The Commandos bounced back from a loss to Mt Juliet to defeat district 9AAA foe Lebanon 8-2. 

Junior Grant Williams got the start on the mound and was dominant in his 5 innings of work.  Williams allowed only one earned run, a solo homer by Lebanon's Lathan Whittington in the 5th, while striking out 10 Blue Devil batters.  Senior Matthew Osborne pitched the games final two innings striking out four in his two innings of work.

HHS scored two runs in the first inning and never trailed the entire game.  Drew Richard led off with a single and stole second.  Richard advanced to third on a sigle from Connor Fischer.  Richard scored when Ben Smith grounded out to second base which also moved Fischer to second.  Fischer would come around to score on a wild pitch to give the Commandos a 2-0 lead in the first.

Austin Brown led off the bottom of the fourth with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Jarcques Wordlaw.  A single off the bat of Cooper Brenning scored Brown to give HHS a 3-0 lead. 

Lebanon would score twice in the top of the fifth.  The solo homer from Whittington led off the inning to make the score 3-1.  With two outs Bryce Lester drew a walk and Lester scored all the way from first on an errant pick off attempt that sailed into the right field corner, making the score 3-2 going to the bottom of the 5th.

The Commandos would rally for 3 in the bottom of the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Justin Long led off the inning by reaching on an error.  Long moved to second on a sac bunt from Richard.  A Fischer single put runners at the corners with one out.  Fischer stole second and moved to third as Ben Smith had his second RBI grounder of the game scoring Long.  A double off the left-center wall from Austin Brown scored Fischer to make the score 5-2 and Wordlaw singled to drive in Brown to give the Commandos a 6-2 lead.

HHS would put the game out of reach in the bottom of the 6th.  A lead off walk to DH Aaron Weakley and a wild pitch was followed with a one out single from Justin Long to put runners at first and third.  Aris Welden, who was pinch running for Weakley scored on a sac fly from Richard and three straight walks would drive Long in to give the game its final score of 8-2. 

The Commandos opened play in District 9AAA by falling to Mt Juliet 6-4. 

HHS led early 4-0 after a first inning which saw the Commandos get four hits.  Drew Richard opened the game with a lead off walk and moved to second on a single from Connor Fischer.  A Ben Smith grounder moved the runners to second and third.  Grant Williams walked to load the bases before Jarcques Wordlaw drove in Richard with a ground ball to second.  Williams and Fischer scored on an RBI double from Cooper Brenning to make the score 3-0.  Courtsey Runner Aris Welden came around to score on an Austin Brown single to give HHS a 4-0 lead.

The Bears rallied for 2 in the bottom of the first to make the score 4-2.  HHS would strand several runners in scoring position over the next three innings and Mt Juliet took the lead after two costly HHS errors in the bottom of the 5th as the Bears scored 3 times to lead 5-4.  HHS would mount one final scoring threat in the top of the 7th but two runners were left on base as Mt Juliet got the win.   

The Commandos picked up a road win over the Murfreesboro Oakland Patriots on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon at Mack Hawks Field in Murfreesboro.

7 different Commandos recorded hits including three-hit days from Seniors Austin Brown and Drew Richard. 

The Commandos led early 2-0 but trailed going into the top of the sixth by a score of 4-2.  With two outs in the sixth Cooper Brenning singled to right field which was followed by an RBI triple from Brown to make the score 4-3.  Brown scored as Braden Schwerdt reached on an error by the Patriot shortstop which tied the game.  A walk to Justin Long and a single by Richard gave HHS their first lead since the second inning at 5-4 and another two-out single from Connor Fischer scored Long to give HHS a 6-4 advantage.

Oakland rallied for a run in the bottom of the sixth to make the score 6-5.  Brandon Fuller came in out of the bulpen for the Commandos to leave the bases loaded for Oakland and give HHS a chance to tack on insurance runs in the top fo the seventh.  With two outs and no one on base in the top of the 7th Brenning reached on an infield error.  Jon Swindle came on to courtesy run for Brenning.  Swindle reached second when Brown singled to center and a walk to Schwerdt loaded the bases for Justin Long.  Long singled to right over the head of the leaping Patriots first baseman to score Swindle and Brown.  Long got in a run down between first and second allowing Schwerdt to score and a mishandled throw allowed Long to reatreat back to first base.  Richard singled for his third hit of the day and a single from Fischer scored Long and Richard who had moved up on a wild pitch to make the score 11-5.  Sophomore right-hander Andrew Dorris came on in the bottom of the seventh to retire the Patriots in order and preserve the win for the Commandos.  Justin Ernst earned his first career win on the mound as the Commandos used six pitchers on the day.  

