Dragons run rule Haralson County to move to 6-0
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 21, 2026
Jasper, Ga — After defeating the Pepperell Dragons on Thursday, the Pickens Dragons, were back at Dunn Field on Friday, February 20th as they took on the Rebels of Haralson County. The Dragons, came into the game with a 5-0 record. The Rebels, came into the game at 2-1. The Dragons, took control of this one early on as they plated 9 runs in the first inning on their way to a 10-0 win in 5 innings.
Jackson Nunn would get the start for the Dragons. After a pop out, C. Watkins, would draw a walk to reach base. Watkins, would be caught trying to steal 2nd for the second out. K. King, would then draw a 2-out walk to keep the inning going for the Rebels. C. Myers, would follow that with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. Nunn, would get out of the first with a strikeout.
Robert Turner, would lead off the bottom of the first with a double. After advancing to 3rd on a wild pitch, Turner, would come in to score after an RBI double by AJ Rice. Kam Jenkins, would then reach with a single to put runners at the corners. Courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff, would steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Boogie Lowitt, would drive in both Rice and Kirchoff with a 2-RBI single to make it 3-0 Dragons.
Matthew Davis, would keep the line moving with a single. After a single by Christian Starks loaded the bases, Jennings Allen, would bring in both Lowitt and Davis with a 2-RBI single to make it 5-0. The Rebels, would get the first out of the inning via strikeout. Truitt Grubbs, would reach on an error that would score Starks to make it 6-0. Turner, up for the second time in the inning, would drive in Allen with an RBI single to make it 7-0.
After a ground out, Jenkins, would bring in both Grubbs and Turner with a double to make it 9-0 Dragons. The Rebels, would get out of the first after a pop out. Heading to the second, Pickens led Haralson County, 9-0.
Nunn, would get the first out of the second inning on the first pitch with a pop out. L. Kilgone, would then reach on an error. K. Bacon, would follow that with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. After a line out, J. Huston, would draw a 2-out walk to load the bases. Nunn, would get out of the jam with a ground out to send it to the bottom of the second. The Dragons, would go down in order in the bottom half of the second as they would take a 9-0 lead into the third.
In the top of the third, the Rebels, looked to get something going again as Myers and D. Pruitt, would reach with back to back 1-out singles. Nunn, would settle in and pick up back to back strikeouts to send it to the bottom of the inning. Cal Morrison, now in for Everett Grubbs, would battle back from being down 0-2, to drawing a lead off walk. Truitt Grubbs, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd.
Drew Dunlap, now in for Turner, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Grubbs would be forced out at 2nd. MT Crenshaw, would bring in Morrison with an RBI ground out to make it 10-0 Dragons. The Rebels, would get out of the third with a ground out to send it to the fourth.
Tanner Bail, would come on in relief of Nunn in the top of the fourth. Bacon, would draw a four pitch walk to lead off the inning. L. Wright, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Bacon would be forced out at 2nd. After a ground out, Watkins, would draw a 2-out walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Bail, would pick up a strikeout to send it to the bottom of the frame.
Brock Teal, would look to get something started for the Dragons after drawing a 1-out walk. The Rebels, were able to get out of the fourth with a pair of strikeouts to send it to the fifth with Pickens still leading, 10-0.
Bail, on in his second inning of relief, was looking to close this one out. Myers, would draw a walk to lead off the fifth. Bail, would keep the Rebels scoreless as he picked up back to back strikeouts and a ground out to seal the 10-0 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 2-2 with 1 double, 1 single, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored
AJ Rice: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 2-2 with 1 single, 1 double, and 1 RBI
Dawson Lowitt: 1-2 with 1 single, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Matthew Davis: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 1-2 with 1 single, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Truitt Grubbs: 1 HBP, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Cal Morrison: 1 walk and 1 run scored
Caden Kirchoff: 1 run scored
MT Crenshaw: 1 RBI
Brock Teal: 1 walk
Drew Dunlap: 1 steal
Jackson Nunn: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K on 56 pitches
Tanner Bail: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K on 40 pitches
The Dragons, will finish off a busy week with an afternoon tilt at Dunn Field on Saturday, February 21st as they take on the North Atlanta Warriors.
Clutch moments help Dragons defeat Wolverines
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 14, 2026
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.
Dragons baseball opens season with win over Bruins
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 11, 2026
Jasper, Ga — It was opening day for the Pickens Dragons baseball team on Tuesday, February 10th as they hosted a former region rival in the Northwest Whitfield Bruins. The Dragons, came into this season with lofty expectations as they were ranked in the top ten in AAA, and in the top 25 in the state of Georgia. The Dragons, were able to come away with a 10-5 win to open the season.
Senior and Auburn signee AJ Rice, would take the mound for the Dragons and was as good as advertised in his outing. Rice, would work around a 1-out single as he picked up a pair of strikeouts and a fly out in the top of the first. In the bottom of the inning, Gadsen State signee Robert Turner, would reach with a lead off single. After advancing to 2nd on a passed ball, Rice, would drive Turner in with an RBI double to make it 1-0 Dragons.
Rice, would advance to 3rd after a fly out by Carson-Newman signee Kam Jenkins. Dawson “boogie” Lowit, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners. Matthew Davis Jr., would bring in Rice with an RBI ground out to make it 2-0. Heading to the second inning, Pickens led Northwest Whitfield, 2-0.
Rice, would end his night on the mound tossing a clean top of the second with two more strikeouts and a ground out to send it to the bottom of the frame. Jennings Allen, would lead off the bottom of the second with a single. He would then advance into scoring position after stealing 2nd. Allen, would advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. Allen, would come in to score as Brock Teal would reach on an error.
Drew Dunlap, would drive in Teal with a double to make it 4-0 Dragons. After a fly out, Rice, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. The Bruins, would get out of the second with a fly out and a pop out to send it to the third with the Dragons leading, 4-0.
Dylan Walls, would come on in relief of Rice in the top of the third. Max Harrison, thought he had a lead off ground rule double. The field umpire, ruled that he did not touch first base while rounding the bag and was called out. Walls, would then pick up two strikeouts to send it to the bottom of the inning. Davis Jr, would draw a lead off walk to start the bottom of the third.
After a pop out, Davis Jr, would steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Teal, would then work some 2-out magic as he would drive in Davis Jr with an RBI single to make it 5-0. Dunlap, would keep the inning alive by drawing a 2-out walk. Turner, would bring in Teal with an RBI single to make it 6-0. Rice, now playing 3rd, would knock in both Dunlap and Turner with a 2-RBI double to make it 8-0 Dragons heading to the fourth.
The Bruins, would get on the board in the top of the fourth as they would plate four runs. Everett Grubbs, would come on in relief of Walls, and pick up the final two outs of the top of the fourth. In the bottom half of the fourth, Davis Jr, would reach for the second time after a 1-out single. Davis Jr, would steal 2nd and 3rd, but would be left stranded as the Bruins picked up a strikeout and fly out to send it to the fifth with the Dragons leading, 8-4.
