March 25, 2016 - The Tenaha Tigers varsity baseball team gained their first District 23-2A win this season on Good Friday with a decisive 14-1 win over the winless Martinsville Pirates at Martinsville's Pirates Ballpark.
Tenaha took an early 3-0 lead with scores from Tyler Muckelroy, Trevin Stewart and Giles in the top of the first inning. James scored the Pirates only run in the bottom of the first inning after reaching base on an error and later scoring on a passes ball.
The Tigers added on four runs in the top of the second frame and Alejandro Flores struck out the first three Pirates he faced in the bottom of the second inning, helping Tenaha take a 7-1 lead into the third stanza.
Flores hit a solo home run over the left field fence with two outs in the top of the third inning to help Tenaha gain six runs in the third inning. The Tigers added one in the fourth to extend their lead to 14-1 and enforce the 10-run-rule after the MHS squad failed to score in the bottom of the fifth inning.
The Tigers' Flores and Muckelroy teamed up for five strikeouts each. Martinsvilles' Hooper pitched all five innings and had eight strikeouts.
