Post 58 Streak Over

Starting with last Saturday's double header CP 58 will play seven  games in nines days. Five of the seven are divisional games which will determine playoff rankings.  Tonight Post 58 played Cary a team which has already beaten CP58 opening night but does not mean a thing in order to determine the standings in the playoffs. Using last Thursday as a model Hank Jones tossed his staff tonight trying not to to wear any pitching out with the upcoming game on Wednesday with Wilson Post 13.

Unlike last Thursday Cary was not as accommodating as Wayne County and deliver 14 hits off five CP58 pitchers as Cary up ends CP 58 8-3.  Coleman Pitt could only muster 6 hits but found themselves making the mental errors that prevent rallies by getting picked of first  which killed a rally and in the eighth inning with one out and the bases loaded got called out at home on a wild pitch.  Rally killers to say the least.

The lost stops a ten game winning streak and gives CP 58 a 12-4 record.  Wednesday night at Nash Central High school Wilson Post 13 and CP 58 collide for first place in the North Division.  The two play each other again Sunday night at Nash Central which is the final regular season home game.  If CP58 wins one of the two games they will draw the #1seed in our bracket.

Thursday I would suspect another throw the staff game as Wayne County makes a visit to Nash Central and Friday CP58 travels for a Division game at Hicks Field in Edenton before returning home Sunday.  If you have not seen Post 58 play this season Wednesday will be the night to see one as all the marbles are on the line.

June 23rd is Roster day and as of right now Post 58 has 19 on their roster.  They must turn in their playoff roster on the 23rd with only 18 players.  I know Hank Jones is having a hard time deciding  who will get the ax.  This team does not have a bad player any where and a good one is going to have to sit.

UNC has lived to play another day in the College World Series.  Freshman Kent Emanuel pitched a four hit gem to keep Carolina a float.  They play again Wednesday night.

Move Over Tiger

There is now a new sheriff in town on the professional golf tour and his name is Rory Mcllory.  The 22 year old followed up his 80 on the final round of the Masters and shoved the US Open down every other players throat.  There is just something  about him that gives you the look that he is not going to be in flash in the pan.  Only time will tell.

This weekend the Futures Tour had their major and Cousin Lauren finished in the money tied for 71st. Her four rounds were 75-70-77-77. She will be heading to Colorado in two weeks to play in her second Women's U S Open.

If he continues at this pace don't expect Xavier Macklin to stay in the rookie league for long.  After his opening night 1-5 X sat out the game on Saturday and his team failed to score.  Sunday the X Man went 3-5 with a triple and three rbi. He needs to stay on this kind of pace and a higher level will come calling.

UVA won their opening game in the College World Series 4-1 over Cal.  They will not play again until Tuesday night.  North Carolina plays for their 2011 season today as they play Texas at 2.00pm.  Lose and the season is over.

If you have not seen Post 58 play this season this week will be as good of a chance as you will get.  They play four times at home.  It starts tonight as Cary makes their second trip  here this season.  Wednesday Wilson is in town and if 58 can win it would clinch first place during the regular season.  They still have a trip to Edenton Friday and Wilson returns here Sunday for a second game this week.  A victory over Wilson would give CP58 any tie breaker with Post 13.  They also are home Thursday against Wayne County.

Post 58 has made it to the State Tournament the last two seasons.  There is still ten wins that must be gotten in the playoffs in order to make a third trip in a row to the tournament.  This team has displayed the ability to do the little things that make the difference in games.

Saturday night twice they took extra bases when Edenton failed to do fundamental things. Once a Post 58 attempted bunt the third baseman left 3rd base charging after the attempted bunt  and our runner advance to third when no one cover the bag.

Then later a foul out just  in foul territory behind the third base bag our runner tagged and advance to third when the pitcher stood and watch his teammate make a great catch.  This team is not only talented but they know how to play the game.

Saturday's doubleheader they showed that with the pressure on in a close game they play good fundamental baseball and won game one when it was probably their worse game so far this year.


Come watch this week, I think you will like what you see.