Dragons take series against War Eagles
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports April 10, 2026
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 Johnson on Senior Night
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 27, 2026
Jasper, Ga — On Thursday, March 26th, the Pickens Dragons were back at Dunn Field as they welcomed the Johnson Knights for the third and final game of their series. It was also Senior Night as the Dragons recognized five Seniors for their contributions to PHS Baseball. The Dragons, would pick up their 20th win of the season as they defeated the Knights, 15-0 in four innings.
Senior Christian Starks, made his first start of the season for the Dragons as he worked his way back from an arm injury. Starks, would strikeout the side in the top of the first on 11 pitches. Senior Robert Turner, would lead off the bottom of the inning by drawing a walk. Turner, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Jennings Allen, would drive in Turner with an RBI triple to make it 1-0 Dragons.
Senior Kam Jenkins, would bring in Allen with an RBI single to make it 2-0. Courtesy runner Cal Morrison, would steal 2nd to move into scoring position. Dawson Lowit, would drive in Morrison with an RBI single. After a single by Truitt Grubbs, Starks, would help himself out with an RBI double that scored Lowit to make it 4-0. T. Grubbs, would advance to 3rd on the play.
Everett Grubbs, would bring in his brother Truitt with an RBI sac fly to make it 5-0. Courtesy runner Andrew McQueen, would move up a base after stealing 3rd. Senior Caden Kirchoff, would then draw a walk to put runners at the corners with 1-out. An RBI single by Matthew Davis, would bring in McQueen to make it 6-0. Both Kirchoff and Davis, would move up a base after a wild pitch.
After an infield fly was called for the second out, Allen, would draw a walk to load the bases. Jenkins, would drive in both Kirchoff and Davis with a 2-RBI double to make it 8-0 Dragons heading to the second.
In the top of the second, Starks, would face one more batter and he would pick up his fourth strikeout before being taken out to a round of applause. Jackson Nunn, would come in to get the final two outs of the top of the second as the Dragons still led, 8-0. Lowit, would lead off the bottom of the second with a triple. T. Grubbs, would then reach on a walk to put runners at the corners.
Nunn, would follow that up with a walk of his own to load the bases. E. Grubbs, would reach on an error after T. Grubbs, would be forced out at 3rd. Lowit, would score on the play. McQueen would advance to 3rd and E. Grubbs would move up to 2nd on the throw. Kirchoff, would bring in both McQueen and E. Grubbs with a double to make it 11-0. After a ground out, Drew Dunlap, would drive in Kirchoff with an RBI single to make it 12-0 heading to the third.
Nunn, would come back out for the top of the third and picked up where he left off in the second inning as he would strikeout the side to send it to the bottom of the frame. Jackson Walker, now in for Jenkins, would get the bottom of the third started with a 1-out double. Cooper Helmuth, now in for Lowit, would reach on a two base error to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. T. Grubbs, would bring in Morrison with an RBI sac fly to make it 13-0.
McQueen, in his first plate appearance, would reach on a single that would score Helmuth to make it 14-0. McQueen, would advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. E. Grubbs, would keep the third going by drawing a walk. Tanner Bail, pitch hitting for Kirchoff, would then be hit by a pitch to load the bases with 2-out. The Knights, would be able to get out of the third with a ground out. Heading to the fourth, the Dragons were ahead, 14-0.
T. Grubbs, would come in to pitch for the Dragons in the top of the fourth. After a strikeout for the first out, the Knights, were able to draw a walk for their first base runner of the game. Walker, would make a nice throw to 2nd to get the runner trying to swipe the bag for the second out. T. Grubbs, would get out of the fourth with his second strikeout as the Dragons still led, 14-0.
