Dragons take series against War Eagles
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports April 10, 2026 , by RJ Casey
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, were back home on Thursday, April 9th as they welcomed the Chestatee War Eagles to Dunn Field for game two of their three game set. The Dragons, came into the game looking for a series win while the War Eagles, were looking to even up the series. Prior to the game, the Dragons all-time home run leader, Jake King, added to his total against the War Eagles. Early offense by the Dragons, helped seize control of the game as they would come away with a 9-2 victory.
Senior Christian Starks, made his 2nd start of the season as he took the mound for the Dragons. Starks, would work around a 2-out triple by Carter Edmonson as he picked up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out in a scoreless top of the first. In the bottom of the frame, Robert Turner, would reach with a lead off single up the middle. Turner, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position.
Jennings Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI double to make it 1-0 Dragons. Allen, would move up to 3rd after a ground out. Dawson Lowit, would reach after being hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 1-out. AJ Rice, would bring in Allen with an RBI single to make it 2-0. Lowit, would advance to 3rd on a fly out to put runners at the corners with 2-out. Rice, would swipe 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd.
The War Eagles, would get out of the first with a strikeout. Heading to the top of the second, Pickens led Chestatee, 2-0.
In the top of the second, Starks, would toss another scoreless frame as he picked up a pop out and a pair of strikeouts. Everett Grubbs, would lead off the bottom of the second by drawing a walk. E. Grubbs, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. An RBI single by Matthew Davis, would make it 3-0 Dragons. Davis, would advance to 2nd on the play. Turner, would draw the second walk of the inning to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out.
Allen, would drive in Davis with an RBI double to make it 4-0. Kam Jenkins, would bring in Turner with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 5-0. Allen, would move up to 3rd on the play. Lowit, would be hit by a pitch for the second time to put runners at the corners with 1-out. Lowit, would then move up to 2nd after a wild pitch. Rice, would draw a walk to load the bases. Truitt Grubbs, would then draw a walk of his own to bring in Allen to make it 6-0.
Starks, would help himself as he would drive in both Lowit and Rice with a 2-RBI single to make it 8-0 Dragons. The War Eagles, would get out of the second with a pair of pop outs. Heading to the third, Pickens led Chestatee, 8-0.
The War Eagles, would look to get something going in the top of the third as E. Ertis, would draw a lead off walk. M. Allison, would then reach on an infield single. The Dragons, questioned if Allison interfered with Lowit’s attempt to catch the ball, but it was ruled that Allison didn’t. Ertis, would advance to 3rd on the play. Starks, would settle in and would strike out the side to send it to the bottom of the inning with the Dragons still up, 8-0.
Turner, would reach base for a third time as he would lead off the bottom of the third with a single. Allen, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Jenkins, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Allen would be forced out at 2nd. Turner, would move up to 3rd on the play. Turner, would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 9-0. Courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff, would also move up to 2nd on the same pitch.
Lowit, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Rice, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Lowit would be forced out at 2nd. Kirchoff, would advance to 3rd on the play. The War Eagles, would get out of the third with a line out. Heading to the fourth, the Dragons led the War Eagles, 9-0.
Truitt Grubbs, would come on to pitch for the Dragons in the top of the fourth. He would pick up a fly out, a ground out, and a strikeout in a scoreless frame. Drew Dunlap, in to hit for Starks, would lead off the bottom of the fourth with a single. Dunlap, would then advance to 2nd after a balk was called. Dunlap, would be left stranded at 2nd as the War Eagles would pick up a pop out, a strikeout, and a ground out to send it to the fifth with Pickens still leading, 9-0.
T. Grubbs, on in his second inning of relief, would pick up a pair of ground outs and a strikeout to keep the War Eagles scoreless. In the bottom of the fifth, Jackson Walker, would reach on a bloop single to center with 1-out. Tanner Bail, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as courtesy runner MT Crenshaw would be forced out at 2nd. The War Eagles, would get out of the fifth with another force out as the Dragons still led it, 9-0 going to the sixth.
