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Falcons to head to Florida for three games on Spring Break.
After winning their first to games in convincing fashion, the Fulton baseball team travels to Florida for a three game road trip on Spring Break. The Falcons are putting up video game numbers so far this season, averaging 27.5 runs per game and 16.5 hits per game while giving up only 3.5 runs per game. The Falcons are expecting a challenge as they head to Florida to play Sarasota Military Academy, Southeast High, and IMG Academy for their next three games. Fulton will be playing a team in Sarasota Military Academy on Wednesday, that they will have some familiarity with as they played last season and trailed 4-3 until the top of the 5th inning before taking the lead and winning the game 10-4. On Thursday, the Falcons will play Southeast High School and on Friday, they travel to IMG Academy. First pitch on Wednesday is scheduled for 4:00pm, on Thursday, the first pitch is scheduled for 6:00pm and on Friday against IMG the first pitch is slated for 4:00pm.
Falcons score early and often as they dominate in their home opener over Hancock County 34-0.
Falcons start slow but big 5th inning propels them to 21-7 victory over Happy Valley at Tusculum University
- Greeneville, TN, Tusculum University
The Falcons offense was silent for the first few innings and Happy Valley moved out to an early 3-0 lead after 2 innings. Aided by a leadoff walk to start the bottom of the 1st, a stolen base, wild pitch, and a single gave the home team a 1-0 advantage. The bottom of the 2nd started the same way as another leadoff walk, a groundout and an RBI single gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead. A stolen base and two more wild pitches scored the third run to make the score 3-0.
After two quick outs in the top of the 3rd, the Falcons went to work plating 3 runs to tie the game. A two out walk by Gavin Gant, followed by a dropped third strike by the catcher allowed Noah Lyons to reach base. Joseph Garcia singled scoring Gant, making the score 3-1. Alex Bailey reached on a walk, followed by a Manny McNish 2-run single to tie the game at three.
Photo: Joseph Garcia at the plate versus Happy Valley.
The tie was short lived as Happy Valley struck back in the bottom of the third with four runs to take their lead back 7-3. Yet another leadoff walk started the inning followed by a single, back to back doubles, and another single gave the Warriors a 7-3 lead with still no outs in the inning. Falcons pitcher Alex Bailey was replaced by Noah Lyons. Lyons came in and kept the score right where it was with a walk sandwiched between strikeouts swinging and looking, followed by a fly out to center to end the inning.
Both teams hung zeroes in the fourth, but in the top of the 5th the Falcons blew the game open with a 12-run outburst. Gant, Lyons, and Garcia (drove in Gant) all singled to lead off the inning. Bailey and McNish reached on errors scoring Lyons and Garcia. Trey Salyer walked, Dane Weltzin was hit by a pitch, freshman Weston Myers drove in 2 runs (McNish and Salyer) with a single to left. Gant was hit by a pitch, Lyons singled to left for his second hit of the inning scoring Weltzin. Garcia walked, Bailey singled to left scoring Gant and Lyons. An RBI groundout by McNish scored Garcia, and Salyer singled to score Bailey to round out the scoring in the inning.
Lyons went out and put another zero on the board in the bottom of the 5th and the Falcon offense went to work again in the top of the 6th inning. Sophomore Ty Miller led off the top of the 6th with an infield single and stole 2nd, Myers walked, Miller scored on a wild pitch after advancing to 3rd, Gant singled to left scoring Myers, Lyons doubled to left center, and Garcia walked to load the bases. Gant scored on a wild pitch, Lyons scored on a McNish single to left, Salyer doubled to left center scoring Garcia and McNish to make the score 21-7.
After a leadoff single in the bottom of the 6th for Happy Valley, the next batter hit into a 5-4-3 double play, followed by a fly out to right to end the game.
Noah Lyons (1-0) got the win on the mound for the Falcons. The Falcons were led at the plate by Joseph Garcia reaching base all five times he came to the plate going a perfect 3 for 3 with 3 RBI's, a walk and a hit by pitch. Manny McNish was 3 for 5 with 4 RBI's, Gant was 2-3 with an RBI, Lyons went 3-5 with a double and an RBI, Salyer went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's, Myers went 1-3 with 2 RBI's and Miller was 1-4.
The Falcons (1-0) play host to Hancock County on Friday at Christenberry Park with the first pitch slated for 5pm.
Excitement builds as official practice begins on Monday, Feb. 9th
It's almost time! The 2026 season is a month away, the excitement is building within the program and official practice begins next week! Coming off of one of their best seasons in 20 years, the Falcons look to build on what they accomplished last season. Fulton got off to a red hot 14-0 start that included 3 games in Florida over Spring Break, they tied the school record for wins last season with 22 and a 3rd place regular season finish in the district. Returning Senior and All-State OF/P, Noah Lyons looks to have another great year as well as his fellow senior and All-District SS/P, Joseph Garcia.
This year's edition of the Falcons will look a little different with the additions of Dane Weltzen, Ty Miller and Alex Bailey to the team along with a large freshmen class. However, the Falcons are primed to take that next step as a program and do more than just put a "scare" into district foes. This year's edition of the Fulton High Baseball team will also have a full JV team, a JV Coach, and a full JV schedule. Fulton welcomes new assistant coach and JV Head Coach, Jon Collins. Coach Collins has been an assistant under Coach McNish at his stints at Lenoir City and West and is a great addition to the Fulton Family.
The first game for the Falcons is on March 4th against Happy Valley at Tusculum University with the first pitch scheduled for 6:00pm. The first home game is on March 6th at 5:00pm against Hancock County.
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