The NCAA announced Monday that they were going to reopen the Case against Carolina what started out as a football issue and as time goes forth has reared it ugly head more at basketball. What is the statue of limitations when the NCAA is concerned? Two national championships in basketball could be in jeopardy. It is my opinion that this is really not so much a sports related issue as much as an academic integrity issue. Carolina is no different than anybody else when dealing with athletes but to have courses that any student on campus can take without going to class. I bet they required non athletes to pay for those courses. Surely Carolina has lost the luster of being THE UNIVERSITY of North Carolina.
Rumors are circulating that LaBron may go after the biggest contract he can get when bargaining begins for NBA free agents July 1. If that is true you know Miami wants LaBron so the end of the big three in Miami May be over. Who would you keep with James. If I was making the decision it would not be Wade. The last couple of years his health has not been worthy of Max Money.
I thought it would happen but tonight's game at Wayne County for Coleman Pitt Post 58 was dropped. Also with the double header loss Saturday against Raleigh doomed P58 to a first round play off with Cary Thursday-Friday and Saturday. That also doomed a last game of the season home game with Wilson Post 13. P 58 needs to save pitchers for the first round series with Cary.
This so called tropical depression heading this way just might effect being able to get the first game in if it is raining. P 58 finishes their last division game Tuesday night at Apex. My guess a win and at 5-5 we would host Thursday and a loss on the road Thursday but I don't know Cary's record right now so I don't know if that is true or not. The bottom line is we will be playing Thursday and Friday and maybe Saturday.
A reminder for everyone is the second round starts July 7th so any first round series will end Sunday one way or the other. You might remember it has happened in the past that rained kept some rounds to not go the distance. This first round series is a two out of three and if weather one team has not won two games by the end of Sunday the winner of the first game is declared the winner. It is vital to win the first game of any series just for the weather reason.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
World Cup Fever
I have only been able to watch one of the USA's soccer matches from start to finish. Had to see the highlites for the next two. I still have a problem seeing any team advance in any tournament going 1-1-1. I know soccer is a world wide sport but wouldn't the tournament be more thrilling if it was a double elimination?
The ACC is a bridesmaid again in the college World Series. You know the world watched from Omaha for 11 days. I would like to see them go back to the double elimination format. The problem any team has once they lose a game in the double elimination format is it eats up your pitching. TV dominating the schedule there is only two games at the most on any day.
Vanderbilt and Virginia both lost two games at the CWS. Vandy was five and 5-2 while Virginia was 4-2. Just seems to me when it gets down to the final two and one has a loss the maximum games between the two might be two games. Colleges play three straight days on conference weekends and during the tournament the only two teams that played more than two days in a row was UVA and Vandy during the two out of three final.
Post 58 double header loss on Saturday has doomed Post 58 into a two out of three playoff round against Cary on July3-4-5. Right now don't know who gets fourth or fifth until all the games are finished. Fourth will host on the third and fifth if needed. No vacation during this upcoming holiday weekend for Post 58. Seems there is a possible tropical storm brewing that may be here Thursday.
Cousin Lauren Doughtie cashed another check this weekend in the Futures Tour. She has made the cut in five of the last six tournaments. Her problem finishing 30th on the Futures Tour get a check of about $500. She is in the top 60 on the money list but in order to get her LPGA card back she needs to be top 15 at end of the year. She needs to win another tournament to get to top 15.
The ACC is a bridesmaid again in the college World Series. You know the world watched from Omaha for 11 days. I would like to see them go back to the double elimination format. The problem any team has once they lose a game in the double elimination format is it eats up your pitching. TV dominating the schedule there is only two games at the most on any day.
Vanderbilt and Virginia both lost two games at the CWS. Vandy was five and 5-2 while Virginia was 4-2. Just seems to me when it gets down to the final two and one has a loss the maximum games between the two might be two games. Colleges play three straight days on conference weekends and during the tournament the only two teams that played more than two days in a row was UVA and Vandy during the two out of three final.
Post 58 double header loss on Saturday has doomed Post 58 into a two out of three playoff round against Cary on July3-4-5. Right now don't know who gets fourth or fifth until all the games are finished. Fourth will host on the third and fifth if needed. No vacation during this upcoming holiday weekend for Post 58. Seems there is a possible tropical storm brewing that may be here Thursday.
Cousin Lauren Doughtie cashed another check this weekend in the Futures Tour. She has made the cut in five of the last six tournaments. Her problem finishing 30th on the Futures Tour get a check of about $500. She is in the top 60 on the money list but in order to get her LPGA card back she needs to be top 15 at end of the year. She needs to win another tournament to get to top 15.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Up In Smoke
After Thursday night's Post 58 non division win over Ahoskie everything seemed set up for the battle with Raleigh Post one double header Saturday. Hadn't been in the dugout five minutes getting the first game lineup when a rumor was floating that one of today's starters is not here.
Cody Smith takes to the hill for Post 58 and on just about any day making it into the fifth giving up only two Runs would be a really quality start. However the starter for Post one carries a no hitter until one out in the seventh and remember a double header is two seven inning games. Korry Behenna gives up two hits in the seventh and Post 58 scores on run but lose 2-1.
Today the infield umpire picked daisys most of the time and with the score 1-0 and Post 1 runners on first and second Coleman Pitt pulls the hidden ball trick. The umpire with both is hands on his knees looking toward the pitcher does not see CP second baseman Garrison Vick run over and tags out the runner taking his lead. Vick gets the umpires attention and the umpire turns around seeing Vick holding the tag on the runner calls time out. Hank Jones made his plea but you know it is a losing cause. That runners scores what proves to be the winning run.
Griffin Parker a single and David Williams a double were the only hits P 58 made. Cody Smith pitched into the fifth and Will Edwards finished the game between them Raleigh collected only four hits.
The night cap Post 58 scored twice in the top of the first but Raleigh added two in the bottom. Hank Jones sent Blake Helms to the mound and heading into the fifth CP 58 is leading 5-2. Helms has play right field in the First game and as he tires in the fifth 5 runs score before a change is made. Will Edwards get out of trouble in the fifth but the sixth P1 scores three more and P58 loses 10-5
The day started with first place in sight but losing two they fall to at least fourth and maybe fifth all in one day. P58 get only three hits in the night cap while P 1 gets nine hits but had only four until the fifth.
It is really something when you have two people in the family that know everything on FaceBook. Morgan sent me a text during the Baseball game to tell me that J'Kyra Brown after transferring from ECU has committed to Virginia. After I got home from the ball game I saw on J's FaceBook page a picture of her wearing an orange Virginia tee.
Cody Smith takes to the hill for Post 58 and on just about any day making it into the fifth giving up only two Runs would be a really quality start. However the starter for Post one carries a no hitter until one out in the seventh and remember a double header is two seven inning games. Korry Behenna gives up two hits in the seventh and Post 58 scores on run but lose 2-1.
Today the infield umpire picked daisys most of the time and with the score 1-0 and Post 1 runners on first and second Coleman Pitt pulls the hidden ball trick. The umpire with both is hands on his knees looking toward the pitcher does not see CP second baseman Garrison Vick run over and tags out the runner taking his lead. Vick gets the umpires attention and the umpire turns around seeing Vick holding the tag on the runner calls time out. Hank Jones made his plea but you know it is a losing cause. That runners scores what proves to be the winning run.
Griffin Parker a single and David Williams a double were the only hits P 58 made. Cody Smith pitched into the fifth and Will Edwards finished the game between them Raleigh collected only four hits.
