Dragons move to 16-1 after series win against Lumpkin

Jasper, Ga — After a back and forth battle in game one on Tuesday, March 17th, game two between the Pickens Dragons and the Lumpkin Indians shifted over to Dunn Field. After the Indians took an early lead, the Dragons, behind solid pitching and hot bats, would pick up the win, 9-1.

 

M. Hester, would lead off the top of the first by drawing a walk. Hester, would move up to 2nd after a ground out. P. Cambron, would reach on an error that would allow Hester to come in and score to make it 1-0. Cambron, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. After a strikeout, S. Stancil, would reach on a fielder’s choice to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out.

Dragons starter Everett Grubbs, would get out of the top of the first with his second strikeout. Heading to the bottom of the frame, the Indians led it, 1-0. In the bottom of the first, after a pair of fly outs, Kam Jenkins, would keep the inning alive for the Dragons by beating out an infield single. His courtesy runner, Caden Kirchoff, would move up to 2nd after a wild pitch. The Indians, would get out of the first with a ground out to send it to the second, leading 1-0.

 

C. Tuggle, would lead off the top of the second by reaching on an error. After a strikeout, Tuggle, would steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. E. Grubbs, would get out of the second with a pair of line outs. In the bottom of the second, Truitt Grubbs, would reach with a 1-out single. The Indians, would then turn a 6-3 double play to end the second and send it to the third with Lumpkin still leading, 1-0.

 

E. Grubbs, would have his first 1-2-3 inning of the game in the top of the third as he picked up a ground out, a strikeout, and a line out on 7 pitches. The Dragons, would look to get something going in the bottom of the third as Robert Turner, would reach with a 1-out single. A pick off attempt at 1st, would go all the way to the outfield allowing Turner to advance to 3rd.

Jennings Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI single to tie the game at 1. Allen, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. The Indians, would get out of the third with a line out. Heading to the fourth, the game was tied up at 1.

 

K. Lewis, would lead off the top of the fourth by getting hit with a pitch. The Dragons, would turn a double play of their own and E. Grubbs, would get out of the fourth with a pop out. Dawson “Boogie” Lowit, would lead off the bottom of the fourth with a single. AJ Rice, would follow that up with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out.

T. Grubbs, would then reach on an error, that would allow Lowit to come into score to make it 2-1 Dragons. Rice, would make it to 3rd and T. Grubbs, would make it to 2nd on the play. Christian Starks, would bring in both Rice and T. Grubbs with a 2-run single to make it 4-1. After a pick off at 1st for the first out, Drew Dunlap, would draw a walk. Matthew Davis, would drive in Dunlap with an RBI double to make it 5-1 Dragons.

The Indians, would get out of the fourth with a ground out and a strikeout. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons were ahead, 5-1.

 

C. Lee, would lead off the top of the fifth with a single. Lee, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. E. Grubbs, would get out of the fifth with a fly out, a strikeout, and a successful pick off move to get the runner at 2nd. Jenkins, would lead off the bottom of the fifth by drawing a walk. Lowit, would then follow with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Pitch hitter Brock Teal, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Kirchoff was forced out at 3rd.

T. Grubbs, would then also reach on a fielder’s choice as Teal would be forced out at 2nd. Starks, would then be hit by a pitch to load the bases with 2-out. Pitch runner Tanner Bail, and T. Grubbs, would come in to score after Dunlap would reach on an error to make it 7-1 Dragons. The Indians, would get Dunlap at 2nd to end the inning after Dunlap tried to take an extra bag. Heading to the sixth, Pickens led Lumpkin, 7-1.

 

E. Grubbs, who really found a groove after a long first inning, capped off an outstanding start with a scoreless top of the sixth as he picked up a pair of pop outs and a ground out. Davis, would lead off the bottom of the sixth by drawing a walk. Davis, would then advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. Turner, would follow that by drawing a four pitch walk as Davis would head to 3rd on another wild pitch.

Turner, would advance to 2nd on defensive indifference as Davis would be thrown out at home for the first out. Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI single to make it 8-1. After a fly out, Tanner Bail, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. A balk would then be called as Allen would move up to 3rd and Bail would move up to 2nd. Allen, would come in to score after a wild pitch to make it 9-1 heading to the seventh.

 

Chase Hulsey, would come to pitch the top of the seventh as he would look to close it out for the Dragons. Hulsey, would pick up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out in a 1-2-3 seventh as the Dragons would pick up the series win with a 9-1 victory in game two.

 

Stats for the Dragons:

Robert Turner: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk and 2 runs scored

Jennings Allen: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 steal, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 walk

Dawson Lowit: 2-3 with 2 singles, and 1 run scored

Tanner Bail: 1 walk and 1 run scored

AJ Rice: 1-2 with 1 single and 1 run scored

Truitt Grubbs: 1-3 with 1 single and 2 runs scored

Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 HBP, and 1 RBI

Drew Dunlap: 1 walk and 1 run scored

Matthew Davis: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 walk, and 1 RBI

Everett Grubbs: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K on 67 pitches

Chase Hulsey: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K on 13 pitches

 

The series finale will shift back over to Dahlonega on Friday, March 20th as the Dragons look for the series sweep. The Indians, will look to gain some momentum heading into a series with North Hall next week. First pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.