The Whitewater Wildcats varsity baseball team (4-2) picked up two wins over the weekend, beating Dutchtown 11-9 on Friday and Warner Robins 12-8 on Saturday.

Against Dutchtown, the Wildcats had 11 hits with Miles Head, Heine Rivera and Travis Dingler each getting two a piece. Rivera drove in three runs and Dingler had a career-high 5 RBIs. Greg Fisher picked up the win and Nick Nieves got the save. “We made way too many errors tonight but still found a way to pick up a win,” said Coach Frank Dixon.

On Saturday, Whitewater built a 7-3 lead in the fourth inning but the bullpen gave up some runs. Warner Robins tied the game at 8-8 in the seventh inning. In the bottom of the eighth, Whitewater intentionally walked the bases loaded with one out and got a much needed double play. Whitewater scored four runs in the top of the ninth, three of which came from a home run from Justin Carpenter. Nieves got the win and Kevin Lewallen got the save. Lewallen also had two hits in the game, as did a number of others, including Head, Carpenter and Dingler.

The Wildcats host Dutchtown today at 5:30 p.m. They will play at East Coweta on Friday and will host Warner Robins on Saturday at 1 p.m.

McIntosh (4-2) played in the Bash at the Beach over the weekend and split in their two games. On Friday, the Chiefs defeated Bacon County 12-6. They lost to Brunswick 3-1 on Saturday. Andrew Austin was the winning pitcher against Bacon County and also had three RBIS, as did Eric Weiss. Cameron Rich drove in the run against Brunswick. McIntosh will host Eagle’s Landing at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Starr’s Mill (0-4) has lost two close games in a row. The Panthers trailed Milton 5-0 in the fifth inning on Saturday, scored five runs in the sixth and then lost by a run. Bryan Daniels was the losing pitcher. Trent Freeman went 3-for-4 and Brian Fletcher went 2-for-4 in the game.

On Monday, the Panthers lost to East Coweta 4-3. Ed Cook hit a three run home run for the Panthers in the sixth inning. Starr’s Mill plays at Northgate (8-0) today at 5 p.m.

Fayette County (1-4) was off over the weekend. They hosted Sandy Creek last night and will host Griffin today at 5:30 p.m.

Sandy Creek (3-2) defeated East Coweta 5-0 last Friday. Nathan Bowen was the winning pitcher for the Patriots.

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