Dunlap, would lead off the bottom of the fourth with a single for his second hit of the day. Dunlap, would advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. MT Crenshaw, who came on for Allen in the second inning, would reach with a double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Walker, would drive in Dunlap with an RBI double to walk it off as the Dragons pick up the 15-0 win in four innings.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 1 walk, 1 steal, and 1 run scored
Drew Dunlap: 2-2 with 2 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 1-1 with 1 triple, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
MT Crenshaw: 1-2 with 1 double
Kam Jenkins: 2-2 with 1 single, 1 double, and 3 RBI
Jackson Walker: 2-2 with 2 doubles and 1 RBI
Dawson Lowit: 2-2 with 1 single, 1 triple, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Truitt Grubbs: 1-1 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, and 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K on 12 pitches
Christian Starks: 1-1 with 1 double, 1 steal, 1 RBI, and 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K on 15 pitches
Jackson Nunn: 1 walk and 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 K on 16 pitches
Everett Grubbs: 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Caden Kirchoff: 1-1 with 1 double, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Matthew Davis: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored
Andrew McQueen: 1-1 with 1 single and 2 runs scored
Cal Morrison: 2 runs scored
Cooper Helmuth: 1 run scored
With the win, the 2026 class, consisting of Robert Turner, AJ Rice, Christian Starks, Kam Jenkins, and Caden Kirchoff, became the winningest class in PHS Baseball history with 110 wins. Those five Seniors and the rest of the Dragons, will look to add to that road next week as they begin a three game series against the Dawson Tigers on Tuesday, March 31st at Dunn Field. First pitch is set for 6 pm.
Dragons sweep doubleheader against Johnson
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 24, 2026
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.
Grubbs tosses complete game shutout to sweep series
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports March 7, 2026
Jasper, Ga — It was a rainy night on Friday, March 6th as the Pickens Dragons took on the White County Warriors in the series finale. After winning the first two games of the series, the Dragons, were looking for the sweep. The Warriors, were looking to at least steal a game. After a weather delay that lasted over an hour, the Dragons, would finish off the series strong as Junior Everett Grubbs would toss a complete game shutout in a 14-0 win.
Grubbs, would sit the Warriors down in order on a pair of strikeouts and a pop out in the top of the first. In the bottom of the frame, Robert Turner, would draw a lead off walk. He would then steal 2nd to get into scoring position. Kam Jenkins, would then reach on an infield single to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 1-out. Boogie Lowit, would bring in Turner with an RBI single to make it 1-0.
Jennings Allen, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Lowit would be forced out at 2nd. Allen, would steal 2nd to put runners at 2nd and 3rd with 2-out. Christian Starks, would drive in both courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff and Allen with a single to make it 3-0. Matthew Davis, would keep the inning alive by drawing a full count walk. The Warriors, would get out of the first with a fly out. Heading to the second, the Dragons led it, 3-0.
J. Padgett, would look to get things going for the Warriors in the top of the second with a 1-out single. Grubbs, would pick up back to back strikeouts, to strand Padgett and send it to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the second, the Dragons, would plate 2 runs on 5 walks. Lowit, would bring in Truitt Grubbs and Allen would bring in Turner to make it 5-0 heading to the third.
In the top of the third, Everett Grubbs would continue his great start with another scoreless frame as he picked up a strikeout, a ground out, and a fly out. In the bottom of the third, Truitt Grubbs, would reach on an error with 1-out. He would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. A double by Turner, would drive in Grubbs to make it 6-0 Dragons. Turner, would advance to 3rd on the play after noticing no one covering the bag.
Turner, would then come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 7-0. Rice, would then draw his second walk of the game. Rice, would use a stutter step move to steal 2nd. A ground out by Jenkins, would move Rice over to 3rd. Lowit and Allen, would then draw back to back walks to load the bases with 2-out. Rice, would come in to score on a wild pitch to make it 8-0.
Starks, would keep the inning going by drawing a walk to load the bases once again. The Warriors, would get out of the third with a ground out. Heading to the fourth, the Dragons were ahead, 8-0.
In the top of the fourth, S. Gailey, would reach with a 2-out triple. E. Grubbs, would get out of the fourth with his 7th strikeout to send it to the bottom of the inning. E. Grubbs, would get hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the fourth. Cal Morrison, would come in for him to be the courtesy runner. Morrison, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. An RBI single by Truitt Grubbs, would bring in Morrison to make it 9-0.
Turner, would then follow that with his second double of the game to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Brock Teal, who came on in the top of the fourth, would be hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jenkins, would drive in T. Grubbs with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 10-0. Lowit, would be hit by a pitch as the Dragons had the bases loaded for the second time in the inning. Tanner Bail, would come in to pitch run for Lowit.
An RBI single by Allen, would bring in Turner to make it 11-0. Starks, would drive in Teal with a sacrifice fly RBI to make it 12-0. A wild pitch, would advance Bail and Allen. Jackson Walker, who came in to pitch hit for Davis, would drive in both Bail and Allen with a 2-RBI double to make it 14-0. Walker, would advance to 3rd on a wild pitch. The Warriors, would get out of the fourth with a ground out. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons led the Warriors, 14-0.
