
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Forrest Baseball defeats Creek Wood 3-0 to advance to the Region Championship.
@ColeMealer
was phenomenal going 6.2 innings, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 12.
@dylaneady2
picks up the save. Rockets will face Stewart County in Chapel Hill on Wed. Time TBA.
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Congratulations to
@DaughrityJacob
who has decided to join the Forrest Baseball staff! Jacob is a 2014 graduate of Forrest and is a current assistant coach for the football team. Congrats again, Jacob and look forward to having you on our staff!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Loudon 5-1 to advance to the TSSAA AA State SemiFinals!
@Codysisk24
throws a complete game gem scattering 6 hits, allowing 1 run & striking out 3. Rockets face winner of Sequachie/Loudon at 2 pm tomorrow at Smyrna High School.
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Forrest Baseball travels to Reese Smith Jr. Stadium at MTSU today to take on Covington in the TSSAA AA State Championship! 2nd appearance in school history, 1st since 2006. Come support the Rockets & also good luck to
@forrest_sb
as they battle for their State Championship too!
Forrest Baseball is still alive! After dropping a tough extra innings game 10-8, the Rocket Boys bounce back & beat Smith County 13-1 to advance to the State Semi-Finals! Rockets must defeat Greenville twice to advance to the State Championship. First game starts at 2 pm tomorrow
Forrest Baseball is enjoying an awesome day at the ballpark watching the Texas Rangers take on the Nashville Sounds. Special thank you to Forrest Baseball alumnus
@MikeMinor36
for the tickets!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Creek Wood 10-1 to advance to the Region 6AA Championship!
@ColeMealer
picks up the win (6 IP, 2 H, 8 Ks, 0 ER) and
@Blaize_Sweeney
hit a home run that may have landed in Kentucky. Rockets face Nolensville in Region Championship on Wednesday. Time TBA.
The State Tournament Bracket is out and the Rocket Boys have drawn Covington in the first round. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 pm at Blackman High School on Tuesday. Admission is $10. Retweet and spread the word! We need the Chapel Hill faithful in groves for this one!
Forrest Baseball picks up a huge win over Marshall County Tigers 2-1 to split the district series.
@ColeMealer
goes 5.2 innings & picks up his 17th career win to tie Andy Burkett (
@CoachABurkett
) for 3rd most all time in school wins.
@Codysisk24
picks up the save. Great team win!
Forrest Baseball pulls off the epic comeback winning 4 straight elimination games & eliminating Central Magnet 4-3 in the grittiest game played all year.
@dylaneady2
picks up the win in one of the gutsiest performances all year.
@DaughrityDrew
with the walkoff hit!
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Rocket Boys (26-11) season comes to an end losing in extra innings 9-8 to White House Heritage. Amazing season that included first 20-win since 2018, first district championship since 2017, first region championship since 2018, and first state appearance since 2019.
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Congrats to a guy whose been at the top of the rotation for a long time now. You deserve this. Let this be the beginning of a great career for you at C-State and onward. Beyond proud of you.
#MadDog
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Night 4: honoring
@Codysisk24
tonight. Aka “Big Game Cody” consistently pitches his best in big games (two State Tourney wins). One of the funniest players I’ve ever coached. Always keeps the team light & is a total team player. We love “CodeRed” !!
Forrest Baseball defeats Community 9-8 to win the District 7AA Championship! Great comeback win tonight in an intensely played matchup between both teams. Rockets will host the Region Semi-Finals on Monday (5/16), time and opponent TBA.
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Shoutout to our brethren down the road
@EagleBaseballTN
for winning the district title last night! Congrats to the players and coaches on all your awards...well deserved!
What an awsome day at the Forrest Baseball field! We were fortune enough to have a great turn out for our 1st Annual Little Rockets Triple Play Camp. Campers learned so many skills with our team today! Thank you so much to the parents and players for your support!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Fairview 10-0 in six innings. Congratulations
@g_whaley3416
as he pitches a PERFECT GAME (6 IP, 9 K’s, 0 H, 0 BB, 59 pitches)!!! Shoutout to
@blazesweeney14
for his first GRAND SLAM (walkoff)! Rockets back in action tomorrow night at Cornersville at 5 pm!