In the top of the sixth, Edmonson, would reach with a 2-out double. Cort Hagerman, would drive in Edmonson with an RBI single to make it 9-1. Trenton Eaton, would bring in Hagerman with an RBI double to make it 9-2. Chase Hulsey, who came in to pitch the top of the sixth for the Dragons, would limit the damage after picking up his second strikeout to send it to the bottom of the inning.
The Dragons, would go down in order in the bottom of the sixth on a ground out, a pop out, and a strikeout. Heading to the seventh, Pickens now led Chestatee, 9-2.
Elijah Barton, would come in to pitch for the Dragons in the top of the seventh. Barton, would seal the win for Pickens as he would strike out the side on 13 pitches as the Dragons took game two, 9-2.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 1 steal, and 3 runs scored
Jennings Allen: 2-2 with 2 doubles, 1 walk, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 1 RBI
Jackson Walker: 1-1 with 1 single
Dawson Lowit: 2 HBP, 1 walk, and 1 run scored
AJ Rice: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 steal, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Truitt Grubbs: 1 walk and 1 RBI and 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K on 20 pitches
Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 single, 2 RBI, and 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 K on 40 pitches
Drew Dunlap: 1-2 with 1 single
Everett Grubbs: 1 walk, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Matthew Davis: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Chase Hulsey: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K on 16 pitches
Elijah Barton: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 K on 13 pitches
With the win, the Dragons, pick up another series win and remain a game ahead of North Hall for the top spot in the region standings. The Dragons, will head back to Gainesville for the series finale against the Chestatee War Eagles on Friday, April 10th. First pitch is set for 6 pm.
Dragons sweep doubleheader against Johnson
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 24, 2026 , by RJ Casey
Gainesville, Ga — On Tuesday, March 24th, the Pickens Dragons, were on the road as they took on the Johnson Knights in 6-AAA action. It was a beautiful day to play two as the Dragons and Knights played games one and two of their three game series. The Dragons, took care of business in those two games as they took game one, 18-0, and game two, 17-0.
Game one:
Robert Turner, would lead off the top of the first by reaching on an error. Turner, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Jennings Allen, would follow that with a double to bring in Turner. Allen, would score on a two-base error to make it 2-0. Kam Jenkins, would reach with a triple. Dawson Lowit, would drive in Jenkins with an RBI single to make it 3-0. Lowit, would make it to 2nd on the play.
AJ Rice, would bring in Lowit with an RBI single to make it 4-0. Rice, would advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. After Christian Starks drew a walk, Rice and Starks would move up a base after another wild pitch. Drew Dunlap, would drive in both Rice and Starks with a 2-RBI single to make it 6-0. Dunlap, would advance to 2nd on the play. A wild pitch, would move Dunlap up to 3rd.
Everett Grubbs, would then draw a walk to put runners at the corners with nobody out. Dunlap, would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 7-0. Grubbs, would also advance to 2nd on the same wild pitch. After a pop out, Grubbs, would move up to 3rd on a wild pitch. Turner, would bring in Grubbs with an RBI single to make it 8-0 heading to the bottom of the first.
MT Crenshaw, would take the mound for the Dragons in game one and he would toss a scoreless bottom of the first by picking up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out. Heading to the second, the Dragons led the Knights, 8-0.
Jenkins, would lead off the top of the second with a single. His courtesy runner, Caden Kirchoff, would then advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. Lowit, would drive in Kirchoff with an RBI single to make it 9-0. Lowit, would advance to 2nd and 3rd on back to back wild pitches. Rice, would then draw a walk to put runners at the corners. Starks, would bring in Lowit with an RBI ground out to make it 10-0.
