Detailed Game Reports

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Harding clipped Vance 6-3 climbing higher in the standings, posting the 2nd best record in the Meca 8 so far this year.

Behind the pitching of Quinn (1-1), Harding handed Breece the loss for Vance.

The leading hitters in the game for Harding were:
Buckle 2-2
Matthews, 1-1
Deandrea 2-4, RBI

Breece went 1-4 with a HR for Vance.

Vance jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning, but Harding came back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. Vance again took the lead in the top of the 3rd and held Harding at bay until the bottom of the 4th when Harding wrestled it away to take a 4-3 lead. Two more runs in the bottom of the 6th salted it away for the team from Harding.

 

Kannapolis-14 over East Meck-4

Kannapolis' bats came alive after a terrible day yesterday to beat a good East Meck team 14-4 in 5 innings by the mercy rule. Daniel Smith, Andrew Mead and Ryan Query led Kannapolis with 2 hits apiece. One of Smith's hits was homerun and Ryan Petty also homerd for Kannapolis. Drew Mahre pitched well for the Wonders. Somebody for East Meck also homerd during this game, but I haven't gotten his name yet. Good to hear those bats in Ktown again...

 

Somewhat of a blow-out

Kannapolis 14-4 over East

 

I guess this is part of the fun of having 4 spohs starting. After looking awful in losing to Lake Norman, Kannapolis looked great today against E. Meck. Ryan Petty and Daniel Smith hit home runs for Kannapolis. Anyone know why Bartles was pulled after the first inning? Drew Maher pitched well in relief, I just hope Bartles isn't hurt.

 

South Rowan 5 West Rowan 1

The West Rowan Falcons continued their struggle with their bats and got little help from South Rowan pitchers, Andrew Morgan(LHP) and Cody Wright(LHP), as South upended West.

Morgan, at times, seemed to breeze through the West line up with a good moving FB and CB. His only real trouble came in the 6th inning when a misguided CB nipped Patrick Adams, who later scored on an error.

Meanwhile, South hitters made quick work out of inexperienced West pitcher, Peter Allen, who was relieved after 5 batters, 2 of which scored on a single by Gabe Beaver off reliever Wade Moore. Moore, a sophomore, then settled in and pitched well before giving up RBI singles to Morgan and Patrick Atwell in the 4th. Daniel Cauble took the hill in the 5th and pitched well for the final 3 innings.

South: 5 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 E
West: 1R, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 E

LOB: South - 6, West - 6, DP: West, SB: Brett Stirewalt, David Fortson, Brett Shore

....................IP....R....ER....H....SO....BB
South
Morgan WP...........6....1....0.....3....7.....3
Wright S............1....3....0.....0....1.....0
West
Allen LP...........2/3...2....2.....0....1.....2
Moore.............3 1/3..3....1.....3....1.....2 Cauble..............3....0....0.....0....2.....0

 

bartles elbow was hurting him a little bit before the game, he just thought it was because he was loose and he was just a little tight,but it started hurting him pretty bad after the 1st inning

 

St Stephens vs Alexander Central 3/4

St. Stephens jumped on Scott Hall for 3 runs in the first inning before being pulled in the 2nd. Matt Payne came in and pitched the 2-5 innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 8 hitters. Hefner threw the 7th giving up 2 unearned runs and striking out 3. Michaels pitched for Stephens going the distance giving up 1 run and striking out 2.

 

Kannapolis over East Meck

Bartles is fine, his arm was bothering him so the coaches switched him from the mound to 1B. If he was truly hurt, he would've came out of the game completely. He'll be fine. The Ktown boys now get a well-deserved rest after playing 3 straight days. Hopefully this team will continue to mature and get better. Yes its "Wonder"ful having 4 sophomores starting and playing as much as they are,,, and actually all 4 of them are doing well too. But I'm hoping the older guys will carry this team with their leadership and experience. Its always good to see Smith and Petty step up and get big hits like they did tonight. This team can still make a lot of noise in the NPC and win a lot of ballgames despite 2 early conference losses. I don't think opposing teams know our guys and therefore opposing teams don't know what to expect from our guys either. I'd just like to see us get some consistency,,,, we can't continue stinking up the place like we did at Lake Norman,,,, and then the next day we're getting 12 hits off of Patrick Adams/Paul Link. We have a talented and fun team to watch,,,,, it should be interesting....

 

East Gaston @ North Meck 3/12

This game was a make-up from a previous rain-out. It was scheduled to begin at 6:30, but should have been scheduled as beginning "when the umps got through with a prior commitment at a JV game". The game got off to a late start (7:30 or so) and seemed to last forever.

Both teams experimented with the line-ups, the game being a non-conf matchup. The bats were swinging and both teams were hitting the ball sharply. The difference in the game was the speed of North Meck, who turned bunts into base hits and executed good agressive offense repeatedly during the night.

The pitchers for North Meck:

Benji Sheehan (04) started, last 3 2/3 innings. He surrendered 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits & 4 BB while getting 4 K's.

Matt Murhpy (03) came in as the reliever in the top of the 4th inning with 2 out and the bases packed. He got NM out of the jam.

The line on Murphy:
3 1/3 innings pitched, 2 runs, both earned, on 3 hits, 0 BB, 1 HBP getting 6 K's.

North Meck trailed early, allowing East Gaston to jump out to a 2-0 lead, but ignited a 5 run rally in the bottom of the 2nd, establishing a lead they never surrendered.

Neither team was as sharp defensively as you would have liked. The standout player on the field tonight was Jay McConnell, (04) catcher for East Gaston. He was impressive at & behind the plate.

Key offensive contributions from new players:
Craig Williams (04) LF: Batting lead-off
Blake Epps (04) 2B: key hits and great contact
Dan Portone (04) RF: Solid contributor offensively & defensively
Ben Sherrill (04) C: Solid behind the plate and delivered at the plate.

Final Score: NM 10, East Gaston 7

 

North Meck Varsity

Oldguycoach: I must admit that the young varsity squad at NM has exceeded my expectations. I knew this school was going to be loaded with talent after seeing many of these players compete against each other over the last 5-7 years. It is great to see these young men play for the same team fianally. All the years of good coaching by people such as yourself, Mr. Porter and Mr. McAuley are paying off big for these young talented players. Thanks to you and all the other coaches in the North side of Mecklenburg county who have donated your time and talents with these players. The next two to three years are going to be fun for North Meck baseball fans!!!