The Murphy Bulldogs finally were able to play their 2nd game of the season against Andrews and it was a good one for the Dogs, as they run ruled Andrews thanks to Jesse Kepharts 4 hit day. The Dogs bats were hot from the start, as Kellen Rumfelt and Briggs Cornwell doubled in the first […]
Read More »Dogs Cant Get Bats Going Against Rosman
The Murphy Bulldogs went up against the Rosman Tigers on Thursday at home, and were not ever really able to get any offense going, as they lost 11-0 to Rosman, the top team in the SMC. Thursday evening game was between the 2 best teams in the Smokey Mountain Conference, and unfortunately the Dogs were […]
Read More »Murphy Baseball Opens Conference Play With a W
The Dogs bats were hot on Tuesday as they piled on the runs against conference foe Hiwassee Dam. They racked up 17 runs on 14 total hits and won the game by mercy rule, 17-1. Dawson Hensley started the game on the mound and was flashing some filthy stuff, striking out seven and only allowing […]
Read More »Hensley Powers Dogs Past Andrews
Dawson Hensely was the life of the party during Mondays game against the Andrews Wildcats, as he drove in 6 runs on 3 hits to lead the Bulldogs to a 16-3 victory over conference foe Andrews. Hensely got things started for the Bulldogs in the first when he doubled and drove in the first run […]
Read More »Murphy Baseball Narrowly Escapes Hayesville, Thumps Cherokee
The 2019 Murphy Baseball team overcame an 8-1 deficit against the Hayesville Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night with the help of Briggs Cornwell’s hot bat; Then turn around and mercy rule the Cherokee Braves on Thursday to move to 3-0 in SMC play. This past Tuesday evening at Konehete park, the Bulldogs found themselves in […]
Read More »K. Rumfelt Throws No Hitter, Leads Dogs To Victory
The Murphy Bulldogs went up against the Robbinsville Black Knights on Tuesday and thanks to some stellar work on the mound by Kellen Rumfelt, they were able to grab a conference win over a Robbinsville team who had stolen one from them earlier in the season. Kellen Rumfelt started and finished the day on the […]
Read More »Dogs Complete Season Sweep Of Cherokee
The Murphy Bulldogs bats were hot once again on Tuesday, as they piled on 15 runs in a mercy rule game against the Cherokee Braves. The Dogs pitching came up clutch too, not allowing a single run on only 2 hits. This is the second and final time that the Dogs would see the Braves […]
Read More »Bulldogs Lose Heartbreaker In Hickory
The Murphy Lady Bulldogs held the lead against the East Surry Lady Cardinals for 31 minutes and 59 seconds and held North Carolina State commit Elle Sutphin to 13 points, but it seems that fate was not on their side as the Cardinals hit a deep Hail Mary three as time expired to send the […]
Read More »Bulldogs Drop Conference Game Against Hayesville
Despite going up 2-0 in the first inning, the Dogs cant hold onto the lead and drop a conference game at Hayesville on Thursday. Murphy started out the game just as they planned, hopping on the board first thanks to a 2 run Caleb Allen single. Unfortunately, after Allens 2 RBI single runs were hard […]
Read More »Murphy Lady Bulldogs hang on in OT to advance to Final Four
On a cold, cold Tuesday night in Avery County, the Murphy Lady Bulldogs were caught in a dog fight against the Avery Lady Vikings in the elite eight of the NCHSAA 1a State Playoffs. From the very start, the Lady Bulldogs were caught in a stalemate with the Lady Vikings as both teams were […]
Read More »Dogs fall to Robbinsville 7-3
Despite holding the Black Knights to only 4 hits on the day, the Dogs could not overcome the early deficit and suffered their first conference loss on the 25th. Murphy jumped on the board in the first inning, as Briggs Cornwell doubled on a 1-0 count and scored 1 run, but their lead was short […]
Read More »Briggs Cornwells Late Homer Helps Dogs Stay On Top
The Murphy Bulldogs baseball team found themselves in a tight one once again in the final inning of the game in Transylvania County, but they found a way once again and rode out of Rosman victorious, handing the Tigers their first SMC loss of the season and putting them in a tie with the Tigers […]
Read More »Hot Bats Lead Dogs Past Blue Ridge
The Murphy Bulldogs racked up 12 hits as they mercy ruled the Blue Ridge Early College on Tuesday. Briggs Cornwell was hitting the cover off of the baseball as he drove in four on three hits in the 14-3 route. Cornwell drove in runs on a double in the first and third, as the Early […]
Read More »Lady Bulldogs Advance
The 6th seed Alleghany Lady Trojans (17-11) traveled all the way from Sparta, North Carolina to the cozy mountains of Murphy on Saturday night to kick off the craziness that is March Madness and face the 3rd seed Murphy Lady Bulldogs (24-4) in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 1a State Playoffs. The Lady […]
Read More »Murphy Baseball Pounds Blue Ridge Early College 25-4
Despite Blue Ridge Early College scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning, the dogs handled things comfortably at home on Tuesday, bringing home the 25-4 victory. Briggs Cornwell started things off as he usually does in the first inning, singling and scoring Kellen Rumfelt, sparking the onslaught of offense for Murphy. In the second inning, […]
Read More »Murphy Baseball Picks Up Another Conference Win
In Swain County on Friday the 22nd, the Dogs found themselves down again late in the game and just like last weeks game against Hayesville, they found a way to will themselves to a victory. Josh Ott led things off for the Bulldogs on the mound and got through 5 and 2/3rds while striking out […]
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