By Ken Lay
Farragut High School’s baseball team just keeps winning, winning and winning, and now, the Admirals have made history on the diamond.
When Farragut endured a long day at the ballpark on Friday, May 22, it won its fifth consecutive state championship, an unprecedented feat.
In a game that took nine hours and a venue change to complete after long rain delays, the Admirals came back to topple Houston, 11-5, in a game that began around lunchtime at Oakland High School and didn’t end until nearly nine hours later at nearby Siegel High School in Murfreesboro.
Farragut (36-10) faced an early 5-2 deficit heading into the bottom of the second inning, but took the lead for good by plating four runs, taking a 6-5 lead by the end of the frame.
The Admirals would salt the game away with five runs in the bottom of the fourth. With the victory, Farragut remains the only school to win a Class 4A state championship as they completed an undefeated run on the Volunteer State’s grand stage.
The Admirals had two victories over Collierville and posted wins over Nolensville and the Mustangs. They outscored their opponents, 30-13, in games at the Spring Fling in the Midstate.
While the latest state title extended the Farragut’s dynasty, coach Garrett Copeland (who won his second state title as the school’s head coach) said a title at the Spring Fling is always the goal.
“Our expectation every year is to win a state championship,” Copeland said. “These guys work hard every year, beginning in August. They work hard on the little things and then, they continue to work hard into April and May.”
Farragut has constantly had players move on to play college baseball, and a few have even gone on to play professionally and even in the Major League.
Some of the 2026 squad will obviously take their talents to the next level, but the team isn’t littered with the big-time recruits.
“We may not have all the big recruits, but this is a good baseball team,” Copeland said. “We were young, but our outfield was all seniors, and we had a senior behind the plate with Jack Harris.
“And Travis Brummitt Jr. is a senior. He was our workhorse on the mound.”
Brummitt Jr. is a two-way player who earned the team’s state record 15th championship on the mound with a complete-game victory on May 22.
The 2026 Class 4A Mookie Betts Mr. Baseball finalist pitched seven innings, giving up five runs, six hits and four walks. He also had five strikeouts and threw five scoreless innings after a rocky start.
He also went 1-for-2 at the plate, drawing three walks. He drove in two runs and scored another.
Mason Shelton came up with two hits and four RBIs, while Zain Kuershi-Smith was 1-for-4. He doubled, drove in two runs and scored another. Neyland Williams had two RBIs and three runs scored. Braxton Tye had a single, a run scored and an RBI.
Farragut won both the District 4-4A regular-season title and tournament championship. The Admirals were the Region 2-4A runners-up before punching their ticket to state, winning a state sectional at Science Hill in Johnson City.
Brummitt Jr. finished the season with a 10-0 record and 70 strikeouts on the mound. He also batted .411 with five home runs and 56 RBIs.
State Championship Coaches: Copeland won his second title. Hall-of-Famer Matt Buckner guided the Admirals to seven state championships. Tommy Pharr (now at Christian Academy of Knoxville) won five and John Heatherly guided the Admirals to their first state title and the baseball field bears his name.
