Dragons Sweep Morgan County To Start 2016 Region Schedule

The Jefferson Dragons opened up their Region 8AAA schedule last week, facing Morgan County on the road on Tuesday and then in a double-header at home on Friday.  In this opening series, the Dragons managed a sweep of Morgan County, taking game 1 on the road by a score of 3-1.  Back home on Friday, Jefferson took game 1 of the double-header 7-6 and game 2 5-1.

Game 1 of the series took place on the road.  The Dragons 3 runs came in the 1st and 2nd innings.  In the 1st, #15 Zac Corbin (1-for-3 Run) started things with a single and later scoring following a RBI Double by #10 Joshua Hutch (2-for-4 RBI).  Hutch then scored on a RBI single by #12 Zack Boobas (1-for-3 RBI).  The Dragons other run came in the 2nd when #22 Lane Watkins (1-for-2 Run BB) led off with a walk and then scored on a RBI Sac Fly by #20 Taylor Wilkes (0-for-3 SacF RBI).
On the mound in Game 1, #20 Taylor Wilkes got the nod.  Wilkes recorded 5 innings of work allowing just 1 run on 1 hit and recording 5 Ks.  #7 Patrick Hickox, came on in relief to close the game and in 2 innings of work, faced the minimum and recorded 1 K, securing the win for Jefferson.

Back in Jefferson on Friday evening, the Dragons kept things rolling for the double-header.  Jefferson jumped on the board with 5 runs in the 3rd.  This included a 2 RBI Double by #20 Taylor Wilkes (1-for-4 2B 2RBI Run), a RBI Double by #10 Joshua Hutch (2-for-4 RBI 2 Runs), a RBI Triple by #12 Zack Boobas (4-for-4 3B RBI 2Runs), and a RBI by #8 Hunter Thompson (2-for-4 2RBI).  Down by 1 going to the bottom of the 7th, Jefferson plated 2 runs to record the win when Hutch scored on a RBI single by Thompson and then Boobas scored when #6 Kasan Rainey (1-for-4) forced an error on a grounder to short.
On the mound, #14 Asher Standridge got the start.  Standridge recorded 6 1/3 innings of work, allowing 6 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and recording 7 Ks.  #7 Patrick Hickox came on in relief in the 7th, pitching 2/3 of an inning and forcing 2 ground-outs.

For Game 2 of the double-header, Jefferson kept Morgan County quiet and jumped on the boarded with 4 runs in the 3rd.  This included a 2 RBI Double by #15 Zac Corbin (1-for-3 2B RBI) and a 2 RBI Double by #8 Hunter Thompson (2-for-4 2B 3RBI Run).  Jefferson tacked on 1 more the 4th on a RBI Single by Thompson, scoring #10 Joshua Hutch (1-for-2 2B 2Runs) who reached on a Double.
On the mound for Jefferson, #10 Joshua Hutch got the start.  Hutch recorded 6 innings of work, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits and recording 8 Ks.  #22 Brooks Beddow came on in relief in the 7th.  Beddow recording 1 inning of work to close out the game with 3 Ks securing the win and sweep for Jefferson

Following this series, the Dragons stand at a record of 7-2 (3-0 Region 8AAA).  They face Oconee County in their next region series.