Two outs in the bottom of the seventh Spencer Bell coaxed a walk from losing pitcher Ryan Gupton. Collins Cuthrell while having a two ball and one strike count was intentionally walked to setup a force at any base. Thomas Berry hit a shot behind the second base bag that Conley's second baseman made a terrific play to keep Berry's possible hit from being the winning hit. A hustling Collins Cuthrell (remember he was on base from intentional walk) beats the second baseman to the bags and all the while with two outs Spencer Bell is running all the way home from second to score the winning run while Conley argued the call at second which could have been the third out.
The Gryphons win a good one 5-4 over D H Conley.
Conley struck for a run in the top of the first after a passed ball put a base on balls hitter in scoring position. One of Conley's six hits provide their first run in the first. They have done this all year, if anyone challenges them they come back and the Gryphons struck for four in the bottom of the first after the first two batters got out. Collins Cuthrell singled, Thomas Berry walked and Hobbs Johnson hit an opposite field triple that plated two runs. Michael Whitehead shot a double down the right field line which scored Johnson and Parker Helms reach on an error by the third baseman that scored Whitehead
Conley scratched a cross a lone run in the third and scored twice in the fourth after what would have been a four pitch inning for Hobbs Johnson but a infield pop up was dropped and Conley followed with three straight hits.
Hobbs Johnson was touched for four runs through six innings but he struck out ten and walked but a single batter. He gave up three earned runs . Ryan Gupton pitch 6 and two thirds innings and also gave up three earned runs and only five hits.
The difference in this game the Gryphons had their second ace in the bull pen and Benton Moss mowed down Conley in their half of the seventh which Conley stuck with ECU bound (2011) Gupton and the Gryphons Survive. Moss gets the win striking out two in his lone inning on the mound.
Tuesday the Gryphons travel to West Brunswick who was a 3-2 winner over Havelock last night.
The Big East showed everyone that there are teams in this league besides Rocky Mount as Hunt knocked of C B Aycock 2-1 and Fike shut out West Carteret 3-0. The conference's lone lost was a 7-3 loss by Nash Central at Eastern Wayne.
Lady Gryphon soccer plays at home at 2.00pm Saturday against West Carteret. This will end just in time for the battle of the bands going on in the gym starting at 4.00pm.
