Bulldogs breakaway in Game 3

Javec King's game-ending pitch is caught in right		Senior shake- King and (#17) Stacy Cheshire

Despite some shaky moments the Toombs County Bulldogs moved on to the second round of the GHSA Double A State Playoffs with a 10-4 win over visiting Brantley County in game three of the best of three series. The Bulldogs broke open a four-four game by scoring four runs in the fourth inning. Javec King and Berry Aldridge both stroked back-to-back run scoring hits in to right field. King, who went 2-for-4 in the game and 6-for-10 in the series with 5 RBI's, drove in two runs with his single and Aldridge, who was 3-for-4 in the game with three RBI's, singled past a drawn in infield. Aldridge also singled to right driving in two runs in the first inning. Josh Allen drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the second and Patrick Craft single to left in the sixth to bring home another Bulldog. Y-101 Story Lance Mosley pitched the first three innings and allowed two one earned runs. The Bulldogs made two crucial errors in the first three innings. An error in the first allowed the Blue Herons to score an unearned run that cut the Bulldog lead to 2-1. In the third Brantley County tied the game at four and two of the runs scored on a two out double by Cameron Martin after the Bulldogs had made an error. Javec King, who pitched seven innings in the first game on Friday, threw the final four innings and did not allow a hit and he struck out three and walked one. King was credited with the win, his second in the series, as he upped his record to 11-0. The 25-4 Bulldogs will play host to Berrien County in the second round. That series begins with a doubleheader on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The if necessary game will be on Thursday at 4. Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs secure Region 3 title in five

Javec King ends game with called strike three		The Bulldogs celebrate their Region 3 title

Coach Brian Fitzgerald addresses team with prized possession		The 2010 Region 3 champs lift trophy to the sky

The Toombs County Bulldogs entered the bottom of the fourth inning hitless, however, the top of the order had hit four hard balls that were caught in the outfield. Finally, in the bottom of that inning Josh Allen led off with a triple off the right fielders glove. That first TCHS hit was followed by five more as the Bulldogs sent 13 batters to the plate and scored 10 runs in a 10-0 win over Screven County. The victory earned the Bulldogs the Region 3 title and a number one seed going in to the state playoffs. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights and listen to head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video Berry Aldridge ended the scoreless tie by singling up the middle which drove in Allen and Javec King, who had walked. Patrick Craft walked with the bases loaded to make it 3-0, Lance Mosley and Evan Adams each singled in a run and then the next thee Bulldogs walked including Aldridge, with the bases loaded. Left handed hitter Johnathan Salter stroked a double off the left field fence that drove in two runs to give Toombs a 10-0 lead. Watch highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video In the fifth inning King ended the game with a called strike three. Javec (9-0) struck out eight and allowed only one hit with four walks as he avenged a loss at Screven last season in the Region 3 title game with his 17th win as a Bulldog pitcher. Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play of the bottom of the fourth and the top of the fifth Audio

Tune up win slips away

In a game added to the schedule to help prepare for the Region 3 Championship Game the Toombs County Bulldogs opened up a 7-1 lead, however, after the fourth inning West Laurens took control and scored four runs in the fifth and five in the sixth to beat Toombs 10-7 in Dexter. Josh Allen pitched three innings and did not allow an earned run and he hit a two-run single in the Bulldogs' five-run second inning. Berry Aldridge drove in two runs with a first inning single and a grounder to short in the fourth The Bulldogs wrap up their regular season with a 22-3 record.  Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs double up in DH sweep

Game 1-Javec King hits two-run homer to left		Game 2-Blake Butcher hits solo shot to RF

The Toombs County Bulldogs stroked 14 doubles and two home runs in a Region 3 crossover doubleheader sweep of Jefferson County in Lyons, 12-9 and 9-2. The Bulldogs had to hold on to win game one. Toombs opened up an 11-1 lead and was two outs away from winning in five innings. However, the Warriors avoided being run-ruled by scoring six runs in the fifth and they closed the gap to 9-7. The Bulldogs hit eight doubles in game one. Josh Allen, Jonathan Salter and Patrick Craft each hit two doubles. Allen was 3-for-4 and he drove in four runs in the first three innings. Javec King was 2-for-4 with a RBI single in the first and a two-run homer over the left field fence in the second. Lance Mosely (8-0) pitched five innings and picked up the win. Brett Jernigan threw the final two innings. Watch game 1 highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video   The second game was tied at two going to the fourth inning and that's when the Bulldogs smashed four more doubles. Berry Aldridge (2-for-2) drove in King with a double and then Brett Jernigan, Craft and Evan Adams all hit two-baggers. Craft and Adams each drove in a run and Stacy Cheshire singled in one. King singled in a run in the first and Blake Butcher hit his first career Bulldog homer in the second. The sophomore transfer from Oconee County hit a backside homer over the centerfield fence. Ryan Davis pitched six innings in his first start of the season. He allowed three hits and no earned runs with seven strikeouts and one walk. Davis came out of the game in the seventh because of a blister on his middle finger. Watch game 2 highlights Video  Y-101 Story

