Baseball

Athens Academy verses Athens Christian
April 28, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with our phenomenal freshman Henry Terrell and his family as Henry recovers from emergency surgery today. We all wish him a quick and complete recovery.

Congratulations to Coach Kane on reaching the state baseball play-offs for his ninth consecutive year as head coach.

The Spartan baseball team plays with heart. They overcome all obstacles and find a way to achieve their best. Tonight was no exception as they came from behind for an exciting, extra inning victory against two outstanding pitchers and a talented team.

Highlights:
• Pitching:
o Patrick Jansen once again gave his all on the mound, pitching 7 2/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits, while striking out six
o Patrick struck out the side in the eighth inning
• Offense:
o The Spartans amassed 7 runs on 12 hits in nine innings
o McKay Matthews was 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 3 stolen bases
o Matt Woodruff was 2/5 with a key double to tie the game at 5-5
o Patrick Jansen was 2/3 with a soaring 3 run homerun and was intentionally walked twice
o Evans Wellborn had the winning hit in the ninth inning
o Hunter Stiles was 1 for 4 with an RBI
o Thomas Sanders was 1 for 4
o Everett Young was 2 for 4
• Defense:
o Mark Sanders turned an unassisted double play in the first inning
o Thomas continues to play first base exceptionally well, showing an outstanding vertical reach
o The Spartans turned a second double play in the seventh inning going from Matthews to M. Sanders to T. Sanders
o James Waugh came in defensively and fielded the last out of the ninth inning perfectly

Scoring:
• First inning:
o Matt singled up the middle (the Eagles pitcher then threw to 1st base four times, showing well deserved respect for Matt’s speed)
o Patrick singled, putting men on first and second
o Hunter singled to left field sending Matt to the plate
 One run scored
• Fifth inning:
o McKay singled and stole second
o Matt reached on a error
o Patrick took the second pitch and planted it deep in the pine trees beyond the right center field fence for a towering home run
 Three runs scored
• Seventh inning:
o McKay singled down the left field line and stole second
o Matt tied the score with a double to right center, sending McKay home
 One run scored
• Ninth inning:
o Once again, McKay led off the inning with a single and stole second (what a great pattern to be in!)
o After Patrick was walked intentionally, McKay attempted to steal third and came home on a throwing error by the catcher as Patrick advanced to third
o With the count one and one, Evans slammed a single up the middle for the game winning hit
 Two runs scored

It was an electrifying game with the Spartans coming out victorious and claiming their ninth consecutive state play-off spot. The Spartans had to overcome adversity in losing a key member of their team (Henry Terrell) and a questionable call in the 8th inning when Mark Sanders attempted to score.

The Spartans have the best fan support. Once again the stands were full and the enthusiasm contagious throughout the game.

The Spartans will take on Jefferson for their last game of the regular season on Friday at 5:00 p.m. As Coach Chuboff said, “we are going to have to wrap the players in bubble wrap to keep everyone else healthy for Friday!”

Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 7, Athens Christian 6 (in 9 innings)

Athens Academy: (14-8 overall) (11-6 region)

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 11:44 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy verses Lakeview
April 25, 2008

Twelve incredible young men and three amazing coaches put their hearts and souls into playing Spartan baseball. They win as a team and lose as a team. Tonight they lost as a team, but continue to make their supporters proud of their dedication, team spirit and love of baseball.

• Highlights:
o McKay Matthews went 1 for 2 with one run scored
o Matt Woodruff was 1 for 1 with one run scored and a walk
o Evans Wellborn reached base both times he went to the plate with walks
o Everett Young hit an exciting single up the middle producing an RBI

• Scoring:
o First inning:
 McKay led of with a single and went to second on Matt’s single
 Evans walked and Henry Terrell reached on an error
 With bases loaded, Hunter Stiles walked scoring McKay
• One run scored

Third inning:
• Matt, Patrick Jansen and Evans had consecutive walks
• James Waugh came in to run for Patrick
• Everett singled, sending Matt home
• James scored on a double play
o Two runs scored

The Spartans will regroup and be ready to take on Athens Christian at home on Monday at 5:00. Hope to see you there!

Final score: Athens Academy 3, Lakeview 20

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 11:06 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Towns County
April 24, 2008

Evans Wellborn “hit a major bomb” two run homer and Patrick Jansen pitched a complete game shutout as the Spartans were victorious against Towns County.

Highlights:

• Pitching:
o Once again Patrick was incredible on the mound, pitching seven shut-out innings, facing only 23 batters, giving up two hits, and striking out five

• Offensive:
o Matt Woodruff was 2 for 2 with 2 stolen bases and 2 walks
o Henry Terrell was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and a walk
o Thomas Sanders once again swung a hot bat with two hits and an RBI
o Evans homered , James Colquitt doubled and Patrick singled to round out the 8 hits

• Defense:
o Hunter Stiles picked a runner off first in the sixth inning

• Scoring:
o Second inning:
 Henry led off with a single, Hunter Stiles bunted him to second, Mark Sanders walked and Thomas singled, loading the bases
 James Colquitt hit a long sacrifice fly to left field scoring Henry
• One run scored

o Third inning:
 Matt led off the inning with a single and was thrown out trying to reach second
 Patrick singled and stole second
 Evans perfected his swing with a towering homerun over the left field fence
 Henry walked, went to second on a fielder’s choice and came in on a single by Thomas
• Three runs scored

Towns County is a tough team to beat at home, but the Spartans put an outstanding pitcher on the mound and were able to get men on base and score the key runs. The Spartans will take on Lakeview tomorrow (Friday) at Spartan Field. Hope to see you there!

