Big Fourth Equals Gryphon Win

The Rocky Mount Gryphons hosted the Vikings of Tarboro High School this afternoon and the Gryphons pushed across seven runs in the fourth inning and that was enough to get their third win of the season as they beat the Vikings 10-5.

Will Edwards got the start for the Grypons and he had a 1-2-3 first inning.  The second produced four walks and a single and Tarboro took the lead in the second inning 2-0.  Kent Cox replaced Edwards with two outs in the second with Spenser Ramsey and Ramsey held the Viking in check  through six innings.

Tarboro starter Timmy Walker went into the fourth inning having yielded only a single and one walk but by the end of the third seemed to be tiring.  The first batter in the fourth Spenser Ramsey walked and Tarboro's head coach Justin Smith replaced Walker with Tyler Wooten and six of the next seven Gryphons got hits leading the way for a seven run 4th inning.

The Gryphons had played error free ball through five innings but the sixth and seventh they committed three errors and had several other chances to make outs but didn't make the needed plays.  Tarboro plated two in the sixth and one in the seventh after Sam Lilley came on to replace Ramsey in the seventh.

It is only the third win on the season for the Gryphons who now stand at 3-6 and 0-1 in Big East play.  Tarboro drops to 4-3. .Ramsey picks up the win while Tyler Wooten absorbs the lost for the Vikings.

The Gryphons had their best hitting day of the season getting 12 hits and 11 came after third inning.  Logan Smith  led the way getting two hits and two rbi.  Jeremy Johnson, Collins Watson and Micah Varnell all had two hits and rbi.  Andy Morris, Sam Lilley, Ben Winstead  and Ben Yates had singles for the Gryphons.Chase Johnson, Keith Williams,Trey Radford and Drury Armstrong collected the four Viking hits.

Tonight I will be doing the Faith Christian-Rocky Mount Academy game for the All New Sports Show which will air March 25th.