Covenant Classical Run-Rules Lucas Christian, Advances to TAPPS Division 4 Championship Game

 admin  |    May 14th, 2026

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	1	2	3	4	5	6		R	H	E
Lucas Christian	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	3
Covenant Classical	0	1	5	0	3	1		10	7	1

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Covenant Classical got some big hits and were aided by 8 walks as they run-ruled Lucas Christian 10-0  in the TAPPS Division 4 State Semifinal Matchup.  They will play the winner of the Live Oak Classical and Alpha Omega Academy semifinal for the Division 4 State Championship.

Covenant Classical first got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the 2nd. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Hudson Williams tripled on a deep fly ball to left field. Rhodes Long followed that with a sacrifice fly out to right field that scored Williams and gave Covenant Classical the early 1-0 lead.

Covenant Classical then erupted for 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd. Three straights walks loaded the bases with no outs. After a pop out, Williams laced a double down the left field line scoring all three runners. An error on a ground ball sby Long scored Williams. Long stole second, moved to 3rd on an error, and scored on a Corban Crawford ground ball. Covenant Classical extended their lead to 6-0.

Covenant Classical picked up 3 more runs in the bottom of the 5th. With one out, P Hampy and C Williams were hit by pitches. Hampy then stole 3B and scored when the throw got past the 3B. C Williams moved to 3rd on a ground ball and then scored on a passed ball. With two outs, H Gray tripled home H Howlett and Covenant Classical led 9-0. Then in the bottom of the 6th, Hammpy hit a single down the line that scored J Smith and gave Covenant Classical the 10-0 run-rule win.

Lucas Christian was struggling to get anything going againt Covenant Classical pitching. Rhodes Long shut them down for 5 innings and didn’t allow a hit. He walked one and struck out 7. Freshman A Davis came in to pitch the 6th inning and he held Lucas scoreless in his inning on just one hit.

Hudson Williams finished the game 3-4 with a double and a triple, 3 RBIs and 2 Runs. He was named the THSB State Semifinal MVP.

“I was just up there doing my job for my team and my teammates and things just fell my way,” Williams explained. “I got a fastball high in my first at-bat and when he threw me a second one, I just cranked it. I was glad to be able to help out and I’m honored to be in the State Championship game.”

“Hudson has really come into form this last part of the year,” commented Head Coach Will Pickett. “Nothing that he did today shocked me. He’s a born leader and I hope our younger guys see how he has worked and lifted weights and has gotten stronger and stronger. We are happy to be in the State Championship but in TAPPS the North teams don’t usually see or play the South teams so we are not sure what we are getting tomorrow. We will just see what we can learn and bring our best tomorrow.”