After a pop out, Grubbs, would drive in Rice with an RBI single to make it 11-0. Matthew Davis, would bring in Grubbs with an RBI double to make it 12-0. Davis, would then advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. Turner, would drive in Davis with an RBI single to make it 13-0. Turner, would move up to 2nd on a passed ball. Allen, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd.
A wild pitch, would move Turner and Allen up a base. Jenkins, would draw a walk to load the bases with 2-out. Turner, would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 14-0. Allen and Kirchoff, would also move up on the wild pitch. A 2-RBI double by Lowit, would bring both Allen and Kirchoff to make it 16-0 heading to the bottom of the second. Crenshaw, was back on the mound for the bottom of the second.
Crenshaw, would get out of the bottom of the second with 9 pitches as he picked up his 3rd and 4th strikeout, as well as a ground out to send it to the third with the Dragons leading the Knights, 16-0.
Chase Hulsey, would pitch hit for Rice and would lead off the top of the third with a single. Starks, would follow that up with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Dunlap, would then be hit by a pitch to load the bases. Grubbs, would bring in Hulsey with an RBI single to make it 17-0. Brock Teal, would drive in Starks with an RBI single to make it 18-0 heading to the bottom of the third.
Tanner Bail, would come in to pitch the bottom of the third for the Dragons. Bail, would seal the win for the Dragons as he struck out the side as Pickens took game one, 18-0.
Stats for the Dragons in game one:
Robert Turner: 2-3 with 2 singles, 1 steal, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Jennings Allen: 2-2 with 1 double, 1 single, 1 walk, and 2 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 2-2 with 1 triple, 1 single, 1 walk, and 1 run scored
Dawson Lowit: 3-3 with 2 singles, 1 double, 4 RBI, and 2 runs scored
AJ Rice: 1-1 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Chase Hulsey: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Drew Dunlap: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 hit by pitch, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Everett Grubbs: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Matthew Davis: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Brock Teal: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 RBI
MT Crenshaw: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K on 21 pitches
Tanner Bail: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 K on 17 pitches
Caden Kirchoff: 2 runs scored
Game two:
Jennings Allen: would look to get game two started as he would reach with a 1-out single. Christian Starks, would drive in Allen with an RBI double to make it 1-0. Kam Jenkins, would bring in Starks with an RBI single to make it 2-0 Dragons. Pitch runner Caden Kirchoff, would advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. Matthew Davis, would drive in Kirchoff with an RBI single to make it 3-0. The Knights, would get out of the first with a double play.
The Knights, would have their first base runner of the day as they would draw a walk to lead off the bottom of the first. Dragons starter Chase Hulsey, would work around that lead off walk as he picked up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out to send it to the second with the Dragons leading the Knights, 3-0.
Jackson Walker, would get the top of the second started for the Dragons with a 1-out triple. Courtesy runner, Everett Grubbs, would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 4-0. Tanner Bail, would then draw a walk to reach 1st base. A wild pitch, would advance Bail up to 2nd. Turner, would reach with a 1-out single. Turner, would then take 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd.
After a strikeout, Starks, would hit a three run home run to make it 7-0. Kirchoff, now in to pitch hit for Jenkins, would keep the inning going by drawing a walk. Davis, would hit the Dragons second home run of the inning as he would send a 2-run shot over the right field wall to make it 9-0. Drew Dunlap, would then reach with a 2-out double. Brock Teal, would bring in Dunlap with an RBI double to make it 10-0.
Teal, would advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. Walker, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 3rd. Teal, would come in to score as Bail would reach on an error. Walker, would advance to 3rd on that same error. Bail, would move up to 2nd on a wild pitch. Walker, would come in to score after Turner would reach on an error. Both Bail and Turner would come in to score after a triple by Allen.
Starks, would drive in Allen with an RBI single to make it 15-0. Kirchoff, would keep the inning alive by reaching on an error. Starks, would advance to 3rd on the play. The Knights, would get out of the second with a line out. In the bottom of the second, Hulsey, would pick up a ground out and a strikeout for the first two outs of the frame. The Knights, would pick up their first hit of the day with a 2-out triple.
