Kennesaw Generals

ONLY. FOUR. TOURNAMENTS. LEFT!

It's been bittersweet to realize that this year we are writing the final chapter of the 12u Kennesaw Generals.

To see these 10 players grow into the fine young men they are has been a gift.

And we couldn't have asked for a more special group of boys, coaches, and families to go on this journey with. We'd do it all again in a heartbeat.

But there's still some business left to take care of!

The Generals will take some well-deserved rest this weekend before gearing up for the final stretch of the season including the upcoming Travelball Select National Championships and Perfect Game World Series.

And if the last two weekends are any indication, it's going to be a wild ride!



Kenneth J Sanders Michelle Sanders Angel Allen Jason Allen Cindy Lowe Javis Littles Blair Battle Lee Belinda Crowson Fleming Michael Travelstead Amy Cowan Travelstead Mike Duchaj Melissa Duchaj Joey Williams

The Kennesaw Generals (21-9-2) are set to play their 9th tournament of the 2021 spring season when they participate in the PRB May Slugfest being held at the all-turf Lakepoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Ga. The tournament has eight teams that have been divided into two pools. The top three teams from each pool will advance to a six-team single-elimination tournament on Sunday, May 9th.
The Generals will open play in the three-day tournament on Friday, May 7th when they take on the GBSA Rays out of Snellville, Ga. First pitch for the weekend opener is scheduled for 6:00 pm.
On Saturday, May 8th, the Generals will play a pair of games. In the first game, they will take on Service Baseball – Force Recon. Service Baseball comes into play with an 11-12 record on the season. They went 2-2 last weekend in a Perfect Game event and were knocked out of the first round of bracket play with an 11-3 loss to Showcase Baseball Blue. Service Baseball hails out of Suwanee, Ga. Action is scheduled to get underway at 1:00 pm.
The second game of the day is scheduled to start at 5:00 pm and will see the Generals take on Dingers Elite. The Dingers went through a complete overhaul of their coaching staff and roster following the 2020 season and are in rebuilding mode. The Dingers are located in Buford, Ga.
Kennesaw is coming off a disappointing 5th place finish at last weekend’s PBR State Championships. The Generals were also bounced from the first round of bracket play. They fell to Titans Blue by the score of 7-4. They will look to rebound this weekend as inconsistent hitting has plagued the team coming out of their two week spring break hiatus.
Fans of the Generals can follow all of the action live on the team’s official GameChanger page.
Who’s Hot – Hitting
James Lowe - James has been hot all season, but especially hot post-spring break. He has hit .571 with a 1.000 slugging percentage. He has a team-high 12 RBI in those 9 games and had 4 doubles, a triple, and a home run.
Jaxon Bowen – Like Lowe, Jaxon is tied for the team-high in batting average at .571. He is also leading the team in on-base percentage as he has reached base 70% of the time since the break.
Who’s Hot – Pitching
Jennings Allen – Jennings has thrown 4.33 innings after coming off spring break. He has not allowed a run and has given up just 3 hits and has a WHIP of 0.63
Ryan Trout – Ryan threw a complete game 4 hitter versus Swing Check Baseball in his only outing since the team came out of the break. He struck out 7 and allowed no walks.
Who’s Hot – Fielding
James Lowe – James has been perfect in the field over the past 9 games. He’s handled 35 chances including 11 assists without making an error.
Jordan Littles – Like Lowe, Littles has been flawless in the field. He has 10 put-outs and 8 assist during the same time frame.
Probable Starting Pitchers (subject to change)
Game 1 vs. GBSA Rays – Jordan Sanders (1-0, 3.60)
Game 2 vs. Service Baseball – Skyler Lee (2-1, 1.53)
Game 3 vs. Dingers Elite – James Lowe (3-4, 4.97)

Kennesaw Generals To Compete In PBR May Slugfest The Kennesaw Generals (21-9-2) are set to play their 9th tournament of the 2021 spring season when they participate in the PRB May Slugfest being held at the all-turf Lakepoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Ga. The tournament has eight teams that have been divided into two pools. The top three teams fr...