The night cap Post 58 scored twice in the top of the first but Raleigh added two in the bottom. Hank Jones sent Blake Helms to the mound and heading into the fifth CP 58 is leading 5-2. Helms has play right field in the First game and as he tires in the fifth 5 runs score before a change is made. Will Edwards get out of trouble in the fifth but the sixth P1 scores three more and P58 loses 10-5
The day started with first place in sight but losing two they fall to at least fourth and maybe fifth all in one day. P58 get only three hits in the night cap while P 1 gets nine hits but had only four until the fifth.
It is really something when you have two people in the family that know everything on FaceBook. Morgan sent me a text during the Baseball game to tell me that J'Kyra Brown after transferring from ECU has committed to Virginia. After I got home from the ball game I saw on J's FaceBook page a picture of her wearing an orange Virginia tee.
Friday, June 27, 2014
This Is What You Play For
The modern day high school baseball player has several reasons why they would want to play during the summer at any level. First of all you love the game. You have reached the age that your time playing baseball is ending. There will be no next level college or minor leagues. This is the last summer you will ever play baseball.
The next player that wants to play Legion has a great desire that there will be a next level. He is either headed to college to play at the school of his choice or he has already spent a year there and is home for the summer. He is not a player who can go to college summer leagues like the Cape Cod or even the Coastal Plain and play against other college players.
Then there is the younger player not old enough for senior Legion but his desire to play against older players to make himself a better player. Regardless of the reason you played Legion there is a desire that if we could win the title it would make this summer worth so much more. Even as I sit in the pressbox want to do it for a winning team.
So the 2014 addition of Coleman Pitt Post 58 has reached the point where all the practices and games in 90 degree sweltering humidity could pay off in one afternoon. Saturday at 3pm Coleman Pitt Host Raleigh Post 1 in a double header that could very well lead to a first round bye in the upcoming West Division Area 1 playoffs. A bye is almost a week off around the Fourth Of July while others fight for the baseball life to continue to the next round.
This group this season has Come together nicely to be a very competitive team. Hank Jones has deployed two catchers saving their strength as the season has progressed. Ryan Williams from Roanoke Rapids and David Williams from Northern and Duke. Williams when not catching has been the third baseman. Over at a First Griffin Parker from Fike has handled most of the work with Chase Roupp his backup Roupp has Been the DH but has also displayed good innings on the mound.
Second base had fallen to either Forrest a Bell who as a sophomore has proven to be a valuable players for P58 spending time at third and backup at shortstop. Gryphon fans have a solid prospect in the fold for two more years. Carson Arthur once he got a shot in the lineup has hit the ball well for the player who looks to be the smallest player on the team who hails from Roanoke Rapids. Khalil Macklin has played a solid shortstop considering he has spent most of his last three years at Nash Central in centerfield.
The center fielder who has covered centerfield In a blanket is Linwood Jones. If it is hit in the air he
just might catch it. The RMA product has had several infield hits just on shear speed. Logon Simonowich from RR had been in right most of the season and left has been by committee. Lately however Rocky Mount's Blake Helms hitting has about won the job except when pitching and like many P 58 pitchers he has been solid.
The pitching staff should be well rested for Saturday 's showdown. Paschal Ammons from East Wake has been solid, Cody Smith and Will Edwards Rocky Mount products have had moments that justify their heading to Chowan next year. RMA's MJ Jones has pitched much better than I counted on.
So Saturday afternoon CP Post 58 will try to put themselves into position to advance in the Legion playoffs by playing for time off next weekend. The weather forecast says it is not going to be sweltering if the rain stays away just might be a great afternoon to watch Legion a Ball.
The next player that wants to play Legion has a great desire that there will be a next level. He is either headed to college to play at the school of his choice or he has already spent a year there and is home for the summer. He is not a player who can go to college summer leagues like the Cape Cod or even the Coastal Plain and play against other college players.
Then there is the younger player not old enough for senior Legion but his desire to play against older players to make himself a better player. Regardless of the reason you played Legion there is a desire that if we could win the title it would make this summer worth so much more. Even as I sit in the pressbox want to do it for a winning team.
So the 2014 addition of Coleman Pitt Post 58 has reached the point where all the practices and games in 90 degree sweltering humidity could pay off in one afternoon. Saturday at 3pm Coleman Pitt Host Raleigh Post 1 in a double header that could very well lead to a first round bye in the upcoming West Division Area 1 playoffs. A bye is almost a week off around the Fourth Of July while others fight for the baseball life to continue to the next round.
This group this season has Come together nicely to be a very competitive team. Hank Jones has deployed two catchers saving their strength as the season has progressed. Ryan Williams from Roanoke Rapids and David Williams from Northern and Duke. Williams when not catching has been the third baseman. Over at a First Griffin Parker from Fike has handled most of the work with Chase Roupp his backup Roupp has Been the DH but has also displayed good innings on the mound.
Second base had fallen to either Forrest a Bell who as a sophomore has proven to be a valuable players for P58 spending time at third and backup at shortstop. Gryphon fans have a solid prospect in the fold for two more years. Carson Arthur once he got a shot in the lineup has hit the ball well for the player who looks to be the smallest player on the team who hails from Roanoke Rapids. Khalil Macklin has played a solid shortstop considering he has spent most of his last three years at Nash Central in centerfield.
The center fielder who has covered centerfield In a blanket is Linwood Jones. If it is hit in the air he
just might catch it. The RMA product has had several infield hits just on shear speed. Logon Simonowich from RR had been in right most of the season and left has been by committee. Lately however Rocky Mount's Blake Helms hitting has about won the job except when pitching and like many P 58 pitchers he has been solid.
The pitching staff should be well rested for Saturday 's showdown. Paschal Ammons from East Wake has been solid, Cody Smith and Will Edwards Rocky Mount products have had moments that justify their heading to Chowan next year. RMA's MJ Jones has pitched much better than I counted on.
So Saturday afternoon CP Post 58 will try to put themselves into position to advance in the Legion playoffs by playing for time off next weekend. The weather forecast says it is not going to be sweltering if the rain stays away just might be a great afternoon to watch Legion a Ball.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Coleman Pitt Warms Up For Raleigh
Coleman Pitt Post 58 celebrated one of their own being inducted into the NC Amerian Legion Baseball Hall of Fame and then the team celebrated victory with a 13-3 win over Ahoskie Post 102.
MJ Jones got the start and pitched the first three innings. The next three innings Hank Jones sent Chase Roupp to the hill and other than the sixth when he gave up three runs like Jones got the job done. Blake Helms pitched the seventh and that is all it took on the night. Ahoskie collected nine hits but very time they threatened Post 58 made a defensive play to quail any threat.
The first three batters reached base for P58 with hits as Linwood Jones beat out an infield hit reached second on a throwing error. Blake Helms followed with a hit and Khalil Mackin tripled to give P 58 a two nothing lead. Macklin scored on a Griffin Parker sac fly.
The game stayed 3-0 until Post 58 put an eight spot on the board in the fifth with a lead off single by Jones and error got him to 3rd and Blake Helms drove him home. Ryan Williams brought Helms home. David Williams single produced a run and Carson Arthur single score two more. Linwood Jones got on base three times that Post 102 erred and Blake Helms getting his 2nd hit of the inning knocked in two more runs. David Williams drive in run eight.
Trying to keep the game going Ahoskie scored three in the sixth but P 58 added two in the bottom to finish it off at 13-3. Coleman Pitt record is now 9-3-1 but a double header Saturday will just about determine Post 58 play off standings when they play Raleigh Post 1. As far as we can tell Post 1 is 6-1 in division play with three to play. If they have one lost and we beat them twice we would be tied but two losses would drop P 58 either fourth or fifth
The game scheduled with Wilson July one as of now is off as we will make up our rainout with Apex that night. If we finish at least third our first playoff game will not happen until July 7th and Wilson already knows they don't play until the seventh we might play them Wednesday or Thursday. That is pending our standings outcome.