Grubbs, who stayed in for the top of the fifth, would pick up a strikeout, a ground out, and a fly out in a clean frame. Dunlap, would reach with his second double of the game with 1-out in the bottom of the inning. Turner, would drive Dunlap in with a 2-run home run to make it 10-4. After a ground out, Jenkins, would draw a full count walk to reach. Tanner Bail, who pitch hit for Lowit, would line out to second as they went to the sixth with the Dragons ahead, 10-4.
Turner, would come on in relief of Grubbs in the top of the sixth. He would work around a 2-out hit batsman as he struck out the side in his lone inning of work on the mound. The Dragons, would go down in order in the bottom of the inning as they would go to the seventh with the Dragons up, 10-4.
Jackson Nunn, would come on in relief of Turner to try and close things out in the top of the seventh. The Bruins, would end up cashing in on a lead off double to plate a run, but Nunn would hold them to just that as the Dragons would come away with a 10-5 win.
Dragons Stats:
Robert Turner: 3-4 with 2 singles, 1 home run, 1 steal, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 1 HB, 3 K on 19 pitches
AJ Rice: 2-3 with 2 doubles, 1 walk, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 4 K on 26 pitches
Kam Jenkins: 1 walk
Dawson Lowit: 1 HBP
Matthew Davis Jr: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk, 3 steals, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 1-4 with 1 single, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Brock Teal: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 steal, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Drew Dunlap: 2-2 with 2 doubles, 1 walk, 1 steal, and 2 runs scored
Everett Grubbs: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K on 17 pitches
Jackson Nunn: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HB, 1 K on 19 pitches
The Dragons, will be back at Dunn Field on Friday as they take on the Sequoyah Chiefs in non-region action. First pitch is set for 6 pm.
Dragons sweep War Eagles in doubleheader
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports April 12, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It was doubleheader day around 6-AAA on Friday, April 11th as both Pickens and Chestatee, as well as White County and GAC both played two after getting rained out on Thursday, April 10th. For Pickens and Chestatee, Chestatee would be the home team for the first game. The Dragons, would get wins in both games as they picked up a 4-3 win in eight innings in game one, and a 10-0 victory in six innings in game two.
Game One:
A.J. Rice, would look to get something started in the top of the first as he would draw a walk to reach base. The War Eagles, were prepared for Rice’s steal attempt, and got him out in a rundown. A fly out, would send it to the bottom of the frame. In the bottom of the first, Eli Chaffin, would reach with a 1-out double. Ethan Dunn, would then reach on a single, Chaffin, would come around to score to make it 1-0 War Eagles.
Dunn, would advance to 2nd on the play. Carter Edmondson, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Dunn would be forced out at 3rd. Dragons starter Jackson Nunn, would get out of the first with a strikeout. Heading to the second, Chestatee led Pickens, 1-0.
Dawson Lowit, would lead off the top of the second by drawing a walk. Cade Sutton, would then follow that up with a single. Lowit, would advance all the way to 3rd on the hit. Sutton, would make the heads up play and move to 2nd on the throw to 3rd. War Eagles starter Ryland Head, would pick up a strikeout, a pop out, and a line out to get out of the jam to send it to the bottom of the second.
Trenton Eaton, would lead off the bottom of the second with a single. After a pop out, Zac Benna, would reach with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Thomas Martens, would then reach with a single. Courtesy runner Riley Nix, would be waved home, but a good throw by Christian Starks would get Nix at the plate. Heading to the third, the War Eagles, still led the Dragons, 1-0.
Jennings Allen, would lead off the top of the third with a single. Allen, would then advance to 2nd after a passed ball. Kam Jenkins, would drive in Allen with an RBI triple to tie the game at 1. After a fly out, Starks, would bring in courtesy runner Ezra Faber with a sacrifice fly RBI to give the Dragons a 2-1 lead. Head and the War Eagles, would get out of the third with a line out.
In the bottom of the third, Nunn, would work around a 2-out double by Edmondson, and a wild pitch to keep the War Eagles scoreless. Heading to the fourth, Pickens led Chestatee, 2-1.
After a pop out and a strikeout started the top of the fourth, Sam Hammontree, would keep the inning alive for the Dragons after getting hit by a pitch. Dawson Holland, would then reach with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. The War Eagles, would get out of the fourth with a line out. In the bottom of the fourth, Cort Hagerman, would draw a 1-out walk to reach base. Benna, would drive in Hagerman with an RBI triple to tie the game at 2.
Parker Grant, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Benna would be forced out at home for the second out. Martens, would bring in Grant with an RBI double to give the War Eagles a 3-2 lead. During the next at bat, Nunn, would have to unfortunately leave the game due to injury. Dylan Walls, would come on in relief of Nunn. Walls, would get out of the fourth with a strikeout as the War Eagles took a 3-2 lead into the fifth.
Jenkins, would be hit by a pitch to lead off the fifth inning. His courtesy runner, Ezra Faber, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Rice, would advance Faber to 3rd after a fly out to right. Starks, would bring in Faber with a sacrifice fly RBI to tie the game at 3. Lowit, would then reach on an error by the 3rd baseman. The War Eagles, would get out of the fifth with a strikeout.
In the bottom of the fifth, Dunn, would lead off with a single. Walls, in his first full inning of relief, would pick a strikeout and force a 4-6-3 double play to send it to the sixth with the game still tied at 3.
In the top of the sixth, Hammontree, would again be hit with a pitch to reach base with 1-out. Holland, would follow that by picking up his 2nd hit of the day to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. The War Eagles, would get out of the sixth with a 6-3 double play. In the bottom of the sixth, Walls, would work around a 2-out walk drawn by Benna to pick up a pop out, a ground out, and a strikeout to send it to the seventh, still tied at 3.
In the top of the seventh, Rice, would reach with a 1-out single. Rice, would then be called out trying to steal 2nd as the field umpire ruled that Rice’s foot popped up off the bag. The War Eagles, would get out of the seventh with a fly out. In the bottom of the inning, Walls, would work around a 2-out single by Dunn as he picked up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out to send it to the eighth with the game still tied at 3.
In the top of the eighth, Lowit, would give the Dragons the lead with a lead off home run. Sutton, would follow that with a double. Faber, who came on for Matthew Davis in the fifth, would move Sutton over to 3rd with a sacrifice bunt. The War Eagles, would get out of the eighth with a pop out and a fly out as the Dragons would take a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the frame.
Walls, would come out for the bottom of the eighth looking to close things out. Walls, would pick up a pair of ground outs and a strikeout to help seal the 4-3 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons in Game One:
Kam Jenkins: 1-3 with 1 triple, 1 HBP, and 1 RBI
A.J. Rice: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 walk
Christian Starks: 2 RBI
Dawson Lowit: 1-3 with 1 home run, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Cade Sutton: 2-4 with 1 single and 1 double
Ezra Faber: 2 runs scored
Sam Hammontree: 2 HBP
Dawson Holland: 2-4 with 2 singles
Jennings Allen: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Jackson Nunn: 3.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 2 K on 58 pitches
Dylan Walls: 4.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K on 75 pitches
Game Two:
Prior to game two beginning, the Dragons recognized two special people in Hudson and Kodi as it was Pink Out Night. Two young men representing both families, would throw perfect strikes for the ceremonial first pitch to the applause of the crowd.