E. Grubbs would come out for the top of the fifth, looking to complete the shutout. Complete the shutout he did as Grubbs would pick up a ground out, and his 8th and 9th strikeouts to close it out as the Dragons picked up the win, 14-0 to sweep the series.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 2-2 with 2 doubles, 1 walk, 1 steal, and 3 runs scored
AJ Rice: 2 walks, 1 steal, 1 HBP, and 1 run scored
Brock Teal: 1 run scored
Kam Jenkins: 1-3 with 1 single, and 1 RBI
Caden Kirchoff: 1 walk and 2 runs scored
Dawson Lowit: 1-1 with 1 single, 2 walks, 1 HBP, and 2 RBI
Tanner Bail: 1 run scored
Jennings Allen: 1-2 with 1 single, 2 walks, 1 steal, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored
Christian Starks: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 walk, and 3 RBI
Matthew Davis: 1 walk
Jackson Walker: 1-1 with 1 double and 2 RBI
Everett Grubbs: 1 HBP, and 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 9 K on 60 pitches
Cal Morrison: 1 run scored
Truitt Grubbs: 1-2 with 1 single, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 3 runs scored
6-AAA Baseball Standings:
Pickens: 12-0 (3-0)
North Hall: 9-3 (3-0)
Lumpkin: 8-3 (3-0)
Dawson: 5-6 (3-0)
White County: 8-4 (0-3)
GAC: 2-6 (0-3)
Chestatee: 4-8 (0-3)
Johnson-Gainesville: 0-8 (0-3)
The Dragons, will be in 6-AAA action once again next week as they take on the North Hall Trojans in what could be a regain championship deciding series. Game one, is set for Tuesday, March 10th at Dunn Field with a 6 pm first pitch scheduled.
Dragons continue win streak against Bobcats
PHS Baseball, Team FYN Sports February 17, 2026
Ellijay, Ga — The 515 rivalry shifted to the diamond on Monday, February 16th as the Pickens Dragons made the short ride up to Ellijay to take on the Gilmer Bobcats. Coming into the game, the Dragons, were 3-0, while the Bobcats, were 1-2. In a game that saw nearly double digit hit batsman, it was a 6-run sixth inning that broke things open for the Dragons as they came away with a 15-3 win in six.
Robert Turner, who has been a hitting machine to start the season, continued his early tear with a lead off single. Turner, would then show off the wheels as he would steal 2nd. Turner, would then advance to 3rd after a balk was called. AJ Rice, would bring in Turner after reaching on an error. After a ground out, Boogie Lowitt, would be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 1-out. Rice, would advance to 3rd after a pop out by Matthew Davis.
Christian Starks, would keep the inning going with a 2-out single that would score Rice to make it 2-0. Jennings Allen, would then be hit by a pitch to load the bases. The Bobcats, would get out of the top of the first with a ground out. Blake Grizzle, would lead off the bottom of the frame with a double. Grizzle, would come around to score after Cooper Cochran reached on an error to cut the lead to 2-1.
Peyton Chancey, would give the Bobcats 3-2 lead after a 2-run home run. Dragons starter Everett Grubbs, would do a good job of settling down after giving up the home run as he picked up two ground outs and a fly out. Heading to the second inning, the Bobcats, led the Dragons, 3-2.
In the top of the second, Turner, would reach for the second time with a 1-out single. Turner, would then steal 2nd to advance into scoring position. Rice, would follow with a single of his own to put runners at the corners with 1-out. Kam Jenkins, would bring in Turner with an RBI ground out to tie the game at 3. Jayden Grizzle, would lead off the bottom half of the 2nd with a double.
J. Grizzle, would be forced out at 3rd as Landen McClure reached on a fielder’s choice. After a strikeout, Blake Grizzle, would be hit by a pitch to keep the inning going. Jenkins, would throw out McClure trying to steal 3rd to send us to the third with the score still tied at 3.
Davis, would draw a walk to lead off the top of the third. Starks, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Davis would be forced out at 2nd. Starks, would advance to 2nd after an error. Allen, would reach after drawing a four pitch walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Brock Teal, would then be hit by a pitch to load the bases with 1-out.
Drew Dunlap, would also be hit by a pitch to bring in Starks to make it 4-3 Dragons. Turner, would add to the lead as he would drive in Allen and Teal with a 2-RBI double to make it 6-3. Rice, would draw a walk to once again load the bases. The Bobcats, would escape further possible damage with an inning ending double play. After a long at bat, Cochran, would lead off the bottom of the third by drawing a walk.
