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Bulldogs end season with five game winning streak
The Toombs County Bulldogs opened their season being run-ruled in two straight games and they ended it winning five straight, four by the 10-run rule including a season ending 19-3 win at Southeast Bulloch. The Bulldogs scored nine runs in the first inning, two in the third and eight in the sixth. The Dawgs stroked nine hits while SEB walked 10 batters and hit three and the Yellow Jackets made eight errors. The Bulldogs finish their season with a 13-12 record. Watch highlights of the Bulldogs' last game Video
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Bulldogs close out home slate with fourth straight win
They may not be going to the state tourney, but the Toombs County Bulldogs are definately playing their best baseball of the season. A 9-2 home win over ECI gave the Bulldogs a four game winning streak and a 12-12 record. Bryan Benton pitched six innings and allowed five hits and no earned runs with five strikeouts and one walk to improve his record to 2-1. Neal Rodgers went 2-for-3 with two RBI's. Justin Adams and Trey Mosley each doubled in a run and Taylor Dowd and Seth Stroud each singled in a run. Stroud pitched a scoreless seventh. Seniors Mosley and Josh Sikes were honored before the game. Y-101 story with season highlights Watch highlights of the game and the Senior Day activities Video
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Bulldogs do their part, but their playoff hopes are over
Despite beating East Laurens 15-3 in five innings the Toombs County Bulldogs playoff hopes were ended when Dodge County hammered Bleckley County 8-1. The Bulldogs Neal Rodgers hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4 with seven runs batted in. Trey Mosley pitched a complete game allowing seven hits with six strikeouts and the win improved his record to 5-2. Y-101 Story Watch highlights Video
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Manning's big day sparks Bulldog's win
Bobby Manning, who was hitless in his first 11 at-bats of the season, went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs as the Toombs County Bulldogs took care of Tattnall County 10-0 in five innings in Reidsville. Manning hit a ground-rule double in the second inning to put the Bulldogs up 1-0. In the fourth Manning singled in a run and then in the fifth he doubled to right field scoring two more runs. Neal Rodgers pitched a complete game shutout allowing five hits with six strike outs and no walks. The Bulldogs did not make an error and they turned two 6-4-3 double plays. Watch highlights of the game Video Y-101 Radio play-by-play Audio |
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Bulldogs whip Dodge to keep state tourney hopes alive
To make the state tournament the Toombs County Bulldogs have win their remaining Region 4 games and get some help from the top three teams in the region. On Tuesday, in Lyons, the Dawgs took care of their part by defeating Dodge County 12-1 in five innings. Neal Rodgers pushed his hitting streak to 19 games with a first inning single and a three-run homer in the fourth in his 2-for-3 day. Freshman Josh Allen ended the game with a three-run homer in the fifth. Trey Mosley, now 4-2, pitched a complete game two-hitter and struck out three and walked one and he retired nine in a row until a Bulldog error ended that run. The Bulldogs are 9-12 overall and 3-7 in the region. Y-101 Story Watch some game action Video Y-101 Radio play-by-play Audio |
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Adams homers twice in Bulldogs loss in Dublin
For the second time this season Irish pitching limited the hot Toombs County Bulldog bats to just four hits in Dublin's 8-3 home win. Two of the Bulldog hits were home runs stroked by junior catcher Justin Adams. Adams hit a two-run homer in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth giving him nine home runs on the season. Watch Justin hit his ninth homer Video Neal Rodgers once again extended his hitting streak by singling in the third. The junior first baseman/pitcher has hit in 18 straight games. The loss dropped the Bulldogs' Region 4 record to 2-7 with three region games remaining. Y-101 Story Y-101 Radio play-by-play Audio |
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Rodgers hits two homers in Bulldogs' 'feel good' win
Neal Rodgers extended his hitting streak to 17 games by going 3-for-4 with two 2-run home runs and a RBI single and Bryan Benton and Seth Stroud combined on Toombs County's first shutout as the Bulldogs beat the Bacon County Raiders 9-0 in Lyons. Watch highlights of the game Video Y-101 Story Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio |
