Gainesville, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, were back in Gainesville on Friday, April 10th as they took on the Chestatee War Eagles in their series finale. The Dragons, were looking for a series sweep, while the War Eagles were looking to build some momentum before the final week of the regular season. A 7 run fifth inning, helped the Dragons pick up a 12-0 win in game three.

Robert Turner, would lead off the top of the first with a single. Turner, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. After a line out and a pop out, A wild pitch, would advance Turner to 3rd. Dawson Lowit, would keep the inning alive by reaching on an error as Turner would come in to score to make it 1-0. Lowit, would move up to 2nd after a wild pitch. AJ Rice, would then draw a 2-out walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd.

Truitt Grubbs, would drive in Lowit with a single to make it 2-0 Dragons heading to the bottom of the first. Dragons starter Everett Grubbs, would pick up two quick outs to start the bottom of the first on a strikeout and a line out. C. Edmonson, would draw a 2-out walk to keep the inning going for the War Eagles. E. Grubbs, would pick up his second strikeout to send it to the second with the Dragons leading, 2-0.

The Dragons, would go down in order in the top of the second after a pair of pop outs and a line out. In the bottom of the second, E. Grubbs, would pick up pop out and a pair of strikeouts. Heading to the top of the third, Pickens, still led Chestatee, 2-0.

Kam Jenkins, would look to get a 2-out rally started for the Dragons in the top of the third with a single. Lowit, would follow that up by getting hit by a pitch. The War Eagles, would get out of the third with a pop out. E. Ertis, would lead off the bottom of the third with the first hit of the day for the War Eagles. E. Grubbs, would work around that as he picked up a strikeout, a pop out, and a line out. The Dragons led it, 2-0 heading to the fourth.

Christian Starks, would start the top of the fourth by reaching on a 1-out double. E. Grubbs, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. After a pop out, Turner, would drive in both Starks and courtesy runner Cal Morrison with a 2-RBI single to make it 4-0. Turner, would advance to 2nd on the play. Jennings Allen, would bring in Turner with an RBI single as the Dragons led the War Eagles 5-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth.

E. Grubbs, would toss another scoreless inning in the bottom of the fourth as he picked up a ground out and a pair of strikeouts to bring his total to seven for the game. Heading to the fifth, Pickens led Chestatee, 5-0.

Jenkins, would lead off the top of the fifth by reaching on an error. Lowit, would follow that up by getting hit by a pitch for the second time. After a pop out, T. Grubbs, would reach with a single to load the bases with 1-out. A single by Starks, would bring in courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff to make it 6-0. E. Grubbs, would help himself out as he would drive in pitch runner Tanner Bail and T. Grubbs with an RBI single to make it 8-0.

Matthew Davis, would then draw a walk to load the bases. Turner, would bring in Starks as he would reach on a fielder’s choice to make it 9-0. After Turner would steal 2nd, Morrison, the courtesy runner, and Turner, would come in to score after Allen would reach on a dropped third strike to make it 11-0. After a 2-out single by Jenkins to keep the inning going, Bail, would drive in Allen with a single to make it 12-0 heading to the bottom of the fifth.

Jackson Nunn, would come in to pitch for the Dragons in the bottom of the fifth. After a ground out, R. Head would reach on a 1-out single. Nunn, would come back with a strikeout for the second out. M. Allison, would then be hit by a pitch to keep the game alive for the War Eagles. Nunn, would pick up a ground out to seal the 12-0 win in five innings for the Dragons.

Stats for the Dragons:

Robert Turner: 2-4 with 2 singles, 2 steals, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored

Jennings Allen: 1-4 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored

Kam Jenkins: 2-4 with 2 singles

Dawson Lowit: 2 HBP, and 1 run scored

Tanner Bail: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 run scored

AJ Rice: 1 walk

Truitt Grubbs: 2-3 with 2 singles and 1 run scored

Christian Starks: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 double, and 2 runs socred

Everett Grubbs: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 HBP, 1 RBI, and 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 K on 49 pitches

Matthew Davis: 1 walk

Jackson Nunn: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 HBP, 1 K on 11 pitches

Cal Morrison: 2 runs scored

Caden Kirchoff: 1 run scored

6-AAA Region Standings:

Pickens: 25-2 (16-2)

North Hall: 21-6 (15-3)

GAC: 14-9 (12-6)

Dawson: 13-14 (10-8)

White County: 17-10 (9-9)

Lumpkin: 12-14 (7-11)

Chestatee: 7-20 (3-15)

Johnson-Gainesville: 0-23 (0-18)

The Dragons, will wrap up the regular season with a three game series against Greater Atlanta Christian School beginning on Tuesday, April 14th at Dunn Field in Jasper. First pitch is set for 6 pm.