Holy Come Back Batman

Today the cameras of the All New Sports Show were at Faith Christian covering the  Faith first round playoff game against Hickory.  Faith as the #5 Seed in the State got the home game as Hickory is seeded 12th.

Hickory's Matt Johnson Started and went the distance for Hickory and heading into the 7th looked like an easy winner.  Johnson hit a three run homer in the third, doubled home another in the fifth and Hickory added a run in the sixth to hold a 7-2 lead.

All that matters in this one is what happened in the bottom of the seventh for the Patriots.  Andrew Barnes lead off with a hit followed by Christian Davis hit one in the hole at short and the shortstop tried to make a play at second but threw the ball into right field but that was still two on and five runs behind. Luke Mills hit a shot to the third baseman and his throw got by the first baseman and Faith a a run and first and third and no outs.

Chase Roupp got a single driving in a run.  Now it's 7-4 with runners and first and second.  A strikeout later Cody Manning hit another ball in the hole at shortstop who made a fine play but could not get anybody out. Still 7-4 bases loaded and one out.  Josh Overton pushed across on run and it's 7-5 bases loaded one out.  Another strikeout and that was Johnson 8th of the game.  The ninth place hitter in the lineup Andrew Barnes bounded a ball over the head of the pitcher and by the time the second baseman can get it we are tied 7all. It took only one pitch for Christian Davis  to get smacked on the back he took off for first only to stop because he was unsure the ump called it but he did and the six run bottom of the 7th comeback is history.

Now for the Big East:  The big question after every team won at least four games in the league was that a strong league or just mediocre.  I think from the results of the first round not very good.  Hunt the #1 seed won 5-4 over #3 seed North Lenoir.  The rest of the news is not good.  Nash Central hosting Jacksonville never got a whole game in as Jacksonville takes out Nash Central 19-8 at Central in six innings.  #3 Northern Nash lost at Southern Wayne 5-0 and Southern Nash lost 3-1 at Currituck.

East Regional is all day Saturday in Track and Field at Swansboro.