Vikings Secure Home Playoff Berth
The Treutlen County High School Vikings baseball team delivered a statement week on the diamond. They picked up three crucial region victories to improve their stellar record to 19-4 overall and an unblemished 10-0 in Region play. vs. Wheeler Co.
By routing rival Wheeler County and sweeping a two-game series against the Telfair County Trojans, the Vikings have officially secured a home playoff berth.
The week began at home on Monday with a dominant 10-0 shutout over Wheeler. Acie Dickens put on a clinic at the plate, driving in seven runs on three hits.
Dickens sparked the offense early, lacing an RBI single in the first inning to put Treutlen up 2-0. He followed that up with two more RBIs in the second for a 4-0 advantage.
In the fourth, Dickens broke the game wide open with a bases-loaded double that brought three runs across, making it 7-0. Gavin Bailey and Brylan Ikner added RBI singles in that same frame to stretch the lead to 9-0. The Vikings pushed one final run across in the fifth to end it early.
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vs. Telfair
The bats cooled off slightly on Tuesday as the team traveled to McRae to take on Telfair, but the pitching was ready to carry the load. Jack Walker took the mound and delivered a masterful complete-game shutout in a tense 1-0 victory.
Walker racked up eight strikeouts to keep the Trojan hitters off balance all afternoon. The game's lone run came in the top of the third inning. Dickens grounded out with runners on base, doing his job to bring in the go-ahead run. The Vikings' defense locked down the rest of the way behind Walker to seal the win. vs. Telfair
Returning home on Friday for the series wrapup against Telfair, the Vikings got another commanding performance on the bump. Bailey took the mound and sat down 11 batters on strikes en route to a 6-2 victory.
Treutlen struck first in the bottom of the third with a two-run double off the bat of the red-hot Dickens. The Vikings added a run in the fourth to make it 3-0.
Telfair managed to get on the board with a run in the top of the fifth, but Treutlen quickly answered in the bottom half of the frame for a 4-1 lead.
After the Trojans pushed another run across in the sixth, the Vikings plated two more in the bottom half to put the game out of reach. They held steady in the seventh to close it out.
Looking ahead, Treutlen is slated for two games against Jenkins of Savannah this week. The series opener was played on Monday after presstime. The Vikings will travel to Savannah on Friday for a noon first pitch to wrap up the week.