Hulsey, would get out of the second with his fourth strikeout of the game. Heading to the third, the Dragons, led the Knights, 15-0.
After a ground out and a line out to start the top of the third, Walker, would keep the inning going for the Dragons with a 2-out single. Bail, would then reach on an error as courtesy runner MT Crenshaw, would advance to 3rd on the play. Bail, would advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. Crenshaw, would come in to score on the same wild pitch to make it 16-0. Dawson Lowit, pitch hitting for Turner, would bring in Bail with a single to make it 17-0.
The Knights, would get out of the third with a pop out. Elijah Barton, would come in to pitch in the bottom of the third. After Barton picked up a pair of strikeouts, the Knights, would keep the game going after a batter would be hit by a pitch. He would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Barton, would pick up his third strikeout of the inning as the Dragons picked up the win in game two, 17-0.
Stats for the Dragons in game two:
Robert Turner: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 steal, and 2 runs scored
Dawson Lowit: 1-1 with 1 single
Jennings Allen: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 triple, and 2 runs scored
Christian Starks: 3-3 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 1 double, 5 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 RBI
Caden Kirchoff: 1 walk and 2 runs scored
Matthew Davis: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 home run, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored
Drew Dunlap: 1-3 with 1 double and 1 run scored
Brock Teal: 1-3 with 1 double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Jackson Walker: 3-3 with 1 single, 1 triple, 1 walk, and 1 run scored
Tanner Bail: 1 walk and 3 runs scored
MT Crenshaw: 1 run scored
Everett Grubbs: 1 run scored
Chase Hulsey: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 K on 27 pitches
Elijah Barton: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 3 K on 14 pitches
The series finale, will shift over to Jasper and Dunn Field on Thursday, March 26th as the Dragons will look to pick up their 20th win of the season. First pitch is set for 6 pm.
Dragons win series against White County
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 5, 2026 , by RJ Casey
Cleveland, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, took to the road on Thursday, March 5th for game two against the White County Warriors. After picking up an 11-1 win in game one on Tuesday, the Dragons, were looking to win the best of three series. The Warriors, were looking to tie the series heading into game three on Friday. A 4 run third and a 5 run fourth to go along with a great outing by Jackson Nunn, helped the Dragons earn a 10-3 win.
The Dragons, would go down in order in the top of the first on a line out and a pair of pop outs. The Warriors, would start the bottom of the frame off in a big way as C. Garrett, would hit a lead off home run to go up 1-0. Nunn, would do a good job of settling down as he would pick up a fly out, a pop out, and a ground out to send it to the second inning with the Warriors leading it, 1-0.
Boogie Lowitt, would lead off the top of the second with a double. After a pop out and a line out, Matthew Davis, would keep the inning alive with a 2-out single. The Warriors, would get out of the second after Davis would be caught in a rundown. W. Powell, would look to get something going for the Warriors in the bottom of the second with a 1-out single. Nunn, would get out of the second with a strikeout and a ground out. Heading to the third, the Warriors, were still ahead, 1-0.
The Grubbs brothers, would get the Dragons on the board in the top of the third as Everett Grubbs, would draw a lead off walk. He would then move up to 2nd after a balk was called. Truitt Grubbs, would drive in Everett with an RBI double to tie the game at 1. Truitt, would come around to score on an error to make it 2-1 Dragons. AJ Rice, would make it to 2nd on that error.
Kam Jenkins, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Rice would be forced out at 3rd. Courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff, would steal 2nd, then 3rd, then score on an error to make it 3-1. Lowitt, would keep the inning going with a 2-out single. Jennings Allen, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. A wild pitch, would move the runners up a base.
