Hulett pitches near-perfect game

By Editor | April 8, 2026 |

Jeff Davis High junior Zack Hulett turned in one of the best pitching performances in Yellow Jacket baseball history Friday in Hazlehurst in a 7-0 win over Bacon County.
Hulett threw a 1-hit shutout, facing the minimum 21 batters in the 7-inning contest. The Red Raiders’ only hit was a 4th inning single to left by Bacon shortstop Scottland Hennessey. And Hennessey was erased from the bases on the very next pitch in a 4-6-3 double play from 2nd baseman Brady Stevers, to shortstop Brayden Picanso to 1st baseman Tye Rea.
The JD defense backed up Hulett playing without an error. Of course, with Hulett fanning 12 batters and 2 pop foul outs, the Jacket defense had only 7 opportunities to field a ball hit into fair territory. Hennessey’s single was one of only two balls hit out of the infield.
Stevers, at second, was the busiest defender as he fielded four ground balls.
Hulett finished the game strongly, fanning the last 8 batters he faced.
At the plate, the Jackets had 12 hits, led by Rea and Karter Galbreath with a double and 2 singles each. Galbreath drove in 2 runs and Rea 1.
Josh Worthington had a single and a double, Treyton Webster had a double and 2 RBI, Hulett had a double and an RBI, Jeremiah Davis had a single and an RBI, and Jacob Laney singled.
Friday’s win gave the Yellow Jackets a 2 games to one edge in the 3-game series with Bacon.
The series opened Tuesday in Hazlehurst with the Yellow Jackets taking a 9-2 victory.
The game was a close one until the bottom of the sixth when Jeff Davis scored 6 runs to increase their lead from 3-2 to 9-2.
The Jackets sent 12 batters to the plate in the 6th and their 6 runs came on just one hit, a Rea single. Bacon’s pitchers gave up 6 walks, a hit batter and 3 wild pitches, and there was a fielding error and a passed ball.
The Jackets’ 9 runs came on just 3 hits, a Worthington double and 2 singles by Rea. Rea drove in two runs and Hulett and Laney both had one RBI.
Peyton Jones started on the mound and got the win. He went 6 innings, giving up one earned run on 7 hits, 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Hulett closed out the 7th, getting 2 pop outs and a strikeout.
Thursday in Alma, Bacon got its only win of the series with a 12-10 victory. The Raiders led 9-2 after 4 innings. The Jackets scored 2 in the 5th and 3 in the 6th to get within 9-7 but Bacon got 3 insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th to go in front 12-7.
The Jackets didn’t quit as they scored 3 in the top of the 7th and had the bases loaded when the final out was made.
Webster led the hitting with a double, 2 singles and an RBI. Rea had a pair of doubles and 2 RBI, Hulett singled twice, Picanso had 2 singles and an RBI, Worthington had a single and an RBI, and Galbreath drove in 2 runs.
Seth Saunders started on the mound and took the loss. He went 2 innings, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. Stevers pitched an inning, giving up 4 runs on 2 hits, 5 walks and a strikeout. Galbreath pitched 3 innings, giving up 3 unearned runs on a hit, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Score by innings:
BCHS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2
JDHS 0 1 0 1 1 6 x -9