Caleb Saggus' no-hitter brings easy win; Tigers still second place in Region 8-AA

Caleb Saggus pitched a no-hit shutout against Greene County.

Senior pitcher Caleb Saggus threw a no-hitter last Friday as the Washington-Wilkes Tigers cruised to an easy 12-0 win over the Tigers of Greene County. Never mind that Greene is not doing so well this year - a no-hitter is a no-hitter - and the game had to be shortened due to the mercy rule.

The outcome wasn't so good a few days earlier when the Tigers travelled to Morgan County. The W-W defense had some problems and four errors led to a total of six unearned runs for the Bulldogs who went on the beat the Tigers 10-8. Kelley Roberts absorbed the loss to make his record 3-1 on the season.

The Tigers got off to a good start when Saggus and Drew Wilson each hit their second home runs of the season in the first inning.

Despite the loss, Washington- Wilkes remains in second place in Region 8-AA South with an overall record of 8-4 and a region record of 6-2. The Tigers travelled to North Oconee (the only undefeated team in the sub-region) on Tuesday but results were not know as of this writing. W-W will return to Tiger Field today (Thursday, April 3) to host the Oglethorpe County Patriots beginning at 5 p.m. and the Putnam County Eagles next Monday at 5:30.

Leading hitters for the Tigers against Morgan were Caleb Saggus 3-4, 2b, hr, 3rbi; Lee Thomson 1-4; Drew Wilson 1-3, hr; Jerrick Darracott 2-4, 2b; D.J. Barnett 1-4; and Zach Murray 1-2.

Against Greene, Zach Murray 2-2, 3rbi; Drew Wilson 1-3; Lee Thomson 1-1; Ty McGill 2-2, 3rbi; and Hunter Jackson 1-3 , 2rbi; led the offense.

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