Catholic Rallies Past CCS

Catholic rallied past Chattanooga Christian, 11-10, Wednesday in middle school baseball.

Cale N went 2-for-2, including a third-inning homer for Catholic, now 2-0 on the season. His at bats accounted for four RBI on the afternoon. Cale also went four innings on the mound, striking out four while allowing eight runs on eight hits.

Cale had some help on offense, as Silas W. had multiple hits as well. The Catholic team’s Henry O. stole three bases, one of three players with multiple steals.

Coach Chase White characterized the comeback as a “huge win” for his squad.

Catholic will attempt to keep its perfect winning record as the squad hosts the Chattanooga Patriots next Thursday at 5 p.m.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.