P58 produced 12 hits lead by Blake Helms with four, three others had two hits Linwoood Jones,David Williams and Carson Arthur. Khalil Mackin and Ryan Williams had the other two P 58 hits
MJ Jones got the start and pitched the first three innings. The next three innings Hank Jones sent Chase Roupp to the hill and other than the sixth when he gave up three runs like Jones got the job done. Blake Helms pitched the seventh and that is all it took on the night. Ahoskie collected nine hits but very time they threatened Post 58 made a defensive play to quail any threat.
The first three batters reached base for P58 with hits as Linwood Jones beat out an infield hit reached second on a throwing error. Blake Helms followed with a hit and Khalil Mackin tripled to give P 58 a two nothing lead. Macklin scored on a Griffin Parker sac fly.
The game stayed 3-0 until Post 58 put an eight spot on the board in the fifth with a lead off single by Jones and error got him to 3rd and Blake Helms drove him home. Ryan Williams brought Helms home. David Williams single produced a run and Carson Arthur single score two more. Linwood Jones got on base three times that Post 102 erred and Blake Helms getting his 2nd hit of the inning knocked in two more runs. David Williams drive in run eight.
Trying to keep the game going Ahoskie scored three in the sixth but P 58 added two in the bottom to finish it off at 13-3. Coleman Pitt record is now 9-3-1 but a double header Saturday will just about determine Post 58 play off standings when they play Raleigh Post 1. As far as we can tell Post 1 is 6-1 in division play with three to play. If they have one lost and we beat them twice we would be tied but two losses would drop P 58 either fourth or fifth
The game scheduled with Wilson July one as of now is off as we will make up our rainout with Apex that night. If we finish at least third our first playoff game will not happen until July 7th and Wilson already knows they don't play until the seventh we might play them Wednesday or Thursday. That is pending our standings outcome.
P58 produced 12 hits lead by Blake Helms with four, three others had two hits Linwoood Jones,David Williams and Carson Arthur. Khalil Mackin and Ryan Williams had the other two P 58 hits
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Wait Till Next Year
The ACC streak of not winning a national title in baseball has hit sixty years. Vanderbilt from the SEC wins another title beating Virginia 3-2. The only home run Vandy hit during the World Series in the eighth inning is the difference. Virginia had their chances leaving seven runners on base in the sixth, seventh and eighth.
How many teams in college baseball start with the letter V? Vanderbilt and Virginia. The Umpires did a good job Monday when the ump on second base not only called a Virgina runner who was safe but the Vandy player dropped the ball. One of the umps saved the day by saying, Hey I saw the ball on the ground.
No help tonight however as a similar situation occurred when the Virginia runner beats throw plus the ball was dropped and not called. Second base umpiring has been awful this week. UVA should have had first and second no outs instead one out an on first.
The SEC versus ACC matchup went the ACC way this playoff with the ACC winning eight and losing three but two of those losses occurred since Monday.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 has a non division game tonight at home against Ahoskie. There is a maximum of only four home regular season games left. They will play a doubleheader Saturday against Raleigh Post 1 at 3pm. Right now a June 30 game at Wayne County and a July 1 game at home to Wilson. Somewhere there is a makeup game at Apex that might replace one of those games. Don't forget to get to the game early Thursday for the celebration of Grady Griffin being inducted into the NC Legion baseball hall of fame.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Suiter Joins Another Hall Of Fame
Rocky Mount native Tom Suiter was inducted into the North Carolina Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on Monday. How does any one make a Hall of Fame? In Suitors case it was relentless day after day and night after night broadcast excellence. There is no doubt his got him over the hump fame that nobody else could touch was football Friday.
If you happen to be in any North Carolina city on any Friday night during football season there was no TV station that could even come close to give you thirty minutes of high school football high lites. Some tried but didn't try it two years in a row. The just plain preparation is too much for the Joe average person. Yet Suitor did it from 1981 through last football season. There just has to be some Bulldog in a person to do anything that long and that well.
This Thursday Coleman Pitt Post 58 will honor one of their own who was just inducted into the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame in March. Grady Griffin who's birthday is Thursday when he turns a young 86 years old. Griffin in the past was the Post 58 Athletic officer and Joe Bell has been the AO for I think seven years and many days you might see Grady taking up tickets or just watching Post 58 play ball. The ceremony honoring Grady starts at 6:45 Thursday at American Legion Field.
Today LeBron James opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat and the world seems shocked. Now Heat fans have to wait to see what Wade and Bosh are going to do. I don't fault any player who test the waters to see how much they can get if money is all you want. This year's finals proved when teams wanted to win they will give up money to add players who make teams better.
The Heat's trio made an average 19 million. While the Spurs trio only averaged less than 13 million. Already Tim Duncan has approved a 10.8 million contract for next year to make sure that the Spurs can afford to have guys on the bench that make a difference in the clutch not bench Warner's. It will be interesting to see where the Heat goes. Are they going for the money or more championships?
If you happen to be in any North Carolina city on any Friday night during football season there was no TV station that could even come close to give you thirty minutes of high school football high lites. Some tried but didn't try it two years in a row. The just plain preparation is too much for the Joe average person. Yet Suitor did it from 1981 through last football season. There just has to be some Bulldog in a person to do anything that long and that well.
This Thursday Coleman Pitt Post 58 will honor one of their own who was just inducted into the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame in March. Grady Griffin who's birthday is Thursday when he turns a young 86 years old. Griffin in the past was the Post 58 Athletic officer and Joe Bell has been the AO for I think seven years and many days you might see Grady taking up tickets or just watching Post 58 play ball. The ceremony honoring Grady starts at 6:45 Thursday at American Legion Field.
Today LeBron James opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat and the world seems shocked. Now Heat fans have to wait to see what Wade and Bosh are going to do. I don't fault any player who test the waters to see how much they can get if money is all you want. This year's finals proved when teams wanted to win they will give up money to add players who make teams better.
The Heat's trio made an average 19 million. While the Spurs trio only averaged less than 13 million. Already Tim Duncan has approved a 10.8 million contract for next year to make sure that the Spurs can afford to have guys on the bench that make a difference in the clutch not bench Warner's. It will be interesting to see where the Heat goes. Are they going for the money or more championships?
Monday, June 23, 2014
Know Where We Stand
We have gone so far this Legion season only knowing what each teams record was when they showed up and ask the manager what's is your teams record. We have reached the last week of the season and and for the first time this season we know where we stand heading into this week. Oddly enough this looks a lot like what the Big East standings looked like. One team is pretty much done for the year while the other five have not been eliminated from tying for first
Raleigh Post 1 6-1
Apex Post 124 4-2
Rocky Mount Post 58 4-3
Garner National 3-3
Cary Post 67 3-4
Roxboro Post 138 0-7
Coleman Pitt is right in the middle of who is going to win the regular season. P58 plays Raleigh Post 1 in a double header Saturday. Still unscheduled is the rainout game with Apex from a couple of weeks ago. If Post 58 sweeps all three games they will be no worse other than tied at the top.
The one objective right now is you don't want to finish in fourth or fifth. Only five of the six teams in the division make the playoffs. Starting July 3-4-5 four and five play a two out of three and the winner will join the top three teams in the next round starting July 7th. You surely don't want to be playing during the Holidays.
The second round 1/4-2/3 will play a three out of five starting July 7th. The division championship is a three out of five and starts July 13th. The Eastern Championship is a two out of three that begins July 20th. The Eastern Winner will qualify for the state tournament in Lexington which starts July 25th
Last Thursday night during the Legion game with Cary was the last assignment for the Telegram's Justin Hite. Let's face it our market regardless of radio or newspapers is a jumping off point. Justin came here about five years ago and from here is heading to Oklahoma City where he will be covering the Sooners in football. Good Luck my friend.
