The Statesboro baseball team befell a peculiar situation Saturday, as it saw them play two games against two different teams in two different cities.
    First and foremost was their regularly scheduled series finale with Benedictine, which would end in a 11-6 loss for Statesboro and clinch the series for the Cadets. Benedictine would score seven runs in the first two innings to go up 7-2, but Statesboro fought back in the fourth with a three-run effort to make it 7-5.
    Ultimately it was a three-run fifth inning by the Cadets that would seal the game and the series for Benedictine. Statesboro won the initial game Monday 11-0 in five innings, but would drop Wednesday’s game 9-8 and then Saturday’s to lose the series.
    Austin Daneils and Ty Tiddick each had three hits for Statesboro, with Daniels also picking up three RBI. Cam Harvey would also notch two hits.
    But what made Saturday unusual was the game Statesboro played in the evening against Jeff Davis. This game was a makeup from a game that was rained out on Feb. 22 but could only be made up Saturday night.  So Statesboro drove back from Savannah and salvaged their weekend with a 4-2 win at Mill Creek Park.
    With Jeff Davis up 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Statesboro scored three runs in the frame to seal their third win of the season despite being outhit 8-4 and committing three errors.
    Ty Tiddick would give Statesboro five strong innings of work on the mound, earning three strikeouts and also driving in a run as a hitter.
    Statesboro (3-5) will now prepare for a three-game series this week with Richmond Hill, starting with Monday’s game at Mill Creek Park at 6:00 p.m.

Statesboro JV thumps Screven JV
    Statesboro’s JV baseball team shutout Screven County’s JV Saturday afternoon 10-0.
    The Blue Devils run productions corresponded with the inning, scoring one run in the first, two in the second, three in the third and four in the fourth.
    Ryan Lindsey led Statesboro with two hits and two RBI, while Austin Arendes also notched two RBI on the night. Austin Williamson got the win on the mound with three innings pitched and three strikeouts.

Portal game ends
awkwardly
    Portal’s game against New Hampstead was halted for a strange reason Saturday afternoon.
    After being up 9-4 in the fourth inning, a New Hampstead runner crossed home plate and would shatter the actual base upon impact. Since there was no adequate replacement nearby, the game is reported to be postponed and picked back up when the Phoenix face the Panthers again in Portal on March 25.
    The Panthers will pick region play back up at home on Tuesday against Jenkins County at 6:00.

Bulloch Academy gets walk off win
    The Bulloch Academy baseball team picked up their first win of the season in their doubleheader debut Saturday  -- splitting two games against Hilton Head Christian Academy.
    BA would take the opener by a 6-5 score, winning on a walk off hit after trailing 5-3 going into the bottom of the fifth inning. Davis Childs’ two-run homer in the fifth helped tie things up before the walk off hit in the sixth.
    The second game the Gators would falter 6-3 to even the split with Hilton Head, who led 4-3 going into the fourth inning and would score two more runs in the frame to solidify their win.
    Billy Tillman hit a two-run homer to match the efforts of Childs in game one, while Don Aaron would come away with a two-hit afternoon as well.
    BA (1-1) is on the road next at Thomas Jefferson Monday at 4:00.