Lowitt, would come in to score after a balk was called to make it 4-1 Dragons heading to the bottom of the third. In the bottom of the third, Nunn, got some help from his defense as Robert Turner would make a diving catch in center for the second out. Nunn, would get out of the third with a ground out. Heading to the fourth, the Dragons were on top, 4-1.
Everett Grubbs, would reach base for a second time with a 1-out double. After Truitt Grubbs drew a full count walk, he and Everett would pull off a double steal to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Turner, would drive in Everett with an RBI single to make it 5-1. Turner, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Rice, would draw a walk to load the bases.
Jenkins, would bring in Truitt with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 6-1. Turner and Rice, would pull off the second double steal of the inning to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with 2-out. Lowitt, would be hit by a pitch to load the bases. Turner, would come in to score on a wild pitch as Rice and pitch runner Tanner Bail, would also advance on the play. Allen, would drive in both Rice and Bail with a 2-RBI triple to make it 9-1 Dragons.
The Warriors, would get out of the fourth with a strikeout. N. Thomas, would lead off the bottom of the fourth with a double. Thomas, would advance to 3rd after a ground out. J. Padgett, would bring in Thomas with an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 9-2. Nunn, would get out of the fourth with a ground out. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons led, 9-2.
Drew Dunlap, pitch hitting for Matthew Davis, would lead off the fifth by drawing a walk. Dunlap, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Dunlap, would try to score on a single to center by Everett Grubbs, but a good throw to the plate beat Dunlap for the first out. Everett, would move up to 2nd on the play. Truitt Grubbs, would draw his second walk of the game to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out.
The Grubbs brother, would pull off the double steal yet again to put runners and 2nd and 3rd. After a pop out, Rice, would draw another walk to load the bases. The Warriors, would be able to get out of the jam with a fly out. Nunn, would toss a scoreless bottom of the fifth with a ground out, a strikeout, and a line out. Heading to the sixth, the Dragons were ahead, 9-2.
Allen, would extend the lead in the top of the sixth with a solo home run to right to make it 10-2. The Warriors, would get out of the sixth with a pair of pop outs. MT Crenshaw, would come on in relief of Nunn in the bottom of the sixth. Garrett, would lead off with a double to right center. A. Freeman, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd.
Garrett, would come in to score on an RBI double by Thomas. Freeman, would be thrown out at 3rd for the first out. Crenshaw, would pick up back to back strikeouts to send it to the seventh with the Dragons leading, 10-3.
The Dragons, would go down in order in the top of the seventh on a pair of pop outs and a fly out. Elijah Barton, would come for the bottom of the seventh to try and close it out for the Dragons. Barton, would strike out the side to seal the 10-3 win and the series for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 1-5 with 1 single, 2 steals, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
AJ Rice: 2 walks, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 1 RBI
Caden Kirchoff: 1 run scored
Dawson Lowitt: 2-2 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 HBP, and 1 run scored
Tanner Bail: 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 2-3 with 1 triple, 1 home run, 1 walk, 3 RBI, and 1 run scored
Matthew Davis: 1-2 with 1 single
Drew Dunlap: 1 walk and 1 steal
Everett Grubbs: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk, 2 steals, and 2 runs scored
Truitt Grubbs: 1-2 with 1 double, 2 walks, 2 steals, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Jackson Nunn: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K on 59 pitches
MT Crenshaw: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 HBP, 2 K on 17 pitches
Elijah Barton: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 K on 17 pitches
The third and final game of the series will shift back to Jasper and Dunn Field on Friday, March 6th. The Dragons, will look to go for the series sweep. First pitch is scheduled for 6 pm.
Clutch moments help Dragons defeat Wolverines
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 14, 2026 , by RJ Casey
Jasper, Ga — It was love and baseball on Saturday, February 14th as the Pickens Dragons took on the Walker School Wolverines for the third game of opening week. The Wolverines, were playing their second game of the day as they fell to North Atlanta 4-0. The Dragons, came in looking to complete a perfect week after defeating Northwest Whitfield and Sequoyah. Some late game offensive and defensive plays for the Dragons helped them pull away late and pick up a 5-1 win.
