Peach County’s Ace Jackson Peavy Silences Bearcats in 9-0 Shutout
Published 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2025
The Bainbridge Bearcats (4-9, 3-2) were shutout by Peach County’s southpaw five-star pitcher and University of Georgia commit Jackson Peavy, who went five no-hit innings, striking out 11 batters, walking five and throwing 112 pitches in the 9-0 defeat.
“He’s a great pitcher with great velocity, a good curveball,” assistant BHS baseball coach Ryan Riles said. “It’s tough if you’re not ready to hit, you can’t swing out of your shoes. Guys like that you have to keep it simple.”
BHS’ night consisted of leaving runners in scoring positions, which reared its ugly head against the best team in AAA Region 1: the Peach County Trojans (16-2, 5-0).
The Bearcats were able to extend counts out, which is evident with the 112 pitches thrown by Peavy through 5.0 innings. But the bottom of the fifth inning defined this game. Trailing 7-0, the Bearcats were set up for a potential rally when third baseman, second baseman, and shortstop Brooks Hines who walked three times against the Trojans led the bottom of the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk. Starting pitcher, and third baseman Parker Landrum would advance to first base after a dropped third strike, and a pitch hit center fielder Nate Cannon to load the bases with no outs.
That’s when Peavy showed why he’s a five-star pitcher, striking out the next three BHS batters in 13 pitches to get out of the jam. It was the second time Peavy had pitched out of the bases loaded, unscathed.
“We haven’t hit with runners on, it’s been a problem all year,” Riles said. “We’re just going to have to shorten up, make adjustments, and get it done. We left too many runners on.”
Freshman second baseman and right fielder Benji Dollar recorded the Bearcats’ only hit—a single on a fly ball to right field—during the bottom of the sixth inning.
Kennedy Washington and Landrum had stolen bases, and Cannon and left fielder Amarion Donaldson were hit a combined three times and got on base, giving BHS opportunities to get on the scoreboard.
Landrum showed resilience on the mound against 20 Peach County batters, pitching 3.2 innings and throwing 86 total pitches. He recorded two strikeouts and limited the damage to three earned runs on three hits, including a sacrifice fly and single in the second inning with two outs, and another single in the fourth. Despite the challenges, he demonstrated grit and tenacity throughout his outing by working himself out of jams.
Despite the game starting to get out of hand by the top of the fifth inning, with the Bearcats trailing 7-0, catcher Graham Beckham delivered a standout defensive moment earlier in the game. In the top of the fourth inning, he made a crucial, heads-up play by tagging out a runner attempting to steal home, halting the opposition’s momentum and ending the inning on a high note.
“We got a called strike there too,” Riles said. “That was the perfect stop by Graham to make that tag, to be alert that was good awareness on his half. We need to continue to make those types of plays as a team, and it’ll be a different outcome.”
The Bearcats are gearing up for a quick turnaround, hitting the road to take on the Miller County Pirates today at 5:30 pm, followed by a region series finale matchup at Peach County on Friday night, also set for a 5:30 pm first pitch.
