Jefferson Takes Win Over Riverside on Senior Night

The Jefferson Dragons played in non-region play on Tuesday, April 12th as they hosted Riverside Military Academy on Senior Night.  On this night the Dragons honored each of our 7 seniors, including #20 Taylor Wilkes, #10 Joshua Hutch, #8 Hunter Thompson, #11 Jared Hulsey, #16 Devin Humphries, #14 Asher Standridge, and #8 Will Breese

With just 1 run allowed in the 1st, the Dragons cruised to a 11-1 run-rule win in 5 inning over Riverside.  The first 2 runs came in the first.  #20 Taylor Wilkes (1-for-2 Run) led off with a walk and scored on a passball.  Later #8 Hunter Thompson (0-for-2 RBI Run) drove in a run on fielders choice.  2 more crossed in the 2nd.  #18 Will Breese (1-for-2 2Runs) led off with a Single and scored on a passball. #14 Asher Standridge (1-for-1 RBI 3 Runs) then walked and later scored.  Jefferson plated 4 more runs in the 3rd including a RBI Single from Standridge.  Moving to the 5th, the Dragons sealed the run rule 2 runs following RBI Singles from #22 Lane Watkins (1-for-3 RBI) and #10 Joshua Hutch (2-for-3 RBI Run).

On the mound for Senior Night, #11 Jared Hulsey got the start.  Hulsey pitched 2 innings, recording 1 K and allowing just 1 run on 1 hit.  #7 Patrick Hickox came on in the 3rd, pitching 1 inning of relief, recording 1 K and allowing 0 hits and 0 runs.  #24 Brooks Beddow came on in the 4th, pitching 1 inning, recording 2 Ks and allowing 0 hits and 0 runs.  #14 Asher Standridge closed out the game in the 5th with 1 inning pitched , recording 2 Ks and allowing 0 hits and 0 runs.

Following this win, the Dragons stand 16-6 (11-4 Region 8AAA).  The faced Elbert County next for the final series of the season, competing for the Region 8AAA Title.

JV Game 14 - Jefferson (11) @ Elberty County (6)

On Monday, April 11, the Jefferson Dragons JV team traveled to Elbert County to take on the Blue Devils for their final game of the season.  In a game that Dragons took control of very early, offensively, Jefferson cruised to an 11-6 win over Elbert for their 11th win of the season.  After a quick 1st inning, the Dragons jumped on the board in the 2nd with 5 runs crossing.  #18 Vinny Farley (1-for-3 SacFly RBI) led the inning off with a Single followed by a walk from #11 Brandon Clinton (0-for-2 2BB).  #24 Carter Evans (1-for-2 2B RBI) the drove a 2 RBI Double, followed by a RBI Single from #15 Ryan Godfrey (3-for-4 RBI), a RBI Triple from #8 Brandon Trefren (1-for-4 3B RBI), and a RBI Single from #4 Hart Blackstock (1-for-2 RBI).  2 more runs crossed in the 5th including a Sac Fly RBI by Farley.  Moving to the 6th, the Dragons plated 3 more including a 2 Run Home Run from #19 Logan Garner (1-for-2 HR 2RBI).  One more crossed in the 7th after Evans walked, leading to the 11th run of the game.

On the mound for Jefferson, #19 Logan Garner got the start for this final game.  Garner pitched 2 inning, recording 4 Ks and allowing 0 runs and just 1 hit.  #22 Will Wood came on in relief.  Wood pitched 2 innings with 2 runs crossing on 0 hits.  #8 Brandon Trefren came on to the pitch in the 5th.  Trefren pitched 1 inning, recording 3 Ks and allowing 0 runs and 0 hits.  #16 Allen Bryan came on in the 6, pitching 1/3 of an inning with 1 K and allowing 4 runs on 1 hit.  #13 Khalil Bailey came into close out the 6th allowing just 1 hit in 2/3 of an inning.  #14 Tate Bennett closed out the game for Jefferson in the 7th, pitching 1 inning with 3 Ks and allowing 0 hits and 0 runs.

