Moss Joins Jim Leggett At The Top

If there is one problem that Gryphons fans have become accustomed to it is they expect Benton Moss to be like Tiger Woods every time he toes the rubber.  Tonight the best that Moss had was maybe a B or B+ game but in the end Benton Moss is good enough to join Jim Leggett a top of the victory list in Rocky Mount pitching history as the Gryphons beat Nash Central 3-2 and Moss wins victory #28.

My favorite MLB pitcher of all time Jim (Catfish) Hunter told me once while he was still playing ball that about half the time you don't have your A game.  It's those games that make great pitchers when they still win.

Those of you old enough may remember the night that George Brett hit three home runs off Hunter in I think it was the 77 or 78 American League playoffs.  Howard Cozell who was the color man on the game kept saying that Bob Lemon the Yankee manager had to take Hunter out because he had nothing.  Finally when Lemon did take Hunter out of the game in the eighth inning  he lead five to  three and Cozell called it the greatest game of courage he had ever seen.

Tonight Benton Moss hit four batters and walked one.  The Gryphons made three errors and Nash Central collect three hits. Despite being in trouble in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh inning  Moss mowed down 14 Bulldogs to help the Gryphons win their fourth conference game.

The Gryphons started the scoring in the third on a Jeremy Johnson double and he was driven home by a Thomas Berry double.  Nash Central tied the game in the bottom of the fourth when Dillon Moore reached on an error and scored on a pass ball.

If you remember last years game at Nash Central the game was 1-1 in the seventh before Rocky Mount scored six runs to win that game 7-1.  Tonight the Gryphons could manage but two runs and they needed both.  Damien Smith and Jeremy Johnson singled and both scored on a Matthew Berry Double.

Nash Central got two back to back hits in the seventh, the first drove in run #2 for the Bulldogs on a rbi by Jordan Taylor.  Moss calmly struck out the last batter to end the game.

Jordan Taylor, Dillion Moore and Mason Wallace got the Bulldog hits.  Trellis Ashley gave up 10 hits to the Gryphons, walked two but deserved a better fate than being the losing pitcher.

The Berry Twins got all three Gryphon rbi with Matt getting two.  Thomas Berry, Matt Berry and Jeremy Johnson each had two hits.  Benton Moss,  Damien Smith, Collin Watson and Taylor Clontz each had singles.

There was a wild game at Hunt  as Hunt score four runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Northern Nash 15-14.  The winning run scored on a bases loaded walk.

Hunt leads the way at 6-0.  Rocky Mount now owns second at 4-2.  Nash Central and Northern Nash are 3-3.  The Big East takes a two week break as Nash County is now out for Easter and Wilson County will be on break the week after Easter.

Everyone expects Benton Moss to wear a Superman Cape every time he pitches.  Tonight there was no S on his chest but he was still THE MAN.