In the top of the first, Dragons starter Christian Starks, would strike out the side to send it to the bottom half of the inning. In the bottom of the first, Starks, would be hit by a pitch with 2-outs to keep the inning going. The War Eagles, would get out of the first with a ground out to send it to the second with the game still scoreless.
In the top of the second, Starks, would pick up his 4th strikeout, a ground out, and a pop out in a scoreless frame. In the bottom of the second, Cade Sutton, would lead off with a single. Sutton, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Matthew Davis, would follow that with a single to put runners at the corners with nobody out. The Dragons, would then pull off a double steal as Davis took 2nd and Sutton took home to make it 1-0.
After a pop out, Dawson Holland, would then drive in Davis with an RBI triple to make it 2-0 Dragons. Holland, would then get caught in a rundown between 3rd and home for the second out. Jennings Allen, would keep the inning going by reaching on an error by the 2nd baseman. The War Eagles, would get out of the second with a fly out. Heading to the third, the Dragons led it, 2-0.
In the top of the third, Starks, continued his nice start with a pair of strikeouts and a fly out in a scoreless frame. In the bottom of the inning, Rice, would reach with a lead off single. He would advance to 2nd after an error by the short stop. Starks, would drive in Rice with an RBI double to make it 3-0. Dawson Lowit, would follow that with an RBI single to score Starks to make it 4-0 Dragons.
Sutton, would then reach with a double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with nobody out. After a pop out, Sam Hammontree, would bring in pitch runner Daven Abernathy with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 5-0. The War Eagles, would get out of the third with a fly out. Heading to the fourth, Pickens led Chestatee, 5-0.
Thomas Martens, would lead off the top of the fourth with a double. Eli Chaffin, would follow that with a single. Chaffing, would then steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with nobody out. Starks, would get out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts and a pop out to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Allen, would lead off with a single.
Allen, would take 2nd to get into scoring position. Allen, would then advance to 3rd after a wild pitch. Kam Jenkins, would drive in Allen with an RBI single to make it 6-0. Rice, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as the War Eagles would force the out at 2nd. Rice, would then advance to 2nd after a wild pitch. Starks, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out.
Another wild pitch, would move up Rice and courtesy runner Zach Williams up a base. After a pop out for the second out, Sutton, would draw a walk to load the bases. Rice, would come in to score after a balk was called to make it 7-0 Dragons. The War Eagles, would get out of the seventh with a strikeout. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons led it, 7-0.
In the top of the fifth, Zac Benna, would reach on an error with 2-outs. Starks, would work around it as he picked up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out in a scoreless inning. In the bottom of the fifth, Hammontree, would lead off with a single. After a strikeout, Allen, would pick up his 2nd hit of the game. Pitch runner Caden Kirchoff, would come in all the way from 1st to make it 8-0. Allen, would make it all the way to 3rd on an error.
Jenkins, would bring in Allen with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 9-0 Dragons. Rice, would keep the inning going by drawing a walk. The War Eagles, would get out of the fifth with a strikeout. Heading to the sixth, Pickens led Chestatee, 9-0.
Jenkins, would come on in relief of Starks in the top of the sixth. Martens, would reach by drawing a lead off walk. Martens, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Chaffins, would follow that by drawing a walk of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. After forcing an infield fly, Jenkins, would pick up back to back strikeouts to send it to the bottom of the inning.
Drew Dunlap, pitch hitting for Lowit, would draw a lead off walk to begin the bottom of the sixth. Dunlap, would then advance to 2nd on a passed ball. After a strikeout, Walker, would by hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Kirchoff, would then reach on a bloop single to load the bases. Dunlap, would come in to score on a wild pitch to give the Dragons a 10-0 win in six innings.
Stats for the Dragons in Game Two:
Kam Jenkins: 1-3 with 1 single, 2 RBI and 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K on 25 pitches
A.J. Rice: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk, and 2 runs scored
Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 1 RBI, 1 run scored and 5 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 10 K on 82 pitches
Dawson Lowit: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 RBI
Drew Dunlap: 1 walk and 1 run scored
Cade Sutton: 2-2 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk, and 1 run scored
Matthew Davis: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Sam Hammontree: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Caden Kirchoff: 1-1 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Dawson Holland: 1-3 with 1 double
Jennings Allen: 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 runs scored
The Dragons, winners of ten in a row, will look to finish the season strong as they prepare for the final series of the regular season as a three game set with the GAC Spartans begins on Tuesday, April 15th at Dunn Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.
Dragons win pitchers duel to take series from Tigers
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports April 4, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It was a warm day on Thursday, April 3rd as the Pickens Dragons welcomed the Dawson Tigers to Dunn Field for game two of their three game series. The Dragons, took game one on Tuesday, 10-0 in five innings and were looking to take the series to stay just behind North Hall. Behind a solid pitching performance, the Dragons, were able to come away with the narrow 1-0 win.
In the top of the first, Dragons starter Jackson Nunn, worked a scoreless frame with a pair of ground outs and a pop out. In the bottom of the first, Tigers starter Will Battles, would pick up two fly outs and a ground out on just six pitches to send it to the second with the score tied at 0.
In the top of the second, Nunn, would pick up a pair of ground outs and a fly out on six pitches to send it to the bottom of the inning. Kam Jenkins, would lead off the bottom of the second with a single. Dawson Lowit, would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. Matthew Davis, would ground out to 1st as the runners would move up a base.
Battles and the Tigers, would get out of the second with a strikeout and a ground out to send it to the third with the score still knotted up at 0.
In the top of the third, Nunn, picked up a ground out for the first out. After a long at bat by Beckham Ayers, Nunn would get the better of the battle as he got Ayers to fly out to right for the second out. Jadyn Mattie, would pick up the Tigers first hit of the game with a 2-out single to keep the inning alive. Nunn, would work around that to pick up his first strikeout to send it to the bottom of the third with the score still tied at 0.
After Battles picked up two quick outs in the bottom of the third, Christian Starks, would draw a full count walk to keep the inning going. Starks, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Battles, would get out of the third with a pop out to left to send it to the fourth with both teams still scoreless.
In the top of the fourth, Nunn, would work around a 1-out single by Jacson Rickett as he picked up two ground outs and a strikeout to send it to the bottom of the fourth. Jenkins, would lead off the bottom of the fourth by drawing a walk. His courtesy runner, Ezra Faber, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Lowit, would then lay down the perfect bunt for a single to put runners at 1st and 3rd with nobody out.
Battles, would then be called for a balk which allowed Faber to come in to score to make it 1-0 Dragons. pitch runner Caden Kirchoff, would move up to 2nd on the call. After a fly out, Kirchoff, would advance to 3rd on a ground out. Battles and the Tigers, would get out of the fourth after a pop fly. Heading to the fifth, Pickens led Dawson, 1-0.
