Archive for April, 2009

Falcons advance to tournament championship

Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings, Social gatherings on April 27, 2009

FalconsThe CW Davis Falcons routed the East Hall Vikings yesterday with a final score of 16-4. This win advances the Falcons to the tournament championship which will be played tonight, April 27, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at Laurel Park in Gainesville, GA.

There were numerous highlights to yesterdays game. Alden Jackson started on the hill and went 1 full inning allowing only 1 run. Brad Brown pitched very well for innings 2 and 3. Dylan Streets entered in relief of Brown and pitched the 4th and 5th innings to close out the game.

Offensively, the Falcons performed very well. Big Mac Combs continues to hit the ball well. Combs hit a singe and a double on the day. The double went to Center Field and the poor player let the ball roll through his legs all the way to the fence so Combs ended up scoring on the hit. Stephen Skeggs went 1 for 2 on the day with a double down the Left Field line, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and a strike-out. He scored 3 runs on the day. Skeggs improves his average to .459 for the season. Andrew Miles had a great day at the plate with 2 singles and a double with 5 RBI’s on the day. Brandon Benevento put a double down the Left Field line and got an RBI. Dylan Gibeau returned to the Falcons line-up after being on the DL for the entire regular season. Gibeau was the DH and went 3 for 3 on the day with 2 singles and a double.

The Falcons will face the Gainesville Red Elephants tonight for the championship game. We hope to take it all.

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Dizzy Skeggs

Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, DDS, Family happenings, Photos, Social gatherings on April 23, 2009

So, I came in to 4 last minute tickets to the G-Braves 2:00 p.m. game for yesterday. I ended up checking Stephen out of school and taking him. My business partner came along and brought his son as well. This is what happened between the 8th & 9th innings.


Dizzy Skeggs from Kevin Gilbert on Vimeo.

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Falcons take first place with win over Gainesville

Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings, Photos on April 22, 2009

CW Davis Falcons

The CW Davis Falcons middle school baseball team has finished regular season play in 1st place. Last night’s 8-4 win over the Gainesville Red Elephants sealed the Falcons 1st place spot. This was the final regular season game and the Falcons ended up with a record of 11-3.

Last nights highlights were plentiful. Mack Combs continues to stay hot at the plate and had a double and single on the night. Stephen Skeggs had an awesome night at the plate as well going 3 for 5 on the night with 2 RBI’s, 3 runs scored, and a stolen base. Cameron Warner scorched a ball to Right Center field for a double. Andrew Miles also hit a double last night. Brandon Benevento, Dylan Streets, Duece Davidson, and Micah McWhorter all hit or put the ball in play to advance a runner or bring in a run during last nights game too.

Defensively, Brandon Benevento dominated on the mound once again. Benevento went 6 innings and threw 8 strike outs. Andrew Miles entered in relief in the bottom of the 7th inning and struck out the side.

Congratulations to the CW Davis Falcons, the first ever Hall County Middle School Baseball League Champions.

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We’re getting a $20,000 discount on our new house

Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Family happenings on April 16, 2009

Front viewYep. You read that right. As most of you know, we’ve been house hunting actively since about the 3rd week of February of this year. And it’s been quite an adventure. The house we currently have under contract is the 4th one we’ve attempted to buy. 

To make a potentially long story short, the Appraiser ended up appraising the house for $20,000 less than the agreed upon sales price. At first, we were a bit disappointed but we quickly came to the realization that such an appraisal was a good thing for us. It meant that worst case, we weren’t going to overpay for a house, and best case, we might get this house for a lot less than we initially agreed to pay. Obviously, the latter has happened.

Now, I’ve had folks tell me we’re lucky, that it’s good karma, and that we must be living right. All I can say is, that Ginger and I believe that God is obviously looking out for us. We really had nothing to do with it. Call it what you will, but we call it a blessing from the Lord.

We close on April 27th and needless to say, we’re super pumped about it. And BTW, if you’re not busy on May 1, 2, or 3, go ahead and block those days out to help us move…

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Falcons split their last 2, record now 7-3

Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings on April 16, 2009

FalconsThe CW Davis Falcons faced the South Hall Knights on Tuesday evening, April 14, 2009. It was a long night at the ballpark and in the end the Falcons just didn’t have enough juice to push past the Knights. The final score was 9-7. It was obvious that the team had not been together for a game or practice in 2 weeks.

There were some positive notes for Tuesday’s game against the Knights. Mack Combs hit a triple deep to Right Center Field. Stephen Skeggs went 2 for 2 on the night improving his batting average to .500 for the season.

Last night, the Falcons played the Chestatee War Eagles. It was quite a blow out with a final score of 14-0. There were plenty of highlights that could be mentioned, but the most outstanding of all was the pitching performance of Brandon Benevento. The kid was on it all night. Benevento pitched the entire game which was called after 5 innings. He threw 46 pitches on the night and nearly threw a perfect game. Unfortunately, Benevento did give up 1 hit in the bottom of the 5th inning. Even so, a 1 hitter with no walks with just 46 pitches is insanely off the hook. That’s an average of 9.2 pitches per inning folks. I doesn’t get much better than that.

Offensively, it seems like everyone in the line-up reached base at least once and most reached either on a hit or by putting the ball in play. Stephen Skeggs entered the game in the bottom of the 4th inning and reached base on a Fielders Choice during his at bat in the top of 5th. He also came around to score.

We play again on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Alberta Banks Park and then again on Sunday April 19, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel Park.

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