Raleigh Post 1 6-1
Apex Post 124 4-2
Rocky Mount Post 58 4-3
Garner National 3-3
Cary Post 67 3-4
Roxboro Post 138 0-7
Coleman Pitt is right in the middle of who is going to win the regular season. P58 plays Raleigh Post 1 in a double header Saturday. Still unscheduled is the rainout game with Apex from a couple of weeks ago. If Post 58 sweeps all three games they will be no worse other than tied at the top.
The one objective right now is you don't want to finish in fourth or fifth. Only five of the six teams in the division make the playoffs. Starting July 3-4-5 four and five play a two out of three and the winner will join the top three teams in the next round starting July 7th. You surely don't want to be playing during the Holidays.
The second round 1/4-2/3 will play a three out of five starting July 7th. The division championship is a three out of five and starts July 13th. The Eastern Championship is a two out of three that begins July 20th. The Eastern Winner will qualify for the state tournament in Lexington which starts July 25th
Last Thursday night during the Legion game with Cary was the last assignment for the Telegram's Justin Hite. Let's face it our market regardless of radio or newspapers is a jumping off point. Justin came here about five years ago and from here is heading to Oklahoma City where he will be covering the Sooners in football. Good Luck my friend.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Post 58 Gets Revenge
Last Thursday Coleman Pitt Post 58 let one get away when they faced off with Cary just one night after playing possibly their best game in maybe five years when they knocked off previously unbeaten Garner. They controlled most of the game but a defensive lapse open the door for Cary to win 10-8.
Sunday afternoon P 58 traveled to Cary and played at Athens Drive High School. Cody Smith took the hill for Post 58 and gave Rocky Mount exactly what they needed going eight innings and only in the ninth did David Williams give Smith a rest. P 58 scored seven times on the afternoon while Smith and Williams limited Cary to a single run as Post 58 wins their fourth division game while losing three.
Just 11 days ago Post 58 stood 0-2 and were on the verge of just maybe not making the playoffs but a week off for graduation has spurred the revived P58. They have won four out of five division games and the season has turned toward P 58 way. There has been a learning process for Hank Jones in regard to the few days before graduation an a few after. Years past players went to the beach and had no desire to play so to offset that take a break at graduation time. Not only do you not lose games with limited players but fresh players are then ready to drive for the stretch run to seasons in.
Next action for a Post 58 is scheduled for Thursday night at home in a non conference game with Ahoskie. P 58 still has to make up a rainout at Apex so that could happen before Thursday. Saturday Post 58 host Raleigh Post one in a double header which depending on the Apex makeup could be the final conference games. Right now a trip to Wayne County and a home game with Wilson close out the schedule.
Michelle Wie wins the Woman's Open bringing to an end the Pinehurst 14 days reign as the golf Capitol of the world. It served us all well.
The ACC has a shot to break the the 59 year drought since the last ACC title. Virginia after going 3-0 in their bracket while Vanderbilt was 3-1 start a two out of three Monday. The Commodores are the offensive team while Virginia is the pitching. If there is a hope for the ACC is they can look no further than last year at UCLA. The ball park in Omaha is a pitchers park but the Cavs will still need to score enough runs to win.
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Sunday afternoon P 58 traveled to Cary and played at Athens Drive High School. Cody Smith took the hill for Post 58 and gave Rocky Mount exactly what they needed going eight innings and only in the ninth did David Williams give Smith a rest. P 58 scored seven times on the afternoon while Smith and Williams limited Cary to a single run as Post 58 wins their fourth division game while losing three.
Just 11 days ago Post 58 stood 0-2 and were on the verge of just maybe not making the playoffs but a week off for graduation has spurred the revived P58. They have won four out of five division games and the season has turned toward P 58 way. There has been a learning process for Hank Jones in regard to the few days before graduation an a few after. Years past players went to the beach and had no desire to play so to offset that take a break at graduation time. Not only do you not lose games with limited players but fresh players are then ready to drive for the stretch run to seasons in.
Next action for a Post 58 is scheduled for Thursday night at home in a non conference game with Ahoskie. P 58 still has to make up a rainout at Apex so that could happen before Thursday. Saturday Post 58 host Raleigh Post one in a double header which depending on the Apex makeup could be the final conference games. Right now a trip to Wayne County and a home game with Wilson close out the schedule.
Michelle Wie wins the Woman's Open bringing to an end the Pinehurst 14 days reign as the golf Capitol of the world. It served us all well.
The ACC has a shot to break the the 59 year drought since the last ACC title. Virginia after going 3-0 in their bracket while Vanderbilt was 3-1 start a two out of three Monday. The Commodores are the offensive team while Virginia is the pitching. If there is a hope for the ACC is they can look no further than last year at UCLA. The ball park in Omaha is a pitchers park but the Cavs will still need to score enough runs to win.
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
Got The Job Done
Coleman Pitt Post 58 swept a doubleheader from Roxboro Post 138 9-3 and 7-2. MJ Jones started the first game and except for three runs in the sixth inning he pitched five scoreless inning and twice his defense got out of bases loaded jams with double plays. Chase Roupp pitched the seventh to preserve the victory for Coleman a Pitt.
The offense seven hits but this was a day with the win blowing in and a thick air it was hard for anybody to hit it far. Coleman Pitt would score once in the first without a hit with a Linwood Jones was walked and scored on a Griffin Parker sac Fly. CP 58 scored twice more in the second and going into the fifth lead 6-0. P 138 closed the gap to 6-3 before P 58 added three in the bottom of sixth to ice it.
No one got more than one hit but seven players collected those seven. Linwood Jones RBI, David Williams RBI, Carson Arthur, Griffin Parker, Chase Roupp two RBI, Forrest Bell RBI and Garrison Vick. Roxboro had seven hits in the game and twice loading the bases with no outs an failing to score was big in this game.
The night cap P 138 scored twice in the first inning of P58 starter Pascal Ammons who gave up four hits in the inning. By games endAmmons will give only one other hit after the first and got relief help in the seventh from Ryan Williams.
Down two nothing coming to bat in the bottom of the first CP 58 opened the game with three singles and a triple to take the lead they would never relinquish. By games end another three runs crossed the plate giving P 58 a 7-2 sweep.
The night cap Khalil Macklin two singles produced two RBI. Garrison Vick also reached twice with hits. Griffin Parker had a triple that produced two runs. Ryan Williams had a RBI on a ground out.
Forest Bell, Carson Arthur, Linwood Jones and David Williams got hits.
Coleman Pitt goes to 3-3 with a game Sunday afternoon at Cary in division play. The next home game for CP 58 is Thursday night. There will be a special pre game ceremony honoring Grady Griffin the long time Post 58 Athletic Officer who was inducted into the North Carolina American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame back in March. It will also be Grady's 86th birthday and everyone in attendance can join a birthday cake and ice cream starting in the 7th inning.
The offense seven hits but this was a day with the win blowing in and a thick air it was hard for anybody to hit it far. Coleman Pitt would score once in the first without a hit with a Linwood Jones was walked and scored on a Griffin Parker sac Fly. CP 58 scored twice more in the second and going into the fifth lead 6-0. P 138 closed the gap to 6-3 before P 58 added three in the bottom of sixth to ice it.
No one got more than one hit but seven players collected those seven. Linwood Jones RBI, David Williams RBI, Carson Arthur, Griffin Parker, Chase Roupp two RBI, Forrest Bell RBI and Garrison Vick. Roxboro had seven hits in the game and twice loading the bases with no outs an failing to score was big in this game.
The night cap P 138 scored twice in the first inning of P58 starter Pascal Ammons who gave up four hits in the inning. By games endAmmons will give only one other hit after the first and got relief help in the seventh from Ryan Williams.
