Gryphons Wrap Up Big East Baseball

Collins Cuthrell played his last regular season game tonight at home for Rocky Mount and and played one of those games. Cuthrell hit a two run homer in the first, has a two run double in the second and came to bat in the third with the bases loaded where he hit into a 6-4 force play and beat the throw to first to drive in his fifth run. Just for good measure he singled in the fourth inning.

Matthew Berry was not far behind going three for three with a homer and a double with four rbi's. Benton Moss drove in two team mates with a single and Michael Whitehead had one. Spencer Bell also brought home a run.

Hobbs Johnson gave up a single run over four innings which was only the second run he has given up during conference play this year. He gave up two hits and struck out nine. Parker Helms pitch the fifth for the Gryphons.

The Gryphons win their twentieth game of the season with two losses and in doing so it is the fourth straight year that Rocky Mount has won twenty in a season which is their first ever four year twenty win streak.

Rocky Mount who already owns the #1 seed in the Big East will not have to share the title as they are the outright champs. They finish the season Thursday at Northern who lost 7-1 tonight at Hunt.

Girls softball remained winless losing to Southern. They only have two more chances to find a victory this year Thursday at Northern and Monday in the Big East softball tournament being played at Glover Park in Nashville.

I don't know the score but tennis lost in the first round of the state playoffs to Eastern Wayne. The conference soccer tournament was rained out last night so Rocky Mount now will play the winner of Northern and Nash Central Wednesday in the semi's.

Charles Austin has published the Gryphon football schedule on the Gryphon Grapevine. the Gryphons open with an Endowment game at Bertie who last week named Greg Watford as their new coach. Back in 1978 and 1979 when Watford ran as a Halfback for Ahoskie and his senior year made all state in football I use to call his number back on the radio. Him going to coach Bertie is like Roy Williams taking over for coach K at Duke. He's gone over to the ememy.

There is sadness tonight as I feel like I need to pass along with a heavy heart the death of Harry Fish. Harry who loved to take pictures has taken many a picture of little leaguers and on and on over the years and given them to players. Tonight's baseball game several people mentioned to me that Harry had supported all Rocky Mount area players through the years. To Don his brother and Ben his nephew we all feel with you and pray for the family.