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Indians hold on to beat the Bulldogs as James wins his 400th
Down 6-2 after 3 1/2 innings and 7-3 after five, the Toombs County Bulldogs scored a run in the sixth and two in the seventh to make it interesting. However, the rally ended a run short and the Vidalia Indians held on to a 7-6 win giving head coach Greg James his 400th career victory. Y-101 Story Watch some selected Bulldog highlights Video Y-101 play-by-play Audio |
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Bulldogs start second half of region schedule with a loss
The Toombs County baseball team opened the second half of its Region 4 schedule with a 9-5 loss at Bleckley County. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead on a first inning RBI double by Justin Adams and a second inning solo home run by Seth Stroud. However, the Royals scored three runs in the second and six in the third to build up a 9-2 lead. The Bulldogs scored three in the fifth. Neal Rodgers extended his hitting streak to 15 games with back-to-back doubles in the fifth and sixth and was 2-for-3. Adams also doubled twice in a 2-for-4 game. The Bulldogs fall to 7-10 overall and 2-5 in the region. Watch some video of Adams' two doubles and Rodgers extending his hitting streak plus the Bulldogs' three-run fifth. Video |
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Adams hits seventh homer in win over Metter
Justin Adams hit his seventh home run in a seven run second inning as the Toombs County Bulldogs defeated the Metter Tigers 8-3 in Lyons. Adams three-run homer came on a three-two pitch. Neal Rodgers extended his hitting streak by going two-for-three and pitcher Trey Mosley improved his record to 3-2 by pitching his second complete game of the season. Mosley was shooting for a shutout, however, Metter scored three runs in the seventh. Y-101 Story
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Bulldogs hold on and upset undefeated and #1 Pierce County
The Toombs County Bulldogs opened up a 5-1 lead over Pierce County and they held on to beat the top ranked and previously undefeated Double A Bears 8-6. Justin Adams started on the mound and pitched five innings and picked up the win and in a 2-for-4 day at the plate he his sixth home run of the season. Trey Mosley and Taylor Dowd each had two hits and drove in two runs and Neal Rodgers extended his hitting streak to 13 games by going 3-for-4. Seth Stroud pitched the the sixth and seventh and earned a save as the 6-9 Bulldogs gave Pierce, 15-1, its first loss of the season. Y-101 Story Coach Brian Fitzgerald talks about the win Audio
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Bulldogs lose to Falcons in extra innings
East Laurens scored a run in the eighth on Brandon Brantley's single against Toombs County's dawn-in infield to give the Falcons a 4-3 victory and sole possession of fourth place in Region 4. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead on two Trey Mosley hits- a leadoff homer in the second and a RBI double in the third. East Laurens tied the game in the third on Josh Warnock's two-run home run. The Bulldogs scored a go-ahead run in the fifth when Daniel NeSmith scored on a wild pitch. Neal Rodgers pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs and allowed nine hits with seven strike outs and just one walk and he extended his hitting streak to 12 games. Y-101 Story
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Bulldogs let another one slip away
For the third time this season the Toombs County baseball team has let a lead of six or more runs slip away as the Bulldogs lost at Jeff Davis 11-10. Toombs County scored five runs in the top of the fifth to take an 8-2 lead. However, the Yellow Jackets scored nine unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth. There were five home runs in the game. Justin Adams hit his fifth of the season and Taylor Dowd his first for Toombs County. Casey Wilcox, Kelly Williams and Stephen Farris all homered for Jeff Davis and for Williams it was his eighth of the season. Y-101 Story
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Bulldogs swing hard in second straight region win
The Toombs County Bulldogs stroked 14 hits in a 13-3 six inning home win over Tattnall County. TCHS overcame a 3-1 deficit by scoring five runs in the third and two in the fourth and fifth. Seth Stroud and Lance Mosley had back-to-back RBI triples in the third and Trey Mosley hit a two-run home run in the fourth. Bryan Benton and Justin Adams had adjacent doubles in the fifth and Neal Rodgers extended his hitting streak to 10 games in his fourth trip to the plate. Stroud, 2-2, pitched his second straight complete game victory. He allowed five hits in the first three innings and none after that and he finished the game with four strikeouts and just one walk. The Bulldogs are 5-7 and 2-2 in Region 4 games. Y-101 Story
