JV Game 10 & 11 - Jackson County @ Jefferson: Post 1 of 2

The Jefferson Dragon kicked off the month of April with a double header at home versus the Jackson County Panthers on Wednesday night.  Following a tie  game that kicked off their 2015 season in February, the Dragons pulled out 2 wins in the double-header by scores of 4-2 in game 1 and then 2-1 in a 9 inning marathon that saw a dramatic walk-off double to win the game.

In game 1 of the double header, Jefferson jumped out to an early lead in the first scoring 1 on an RBI single by #11 Garrett Brown.  Brown ended the night 2-for-3 with an RBI.  After losing the briefly in the 2nd, falling behind 2-1 off a Sac Fly RBI and RBI Single by Jackson County, the Dragons jumpted back on to tie the game in the 3rd and then take the lead for good in the 4th to seal the win.  #13 Billy Finch, who went 1-for-1 with 2 walks and 1 run scored, scored the Dragon's 2nd run in the 3rd after reaching on a single and then scoring on a passball at home.  In the 4th, #71 Lane Watkins (1-for-3 2B) got things rolling with a double, after #91 Zac Corbin reached base being hit by a pitch, #9 Tyler Rampey (1-for-2 2RBI ), put the Dragons on top with a 2 RBI single to give the Dragons the lead for good.  #18 Will Wood took the mound for Dragons to start.  Will pitched 6 innings, recording 4 Ks, and gave up just 2 runs in the 2nd and 4 hits.  #10 Allen Bryan came on in the 7th to close out the game not allowing any runs or hits to record the save and the win for Jefferson.

Game 2 saw another close match that took the Dragons and Panthers to 9 innings in a tight game that was controlled by pitching and defense.  The Dragons sealed a 2-1 win in dramatic fashion in the 9th to prevent another tie.  The Dragons fell behind 1-0 in the 2nd off a Jackson County RBI single. Jefferson did not get on the board until the 5th.  #8 Chaz Evans lead off the inning reaching base after getting hit by a pitch.  #24 Carter Evans, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI, knocked in Chaz on an RBI single to tie the game at 1, which is where the game stayed until the 9th inning. Fast forward to the 9th where, the catcher, #16 Brandon Clinton (1-for-4) kicked things off with a line drive single to start things off.  #91 Zac Corbin is then brought in as courtesy runner for Clinton.  Chaz Evans, who went 1-for-2 for the night, followed with deep RBI Double to right center.  Corbin scored from 1st to give the Dragons a walk-off win in the 9th.  #15 Patrick Hickox started things off on the mound for Jefferson.  Hickox recorded 7 innings of work for the Dragons, recording 2 KS and allowing just 1 run on 5 hits.  #22 Brooks Beddow came in to close out the game in extra innings.  In 2 innings of work, Beddow faced the minimum 6 battersand recorded 6 Ks to keep the Panthers silent.

Jefferson stands at 9-1-1 following this double header and faced Elbert County on Thursday.