Kennesaw Generals

What do you do when someone says your team is just mediocre?

You battle.

You battle all the way to the championship.

That’s exactly what this group of amazing Kennesaw Generals did this past weekend.

Hunter, Littles, Dubee, Hap, Grant, Skyler, Chance, Jennings, James, and Jaxon.

All weekend they played games that were filled with doubles, triples, line drives, homeruns, lead-changes, strikeouts, diving catches, and just about everything else you can think of.

But there were no heroes or aces.

EVERYONE on the team contributed. Everyone stepped up when called upon to make the catch, throw the strike or get the hit.

And the championship? They won in an extra-innings thriller against a solid Georgia Bombers team in a game that had more action than you would find at any of the MLB stadiums.

So to all the haters, the doubters, the naysayers, and the dream-crushers.

We think there is something about this game that you’re missing.

About why we play this game.

About why we love this game.

It’s not about stats, or numbers, or being the ace or the hero.

It’s about giving 100% to your team and being part of something bigger than yourself.

Baseball brings out the best in you.

It doesn’t define you.

It’s something the band of brothers in this picture already know.

And that should make ALL Kennesaw Generals past and present very proud.

The Kennesaw Generals (24-9-2) played a pair of polar opposite games on Saturday afternoon. They won their first game by the score of 3-2 in a nail-biter that came down to the last couple of innings and then took an 11-1 run-rule victory in their second game. The pair of wins earned the Generals the #1 seed in Sunday’s bracket play of the PBR May Slugfest. By virtue of the top seed, the Generals get a first round bye and will advance directly to the semi-finals where they will await the winner of the All-American Arsenal vs. Base Knox Royals. The game is slated for a 2:00 pm start with the championship game scheduled immediately following around 4:00 pm.
Game 1 vs. Service Baseball Force Recon
In the first game of the day, the Generals took on Service Baseball Force Recon in a good ole fashion pitchers duel. Service jumped on General’s starter James Lowe (3-4, 4.63) for a lead-off single and he was balked to 2nd base. Service’s two-hole batter then blooped a single to left, but the runner at 2nd could not advance. A hit batter then loaded the bases with no one out. A strikeout then followed to leave the bases loaded with one out now, but a wild pitch two pitches later scored a run. The next batter then bunted home and Service tried to score on a safety squeeze, but Lowe swiftly fielded the ball and flipped to Skyler Lee at home to record the second out of the inning on a fielder’s choice. Lowe then struck out the final out of the inning pitching out of a huge jam by allowing just one run.
In the bottom of the 1st, the Generals looked to be off to a fast start when Ryan Trout led things off with a single to right field. However, Trout was caught trying to steal second. The caught stealing proved to be costly as two pitches later Hunter Duchaj blasted his third home run of the season over the right field fence to tie the game at one. That was the only run the Generals could muster in the 1st.
Neither team would score in the 2nd inning. In the top of the 3rd, Service drew a one out walk. A second balk of the game sent him to second and the next batter doubled him home to give them a 2-1 lead. Lowe would strike out the next to batters to limit any further damage. The Generals would get a one out double by Grant Travelstead, but they would strand him on the bases as back to back pop ups ended the inning.
Lowe pitched a perfect 4th inning as he struck out the side and recorded his ninth, tenth, and eleventh strikeouts of the game, but it would be his final inning of work as his pitch count reached a season high 87 pitches. The Generals also went in order in the 4th.
Jordan Littles (4-0, 3.00) relieved Lowe in the top of the 5th. He pitched around a one out single and a walk by getting a fly out to right and a grounder to second baseman Jennings Allen to end the threat and keep the score at 2-1.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Generals mounted their comeback. Lowe singled to center to start the inning. He advanced to 2nd when Jaxon Bowen sent a grounder to short for the first out of the inning. Littles was then hit by the pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. Skyler Lee then hit another grounder to short. This time Service fielded and recorded the force at 2nd for the second out, but the relay to first was not fast enough to nab Lee for the double play and extended the inning. That brought Chance Williams to the plate. Chance roped a 1-0 pitch to right that landed just out of the reach of Service’s left fielder, who then misplayed the ball and let it by him. Lowe scored on the single and Lee raced around from first to score the go ahead run as Williams went all the way to 3rd. Williams was stranded at 3rd when the next batter popped out, but the damage was already done and the Generals now led 3-2.
Littles continued on the mound in the top of the 6th. He ran the count full on the lead-off batter and dropped a beautiful 3-2 curve over the plate to start the inning with a strikeout looking. He then fanned the next to batters swinging to close out the game and earn his fourth win of the season.
“What a game that was to start. Super proud of our kids to battle. James dominated with the 11 K’s and Littles came in and threw some big pitches to close the game out. And what a huge hit by Chance, he’s swinging the bat well lately and that was perfect timing.” head coach Joey Williams stated following the game.
Game 2 vs. Dingers Elite 12u
The second game of the day turned out to be much easier than game one. Generals starting pitcher Hunter Duchaj (1-1, 4.08) set the Dingers down in order in the top of the 1st inning. In the bottom of the inning, Duchaj helped himself when he sent a one out triple to right field. He immediately scored on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Sanders. Lowe followed Sanders with a double to right center and he came around to score when Jaxon Bowen’s hard grounder was booted by the Dingers for an early 2-0 lead.
The Dingers touched Duchaj for a single run in the top of the 2nd when back to back singles were followed by a wild pitch to cut the lead to 2-1. The Generals failed to score in the bottom of the inning.
The Dingers manged a one out single in the top of the 3rd, but Duchaj induced a grounder to short to end the inning. Kennesaw busted the game open in the bottom of the 3rd. Trout started the inning with a walk and he was followed by singles from Duchaj, Sanders, and Lowe which made the score 5-1. Jordan Littles then blasted a three run home run over the right centerfield walk, his first of the season, to make the score 8-1 Kennesaw. The Generals were not done there though, as Skyler Lee tripled down the left field line. The hero from game one, Chance Williams, then singled to left to plate Lee. Williams later scored when Grant Travelstead reached on a Dingers error to make the score 11-1 after three.
Duchaj then retired the side in order in the top of the 4th as he racked up a pair of strikeouts. In the bottom of the inning, the Generals needed just a single run to involke the 10 run rule after four. Trout started the inning with a single to left. He stole 2nd and 3rd and came around to score one batter later when Sanders singled to left to end the game.
“It was a good day and nice to see us handle our business quickly in this game. We kept our opponents to low run totals these three games and that lets us have the bye and the one seed tomorrow. We have everything set up for tomorrow just how we want it, now we have to come ready to play” stated Coach Williams following the game.
The Generals will be back in action tomorrow at 2pm and fans can catch all the action live on the teams Gamechanger page.

Lowe, Littles, And Williams Lead Generals To Pair Of Wins The Kennesaw Generals (24-9-2) played a pair of polar opposite games on Saturday afternoon. They won their first game by the score of 3-2 in a nail-biter that came down to the last couple of innings and then took an 11-1 run-rule victory in their second game. The pair of wins earned the Generals the...