Edwards One Hits Firebirds

Senior lefty Will Edwards took one week to complete Senior night but for him it will be two nights to remember as Edwards gives up an infield single in the top of the fifth which would be the only base runner to reach by a hit.  The very next batter Edward's hit with a pitch but other than those two runners no Firebird reached base.

Not very often this season has the Gryphons got pitching and hitting the same night but the Gryphons but together ten hits and produced two runs in the third which was the first inning played tonight after the rainout in the top of the third last week. They scored twice in the fourth and put a six pack up in the fifth and best Southern Nash 10-0.

Micah Varnell at the plate put together one of his best night's ever going 3-3 with a home run  a double and single with three RBI on his final regular season game in a Gryphon uniform.  Seven other Gryphons got hits including doubles by Forest Bell who drove in the two runs that produced the mercy rule.  Josh Carter doubled and Andy Morris, Blake Helms, Khalidio Jackson Davis , Will Edwards, Ben Yates all reached base with a hit.

Earlier in the day Northern lost to Fike 12-0 and by Winning Fike clinched 3rd spot with a 6-4 record.    
Northern who clinched the top seed Friday will finish the regular season with  a 7-3 record the top seed in the tournament and in the NCHSAA  playoffs next week.

Tonight the last regular season game Nash Central  beat Hunt 6-4 finishes the regular season at 5-5 and with the Gryphons win they finish at 5-5.   Nash Central beat the Gryphons twice during the regulation and hold the tied breaker over the Gryphons.  That puts Rocky Mount traveling to Nash Central Wednesday in the first round of the Big East tournament.  Fike now as the Number three seed will host Southern Nash.

Emanuel King the power forward for the Gryphon basketball team will join teammate Dante Battle at Wallace State in Alabama.