TCHS Bulldogs repeat as Region 3B Champs

King homers and strikes out 14 in 8 inning thriller

For the second straight year the Toombs County Bulldogs clinched the Region 3B title by beating Dodge County on the last day of the subregion season. Javec King hit a solo homer in the fourth, reached on a two-out error in the eighth that allowed Patrick Craft to score and the senior pitched a complete game four-hitter with 14 strikeouts as Toombs held off Dodge 2-1 in eight thrilling innings in Eastman. King's fifth home run of the season came with one out in the fourth as he smashed the ball over the center field fence. The Indians tied the game at one in the bottom of the inning when their pitcher Clint Taylor doubled to right center scoring Christian Miller, who singled with one out. The Bulldogs had two chances to take the lead in regulation. However, they left a runner at third in the sixth and made an out at third in the seventh. Y-101 Story Patrick Craft led off the eighth with a double to left field and moved to third on a grounder and then he scored when King hit a grounder to short and the throw to first was way off the bag. In the bottom of the eighth Brandon Beck led off with a walk and he was eliminated at second when third baseman Josh Allen dove to his left and fielded a grounder and then threw to second base for the second out of the inning. The game's final out was recorded at third when Allen caught a pick off throw from King and then put on the tag to end an intense classic game. Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video King improved his record to 8-0 by pitching the final seven innings from the stretch. He walked two in the first and then made the change in his delivery and walked just two more the rest of the way. He also struck out two batters in each of the first seven innings. The Bulldogs are 20-1 and 10-0 in Region 3B. Watch highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video

Bulldogs run-rule Irish again

Evan Adams starts 6 RBI game with three-run homer in the 2nd

The "Big Inning" Bulldogs broke open a 3-3 game by scoring seven runs in the fifth inning and then three more in the sixth in a 13-3 six inning win at Dublin. The win gave Toombs two run-rule victories over the Irish. Evan Adams drove in six runs with a three-run home run, to right center field, in the second that gave TCHS a 3-1 lead and then he doubled to left center in the fifth to drive in three more. Check out Evan's big game Video  Brett Jernigan drove in two runs with a bases loaded walk that put Toombs up for good at 4-3 in the fifth and a RBI double in the sixth. Patrick Craft was 2-for-2 with a RBI and two runs scored. Josh Allen was 3-for-4 with a RBI double and Alex Akins, Ryan Davis and Lance Mosley also picked up a RBI. Mosley pitched the first four innings and improved his record to 7-0 by allowing six hits and two earned runs with a strikeout and a walk. Davis earned his fourth save working the final two innings and allowing three hits with two strikeouts. Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video The Bulldogs will take their 19-1 overall record to Dodge County on Tuesday for a Region 3B showdown game with the Indians. The Bulldogs are 9-0 in the sub region and Dodge after a 14-5 win at Bleckley County is 8-1. Toombs defeated Dodge 6-5 in Lyons. Listen to the game on Y-101 Radio on Tuesday at 5:50 p.m. Game time is at 6.

 Top 5 sizzles in 10-0 five inning win

The Toombs County Bulldogs stroked six straight hits and scored six runs in the second inning in their 7-3 home win over Bleckley County, giving the Dawgs a two-game sweep of the Royals for the second straight season. Berry Aldridge, Johnathan Salter and Stacy Cheshire all set the table in the second with base hits and then Brett Jernigan singled in two runs, Patrick Craft singled in one, Lance Mosley tripled in one and Evan Adams drove in another run with a sacrifice fly. Craft drove in the Bulldogs final run in the sixth with another single. Mosley pitched the first four innings and allowed two earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts to get the win and push his record to 6-0. Ryan Davis threw the final three innings and allowed three hits with four strikeouts to pick up his third save. The Bulldogs turned a season-high three double plays. TCHS is 17-1 and 7-0 in Region 3B. Dodge (6-1) remained a game back after a 4-3 win at Vidalia. Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs do it again, they rally and win

How many different ways can you tell the same story. Bulldogs trail, Bulldogs rally and the the Bulldogs win. For the fifth time in the last six games Toombs County came back and this time they defeated rival Vidalia 6-3 in Lyons. The Bulldogs were down 3-0 and had only two hits off right-hander Parker Fletcher entering the bottom of the fifth. Toombs stroked four two-out hits in that inning as Josh Allen singled in two runs and Berry Aldridge doubled in two more. Evan Adams walked with the bases loaded and Patrick Craft scored on a wild pitch as the Bulldogs scored six to win. Javec King pitched a complete game and allowed seven hits and three earned runs with five strikeouts and one walk. He is 6-0 this season and 3-0 lifetime as a Bulldog starter versus Vidalia. Toombs improved to 16-1 and 6-0 in Region 3B. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