In the top of the fifth, Carson Sosebee, would lead off with a single. After a ground out, Ayers, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. A sacrifice bunt by Mattie, would advance the runners up to 2nd and 3rd with 2-out. Faber, would then come on in relief of Nunn looking to get the final out of the fifth. Preston Bannister, would get hit with a pitch to load the bases with 2-out.
Faber, would settle down and pick up a ground out to send it to the bottom of the fifth. In the bottom half of the fifth, A.J. Rice, would reach after a 1-out ground rule double. After that double, Tripp Williams would come on in relief of Battles to try and keep it a one run game. Williams, would pick up a strikeout and a ground out to send it to the sixth with the Dragons leading the Tigers, 1-0.
Dylan Walls, would come on in relief of Faber in the top of the sixth. Rickett, would draw a walk to lead off the inning. It looked like Elijah Odom had beat out a double play, but after discussion by the umpires, it was determined that Rickett slid into Jennings Allen during his throw over to 1st and it was ruled interference which led to Odom being called out.
A 2-out double by Dylan Edwards, would keep the inning going for the Tigers. Walls, would get out of the sixth with a fly out to left to send it to the bottom of the frame with the Dragons still ahead, 1-0. Lowit, would pick up his 2nd hit of the day with a 1-out single. Lowit, would move up to 2nd after ground out. Sam Hammontree, would keep things going for the Dragons with a 2-out single to put runners at the corners.
The Dragons, would then try a little trickery as Hammontree tried to stall long enough for Lowit to come in to score, but the Tigers were ready for it and would catch Lowit in a rundown to send it to the seventh with the Dragons still leading, 1-0.
Walls, in his second inning of relief, would toss a scoreless top of the seventh as he picked up a pair of ground outs and a strikeout to seal the 1-0 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 1-3 with a double
Christian Starks: 1 walk and 1 steal
Kam Jenkins: 1-2 with 1 single, and 1 walk
Dawson Lowit: 2-2 with 2 singles, and 1 HBP
Sam Hammontree: 1-3 with 1 single
Jackson Nunn: 4.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K on 60 pitches
Ezra Faber: 1 steal, 1 run scored, and 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP on 2 pitches
Dylan Walls: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K on 20 pitches
With the win, the Dragons take the series against the Tigers. The series will shift back over to Dawsonville for the third and final game on Friday, April 4th. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.
Dragons shut out Knights to win series
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 27, 2025
Gainesville, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, made the trip over to Gainesville on Thursday, March 27th to take on the Johnson Knights in game two of their three game region series. The Dragons, who took game one on Tuesday, 15-0 in three innings, were looking to pick up the series win and keep pace at the top of the region standings. The Dragons, did just that as the bats were alive and the pitching was spectacular as they came away with a 17-0 win in three innings.
Christian Starks, would reach base on an error with 1-out. Starks, would come around to score on an error to make it 1-0 Dragons early. Kam Jenkins, would keep the inning going with a single. He would make it all the way to 3rd on an error. Dawson Lowit, would knock in Jenkins with an RBI single to make it 2-0 Dragons. Zach Williams, the courtesy runner for Lowitt, would steal 2nd to get into scoring position.
Matthew Davis, would then get hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Williams and Davis, would then pull off a double steal to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. The Knights, would get out of the first with a fly out to center. Heading to the bottom of the frame, Pickens led Johnson, 2-0. In the bottom of the first, Dragons starter Jackson Nunn, picked up a pair of strikeouts and a line out to send it to the second with the Dragons leading the Knights, 2-0.
Sam Hammontree, would lead off the top of the second with a double. An infield single by Jennings Allen, would put runners at the corners with nobody out. Allen, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. A.J. Rice, would drive in both Hammontree and Allen with a 2-RBI single to make it 4-0. Rice, would advance into scoring position by stealing 2nd.
Starks, would bring in Rice with an RBI double to make it 5-0. Starks, would then steal 3rd. An RBI ground out by Jenkins, would make it 6-0 Dragons heading to the bottom of the second. In the bottom of the inning, Nunn, picked up his 3rd strikeout, a fly out, and a ground out to send it to the third with the Dragons ahead, 6-0.
Davis, would lead off the top of the third with a single. He would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Dawson Holland, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Davis would be forced out at 3rd. After Holland stole 2nd to get into scoring position, Hammontree, would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. A wild pitch, would advance Holland and Hammontree up a base.
Allen, would then draw a walk to load the bases with 1-put. Chase Hulsey, who came on to pitch hit for Rice, would drive in Holland with an RBI single to make it 7-0. Zach Williams, would then be hit with a pitch as Hammontree would come in to score. A double by Cade Sutton, would bring in both Allen and Hulsey to make it 10-0. Jenkins, would then drive in Williams with an RBI single to make it 11-0.
After Lowit drew a walk to load the bases, Davis, would drive in Sutton and Jenkins with a 2-RBI single to make it 13-0. After a strikeout, courtesy runner Daven Abernathy, would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 14-0. Davis, would move up to 3rd on the play. Caden Kirchoff, would keep the inning going with a walk. Coleman Keener, would drive in Davis with an RBI single to make it 15-0.
Hulsey, would draw a walk to load the bases. Williams, would follow that by drawing a walk to bring in Kirchoff to make it 16-0. Keener, would then come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 17-0 Dragons heading to the bottom of the third. Ezra Faber, would come on in relief of Nunn in the bottom of the third. After a pair of strikeouts, Joe Sanchez, would reach base on an error. Sanchez, would then advance to 2nd on a wild pitch.
Faber, would shake that off to pick up his 3rd strikeout of the inning to seal the 17-0 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 1-2 with 1 single, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Cade Sutton: 1-3 with 1 double, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 2-3 with 2 singles, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Dawson Lowit: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 walk, and 1 RBI
Matthew Davis: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 HBP, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Dawson Holland: 1 run scored
Sam Hammontree: 1-1 with 1 double, 1 walk, and 2 runs scored
Jennings Allen: 1-1 with 1 single, 1 walk, and 2 runs scored
Chase Hulsey: 1-1 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Zach Williams: 1 HBP, 1 BB, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Caden Kirchoff: 1 walk and 1 run scored
Coleman Keener: 1-1 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Daven Abernathy: 1 run scored
Jackson Nunn: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K on 21 pitches
Ezra Faber: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K on 19 pitches
The Dragons, will look to sweep the series on Friday, March 28th in the series finale. It will also be Senior Night as the Dragons will honor the Seniors who have become the winningest class in Pickens Baseball history. The first pitch for the series finale is set for 5:55 pm.
Dragons hold on to take series from Lumpkin
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 22, 2025
Jasper, Ga — On Friday, March 21st, the Pickens Dragons welcomed the Lumpkin Indians to Dunn Field for the third and final game of their three game set. The Dragons, took game one on Tuesday, while the Indians, took game two on Thursday. The Dragons, would hang on for a 5-3 win after scoring five runs early on as the Indians tried to rally late.
