A pair of wins last week strengthened the Washington-Wilkes baseball Tigers' season record to 6-5 but the majority of the satisfaction came from the extra-inning whipping of the Lincoln County Red Devils.

Earlier in the week, the Tigers squeaked by the Harlem Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 behind the pitching of Kevin Stasyshyn and Mark Tench. Stasyshyn pitched for four innings giving up only two runs and Tench came on in relief in the final three innings to pick up the win.

Leading hitters against Harlem were Caleb Saggus (2-for-4) and Clete Wilson (2-for-4).

On Friday, the Tigers travelled to Lincoln County where Demont Gresham pitched his best game of the year, according to head coach Rob Jackson. Grehsam went the distance in the contest and allowed only three hits while recording an incredible 19 strikeouts giving up only one base on balls.

Nevertheless, W-W was down 12 in the top of the seventh when Jonathon Nicholson scored on a sac fly by Stasyshyn to tie the score at 2-all. Lincolnton responded with no runs in the bottom of the frame.

In the top of the eighth, Drew Wilson and Saggus got things started with back-to-back singles. Clete Wilson drove his little brother in with a single up the middle to put the Tigers in the lead 3-2. Saggus stole third and then scored on a wild throw from the catcher to make the score 4-2.

Gresham continued in grand style in the bottom of the inning and struck out the side.

The win puts the Tigers even at 1-1 in region play.

Today, April 6, the team hosts McCormick beginning at 4:30 p.m. Results of the W-W Tigers game on Wednesday, April 5, in Thomson were not available by press time for this issue. On Tuesday, the Tigers beat Athens Academy by a score of 6-5. JERICK DERRICOTT (at left) pitches for the Tiger B-team in a recent game. Above, BLAKE DAVIS is congratulated by Tiger Coach Rob Jackson at third base as he makes the round trip on his home run against North Oconee.