Special thanks to Everett Young for keeping the scorebook.

Final Score: Athens Academy 4, Towns County 0

Athens Academy: (13-7 overall) (10-6 region)

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 4:05 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Social Circle
April 22, 2008

Behind a brilliant pitching performance by Russ DeVore, the Spartans played dazzling defense in a hard fought victory against the Redskins.

Highlights:

• Pitching:
o Russ DeVore pitched all seven innings, allowing only three hits and one run, while striking out 8… his slider was working to perfection

• Defense:
o Hunter Stiles once again fired a strike to McKay Matthews keeping a base runner from stealing second in the first inning
o McKay fielded a nasty, hard hit ball to short in the third and threw the runner out at first
o James Colquitt made a sensational catch in the fourth inning robbing the Social Circle player of a homerun… James’ hat went over the fence, but not the ball!
o Mark Sanders went to the right of second base to snare a hard line drive for the third out of the fifth inning

• Offense:
o Matt Woodruff was 1 for 2 with an RBI
o Patrick Jansen went 2 for 3 including a double and was walked intentionally, due to his hot bat
o Thomas Sanders was 2 for 4 with two stolen bases

Scoring:
• Third inning:
o Matt was hit by a pitch
o Evans Wellborn walked
o Henry Terrell hit a blistering ball to short, which was too hot to handle, sending Matt home
o Evans scored on a fielder’s choice by Hunter
 Two runs scored

• Fourth inning:
o Thomas singled to left and proceeded to steal second and third base
o McKay walked and stole second
o Matt hit a hard ground ball to third base with Thomas scoring
o McKay came home on an error by the third baseman
 Two runs scored

• Sixth inning:
o Thomas singled and went to second and third on errant throws by the pitcher and first baseman
o Tag Galvin hit a grounder to third
o Thomas broke for the plate and scored on a wild throw by the third baseman
 One run scored

The Spartans come to every game ready to play and try to make the most of each opportunity. The fans continue to show 100% support and the players appreciate their encouragement. With only four games left in the season, each one is extremely important. The Spartans will travel to Towns County for a 5:00 pm game on Thursday. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 5, Social Circle 1

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 11:17 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy verses Prince Avenue
April 18, 2008

The Spartans and Wolverines simply played a great baseball game on a beautiful night at Spartan Field. Patrick Jansen was stellar on the mound, as was the Prince Avenue pitcher, Buck Harris. Both teams came ready to play and the game was hotly contested until James Colquitt snagged a fly ball to left field for the final out.

Highlights:
• Pitching:
o Patrick Jansen showed savvy on the mound with all his pitches working to perfection… he only faced 23 batters in 7 innings, striking out 6 (all 3 he faced in the 3rd inning), walking none, and allowing only one earned run.

• Defense:
o After a lead-off single in the first, Hunter threw a strike to second, gunning down a runner trying to steal.
o The Spartans did not commit any errors
o Matt Woodruff once again would not allow a ball hit anywhere near his territory in center field to drop… one catch was extremely impressive as Matt scampered toward second base, dove for the catch and came up with another spectacular grab
o All nine defensive Spartans played their positions to perfection
o Hunter Stiles jumped out the catcher’s box in the sixth inning to snag a bunt and throw the runner out at first for the 3rd out of the sixth inning

• Offensive:
o McKay Matthews was 2 for 3 with a double and stolen base
o Hunter and Mark Sanders were 1 for 2 with one run scored (Everett running for Hunter)
o Thomas Sanders was 1 for 2 (a double) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI

• Scoring: (all three Spartan runs came in the fifth inning)
o Hunter singled with Everett Young coming in to run for him
o Mark came to the plate and pulled back on his first bunt attempt
o On the second pitch to Mark, executed the perfect slash… showing bunt and then promptly smacking the next pitch sharply down the left field line with the infielders coming in to cover the bunt… Coach Nonni said it was the best slash he had ever seen!
o With 2 strikes, Thomas slapped a double to deep center, scoring Everett, who was running at full speed at the crack of the bat
o As if the slash wasn’t exciting enough, McKay came to the plate knowing the suicide squeeze was on… he laid down the perfect bunt, which stunned the defense allowing Mark to score and McKay to reach second on pure hustle
o Matt sent Thomas home with the final run of the game with a hard hit ball to second
 Three runs scored

The stands were full of Spartan fans and no one wanted to leave, savoring every moment of this exciting victory. The coaches and players on both teams gave it their all and the result was a memorable baseball game. The Spartans will travel to Social Circle on Tuesday to face the Redskins at 5:00. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 3, Prince Avenue 1

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 11:29 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Commerce
April 15, 2008

The bleachers were filled with enthusiastic fans and the team did not let them down, coming back from a 5 run deficit, with spectacular pitching, superior defense, sensational hitting and superb coaching to post another victory.

