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Some big hits amongst some little players
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The DeKalb County Junior Coach-Pitch league has been moving along at full swing the past few weeks and the beautiful weather has made for exciting and fun times at the ball field.  The league has released the statistics for games played over the past weeks, revealing some outstanding hitting by the young players. 
On May 14, the teams played a round of games that saw some heavy batting stats. 
Kilgores’ Tigers played the DeKalb Animal Clinic Critters in a close game where the Tigers would prevail 9-8. 
Carleigh Beckham and Javen Walker each got a hit for the Tigers with Gaven Cool getting two.  Layne Cobb, Alex Lemons, Jaxson Panker, and Jordan Parker each took three hits.  Panker recorded a double with Cobb and Lemons each getting a home run. 
For the Critters Axel Aranda, Ellie Dillard, Talan Gentry, Maria Little, Sarah White, Kaitlyn Wood, and Taylor Woodard each got a base hit, while Carter Benson, Ronnie Edwards, Cesar Celaya, and Leonardo Perales each got two. 
Benson and Little each had doubles during play with Edwards getting a triple.  Perales took a home run in the game. 
That same day the Chargers took on the DCB Bucks with the Buck taking the 16-4 win. 
The Chargers’ Zeva Robinson and Owen Snipes each had one hit, with Lacey England and Luke Midgett each getting two.  England and Midgett each recorded doubles during play, with Snipes getting a triple and Midgett also taking a home run. 
For that Bucks Hunter Cannon got a base hit, while Noah Culwell and Garrison Randolph each got two. Ian Barnes, Landon Colwell, Carson Donnell, Brett Page, and Gracie Randolph each got three.  Randolph came away with a double in the game, with Barnes and Randolph each getting triples.  Colwell, Culwell, Donnell, and Randolph each got a home run during play, whil Page had a big night with two. 
The Hendrix Law Defenders played the DeKalb Funeral Chapel Titans that same evening with the Titans taking the victory 14-3. 
Kobe Curtis, Jamison Hooper, Kale Martin, Connor McClure, Ian Smith, and Aidan Turner each had a base hit for the Defenders, with Hunter Buchanan taking two.  Buchanan and McClure each had doubles in the game. 
For the Titans Maddox Hale, Kinsley Savage, Skylar Savage, and Briar Williams each had one hit, while Seth Fuson, Kole Kangas, Wesley Kent, Paul Oliver, Tucker Webb,
And Ty Webb each had two.  Avery Agee took three hits. 
Agee, Fuson, and Savage each had doubles during the game, while Kangas had two.  Agee and Oliver each had triples, while Fuson and Savage each had a home run.  Kent  and Webb each had a good game with two home runs apiece. 
The Memorial Gardens Rascals played the Tennco Bombers in a close game with the Bombers taking the win 8-7. 
For the Rascals Andrew Dakas, Annabella Dakas, Kolton Slager, Katherine Vickers, and Lilliana Vickers each got one hit, with Bryna Pelham, Kolby Slager, Brayden Summers, Aiden Taylor, Austin Vickers, and Westin Wright each getting two.  Dakas, Slager, Vickers, and Wright each got doubles, while Slager got a triple and Summers took a home run. 
Dylan Cathey, Peyton Guess, Sam Harris, and Balian Sanders each got a hit for the Bombers, while Alexander Antoniak, Madison Dawson, Seth Gibbs, Peyton Saylors and Martin Willingham each had two.  Dawson and Gibbs each had doubles, with Gibbs and Saylors each getting triples. 
On May 17, play continued with the DeKalb Animal Clinic Critters meeting the DeKalb Funeral Chapel Titans.  The Titans would take the win 9-3. 
Axel Aranda, Cesar Celaya, Ellie Dillard, Ronnie Edwards, Talan Gentry, Kaitlyn Wood, and Taylor Woodard would each get a hit for the Critters, with Carter Benson getting two.  Edwards and Gentry would record doubles in the game. 
For the Titans Maddox Hale, Tucker Webb, and Briar Williams each got one hit, while Seth Fuson, Kole Kangas, and Ty Webb each came away with two.  Avery Agee, Wesley Kent, and Paul Oliver each recorded three hits. 
Oliver, Webb, and Williams each got a double in the game, while Fuson and Kent each got two.  Agee and Webb also recorded home runs during play. 
Kilgores’ Tigers played the Tennco Bombers, with the Bombers coming out on top, 8-5. 
Layne Cobb, Gaven Cool, Kora Kilgore, Alex Lemons, Jordan Parker, and Mason Taylor each had one hit in the game for the Tigers, with Carleigh Beckham, Jaxson Panker, and Javen Walker each coming away with two. Kilgore, Panker, and Walker each took doubles during play while Panker had a triple. 
