2 months ago
In Trent Dilfer's coaching return to Lipscomb Academy and TSSAA football, the Mustangs were inches short of a season opening upset.
McCallie's defense stopped Lipscomb Academy at the goal line on 4th and goal to preserve a 27-24 overtime victory on Aug. 21 in Chattanooga.
Lipscomb Academy twice appeared close to scoring on the overtime possession but were denied. On third and goal, Turner White carried inside the 1-yard line but was ruled short. Duke commit Mikel Stephens was stopped inches short on a fourth and goal carry in the game's final play.
And while the Mustangs will drive back up Interstate-24 with a 0-1 record, it was a huge effort against a Division II-AAA power in Dilfer's return after three seasons at UAB.
The Mustangs led 17-7 in the second quarter after a 78-yard touchdown catch by Jaxon Spencer via a reverse pass. But the Blue Tornado slowly chipped away at the deficit.
#goal #inches #stopped
McCallie's defense stopped Lipscomb Academy at the goal line on 4th and goal to preserve a 27-24 overtime victory on Aug. 21 in Chattanooga.
Lipscomb Academy twice appeared close to scoring on the overtime possession but were denied. On third and goal, Turner White carried inside the 1-yard line but was ruled short. Duke commit Mikel Stephens was stopped inches short on a fourth and goal carry in the game's final play.
And while the Mustangs will drive back up Interstate-24 with a 0-1 record, it was a huge effort against a Division II-AAA power in Dilfer's return after three seasons at UAB.
The Mustangs led 17-7 in the second quarter after a 78-yard touchdown catch by Jaxon Spencer via a reverse pass. But the Blue Tornado slowly chipped away at the deficit.
#goal #inches #stopped
2 months ago
The Rochester Red Wings overcame an early deficit with a four-run seventh inning to secure a 5-2 win against the Charlotte Knights on Saturday at ESL Ballpark.
Charlotte took an early lead, scoring in the first two innings. Joey Wiemer drove in a run with a groundout in the first, and Rikuu Nishida added an RBI single in the second.
Rochester struggled to generate offense against Charlotte starter David Sandlin through the first five innings. The Red Wings broke through in the sixth when Trey Lipscomb hit a solo home run to right-center field, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Red Wings rallied in the seventh. Leandro Pineda led off with a single, followed by walks to Seaver King and Phillip Glasser to load the bases. Yohandy Morales tied the game with an RBI fielder's choice, scoring Pineda. Lipscomb then hit his second home run of the night, a three-run shot to right field, giving Rochester a 5-2 lead.
Lipscomb finished the game 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored. Pineda added two hits, while King singled, walked and scored during the decisive rally.
#charlotte #pineda #king
Charlotte took an early lead, scoring in the first two innings. Joey Wiemer drove in a run with a groundout in the first, and Rikuu Nishida added an RBI single in the second.
Rochester struggled to generate offense against Charlotte starter David Sandlin through the first five innings. The Red Wings broke through in the sixth when Trey Lipscomb hit a solo home run to right-center field, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Red Wings rallied in the seventh. Leandro Pineda led off with a single, followed by walks to Seaver King and Phillip Glasser to load the bases. Yohandy Morales tied the game with an RBI fielder's choice, scoring Pineda. Lipscomb then hit his second home run of the night, a three-run shot to right field, giving Rochester a 5-2 lead.
Lipscomb finished the game 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored. Pineda added two hits, while King singled, walked and scored during the decisive rally.
#charlotte #pineda #king
2 months ago
The Rochester Red Wings rallied late for a 5-2 victory over the Charlotte Knights on Friday night at ESL Ballpark, scoring twice in the seventh inning to take the lead and adding two insurance runs in the eighth.
Rochester struck first when Seaver King led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left field, his eighth homer of the season. Charlotte answered in the third on an RBI single by Mario Camilletti, then moved ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Andy Weber connected for a solo homer.
The Red Wings broke through in the seventh. Trey Lipscomb and Sam Petersen delivered singles. Liover Peguero, making his Rochester debut, then lined a two-out single to center for his first hit as a Red Wing, driving in both runners and giving Rochester a 3-2 lead.