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Bulldogs give and take in 10-9 win at Dodge County
In losses to Pierce County and Bleckley County, the Toombs County Bulldogs opened up big leads only to watch them slip away as those potential victories turned into tough loses. In Eastman the Bulldogs built up a 9-1 lead on a Justin Adams two-run home run in the first inning and Neal Rodgers' three-run homer in the third and solo blast in the fourth. But, Dodge County scored eight straight runs and tied the game at nine in the bottom of the sixth on a RBI hit by Jared Reaves. The Bulldogs pulled out their first region win when Blake Chaulkley singled in Lonzo Skinner with one-out in the seventh to give TCHS a 10-9 victory. Trey Mosley, working in relief of Rodgers, was the winning pitcher. Coach Brian Fitzgerald talks about his teams exciting win Audio
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B-Team Bulldogs battle back and nip Vidalia
Down 7-1 after two innings, the Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs rallied and nipped Vidalia 14-12 in Lyons. The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the third inning to take an 8-7 lead. Vidalia scored three runs on an error in the fifth to take an 11-8 advantage. Toombs battled back again and took a 12-11 lead on Kyle Wyatt's RBI double to right center field. Vidalia tied the game at 12 on Devon Carter's two out single. Then in the bottom of the sixth Tyler Wilds doubled in the game winner. Watch highlights of this wild game. Video Y-101 Story |
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Bulldogs are out-hit and outscored by Dublin
Dublin righthanded pitcher Zach Mullis held the Toombs County Bulldogs to four hits and he struckout 10 in the Irish's 9-1 win in Lyons. Dublin had 12 hits and scored a run in the second inning and three more in the third and fourth plus two in the fifth. Highlights for the Bulldogs included Neal Rodgers extending his hitting streak to eight games by going 2-for-3. Also, freshman Brett Jernigan stroked his first varsity hit and Justin Adams pitched a hitless 2 1/3 in relief. The Bulldogs are 3-7 and 0-3 in Region 4. Y-101 Radio play-by-play Audio |
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Bulldogs play clean ball and stop their four game losing streak
Just four days after being embarrassed 16-1 by Appling County in Baxley in three miserable innings, the Toombs County Bulldogs beat the Pirates 7-4 in Lyons by playing a clean game in the field, getting big hits from their three and four hitters and a determined pitching effort by Seth Stroud. Justin Adams and Neal Rodgers each doubled in two runs in a four-run sixth that broke open a 3-3 game. Adams went 2-4 with two doubles and Rodgers 3-4 with three runs batted in. Adams, Rodgers and Bryan Benton each extended their hitting streaks to seven games. Stroud pitched seven innings and allowed four earned runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and seven walks. Y-101 Story Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play of this game Audio |
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Bulldogs drop fourth straight game
A tough week continued for The Toombs County Bulldogs with an 8-3 loss to the Vidalia Indians at Greg James Field. The Bulldogs fell behind 7-0 before they stroked their first hit off Justin Herrington with one out in the fifth . Freshman Josh Allen broke up the no-hitter and then an inning later the Bulldogs reeled off four straight hits and scored three runs. Justin Adams smacked a two-run homer over the right field fence, his third long ball of the season. Vidalia's Michael Madison and Ben Curtis hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth. Madison was 2-4 with four runs batted in and Curtis went 3-4 with three RBI's. The 2-6 Bulldogs have now lost four games in a row and they are 0-2 in Region 4. The 7-3 Indians won their fifth straight game. Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play of the game. Audio |
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The Bulldogs let another big lead slip away
For the second straight game the Toombs County Bulldogs let a big lead slip away. On Saturday Pierce County erased a seven run deficit and beat the Bulldogs 11-9 in eight innings. In their Region 4 opener the Bulldogs took a 7-1 lead after one inning, however, the Royals rallied and knocked off TCHS 11-7. Y-101 Story Listen to Y-101's play-by-play Audio |
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Pierce County rallies for extra inning win
