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Tigers robbed of victory in last inning loss to Indians
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Third basemen Andrew Burt tracks down a fly-ball in a game at Tigers Stadium on March 15. - photo by Bob Christian
Torrential spring rains returned to wash out the first game of Dawson County’s three-game series with region 7-AAA rivals Lumpkin County on March 25. Instead the Tigers opened the series with a 4-1 loss on the road and played their second double-header of the season to conclude the series on March 29. In a pair of games that were not decided until the final inning, Dawson County split the double-header with the Indians as they held on to win game one by a score of 5-1, but then saw the Indians complete the come back victory in game two with an 11-9 tally. Game one started in smashing fashion as senior Hudson Sapp opened the game with a full-count, solo home run to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. Dawson County took advantage of some loose pitching from the Indians and put together two more runs in the bottom of the third inning to extend their lead to 3-0 at the halfway mark. Sapp doubled and scored in the bottom of the fourth to pad the lead, and Kristian Kelley did the same in the bottom of the fifth to put Dawson County out front by a 5-0 margin with two innings left to play.