Following this win, the Dragons finished the 2016 season with a solid 11-2-1 record.  Congrats on a successful season to the Jefferson Dragons JV  squad.

Dragons Take 2 of 3 from Jackson County in Region 8AAA Series

The Jefferson Dragons faced off last week against cross-town rival and Region 8AAA opponent Jackson County last week.  The series started at Jackson County on Tuesday where the Dragons took a 5-0 win and then moved back to Jefferson Friday night for a double-header that was split with game 1 going to Jefferson 6-1 and game 2 going to Jackson County in a close 1-0 battle.

The Dragons took advantage of some miscues from the Panthers in game 1 of the series to score 5 runs.  The first run came in the 2nd with a RBI Single from #18 Will Breese (1-for-3 RBI).  #8 Hunter Thompson (2-for-4 2B RBI) led off the 4th with a Double and later stole home to score.  Jefferson took advantage of errors to score 2 in the 5th including #20 Taylor Wilkes (1-for-4 Run), and #10 Joshua Hutch (1-for-4).  Jefferson score 1 more in the 6th on a RBI Single from Thompson.

On the mound for Jefferson, #20 Taylor Wilkes pitched another gem.  Wilkes recorded 11Ks in 7 complete-game innings, allowing just 2 hits late in the game and 0 runs.

On Friday night, the Dragons took game 1 of the double-header, 6-2.  The first runs did not come until the 4th when Jefferson scored 4.  With 2 on, #5 Chaz Evans (1-for-1 RBI Run) drove a RBI Single.  #20 Taylor Wilkes (2-for-3 RBI Run) followed right after with a RBI Single. #10 Joshua Hutch (0-for-3 RBI) drove another run with a RBI Fielders Choice.  #Will Breese  (2-for-3 2-2B RBI) also scored after reaching on a Double.  2 more runs crossed in the 5th with back-to-back RBIs from Breese with a RBI Double and a RBI ground-out for #2 Jacob Richards (0-for-2 RBI).

On the mound, #14 Asher Standridge took the hill.  Standridge tossed a gem with 7 complete-game innings, recording 8 Ks and allowing just 1 run on 4 hits, securing the win for Jefferson.

For the final game of the series, it turned into a defensive battle.  The Dragons remained scoreless through the game as the Dragons left 6 stranded unable to get them home.
On the mound, #10 Joshua Hutch got the start.  Hutch tossed 4 1/3 innings, recording 5 Ks and allowing 1 run in the 2nd inning and just 3 hits.  #7 Patrick Hickox came on in relief, pitching 2 1/3 innings with 1 K and allowing 0 runs on 1 hit.

Following this series, the Jefferson Dragons stand at 15-6 (11-4 8AAA) and move into 1st place in Region 8AAA.
The Dragons will face Riverside on Tuesday night for Senior Night in non-region play and will face off against 2nd place Elbert County next week in the final region series of the season in a battle for the Region 8AAA Title

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JV Game 13 - Jefferson (7) @ Athens Christian (3)

The Jefferson Dragons JV team traveled to Athens Christian on Monday April 4 to face-off against the Eagles.  In game that stayed close through most of the contest, Jefferson pulled ahead to take a 7-3 win over Athens Christian.  Down by 2, Jefferson's first 2 runs came in the 2nd inning.  With 2 on, #15 Ryan Godfrey (2-for-3 2RBI) drove a 2 RBI Single to tie the game at 2.  The Dragons scored another in the 5th when #5 Sammy Elegreet (1-for-3 RBI) drove a RBI Single scoring Godfrey who reached on a Single, giving Jefferson a 3-2 lead.  Another scored in the 6th off a RBI Fielders Choice for #24 Carter Evans (0-for-3 RBI).  3 more cross in the 7th to give the Dragons a 7-3 lead including a RBI Fielders Choice from #19 Logan Garner (0-for-1 RBI) who later scored and a RBI Single for #7 Clayton Jones (1-for-2 RBI).

