2nd Round Results

Providence is home because they are a number 1 seed. CC is a #2.

 

Indy vs ND

Lets set the record staight about the freshman starter for ND. He played JV and his record was 1-4 for the season. That win came against the last place team in the CPC. He did only give up 2 runs and 5 hits in 1 1/3 before being pulled. There were lots of questions about starting him.

 

NW Cabarrus 11 Piedmont 4

WP - Nick Daniels
Save - Blake Ketner
LP - Rob Lyerly

Kyle Seager breaks open a 2-2 tie in the 4th with a GRAND SALAMI off of Timmy King!!!! (who had just came on in relief of Lyerly)

After Piedmont closed to 7-4 in the 6th, Ryan Wildrick put it away with another GRAND SALAMI off of King!!!!

The real dagger-in-the-heart came in the 6th when Ketner, in relief of Daniels with the tying run at the plate in the form of home-run specialist Danny Herman, threw one pitch that resulted in a bang-bang 1-6-3 double play.

Timmy King, who had just pitched Tuesday night, tried to slip a fastball by Seager after showing him two completely filthy curves. In the 7th, King's curve wasn't breaking as much and he looked a little tired when Wildrick hit his bomb.

Ketner then repaid Daniels for his Tuesday night save with a save of his own to end the 7th. (he only threw 11 pitches in relief)

The final score was not indicative of how this game went most of the night. It was quite a battle with both teams threatening in the first 3 frames....then Seager hit his blast.

HITTING:
NWC:
Kyle Seager 2-3, HR, GRAND SLAM, 3 R, 4 RBI
Ryan Wildrick, 2-4, 2B, HR, GRAND SLAM, 5 RBI
Blake Ketner, 2 RBI
Jerrod Faggart, 2-3, 1R
Jake Faggart, 1-3, 2R

Piedmont (sorry, I'm not sure who hit 2Bs, RBIs)
Logan, 3-4,
Brian Parker, 2-4

GREAT 2B DEFENSE:
Connor Bean for his dive to his right and the flip to 2B with the bases loaded in the 2nd. (ESPN Sportscenter Highlight)
Brian Parker's leaping catch and 4-3 DP on Bret Honeycutt's screamer with men in scoring position.

NEXT: Sun Valley @ NWC Tuesday night (probables: Chuck Hargett vs. Blake Ketner)

 

West Henderson 10, West Caldwell 3
WP Spencer Linn, 10-1
LP Gwynn Kelley, 5-3

For WC:
Phillip Philyaw, 2/4, double
Ryan Hightower, 2/4
Zack Benfield, 1/3
Cody Coffey, 1/2
Dustin Busha, 2/4, double

For WH:
Spencer Linn, 2/4
Jerry Brinkley, 4/4, HR
Matthew Pruitt, 2/4, HR
Jason Merrill, 1/2
Seth Grant 3/4, double
Scott Batson, 1/3

WH is now 24-2, WC finishes the season at 18-6.

 

Hickory 6 Ashbrook 1

Ashbrook ........1....6....3
Hickory ..........6....9....0

WP - Greg Baker (8-1), 6 Hs, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 Ks
LP - Michael Maples - 4 IP, 7 Hs, 5 Rs, 4 ERs, 6 Ks
Michael Bogaert - 2 IP, 2 Hs, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 Ks

Hickory:
Derrick Boliek - 3-4, 2 Rs, HR (1), 2 RBIs
Wilson Boyd - 3-4, 2 Rs, HR (12), RBI
Isaac Harrow - 1-3, 1 R, 2B, 2 RBIs

Ashbrook:
Michael Bogaert - 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI

Greg Baker goes the distance for his 8th win of the season. Wilson Boyd and Derrick Boliek both go 3 for 4 with homeruns. Boyd hits his 12th homerun of the season and the 6th in the last 4 games. Senior Isaac Harrow gets the Tornadoes going with a 2 RBI double in the 4th inning.

Hickory wins its 13th straight and moves to 22-5. Hickory hosts TC Roberson in Hickory next Tuesday.

 

Owen 9 East Rutherford 7

East Rutherford's 3 yr reign as 2A State Champion ends as Owen defeated the Cavs 9-7. The first two batters for Owen reached on errors, then after a Steven Hensley single scored on BJ Perrys 3 run blast and Owen jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The Cavs fought back, led by Robbie Pruett's 3 run HR. Hensley was brought in to face the tying run in the 6th, but struck out the side, hitting 94 mph on the radar gun. But ER got the tying run to the plate with one out in the 7th only to see the game end on 2 K's.

Leading Hitters :
ER - Blake Bostic 3-4, 2 R
Robbie Pruett 2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR
Tyler Smith 2-4, R, RBI, 2B

Owen - Stephen Hensley 4-4, 3 R
BJ Perry 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Pitching - Winning Pitcher -Chandler Losing Pitcher - Smith


East Rutherford finishes 22-6 on the year, while Owen advances to play at West Henderson Tuesday. Congraluations to the Warhorses, they should have as good a chance as anybody to win the State.

 

CHATHAM CENTRAL 4 SURRY CENTRAL 3
WP HUDSON 5-0 2 2/3 1H 0R 4K 1BB/ ANDREWS 4 1/3 6R 2ER 1BB 5K
LP SMITH

HITTERS CC STRIDER 2-3 1 RBI/ ANDREWS 2-4 1RBI/ HUDSON 1-3/MOODY2-2 RBI 2B ALSO SQUEEZED IN GAME WINNER IN THE 5TH

HUDSON CLOSED THE DOOR EXCEPT FOR 2B TO BOYLES IN 7TH.
RECORDS CC 25-3
SC 17-6

NEXT TUES @ CHATHAM CENTRAL VS SOUTH STOKES / EAST SURRY TOMORROW @ 7:00 SS

 

That sets up the rubber match at West Henderson next Tuesday night. The teams split in the regular season with WH taking the 1st one 3-0, and Owen the second 4-1. Ought to be a large and lively crowd for this one. WHC doing a little better in the playoffs this year.

 

Rose /Garner suspended in the top of the 6th with Rose up 11-3. Rain was making this game very ugly. Garner looked to be overmatched. 3 HRs for Rose.

In 1A, Princeton defeated Topsail 4-3.

 

West Forsyth...8
Person Co........6

W-Chad Jarvis (soph)

More details to follow.

Indy @ West Forsyth on Tuesday.