Spencer Bell hit a two run shot and Collins Cuthrell, Parker Helms, Jeremy Trevathan, and Matthew Berry all hit solo shots as the Gryphons acted like Hot Shot insect spray in clobbering Roanoke Rapids. Hobbs Johnson picked up his second win of the year going three innings in the five inning game.
Barring injury and the early results from the pitching this years Gryphon fortunes will hinge on how the bats do. This is the first time this year that the Gryphon bats have been blazing. Today's win brings the season to 5-1.
Rose will be at Gryphon Stadium Thursday at 4.00pm to make up the snow out the first day of the season, and Saturday Tarboro is here for a 1.00pm first pitch.
Softball is finding life hard. Today they lost 17-4 at Beddingfield.
Tashawn Mabrey and Darius McKnight make the all Big East first team. Danita Whitaker and Timishia Walker make first team for the girls. Danita shares the player of the year honor but I don't know how to explain why Tashawn who made all state this week is not Big East player of the year.
I just want to put to rest the rumor that the reason North Carolina played their NIT game last night in the old Carmichael Arena instead of the Dean Dome was not because they thought Rocky Mount was too hard of an act to follow at the Dean Dome. Even though the Gryphons are the best team to play there this year.
The Triangle area is buzzing this morning after both North Carolina and N C State won their NIT openers last night. If they win their second round games they will be paired up for round three. I hope Carolina fans don't think what they saw last night was improvement. They hustled last night something they have not shown all year. let's don't kid ourselves William and Mary would have buried Carolina in Willamsburg.
I hope when Carolina loses to Mississippi State it goes to the wire. I want Carolina to win but I don't see it happening. State travels to UAB and you can expect another 60-58 game which means they could win or they could lose. there is a good chance neither wins their next round game.
