Tonight Coleman Pitt Post 58 has put a strangle hold on first place in the Area 1 Northern Division of Eastern North Carolina American Legion baseball. P 58 beat Wilson Post 13 for the second time this season 6-4. The victory gives Coleman Pitt and 8-1 conference record while that is the fourth conference loss for P13.
There is an old saying always be ready for you never know when your chance comes up and tonight Tyler King found out after the lineup cards had already been sent to the other dugout that he was pitching. He hit the opening batter of the game Corey Nygard who scored before the inning was up. Post 13 was a gracious visitor tonight as P 58 scored 4 times in the first after P13 committed 4errors.
King would get into the sixth inning before he was relieved by Cam Webb and King left the game leading 6-3. Webb would give up a run in his 1.2 innings and Jeremy Trevathan shut the door on P 13 with the final two innngs of scoreless baseball.
Post 13 out hit CP 58 12-6 but they also made more errors 6-1 and P58 took advantage of every extra batter. Jay Aparicio tripled in a run for one of his two hits. Matthew Berry's first of two hits drove home a run. Jeremy Lucas and Tyler Wooten collect the other P 58 hits.
Post 13 had several players with at least two hits. Logan Butts was 3-5. Then Corey Nygard had two singles, Spencer Boykin two, Charlie Vaughn two hits, and Nathan Boykin two.
Post 58 plays two Sunday afternoon at 5PM at Edenton.They have six conference games left and three non conference games to go in the season which ends on July 5th. They play at Johnston County Tuesday and are home Wednesday against Johnston County. P 58 has now won five games in a row and stand at 11-4 on the season.
Khalil Macklin missed tonight's game as he was invited to complete for a spot on Team USA U18 team which invited 50 players from around the country to the USA Baseball complex in Cary
Saturday, June 23, 2012
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