Down two nothing coming to bat in the bottom of the first CP 58 opened the game with three singles and a triple to take the lead they would never relinquish. By games end another three runs crossed the plate giving P 58 a 7-2 sweep.
The night cap Khalil Macklin two singles produced two RBI. Garrison Vick also reached twice with hits. Griffin Parker had a triple that produced two runs. Ryan Williams had a RBI on a ground out.
Forest Bell, Carson Arthur, Linwood Jones and David Williams got hits.
Coleman Pitt goes to 3-3 with a game Sunday afternoon at Cary in division play. The next home game for CP 58 is Thursday night. There will be a special pre game ceremony honoring Grady Griffin the long time Post 58 Athletic Officer who was inducted into the North Carolina American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame back in March. It will also be Grady's 86th birthday and everyone in attendance can join a birthday cake and ice cream starting in the 7th inning.
Friday, June 20, 2014
It's Do Or Die Time For Post 58
Those of you that have been to more than one Legion game this season especially since there was a desire to play in a better quality division. Post 58 is 5-3-1 on the season. They are 1-3 in in division 4-0-1 when playing the eastern division. Joe Bell Post 58 Athletic Officer and Hank Jones manager have gotten what they wanted.
What they don't want is to finish 6th and not even make the playoffs. Standing at 1-3 in division Saturday's double header with Roxboro is as they say in the airline business as the point of no return. Three and three and they are right in the middle of the playoff hunt. 1-5 then it is time to not lose another division game.
Just a minute here let's talk about what playing better competition has done. Those two games we lost last week when P 58 made 8 errors and lost 7 to 4 and the next game 5 errors and lost 8-5 we just might have won both in last year's division. I certainly thinks that tells you the difference this year over last, even Thurdays game when we played in cruise control we would have won last year.
I know this two games Saturday is much needed but it is very difficult to find what everyone's record is. I have no idea what type team Roxboro is. They just might be the best team in the division but nobody knows where to find everyone's record.
Game time for two seven inning games start at 3pm. We travel to Cary Sunday night which will leave only three conference games left before July one. Two will be a double header with Raleigh next Saturday and a make up game with Apex still to be scheduled. Season is running out and Post 58 is a lap behind .
What they don't want is to finish 6th and not even make the playoffs. Standing at 1-3 in division Saturday's double header with Roxboro is as they say in the airline business as the point of no return. Three and three and they are right in the middle of the playoff hunt. 1-5 then it is time to not lose another division game.
Just a minute here let's talk about what playing better competition has done. Those two games we lost last week when P 58 made 8 errors and lost 7 to 4 and the next game 5 errors and lost 8-5 we just might have won both in last year's division. I certainly thinks that tells you the difference this year over last, even Thurdays game when we played in cruise control we would have won last year.
I know this two games Saturday is much needed but it is very difficult to find what everyone's record is. I have no idea what type team Roxboro is. They just might be the best team in the division but nobody knows where to find everyone's record.
Game time for two seven inning games start at 3pm. We travel to Cary Sunday night which will leave only three conference games left before July one. Two will be a double header with Raleigh next Saturday and a make up game with Apex still to be scheduled. Season is running out and Post 58 is a lap behind .
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Different Night
Coleman Pitt Post 58 played host Cary Post 67 and only 24 hours after playing just maybe the best baseball by Post 58 since the State Tournament teams of just a few years ago, Coleman Pitt loses to Post 67 10-8
P58 found out that unless all three phases of the team play well they will struggle. The offense did it's part collecting 11 hits lead by Forest Bell who had three straight hits driving in four runs. Linwood Jones was the only other P 58 player with two hits. David Williams had a single and RBI, Khalil Macklin a single, Griffin Parker a one base knock along with Chase Roupp who's hit drove home 2. Logon Simonowich and Garrison Vick reached base with the bat.
Sitting in the pressbox it had a feel that Post 58 felt comfortable with the score like 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 6-7 and 8-7 until the eighth inning when a throwing error opened the door for three runs and there was no comeback to be made.
The pitching gave up ten hits, walked nine batters and hit two others. Blake Helms pitch the first five innings and left leading 6-4, he gave way to MJ Jones who got the first two batters out he faced but found himself trailing 7-6 by the end of the sixth. Will Edwards who pitched three innings of relief last night got 2 and one third tonight takes the lost. Chase Roupp help hold Cary to 10 with a double play in relief in the ninth.
Cary got seven RBI from their 4/5 hitters as between them they were Thomas Yoder 2/3 with three ribbies and Daniel Peterson went 3/5 and four RBI. Brandon Murphy pitch two inning of relief gave up three runs but got the win. Nick Vin-Diddy set P 58 down in order in the ninth.
This is a crushing lost after just 24 hours looking as if this team had turned the corner CP 58 drops to 5-3-1 and 1-3 in the western division. Coleman next plays Saturday afternoon against Roxboro. I'm not sure exactly what is going to be cooked but grills will be going during the games Saturday. Game time is 3pm for two seven inning double header.
P58 found out that unless all three phases of the team play well they will struggle. The offense did it's part collecting 11 hits lead by Forest Bell who had three straight hits driving in four runs. Linwood Jones was the only other P 58 player with two hits. David Williams had a single and RBI, Khalil Macklin a single, Griffin Parker a one base knock along with Chase Roupp who's hit drove home 2. Logon Simonowich and Garrison Vick reached base with the bat.
Sitting in the pressbox it had a feel that Post 58 felt comfortable with the score like 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 6-7 and 8-7 until the eighth inning when a throwing error opened the door for three runs and there was no comeback to be made.
The pitching gave up ten hits, walked nine batters and hit two others. Blake Helms pitch the first five innings and left leading 6-4, he gave way to MJ Jones who got the first two batters out he faced but found himself trailing 7-6 by the end of the sixth. Will Edwards who pitched three innings of relief last night got 2 and one third tonight takes the lost. Chase Roupp help hold Cary to 10 with a double play in relief in the ninth.
Cary got seven RBI from their 4/5 hitters as between them they were Thomas Yoder 2/3 with three ribbies and Daniel Peterson went 3/5 and four RBI. Brandon Murphy pitch two inning of relief gave up three runs but got the win. Nick Vin-Diddy set P 58 down in order in the ninth.
This is a crushing lost after just 24 hours looking as if this team had turned the corner CP 58 drops to 5-3-1 and 1-3 in the western division. Coleman next plays Saturday afternoon against Roxboro. I'm not sure exactly what is going to be cooked but grills will be going during the games Saturday. Game time is 3pm for two seven inning double header.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
P58 White Wash Garner
Coleman Pitt has not played a game since a 7-4 lost last Wednesday night. Garner had advanced to 11 straight wins and during the week Post 58 has practiced shoring up it's defensive holes from last week and it paid off tonight. A fresh 58 squad shuts out Garner who loses for the first time 10-0 in eight innings.
Cody Smith pitched the first five innings allowing only two hits struck out five but a big item in the Cody Smith pitching formula is he walked only a single batter. Will Edwards pitch the last three innings gave up two hits he struck out five and hit one batters. So P58's pitching goes eight innings on four hits. After making 13 errors in two games last week P 58's D did not make a mistake tonight and with pitching like 58 got with the D this team played this club could really do well down the stretch.
The third item of this ball club is batting as they got nine hits on the night. Garner made two errors against last week but their D was covered up by our poor play. Tonight Garner made four errors which P 58 took advantage of.
Ryan Williams went 3/4 with two doubles,David Wiliams had two hits but reached base all five at bats. Blake Helms added two more hits. Chase Roupp and Garrison Vick joined the hit parade. Talk about a big win tonight 0-2 facing maybe 0-3 if a Garner was to win tonight Post 58 made a statement that they will get a chance to add to Thursday as they Host Cary.