A "Bulldog 9" secures 4th comeback win in five games

Blake Butcher strokes his third straight single and drives in a run in the fifth

Javec King doubles down the LF line and drives in two fifth innning runs

Four the fourth time in their last five games the Toombs County Bulldogs hustled up a come-from-behind victory. The story at Grovetown was poor Bulldog defense gave the Warriors a 6-2 lead after four innings. However, the deficit didn't last long. Javec King entered the game for the first time and led off with a walk and then later in the inning he blasted a two-run double. Blake Butcher (3-for-4), Stacy Cheshire and Patrick Craft (2-for-4) all singled in runs and Josh Allen (2-for-3 with 3 RBI's) drove in two with a base hit. When the fifth was over the Bulldogs had sent 13 batters to the plate, stroked seven hits and scored a game-changing nine runs in an 11-8 win. Berry Aldridge hit a first inning solo homer off the top of the center field fence as TCHS took a 2-0 lead. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video Lance Mosley pitched the first four innings and picked up the win to improve his record to 5-0. Ryan Davis threw the final three frames and picked up his second save. All eight runs allowed by the Bulldogs were unearned. Toombs is 15-1. Check out the Y-101 play-by-play of the fifth inning comeback Audio

Bulldogs storm back in the 7th inning

Berry Aldridge singles in the game-winner		Josh Allen scores the game-winning run

In winning 41 of their last 50 games dating back to the end of the 2008 season the Toombs County Bulldogs have pulled of quite a few amazing comebacks. However, none was more improbable than the Bulldogs 6-5 home win over Dodge County. Toombs entered the bottom of the seventh with just three hits off starter Brandon Beck. With one down Stacy Cheshire jumped on the first pitch and singled. Brett Jernigan followed with another single and then Patrick Craft doubled in Cheshire to make it 5-2. Lance Mosley's grounder to second base made it 5-3 and Josh Allen, who went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, singled to pull the Dawgs to within a run with two outs. Javec King singled by the the Indians shortstop to tie the game and then Berry Aldridge competed the comeback with a backside single to right center field to give the Bulldogs their third comeback victory in a week. Watch the 7th inning with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video and watch with Y-101 play-by-play Video Javec King (5-0) pitched a complete game and struckout 10 while allowing five hits and no walks. All the runs scored by Dodge were unearned as the Bulldogs made six errors against the Indians' bunting offense. The win gives TCHS (14-1) the lead in Region 3B with a 5-0 record. Dodge is 4-1. Y-101 Story

Bulldogs experience first loss

It's tough to win them all. In their fourteenth game of the 2010 season the Toombs County Bulldogs finally experienced a loss. Appling County used six different pitchers and held the Bulldogs to just four hits in a 9-4 win in Lyons. Toombs County tied the game at three in the third on a two-run single that was just fair down the first base line by Johnathan Salter. Applilng County scored five unearned runs in the fifth to bust the game open. Stacy Cheshire had back-to-back doubles in the second and third and Javec King stroked a seventh inning single. Brett Jernigan pitched 5 1/3 and allowed three earned runs on six hits with two strike outs and four walks. Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs win in eight innings, again

Ryan Davis hits a sac fly which scores Javec King for the game winner

Moment of controversy. Catcher Stacy Cheshire appears to have caught a popped up squeeze bunt. He dropped the ball clearing it from his glove. The umpire ruled it a dropped foul ball although clearly his original call was out.

In 2009 the Toombs County Bulldogs were a team that never quit and that determination led to many come-from-behind wins. Twice this week the 2010 team proved that they can carry on that tradition. On Tuesday, at East Laurens, the Dawgs rallied from two down in the top of the seventh to tie and then they won the game in the eighth and then on Saturday they topped that by overcoming a 7-3 deficit after four innings at Pierce County to snatch a 9-8 win in eight innings and go 13-0 on the season.. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the fifth to take an 8-7 lead. Blake Butcher, Stacy Cheshire and Josh Allen each drove in a run and then the tying and go ahead runs each scored on an error. However, Pierce scratched out a run in the sixth to tie the game at eight. In the eighth inning Javec King stroked a one-out triple to left field and then scored on Ryan Davis's sacrifice fly. King went from home to third base in 10.53 seconds. Davis pitched the final three to earn his first varsity win. Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs run rule Irish 11-0

It took the Toombs County one look at Dublin starting pitcher Kale Watson and then the Bulldogs executed coach Brian Fitzgerald's offensive game plan. TCHS scored six runs in the third inning and then five more in the fourth in an 11-0 five inning win in Lyons. In the third Alex Akins drove in a run with a grounder to the right side, Josh Allen singled in one, Javec King doubled in one and Stacy Cheshire hit a two-strike single to score two more. In the fourth Johnathan Salter stroked a two-run double. Lance Mosley (4-0) was the winning pitcher. He allowed only two hits and both came back-to-back with two out in the fourth. Ryan Davis struckout two and allowed one hit in his one inning of work in the top of the fifth. The Bulldogs had nine hits stroked by nine different players. TCHS is 12-0 and 4-0 in Region 3B. Y-101 Story Watch highlights with commentary from coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs rally in the late innings

Javec King struckout 12 Falcons		and for the 2nd time this season he ko'ed 7 straight

For the first time in 2010 the Toombs County Bulldogs had to comeback in the late innings to win a game. Trailing 8-6 going to the seventh TCHS tied the game on run scoring hits by Johnathan Salter and Blake Butcher and then in the eighth Berry Aldridge singled in two and Butcher drove in another run as the Bulldogs won 12-8 in eight innings at East Dublin. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the first on a run scoring double by Alex Akins and a RBI grounder to second by Josh Allen. Aldridge built the lead to 5-0 in the third with a three-run homer over the left field fence. Javec King pitched 4 2/3 innings and struckout 12 and did not allow his only hit until the fourth. His first 10 outs were all by strikeouts, including seven K's in a row. The Falcons only had two hits in the entire game. Salter pitched the final three innings hitless and scoreless to get the win. The Bulldogs are 11-0 and 3-0 in Region 3B. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs go 10-0 in Cochran

