The Dunwoody Wildcats (Class 7A) and Tucker Tiges (Class 6A) split their opening playoff series doubleheaders but fell in their win or go home third games on Thursday.

Dunwoody broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth with a four-run outburst to go up 7-3. Wes Giles and Cooper Kuriger both drove in runs in the inning which also aided by a pair of Alpharetta errors.

Alpharetta (15-16) jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Wildcats (17-13) clawed their way back to tie the game at 3-3 in the third inning. Nathan Pettit’s RBI double along with a key single by Giles knotted the game at 3-3.

Blake Frost picked up the win on the mound for the Wildcats as he went the final two innings in relief of starter Connor Haynes who went the first four innings and struck out 5.

Owen Anchors got the Wildcats off to a quick start in the second game with a three-run triple in the top of the first inning and then scored on a wild pitch to put Dunwoody up 4-0.

Connor Haynes and J. Norris Neal followed up a Taylor Stephens double with one-out, RBI singles to put Dunwoody up 6-1.

Alpharetta cut the deficit in half via a two-run homer by Cooper Mendlinger in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 6-3 margin.

Shane Soderburg exited the mound for Dunwoody after six solid innings and 6-3 lead. The win would not come his way however as Alpharetta struck for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a 7-6 victory and tie the series at 1-1.

Three walks and two hit batters contributed to the big four-run inning for Alpharetta as they forged into a 6-6 tie.

Logan Racine hit a bases-loaded single up the middle to score the winning run for Alpharetta.

Alpharetta completed its comeback from a 1-0 deficit in the series as a late Dunwoody rally fell short in the 8-6 decision in the final game of the series.

CLASS 6A STATE PLAYOFFS
The Tucker Tigers needed a win in game two of their series in Brunswick against Glynn Academy to stay alive in the Class 6A state playoffs after dropping a 10-5 decision in the first game of the doubleheader.

Tucker responded with an exciting 8-7 victory in the second game at Glynn Academy.  The Tigers came up short in the third and deciding game at Glynn on Thursday afternoon falling 10-5 to end their season.

Lakeside dropped two consecutive road games to Richmond Hill by scores of 12-2 and 15-3 to fall out of the state playoffs.

DEKALB BASEBALL STATE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 27
CLASS 7A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Dunwoody (17-11) 7, Alpharetta (13-16) 5
Alpharetta (14-16) 7, Dunwoody (17-12) 5
Series tied 1-1

CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Glynn Academy (23-7) 10, Tucker (18-10) 5
Tucker (19-10) 8, Glynn Academy (23-8) 7
Series Tied at 1-1

Richmond Hill (22-7) 12, Lakeside (18-12) 2
Richmond Hill (23-7) 15, Lakeside (18-13) 3
Richmond Hill wins series 2-0

CLASS 5A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Blessed Trinity (21-9) 4, SW DeKalb (18-9) 2
Blessed Trinity (22-9) 21, SW DeKalb (18-10) 0
Blessed Trinity wins series 2-0

Cartersville (24-5) 4, Chamblee (15-13) 3 (8 innings)
Cartersville (25-5) 14, Chamblee (15-14) 6
Cartersville wins series 2-0

CLASS 4A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Druid Hills (16-6) 7, Jefferson (16-13) 4
Druid Hills (17-6) 7, Jefferson (16-14) 2
Druid Hills wins series 2-0

Flowery Branch (19-10) 14, Arabia Mountain (11-11-1) 4
Flowery Branch (20-10) 9, Arabia Mountain (11-12-1) 2
Flowery Branch wins series 2-0

Thursday, April 28
CLASS 7A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Alpharetta (15-16) 8, Dunwoody (17-13) 6
Alpharetta wins series 2-1

CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Glynn Academy (24-8) 10, Tucker (19-11) 5
Glynn wins series 2-1

Friday, April 29
CLASS 3A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Dawson County (19-11) at Redan (20-4), DH, 3:00 p.m.

CLASS 2A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Towers (11-8) at Banks County (14-10), DH, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 30
CLASS 3A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Dawson County (19-11) at Redan (20-4), 2:00 p.m., if necessary

CLASS 2A FIRST ROUND (Best of Three Series)
Towers (11-8) at Banks County (14-10), 11:00 am, if necessary

Tuesday, May 3
CLASS 4A SECOND ROUND
Druid Hills (17-6) at Perry (24-9), DH, TBA

Tuesday, May 3
CLASS 4A SECOND ROUND
Druid Hills (17-6) at Perry (24-9), TBA, if necessary

Admission Cost: Adults/Students $10.00 Doubleheader
Adults/Students $7.00 Single Game If Necessary