Highlights: (and there are many)
• McKay Matthews was spectacular on the mound going 5 2/3 innings, scattering 6 hits, while striking out three
• The four infielders played errorless ball making difficult plays look easy
• Matt Woodruff again displayed great wheels and impressive confidence in center field, making several incredible catches
• James Colquitt displayed an exceptional vertical leap in the seventh inning to turn what looked like a sure double into an out
• The Spartans had fourteen hits
• Thomas Sanders went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI
• Hunter Stiles hit a soaring drive over the pines in deep center field for a lead-off homerun in the sixth
• Hunter also had singles in the second and fourth
• Evans Wellborn was 1 for 2 with 2 RBI’s and three walks
• Matt slammed two singles to left field, stole a base, had 2 RBI’s and reached on an error, scoring three times
• Henry Terrell walked four times which resulted in 3 RBI’s
• Tag Galvin was 2 for 5 with 1 RBI
• McKay and Mark Sanders also singled
• Thomas displayed outstanding hustle in the fourth, scoring on a error by the right fielder

Scoring:
• Fourth inning:
o Tag led off with a single and went to second on a balk
o Hunter singled and Everett Young came in to run for him
o Thomas singled, sending Tag home
o Matt reached on an error to right field, with Everett and Thomas scoring
o Patrick and Evans walked, loading the bases
o Henry walked, sending Patrick home
 Four runs scored

• Fifth inning:
o Mark Sanders walked and stole second
o Thomas singled and went to second on a passed ball
o Matt singled, scoring Mark and Thomas
o Matt stole second
o Patrick and Evans walked, loading the bases
o Henry walked sending Matt home
o Tag singled, sending Patrick home
 Four runs scored

• Sixth inning:
o Hunter led off the inning with a towering homerun to deep center field
o Thomas Sanders hit a solid single to right center
o McKay and Matt singled, loading the bases
o Thomas came home on an error by the second baseman, allowing Patrick to reach first
o Evans singled driving in McKay
o With the bases loaded again, Henry walked scoring Matt
 Four runs scored

It was an exciting game and a huge win for the Spartans in a highly contested fight for a play-off position in the region. It was fun to see and hear Traci Satterfield in the bleachers supporting Spartan baseball. The Spartans play their rival Prince Avenue in a home game on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you there.

Final Score: Athens Academy 12, Commerce 6

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 11:33 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy verses Hebron Christian
April 14, 2008

Russ DeVore was outstanding on the mound, pitching all seven innings and striking out six as the Spartans won an important region game at home.

Highlights:
• Matt Woodruff made four sensational catches in center field showing ‘great range’ and ‘nice wheels’
• Russ struck out a Lion in the first inning and Hunter Stiles fired a strike to second, throwing out a runner trying to steal
• The Spartans turned a double play in the third, going from Russ to McKay Matthews to Patrick Jansen
• McKay was 2 for 3 at the plate with a double, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI’s
• Thomas Sanders came in as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and took the first pitch to center for a solid RBI single
• Tag Galvin, Patrick and Evans singled

Scoring:
• First inning:
o McKay led off the inning with a walk, stole second, went to third on consecutive walks by Matt and Patrick, and came home on a wild pitch
o Evans Wellborn walked, loading the bases
o Henry Terrell hit a long sacrifice fly, scoring Matt
o Tag singled, loading the bases
o Hunter was hit by a pitch, sending Patrick home
o Thomas Sanders came in to courtesy run for Hunter
o Mark Sanders walked, scoring Evans
o McKay doubled to right field with Tag and Thomas scoring
 Six runs scored

• Sixth inning:
o Mark Sanders reached second on a two base error
o Thomas singled Mark home
o McKay singled, sending Thomas to second
o Matt reached on an error
o Patrick also reached on an error, allowing Thomas and McKay to cross the plate
o Henry executed the perfect suicide squeeze, with Matt hustling home
 Four runs scored

The Spartans played exciting team ball and were fired up in the dugout to put another notch in the victory column. Strong pitching, timely hitting, and great defense led the Spartans to their sixth region win of the season. They will travel to Commerce tomorrow for another region game at 5:00. Hope to see you there!