After back to back strikeouts, Zander Shute, would be hit by a pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with 2-out. Grubbs and the Dragons, would get out of the third after a line out to center to send it to the fourth with the Dragons ahead, 6-3.
Lowitt, would be hit by the first pitch in the top of the fourth. Davis, would follow by drawing his second walk of the game to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Lowitt and Davis, would then advance after a wild pitch. Starks, would also draw a walk to load the bases with nobody out. Lowitt, would come in to score as the Bobcats would turn a double play. Davis, would advance to 3rd on the play.
Teal, would keep the inning alive for the Dragons as he would be hit by a pitch for the second time in as many innings. The Bobcats, would get out of the fourth with a ground out as the Dragons led it, 7-3. MT Crenshaw, would come on in relief of Everett Grubbs in the bottom of the fourth. Jayden Grizzle, would lead off the inning by drawing a walk. McClure, would follow by reaching on a single to put runners at 1st and 2nd.
Jayden Grizzle, would then be thrown out trying to steal 3rd. After a strikeout, McClure, would advance to 2nd on a wild pitch. Crenshaw, would get out of the fourth with his 2nd strikeout. Heading to the fifth, the Dragons, led the Bobats, 7-3.
In the top of the fifth, Rice, would reach by getting hit by a pitch. Rice, would then advance to 2nd after a wild pitch. Jenkins, would then follow with a 1-out double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Tanner Bail, who came on as a defensive replacement for Lowitt in the bottom of the fourth, would drive in both Rice and courtesy runner Caden Kirchoff with a 2-RBI double to make it 9-3 Dragons. Davis, would then draw his third walk of the game to put runners at 1st and 2nd.
Starks, would then reach on a fielder’s choice as Bail would be forced out at 3rd for the second out. The Bobcats, would get out of the fifth after a force out at 2nd. Crenshaw, on in his second inning of relief, would work around a 2-out single by Jase McCollum as he picked up a pair of strikeouts and a ground out in a scoreless frame. Heading to the sixth, the Dragons still led the Bobcats, 9-3.
Teal, would lead off the top of the sixth by drawing a walk. Truitt Grubbs, pitch hitting for Dunlap, would follow with a double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Turner, would drive in both Teal and Grubbs with a 2-RBI triple to make it 11-3. Rice, would follow that with an RBI triple of his own to make it 12-3. Jenkins, would keep the line moving with an RBI single to make it 13-3.
Kirchoff, would come in to pitch hit for Bail, and would draw a walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd. Courtesy runner Zach Williams and Kirchoff, would advance after a wild pitch. Jackson Walker, would reach on a fielder’s choice as Williams would be forced out at home. Starks, would bring in Kirchoff on an RBI ground out to make it 14-3. Allen, would drive in Walker with an RBI double to make it 15-3 Dragons heading to the bottom of the inning.
Chase Hulsey, would come on in relief of Crenshaw in the bottom half of the sixth. Hulsey, would work around a lead off double and a single as he picked up two ground outs and a strikeout to seal the 15-3 win for the Dragons.
Stats for the Dragons:
Robert Turner: 3-4 with 2 singles, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 steals, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored
AJ Rice: 2-3 with 1 single, 1 triple, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 2 RBI, 3 caught stealing, and 3 runs scored
Kam Jenkins: 2-5 with 1 single, 1 double, and 2 RBI
Dawson Lowitt: 2 HBP, and 1 run scored
Tanner Bail: 1-1 with 1 double and 2 RBI
Caden Kirchoff: 1 walk and 2 runs scored
Matthew Davis: 3 walks
Jackson Walker: 1 run scored
Christian Starks: 1-4 with 1 single, and 1 walk
Jennings Allen: 1-2 with 1 double, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored
Brock Teal: 1 walk, 2 HBP, and 2 runs scored
Drew Dunlap: 1 HBP, and 1 RBI
Truitt Grubbs: 1-1 with 1 double and 1 run scored
Zach Williams: 1 run scored
Everett Grubbs: 3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 3 K on 56 pitches
MT Crenshaw: 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K on 40 pitches
Chase Hulsey: 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K on 17 pitches
The Dragons, will be back at Dunn Field on Thursday, February 19th as they take on the Pepperell Dragons in a battle of top ten teams. Pepperell, is ranked inside the top ten for 1A D-1. First pitch is set for 5:30 pm.