Tuesday night Xavier Macklin had his best night in pro baseball getting three hits for GateWay City. One of the hits left the yard for his fifth HR of the spring. X started the night hitting 226 and jumped to 244 by nights end. Hobbs Johnson continues to pitch impressively in Brevard Florida. He won his 7th game of the spring and his ERA continues to fall. Brian Goodwin continues around 230 for a Syracuse who will be in Durham this weekend.
Some high school basketball news to pass along. Rick Ruffin former Northern Nash basketball coach will be patrolling the sidelines at Halifax Academy next winter
Didn't see all the way to the end but how a bout those Virginia Wahoos. They have scored five runs but are 2-0 in the college World Series.
Cody Smith pitched the first five innings allowing only two hits struck out five but a big item in the Cody Smith pitching formula is he walked only a single batter. Will Edwards pitch the last three innings gave up two hits he struck out five and hit one batters. So P58's pitching goes eight innings on four hits. After making 13 errors in two games last week P 58's D did not make a mistake tonight and with pitching like 58 got with the D this team played this club could really do well down the stretch.
The third item of this ball club is batting as they got nine hits on the night. Garner made two errors against last week but their D was covered up by our poor play. Tonight Garner made four errors which P 58 took advantage of.
Ryan Williams went 3/4 with two doubles,David Wiliams had two hits but reached base all five at bats. Blake Helms added two more hits. Chase Roupp and Garrison Vick joined the hit parade. Talk about a big win tonight 0-2 facing maybe 0-3 if a Garner was to win tonight Post 58 made a statement that they will get a chance to add to Thursday as they Host Cary.
Tuesday night Xavier Macklin had his best night in pro baseball getting three hits for GateWay City. One of the hits left the yard for his fifth HR of the spring. X started the night hitting 226 and jumped to 244 by nights end. Hobbs Johnson continues to pitch impressively in Brevard Florida. He won his 7th game of the spring and his ERA continues to fall. Brian Goodwin continues around 230 for a Syracuse who will be in Durham this weekend.
Some high school basketball news to pass along. Rick Ruffin former Northern Nash basketball coach will be patrolling the sidelines at Halifax Academy next winter
Didn't see all the way to the end but how a bout those Virginia Wahoos. They have scored five runs but are 2-0 in the college World Series.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Spurs by Far
It is amazing to think in high school Tim Duncan was on the swim team. The game on Sunday was Duncan's 126th game in which he had a double double which is an NBA record which until Sunday was held by Kobe and Magic. Here is a stat will drown you with numbers. Duncan has played over 17,000 minutes of playoff basketball more than 14 NBA teams have played for their entire 17 year playoff record.
Duncan is the anchor of an organization which ought to be recognized as the best run team in pro sports. This year is his option year and he has already told the Spurs he will return next year which will be his final. Duncan has made a habit of taking less money year after year in order that his second team team mates can get more money. What happened this year the Spurs by far won this series because they had the better second team. They dominated when it was second team against second team.
What happened when Kobe took 28 million a year the Lakers didn't have enough money to pay me to sit on their bench. The Heat paid their top three and didn't have enough money to win the title three times in a row when the other teams top three are just as good as theirs
Wednesday night Post 58 begin the surge to finish Legion season. They play 10 games up until July 1st with the first eight all division games. They finish the last two playing Eastern Wayne and Wilson. You might ask why finish with two non division games but the answer is simple. You don't want to be running out of days to play division games because of rain and not qualify because they don't have enough division games played. You can always cancel a non division game and play a needed division game. It's done all the time.
Duncan is the anchor of an organization which ought to be recognized as the best run team in pro sports. This year is his option year and he has already told the Spurs he will return next year which will be his final. Duncan has made a habit of taking less money year after year in order that his second team team mates can get more money. What happened this year the Spurs by far won this series because they had the better second team. They dominated when it was second team against second team.
What happened when Kobe took 28 million a year the Lakers didn't have enough money to pay me to sit on their bench. The Heat paid their top three and didn't have enough money to win the title three times in a row when the other teams top three are just as good as theirs
Wednesday night Post 58 begin the surge to finish Legion season. They play 10 games up until July 1st with the first eight all division games. They finish the last two playing Eastern Wayne and Wilson. You might ask why finish with two non division games but the answer is simple. You don't want to be running out of days to play division games because of rain and not qualify because they don't have enough division games played. You can always cancel a non division game and play a needed division game. It's done all the time.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Bits And Pieces From All Over
Did you hear this at the Men's US Open? A state highway patrolman while directing traffic in Pinehurst on Saturday directed an NBC golf cart carrying equipment use by the on course commentator Roger Maltby to stop while on one of the streets in Pinehurst but the golf cart failed to yield and hit the patrolman.
The man contracting out to NBC is from Wilmington and he received a ticket for Felony assault of a officer, hit and run, and the big one DWI. Luckily no players were hit while he was following Maltby during third round.
Did you know that all those Wire Grass bushes growing on the course were planted by the NC State University Golf Turf and Golf Management school at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State.
This weekend's golf coverage of the Women's US Open will be the last for NBC. Starting next year Fox Sports will do all the Golf coverage of the USGA championships. Fox has never cover a golf tournament anywhere so this will be interesting.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 gets going big time with Legion baseball starting Wednesday. They stand 4-2-1 & 0-2 in division and the last regular season game is July 1st. The way the playoffs are set this year since we are in a different division than what we have been in the past. The top five of the six teams get in. The sixth seed is out of the playoffs. The four and five seeds play a two out of three July 3-4-5 and the winner will join the top three teams in a four team bracket starting July 7th.
This weeks games start Wednesday against a team without a home field Garner. Thursday Cary is here and look for a hot day Saturday as a double header starts at 3pm. Our two conference losses we have been very competitive so the outlook there is no reason if this team plays good defense we can beat anybody. If we continue to make 5 and 8 errors every game we may not to be able to beat anybody. Let's go defense.
This weekend the Syracuse Chiefs will be in Durham to take on the Bulls. Those of you who want to see Brian Goodwin play there will be there Friday and Saturday at 7:05 and Sunday at 5:05. The Chiefs starting tonight are at Norfolk through Thursday.
The man contracting out to NBC is from Wilmington and he received a ticket for Felony assault of a officer, hit and run, and the big one DWI. Luckily no players were hit while he was following Maltby during third round.
Did you know that all those Wire Grass bushes growing on the course were planted by the NC State University Golf Turf and Golf Management school at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State.
This weekend's golf coverage of the Women's US Open will be the last for NBC. Starting next year Fox Sports will do all the Golf coverage of the USGA championships. Fox has never cover a golf tournament anywhere so this will be interesting.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 gets going big time with Legion baseball starting Wednesday. They stand 4-2-1 & 0-2 in division and the last regular season game is July 1st. The way the playoffs are set this year since we are in a different division than what we have been in the past. The top five of the six teams get in. The sixth seed is out of the playoffs. The four and five seeds play a two out of three July 3-4-5 and the winner will join the top three teams in a four team bracket starting July 7th.
This weeks games start Wednesday against a team without a home field Garner. Thursday Cary is here and look for a hot day Saturday as a double header starts at 3pm. Our two conference losses we have been very competitive so the outlook there is no reason if this team plays good defense we can beat anybody. If we continue to make 5 and 8 errors every game we may not to be able to beat anybody. Let's go defense.
This weekend the Syracuse Chiefs will be in Durham to take on the Bulls. Those of you who want to see Brian Goodwin play there will be there Friday and Saturday at 7:05 and Sunday at 5:05. The Chiefs starting tonight are at Norfolk through Thursday.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Thought He Was On Sacred Ground
There were two winners during this weekends US Open at Pinehurst. Out of 155 golfers who teed it up on Thursday only two were able to break par which is exactly what the USGA wanted when they allowed Pinehurst to dig up the modern golf course it had become and replace it with the 1905 course it use to be. The USGA got exactly what they wanted except for one thing 156 players teed up on Thursday.