The Toombs County Bulldogs opened up a 9-2 lead over fourth ranked Pierce County. But the Bears rallied and tied the game at nine in the sixth and won it in the eighth 11-9 on a two-run single by Caleb King. The Bulldogs scored three runs in the first and six in the second. Josh Sikes tripled in three runs in the second and Trey Mosley, Taylor Dowd and Seth Stroud also had RBI hits. Listen to Y-101 play-by-play Audio Y-101 Story |
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B-Team Bulldogs nip Jeff Davis in 8 on Wilds RBI double
Tyler Wilds doubled in Patrick Craft in the eighth inning as the Bulldogs came back and beat Jeff Davis 3-2 in an extra inning in Lyons. Jeff Davis scored unearned runs in the first and second and the Bulldogs rallied with two runs in the fifth on RBI base hits by Josh Allan and Alex Akins. Jonathan Salter pitched seven innings and allowed just three base hits with five strike outs and three walks. Salter struck out the side in the fourth and the first batter in the fifth. Johnathan has now pitched 11 innings and allowed just one earned run. Lance Mosley pitched the eighth and picked up the win for the 3-1 B-Teamers. Y-101 Story Watch highlights Video |
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Bulldogs overpower Metter and win second straight
The Toombs County Bulldogs banged out two home runs and 14 hits in a 12-9 win at Metter. Neal Rodgers and Justin Adams each hit three-run home runs as the Bulldogs built up a 7-0 lead. Metter came back and took a 9-8 lead in the fourth, but the Bulldogs rallied as Lance Mosley drove in the tying run and then scored the go-ahead run on a basehit by Bryan Benton. Mosley, in just his second varisty game, went 4-for-4 with three singles and a double. Rodgers and Adams each drove in four runs and Adams, who pitched the final three innings allowing just one hit with six strikeouts, was the winning pitcher. Y-101 Story Coach Bryan Fitzgerald talks about the victory Audio |
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Mosley pitches and powers Bulldogs to first win
Senior Trey Mosley pitched a six inning five-hitter and he drove in four runs with a three-run home run and a sacrifice fly as the Toombs County Bulldogs beat Bacon County 9-3 in Alma. Justin Adams hit a two-run homer in the first and he drove in three runs. Bryan Benton singled and walked twice and scored three runs and Neal Rodgers went 2-4 in a game that was shortened to six innings because of rain. Y-101 Story
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Bulldogs routed in three innings by the Mustangs
South Effingham, ranked fifth in 3A, scored 11 runs in the top of the first inning in a 17-1 three inning rout of the Toombs County Bulldogs. Shortstop Colby May, a University of Georgia signee, went 3-3 with a home run and Georgia top 100 catcher John Roberts hit his fourth homer in seven games. Roberts two run right field dinger came in the first inning as did his two run double to left field. For the second straight game the Bulldogs had just one hit, Trey Mosley doubled in Neal Rodgers in the second inning. Y-101 Story |
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B-Team Bulldogs win first game at Vidalia
The Toombs County B-Team baseball squad won its first game of the season by scoring two runs in the fourth and one each in the fifth and sixth in a 4-2 victory at Vidalia. Tyler Wilds doubled in two runs to tie the game and then Evan Adams drove in the game winner and Lance Mosley doubled in an insurance run. Jonathan Salter pitched four innings and picked up the win and Mosley worked the final three innning to earn a save. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of the game Video |
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Nine run second dooms Bulldogs in season opener
Weeks of hard working, preparing for the season, were squashed in the second inning when the Toombs County Bulldogs walked six Jeff Davis batters, made two errors and yielded two hits which allowed the Yellow Jackets to score nine runs in what turned out to be a 10-0 JD win in five innings in Lyons.
The Bulldogs were no-hit by lefthander Kelly Williams for the first four innings, however, Josh Sikes ended the no-hitter by singling to left field on a two-strike pitch. Williams wound up with a one-hitter with eight strikeouts, no walks and two hit batsmen. Bulldog pitchers allowed eight walks and five hits and struck out five. Trey Mosley, who pitched three innings, had a three-up and three-down third and Neal Rodgers pitched one inning and struck out three batters, walked one and allowed one hit. Coach Bryan Fitzgerald talks about the game Audio
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Bulldog baseball practice begins
The Toombs County baseball team opened practice on a warm Monday. The Bulldogs worked primarily on defense, but they did take some cuts in the batting cage. Watch the Dawgs workout Video Y-101 Story |