Chattanooga is a very scenic city this time of year. For the Independence Eagles Baseball team, the view could not get better than facing Farragut,the state and nation's top team, in the finals of the Scenic City Classic this past weekend and defeating them! Independence Wins Scenic City Classic and upsets No.1 Farragut.

Using a near flawless pitching performance by Ford Wilson, a sparkling defense behind him and timely hitting, Independence won the 10th annnual Powerade Scenic City Classic, 8-2, at AT&T Field Saturday night and upset the nation's top team - Knoxville Farragut - in the process.

Wilson's first start of the young season resembled a Cadililac rather than a Ford, as he scattered four Admiral hits in six scoreless innings before giving way to reliever Brian Miller in the seventh.

The victors scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, before a six spot in the home half of the sixth inning.

"I think we wanted it (the championship) more than Farragut did and our intensity and execution were keys to our win,'' said Independence coach Bill Moore, who has eight starters back from 2008. "When we are firing on all cylinders, as we did tonight, we are a tough team to beat.''

In the fourth, Blake Carden's RBI double plated Josh Lee (who opened the inning with a single) and the Eagles had a 1-0 lead.

They added another run in the sixth as an infield error allowed Jimmy Mahan (who opened the inning with a single) to score from third.

Independence then broke the game open with six runs in the sixth to lead 8-0. Ten batters produced five hits and six runs, aided by two errors and a hit batsman. The big blow was Josh Lee's two out, three-run double for the 8-0 lead. Lee, a junior, has committed to play at Vanderbilt.

The defending state champion Admirals didn't go down without a fight as they scored twice in the seventh and had runners on second and third with one out before a game-ending double play sealed the win.

"We had to play a near flawless game tonight to have chance to win and that is what happened,'' said coach Moore. "We had two guys throwing in the bullpen all night in anticipation of Farragut getting hot. Fortunately, we had an eight run lead when they had a rally.

"If we play them 10 times, they most likely win nine of those. It just so happened that the one for us was tonight,'' Moore stated.

Good Defense: Eagles substitute third baseman Adam Lee was stellar at the hot corner, starting a double play in the fifth and had four assists and one putout ... Eagles catcher Matt Daffin picked a Farrgut runner off first base in the third ... second baseman Dane Owen started the game-ending double play with a catch of a line drive and a toss to Josh Lee covering second for the force out preserve the win.

CNN Play of the Day: In the top of the fifth, Adam Lee made the "play of the day'' and probably the tournament ... with no out and a Farragut runner on second, he caught a foul fly leaning over the Farrgut dugout railing for one out and then threw to shortstop Josh Lee covering third to get the runner attempting to advance to complete the double play ... Sixties great third basemen Brooks Robinson (Orioles) and Clete Boyer (Yankees) would have been impressed.

Big Hitters: Independence - Josh Lee (3-for-4, 2 Doubles 2B, 3 RBIs, 2 Runs) ... Blake Carden (3-for-3 ... 2 Doubles ... 1 RBI ... 1 Run)