Forrest Baseball will be giving away a Blue 32 quart Orca Cooler to one of our lucky followers! Contest runs this week and contestants must be following
@FHS_Rocket_Boys
and must retweet this tweet in order to be eligible. Retweet and follow!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Nolensville 5-1 in Chapel Hill to improve to 12-8 on the year and 4-3 in District play.
@dustinbrashear_
goes the distance on the mound giving up only 1 earned run in 7 innings. Rockets back in District action tomorrow night at Nolensville.
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The world might be stopping, but we aren’t (at least not yet anyway). Big shoutout to Jason Jent and Coach
@DaughrityJacob
for their help this morning getting our new foul poles up and also to our players for showing up at 9 am to get some cosmetics done to our field.
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Day 7. Honoring
@Connerlewis26
tonight. No one has put in more work at his craft this year than Conner. Diligent student, weight room junkie, & has become the dominant 6’3” lefty we always knew he could be. Tall guy just earned his scholarship to Chatt State as well!
Forrest Baseball defeats Giles County 10-1 in the second round of the District Tournament. Forrest will now face winner of Central Magnet/Nolensville in the third round.
@ColeMealer
picks up the win for the Rockets. Monday’s game is set for 7 pm.
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Day 5. Honoring
@SpenceOliver19
tonight. You will be hard-pressed to find a more versatile utility player than Spence (2019 All District Utility Player); has pitched, played corner infield & even played outfield & DH’ed for the Rockets. Amateur comedian as well!
Forrest Baseball (21-9, 9-0) advances to the District Championship with a 3-2 walkoff win over Community! Riley Durbin goes the distance (7 IP 4 K). Durbin (2-3 1 RBI) & Bowyer (2-3) lead the offense for the Rockets! Let’s keep it rolling boys!!!
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Forrest Baseball (11-6, 4-2) defeats Columbia Central 2-1 in Chapel Hill! Freshman Kain Moses was phenomenal on the mound getting the complete game win (85 pitches, 1 BB, 3 H, 7 Ks)!
@brettburnham5
is clutch again w/ a 2 out, 2 RBI single to give the Rockets the lead!
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Forrest Baseball would like to take time to thank assistant coach
@CoachBishop30
for his years of service to our program & wish him luck as Forrest’s new head coach of boys/girls basketball! And also congratulations to new baseball assistant
@bryceoliver13
excited to have you!!
Forrest Baseball improves to 4-1 on the year after a tough gritty win over Lewis County, 4-3. Braden Bowyer picks up the win, Austin Lampley notches the save. Max Kirby w/ 2 hits & an RBI & Bowyer w/ 2 RBI night. Amazing diving catch by Andrew “TimmyTime” Timmons to win the game!
Forrest Baseball defeats Community 12-4 in Chapel Hill to secure the Region 4AA Championship. Pitchers Preston Gentry and Ashton Grubbs combine to turn in a stellar outing on the mound. Rockets combine for 17 hits lead by Mealer (4-4, 2 RBI) & Bowyer (2-4, 3 RBI). Sectional TBA.
Forrest Baseball defeats Haywood 12-2 in 5 innings in the opening round of the TSSAA AA State Tournament! Freshman Kain Moses picks up the win and the Rockets bang out 12 runs on 9 hits! Rockets will face winner of Sequatchie/Loudon at 12:30 pm tomorrow at Smyrna!
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Forrest Baseball does it again! Rockets eliminate
#1
seed Nolensville w/ a 5-1 victory. Rockets advance to the losers bracket final & will play the loser of Giles County/Central Magnet at 7:00 pm tomorrow in Nolensville. Rockets are 1 win away from clinching a Region Tourn birth.
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Day 6. Honoring
@Blaize_Sweeney
tonight. There are guys that are backbones of your team & thats the epitome of Blaize. 4 year starter including 3 years at catcher, 1 year in outfield; & has spent last 3 years as Rockets closer. Nickname of “shrimp” doesn’t fit at all.
Thank you to the Chapel Hill faithful that braved the cold to watch us take on Page High School. Scrimmage ended in an 8-8 tie after 10 innings. Saw some positive things & some things to build on. Cold day, but great to get some baseball in!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Pope John Paul II, 5-2. Kain Moses picks up the win for the Rockets going 6 strong innings striking out 9. Max Kirby picks up the save and hits a huge go ahead 2-run homer in the 7th. Bryson Smith also picks up 2 hits & 2 RBIs. Great team win!