Berry Aldridge drives in a pair of runs in the 4th to put the Bulldogs up for good

Despite not stroking a hit until the fourth inning the Toombs County Bulldogs scored seven runs in the final four innings in a 7-1 win at Bleckley County. Javec King, who was 3-for-4, broke up Tyler Sellers no-hitter with nobody out in the top of the fourth with a single to center. The next batter, Berry Aldridge, put the Bulldogs up 2-1 with a single to right. In a three-run fourth Josh Allen drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and King singled in two more. Johnathan Salter doubled n two runs in the seventh. Lance Mosley pitched the first four innings and allowed two hits and no earned runs to improve his record to 3-0. He struckout five and walked five. Ryan Davis threw the final three innings and allowed three hits and no runs. The Bulldogs are 10-0 and 2-0 in Region 3B. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs open sub with Indian win

Toombs County, the defending Region 3B champs, opened up the 2010 subregion schedule with a 12-3 win at Vidalia. Javec King hit a two-run homer over the right field fence in the first inning and singled in a run in the fourth. The senior also improved his record to 4-0 by pitching six innings allowing two earned runs and five hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Johnathan Salter hit two singles in a six-run fourth inning and he drove in two Bulldogs with his second hit of the frame. Lance Mosley had his seventh multi-hit game of the season going 3-for-5 with a first inning double. Stacy Cheshire, Josh Allen, Patrick Craft, Berry Aldridge and Brett Jernigan also picked up RBI's for the 9-0 Bulldogs. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

King and the Bulldogs rule in Baxley

Javec King and the Toombs County Bulldogs avenged two blowout losses in the past two seasons at Baxley by beating Appling County 13-6 on the road. On the mound King pitched six innings and struckout 13 while allowing three earned runs on just three base hits and four walks. Meanwhile, at the plate, the senior went 3-for-4 smacking two doubles and a two-run triple. Lance Mosley pitched the seventh inning and was 3-for-4 with a double. Johnathan Salter was 2-for-3 with a two-run single in the third and Berry Aldridge drove in a run in the first inning with a grounder to first and Stacy Cheshire hit a sacrifice fly that scored a run int the fourth. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Salter KO's Warriors comeback

They didn't swing the bat as well as they did in their first two wins, however, the Toombs County Bulldogs took advantage of numerous Tattnall County wild pitches to build up a 7-1 lead and then they sealed a 9-4 road victory when lefthanded reliever Johnathan Salter recorded all nine of his outs by strikeouts. Salter also singled in a run in the top of the seventh. Tyler Wilds singled in two runs in the second off reliever Evan Smith, who did not allow a Bulldog hit from the third through the sixth inning. Y-101 Story  Check out the highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs swing hard in JD win

Stacy Cheshire clears the bases with a slam		Dawgs celebrate with their senior catcher

The Toombs County Bulldogs stroked six extra base hits and scored four runs in the first, second and sixth innings in a 12-6 victory at Jeff Davis. Stacy Cheshire highlighted the game with his sixth inning grand slam. Video Javec King hit a double and a two-run triple. Berry Aldridge stroked two doubles including a two-run shot in the first. Lance Mosley and Blake Butcher each singled in a run in the second. Mosley was the starting and winning pitcher after throwing four innings in which he did not allow an earned run. Ryan Davis pitched the final three innings and struck out four Yellow Jackets. Y-101 Story  Watch video highlights with head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

 King KO's 10 and homers too

Bulldog senior Javec King pitched five innings and struck out 10 allowing just three hits as Toombs County opened up its season with a 10-4 home win over Grovetown. The Bulldogs scored in every inning but their last at bat in the sixth and King hit a two-run homer, his third as a Bulldog. Y-101 Story Watch highlights with comments from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

 B-Team rallies in season opening win

Trailing by two runs entering the bottom of the sixth, the Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs rallied for a three-spot and a 9-8 season opening home win. Brandon Driggers, who pitched the first four innings, singled in the first run of the sixth and then Hunter Braddock followed with an opposite field hit that drove in the tying and winning runs. Watch Highlights Video

Bulldog pitchers excel in scrimmage

Bulldog pitchers struck out 13 and allowed visiting ECI only three hits in a 4-3 practice game win. Javec King started the game and struck out four and allowed two hits in his two innings on the mound. Jonathan Salter threw two innings and struck out three and walked five. Lance Mosley, Brett Jernigan and Josh Allen each pitched an inning and struck out two batters. On offense Toombs County had eight hits and scored all four runs in the first inning. King and Mosley each drove in a run with a hit. Mosley and Berry Aldridge both went 2-for-2. Allen, Alex Akins and Evan Adams each had one hit. Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

2009 Season

 Bulldogs' season ends with comeback

Junior Javec King		struck out 15 Hornets		and allowed two hits

The series begin with Justin Adams final homer-his 11th of 2009 and 23rd of his career		and ended on a controversial play- Did the ball hit Josh Allen's foot in foul territory?