Rochester added breathing room in the eighth after Phillip Glasser was hit by a pitch and Yohandy Morales doubled. Trey Lipscomb followed with a two-run double to left field, scoring both runners and extending the advantage to 5-2.
Lipscomb paced the Red Wings offense by going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. King finished 2-for-4 with a homer, while Peguero drove in two runs and Petersen added a hit and scored a run. Rochester collected eight hits in the win.
#lipscomb #first
Rochester struck first when Seaver King led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left field, his eighth homer of the season. Charlotte answered in the third on an RBI single by Mario Camilletti, then moved ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Andy Weber connected for a solo homer.
The Red Wings broke through in the seventh. Trey Lipscomb and Sam Petersen delivered singles. Liover Peguero, making his Rochester debut, then lined a two-out single to center for his first hit as a Red Wing, driving in both runners and giving Rochester a 3-2 lead.
Rochester added breathing room in the eighth after Phillip Glasser was hit by a pitch and Yohandy Morales doubled. Trey Lipscomb followed with a two-run double to left field, scoring both runners and extending the advantage to 5-2.
Lipscomb paced the Red Wings offense by going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. King finished 2-for-4 with a homer, while Peguero drove in two runs and Petersen added a hit and scored a run. Rochester collected eight hits in the win.
#lipscomb #first
3 months ago
Trent Dilfer is sending a message in his first year back as the Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) football coach.
On Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 11, the Mustangs' football program posted its 2026 schedule on X (formerly Twitter). In a very obvious trend that starts with their home opener on Aug. 21, the account said "Us vs. Us," pertaining to the schedule. In fact, all 13 entries of the schedule — including a Week 7 bye, the playoffs and the state championship — had the same "Us vs. Us."
Dilfer — the former Super Bowl champion during his 14-year NFL career — led Lipscomb Academy to three straight championship appearances during his first tenure with the Mustangs from 2019-2022. He won two state ***** les before being hired by the University of Alabama-Birmingham as the head coach in 2023.
He took a Blazers program coming off a 7-6 record in 2022 and finished with a 9-21 record, resulting in a midseason firing on Oct. 25, 2025.
Dilfer was rehired as the head coach at Lipscomb Academy in January. Following his leave, the program went 11-20 over the last three years with just one playoff appearance.
#lipscomb #academy #mustangs #Football
On Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 11, the Mustangs' football program posted its 2026 schedule on X (formerly Twitter). In a very obvious trend that starts with their home opener on Aug. 21, the account said "Us vs. Us," pertaining to the schedule. In fact, all 13 entries of the schedule — including a Week 7 bye, the playoffs and the state championship — had the same "Us vs. Us."
Dilfer — the former Super Bowl champion during his 14-year NFL career — led Lipscomb Academy to three straight championship appearances during his first tenure with the Mustangs from 2019-2022. He won two state ***** les before being hired by the University of Alabama-Birmingham as the head coach in 2023.
He took a Blazers program coming off a 7-6 record in 2022 and finished with a 9-21 record, resulting in a midseason firing on Oct. 25, 2025.
Dilfer was rehired as the head coach at Lipscomb Academy in January. Following his leave, the program went 11-20 over the last three years with just one playoff appearance.
#lipscomb #academy #mustangs #Football
3 months ago
Cayden Wallace broke the game open with a first-inning grand slam, and the Rochester Red Wings rode a four-homer night to a 13-5 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Friday at PNC Field.
Rochester (66-44) sent nine men to the plate in the opening inning and scored six times. Phillip Glasser and Yohandy Morales scored on consecutive bases-loaded walks by Riley Adams and Sam Petersen before Wallace drove a grand slam to left field for his third homer of the season.
The RailRiders trimmed the deficit to 6-2 on Anthony Volpe's two-run homer in the third, but Rochester answered in the fourth. Wallace singled, advanced on a walk and hit-by-pitch, then scored when Seaver King reached on a forceout.