For the Bombers Madison Dawson and Martin Willingham each got one hit, with Seth Gibbs, Peyton Guess, Peyton Saylors, Gracin South, and Bryson Trapp each getting two.  Alexander Antoniak got three hits.  Dawson, Gibbs, Guess, South, and Willingham each recorded doubles during play while Antoniak  and Trapp each had two.  Gibbs and Saylors each had triples, while Guess and Saylors also took home runs. 
The Liberty State Bank Mustangs faced the Memorial Gardens’ Rascals in a game that saw some heavy batting from the Rascals.  The Rascals would come away with the win 16-4. 
For the Mustangs Blaine Atnip, Hannah Hennessee and Katherine Knowles each had one hit, with Sydeney Polk and Zayleigh Washer each getting two.  Polk would also record a home run in the game. 
The Rascals’ Andrew Dakas, Brayden Summers, and Katherine Vickers each took one hit, while Austin Vickers, Lilliana Vickers, Annabella Dakas, and Kolton Slager each had two.  Bryna Pelham, Kolby Slager, Aiden Taylor, and Westin Wright each had three hits. 
Slager, Slager, Summers, Vickers, and Vickers took doubles in the game, while Taylor had two triples.  Wright recorded a home run. 
The Hendrix Law Defenders met the Chargers in a close match-up.  The Chargers would come away with the win, 8-7. 
The Defenders’ Samuel Banks, Kobe Curtis, Jon Hendrix, and Aaron Maple each had two hits, while Jamison Hooper, Connor McClure, and Ian Smith each came away with three.  Kale Martin took four hits.  Curtis, Hendrix, Martin, and McClure recorded doubles, with Hooper taking a triple. 
Kholton Melton, Zeva Robinson, and Ethan Spears each had one hit for the Chargers, while Luke Midgett, Owen Snipes, and Lacey England each had three. 
England, Melton, and Midgett took doubles, while Midgett and Snipes each had a home run. 
On May 21, Kilgores’ Tigers played the DCB Bucks  with the Bucks taking the win 13-1. 
The Tigers’ Layne Cobb, Jordan Parker, and Javen Walker each had one hit, with Alex Lemons and Jaxson Panker each getting two. 
Hunter Cannon and Noah Culwell would each get a hit for the Bucks, while Landon Colwell, Addison Hale, Jackson Mathis, and Brett Page would each get two.  Ian Barnes, Carson Donnell, Garrison Randolph, and Gracie Randolph would each come away with three hits.  Barnes, Cannon, and Mathis came away with doubles, while Donnell and Randolph had two doubles. 
That same day the Memorial Gardens’ Rascals played the DeKalb Funeral Chapel Titans in yet another close match-up.  The Titans would prevail 8-7. 
The Rascals’ Annabella Dakas, Bryna Pelham, Kolton Slager, Katherine Vickers, and Lilliana Vickers each took one hit in the game, with Bradley Pelham, Aiden Taylor, Austin Vickers, and Westin Wright each getting two.  Pelham, Vickers, Vickers, and Wright would each get doubles. 
For the Titans Avery Agee, Seth Fuson, Maddox Hale, Kole Kangas, Kinsley Savage, Tucker Webb, and Ty Webb each got one hit, with Paul Oliver, Skylar Savage, and Briar Williams each getting two.  Wesley Kent got three hits.  Agee, Hale, Savage, Webb, and Williams each had doubles in the game. 
The Tennco Bombers came out on top against the Liberty State Bank Mustangs that evening in a 14-2 win.
For the Bombers Dylan Cathey and Bryson Trapp each had a base hit, while Martin Willingham, Peyton Guess, and Gracin South each had two.  Alexander Antoniak, Seth Gibbs, Isaac Hannah, and Peyton Saylors each had three hits. Hannah and South each recorded doubles, while Antoniak and Saylors had two doubles. Guess and Trapp each had triples, with Guess also taking a home run. 
Dare Collins, Marshall Farler, Hannah Hennessee, Katherine Knowles, Haylie Washer, and Zayleigh Washer each got one hit for the Mustangs, while Sydeney Polk got two. Farler and Hennessee each recorded a double. 
The Chargers faced the DeKalb Animal Clinic Criiters that same day, with the Critters getting the win 6-1. 
Kholton Melton got one hit for the Chargers, while Lacey England, Luke Midgett, and Zeva Robinson each got two.  Melton and Robinson each had doubles in the game, with England getting a triple. 
For the Critters Savory Brown and Talan Gentry each came away with one hit, while Axel Aranda, Ellie Dillard, Ronnie Edwards, Maria Little, and Kaitlyn Wood each got two.  Carter Benson and Taylor Woodard each had three. Aranda, Dillard, and Woodard each had doubles during play.