2009 Bulldogs finish with a 22 and 8 record		Neal Rodgers with Kaleb Cowart

In their fourth trip to Adel for the state playoffs the Toombs County Bulldogs won their first game versus the Cook County Hornets. Javec King struck out a career-high 15 batters and allowed just two hits in a 12-0 seven inning win. Senior Justin Adams opened the Bulldog scoring by hitting a two-run homer in the first, his 11th of the season and 23rd of his career. Lance Mosley also hit a two-run home run. In game two D.J. Johnson scattered nine hits and struck out 13 Bulldogs in an 11-1 victory. Y-101 Game 1 Highlights and Interviews On Thursday the series ended with Cook's 9-6 win. The Hornets led 8-0 and 9-1, however, the Bulldogs rallied with a five-run seventh. Junior Javec King singled in a run and four seniors followed run scoring hits- Bryan Benton, Justin Adams, Neal Rodgers and Taylor Dowd. The Bulldogs finish with a 22-8 record. Y-101 Story Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald  Game 1  Game 3

 Screven Co. wins Region 3 Championship

Bulldog Seniors excel on Senior Day

Bulldogs sweep Laney

Now its back to the state tourney

Pat Craft doubles in two		Rodgers singles in one		Benton's game winner

The Toombs County Bulldogs earned a trip to the state tournament by sweeping Laney in a Region 3 crossover best-of-three series in Lyons. The Bulldogs built up a 10-1 lead in game one and held on to win 10-7. In game two Bryan Benton singled in Javec King in the fifth inning to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 victory. Laney had the tying runner thrown out between third base and the plate in the seventh inning to end the game. Neal Rodgers was the winning pitcher in game one. He threw five innings and allowed four hits and no earned runs. Rodgers went two-for-three in the first game and drove in two runs and he was one-for-three in the second with a run scoring single. Jonathan Salter picked up the win in game two. The lefty pitched six innings and allowed an earned run on four base hits with seven strikeouts. King pitched the seventh and collected his first save of the season. The 18-5 Bulldogs will now play Screven County on Friday to determine which team is the number seed out of Region 3 going to the state tourney. A coin flip will determine the site of the game. Watch highlights of both games with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

The Bulldogs are Region 3B champs!

King throws 2-hitter & Rodgers drives in 2 runs

Neal Rodgers singles in 1st		Lance Mosley makes it 3-0		Javec King ends it with a K

In their second attempt the Toombs County Bulldogs won the Region 3B title with a combination of dominant pitching by Javec King and timely hitting by Neal Rodgers. Rodgers singled to center field in the first and fourth innings to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead and King pitched a complete game two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and just one walk as the Bulldogs beat Dodge County 3-1 in Lyons. King is 6-1 and he has now pitched back-to-back two hitters against Dublin and Dodge. The Bulldogs are 16-5 and they finish their sub region schedule with an 8-2 record. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Late game power sparks comeback

Two Bulldog home run swings

Freshman Berry Aldridge homers in the 5th		Senior Neal Rodgers hit his in the 6th

The Toombs County Bulldogs pulled away from Jeff Davis with their late game power in a 10-6 win in Lyons. Freshman Berry Aldridge hit a solo home run over the left field fence in the the fourth inning to tie the game at four. In the sixth Neal Rodgers hit a two-run homer to right to put the Bulldogs up 6-5 and then in the sixth Justin Adams hit a two run double to give TCHS an 8-6 advantage. Taylor Dowd stroked a two-run single to wrap up the scoring. Brett Jernigan was the winning pitcher in relief and he is now 4-1. The Bulldogs eighth come-from-behind victory improved their record to 12-4. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with post game audio from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Dawgs rally comes up short

Senior Jordan Thigpen singles in two runs in the second inning

In a rematch with 5A Coffee the Toombs County Bulldogs rallied from two four run deficits, but their come back ended two runs short in an 8-6 home loss. Jordan Thigpen singled in two runs in the second inning to cut the Trojans' lead to 4-2. Taylor Dowd doubled in a run to cut Coffee's lead to 7-5 in the fifth and Neal Rodgers doubled in Justin Adams, who also doubled, to chop the lead to 7-6. Y-101 Story Watch highlights with audio from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldog seniors run-rule Vidalia

Neal Rodgers tosses 3-hitter		Justin Adams homers in the fifth

On a cold and windy day the Toombs County seniors, who were playing Vidalia for the last time, stroked 11 of the Bulldogs' 12 hits in a 13-2 five inning win on the Reservation. Senior Justin Adams went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a fifth inning lead off home run into the trees past the right field fence. Adams drove in four runs as he extended his hitting streak to six games. Another senior, Neal Rodgers, had two hits and drove in three runs and he pitched a five inning three-hitter with six strikeouts and three walks. Rodgers had a one-hitter going with two outs in the fifth, but the Bulldogs made two errors and Vidalia scored two unearned runs. TCHS is 11-3 and 4-1 in Region 3B. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video   Practice Slide Show

