Vols’ 2023 signee Daniel Parris, Catholic win state championship

Vols’ 2023 signee Daniel Parris and Catholic win state baseball championship.

Catholic High School (Knoxville, Tennessee) defeated Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, Tennessee), 4-3, in the TSAA Division II-AA state championship game Thursday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Tennessee 2023 utility player signee Daniel Parris started and pitched six innings for Catholic.

He received a no-decision, allowing three runs (two earned), six hits and five walks, while recording five strikeouts.

Parris went 0-for-3 in the against Christ Presbyterian Academy.

Catholic claimed its first-ever state championship when Ian Hubbard hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning with two outs.

It was the fourth appearance in a state championship for Catholic, which reached the Division II title game in 2009. The Fighting Irish appeared in the Division I Class AA championship game in 2014-15.

Catholic lost to Christ Presbyterian in 2015.

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