Jackson Nunn, got the start for the Dragons against the Wolverines. Nunn, would work around a 2-out single as he picked up a strikeout, a pop out, and a ground out in a scoreless top of the first. Robert Turner, would lead off the bottom of the frame with a single. After a line out and a fly out, Boogie Lowit, would reach with a 2-out walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. The Wolverines, would get out of the first with a fly out.
In the top of the second, the Wolverines, were able to plate a run on 1 hit, 1 HBP, 1 wild pitch, and 1 ground out. The Dragons, would go down in order in the bottom of the second. Heading to the third, the Wolverines, led it, by a score of 1-0.
M.T. Crenshaw, would come on in relief of Nunn in the top of the third. Crenshaw, would toss a scoreless frame to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the third, Drew Dunlap, would reach with a lead off single. Dunlap, would then advance to 2nd after a balk was called. Turner, would reach after his second hit of the game. After Turner was picked off at 1st, AJ Rice, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Dunlap would be thrown out at home.
A single by Kam Jenkins, would keep the inning alive for the Dragons. Lowit, would drive in Rice with a single to tie the game at 1. The Wolverines, would get out of the third with a ground out. Heading to the fourth, the game was now tied at 1 a piece.
Crenshaw, would keep the game tied after a scoreless top of the fourth with a strikeout and a pair of ground outs. In the bottom of the inning, Everett Grubbs, would try to start a rally by drawing a 2-out walk. Dunlap, would then reach by getting hit with a pitch. A wild pitch, would move the runners up a base. The Wolverines, would get out of the jam with a ground out as the game was still tied at 1 heading to the fifth.
Chase Hulsey, would come on in relief of Crenshaw in the top of the fifth. He would toss a scoreless frame with two strikeouts and a fly out. Rice, would lead off the bottom of the fifth by drawing a walk. After a line out, Lowit, would pick up his second hit of the game with a single. Truitt Grubbs, would come up with a clutch hit as he would drive in Rice with a 2-out RBI single to give the Dragons a 2-1 lead heading to the sixth.
Hulsey, on in his second inning of relief, worked around a lead off single and a 2-out HBP as he kept the Wolverines off the board in the top of the sixth. In the bottom of the inning, Dunlap, would reach with a 1-out double. Christian Starks, would come in as a pitch runner for Dunlap. The Wolverines, trying a snap throw over to 2nd, allowed Starks to advance to 3rd. Turner, would then draw a walk after a great at bat.
Turner, would then steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1-out. Rice, would then draw his second walk of the game to load the bases. After an infield fly was called for the second out, Lowit, would come up big with a 2-out bases clearing double to give the Dragons a 5-1 lead heading to the seventh.
Elijah Barton, would come on in relief of Hulsey to try and close this one out. Barton, would work around a lead off walk and a 2-out HBP as he would pick up a ground out, a fly out, and a line out as the Dragons would come away with a 5-1 win.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 2-3 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 1 run scored, and 1 steal
AJ Rice: 2 walks and 3 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 1-4 with 1 single
Dawson Lowit: 3-3 with 2 singles, 1 double, 1 walk, and 4 RBI
Truitt Grubbs: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 RBI
Everett Grubbs: 1 walk
Drew Dunlap: 2-2 with 1 single, 1 double, and 1 HBP
Christian Starks: 1 steal and 1 run scored
Jackson Nunn: 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HBP, 1 K on 30 pitches
MT Crenshaw: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K on 14 pitches
Chase Hulsey: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 HBP, 3 K on 35 pitches
Elijah Barton: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, on 17 pitches
The Dragons, will be on the road for the first time this season as they make the short drive up 515 to Ellijay to take on the Gilmer Bobcats on Monday, February 16th. First pitch is set for 6:30 pm.
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