It has been a historic season for Stone Memorial High School’s baseball team and they are looking to end it on a high note. After Tuesday nights win against rival CCHS the Panthers are locked in as a 2nd seed in the upcoming District Tournament and will have a first round bye. The District Tournament will start on May 5th opponents and times have not been released yet.
The reason it was a historic season for the Panthers was because of their regular season win record they surpassed this year. The Panthers old record was 17 wins and it is now 19 wins and counting as SMHS currently holds a record of 19-4.
As of April 24th the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association has the Panthers ranked 5th in the State in the Class 3A Coaches Poll. The only teams ranked higher than Stone are #1 Lincoln County, #2Greenville, #3 South Gibson, and #4 Upperman. Rounding out the top 10 are #6 Tennessee High, #7 Cherokee, #8 Crockett County, #9 Signal Mountain, and #10 Tullahoma.
The #5 Stone Memorial Panthers take on York Institute in a double header on Thursday starting at 5:30 PM with the second game to follow immediately after. The #5 Panthers will then close out the regular season on Monday with a date against the Rhea County Eagles.