See all 46 photos from the Hardin Valley Academy at Farragut baseball game from Wednesday, April 3. New to 5StarPreps? No problem. Sign up and use promo code New2024 and get 30 PERCENT OFF your first month OR year payment. Photos by Danny … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Baseball Offensive Player of the Year: Jett Johnston, Farragut High
By DAVE LINK It was mid-April, and Farragut third baseman Jett Johnston wasn’t having the type of senior season at the plate he’d envisioned. The Texas A&M signee was hitting .250, so he made a change. “I just started thinking that I’m … [Read more...]
Farragut baseball standout Lukas Buckner flips from UCF to Mississippi State after UCF coaching change
BY DAVE LINK Farragut shortstop Lukas Buckner has spent years watching televised games at Mississippi State’s Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium, the nation’s largest on-campus baseball facility. The rising senior dreamed about playing there … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS presented by KOC: Farragut Admirals vs. Hardin Valley Academy – 2023 Class 4A Baseball Championship
CLASS 4A Baseball State Championship MURFREESBORO — See all the scenes, emotions and big plays from the 2023 Class 4A Baseball State Championship between the Farragut Admirals and Hardin Valley Academy Hawks. All 60 pics are by Danny Parker ... … [Read more...]
CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP: Farragut Admirals repeat as Class 4A champions; down HVA 6-0 in All-Knoxville Final
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Cole Draper, a sophomore on the Farragut High School baseball team got a text Friday morning from head coach Matt Buckner, and that text got right to the point. Draper would be starting the TSSAA Class 4A State … [Read more...]
Farragut Baseball weaves together 1-0 win Wednesday to move into the Class 4A state semifinals; Ads in Position A to reach finale
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — He's playfully known in the Farragut Baseball dugout as "The Goat." Farragut junior short stop Lukas Buckner only gave that moniker more credence Wednesday afternoon. With the Admirals clinging to a one-run … [Read more...]
Mr. May, Jett Johnston, paces Farragut Admirals in 15-0 sectional series clinching win over Jefferson County
BY JESSE SMITHEY Something happens to Jett Johnston around this time of year. "I don't know (what), but I like it," said Farragut coach Matt Buckner. "Man, he has been on a tear, knock on wood. It's unreal." For the second year in a row, … [Read more...]
Farragut Baseball peaking at ‘right time’ – Admirals win Region 2-4A Championship over Oak Ridge
BY MATTHEW LUTEY It was an early start for the Region 2-4A baseball tournament championship game between Farragut and Oak Ridge on Saturday at Carson-Newman. And thanks to the Admirals’ Jett Johnston, it was also an early end. … [Read more...]
Farragut Baseball pulls off wins over Heritage and Bearden on Saturday to keep season alive; Admirals to face HVA for district title
BY JESSE SMITHEY At some point in his prep baseball career, Cole Draper will likely take the reins of the starting shortstop position for Farragut High School, most likely when junior Lukas Buckner graduates. Buckner has the position on … [Read more...]
Vols commit Ashton Sulack, Farragut Baseball exact revenge in rivalry series with Bearden
BY DAVE LINK Farragut senior left-hander Ashton Sulack was at the top of his game again Wednesday night. So were his Admiral teammates during a 7-0 victory over visiting Bearden. … [Read more...]