In the top of the first, Dragons starter Christian Starks, picked up the first two outs of the inning via pop out and strikeout. Mason Hester, would keep the inning alive by drawing a walk. He would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Hester, would then attempt to steal 3rd, but would be thrown out to send it to the bottom of the frame. A.J. Rice, would lead off the bottom of the first with a single.
Rice, would then advance to 2nd on a passed ball. Starks, would bring in Rice with an RBI single to give the Dragons a 1-0 lead. Cade Sutton, would follow that with a single of his own to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. After Hester picked up a strikeout for the first out, Dawson Lowit, would drive in Starks with an RBI single to make it 2-0 Dragons.
Hester, would get out of the first after back to back pop outs. Heading to the second, Pickens led Lumpkin, 2-0.
In the top of the second, Starks, would toss a scoreless inning with a line out, a strikeout, and a pop out to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the second, Ezra Faber, would lead off with a single. Jennings Allen, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Faber would be forced out at 2nd. After a pop out for the second out, Starks, would reach on a single and then advance to 2nd on an error which allowed Allen to come in to score to make it 3-0.
Sutton, would then get a hold of one and send it over the left field fence for a 2-run home run to make it 5-0 Dragons. Kam Jenkins, would keep the inning going after being hit with a pitch. Hester, would get out of the second with a pop out. Heading to the third, the Dragons led the Indians, 5-0.
Starks, would keep up the momentum built from the first two innings as he would toss a scoreless third with a pair of strikeouts and a ground out. In the bottom of the third, Hester, would toss his first scoreless frame with a pop out, a fly out, and a strikeout to send it to the fourth with the Dragons leading, 5-0.
In the top of the fourth, the Indians, would look to get something going after a lead off double and a walk. The Indians, would have another runner thrown out trying to steal 3rd for the first out. Starks, would then force a ground out to start a 6-4-3 double play to send it to the bottom of the fourth. Hester, would get out of the fourth with no harm down as he picked up a ground out, a fly out, and a strikeout to send it to the fifth with the Dragons still leading, 5-0.
In the top of the fifth, Matthew Mitchell, would lead off with a single. Mitchell, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Jayzen Johnson, would then draw a walk to put runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out. Tyler Cortes, would then reach on a single to load the bases. Kendal Lee, would bring in Mitchell by drawing a walk to make it 5-1. Carson Horton, would bring in Johnson on the fielder’s choice to make it 5-2.
Cortez, would then advance to 3rd after a wild pitch. Cortez, would come in to score after a ground out by Aidyn Flanagan to make it 5-3. Starks and the Dragons, would get out of the fifth with a fly out. In the bottom of the fifth, Hester, would toss his third straight scoreless inning as he would pick up a line out and a pair of strikeouts to send it to the sixth with the Dragons leading, 5-3.
Jackson Nunn, would come on in relief of Starks in the top of the sixth. Nunn, would work around a 1-out walk by Adian Rogers as he would pick up a fly out, and a pair of strikeouts to send it to the bottom of the frame. Hester, who seemed to get better as the game went on, would toss his fourth straight scoreless inning in the bottom of the sixth with a ground out and a pair of strikeouts. Heading to the seventh, Pickens led Lumpkin, 5-3.
Jenkins, would come on in relief of Nunn in the top of the seventh as he would look to close things out. Jenkins, would toss a scoreless seventh with a pair of pop outs and a strikeout to seal the win for the Dragons, 5-3.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored & 5 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 4 BB on 79 pitches
Cade Sutton: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 home run, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 1 HBP, 2 caught stealing, & 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB on 11 pitches
Dawson Lowit: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 RBI
Ezra Faber: 1-3 with 1 single
Jennings Allen: 1 run scored
Jackson Nunn: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB on 19 pitches
The Dragons, will continue region play next week as they will take on the Johnson-Gainesville Knights in a three game series. The first game, will be on Tuesday, March 25th in Jasper at Dunn Field. First pitch is scheduled for 5:55 pm.
Six run sixth inning propels Dragons to series win
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 7, 2025
Jasper, Ga — The Pickens Dragons, hosted the White County Warriors at Dunn Field on Thursday, March 6th for game two of their three game series in 6-AAA play. After a 4-0 victory on Tuesday at White County, the Dragons, were looking for a series win in game two. After trailing 1-0, 4-0, and 4-2 during the game, the Dragons, used a 6-run sixth inning to take the lead where they would hold on for the win, 8-4.
The Warriors, would scratch a run across early on in the ball game after a double by Alex Freeman and an RBI single by Caleb Campbell would make it 1-0. Dragons starter Jackson Nunn, would do a good job of limiting the damage as he would force a pair of ground outs to send it to the bottom half of the first. In the bottom half of the inning, the Dragons, would get back to back 1-out singles from Christian Starks and Cade Sutton.
Starks, would be forced out at 3rd as Kam Jenkins would reach on a fielder’s choice. Warriors starter Grant Gooch, would force a fly out to get out of the potential jam and send it to the second with White County leading, 1-0.
In the top of the second, Nunn, would work around a pair of walks as he would force a ground out, a pop out, and pick up his first strikeout of the game. Matthew Davis, would lead off the bottom of the second with a single to right. After a pop out to 2nd, Sam Hammontree, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Davis would be forced out at 2nd. Gooch, would get out of the second with a strikeout to send it to the third with the Warriors still leading it, 1-0.
Campbell, would lead off the top of the third with a single. Shelton Ramey and Sawyer Gailey, would follow that with singles of their own to load the bases with nobody out. John Bannon, would bring in Campbell after drawing a walk to make it 2-0. Nunn, would come back with back to back strikeouts. The Warriors, would add to their lead as Brayden Roach would drive in Ramey and Gailey with a 2-RBI single to make it 4-0 Warriors.
Nunn, would get out of the inning with a fly out. Heading to the bottom of the third, White County led Pickens, 4-0. In the bottom of the third, Sutton, would reach 2nd on a 2-out error by the right fielder. A passed ball would allow Sutton to advance over to 3rd. Gooch, would get out of the third after forcing a fly out to send it to the fourth with the Warriors ahead, 4-0.
Ezra Faber, would come on in relief in the top of the fourth for the Dragons. He would force a ground out, and pick up two strikeouts to send it to the bottom of the frame. In the bottom of the fourth, Davis, would reach for the second time with a 1-out single. He would then advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. Dawson Holland, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out.
A single by Hammontree, would load the bases for the Dragons. Jennings Allen, would bring in Allen with an RBI single to make it 4-1. A.J. Rice, would drive in Holland after reaching on a fielder’s choice. The Warriors, would get out of the fourth with a ground out. Heading to the fifth, White County now led it, 4-2.
In the top of the fifth, Faber, in his 2nd inning of relief, tossed another scoreless inning with a pair of ground outs and his 3rd strikeout. Sutton, would lead off the bottom of the fifth by drawing a walk. Jenkins, would draw a walk as well as the Dragons had runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Dawson Lowitt, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Sutton would be thrown out at 3rd.