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Forrest Baseball (10-6, 4-2) picks up a gutty 2-1 win over Central Magnet in 8 innings to sweep the district series w/ the Tigers!
@g_whaley3416
picks up the win (99 pitches, 1 R, 7 Ks) &
@lane14_cannon
stellar in relief picking up the save.
@brettburnham5
with the walkoff hit!
Forrest Baseball coaches here this weekend at the
@TBCAORG
coaching clinic hearing some excellent speakers and getting some great tips for growing our program and our team. Season can’t come fast enough!
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Forrest Baseball opens their season tonight at home versus MTCS. Game time is 5:30 pm. Rockets look to build on one of the most impressive seasons in school history as they finished in the Final Four in the State last year. Come & support the Rockets!
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Forrest Baseball takes on MLK Magnet tonight in the Substate Championship at 6 pm in Chapel Hill. Trip to the State Tournament is on the line. Scattered storms today, but we are tarped & we’ve enough field conditioner if we take some rain. Retweet & spread the word!
#PackTheRock
Forrest Baseball picks up the win tonight at home versus Cascade 6-2. Kain Moses picks up the win, striking out 12 while only allowing 1 hit. Great team win. Forrest Baseball wants to send their thoughts and prayers and speedy recovery to the Cascade family and
#15
Austin Harden.
Forrest Baseball will be taking on the Covington Chargers tonight in the first round of the TSSAA State AA Tournament at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro at 6:30 pm. We’ve had some amazing fan support this past week and need it again tonight against this tough Covington team!
Great ballplayer, great student, great leader, but overall, great kid. Proud of you and all you’ve accomplished. You truly represent Forrest Baseball to the maximum. Congrats Moose!
I’m so blessed to officially sign with Bryan College! To think that I will get to play the game I love for four more years is so exciting! I’m so thankful for my parents, my coaches, my teammates, and most of all my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me this opportunity!
Forrest Baseball wins their Opening Day game 5-2 over Cascade in Chapel Hill. Kain Moses picks up the win for the Rockets going 4 IP & striking out 9.
@lane14_cannon
picks up the save.
@Connerlewis26
leads Rockets with 2 hits &
@Blaize_Sweeney
with 2 RBI. Great team win!
Forrest Baseball improves to 8-2 on the year with a 9-5 win over the Marshall County Tigers. Cervantes picks up the win, Mealer adds 3 RBIs, and Bowyer, Cervantes, Mealer, and Timmons all collect 2 hits each. Rockets back in action versus MCHS tomorrow in Lewisburg.
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ROCKETS ARE IN THE FINAL 4! Forrest Baseball (25-13) defeats White House Heritage 12-2 in 5 innings. Kason Fuller picks up the win on the mound (5 IP 2 ER 2 BB 2 K); Rockets collect 12 hits in the contest! Facing Union Co. tomorrow at 2 pm at Stewarts Creek.
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Forrest Baseball improves to 7-5 on the year with a 6-1 win over Gordonsville to close out the MTCS classic.
@Codysisk24
picks up his first career varsity win and
@wildrick_15
picks up his first career save!
@freaky_ferguson
adds a home run to his stats as well!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Central Magnet 5-2 in the early game, but the
#RocketBoys
season comes to an end as they fall to MCHS 2-1 in late game. Rockets finish with 18-12 record in the year. To our seniors, thank you commitment & leadership. You will be missed beyond words. -AB
Forrest Baseball takes on the Loudon Redskins at 12:30 pm today at Smyrna High School in the TSSAA AA State Tournament. Winner advances to the State Semi-Finals. Come out and support the Rockets!
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Forrest Baseball goes on the road & defeats Summertown 4-3.
@maxkirby30
delivers a 2-strike, 2-out base hit to score 2 in the top of the 7th.
@Connerlewis26
and
@Codysisk24
were phenomenal on the mound combining to give up 2 earned runs while striking out 8. Great team win!
Forrest Baseball travels across the county this afternoon to take on the 5-0 Cornersville Bulldogs. Game time is set for 5 pm. Come out and support both of these teams representing Marshall County Baseball!
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Forrest defeats Eagleville 7-1 to improve to 9-7 on the year. Freshman
@BrennanMealer
picks up his first varsity win, going 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, & 6 K’s. Vaughn & Cervantes (3 RBIs) collect 3 hits a piece. Great team win. Back in action tomorrow versus Moore County.
