If I were Hank Jones I would begin to think that this Legion season is haunted. Two forfeits and now three straight rained out games after tonight's home game with Kinston has bitten the dust or should I say mud after a fourth straight day of showers and thunder showers. Let's add a little to the misery as the next home game scheduled for Thursday and been moved to Friday.
Tuesday night Post 58 heads to Wilson as they will try to open up their conference play with a game at Post 13. The All New Sports Show on WHIG-TV is suppose to be in the house but the way this season is unfolding I wouldn't count on it yet. I can see it now once we finally get some good weather having to play ten games in eight days type situation and that is not a good proposition for a team 0-4 and at this point does not have a game under their belt when the entire team has been there.
The winner take all third game of the Super Regional in Chapel Hill, Carolina against Carolina has been knocked back until noon Tuesday. NCAA rules state that all Super Regional must be decided by the end of the day Tuesday. So if you are thinking why so early on a Tuesday to play this game the answer is they will take all day if needed to get this one in. Why? you might ask. NCAA rules state that if there is no team that has won the required two games by the end of the day Tuesday then the NCAA Baseball Selection Committee will vote on who goes.
You would think that since North Carolina is the top over all seed they would get the vote but you have to remember that South Carolina has won two of the last three NCAA titles so it will become a game of politics if it is rained out again tomorrow. My guess is if it takes 12 hours and four rain delays this one is completed Tuesday.
Former Gryphon Benton Moss will get the start but since Carolina's ace Kent Immanuel didn't finish three innings Saturday he will be in there quick if needed. There is no Wednesday for the loser. While all of this is going on N C State celebrates their second trip to the College World Series and it snaps the second longest drought of 45 years between Omaha trips in NCAA history.
The 17 inning State- Rice game was the longest is Super Regional history. It was the fourth longest game in innings in NCAA playoff history. It was the longest game ever in NCAA playoff history as far as from the first pitch to the last 4:05 pm until the last 11:31 pm. Seven hours and twenty six minutes to complete. It was a pretty long game without the 86 minute rain delay.
All of the excitement concerning the Super Regional I have not had the space to tell everyone if you haven't heard all ready that Carolina Pitcher and former Gryphon Hobbs Johnson was picked in the 14th round of the major league baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Johnson who as a junior can go pro if he signs a contract and as a left handed pitcher and left handed pitcher are a hot commodity it would not surprise me if after the Tar Heel season is over that Hobbs just might sign. As a 14th rounder he will not get millions but I bet it will be interesting his offer since he is a left hander.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Pack Waiting On Carolina In O-M-A-H-A
If you thought the 18 inning State-Carolina game just 15 days ago was not enough N C State tried to out do that game as the bull pen throws eight scoreless innings seven in extra innings and the N C State Wolfpack will go to the College World Series for the first time since 1968 after they win a thrilling seven hour and twenty five minute marathon Super regional game over Rice 5-4. It is the longest game in Super Regional History.
Down 4-1 in the top of the ninth the Pack got off the deck to score three runs to tie the game and as in the Carolina game two weeks ago for the next three innings both teams had chance after chance to win only the other side wiggled off the hook. Then with one one in the bottom of the 12th inning rain delay came and fans and player headed for cover for about 85 minutes. When they came back both sides left their bats in the locker rooms. Pitching dominated the next four and two thirds innings. Then the magic Tarren Senay singled and came home on a Brett Williams singled with Senay running on the pitch he scored when the Rice right fielder failed to pickup the ball cleanly and the Pack got out of a botttom of the 17th jam to win.
The Pack will be watch at 7pm tonight as the Tar Heels and Gamecocks play the third game of their Super Regional after South Carolina blasted Hobbs Johnson and every pitcher that Carolina put in the game winning 8-0. The winner will play State in the College World series as they are all in the same bracket. The College World Series starts Saturday in Omaha Nebraska and at this point who plays what day is yet undetermined. One bracket plays Saturday and then the other bracket plays Sunday.
If you have watched the ACC tournament two weeks both Carolina and State played 18 innings and then in the Regional finals Carolina having to go 13 innings just to make it to the Super Regional and now tonight another 17 innings, if you don't like this then you never will like baseball.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 will begin a four day stretch as they play at home Monday night against Kinston. Tuesday they travel to Fleming Stadium in Wilson to take on Post 13. Wednesday is a road game to ECU to play Post 39 and then back home on Thursday to play Wayne County.
Down 4-1 in the top of the ninth the Pack got off the deck to score three runs to tie the game and as in the Carolina game two weeks ago for the next three innings both teams had chance after chance to win only the other side wiggled off the hook. Then with one one in the bottom of the 12th inning rain delay came and fans and player headed for cover for about 85 minutes. When they came back both sides left their bats in the locker rooms. Pitching dominated the next four and two thirds innings. Then the magic Tarren Senay singled and came home on a Brett Williams singled with Senay running on the pitch he scored when the Rice right fielder failed to pickup the ball cleanly and the Pack got out of a botttom of the 17th jam to win.
The Pack will be watch at 7pm tonight as the Tar Heels and Gamecocks play the third game of their Super Regional after South Carolina blasted Hobbs Johnson and every pitcher that Carolina put in the game winning 8-0. The winner will play State in the College World series as they are all in the same bracket. The College World Series starts Saturday in Omaha Nebraska and at this point who plays what day is yet undetermined. One bracket plays Saturday and then the other bracket plays Sunday.
If you have watched the ACC tournament two weeks both Carolina and State played 18 innings and then in the Regional finals Carolina having to go 13 innings just to make it to the Super Regional and now tonight another 17 innings, if you don't like this then you never will like baseball.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 will begin a four day stretch as they play at home Monday night against Kinston. Tuesday they travel to Fleming Stadium in Wilson to take on Post 13. Wednesday is a road game to ECU to play Post 39 and then back home on Thursday to play Wayne County.
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