Freeman, who came on in relief of Gooch after the back to back walks, would then pick up a strikeout for the 2nd out. Lowitt, would be forced out at 2nd as the Warriors would get out of the fifth still ahead, 4-2.
In the top of the sixth, Faber, would pick up his 4th and 5th strikeouts for the first two outs of the inning. Cooper Garrett, kept the inning alive for the Warriors with a 2-out single. Rice, would then rob Freeman of a line drive hit as he would leap to make the grab to send it to the bottom of the sixth, Dragons trailing, 4-2. In the bottom of the sixth, Allen, would reach with a 1-out double.
After a close call on a strikeout of Rice, Starks, would drive in Allen with a 2-out RBI double to make it 4-3. Sutton, would follow that up with a double to left center that would bring in Starks to tie the game. After Jenkins drew a walk and Lowitt would be hit with a pitch, the Dragons had the bases loaded with 2-out. Davis, would drive in Sutton and courtesy runner Zach Williams with a 2-RBI double to give the Dragons a 6-4 lead.
Holland, would get in on the fun with a 2-RBI double as both Lowitt and Davis would come in to score to make it 8-4 Dragons heading to the seventh.
In the top of the seventh, Faber, would pick up his 6th strikeout for the first out. Holland, would then go flying as he would drive to catch a liner by Ramey for the 2nd out. Gailey, would keep the game alive for the Warriors by drawing a 2-out walk. Faber, would force a ground out to seal the win for the Dragons, 8-4.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 1 RBI
Christian Starks: 2-4 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Cade Sutton: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 2 walks
Dawson Lowitt: 1 HBP, and 1 run scored
Matthew Davis: 3-4 with 2 singles, 1 double, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Dawson Holland: 1-2 with 1 walk, 1 double, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Sam Hammontree: 1-4 with 1 single
Jennings Allen: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Zach Williams: 1 run scored
Ezra Faber: 4 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K on 49 pitches
The series, will shift back over to White County on Friday, March 7th as the Dragons will be looking for a series sweep. First pitch is set for 5:55 pm.
Sutton’s big day helps Dragons stay undefeated
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 28, 2025
Jasper, Ga — On Thursday, February 27th, the Pickens Dragons took on the Fannin County Rebels for the other half of rivalry week. All three “515” teams, Pickens, Gilmer, and Fannin, scheduled each other this week as region play for each team looms. The Dragons, got a big game from Senior Cade Sutton as he helped lead the Dragons to an 8-3 win over the Rebels.
Sophomore Jackson Nunn got the start for the Dragons. The Rebels, would strike first as Carson Callihan, would send one out to left field where a nice breeze was blowing, and it would carry over the fence for a home run. After a fly out for the second out, Paul Stroemer Jr and Gavin Davis, would draw back to back walks to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Nunn, would get out of the inning by forcing a pop out to send it to the bottom of the first with the Rebels up, 1-0.
Junior Auburn commit A.J. Rice, would get things started in the bottom of the first for the Dragons as he led off with a single. Rice, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Rice, would then take 3rd after a wild pitch. After a pop out, Cade Sutton, would send a shot over the left field fence to give the Dragons a 2-1 lead. After a ground out, Dawson Lowitt, would keep the inning alive by drawing a walk. Sam Hammontree, would then follow with a single.
The Rebels, would get out of the first with just the 2 runs given up as Hammontree would be forced out at 2nd. Heading to the top of the second, Pickens led Fannin, 2-1.
Nunn, would begin the second inning by picking up the first two outs fairly quickly. Tucker Dockery, would keep the inning going for the Rebels with a 2-out double. Elijah Weaver, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Callihan, would come up and lace a double into the left center gap that would score both courtesy runner Heath Bradburn, and Weaver to make it 3-2 Rebels.
Nunn, would get out of the top of the second with a pop out to send it to the bottom half of the inning. In the bottom half of the frame, Matthew Davis, would lead off by getting hit with a pitch. He would advance to 2nd on a wild pitch to get into scoring position. Jennings Allen, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. A deep fly out to center by Rice, would allow Davis to advance to 3rd.
Allen, would then steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1-out. Christian Starks, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Davis would be tagged out at home. Allen, would advance to 3rd on the play. Starks, would steal 2nd to move into scoring position. Sutton, would keep his good night going as he would drive in both Allen and Starks with a 2-RBI double to make it 4-3 Dragons heading to the third.
Nunn, would only need four pitches to get out of the top of the third as he forced two ground outs and a fly out to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the third, Hammontree, would reach after his second single of the day. He would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Rebels starting pitcher Mason McDaniel, would force a fly out and a pop out to send it to the fourth with the Dragons leading it, 4-3.
Nunn, would again have a short inning of work as he would only need 6 pitches to pick up a strikeout and two ground outs to send it to the bottom of the fourth. Starks, would reach with his first hit of the day with a 2-out single. He would then steal both 2nd and 3rd. Sutton, would then reach after an error which allowed Starks to come in to score to make it 5-3.
After Kam Jenkins beat out an infield hit, Lowitt, would bring in Sutton with a single to make it 6-3 heading to the top of the fifth.
Ezra Faber would come on in relief of Nunn in the top of the fifth. Callihan, would draw a 1-out walk to reach first. Callihan, would advance to 2nd as Colton Grey was thrown out at 1st after a ground out. Faber, would get out of the fifth with a strikeout to send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom half of the fifth, Davis, would draw a 1-out walk to reach.
Davis, would then steal 2nd to move into scoring position. Rice, would then draw a 2-out walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. The Rebels, would get out of the fifth without any damage done after a pop out to send it to the sixth, Pickens leading, 6-3.
Gavin Davis, would lead off the top of the sixth by drawing a walk. After a strikeout for the first out, Davis, would steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Bristol Hughes, would then draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Davis, would look to steal 3rd, but Jenkins would throw him out for the second out. Faber, would then come back from a 3-1 count to pick up his second strikeout of the inning to send it to the bottom of the sixth.
Sutton, would pick up his 3rd hit of the night as he led off the bottom of the sixth with a single. Sutton, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Jenkins, would be thrown out at 1st after a ground out to 3rd. Sutton, would then try to take 3rd on the throw to 1st. The ball would get by the third baseman and Sutton would come in to score to make it 7-3.
Hammontree, would keep the inning going for the Dragons as he would reach on an error. Hammontree, would come around to score after Dawson Holland, would reach on an infield single. The ball would get away after a throwing error allowing Hammontree to come in to score to make it 8-3 heading to the seventh.
Daven Abernathy, would come on in relief of Faber to try and close things out in the top of the seventh. Abernathy, would toss a 1-2-3 seventh as he forced two ground outs and a fly out on just 6 pitches. The Dragons, defeat the Fannin County Rebels, 8-3.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 1-4 with 1 single, 3 steals, and 2 runs scored
Cade Sutton: 3-4 with 1 home run, 2 singles, 2 steals, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 1-4 with 1 single
Dawson Lowitt: 1-3 with 1 single and 1 walk
Sam Hammontree: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Dawson Holland: 1-4 with 1 single
Matthew Davis: 1 hit by pitch, 1 walk, and 1 steal
Jennings Allen: 1 walk, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Jackson Nunn: 4 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 1 K on 53 pitches
Ezra Faber: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 BB, 3 K on 45 pitches
Daven Abernathy: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB on 6 pitches
The Dragons, will be back in action on Friday, February 28th as they hit the road to take on the Ringgold Tigers. This will be the final non-region game for the Dragons before 6-AAA play starts next week. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 pm.