The Commandos made a spur of the moment trip to historic Grider Stadium in Tullahoma on Thursday night for the first meeting between the two schools in more than 15 years.  The Commandos came out 4-1 winners on a night where pitchers dominated the game for both sides.

Both teams were held scoreless through the first three innings of the game as Tullahoma rotated pitchers all throughout the night that kept the Commando hitters off balance.  Sophomore Andrew Dorris pitched a scoreless two innings for HHS before being relieved by Senior Matt Osborne in the third inning.  Osborne pitched a scoreless third before both teams would begin to score in the 4th.

Ben Smith led off the 4th with a double off the left-field wall, his second double of three on the day.  Smith moved to third on a ground ball to second off the bat of Grant Williams and Smith scored on a wild pitch with two outs to give HHS a 1-0 lead.  Tullahoma rallied in the bottom of the 4th for a run with three straight two-out singles.  Junior left-hander Brandon Fuller entered the game on the mound for the Commandos with two outs and runners at first and second to face Tullahoma's best hitter Andrew Lett.  Fuller got Lett to ground out to short to end the Wildcats threat.

In the top of the 5th HHS would regain the lead as  Braden Schwerdt led off the top of the 4th for HHS with a walk and stole second.  He was moved to third on a ground ball to second off the bat of Justin Long and Schwerdt scored on a wild pitch with two outs to give HHS a 2-1 lead. 

Fuller was dominant on the mound against the Wildcats as he struck out seven hitters in his 3 and 1/3 innings of work while not allowing a hit.  HHS would add important insurance runs in the top of the 7th.  A one out doubled from Drew Richard was followed by a balk and a sac fly off the bat of Connor Fischer to make the score 3-1.  A walk to Smith was followed by back to back stolen bases from pinch runner Aris Welden and a throwing error allowed Welden to score to give the game its final score of 4-1.  Fuller struck out the side in the bottom of the seventh to earn his first career win.  

Two storied programs who have much respect for each other on and off the field met on opening day of 2015 and the Commandos came away with two wins 2-1 and 6-5. 

HENDERSONVILLE – The Hendersonville High School baseball team opened its season by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Riverdale in dramatic fashion, claiming a pair of walk-off victories on Monday at Municipal Park.

The host squad captured a 2-1 win in the opener.

Commando senior Jarques Wordlaw doubled with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, moved to third base thanks to a wild pitch and scored when classmate Braden Schwerdt laid down a bunt single.

Warrior leadoff hitter Drew Huff singled in the top of the sixth, moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on Haddon Adams' two-out single.

Hendersonville junior Grant Williams drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh, and junior pinch runner Aris Welden moved to second base when senior Austin Brown grounded out. After Wordlaw drew a walk, junior Cooper Brenning singled to leftfield, and Welden scored when the line-drive hit was mishandled in the outfield.

The Commandos produced just five hits in the opener.

Hendersonville junior right-hander Will Wacaser didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, retiring the first eight hitters he faced and 14 of the first 15. In six innings of work, Wacaser issued two base on balls and struck out two hitters.

Junior Ian MacMaster tossed a scoreless seventh inning to earn the win, allowing one baserunner via a walk. However, Brenning threw out that baserunner as he attempted to steal second base.

The Commandos rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in the nightcap, resulting in a 6-5 victory.

Seniors Drew Richard and Connor Fischer drew back-to-back walks with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, and classmate Ben Smith followed with a double to drive in both baserunners.

Williams and Brown drew walks to load the bases, and junior pinch runner Jon Swindle scored on a wild pitch to pull his squad to within a run.

Wordlaw followed with the game-winning double to right-centerfield that drove in Welden (who was pinch-running for Williams) and Brown.

Fischer doubled in the first inning and scored on Smith's double.

However, the Warriors responded by producing a run in the top of the second and added two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to build the 5-1 lead.

Riverdale – which has made three consecutive state-tournament appearances, finishing as the Class AAA state runner-up last season – outhit Hendersonville, 9-7, in game two. Both Smith and Wordlaw had two hits.

The Commandos used four pitchers in the second game – Williams, sophomore Matt Nicoll, sophomore Andrew Dorris and senior Alec Nelson. Nelson was credited with the win, recording the final two outs in the top of the seventh inning.