Final score: Athens Academy 10, Hebron Christian 2

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 9:11 PM | Permalink

May 5, 2008

Final 2008 Region 8A Standings

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#6) 17-1/18-4 - 179/32 8-1

2-Lakeview 14-4/17-8 3 189/93 6-3

3-Athens Christian 12-6/14-7 5 146/67 5-4

4-Athens Academy 11-7/14-9 6 138/96 7-2

5-Social Circle 10-8/15-11 7 134/141 5-4

6-Hebron 9-9/14-9 8 123/113 4-5

7-Prince Avenue 8-10/9-111 9 88/120 5-4

8-Commerce 5-13/5-16 12 93/137 3-6

9-Towns County 4-14/7-16 13 83/144 2-7

10-Tallulah Falls 0-18/1-21 17 31/258 0-9

Yesterday’s Scores:
Friday
Jefferson 7 @ Athens Academy 1
Lakeview 6 @ ACS 13
Hebron 3 @ Social Circle 4
Tallulah Falls 0 @ Towns County 11

Upcoming Games:
Playoffs
Athens Academy @ Bremen
ACS @ Bowdon
Gordon Lee @ Lakeview
Excel @ Jefferson

May 1, 2008
2008 Region 8A Standings
TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#6) 16-1/17-4 - 172/31 7-1

2-Lakeview 14-3/17-7 2 183/80 6-2

3-Athens Christian 11-6/13-7 4 133/61 4-4

4-Athens Academy 11-6/14-8 5 137/89 7-1

5-Hebron 9-8/14-8 7 120/109 4-4

5-Social Circle 9-8/14-11 7 130/138 4-4

7-Prince Avenue 8-10/9-111 8.5 88/120 5-4

8-Commerce 5-13/5-16 11.5 93/137 3-6

9-Towns County 3-14/6-16 12.5 72/144 1-7

10-Tallulah Falls 0-17/1-20 16 31/247 0-8

Yesterday’s Scores:

Wednesday

Towns 2 @ Commerce 7

Thursday

ACS 1 @ Lakeview 11

PAC 2 @ Commerce 4

Upcoming Games:

Friday

Jefferson @ Athens Academy

Lakeview @ ACS

Hebron @ Social Circle

Tallulah Falls @ Towns County

Jefferson will be #1

Lakeview will be #2

ACS or AA will be #3

ACS or AA will be #4

If one team wins and the other loses, the winner will be the 3 seed. If both teams either win or lose, Athens Academy will be the 3 seed because they split head to head, neither team beat Jefferson or Lakeview, but Athens has the better 2nd half record and they won the 2nd game.

The Hebron, SC winner will be 5th, loser 6th.

Prince will be 7

Commerce will be 8

Towns will be 9

Tallulah will be 10

Region Standings:
April 28, 2008
Tie breakers:

Coming into the final two games, here is what we know:

1-Jefferson is the #1 seed no matter what they do from here on.

2-Lakeview is either #2 or #3. They have a 1 game lead over ACS with 3 to play for both of them. If Lakeview maintains that lead going into Friday and wins against ACS, saturday's game may not be needed. The only reason it would be is if AA wins both to possibly get into 3rd...The game on Saturday if played will count as the 2nd game played.

3-ACS is either #2, #3 or #4. They must beat Lakeview twice and beat AA to get back in 2nd seed or have some help.

4-Athens Academy can still finish #3, #4 or lower. In order for AA to make the playoffs, they can win 1 game or have SC lose 1 game. If both teams win both games, then AA would still go to the playoffs if PAC wins both of their games. This would force a 3 way tie in which AA has the most head to head wins.

5-Social Circle must win both games, have AA lose both games and have Prince lose 1 game to prevent the 3 way tie. SC would go in a tie with AA because they split, going to tie breaker #2. SC beat ACS to go 1-5 in teams above, AA would have gone 0-6 if they lose both games.

6-Hebron cannot make the playoffs because of the 2nd loss to AA. They can go 10-8 in which case they would eliminate SC and Prince. However, AA would hold the tie breaker in winning the 2nd game. We are going to have to count the 2nd game played because this game was rescheduled before the season and was not a rain out. We just didn't think about this before as a scenario, but the rule clearly states that the 2nd game played will break all ties. We didn't specify reschedules or anything else. Therefore, we must count the actual 2nd game played. The same thing will apply with Lakeview and ACS.

7-PAC also cannot make the playoffs. They can also go 10-8 and force a 3 way tie and kick out SC. SC or Hebron would have to eliminate the other on the last day. However, they were swept by AA and would be kicked out of the tie breaker in a two or three way tie.

Here are the updated standings: Good luck to everyone!

2008 Region 8A Standings

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#6) 16-0/17-3 - 165/23 7-0

2-Lakeview 12-3/15-7 3.5 163/76 6-2

3-Athens Christian 11-4/13-5 4.5 126/43 4-3

4-Athens Academy 10-6/13-8 6 130/83 6-1

5-Social Circle 8-8/13-11 8 117/135 3-4

5-Prince Avenue 8-8/9-9 8 85/105 5-2

5-Hebron 8-8/13-8 8 108/108 3-4

8-Commerce 3-12/3-15 12.5 79/125 2-5

9-Towns County 2-13/5-15 13.5 62/130 0-7

10-Tallulah Falls 0-16/1-19 16 28/234 0-7

Yesterday’s Scores:

Friday

Social Circle 4 @ Jefferson 14

Lakeview 20 @ Athens Academy 3

Towns 0 @ Athens Christian 6

Commerce 13 @ Hebron 15

Tallulah Falls 3 @ Prince 13

Upcoming Games:

Tuesday

Jefferson @ Towns

ACS @ Athens Academy

Commerce @ Lakeview

Prince @ Hebron

Tallulah Falls @ Social Circle

2008 Region 8A Standings
April 21, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#7) 13-0/14-3 - 127/15 4-0

2-Athens Christian 10-2/12-3 2.5 107/22 3-1

3-Lakeview 9-3/12-7 3.5 128/66 2-2

4-Athens Academy 8-5/11-7 5 118/62 4-0

5-Social Circle 7-6/12-9 6 97/108 2-2

6-Prince Avenue 6-7/7-8 7 65/88 3-1

6-Hebron 6-7/11-7 7 78/87 1-3

8-Commerce 2-10/2-13 10.5 51/91 1-3

8-Towns County 2-10/5-12 10.5 57/110 0-4

10-Tallulah Falls 0-13/1-16 13 21/198 0-4

Yesterday’s Scores:

Friday

Hebron 1 @ Jefferson 11

Tallulah Falls 0 @ Lakeview 15

Towns 1 @ Social Circle 11

Prince 1 @ Athens Academy 3

Upcoming Games:

Monday, Tuesday

ACS @ PAC (Monday)

Jefferson @ Commerce

Lakeview @ Towns

Athens Academy @ Social Circle

Tallulah Falls @ Hebron

*Jefferson has clinched a playoff spot with a 6 game lead over the #5 team with only 5 games left.

2008 Region 8A Standings
April 18, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#7) 12-0/13-3 - 116/14 3-0

2-Athens Christian 10-2/12-3 2 107/22 3-1

3-Lakeview 8-3/11-7 3.5 113/66 1-2

4-Athens Academy 7-5/10-7 5 115/61 3-0

5-Prince Avenue 6-6/7-7 6 64/85 3-0

5-Hebron 6-6/11-6 6 77/76 1-2

5-Social Circle 6-6/11-9 6 86/107 1-2

8-Towns County 2-9/4-10 9.5 56/99 0-3

9-Commerce 2-10/2-13 10 51/91 1-3

10-Tallulah Falls 0-12/1-15 12 21/183 0-3

Yesterday’s Scores:

Wednesday

ACS 16 @ Tallulah Falls 1

Thursday

ACS 11 @ Commerce 1

Upcoming Games:

Friday

Hebron @ Jefferson

Tallulah Falls @ Lakeview

Towns @ Social Circle

Prince @ Athens Academy

Region Standings
April 16, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#7) 12-0/13-3 - 116/14 3-0

2-Athens Christian 8-2/10-3 3 80/20 1-1

3-Lakeview 8-3/11-7 3.5 113/66 1-2

4-Athens Academy 7-5/10-7 5 115/61 3-0

5-Prince Avenue 6-6/7-7 6 64/85 3-0

5-Hebron 6-6/11-6 6 77/76 1-2

5-Social Circle 6-6/11-8 6 86/107 1-2

8-Commerce 2-9/2-12 9.5 50/80 1-2

8-Towns County 2-9/4-10 9.5 56/99 0-3

10-Tallulah Falls 0-11/1-14 11.5 21/167 0-2

Yesterday’s Scores:

Tallulah Falls 0, 0 @ Jefferson (DH) 15, 13

Hebron 1 @ ACS 11

Social Circle 5 @ Lakeview 15

Towns 4 @ PAC 14

Athens Academy 12 @ Commerce 6

Upcoming Games:

Wednesday

ACS @ Tallulah Falls

Thursday

ACS @ Commerce

Friday

Hebron @ Jefferson

Tallulah Falls @ Lakeview

Towns @ Social Circle

Prince @ Athens Academy

2008 Region 8A Standings
April 15, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#8) 10-0/11-3 - 88/14 2-0

2-Athens Christian 7-2/9-3 2.5 69/19 0-1

3-Lakeview 7-3/10-7 3 98/61 0-2

4-Athens Academy 6-5/9-7 4.5 103/55 1-1

4-Hebron 6-5/11-5 4.5 76/65 1-1

4-Social Circle 6-5/11-7 4.5 81/92 1-1

7-Prince Avenue 5-6/6-7 5.5 50/81 2-0

8-Commerce 2-8/2-11 8 44/68 1-1

9-Towns County 2-8/4-10 8 52/85 0-2

10-Tallulah Falls 0-9/1-12 9.5 21/139 0-1

Yesterday’s Scores:

Hebron 2 @ Athens Academy 10

Upcoming Games: Tuesday

Tallulah Falls @ Jefferson (DH)

Hebron @ ACS

Social Circle @ Lakeview

Towns @ PAC

Athens Academy @ Commerce

2008 Region 8A Standings
April 14, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA 2nd
1-Jefferson (#8) 10-0/11-3 - 88/14 2-0

2-Athens Christian 7-2/9-3 2.5 69/19 0-1

3-Lakeview 7-3/10-7 3 98/61 0-2

4-Hebron 6-4/11-4 4 74/55 1-0

5-Social Circle 6-5/11-7 4.5 81/92 1-1

6-Athens Academy 5-5/8-7 5 93/53 1-0

7-Prince Avenue 5-6/6-7 5.5 50/81 2-0

8-Commerce 2-8/2-11 8 44/68 1-1

9-Towns County 2-8/4-10 8 52/85 0-2

10-Tallulah Falls 0-9/1-12 9.5 21/139 0-1

Yesterday’s Scores:

