YOUNG HARRIS, GA. The Young Harris bats were on fire this weekend, as they outscored Union 30 to 5 throughout the series. The whole lineup contributed to the high-power offense, as the Mountain Lions won both games today handedly. YHC won the first game 10-1 and the second 15-2. 

The Mountain Lions advance to 3-0 and the Bulldogs fall to 0-3 as the opening series comes to an end. YHC will hit the road this upcoming weekend (Feb 9th/Feb 10th) where they will take on West Georgia in a 3-game series. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

Game 1: 

- Jackson Kemp homered to center field to put the first 2 runs on the board for YHC. 

- Jeremy Begora (1-1) and Steven Spell (1-3) had 2 RBIs a piece. 

- Travis Burnette got the win today on the mound, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 6. Ryan Cross closed out the last 4 innings, striking out 7. 

- The game was close until the 8th inning where the Mountain Lions scored 6, which was unanswerable for the Bulldogs. 

Game 2: 

- Union went up 1-0 in the 1st inning off Mitch Sisk's home run to right center. 

- YHC responded in the 3rd inning, scoring 8 total runs. Drew Bray, Jarrett Ford, Jack Enrico, Jackson Kemp, and James Basham all contributed to the RBIs this inning. 

- As a pinch hitter, Jace Wilson (2-2) added on 2 runs with a single in the 6th. 

- Zach Hart pitched 6 innings; he picked up 5 strikeouts and allowed one earned run. 

- YHC put up 18 hits to Union's 5.

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