Pitching Comes Through

Michael Whitehead's single drove in Hobbs Johnson and Rocky Mount had the only run they needed in beating Webb High school in Oxford Tuesday. Taylor Clontz had a double for the only other hit that the Gryphons could muster.

When hitting is non-existent who do you call for? Yesterday, Hobbs Johnson took the hill for the first four innings and Benton Moss finished up the last three as the Gryphons down Webb 1-0.

Today at 4.30 the Gryphons play their last so called tune up game before conference play begins at Nash Central next week. Roanoke Rapids is here a 19-0 loser to the Gryphons last week at the RR.

Last week I gave you and update on local players playing baseball throughout the south and of course we have so many I can't keep up with all of them without your help. Richard Sarmeinto reminded me of Edmond Gravely who is playing at Newberry College. I know that Cameron Ramsey plays at Wake Tech. One big problem for some of these schools is that don't have stats on line and Cameron falls in to this category.

I stumbled across Wesley Joyner(Northern Nash) is playing at Mount Olive. He has two hits in three at bats this season. Eric Mull from Rocky Mount Academy also is two for three for Charlie Long at NC Wesleyan. I also found Rocky Mount's Gabe Brown on the Roster at Lenoir CC and two of his teammates are Patrick and Zach Barnes from Faith Christian. By my count that is twenty one ball players from this area extending their careers at the college level. If you know of any more please feel free to let me know.

Carolina is heading to the Big Apple to play in the semi-finals of the NIT. Just looks to me like in the NIT Carolina has been aggressive and not playing to lose. just shows the pressures theses kids play under following a teams National Championship.

The Charlotte Bobcats won their thirty sixth game of the season last night which is the Bobcats franchise record. Barring a collapse the Bobcats are going to make their first NBA playoffs this year.