Dragons sweep season series against Gilmer
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 25, 2025
Jasper, Ga — It was the start of a busy week for the Pickens Dragons baseball team as they began the week with a little 515 rivalry action as they hosted the Gilmer Bobcats on Monday, February 24th. These same two teams met in Ellijay last week, with the Dragons coming away with a 14-6 win. Behind another stellar performance by Auburn commit A.J. Rice, the Dragons would pick up a 10-0 win in five innings.
Rice, would work around a 1-out walk drawn by Haden West as he would strike out the side in the top half of the first. In the bottom of the first, Rice, would lead off with a single. Christian Starks, would bring Rice in with an RBI double to make it 1-0. Back to back walks drawn by Cade Sutton and Kam Jenkins, would load the bases with nobody out. After an infield fly was called, Sam Hammontree, would drive in Starks with an RBI sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Dragons.
West and the Bobcats, would get out of the first with a strikeout. Heading to the second, the Dragons led the Bobcats, 2-0.
Peyton Chancey, would look to get something going for the Bobcats in the top of the second as he would draw a 1-out walk. He would be forced out at 2nd as Blake Grizzle would reach on a fielder’s choice. Rice, would end the top of the second with his 5th strikeout of the game to send it to the bottom of the frame. Ezra Faber, would lead off the bottom of the second by reaching on a two base error.
Jennings Allen, would move Faber over to 3rd on a ground out to 1st. Rice, would bring in Faber on a sac fly to make it 3-0. Starks, would reach with a 2-out double. He would then advance to 3rd on a passed ball. Sutton, would drive in Starks with an RBI single to make it 4-0 Dragons. Jenkins, would keep the inning alive for the Dragons as he would draw his 2nd walk of the game.
Dawson Lowitt, would bring in Sutton with an RBI single to make it 5-0 Dragons heading to the top of the third inning.
Rice, would toss a 1-2-3 top of the third as he struck out the side to send it to the bottom of the inning. Dawson Holland, would lead off the bottom of the inning with a single. He would then advance to 2nd after a balk was called. After a strikeout and a ground out, Rice, would drive in Holland with an RBI single to make it 6-0 Dragons heading to the fourth.
After a quick first two outs in the top half of the fourth, Cooper Cochran, would draw a walk in hopes of getting something started for the Bobcats. Landon McClure, would come on to run for Cochran and he would attempt to steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Jenkins, would throw him out to send it to the bottom of the fourth. C.J. Hatchett, who came on in relief, would work a 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth to send it to the fifth with the Dragons leading, 6-0.
Jackson Nunn, would come on in relief of Rice to start the top of the fifth. Chancey, would draw his 2nd walk of the game to lead off the inning. Nunn, would get a little help from his defense as he would get Grizzle to ground into a 6-4-3 double play. Mel Mosely, would keep the inning alive for the Bobcats as he would reach on an error. Mel Mosely, would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position.
Rob Mosely, would draw a 2-out walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Nunn, would get Eli Cooper to fly out to right to end the potential scoring threat and send it to the bottom of the inning. Lowitt, would lead off the bottom of the fifth by drawing a walk. Hammontree, would follow with a double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Holland, would bring in Lowitt with an RBI single.
Faber, would then drive in Hammontree with an RBI single to make it 8-0. Allen, would walk it off with a 2-RBI double as Holland and Faber would come around to score to give the Dragons a 10-0 win in five innings.
Stats for the Dragons:
A.J. Rice: 2-2 with 2 singles, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored & 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K on 68 pitches
Christian Starks: 2-3 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Cade Sutton: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 2 walks
Dawson Lowitt: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Sam Hammontree: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Dawson Holland: 2-3 with 2 singles, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Ezra Faber: 1-3 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Jennings Allen: 1-3 with 1 double, and 2 RBI
Jackson Nunn: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB on 23 pitches
The Dragons, will be back in action on Thursday, February 27th as they host the Fannin Rebels for another non-region showdown. First pitch is set for 5:30 pm.
Dragons defeat Bobcats in 515 match up
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 19, 2025
Ellijay, Ga — It was rivalry Tuesday on February 18th as the Pickens Dragons, took the short bus ride up to Ellijay to battle the Gilmer Bobcats. The Dragons, came into the game with a record of 3-0. The Bobcats, came in with a record of 1-1. While this game was tightly played the majority of the way, the Dragons, pulled away late to pick up the 14-6 win.
AJ Rice, would lead off the game with a single. He would then advance to 2nd on a passed ball and to 3rd on a wild pitch. Rice, would come in to score on another passed ball as Christian Starks would reach on a walk. Cade Sutton, would drive in Starks with an RBI double. Kam Jenkins, would follow that up with his own RBI double as he brought in Sutton to make it 3-0.
A single by Dawson Lowitt, would put runners at the corners with nobody out. Sam Hammontree, would then reach on an error as courtesy runner Coleman Keener, would come in to score to make it 4-0. Lowitt, would come in to score after an RBI knock by Dawson Holland. After a sacrifice bunt by Matthew Davis moved the runners over to 2nd and 3rd, The Bobcats, were able to send it to the bottom of the first trailing 5-0.
The Bobcats, would get 2 runs back in the bottom half of the first as Noah Gutillo would bring in Haden West with a double, and Hayden Berry would drive in Gutillo with an RBI sacrifice fly. Heading to the second, Pickens led Gilmer, 5-2.
Starks, would lead off the top of the second with a first pitch double to center. Sutton, would then bring in Starks with his second double of the game to make it 6-2. After Jenkins drew a walk to reach 1st, the Bobcats, would pick up a fly out and two ground outs to send it to the bottom of the frame. The Bobcats, would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the second as Blake Grizzle would come in to score on a passed ball. Heading to the third, The Dragons led it, 6-3.
The Bobcats, would pick up their first 1-2-3 inning in the top of the third as Cooper Cochran came on in relief of Berry. In the bottom of the third, Mel Mosley, would drive in Eli Cooper to make it 6-4 Dragons heading to the top of the fourth.
Jenkins and Lowitt, would draw a pair of back to back 2-out walks in the top of the fourth. Cochran, in his second inning of relief, would get out of the fourth with no damage done. Jackson Nunn, in his second inning of relief work for the Dragons, would send it to the fifth as the Bobcats would leave Peyton Chancey stranded at 2nd. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons led it, 6-4.
Holland, would lead off the top of the fifth with a double. Davis, would follow with a single. He would make it to 2nd after a throw from the outfield. Jennings Allen, would bring in both Holland and Davis with a 2-RBI double to make it 8-4. After Rice drew a walk, he would steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Starks, would drive in Rice with an RBI triple to make it 9-4.