Jefferson 14 @ Lakeview 2

ACS @ Tallulah Falls (Play on Wednesday)

Athens Academy 5 @ Hebron 6

Prince 5 @ Social Circle 4

Commerce 6 @ Towns County 5

Lakeview 13 @ Prince Avenue 14 (Saturday)

Upcoming Games: Monday, Tuesday

Hebron @ Athens Academy

Tallulah Falls @ Jefferson (DH)

Hebron @ ACS

Social Circle @ Lakeview

Towns @ PAC

Athens Academy @ Commerce

Chad Kitchens
Head Baseball Coach
Social Circle High School
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770-464-2612 (fax)
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Region 8 A Standings
2008 Region 8A Standings
April 7, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA
1-Jefferson (#8) 7-0/8-3 - 62/10

2-Lakeview 6-1/9-5 1 74/25

3-Athens Christian 6-1/8-2 1 58/12

4-Athens Academy 4-3/7-5 3 62/38

4-Hebron 4-3/9-3 3 34/38

6-Social Circle 4-4/9-6 3.5 61/77

7-Prince Avenue 2-5/3-6 5 12/47

8-Towns County 2-6/3-7 5.5 43/65

9-Commerce 1-6/1-9 6 33/46

10-Tallulah Falls 0-7/1-10 7 12/107

2008 Region 8A Standings
March 28, 2008

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA
1-Jefferson (#4) 5-0/6-3 - 43/7

2-Lakeview 4-1/7-5 1 54/20

2-Athens Academy 4-1/7-2 1 49/18

4-Athens Christian 3-1/5-2 1.5 28/8

5-Social Circle 3-2/8-4 2 45/40

6-Hebron 3-3/8-3 2.5 28/33

7-Commerce 1-3/1-6 3.5 27/34

7-Prince Avenue 1-3/2-4 3.5 8/28

9-Towns County 1-5/2-7 4.5 31/53

10-Tallulah Falls 0-6/1-9 5.5 11/96

Yesterday’s Scores:

Lakeview 3 @ Jefferson 10

Commerce 0 @ Athens Christian 11

Hebron 10 @ Towns County 3

Upcoming Games: Friday 3-28

Jefferson @ Prince

Athens Christian @ Social Circle

Commerce @ Hebron

2008 Region 8A Standings
March 26, 2008 (thanks again to Coach Kitchens)

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA
1-Jefferson (#4) 4-0/5-3 - 33/4

2-Lakeview 3-0/6-4 .5 44/7

2-Athens Academy 4-1/7-2 .5 49/18

4-Social Circle 3-2/8-3 1.5 45/40

4-Athens Christian 2-1/4-2 1.5 17/8

6-Hebron 2-3/7-3 2.5 18/30

6-Commerce 1-2/1-5 2.5 27/23

9-Prince Avenue 1-3/2-4 3 8/28

9-Towns County 1-3/2-5 3 24/36

10-Tallulah Falls 0-6/1-9 5 11/96

Yesterday’s Scores:

Jefferson 11 @ Hebron 1

Commerce 5 @ Athens Academy 9

Prince 1 @ Lakeview 13

ACS 13 @ Towns County 5

Upcoming Games: Thursday 3-27

Lakeview @ Jefferson

Commerce @ Athens Christian

Hebron @ Towns County

Chad Kitchens
Head Baseball Coach
Social Circle High School
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2008 Region 8A Standings

TEAM R/OR BACK RS/RA
1-Jefferson (#4) 3-0/4-3 - 22/3

2-Lakeview 2-0/4-4 .5 31/6

3-Athens Academy 2-1/5-2 1 33/12

3-Social Circle 3-2/8-3 1 45/40

4-Hebron 2-2/7-2 1.5 17/19

4-Athens Christian 1-1/3-2 1.5 4/3

4-Commerce 1-1/1-4 1.5 22/14

4-Prince Avenue 1-1/2-2 1.5 6/8

9-Towns County 1-2/2-4 2 19/27

10-Tallulah Falls 0-6/1-9 4.5 11/96

courtesy of Coach Kitchens, Social Circle

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 9:59 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Hebron Christian
April 11, 2008

The Lions stole a one run victory from the Spartans with six stolen bases to hand the Spartans their third one-run loss of the week.