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Forrest Baseball picks up win over Shelbyville, 9-1 in Chapel Hill. Tyler Tackett picks up the win going 6.1 IP 3 H 1 BB 1 ER 3 K. Big bats:
Branham Haynes 2-3 2 RBI
Kason Fuller 2-4 2 RBI
Brennan Mealer 1-2 2 RBI
Preston Gentry 1-3 1 RBI
Back in action Thurs. vs Spring Hill.
Forrest Baseball travels to Sycamore tonight to face the War Eagles in a substate matchup with chance to go to the State Tournament on the line. Game time is set for 6:30 pm. Come out & support & good luck to the Lady Rockets (
@forrest_sb
) in their substate game vs. Westmoreland!
Forrest Baseball will travel to Creek Wood high school tonight to face the Red Hawks in the Region 6AA Semifinals at 7 pm. With a win, Rockets would clinch a spot in the Region Finals on Wednesday & Substate berth on Friday. Come support Rockets Baseball!
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Forrest Baseball (23-9) defeats Stratford 20-1 in the Region 4AA Semifinals in Chapel Hill. Riley Durbin picks up the win, combining with Shawn Brown & Kain Moses for a one hitter. Rockets combine for 15 hits with home runs by Vaughn and Bowyer. Region Championship TBA.
Forrest Baseball picks up the
#OpeningDay
win over Mt. Pleasant, 14-0. Riley Durbin (2-4) collects 3 RBI, Cam Vaughn (1-3) with 4 RBI. Preston Gentry goes the distance, CG shutout (56 pitches, 45 strikes, 6 Ks). Great team win. Rockets back in action at home tomorrow at 6 pm.
Forrest Baseball improves to 6-2 on the year w/ an 18-8 win over Lewis County in 5 innings. Justin Gillespie picks up the win on the mound. Freshman
@BrennanMealer
goes 3-4 at plate including a 3-run homer to tally a 5 RBI night! Rockets back in action tomorrow at noon vs. Page!
Forrest Baseball (26-14) comes to an end in the TSSAA State Tournament Final 4. Rockets force the if necessary game by defeating Union County 9-6 but fall in the nightcap 11-2. Rockets were led by two fantastic seniors all year, Ryan Meglis & Riley Durbin. Love & will miss y’all.
Congratulations to Justin Gillespie, Cannon Cervantes, Brennan Mealer, Max Kirby, Preston Gentry, and Camden Vaughn for being named to the 2021 All-District 12AA team. Well-deserved gentlemen.
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Forrest Baseball improves to 2-0 on the season with a win over Mt. Pleasant at home, 14-0. Brennan Mealer (4 IP, 6 Ks) & Austin Lampley combine for a no-hitter. Riley Durbin goes 4-4 at the plate w/ 2 doubles & 3 RBI. Rockets head to Lewis County on Thursday, first pitch at 6 pm.
Forrest Baseball picks up the opening day win over Lewis County, 4-1. Luke Allen (2-4, HR), Ryan Meglis (2-3), Kason Fuller (1-3, 2 RBI) lead the Rockets offensively. Riley Durbin picks up the win going 5 IP, 6 K, 0 R; Carter Walk with the save. Back in action tomorrow at home!
2024 LHP/OF Brennan Mealer sends one over the right-centerfield scoreboard to tie the game for the Rockets in the final game of the Viking Classic. Rockets win, 4-2!
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Forrest Baseball (19-9, 11-1) defeats Grundy County 11-0 to advance to the District Championship vs Cascade. Rockets combine for 10 hits including 2 each from Baxter, Gentry & Meglis. Walk & Tackett combine for shutout. Championship tonight 6 pm in Chapel Hill (FHS must win two).
Also totally forgot, congratulations to Coach Joyce and Coach Burkett on their 100th career wins! wouldn’t have got there without the help of Coach Bishop though!
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Forrest Baseball defeats Haywood 12-2 in 5 innings in the opening round of the TSSAA AA State Tournament! Freshman Kain Moses picks up the win and the Rockets bang out 12 runs on 9 hits! Rockets will face winner of Sequatchie/Loudon at 12:30 pm tomorrow at Smyrna!
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Forrest Baseball kicks off their preseason scrimmage play with a 9-0 win over Perry County. Rocket Baseball back in action tomorrow at 1 pm in Chapel Hill versus Eagleville.
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