WEEK #3

Eastern Wayne 16 Wilson Hunt 6

Final score not indicative of how close the game was. Eastern Wayne scored 8 runs in the top of seventh to put an end to a Hunt comeback attempt. Eastern Wayne scored 7 runs in top of 3rd to take the lead over Hunt 7-2. A 2run HR by John Wooten started the proceedings. Cambric Moye hit a solo shot over the left field fence to put E.Wayne up 8-2 in the 4th. Hunt scrapped back in the game & actually had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, down 8-5, 1 out, & HR phenom Jake Strickland at the plate. John Wooten came in & induced Strickland into a fielders choice & ended the inning with a strikeout.

WP: Zach Beachem
LP: Sam Strickland

Sets up next Friday's battle for first place in the ECC: 3-27-09 C.B. Aycock @ Eastern Wayne

 

SWE/Tarboro

South West Edgecombe and Tarboro got together in Pinetops today with Tarboro winning both games.

JV- Tarboro 17
SWE 1
WP- Nick Oliver- 5 Innings, 2 hits, 7-8 k's

Varsity Tarboro 6
SWE 4
WP Boykin
LP Tolson

Good Game- both teams really played hard

I was proud of my sophomore southpaw from SWE- Nate Ferrell relieved Thomas Tolson- went 3 1/3 innings- 5 K's- gave up a couple of runs on a bloop hit with bases loaded. Pitched himself out of a jam a couple of times. Got the Tarboro big bats out when he needed.
Good Job Nate-A-Rooskie- Prairie Dog guide service!!

 

South Granville at Ravenscoft

South Granville played a make up game with the Ravens and came away with a 15-0 win. Tyler Hunter improved to 3-0 with four no-hit IP. The Vikings had 13 hits, led by Clarence Peace with 3. Josh Darroch, A.J. Ragland, Tyler Hunter, and Matt Wilson had two hits each. South Granville is now 4-2 and starts Mid-State 3A conference action next week.

 

Walk off 2 run homer Cardinal Gibbons at Sanderson

Cardinal Gibbons 300 021 1 7 13 1
Sanderson 100 032 2 8 9 4

WP D. Adams (1-0)
LP C.Guthery

With Daniel Adams (freshman) on first and no outs in the bottom of the 7th inning, Sr. C Max Gagnon took a 1-0 pitch over left field at 385' (estimated 410') for a walk off 2 run homer.

Sanderson (5-2) won their 3rd in a row and 5th in their last 6 games.

Sanderson hitters -- K. Wigmore (3-4, 2 runs. rbi), M. Gagnon (1-2, W, SAC, HR, 3 rbi), D. Adams (1-1, W, run), C. Wolfe (1-2, W, rbi), R. Brunson (1-2, rbi), J. King (1-3, run), B. Burke (1-2, run).

Sanderson next week-- Middle Creek, Millbrook and Leesville.

 

Richmond - 8
Cary - 2

Raiders move to 6-3. Next game at Douglas Byrd.

 

Extra innings walkoff

From Thursday:

Salem Baptist defeated Vandalia Christian 7-6 in 8 innings. Salem rallied after being down 3-0 in the 6th and down 6-3 in the 7th to force extra innings. Charlie Heath for Salem hit a walkoff ground rule double to win the game for Salem. Matt Wood goes 4 1/3 innings to pick up the win for Salem striking out 7 and allowing 2 hits. 2011 recruit Jonathan Bethea from Vandalia gets the ND.

 

Pine Forest 3rd week games;
win over EE Smith 10-0
win over 71st 17-2
loose to Southview 5-4

 

Jr. Ricky Holden pitched for Richmond and had 15 punch outs allowing 4 hits. Taylor McDonald pitched for Pinecrest allowing 4 hits, one of which was a homerun in the first inning by Richmond SS Dylan Davenport. Pinecrest gave up an unearned run in the 3rd to make up the scoring. Playing a tough non conference schedule does have a benefit in the long run but you have to be careful not to use up your pitching to early.

 

Cary took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the 5th and then the Richmond County bats exploded.

Cary has three conference games in Week 4:
Monday vs Lee County
Tuesday @ Athens Drive
Friday vs Middle Creek


On Friday the 20th, Apex beat Athens 5-0 and Green Hope beat Middle Creek 8-3.

 

Where are these schools located, and who else pitched for Vandalia?