JV Game 13 & 14 - Jefferson @ White County: Post 1 of 2

The Jefferson Dragons JV Team hit the road on Wednesday as they traveled north up 129 to take on the Warriors of White County in a double-header.  On a great night for baseball in Cleveland, the Dragons split the double-header, dropping game 1 by a 5-4 score and then taking game 2 by 11-1 mercy rule in 5 innings.

For game 1, the Dragons jumped on the board first.  #91 Zac Corbin (1-for-3), led the game off with a single.  Corbin wound up on 3rd and then #13 Billy Finch (2-for-3 RBI) followed immediately with an RBI single to score Corbin.  The Dragons stayed quite for the next few innings.  #4 Hart Blackstock (1-for-2 2B) made some noise in the 3rd with a deep shot to left center for a double, but the Dragons could not capitalize that inning.  Falling behind 5-1 going to the 6th, Jefferson then tried to rally. Finch got things rolling with his 2nd hit of the night.  #11 Garrett Brown (1-for-3 RBI) then drove Finch in on a single.  Garrett later scored another run on a passball.  #19 Logan Garner (1-for-3) then followed with single.  Corbin came in as a courtesy runner for Garner and scored the final run for the Dragons.  #18 Will Wood got the start for game 1.  Wood recorded 3 innings of work and recorded 4Ks and allowed 5 runs on 3 hits.  #10 Allen Bryan came on in relief in the 4th.  In 2 innings of work, Bryan recorded 2 Ks and only allowed 1 hit and 0 runs to keep the Warriors quiet the rest of the game.

For game 2 personnell switched out and the Dragons jumped on White County to take an 11-1 win in 5 innings.  #20 Justin Cole (1-for-3) got led things off with a single to start the game.  #12 Terrell Wall (1-for-2 2B SacB) followed with a sacrifice bunt to push Cole over.  #16 Brandon Clinton (1-for-2 2RBI SacF) came up with an RBI single up the middle to get Jefferson on the board.  #8 Chaz Evans (2-for-3 2RBI) then followed with anothe RBI single.  Up 3-0 going to the 3rd, the Dragons opened the flood gates with 7 runs crossing.  #14 Ethan Page (1-for-3) got things rolling with single.  Clinton pushed Page over on a hit-and-run play setting up Chaz Evans for his 2nd RBI of the night on a single.  #24 Carter Evans (2-for-3 RBI) then followed with an RBI single.  More followed after #7 Clayton Jones (1-for-2) was hit by a pitch and #17 Caleb Chandler (SacB 2BB) walked.  #5 Brandon Trefren (1-for-3 2RBI) drives in 2 runs on a single and then #6 Kasan Rainey (1-for-3 2B 2RBI) sends one to deep left center for a 2 RBI double.  #15 Patrick Hickox started on the hill and kept the Warriors silent most of the game, going 5 innings, recording 5Ks, and allowing just 2 hits and and 1 run all in the 5th inning.  Hickox received some big defensive help, particluarly from Clayton Jones in right field after running down a flyball in the 3rd and gunning down 2 runners at 2nd trying to stretch singles into doubles. 

The Dragons now stand witha  record of 11-2-1 for the 2015 season.  On Thursday, the host Franklin County and then travel to Madison County Saturday to make-up an earlier rainout.