Morales extended the lead with a solo homer to left-center in the fifth, his 22nd of the season. Maxwell Romero Jr. followed with a solo shot in the sixth, his fourth homer in the last three games, to push Rochester's advantage to 9-3.
The Red Wings added four insurance runs in the ninth. Romero's two-out single scored Trey Lipscomb, and Leandro Pineda followed with a three-run homer to right-center that scored Wallace and Romero.
#rochester
Rochester (66-44) sent nine men to the plate in the opening inning and scored six times. Phillip Glasser and Yohandy Morales scored on consecutive bases-loaded walks by Riley Adams and Sam Petersen before Wallace drove a grand slam to left field for his third homer of the season.
The RailRiders trimmed the deficit to 6-2 on Anthony Volpe's two-run homer in the third, but Rochester answered in the fourth. Wallace singled, advanced on a walk and hit-by-pitch, then scored when Seaver King reached on a forceout.
Morales extended the lead with a solo homer to left-center in the fifth, his 22nd of the season. Maxwell Romero Jr. followed with a solo shot in the sixth, his fourth homer in the last three games, to push Rochester's advantage to 9-3.
The Red Wings added four insurance runs in the ninth. Romero's two-out single scored Trey Lipscomb, and Leandro Pineda followed with a three-run homer to right-center that scored Wallace and Romero.
#rochester
3 months ago
Leandro Pineda, Maxwell Romero Jr. and Sam Petersen each hit their first Triple-A home run, while Jackson Kent allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings as the Rochester Red Wings rolled to an 8-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Wednesday night at PNC Field.
Kent allowed three hits and struck out five to improve to 8-3 on the season.
The Red Wings took the lead in the third inning. Seaver King singled and Phillip Glasser walked, setting up Trey Lipscomb, who hit a run-scoring single. Riley Adams followed with an RBI single to left, scoring Glasser and extending Rochester's lead to 2-0.
Rochester broke the game open in the fifth. After Petersen walked, Pineda hit a two-run homer to right-center, pushing the lead to 4-0. The blast was Pineda's first Triple-A home run, and Romero followed one batter later with his first Triple-A homer as Rochester stretched the lead to 5-0. Pineda finished with two hits and two RBIs as part of a balanced Red Wings attack that saw five different players drive in runs.
The RailRiders briefly answered when Yanquiel Fernández hit a solo homer in the sixth, but Kent limited the damage to that one run before handing the ball to the bullpen. Jake Bird, Cole Henry and Kyle Nicolas combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit to secure the win.
#wings #romero #petersen
Kent allowed three hits and struck out five to improve to 8-3 on the season.
The Red Wings took the lead in the third inning. Seaver King singled and Phillip Glasser walked, setting up Trey Lipscomb, who hit a run-scoring single. Riley Adams followed with an RBI single to left, scoring Glasser and extending Rochester's lead to 2-0.
Rochester broke the game open in the fifth. After Petersen walked, Pineda hit a two-run homer to right-center, pushing the lead to 4-0. The blast was Pineda's first Triple-A home run, and Romero followed one batter later with his first Triple-A homer as Rochester stretched the lead to 5-0. Pineda finished with two hits and two RBIs as part of a balanced Red Wings attack that saw five different players drive in runs.
The RailRiders briefly answered when Yanquiel Fernández hit a solo homer in the sixth, but Kent limited the damage to that one run before handing the ball to the bullpen. Jake Bird, Cole Henry and Kyle Nicolas combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit to secure the win.
#wings #romero #petersen
3 months ago
The Rochester Red Wings scored three runs in the 10th inning Thursday to break a 2-2 tie and defeat the Buffalo Bisons 5-2.
Phillip Glasser opened the inning as the automatic runner at second base for the Red Wings. Christian Franklin moved Glasser to third with a sacrifice bunt, and Abimelec Ortiz followed with a sacrifice fly to left field that put the Red Wings ahead 3-2.
Back-to-back walks to Brady House and Andrew Pinckney set the stage for Trey Lipscomb, who lined a two-run double to right field to cap the scoring.
