Northern Clinches Top Seed

Northern  Nash clinches first place in the upcoming Big East Baseball tournament and in doing that get the Big East number one seed in the upcoming state playoffs.  It wasn't easy as the Gryphons scored a run in the top of the seven to tie the game but then in the eighth inning committed an error allowing the winning run to score and Northern wins  3-2.

Over in Wilson County Hunt beat  Fike 4-3.  I have not heard anything on the Nash Central Southern Nash game but here is what we know.  Northern Nash is 7-2.  Hunt is 6-3 but Northern owns the tie breaker with Hunt having beaten them in both games played during the regular season.  Fike drops to 5-4 and Rocky Mount drops to 4-5.  Nash Central is 4-4 depending on the outcome tonight.

Here is what is still possible.  Hunt, Fike and Nash Central could still get into a three way tie for second which will mean one of those teams will not make the playoffs with 6-4 records.  There is still a possibility of a three way tie for third between Fike, Nash Central and Rocky Mount. These three teams can still get to 5-5 and if that happens two of these teams wil not make the playoffs.  There is of course the chance that Nash Central and Rocky Mount could finish 4/6 making Northern,  Hunt  and Fike the playoff teams.

Even if the coaches thought about not playing a conference tournament starting next Wednesday there are so many possible scenarios that they need to play a tournament just to figure who can win their way in.  The way this season has gone Southern Nash just might win the tournament and knock somebody else out.