On the hill for Jefferson, #19 Logan Garner got the start.  Garner tossed 4 innings, recording 3 Ks and allowing 2 runs on 1 hit.  #8 Brandon Trefren came on in relief, pitching 2 innings with 4 Ks recording and allowing 0 runs and 0 hits.  #22 Will Wood closed out the game for Jefferson with 1 inning pitched, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and recording 2 straight Ks to close out the win for Jefferson.

Following this game the Dragons stand at 10-2-1.  They will travel to Elbert County on Monday, April 11 for their final game of the season.

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Dragons Drop 2 of 3 to Hart County in Region 8AAA Series

The Jefferson Dragons faced off against  Region 8AAA opponent, the Hart County Bulldogs in a 3 game series on March 29 and April 1.  The series started at home on Tuesday where Jefferson took at 7-0 win and then ended on Friday with a double-header that saw the Dragons drop both games by scores of 2-3 and 2-6.

In game 1, Jefferson jumped on the board early and were able to cruise to a shut-out victory.  2 runs crossed in the 1st inning when #12 Zack Boobas (2-for-4 3RBI) drove a 2 RBI Single scoring #20 Taylor Wilkes (1-for-2 2Runs), who led-off with a Single and #8 Hunter Thompson (0-for-3 BB Run), who followed with a walk.  Moving to the 2nd, 4 more runs scored on 3 straight RBI hits including a 2RBI Single for #10 Joshua Hutch (1-for-2 2RBI), another RBI Single for Boobas, and a RBI Single for #6 Kasan Rainey (2-for-4 2B RBI).  The Dragons scored their 7th run in the 4th, when Rainey drove a Double and later scored on a a RBI Single from #18 Will Breese (1-for-3 RBI).

Pitching was the big story for the Dragons in this game.  Taylor Wilkes started the game on the game on the mound for Jefferson.  Wilkes pitched 7 complete game inning, recording 14 Ks and allowing just 1 hit that did not come until the 6th inning.

Moving to Friday night, offensive production was tougher for Jefferson.  Game 1, which went to 8 innings saw the Dragons score just two runs. The first came in the 2nd inning when #18 Will Breese (0-for-2 RBI) drove a productive ground-out to short, scoring #6 Kasan Rainey (0-for-4).  Down by 1 going to the 7th, the Dragons scores 1 more on a RBI Single from #10 Joshua Hutch (1-for-2 RBI), which scored Taylor Wilkes (1-for-3 2B) who reached on a Double.

On the mound for game 2, #14 Asher Standridge got the start.  Standridge pitched 7 innings, recording 6 Ks and allowing just 2 runs (0 earned) on 1 hit.  #7 Patrick Hickox came into to pitch the 8th.  Hickox recorded 1 K and allowed 1 hit with 1 unearned run crossing, which gave Hart County the win.

For the final game of the series, the Dragons could only muster 2 runs again.  The first run came in the 3rd when #10 Joshua Hutch (1-for-3 RBI) drove a RBI Single scoring #4 Justin Cole (1-for-1 Run) who reached on a lead-off Single.  Their only other run came in the 5th off a RBI Sacrifice Fly from #18 Will Breese  (1-for-3 RBI SacFly), scoring #7 Patrick Hickox (1-for-2 Run), who reached on an infield bunt single.
On the mound for Jefferson #10 Joshua Hutch got the start.  Hutch pitched 2 innings, recording 1 K and allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 1 hit.  Hickox came on in relief, tossing 4 innings, recording 2 Ks and keeping the Bulldogs hit-less and scoreless through the rest of the game.

Following this series, Jefferson stands a record of 13-5 (9-3 Region 8AAA) and hold 2nd place in the Region.

