The Vidalia Indians beat the Tattnall County Warriors on Tuesday night March 21 by a score of 12-2 in six innings at Greg James Field.  The Indians improve to 9-7-1 season record and 3-1 region record.  This was game one of the three game series with game two scheduled for Thursday night at Tattnall County and game three back in Vidalia on Friday night

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Dawson Stewart started on the mound and going all six innings for the win.  Stewart gave up two runs while scattering four hits, hitting two batters but walking none and striking out four batters.  The Indian offense was led by Veer Patel who was 3-3 with a double , scoring one run and driving in four runs.  Walker Moncus was 2-2 including a two run bomb and scoring three runs.  Lawson Lowe was 2-4 with a double, scored a run and drove in two runs with a run rule walk-off single in the bottom of the 6^th inning.

Neither team was able to score in the 1^st inning.  However, in the top of the 2^nd inning the Warriors used an error and hit to score one run to take a 1-0 lead.  The Indians quickly answered with two runs in the bottom half.  Conner Whited led off with a single to center and scored on Patel's double.  After two strikeouts Stewart would help himself with the two out single driving in Patel to put the Indians up 2-1 after two complete.

In the top of the 3^rd the Warriors would fight back as they picked up another run on two hits and a hit batter to tie the game at 2-2.  In the bottom half Cason Banks was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and Moncus followed with a two run bomb to left to put the Indians on top for good by a 4-2 score and Stewart would shut out the Warriors the rest of the way.

In the bottom of the 5^th inning Moncus was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and Bennett laid down a sacrifice bunt which was then mishandled by the infield allowing the runners to move up to 2^nd and 3^rd.  Conner Whited would draw a walk to load the bases with no outs.  Patel followed with a single driving in two runs.  Ty Carter would drive in Whited with a ground ball out and Lowe would score the fourth run of the inning on an error to give the Indians an 8-2 lead after five complete innings

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In the bottom of the 6^th inning Moncus would lead off with a walk and move to third as Bennett doubled off the top of the right field fence.  Whited would draw a walk to again load the bases with no outs.  Patel would drive in Moncus with a sacrifice fly, Moye would drive in Bennett with a single and Lowe would single in Whited and Moye for the walk-off run rule win by a 12-2 score.

(Pictures Courtesy of Carroll Williams)