Monday The 13th

I know the calendar says today is Monday July second but after the events that have happened within the last few hours  it would be hard to tell Hank Jones and Coleman Pitt Post 58 that is not the 13th.   First item on the agenda P58  found out that  Albemarle the team that P58 beat twice last night has played the entire season with an eneligible player so they have had to forfeit any wins they had this season.  That doesn't help P58 one bit since P58 swept Albemarle in three games.

Tonight P58 was set to host Windsor in the final conference game of the year and about 6.20 or so the coach for Windsor tells Hank Jones that two players who were suppose to be here are not coming and Windsor only has 7 players.  The good news is P58 gets a win.  The bad news is Post 58 lost one of the last three gates of the year since up to this point most of P58 schedule had been on the road and they were finishing this week with three home games before the playoffs.  Despite no game guess who got paid but the umpires who never finished getting dressed.  P58 is in the hole on this one.

Bad news for Andy Morris rising junior at Rocky Mount who had been brought up to catch today.  He was in the starting lineup as Hank Jones was letting several players rest who were effected by the heat Friday night at Wilson.  Morris will probably be in the lineup again tomorrow night when P58 host P39 in a non conference game.  More bad news, the Thursday game set with Eastern Wayne  has been cancelled since EW has had several games rained out in the past week and needs Thursday to play conference makeup games so Thursdays game is gone.  The final game of the regular season is Tuesday night at 7PM against Pitt County.

P 58 needed both the Pitt County and Eastern Wayne games this week to get the feel of how the playoffs will be starting on the 12th .  This point in the season wins and losses are not as important as getting into the playoff mode and being prepared for the level of competition that will start next week.

The forfeit puts P58 at 13-1 in conference play and 17-5 overall on the season.  Albemarle's forfeiting the season has thrown the playoff picture into a loop as Windsor and Ahoskie still play each other three times this week.  Once Thursday and a double header Friday the team that wins two out of three will be the #4 seed from the Eastern Division Joining Rocky Mount , Wilson and Edenton in the playoffs.

This time of year a thunder storm can get a ball game ended in a minute but on a beautiful night like tonight there no ball game at Gryphon Stadium.