 Bulldog B-Team Blanks Claxton

The Toombs County B-Team won its sixth straight game by blanking Claxton 11-0 in a five inning home game. Brett Jernigan, who has won three games for the varsity, pitched a three-hitter with six strikeouts and one walk. Evan Adams singled in two runs and Tyler Wilds doubled in one. Watch highlights of the 7-1 Bulldogs Video

B-Team breaks away at Tattnall

The Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs improved their record to 6-1 with a 7-4 victory at Tattnall County. Brandon Driggers put TCHS up for good with a RBI hit as the Bulldogs built up a 7-2 lead. Alex Akins had two hits and drove in three runs and the Bulldogs turned three double plays. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights Video

Bulldogs stage another 7th inning rally

Josh Allen's two out single in the seventh drives in Bryan Benton for the game winner

Down 7-1 after the first inning and 9-7 going to the top of the seventh the Toombs County Bulldogs pulled out their seventh come-from-behind victory of the season. Josh Allen's two-out run scoring single scored Bryan Benton and pushed the Bulldogs past Jeff Davis 10-9 on the road. The Bulldogs stroked five doubles and Justin Adams hit his fourth home run of the season and the sixteenth of his career. Neal Rodgers relieved Jonathan Salter and pitched the final two innings and picked up the first win of his senior season. The Bulldogs survived despite making a season-high four errors. Y-101 Story Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

 Adams's 9th inning homer ends classic

Justin Adams big swing		Adams and the Bulldogs celebrate

Magic bat, Magic swing, Magic win

Justin Adams with his magic bat on loan from Berry Aldridge		Winning pitcher Jonathan Salter and coach Brian Fitzgerald

In a game that had the feel of the Robert Redford movie "The Natural", Bulldog senior Justin Adams swung his magic bat hard as he led off the bottom of the ninth inning by hitting a Tucker Darsey pitch off the yellow on the top of the right field fence and it bounced over for a walk-off home run that gave Toombs County a 5-4 win over Bleckley County at a wild and very excited Jackie Jones Field.   Adams, who borrowed the 33 ounce, 30 inch original DeMarini Voodoo bat from freshman catcher Berry Aldridge, hit a solo homer with it on his first swing in a Thursday win at Atkinson County. On Friday he walked his first two times at the plate and then he hit two doubles and his game-winning home run. The Magic Bat is actually and old Brewton-Parker College bat. BPC gave the bat to Aldridge about four years ago. He uses it in Bulldog B-Team games and when he plays with the varsity.   The Bulldogs trailed 2-0 after three innings as Bleckley scored a run in the first on a two-out RBI double by Chase Young and a run in the third on a two out homer by Darsey. The Bulldogs rallied in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Dowd which brought in Bryan Benton, who led off the inning with a single. TCHS took a 3-2 lead in the fifth after scoring a run on a balk and a RBI double by Adams. Bleckley County regained the lead in the sixth off reliever Jonathan Salter, who hit two batters, gave up a run scoring single. Salter walked Tyler Sellers with the bases loaded to put the Royals up 4-3. However, the Bulldogs got busy in the bottom of the seventh. Pinch hitter Patrick Craft led off with a single. Craft was thrown out at the plate on a Adams double to left field. Neal Rodgers, who pitched the first four innings, saved the Bulldogs by doubling in the tying run with two outs.  The Bulldogs loaded the bases in the eighth with nobody out and did not score. A strikeout, a force play at home on a grounder back to the mound and a six to four force play at second base ended the threat. Salter pitched the final five innings of the game and picked up his first varsity win. He struck out nine batters, walked three, hit three and allowed only two base hits. The left handed sophomore stranded the bases loaded in the sixth by striking out Chase Young and he got a ground ball out to shortstop Blake Chaulkley to end the eighth with two runners on base. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of this amazing game with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video Watch Justin's home run with Y-101 Radio play-by-play Video NEW- Watch and listen to the 7th inning as the Bulldogs came back and tied Bleckley at 4-all Video NEW- Watch and listen to Jonathan Salter pitch in the 6th, 8th and 9th innings Video

The team that never quits

The Bulldogs (8-2 and 2-0 in Region 3B) have come-from-behind to win five games (Pierce County twice, Coffee, Vidalia and Bleckley County), four after trailing at some point after the fifth inning (Pierce twice. Coffee and Bleckley)

Bulldogs hit three solo homers in win

The Toombs County Bulldogs only had six hits in a 5-1 win at Atkinson County, but half of them were solo homers. Javec King opened up the game with a deep drive over the left field fence good for over 345 feet. Lance Mosley led off the second inning with a 365 foot plus homer over the center field fence and in the seventh Justin Adams hit one over the left field field fence. Patrick Craft drove in a run and another scored on an error. Mosley pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed just three hits to pick up the win. The Bulldogs are 7-2 and 1-0. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

B-Team Dawgs mash JD

The Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs scored in every inning in an 18-5 five inning win at Jeff Davis. Jonathan Salter led the mashfest with two doubles and a triple. Trey Wingate had three hits from the nine hole and Evan Adams stroked two hits. Ryan Davis shutout the Yellow Jackets in three of the five innings he pitched. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights with commentary from coach Ryan Rodgers Video  Check out the Bulldogs' Slide Show