Martin Kaymer won the US Open by mercy rule if they were playing baseball. It was over by the 7th inning. Everyone that played this weekend all of them hit plenty of what they thought were good shots only to watch their balls trickle through the green or land on the green and roll off the front.
Kaymer had some of those too but he was the only one that seemed to make the right decision every time. He took an unplayable lie while his ball laid piled up against pine straw that rains had created on Saturday . Even coming down 18 ahead what seemed like 20 shots instead of becoming a macho man and trying to power on the green from 150 yards in front of a full house of people and a national TV audience he chose to chip out of the wire grass bush that was in his way and hit the shot about 20 yards.
My son Brooks who has coached a national champion Tri Athlon athlete preaches all the time your mind and your body need to be in sync. There is no doubt Kaymer had all his game together this weekend and nobody else did. About five o'clock Johnny Miller made a comment when the Sunday round was beginning to look like a rout that the young guns needed to make a charge and none did.
If you were like me and whether I watched it live or on tape I saw just about every minute of golf at some point this weekend the second winner this weekend was Erik Compton. I had never heard of him before Friday but I think everyone that heard his story pulled hard for him Sunday.
A nine year old is told he has Viral Cardio Myopathy and by the age of 12 had his first heart transplant Fifteen years later feeling discomfort which he understood he was having a heart attack and another six month another transplant.
How lucky can this guy be? There are people who stay on transplant list for years many die before a match can be found. By the age of 28 he has had two. After playing golf at Georgia he spent from 2001 until 2012 playing on any tour he could get on. Canadian, Hooters any place he could get permission to play until he won his PGA card in 2012.
If you were still watching by the time he hit his second shot on the green at 18 he almost came to tears when he realized as he began that walk in front of 20,00 or more circling the 18th green that he was playing his greatest golf and this was what he had lived his life for this moment.
Tying Ricky Fowler as the only two of the 155 to break par when interviewed by TV afterwards about what he thought PineHurst Number 2 was. "He said I thought I was on sacred ground". After all he been through he thought he was in Heaven.
Martin Kaymer won the US Open by mercy rule if they were playing baseball. It was over by the 7th inning. Everyone that played this weekend all of them hit plenty of what they thought were good shots only to watch their balls trickle through the green or land on the green and roll off the front.
Kaymer had some of those too but he was the only one that seemed to make the right decision every time. He took an unplayable lie while his ball laid piled up against pine straw that rains had created on Saturday . Even coming down 18 ahead what seemed like 20 shots instead of becoming a macho man and trying to power on the green from 150 yards in front of a full house of people and a national TV audience he chose to chip out of the wire grass bush that was in his way and hit the shot about 20 yards.
My son Brooks who has coached a national champion Tri Athlon athlete preaches all the time your mind and your body need to be in sync. There is no doubt Kaymer had all his game together this weekend and nobody else did. About five o'clock Johnny Miller made a comment when the Sunday round was beginning to look like a rout that the young guns needed to make a charge and none did.
If you were like me and whether I watched it live or on tape I saw just about every minute of golf at some point this weekend the second winner this weekend was Erik Compton. I had never heard of him before Friday but I think everyone that heard his story pulled hard for him Sunday.
A nine year old is told he has Viral Cardio Myopathy and by the age of 12 had his first heart transplant Fifteen years later feeling discomfort which he understood he was having a heart attack and another six month another transplant.
How lucky can this guy be? There are people who stay on transplant list for years many die before a match can be found. By the age of 28 he has had two. After playing golf at Georgia he spent from 2001 until 2012 playing on any tour he could get on. Canadian, Hooters any place he could get permission to play until he won his PGA card in 2012.
If you were still watching by the time he hit his second shot on the green at 18 he almost came to tears when he realized as he began that walk in front of 20,00 or more circling the 18th green that he was playing his greatest golf and this was what he had lived his life for this moment.
Tying Ricky Fowler as the only two of the 155 to break par when interviewed by TV afterwards about what he thought PineHurst Number 2 was. "He said I thought I was on sacred ground". After all he been through he thought he was in Heaven.
You Never Know Do You
Don't get many Saturdays where during the day there isn't something to do. Made an appearance at the Farmer's Market but after that all I had on the brain was golf. The family went at five to a graduation party for Aluxus Hill so the recorder was set to watch golf to midnight if need be once we got home.
I don't know if you remember watching the amazing comeback made by Barton in the 2007 Division II basketball title. Down by seven with forty seconds to go 67-74 Anthony Adkinson score ten straight points and scored a lay up as the horn sounded to give Barton one of the greatest comebacks in basketball history.
Today Adkinson is a Harlem Globetrotter so for any basketball player under six feet Ant is 5:10 plays the Showman position for the Trotters. If you play for the Globetrotters and play the showman position guest who is the star of the show?
During the 2013 Trotter tour Ant set a Globetrotter scoring record in one game scoring 93 points. Now remember this is the Trotters and during their games they have a four point line 35 feet from the basket and he made 4 out of 12.
Saturday standing along a wall Anthony walks by an introduces himself. I thought I knew who he was right on the spot but I wasn't 100 per cent sure. As he moved by shaking hands some where along the way he is kin to Alexus Hill. He had his young son with him holding basketball so you got to figure this is the Anthony Adkinson the basketball player I think it is.
You know me didn't take me long to find out. Still don't know what the connection is with the Hill family but at this point I don't care if he came uninvited but seems like everybody there knew him but me. Enjoyed Quinton Hill's hot dogs and hamburgers and by midnight I had gotten in the remainder of the Open.
Spoke with Sandy Frazier while at the celebration. Sandy is the assistant basketball coach for Northern Nash and asked him if he attended the chickin dinner sale held by the Knight 's football team Friday. He told me he heard they sold over 700 plates. Don't care what school you pull for in order to improve facilities the school themselves have to raise money. Northern's football team will have a new scoreboard next year. If I had to guess the old one had been there since the school was built in the sixties.
I don't know if you remember watching the amazing comeback made by Barton in the 2007 Division II basketball title. Down by seven with forty seconds to go 67-74 Anthony Adkinson score ten straight points and scored a lay up as the horn sounded to give Barton one of the greatest comebacks in basketball history.
Today Adkinson is a Harlem Globetrotter so for any basketball player under six feet Ant is 5:10 plays the Showman position for the Trotters. If you play for the Globetrotters and play the showman position guest who is the star of the show?
During the 2013 Trotter tour Ant set a Globetrotter scoring record in one game scoring 93 points. Now remember this is the Trotters and during their games they have a four point line 35 feet from the basket and he made 4 out of 12.
Saturday standing along a wall Anthony walks by an introduces himself. I thought I knew who he was right on the spot but I wasn't 100 per cent sure. As he moved by shaking hands some where along the way he is kin to Alexus Hill. He had his young son with him holding basketball so you got to figure this is the Anthony Adkinson the basketball player I think it is.
You know me didn't take me long to find out. Still don't know what the connection is with the Hill family but at this point I don't care if he came uninvited but seems like everybody there knew him but me. Enjoyed Quinton Hill's hot dogs and hamburgers and by midnight I had gotten in the remainder of the Open.
Spoke with Sandy Frazier while at the celebration. Sandy is the assistant basketball coach for Northern Nash and asked him if he attended the chickin dinner sale held by the Knight 's football team Friday. He told me he heard they sold over 700 plates. Don't care what school you pull for in order to improve facilities the school themselves have to raise money. Northern's football team will have a new scoreboard next year. If I had to guess the old one had been there since the school was built in the sixties.