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JV Game 12 - Banks County (5) @ Jefferson (14)

On Thursday, March 31, the Jefferson Dragons JV team hosted the Leopards of Banks County.  In a game that stayed close until the 4th inning, Dragons, pulled ahead to take a 14-5 win over Banks County.  Jefferson jumped on the board quickly in the 1st inning with 2 runs crossing including a Sacrifice Fly for an RBI from #7 Clayton Jones (2-for-3 RB 2-2B SacFly RBI) and then a productive RBI ground-out for #18 Vinny Farley (0-for-4 RBI).  Another run crossed in the 2nd on another productive ground-out for #4 Hart Blackstock (0-for-2 RBI) scored #24 Carter Evans (1-for-1 3B) who led-off the inning with a Triple.  Moving into the 4th tied at 3, the game began to open up for Jefferson as 5 runs crossed.  #11 Brandon Clinton (3-for-4 2B RBI) got thing rolling with a lead-of Double.  Two batters later, #15 Ryan Godfrey (2-for-4 2B 3B 2RBI) drove a 2 RBI Triple.  #3 Garrett Catanach (0-for-3 BB) drove in another run on a RBI grounder to 3rd and a couple batters later, #6 Billy Finch (2-for-3 2B RBI) drove a RBI Double. 3 more crossed in the 5th including a RBI ground-out from Godfrey and then #19 Logan Garner (2-for-2 3 RBI) followed with a 2 RBI hit.  In the 6th, with 2 on again following a Single from Clinton and a Walk from Evans, Godfrey drove a 2 RBI Double and Garner followed him with a RBI Single give Jefferson a 14-5 Lead.

On the mound for Jefferson, #19 Logan Garner got the start.  Garner pitched 2 innings, recording 3 Ks and allowing 0 runs on 1 hit.  #22 Will Wood came on in relief with 1 inning pitched, recording 1 K and allowing 3 runs on 4 hits.  #18 Vinny Farley then came in, pitching 2 innings with 2 Ks recorded and allowing 0 runs on 1 hit.  #14 Tate Bennett closed out the game for Jefferson, with 2 innings pitched, recording 2 Ks and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits.

Following this game, the Dragons stand at a record of 9-2-1.

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Jefferson Dragons Sweep East Jackson in Region Series

The Jefferson Dragons faced their 3rd Region 8AAA opponent last week as they faced the East Jackson Eagles.  Jefferson dominated this series as they outscored East Jackson 34-2 for the series, with the Eagles plating their only two runs in the final game of the series.  Game 1, played at home, kicked things off right for the Dragons.  Right out of the gate, Jefferson plated 4 runs in the 1st.  This included a 2 RBI Triple by #10 Joshua Hutch (1-for-3 3B 2RBI) , followed by a RBI Double by #12 Zack Boobas (1-for-3 2B RBI), and a RBI Double by #8 Hunter Thompson (1-for-2 2B RBI).  #20 Taylor Wilkes (3-for-3 HR RBI 3Runs) added another run in the 2nd with a solo Home Run.  2 more runs scored in the 4th from a RBI Single by #18 Will Breese (3-for-4 2RBI) and then a RBI Fielders Choice for Hutch.  Jefferson closed out the game in the 5th with 3 more runs, inluding a 2 RBI Single from #17 Caleb Chandler (1-for-3 2RBI) and then with bases loaded Breese drives a RBI Single to close out the game and secure the run run win.
On the mound for Jefferson, #20 Taylor Wilkes got the start.  Wilkes pitched 5 complete innings and recorded 9 Ks, allowing just 1 hit to secure the win.

Moving to Friday night at East Jackson, Jefferson kept them rolling as they cruise to two wins by scores of 8-0 and 16-2.  Jefferson rolled with big offense through both games including a 3 run homer by #10 Joshua Hutch in game 2.  #14 Asher Standridge got the win for game 1 shutting out the Eagles and then Hutch got the start for game 2, with 2 runs scoring in the first, but then Eagles stayed off the board the rest of the way for the 16-2 win..

Following this series, the Dragons stand at 12-3 (8-1 Region 8AAA) sitting in 2nd place currently in the region.  They face the Bulldogs of Hart Count this week in more region competition and then face the Jackson County Panthers next week.

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