H O B B S

North Carolina got the last laugh on N C State at the College World Series and they did it on the back of former Rocky Mount Gryphon pitcher Hobbs Johnson.  Johnson pitching the game of his career goes eight and one third innings allows five hits strikes out six but only allowed two runners to reach base with a walk.

Mike Fox let the cat out of the bag during his TV interview where he stated that Johnson to that point in the fifth inning when the between innings interview occurred that Johnson had thrown nothing but fast balls all game.  Late in the eighth inning TV used a stat at the time when Johnson was nearing 120 pitches for the game that all 120 of them had been between 87-92 miles per hour.  To say the least a masterful gem  for Carolina and Hobbs Johnson.

Carolina scratched two runs off Carlos Rodon  who was a surprise starter in the game  in the first five innings but put the game away scoring one in the eighth and four in the ninth to win 7-0. Mike Fox gave Hobbs the ball in the ninth to get a complete game shutout but two back to back hits after one out doomed the complete game idea.  North Carolina has no time to gloat as they will be right back on the Omaha baseball diamond Friday night taking on UCLA a team they have to beat Friday and if they do that beat them again Saturday night just to win this bracket.

Mike Fox could come back with Kent Immanuel who for most of the season was Carolina's ace but during the NCAA has seemed tired.  Fox could come back with another former Gryphon Benton Moss who has yet to pitch in the CWS.  Carolina lives to play another day sending N C State home to Raleigh where the WolfPack will finish fifth in the College World Series.

The weather forecast seems to look favorably on Coleman Pitt Post 58 getting two games in Friday night as they host Windsor.  First pitch will take place about five at Legion Field.