Highlights:
• McKay Matthews went 2 for 4 (3 for 4 if not for a close call at first), including a double, a stolen base and one run scored
• Patrick Jansen was 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI
• Evans Wellborn was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored, a stolen base, and a walk
• James Colquitt was 1 for 2 with one run scored, a stolen base and a walk
• Henry Terrell was 1 for 3 with an RBI and a walk
• Henry fired a strike back to the infield after catching a ball in right field, keeping the runner on third from scoring
• Hunter Stiles and Tag Galvin each had RBI singles
• Patrick pitched the full six innings, scattering 8 hits, walking 5 and striking out 7

Scoring:
• First inning:
o McKay singled and stole second
o Patrick singled down the right field line, scoring McKay
 One run scored

• Third inning:
o Patrick walked
o Everett Young came in to courtesy run for Patrick and stole second
o Evans Wellborn walked
o Hunter singled, scoring Everett
o Tag singled, scoring Evans
 Two runs scored

• Fourth inning:
o James Colquitt singled and stole second, despite Hebron trying to keep him on first
o With a full count and after fouling off four pitches, McKay doubled down the left field line
o Matt Woodruff hit a long sacrifice fly to right, driving in James
 One run scored

• Fifth inning:
o Evans led off the inning with a solid single on a 3-0 count
o After Hebron threw over to first four times to keep Evans at first, Evans stole second
o Henry singled to left center sending Evans to the plate with the Spartans 5th run
 One run scored

It’s hard to lose, especially by one run. The Spartans will keep battling, regroup and learn from their mistakes. They will have a chance to come back fighting against the Lions at home on Monday at 5:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 5, Hebron Christian 6

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 10:26 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Tallulah Falls
April 10, 2008

Tag Galvin had control of all his pitches as he gave up only one hit as the Spartans got back on the road to victory at Tallulah Falls.

Highlights:
• Tag pitched the full four innings, giving up one hit with two outs in the fourth inning, striking out 9 while walking only two
• McKay Matthews went 1 for 2, including a double, with four runs scored , 3 walks and 3 RBI’s
• Matt Woodruff was 2 for 2, including a double, with 2 runs scored, 2 walks and 3 RBI’s
• Patrick Jansen was 1 for 2 with a double and an RBI
• James Colquitt was 1 for 2 with 1 RBI
• Henry Terrell was 1 for 2 with two runs scored, 1 double and 1 RBI
• Thomas Sanders was 2 for 4 with 3 runs scored

Scoring:
• Second inning:
o Mark Sanders walked and stole second
o Thomas struck out, but reached first base on excellent hustle, sending Mark to third
o Thomas stole second
o McKay doubled, scoring Mark and Thomas
o Matt walked
o Patrick doubled, sending McKay home
 Three runs scored

• Third inning:
o Henry Terrell led off the inning with a solid double to left field, went to third on a passed ball and came home on a balk
o Mark Sanders walked
o Thomas doubled moving Mark to third
o Mark and Thomas scored on an error by the shortstop, with McKay ending up on second base
o Matt and Evans Wellborn walked, loading the bases
o Hunter Stiles singled, sending McKay and Matt home
o Evans scored on a passed ball
 Six runs scored

• Fourth inning:
o Thomas led off with a single
o McKay walked
o Matt singled up the middle, scoring Thomas
o James singled, scoring McKay
o Evans walked loading the bases
o Hunter reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Matt as Evans was put out at second
o Russ DeVore came in to run for Hunter
o Tag and Henry walked scoring James
o Gaines Hill, pinch hitting for Mark, singled scoring Russ
o McKay walked sending Tag across the plate with the sixth run of the inning
o Matt doubled to left field scoring Henry and Gaines
o James reached on an error by the third baseman scoring McKay with the final run of the inning
 Nine runs scored

The team played well and displayed great spirit and support of each other in the dugout.

They will play again tomorrow at Hebron Christian at 4:00. Hope to see you there!

Special appreciation to Nancy Sanders, Lynn Stiles, Margaret Wellborn, Tom Sanders, Sr., and Tom Reigle for making the trip to Tallulah Falls to support the team.

Final Score: Athens Academy 18, Tallulah Falls 0

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 10:31 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Lakeview
April 9, 2008

The Spartans played hard and they played well against an outstanding Lakeview baseball team, but came up one run short.

Highlights:
• Matt Woodruff played incredible center field… he made the catches and held the base runners to one base when it looked certain they would score or get two bases on a single
• McKay Matthews was rock solid at shortstop
• McKay had three solid singles
• Patrick Jansen was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI’s
• Evans Wellborn was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s
• Henry Terrell was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI
• Russ DeVore pitched all six innings, mixing up his pitches, keeping the game close and giving the Spartans a great chance to win the game

Scoring:
• Third inning:
o Mark Sanders and McKay each singled
o They both advanced to second and third respectively on an error
o Matt walked, loading the bases
o Evans singled up the middle scoring Mark and McKay
o Matt was thrown out attempting to steal home
 Two runs scored

• Fifth inning:
o McKay led off with a single
o Matt walked
o McKay and Matt advanced on a passed ball
o Patrick singled, scoring McKay and Matt
o Evans singled, Patrick went to second
o Tag Galvin reached on a fielder’s choice and Patrick scored on a throwing error by the second baseman
o Henry reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Evans
 Four runs scored

• Sixth inning:
o McKay led off with a single
o Matt walked
o Patrick was hit by a pitch, loading the bases
o Evans grounded out to second, scoring McKay
o Hunter Stiles grounded out to first, scoring Matt
 Two runs scored

The Spartans looked impressive against the Lakeview Lions. Henry led off the seventh inning with a double and went to third on a wild pitch but the Spartans could not get the run home to tie the game. They once again played with heart and gave it their all, but came up just a little bit short.