Sutton, would bring in Starks with an RBI ground out to make it 10-4. The Bobcats, would get out of the inning with a strikeout. Heading to the bottom of the fifth, Pickend led Gilmer, 10-4. The Bobcats, would once again stay within striking distance as they would score two runs off a pair of errors in the bottom of the inning. Heading to the sixth, the Dragons led the Bobcats, 10-6.
The Dragons, got those two runs back in the top of the sixth as pitch runner Coleman Keener, would score on a ground out. Rice, would bring in Holland with an RBI single to make it 12-6 Dragons heading to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the sixth, Chase Hulsey, on in relief of Nunn, worked around back to back singles as he forced a fly out, and induced a 5-3 double play to send it to the seventh with the Dragons leading, 12-6.
Sutton, would lead off the top of the seventh with his 3rd double of the game. Jenkins, would drive in Sutton with an RBI double to make it 13-6. Lowitt, would bring in courtesy runner Daven Abernathy, with an RBI single to make it 14-6. Hammontree, would then reach with a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Holland, would line out to 1st and Hammontree would be tagged out by the 1st baseman for a double play.
A ground out, would get the Bobcats out of the top half of the inning and send it to the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Hulsey, would force a pair of ground outs and pick up a strikeout in a 1-2-3 seventh to secure the 14-6 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
AJ Rice: 2-3 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 2 steals, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Christian Starks: 2-3 with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 steal, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored & 2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB on 33 pitches
Cade Sutton: 3-5 with 3 doubles, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 2-2 with 2 doubles, 3 walks, and 2 RBI
Dawson Lowitt: 2-4 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Sam Hammontree: 1-5 with 1 single and 1 RBI
Dawson Holland: 3-5 with 2 singles, 1 double, 1 steal, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Matthew Davis: 1-3 with 1 double, 1 walk, and 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 1-4 with 1 double and 2 RBI
Coleman Keener: 2 runs scored
Daven Abernathy: 1 run scored
The Pickens Dragons, will be back at home on Wednesday, February 19th as they play host to East Paulding. First pitch is set for 4 pm.
Dragons run rule Phoenix to open season
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 11, 2025
Calhoun, Ga — It was opening day for the high school baseball season in the state of Georgia on Monday, February 10th as teams from around the state began their 2025 campaign. Two of those teams were the Pickens Dragons and the Sonoraville Phoenix. The Dragons, came in ranked 5th in AAA to start the season and were looking to continue the run of success they’ve built the past couple of seasons. Led by Auburn commit AJ Rice, and a offense that came out swinging, the Dragons, defeated the Phoenix 14-0 in five innings.
Rice and Christian Starks, would lead off the game by drawing back to back walks. Cade Sutton, would drive in Rice with an RBI double to give the Dragons an early 1-0 lead. Kam Jenkins, would follow that by knocking in Starks and Sutton with a 2-RBI double to make it 3-0 Dragons. The Phoenix, would get out of the top of the first with a pop out, and two strikeouts.
Rice, took to the mound in the bottom of the frame and started off sharp. Rice, would strikeout the side on 15 pitches to send it to the top of the second with the Dragons leading the Phoenix, 3-0.
Ezra Faber, would lead off the top of the second by getting hit with a pitch. Jennings Allen, would then reach on a fielder’s choice to put runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out. A grounder by Rice, would move Faber and Allen to 2nd and 3rd with 1-out. Starks, would then bring in both Faber and Allen with a 2-RBI single to make it 5-0. Starks, would steal 2nd to advance into scoring position.
A grounder by Sutton, would move Starks up to 3rd. Starks, would come in to score after a pick off attempt went past the infield to make it 6-0. The Dragons, would then load the bases as Jenkins would reach on an error, Dawson Lowitt would draw a walk, and Dawson Holland would get hit with a pitch. The Phoenix, would get out of the jam after forcing a pop out to send it to the bottom of the second.
After Rice picked up his fourth straight strikeout to begin the bottom of the second, Hudson Kinman would reach base with a 1-out single. Rice, would work around that as he picked up his 5th strikeout and forced a line out to Starks. Heading to the top of the 3rd, Pickens led Sonoraville, 6-0.
Faber, would lead off the top of the third with a double. Allen and Rice, would then draw back to back walks to load the bases with nobody out. Starks, would draw a bases loaded walk to bring in Faber to make it 7-0. Sutton, would drive in Allen with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 8-0. After Jenkins would draw a walk to load the bases once again, Lowitt, would bring in both Rice and Starks with a 2-RBI single to make it 10-0 Dragons heading to the bottom of the third.
Jackson Nunn, would come on in relief of Rice in the bottom of the third. Nunn, would pick up a fly out, and two strikeouts as he worked around a 2-out single by Eli Bailiew to send it to the top of the fourth with the Dragons on top, 10-0.
Daven Abernathy, would lead off the top of the fourth by getting hit with a pitch after falling behind 0-2. Abernathy, would then take 3rd after a wild pitch. Rice, would draw another walk to put runners at the corners with 1-out. Starks, kept his big night going as he drove in both Abernathy and Rice with a 2-RBI double to make it 12-0. Starks, would then come into score on a throwing error to make it 13-0 Dragons heading to the bottom of the inning.
Nunn, on for his 2nd inning of relief, worked around a 1-out double by Will Patterson and a 2-out walk drawn by Sam Dixon to leave runners stranded at the corners. Heading to the fifth, Pickens led Sonoraville, 13-0.
Matthew Davis, would lead off the top of the fifth by drawing a walk. Coleman Keener, would then reach on a 1-out single. Rice, would drive in Davis with an RBI single to make it 14-0 Dragons. Sutton, would reach base on an error to load the bases with 2-out. The Phoenix, would pick up the strikeout to send it to the bottom of the fifth with the Dragons leading it, 14-0.
Chase Hulsey, would come on in relief of Nunn in the bottom of the fifth. Hulsey, would work around a lead off walk as he would force a ground out, and strikeout two to help seal the 14-0 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
AJ Rice: 1-2 with 1 single, 3 walks, 1 RBI, and 3 runs scored & 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K on 30 pitches
Christian Starks: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 double, 2 walks, 1 steal, 5 RBI and 4 runs scored
Cade Sutton: 1-3 with 1 double, 1 walk, 1 sac fly, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 walk, and 2 RBI
Dawson Lowitt: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 walk, and 2 RBI
Matthew Davis: 1 walk and 1 run scored
Ezra Faber: 1-1 with 1 double, 1 hit by pitch, and 2 runs scored
Daven Abernathy: 1 hit by pitch, and 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 1 walk and 2 runs scored
Coleman Keener: 1-2 with 1 single
Jackson Nunn: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K on 40 pitches
Chase Hulsey: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 HBP, 2 K on 21 pitches
The Dragons, will be at Dunn Field for the 2025 home opener on Thursday, February 13th as they take on the Woodland Wildcats in non-region action. First pitch is set for 5:30 pm.