B-Team Bulldogs rally again

For a second time this week the Toombs County B-Team rallied from a 3-1 deficit and won. The victim at Jackie Jones Field was ECI. Toombs won the game 7-6 thanks to the hitting of Jonathan Salter, who was 3-for-3 with four runs batted in. Salter stroked two RBI singles and a two-run home run. Center fielder Patrick Craft also had a run scoring hit and he started a triple play. Craft caught a sinking liner and threw to shortstop Josh Allen for the second out at second base. Then Allen threw the ball to pitcher Brandon Driggers at first for the third out. Watch highlights with commentary from B-Team head coach Ryan Rodgers Video

Bulldogs lose at SEB

Brett Jernigan strokes the Bulldogs' first hit, a two-run single, in the fourth

The Toombs County Bulldogs four game win streak ended at Southeast Bulloch with a 7-5 loss. The Yellow Jackets broke a 3-3 tie with a four-run sixth. The Bulldogs rallied a little in the seventh scoring a pair of runs on a Justin Medders sacrifice fly and a Javec King RBI single. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights Video  You make the call- Safe or Out? Not that it would have effected the final outcome of the game. But, it most certainly appears as though Justin Adams's cutoff throw to the plate allowed Stacy Chesire to tag the SEB runner out. The runner began his slide on the white line and on the video it seems like he did tag him on the side.

B-Team scores a dozen in the 5th

Lance Mosley hit a solo home run to start a 12-run fifth inning as the Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs made up a two-run deficit quickly and then they went on to beat Vidalia 13-3 in five innings at Greg James Field. Mosley pitched all five innings and picked up the win. Brett Jernigan hit two doubles as the B-Team Bulldogs earned a sweep over Vidalia and improved their record to 3-1. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights Video

Bulldogs comeback and beat 5A Coffee

Bulldogs make it happen in the seventh inning

Top 7th- Taylor Dowd drives in two to put the Dawgs up 7-6

Bottom 7th- Jonathan Salter ends the game with a strikeout

For the third time this season the Toombs County Bulldogs came-from-behind and won a big ball game. The Dawgs, who beat Pierce County twice despite trailing, scored three runs in the top of the seventh to erase a two-run deficit and beat 5A Coffee 7-6 in Douglas. Taylor Dowd drove in the the tying and winning runs with a hard hit ball to center field. Javec King was the winning pitcher and he hit his first home run as a Bulldog. Jonathan Salter pitched the seventh and struck out the final batter with the trying run at third base. Y-101 Story Watch highlights with Y-101 play-by-play Video  highlights with comments from coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

Bulldogs swing hard at ECI

The Toombs County Bulldogs cut down on their strikeouts and the hit the ball hard in a 7-4 victory at ECI. Taylor Dowd led off the fourth inning with a home run and Bryan Benton raised his average to .800 with a 4-for-4 game with two runs batted in. On the mound Brett Jernigan pitched five innings and allowed only four infield hits and one earned run. The sophomore righthander struck out seven and walked just one and is now 2-0 with a 0.83 ERA. Neal Rodgers picked up the save and he ended the game by striking out the side. The Bulldogs are 4-1 and including last season have won nine out of their last 10 games. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights and listen to post game comments from coach Brian Fitzgerald Video

 Bulldogs rally three times and win

Bryan Benton slides in with game-winner on Justin Adams's double

Pierce County led Toombs County 3-0, 4-3 and 6-4, however, each time the Bulldogs rallied and tied the game, at three and four, and then won it 7-6 in the ninth inning on a RBI double by Justin Adams that scored Bryan Benton. Benton singled in a run in the seventh inning that tied the game at four-all and then in the ninth he reached on a bunt single that pushed in a run that pulled the Bulldogs to within one run. Javec King scored from third on a wild pitch that tied the game at six. Y-101 Story King pitched the first seven innings and struck out 12 batters and allowed only three hits and no earned runs. Lance Mosley pitched the final two innings and picked up his first varsity win. Watch highlights with commentary from head coach Brian Fitzgerald Video   Listen to Y-101's play-by-play from the bottom of the ninth inning Audio

B-Team Dawgs shutout Indians

They didn't hit much on a cold night at Jackie Jones Field, however, the Toombs County B-Team Bulldogs shutout rival Vidalia 8-0. Jonathan Salter pitched five innings of two-hit ball with nine strikeouts and no walks. Lance Mosley pitched the final two innings and ended the game with a strikeout. Salter and Josh Allen each had two hits for the 2-1 B-Team Dawgs. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights video