The Spartans will travel to Tallulah Falls tomorrow for a 5:00 pm game. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 8, Lakeview 9

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 9:49 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy verses Social Circle
April 7, 2008

The Spartans gave up five unearned runs with two outs in the seventh inning in a heartbreaking loss to the Redskins at home.

The Spartans started off the game with five runs in each of the first two innings, but could only muster one more run in the remaining five innings.

Offensive highlights:
• The Spartans hit six doubles, McKay Matthews, Matt Woodruff, Patrick Jansen, Tag Galvin (2) and James Colquitt
• Matt was 1 for 2 with a double, 2 walks, a sacrifice bunt and 1 RBI
• Patrick was 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI’s
• Tag was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI’s
• Henry was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s
• The Spartans stole 6 bases, and earned 7 walks while only striking out twice

Defensive highlights:
• Evans Wellborn had 6 assists and 1 put-out making several outstanding plays at the hot corner.
• Hunter Stiles blocked extremely well at the catcher’s position and threw an incredible strike to first base, apparently picking the runner off.
• Thomas Sanders continues to make solid plays at first base
• Matt came in for an excellent catch in center field and kept the runner from scoring from second on a single.

Scoring:
• First inning:
o McKay led off with a double and scored on Matt’s double
o Patrick bunted Matt to third and reached first on a fielder’s choice
o Russ came to run for Patrick as a courtesy runner
o Matt came in to score on Hunter’s hard hit ball to first
o Tag doubled, scoring Russ
o Henry singled, scoring Tag, and stole second base
o Mark Sanders singled scoring Henry
 Five runs scored

• Second inning:
o Matt walked and stole second
o Patrick singled to score Matt
o Russ came in to run for Patrick and went to second on a wild pitch
o Russ was thrown out trying to steal third
o Evans walked and stole second
o Hunter walked. Evans went to third and James Waugh (running for Hunter) went to second on a wild pitch
o Evans and James scored on a double to the wall by Tag
o Henry singled, scoring Tag
o James Colquitt hit a double to deep center scoring Henry
 Five runs scored

• Fifth inning
o McKay led off the inning with a walk and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Matt
o Patrick doubled, scoring McKay
 One run scored

The Spartans put forth a good offensive attack in the first two innings but four uncharacteristic errors were more than their offensive attack could overcome. They will regroup and head up to Lakeview for a 4:30 game on Wednesday. They will then travel to Tallulah Falls and Hebron on Thursday and Friday for two more region games this week. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 11, Social Circle 12

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 11:14 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy verses Social Circle (rain-out)
April 4, 2008

The Spartans and Redskins played over 3 innings before the clouds opened up and caused the game to be declared a rain-out. Although the game will be started from the beginning and stats do not count, there were highlights to share!

Scoring:
• In the third inning, James Colquitt led off the game (on his 17th birthday) with a walk.
• Matt Woodruff walked
• Patrick Jansen took the first pitch thrown to him and hit an explosive triple to the fence scoring James and Matt

Defense:
• In the first inning, Thomas Sanders went to his right at first base, snagged a hard hit ball, and then hustled back to the base for an unassisted out
• Thomas earned 7 put-outs in the first 3 2/3 innings, making his mark as an excellent first baseman
• In the third inning, McKay Matthews made a sensational play on what looked like a sure single up the middle and threw the runner out at first
• Evans Wellborn made three excellent plays, one in each inning, robbing the Redskins of base runners
• The Spartans had no errors

There will be four games played this week, starting off with the Redskins on Monday, April 7th, at 5:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 5:17 PM | Permalink

Athens Academy @ Athens Christian
April 1, 2008

The Spartans were unable to produce sufficient fire power to overcome the Eagle’s six hit offensive attack.

Highlights:
• James Colquitt was one for two with a triple
• Mark Sanders hit a powerful double in the sixth, scoring Gaines Hill from first
• Tag Galvin came in to pitch in the fifth inning to relieve Patrick Jansen and struck out the side
• Evans Wellborn made two outstanding defensive plays in the sixth inning, throwing one player out at the plate and stepping on third base after playing the hot corner perfectly for the third out of the inning
• McKay Matthews, Hunter Stiles, and Thomas Sanders singled
• Thomas displayed confidence and maturity playing first base

Scoring:
• James led off the third inning with a triple and came home on an error by the Eagle’s third baseman
• Hunter Stiles singled in the sixth. Gaines Hill came in to run for him and scored on a double by Mark Sanders

The Eagles put an outstanding pitcher on the mound. A couple of close call went in favor of the Eagles, but that is baseball. Once again, the Spartans filled the stands with avid fans and consistently cheered on the team.

The Spartans will take on an excellent Social Circle team at home on Friday at 6:30. Hope to see you there!

Final Score: Athens Academy 2, Athens Christian 8

Posted by Mrs. Reigle at 10:14 PM | Permalink