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Page 10 - Friday, May 5, 2023
The Jenkins County Times
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T-ball season has concluded at the Jenkins County Recreation Department. The team sponsored by Southland
Realty sits and tries their best to get an end of season photograph with their trophies. Photo Submitted.
Left
Kynlee Wallace earned the title of MVP in a recent tournament,
she is shown with her award!
Photo by Nicky Wallace.
Right
The girls that play for the 14u East Georgia Crossfire team
won a championship this past weekend! The girls that play
for the team that are from Millen are shown in the picture.
They include Hillary Garvin, Lynnsey Lane, Kynlee Wallace,
Marlee Amerson, and Cayley Linder. Photo by Nicky Wallace.
Below Left
The East Georgia Crossfire 16U team coached by Tony Felix
had a huge day at a recent tournament in Rincon. They had an
unprecedented 5 no-hitters in 5 games that they played.
They outs cored their opponents 56-0 on their way to the Gold
Bracket Championship. Photo Submitted.
Top Left
Baker Jenkins worked in
one inning of pitching on
Thursday night closing
the game out after Jackson
Lanier pitched the first six
innings. Baker allowed
only one hit in his inning
of relief. He pitched 7
pitches and all 7 were
strikes! Photo by Anna
Kate Hearn.
Top Right
Gauge Oglesby takes a
lead at second on Thursday
afternoon. Gauge was 1
for 4 on Thursday and
scored 1 time. In addition,
he had 2 RBIs in Friday’s
game.
Center Left
James Allen takes his spot
at short stop on Thursday
afternoon. James was 3
for 4 in the game with 3
RBIs. Photo by Anna Kate
Hearn.
Center Right
Gray Amerson had
a double on Friday
afternoon, scoring 1, and
he would also score 1
run on Friday in the 12-1
victory. Photo by Anna
Kate Hearn.
Bottom Left
Vance Garvin prepares
to run at second base on
Friday. Vance had a big
day at the plate going 2
for 3 on Friday. Vance also
played catcher through the
game on Friday! Photo by
Anna Kate Hearn.
Bottom Right
Lane Waters was all smiles
on Friday with head coach
Zac Clark. Waters hit a
single into left field in the
first inning that would
score two runs and start a
two out rally that resulted
in a total of four runs
being scored in the first
inning. Photo by Anna
Kate Hearn.
Jenkins County Recreation
Department League
War Eagles Upend the Vikings
On Thursday the War Eagles
hosted the first round of the playoffs
in an anything but ordinary afternoon.
The games were originally slated to
begin at 4 with a second game to be
played shortly after the first game
ended. Friday would be reserved
for an as-needed game three. The
weather would play a factor in the
start of the games. With the threat of
rain on the horizon, officials moved
the start of Game 1 to just before 2:00
PM. The first game ended in perfect
timing, within 15 minutes of Game
1 ending the lightning sirens were
blaring causing the postponement of
Game 2.
The War
Eagles would
start Game 1
with Jackson
Lanier on the
mound. From
the opening
pitch to the last
out, Lanier was
focused! With
every returned
pitch from
the catcher,
Lanier was set
and ready to
pitch. He gave
up one hit and
one walk in the
first inning, but
the War Eagles
would get out
of the difficult
situation
stranding
runners on first
and second.
For the War
Eagles, the game started quickly.
Lanier would be walked to start off
the inning and Underwood would
hit a hard-line drive for a double
advancing Lanier to third. Then
Tyler Williams would hit a deep fly
ball that was caught, but it was deep
enough to allow for Lanier to tag up
and score the first run of the game.
The War Eagles would then add 1
in the second inning, 2 in the third
and fourth, and another 2 in the 6 th
giving the War Eagles eight runs for
the game on six hits. The War Eagle
defense, built on six strong innings
of pitching by Lanier shut out the
Vikings. The War Eagles were led
offensively by James Allen who had
three hits and three RBIs. Lanier
would finish with an impressive
seven strikeouts, walking only one
batter, and giving up only five hits.
While Game 1 was a dominating
performance. Game 2 was even more
impressive. The War Eagles would
bat first in this game as it was Game 2
of the doubleheader, and they would
jump out to a quick 4 to 0 lead after
one. Gavin Underwood was brilliant
on the pitcher's mound on Friday,
as Underwood threw a no-hitter!
In addition to his
amazing work on the
mound, Underwood
would hit his 9th
homerun of the
season in the second
inning. Currently,
Underwood is 3
homeruns away from
the homerun record
at Jenkins County
High School.
The Vikings did
get one run across the
plate. Even though
they never got a hit,
a leadoff walk and
some good hard-hit
balls on the infield
allowed the mnner
to finally advance
home. Yet, that one
lone run would not
be enough for the
Vikings. The game
was further sealed
thanks to seven
runs in the fourth
inning. The War Eagles’ big bats
were led by Gray Amerson, Tyler
Williams, Gauge Oglesby, Lane
Waters, and Reid Weathersby, all
driving in runs in the frame.
Coming up big for the War Eagles
offensively was Vance Garvin and
Reid Weathersby, both had two hits
apiece. Reid would add three RBIs
to his stat line as well.
The War Eagles will seek to
continue playing dominant-style
baseball as they travel to Folkston on
Thursday for the Sweet 16.
Gavin Underwood had two exceptional
games in the two wins versus Treutlen.
Underwood was 2 for 2 on Thursday in the
8-0 victory, and in the 12-1 victory on Friday
he was 1 for 2 scoring three runs and 1 RBI
and walking twice. He hit his 9 th homerun
of the season during the second game AND
threw a no-hitter in the 12-1 victory. Photo
by Anna Kate Hearn.
The 12U Champions for the Jenkins County Recreation Department sponsored by Southern Container Transfer are
pictured with their trophies on Friday night. Photo Submitted.
The 8U boys’ baseball team sponsored by Planters EMC was crowned as champions for the season. Photo
Submitted.
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