THREE ROUTS IN ONE DAY

True routs in baseball aren’t that common, especially when the winning team scores twenty one more runs than their opponent. The Dublin Irish baseball, ranked first in the state for the first time in history, were stinging from their first loss of the season to local rival, the Bleckley County Royals on the day before. The Irish took out their frustration of their lack of hitting when they faced Laney High School at Bush Perry Field. The Irish pushed across 10 and 13 runs in the first two innings. Coach Chuck Beale sent in three freshmen pitchers to finish the game. By the end of the fourth inning the Irish lead slipped to 30 to 6. The game ended one-half inning later under the 10 run rule. Across town the Trinity Crusaders were hosting Bulloch
Academy. In the 1st inning of the first game of the doubleheader, the Crusaders sent twenty two batters to the plate, scoring 17 runs. Trinity one the first game 24 to 1. The first inning of the second game was a little bit better for the Bulloch pitching staff. The Crusaders managed only 14 runs. The Crusaders took the night cap by the score of 21 to 0. In the two games, Trinity had 34 hits while over 30 batters were walked. Kevin Williams went 7 for 7 with a double and triple in the first inning of the first game. Trinity pitchers limited Bulloch Academy to only 2 hits and one runs in the double header. Dublin Courier Herald, March 17, 1999.