Buffalo took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Josh Kasevich hit a double to right field, advanced to third on a flyout and scored on a wild pitch by Jackson Kent.
Rochester responded in the fifth inning. Glasser singled to left field, and Franklin walked. House then hit a two-run triple to center field, giving the Red Wings a 2-1 lead.
#rochester #back
Phillip Glasser opened the inning as the automatic runner at second base for the Red Wings. Christian Franklin moved Glasser to third with a sacrifice bunt, and Abimelec Ortiz followed with a sacrifice fly to left field that put the Red Wings ahead 3-2.
Back-to-back walks to Brady House and Andrew Pinckney set the stage for Trey Lipscomb, who lined a two-run double to right field to cap the scoring.
Buffalo took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Josh Kasevich hit a double to right field, advanced to third on a flyout and scored on a wild pitch by Jackson Kent.
Rochester responded in the fifth inning. Glasser singled to left field, and Franklin walked. House then hit a two-run triple to center field, giving the Red Wings a 2-1 lead.
#rochester #back
4 months ago
Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2028 football signing class. The Vols offered a scholarship to 2028 offensive lineman Ty Hathaway.
"After a great conversation with Chris Labidou, I am blessed to receive an offer from Vol football," Hathaway announced.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound offensive lineman is from Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. He does not have recruiting rankings from 247Sports.
Hathaway also has scholarship offers from Boston College, Kentucky, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Kansas State, California and Duke.
Tennessee does not have a commitment for its 2028 recruiting class.
"After a great conversation with Chris Labidou, I am blessed to receive an offer from Vol football," Hathaway announced.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound offensive lineman is from Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. He does not have recruiting rankings from 247Sports.
Hathaway also has scholarship offers from Boston College, Kentucky, Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Kansas State, California and Duke.
Tennessee does not have a commitment for its 2028 recruiting class.
5 months ago
Brady House hit an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Rochester Red Wings to a 7-6 victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Sunday at Coca-Cola Park.
Christian Franklin homered and reached base three times for Rochester, which improved to 38-24.
Franklin opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo home run off IronPigs starter Drake Fellows, his fourth of the season. Lehigh Valley responded in the bottom half when Keaton Anthony hit an RBI double and Gabriel Rincones Jr. added a sacrifice fly to give the IronPigs a 2-1 lead.
Rochester answered with a three-run third. Franklin doubled and scored on a Yohandy Morales single to tie it, then House followed with an RBI single to right. Later in the inning, Andrew Pinckney grounded into a double play, but Abimelec Ortiz came home on the play to push the lead to 4-2.
The IronPigs trimmed the deficit in the fourth when Christian Cairo grounded out with a runner on third, bringing home Rincones Jr. to make it 4-3. The game stayed there until the seventh, when the Red Wings manufactured two key runs. With two outs, Robert Hassell III walked, Tres Barrera singled and Trey Lipscomb followed with an RBI single to center, scoring Hassell III. Moments later, Barrera stole home as Rochester executed a double steal, giving the Red Wings a 6-3 cushion.
Christian Franklin homered and reached base three times for Rochester, which improved to 38-24.
Franklin opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo home run off IronPigs starter Drake Fellows, his fourth of the season. Lehigh Valley responded in the bottom half when Keaton Anthony hit an RBI double and Gabriel Rincones Jr. added a sacrifice fly to give the IronPigs a 2-1 lead.
Rochester answered with a three-run third. Franklin doubled and scored on a Yohandy Morales single to tie it, then House followed with an RBI single to right. Later in the inning, Andrew Pinckney grounded into a double play, but Abimelec Ortiz came home on the play to push the lead to 4-2.
The IronPigs trimmed the deficit in the fourth when Christian Cairo grounded out with a runner on third, bringing home Rincones Jr. to make it 4-3. The game stayed there until the seventh, when the Red Wings manufactured two key runs. With two outs, Robert Hassell III walked, Tres Barrera singled and Trey Lipscomb followed with an RBI single to center, scoring Hassell III. Moments later, Barrera stole home as Rochester executed a double steal, giving the Red Wings a 6-3 cushion.
