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Jenkins County Middle School
Baseball Schedule 2023
Feb. 25 Sat
Swainsboro
Away
TBD
Mar. 7 Tue
Portal
Home
4:30
Mar. 9 Thur
Treutlen
Flome
4:30
Mar. 13 Mon
Metter*
Home
4:30
Mar. 15 Wed
Metter*
Away
4:30
Mar. 20 Mon
Screven Co.*
Away
4:30
Mar. 22 Wed
Screven Co.*
Home
4:30
Mar. 23 Thur
Portal
Away
4:30
Mar. 27 Mon
ECI*
Home
4:30
Mar. 29 Wed
ECI*
Away
4:30
Apr. 11 Tue
Playoffs
TBA
TBA
Apr. 13 Thur
Playoffs
TBA
TBA
Apr. 15 Sat
Playoffs
TBA
TBA
*Region
Riley James is shown
catching for the JCMS War
Eagles in the first game of
the new season overa week
ago. After an over one-
week break from games,
they will be back on the
field this week.playing
at home both Tuesday
(Portal) and Thursday
(Treutlen). The games will
start at 4:30 and be played
at the Jenkins County
Recreation Department,
(photo by Heather James)
Tuesday afternoon the JCMS War Eagles (c-team) hosted their first home game of the
season under beautiful sunny skies that made a picture-perfect day for baseball. The young
War Eagles entered the game 1-1 on the season after having one week off from games,
and the time off was used for practice and it showed! The War Eagles put up 20 runs and
defeated the Panthers of Portal by only allowing them 10 runs. How they got to the victory
was the most exciting part.
Riley James began the game on the mound for the War Eagles and struck out the first
batter. Even though the second batter for Portal would get a triple, the defense came
through again. The third batter struck out and then the next batter up grounds into an out
to first baseman Harley Burke. The War Eagles would waste no time getting in the score
column. Chandler Cates would get a lead-off walk, followed by one of his two stolen
bases. Riley James would then single on a hard-hit ground ball allowing Cates to score.
Portal would tie the game up in the second inning, yet the War Eagles would get the bats
going again and add three more runs. The War Eagle bats were hot, but Portal got on a
hitting streak! They would score 2 in the third and 5 in the fourth taking an 8-4 lead into
the bottom of the fourth. Then the War Eagles decided they wanted the win. In the next
three innings, they would add 16 runs!
In the bottom of the 4th, it all started to turn around after Bryer Clayton walked. Even
though Clayton would advance to second on a passed ball, the Panthers would get the next
two batters out. Yet, the second out hit by Chandler Cates allowed Clayton to score. Gatlin
Oglesby would hit a ground ball to third base, followed by a Joshua Gray single. The score
was cut to 8-7. The War Eagles would take the lead and never look back in just a few more
bats. Amazingly this young War Eagles team would score 8 runs after having two outs.
Joshua Gray led the way in hits for the War Eagles. He had 3 hits on the night, added 3
RBIs, and scored three times. Harper Wilcox, Gatlin Oglesby, Bryer Clayton, and Harley
Burke all added 2 hits; Chandler Cates, Hasan Grimes, and Ryle James each had 1 hit
apiece. Bryer Clayton had the most RBIs finishing with 4.
The big hit of the game came in the bottom of the 6th inning. The War Eagles were
leading 15-10. Chandler Cates, already having a big game, drove a line drive deep into
left field. Cates was able to round all the bases for an in-the-park homerun! The second
big play of the game, also in the 6th inning came with bases loaded and Bryer Clayton up
to bat. With a 2-0 count and bases loaded, Clayton hit a deep ball to center field allowing
Joshua Gray, Harper Wilcox, and Joshua Asbury to score. This hit ended the game as the
War Eagles took a 10-run lead!
Chandler Cates hit an
in-the-park homerun on
Tuesday night against Portal
late in the game!
This is his first homerun
for the season and the first
homerun for the War Eagles
this season.
(photo by Heather James)
Middle School Baseball
Wins in Exciting Fashion
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Kara Leigh Bell
takes a break in the
dirt during training
day for East Georgia
Crossfire on Saturday!
The training event was
held in Swainsboro
Laura Gayle Daily goes after a ball during a catcher drill
on Saturday during training. The travel ball season for East
Crossfire will soon be heating up as teams will be
to several tournaments between now and the start
of the summer, (photo submitted)
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All the girls from the East Georgia Crossfire teams participated in a recent training event. In next week’s paper we will feature an article
about these travel teams. Girls who are playing from Jenkins County in the picture include Front Row (4th from left) Kara Leigh Bell,
Middle Row (3rd from left) Marley Amerson, (5th from left) Lynnsey Lane, and Back Row and last person on right Belle Flakes,
submitted)
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and featured several
instructors helping the
young athletes prepare
for their season ahead.
(photo submitted)
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