Dawgs pitch & play D in 90 minute win

Brett Jernigan pitched a complete game two-hitter and the Bulldog defense played their second errorless game of the season in an efficient 90 minute 3-0 home opening win over Atkinson County. Jernigan allowed leadoff singles in the the third and fifth but in each inning faced only three batters as his catcher Stacy Chesire threw out a runner at first on a bunt play and a runner at second on a steal attempt. Jernigan struck out seven and walked two as he faced only 23 batters, just two over the minimum. Jernigan induced nine ground balls and three fly balls all handled by right fielder Bryan Benton. Benton making his first start of the season, less than a week after winning his fourth straight state wrestling title, was 2-for-2 at the plate and he drove in the Bulldogs third run of the game with a single to center field in the third inning. Bryan also stole a base. Taylor Dowd put the Bulldogs up 2-0 in the first with a single and in the fourth he walked and stole second. Javec King had an infield hit in the third and he also stole a base and scored a run. The Bulldogs had only four hits and they struck out 11 times, however, they improved their record to 2-1.   Y-101 Story   Watch highlights and listen to head coach Brian Fitzgerald talk about the game Video     The TCHS soccer teams lost at Wesleyan- 9-0 in the girls game and 7-0 in the boys game. Due to the rainy forecast Saturday's games versus Providence Christian were postponed.

Bulldogs are beaten in Baxley

Appling County scored five runs in the first inning and four in the second on just three hits and nine Bulldog walks as the Pirates beat the Toombs County Bulldogs 12-3. Highlights for the Bulldogs included Justin Adams breaking up Ryan Powers's no-hitter with a fourth inning double and then in the sixth Adams hit a two-run homer over the left field fence. Neal Rodgers stroked a double in the sixth and drove in a run with a hard hit sacrifice fly in the fourth. Patrick Craft pitched four scoreless innings in relief and allowed just two hits with a walk and a strikeout. Y-101 Story  Watch some offensive highlights  Video

B-Team rally ends too soon

The B-Team baseball Bulldogs staked Appling County to a 5-0 lead and then they rallied in the late innings only to lose 5-4. The Bulldogs stroked four doubles by Josh Allen, Evan Adams, Brett Jernigan and Tyler Wilds and Wilds pitched four scoreless innings in relief.

Bulldogs rally and beat Pierce

Trailing 4-1 after five innings, the Toombs County Bulldogs scored four runs in the sixth inning and four more in the seventh in a 9-4 season opening win over Pierce County in Blackshear. Lance Mosley went 3-for-4 with four RBI's and he drove in a run in the sixth with a single and two more in the seventh with a double. Patrick Craft came in off the bench and tied the game at four with a base hit and put the Bulldogs up for good by scoring on a wild pitch. Craft also pitched the sixth and the seventh innings and earned his first varsity win. Javec King pitched the first five inning and struck out eight batters including five in a row in the second and third. Y-101 Story  Watch highlights Video

Baseball season opens with B-Team win

Baseball season opened up for Toombs County as the B-Team Bulldogs beat Tattnall County 12-2 in five innings at Jackie Jones Field. The Bulldogs scored five runs in both the first and second inning and Lance Mosely pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed just one hit with seven strikeouts and four walks. Patrick Craft was 2-for-3 at the plate and Jonathan Salter had a two-run base hit in the second. Y-101 Story Watch highlights Video

Bulldogs lose baseball scrimmage

In a low hit game, on a cool day, the ECI Bulldogs beat the Toombs County Bulldogs 3-1 in a scrimmage in Twin City. Jonathan Salter and Lance Mosley each had a hit for Toombs County and EC also had two hits off TCHS pitching. Javec King started and pitched three one-hit innings with five strikeouts. Salter pitched two innings and Brett Jernigan one. Y-101 Story

Bulldogs enjoy baseball weather

After dealing with some brutally cold weather the Toombs County High School baseball team was rewarded with some more spring like conditions as they opened up their second week of practice. The Bulldogs worked on pitching fundamentals and base running and they took infield and some swings in the batting cage. Check out the Bulldogs in this Slide Show

2008 Season

 Adams and Rodgers play in All-Star game 

Bulldogs beat Indians in summer ball The Toombs County Bulldog baseball team beat Vidalia 9-2 in a summer game on the reservation. Neal Rodgers pitched a five inning complete game four-hitter with eight strikeouts. Blake Chaulkley and Justin Adams each had two hits. Watch highlights of this game Video  Y-101 Story  The Bulldogs also lost to Swainsboro 8-1 at home Watch Video

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     Listen to Y-101's play-by-play Audio

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    Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio

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   Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play  Audio

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 Watch Seth Stroud pitch his way out of a tricky 7th inning Video  Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio

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    Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio

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 Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play of this thriller  Audio

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 Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio

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     Listen to Y-101 Radio's play-by-play. The first six innings Audio  The seventh inning  Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 The Toombs County B-Team beat Pierce County 11-6 on the road. Both Josh Allen and Stacy Chesire had two hits and drove in three runs. Brett Jernigan pitched four innings and struck out six batters.

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

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

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   Y-101 Radio's play-by-play Audio

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

2007 Season 

Bulldog Baseball 2007 Archive

Bulldogs' season comes to an end as the Hornets sweep The Toombs County Bulldogs made a strong run to get into the playoffs, winning eight straight region games to finish third in Region 4. But for the third time in the last eight years their season ends with a first round sweep by the Cook County Hornets. Cook wins 13-2 in five innings in game one and 6-2 in game two. (pictured) Neal Rodgers left and Josh Sikes right (More)  Coach Brian Fitzgerald talks about the series Audio   Game 1 audio highlights  Game 2 audio highlights Audio  More Pictures