The Kennesaw Generals (21-9-2) suffered an unexpected early exit from the PBR State Championship Tournament over the weekend. The Generals were bounced from the event when they suffered a 7-4 loss to Titans Blue, who they had previously defeated twice this year.
Kennesaw starting pitcher James Lowe (3-4, 4.97) started the game strong in the top of the 1st when he struck out the first two batters. A single and a walk followed, however, giving the Titans an early threat. After the Titans pulled off a double steal Lowe induced a foul out to 1st baseman Jaxon Bowen to end the inning without any damage.
The Generals went in order in their half of the inning. The Titans’ wasted no time getting back to work on offense in the top of the 2nd. A lead-off double and a single put the Titans on the board just three pitches into the inning. The second batter of the inning would come around to score after a wild pick off attempt advanced him to 2nd base. He stole 3rd and then scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd.
Kennesaw again went without a base runner in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the 3rd, Hap Flemming (4-0, 3.93) relieved Lowe, but the Titans already had some offensive momentum on their side. Their lead-off batter singled and stole second. After a strikeout and a walk left runners at 1st and 2nd, another single scored a run. On the hit to center, the ball was thrown away as the Generals missed the cutoff man and allowed the other runner to score on the play as well making the score 4-0 Titans. Flemming limited any further damage by getting a flyout and a strikeout to end the inning.
The Generals could not muster a runner in the bottom of the 3rd inning as the Titans hurler had a perfect game going now halfway through. Flemming escaped any damage in the top of the 4th when he picked a runner off second base who had doubled right before with two outs. The pickoff sent the Generals back on offense, but the Titans set them down in order to keep the perfect game going.
Things started to get hectic in the 5th frame for both teams. For the Titans, a one out walk started things. That walk was followed by a single and a double and a balk to go along with a sacrifice fly as the Titans extended their lead to 7-0.
Jordan Sanders finally broke up the perfect game and no hit bid in the bottom of the 5th with a solid line drive single to right centerfield. He stole second and went to third when Lowe singled to right field. A strikeout followed, but a walk to Jordan Littles loaded the bases. Jaxon Bowen then blasted a double to right center to score both Sanders and Lowe and send Littles to 3rd. Littles crossed the plate a few pitches later on a wild pitch to cut the score to 7-3. Lee followed the wild pitch with a double of his own plating Bowen. Hunter Duchaj courtesy ran for Lee (who was catching) and stole 3rd, but a strikeout and a ground out to 2nd ended the inning with the score now 7-4.
The Titans tried to extend their lead in the 6th and final inning as Jennings Allen (1-0, 3.27) relieved Flemming. Allen got the first batter to foul out on the first pitch of the inning but gave up a double to the next batter. A ground ball single to center was fielded and fired home and the batter went to second to give the Titans runners at 2nd and 3rd with just one out. The Generals pulled their infield in to shut off any further runs and the move paid off. The next batter grounded to 2nd baseman Littles who fired home to Lee at the plate to nail the runner from third. On the play, the runner from 2nd headed to third and the batter made the turn and headed to 2nd. Lee alertly zipped the ball to Ryan Trout at shortstop. Trout had the runner hung up between 1st and 2nd and began chasing him back to the bag at first all the while keeping an eye on the runner who was now at 3rd base. When that runner broke for home, Trout quickly turned his attention to that runner and ran at him until he committed to home where he too fired to Lee and Lee made the tag for the second out at the plate and the third out of the inning to keep the score 7-4.
The Generals tried to mount a comeback in the bottom of the 6th. Flemming started the inning off by drawing a walk. A strikeout followed for the first out. Trout then sent a sharp grounder up the middle that looked destined for a hit, but with the shortstop playing up the middle for the double play possibility, he made a great diving stop and flipped to 2nd for the fielder’s choice and to give the Titans two outs. The game then ended on another fielder’s choice and sent the Generals home early.
“I mean, you really have to tip your hat to the Titans today. They just out hit and outplayed us in this game. Their pitcher was outstanding for the first four innings and I think he got a little tired there in the 5th and it was just too late for us to get all the way back into the game.” stated Coach Trout following the defeat. “We did a lot of things right today like that defensive play there in the top of the 6th. We work on plays like that every week in practice and we executed perfectly today, so we just have to keep grinding and be ready to play next weekend.” continued Coach Trout
The Generals will be back in action at Lakepoint Sports Complex as they participate in their 9th tournament of the spring season. Kennesaw was originally scheduled to be off, but with the rainout last weekend they will play a make-up tournament over the Mother’s Day weekend. Fans of the Generals should check back later this week for a preview of the upcoming tournament.

Generals Fall To Titans The Kennesaw Generals (21-9-2) suffered an unexpected early exit from the PBR State Championship Tournament over the weekend. The Generals were bounced from the event when they suffered a 7-4 loss to Titans Blue, who they had previously defeated twice this year. Kennesaw starting pitcher James Lowe....