Observer seeking top performers....

I created "Around the Prep Diamonds" on charlotteobserver.com, to recognize standout baseball and softball performances. Please urge coaches and/or scorekeepers to let me know worthy nominees.
My goal is to get deserving players' names in the paper and online. Ideas are always welcome.
Cliff Mehrtens
Charlotte Observer ([email protected])
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Around the prep diamonds......

Top baseball and softball performers:

BASEBALL
■ Cherryville’s Chase Scott and Cory Parks combined to pitch a perfect game in a 2-0 victory against Gastonia Highland.
Scott pitched five innings and struck out eight to earn the victory. Parks struck out five in the final two innings to get the save.

■ Hickory Grove’s Kyle Galloway had amazing hitting games on consecutive days.
He was 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs in an 11-3 victory against Charlotte Latin on Monday. Galloway had two home runs and five RBIs in a 14-8 victory against SouthLake Christian on Tuesday.
His two- day totals: 6-for-8, four home runs and 11 RBIs.

Matthew Culbertson, Ryan Cliff and Slater Erwin also hit home runs for Hickory Grove on Tuesday.

■ Cody Still pitched a 1-hitter with 11 strikeouts in Grace Academy’s 22-0 victory in four innings against United Faith.

■ Mallard Creek’s Carlos Aponte was 4-for-4 with three RBIs in a 6-5 victory against Concord Robinson.

■Mount Pleasant’s Garrett Furr pitched a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts, with two hits and two RBIs in a 3-1 victory against North Stanly.

■Butler’s Jake Fincher had two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in a 7-0 victory against Richmond Senior.


SOFTBALL
■ Ardrey Kell’s Kalie Lang struck out 15 in a 6-0 victory against Olympic. She walked one, and allowed two hits.

■ Charlotte Christian’s Mallory Severs was 4-for-4 with three RBIs in a 12-6 victory against Wesleyan, including a home run and a double.

■ Lincoln Charter’s Victoria Morgan had seven RBIs, two triples and a double in a 23-1 victory against Clearview Christian.

■ Alexander Central’s Chelsea Wilkinson, a freshman, threw a no-hitter in her first prep game Monday, an 18-0 victory against East Lincoln.

- Cliff Mehrtens

 

Lake Norman Catcher Joe Faist(2009 unsigned) 4-5 against Forbush Tuesday night 3/10 in a 23-8 win.


Lake Norman lefty Pitcher Nick Lomascola(2009 Catawba signee) Throws 6 1/3 of shutout, no hit baseball surrendering 2 walks. against ashebrook wed night.3/11

 

Are you only interested in high school players or are you including college players?

 

Mooresville wins in 9 innings against rival NPC foe West Rowan 7-6 on a 2 out 2 run walkoff HR by senior Dylan West. Senior Nathan Abraham just returning from injury was 3-4 in his debut for MHS. Also producing key hits and rbis for Mooresville were Billy Nantz (2 run HR) , Jake Beaver, Hunter Nanney and Aaron Meadows. This game took 3 hours and 19 minutes to play.

Pitching by committee Aaron Meadows, Wes Dumford, Jake Beaver and Chris Bonaventure

Mooresville has hit 5 HRs in 3 games

Aaron Meadows 2
Billy Nantz 1
Jake Beaver 1
Dylan West 1

 

Alex Wood

Lefty Alex Wood (signed with the University of Georgia) for Ardrey Kell throws another complete game shutout in 10-0 victory over Butler high school. He only allowed 1 hit and had 8 k's out of 15 outs against a very good Butler team.

 

Freshman catcher for Lake Norman High; Jack Edmiston, called up to varsity yesterday, got his first varsity start due to injury and went 2-3 with a double and an RBI. Also did a great job behind the plate in an 11-0 win against league foe; Statesville. Lake Norman improves to 5-1 and 2-0 in NPC conf...

 

Ardrey Kell

Not an individual but Kell's pitching staff has 3 players 2-0, Wood, Butler, and Lover. Kell is 6-0 with 4 shutouts, and has allowed 5 runs total this season.

 

Marvin Ridge

Marvin Ridge 5-1 (4-0 conf.)Pitching staff has shutout 4 of 6 opponents so far this year.

 

Cody Poarch (UNCG) pitched a no hitter to shut out Forsyth Country Day
7 - 0
He only faced 2 batters over the minimum with 7 K's.
Improves his record to 3-0 with 3 complete game shut-outs.

 

Garner Trojans

Lady Trojan Softball:
Kasey Hamrick 12-for 20, .600
Hallie Warner 12-for-22, .545
Nadia Jeffries 11-for-24, .458
Pitching:
Christie Wright 6-1, 38 IP, 1 earned run, 59 K's

Baseball:
Pat Monahan 4-6 HR and 3 RBI in two games this week and stellar defense