Atkinson County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Turner County Titans a 16-0 shutout. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Titans, too.
Jesse James
| 04/08/25 vs Turner County | 3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Charlton County | 1 |
| 03/12/25 vs Montgomery County | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Irwin County | 1 |
| 02/22/25 @ Jenkins | 1 |
Jesse James was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Gevin Smith and Jack Tillman did most of the damage at the plate: Smith got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI, while Tillman scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Tillman has become a key player for Atkinson County: the team is 7-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-12 otherwise. Drew Carmichael also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Atkinson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Turner County only posted an OBP of .143.
Atkinson County's record is now 10-14. As for Turner County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Looking ahead, Atkinson County will square off against Wheeler County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Turner County will be paying especially close attention to the Rebels' contest: after the Rebels faces off against the Bulldogs, they'll take on Turner County again at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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