East Rutherford 2A State Champs!

East Rutherford won both games today to win the 2A state championship. Tyler Smith was the game winning pitcher in the first game of the day beating North Lenoir 3-1. Cullen Park won game 2 by the score of 8-1. Don't have any stats but maybe Rocket will.
Congratulations to North Lenoir for a great season and a good championship series. Congratulations to ER for taking the title back to Forest City and Rutherford county!!!
Go Big Red!!!

 

GAME 1
ER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...0 3 1
NL 2 0 1 0 0 1 X....4 3 1

HITTING:
NL -
Stihl Sowers 1-3, HR , 2 RBI
Andrew Manning 1-2, RBI
Bryce Grady 1-2, RBI

ER
Zeke Blanton 1-3
Cullen Park 1-3
Daniel Goodnight 1-3

PITCHING:
NL - Stihl Sowers 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 8 K, 2 BB.....WIN (7-0)
ER - Ryan Leach 6 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB....LOSS (9-2)

Sowers was brilliant. Did not know his changeup was that good. He also had the big blow on offense, hitting a 2-run HR after Sutton walked to lead off the game. Leach pitched well after that. NL had only 3 hits, but all were good for RBI's. That was the difference.
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GAME 2

NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...1 4 2
ER 2 0 0 0 0 1 X....3 10 1

HITTING:
ER -
Zeke Blanton 2-4, 2B (19), RBI
Tyler Smith 2-3
Michael Milam 1-3, 2B, R

NL -
Stihl Sowers 1-3, 2B
Brandon Sutton 1-4, R
Bryce Grady 1-2, 2B, RBI

PITCHING
ER Tyler Smith 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB...WIN (9-0)
NL Brandon Sutton 6 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 7 K, 0 BB...LOSS (10-1)

The Cavs got on the board early as Blanton led off with a hit and scored on Baldwin's liner to left plus E-9, moving him to 3B. Meltons sac fly gave the Cavs the only 2 runs they would need. T. Smith kept the Hawks off balance all game.

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GAME 3
NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0....1 3 3
ER 1 6 1 0 0 0 X....8 10 0

HITTING
ER -
Michael Milam 3-3, 2B, 2 R
Zeke Blanton 2-3, R, RBI
Seth Baldwin 2-3, HR (13), 3 RBI

NL -
Brandon Sutton 1-3, R

PITCHING
ER Cullen Park 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 8 K, 1 BB....WIN (6-0)
NL John Alphin 1.1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 K, 1 BB....LOSS

RECORDS : East Rutherford 31-2 (2nd most wins in NCHSAA history to 2004 ER team)
North Lenoir 28-5

The Cavaliers pitching depth proved the difference as Park never allowed the Hawks to mount a serious threat. Baldwin's 3-run HR in the 2nd was big, as it gave ER a 7-1 lead and took away thoughts of Sowers returning to pitch in a close game. Great run by the North Lenoir Hawks. Bobby Reynolds Cavaliers now have won 4 rings in 6 years. Blanton was MVP. Melton, Smith and Blanton played as freshman on last title team (2004).

 

Congrats

to the cavaliers on a great season

 

Congrats to ER.

 

congratulations to ER from the South Caldwell gang. Way to fight back and get the championship. Boy I wish we could have a 2 out of 3 seris between ER and SC now. I need more high school baseball!!!!

 

Congratulations on the victory/2-A champions 2007. 1984 graduate.

 

Congrats on the Spartans 4A title also. I guess both of these titles were expected by a lot of people, but that didn't make it any easier to attain.

 

Congrats Rocket from another Spartan fan! I know you are proud of your son for the great pitching job he did this year and rightfully so.

 

congrats to er. you impressed me as much as any team i have seen in years.