Friday, June 13, 2014
The Power Of Team Play
Is there any doubt that the best team in the NBA is the San Antonio Spurs. Take away four missed free throws in game two the Spurs would have three games which would be considered routs and one by less than two points. A four game sweep over the two time defending champions.
Do I think the Spurs are better? You bet I thought they were the best last year and lost on a three pointer from the first row by Ray Allen in game six. The Spurs improved from the team they were last year. I think the Heat made few changes during the off season and they did't make themselves better. I fully expect the series to end Sunday because the Spurs defense bottled up LaBron and made him pass over being able to drive to the basket.
I think there is another issue that has affected the Heat. If you remember last season when they won 28 games in a row they started believing they could win any time they needed too. During that streak if you remember that created bad habits and even though they won the title last year they beat average teams and had good luck with the Spurs. So what have they done this year they talked after Christmas about it didn't matter whether they had home court advantage.
I think since Christmas they coasted at 75/80 per cent wide open and up to this series that has been good enough. This is the improved Spurs and even if they could go 100 percent they are mentally and physically not capable of playing at the Spurs level every night. I think if you look at sports in general when teams are satisfied fat and sassy and lose the hunger to get better they lose their edge.
I am watching the replay coverage of the US Open on TV now but during the day I listened on radio and I find it amazing how sports reports have kept asking the question when is he going to fall back. There is no doubt Martin Kaymer is playing a different course everyone else is. I have no idea if he
will win the open or not but please give him credit for what he has done so far.
If it was Tiger the reporters who be yelling that Tiger is back. Yet, Tiger is not been Tiger in five years and the reporters still try to make him the greatest player right now. This tells me National reporters are lazy sit in the press tent and watch on TV on then go in the interview room ready to ask the question they asked ten years ago.
Look at 35 years old Martin Kaymer has been number one in the world once in 2011. He won the 2010 PGA so he is a major winner plus he won the Players Championship just last month. This guy is not a no name who nobody knows.
I hope I don't have too many Honey Do 's Saturday afternoon. There is North Carolina native that will play with Kaymer. Brendon Todd who graduated from a Green Hope High school and was the 4A golf state champion and plays out of Prestonwood CC in Cary. Like I said last night I'm pulling for any one associated being from North Carolina. What time do the leaders tee off?
Do I think the Spurs are better? You bet I thought they were the best last year and lost on a three pointer from the first row by Ray Allen in game six. The Spurs improved from the team they were last year. I think the Heat made few changes during the off season and they did't make themselves better. I fully expect the series to end Sunday because the Spurs defense bottled up LaBron and made him pass over being able to drive to the basket.
I think there is another issue that has affected the Heat. If you remember last season when they won 28 games in a row they started believing they could win any time they needed too. During that streak if you remember that created bad habits and even though they won the title last year they beat average teams and had good luck with the Spurs. So what have they done this year they talked after Christmas about it didn't matter whether they had home court advantage.
I think since Christmas they coasted at 75/80 per cent wide open and up to this series that has been good enough. This is the improved Spurs and even if they could go 100 percent they are mentally and physically not capable of playing at the Spurs level every night. I think if you look at sports in general when teams are satisfied fat and sassy and lose the hunger to get better they lose their edge.
I am watching the replay coverage of the US Open on TV now but during the day I listened on radio and I find it amazing how sports reports have kept asking the question when is he going to fall back. There is no doubt Martin Kaymer is playing a different course everyone else is. I have no idea if he
will win the open or not but please give him credit for what he has done so far.
If it was Tiger the reporters who be yelling that Tiger is back. Yet, Tiger is not been Tiger in five years and the reporters still try to make him the greatest player right now. This tells me National reporters are lazy sit in the press tent and watch on TV on then go in the interview room ready to ask the question they asked ten years ago.
Look at 35 years old Martin Kaymer has been number one in the world once in 2011. He won the 2010 PGA so he is a major winner plus he won the Players Championship just last month. This guy is not a no name who nobody knows.
I hope I don't have too many Honey Do 's Saturday afternoon. There is North Carolina native that will play with Kaymer. Brendon Todd who graduated from a Green Hope High school and was the 4A golf state champion and plays out of Prestonwood CC in Cary. Like I said last night I'm pulling for any one associated being from North Carolina. What time do the leaders tee off?
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Pinehurst Not The Course I Remember
The next two weeks North Carolina and in particular Pinehurst is the golfing capital of the world. You have to give the USGA credit to bring an Open to a golf course where all the USGA knows about what it is going to look like is a blue print trying to restore the old course to the way it was built in 1905.
The last time I was at Pinehurst was 1991 during the end of year championship where only the top 30 players were entered. Then it had been remodeled and the small greens, you could hardly hold your ball on the green and if it rolled off you were in deep rough. The old timers on tour complained that as a modern course it was an unfair course. Please bring it back to the way Donald Ross built it. It took 23 years to happen but as I watched ESPN's coverage it looked like the black and white photos that I have seen from 1914.
I have never played Pinehurst. So I can only marvel at the shots made this weekend and next during the Woman's Open. Back during the 70's when it cost $50 dollars to play the course I thought the cost for me was too high then and now when it cost 200 or more I just think it is too far to drive spend that kind of money and think if you spend the night there. I will just be happy that maybe one of the greatest golf course in the world I live in driving distance of the course.
I will watch with pride that within the confines of Tobacco Road the Mecca of college basketball has one of the greatest golf courses in world. I will be pulling for Phil, Webb Simpson and any golfer that has anything to do with North Carolina.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 was heading to Apex tonight for their third straight night of baseball. I was in Raleigh and while heading toward Rocky Mount about 5pm I could see in my rear view mirror a huge cloud which hit the Triangle and Apex and the game was rained out. As of right now no makeup date has been schedule. CP 58 has a week off now since this is Nash County School System's weekend for high school graduation no games are scheduled until next Wednesday when Garner comes back to Rocky mount.
Those of you that went Wednesday to the Garner game they are called Garner National. Post 232 in Garner is not supporting this team so the coaches have held tryouts and are playing as an open team. Their next problem is they have no home field because Wake County Schools charge team 150 dollars an hour to rent any high school field. I can assure you there is not many Legion teams east of I-85 that sell enough tickets to pay the rent much less add the umpire fees.
The old time Legion guys that support baseball are dying off and the younger guys don't care for baseball like the old timers do so as you look around the east not only are select teams taking players from Legion these new summer scholastic leagues are all so taking away players and with it a way of life in summers past is dying in our area.
The last time I was at Pinehurst was 1991 during the end of year championship where only the top 30 players were entered. Then it had been remodeled and the small greens, you could hardly hold your ball on the green and if it rolled off you were in deep rough. The old timers on tour complained that as a modern course it was an unfair course. Please bring it back to the way Donald Ross built it. It took 23 years to happen but as I watched ESPN's coverage it looked like the black and white photos that I have seen from 1914.
I have never played Pinehurst. So I can only marvel at the shots made this weekend and next during the Woman's Open. Back during the 70's when it cost $50 dollars to play the course I thought the cost for me was too high then and now when it cost 200 or more I just think it is too far to drive spend that kind of money and think if you spend the night there. I will just be happy that maybe one of the greatest golf course in the world I live in driving distance of the course.
I will watch with pride that within the confines of Tobacco Road the Mecca of college basketball has one of the greatest golf courses in world. I will be pulling for Phil, Webb Simpson and any golfer that has anything to do with North Carolina.
Coleman Pitt Post 58 was heading to Apex tonight for their third straight night of baseball. I was in Raleigh and while heading toward Rocky Mount about 5pm I could see in my rear view mirror a huge cloud which hit the Triangle and Apex and the game was rained out. As of right now no makeup date has been schedule. CP 58 has a week off now since this is Nash County School System's weekend for high school graduation no games are scheduled until next Wednesday when Garner comes back to Rocky mount.
Those of you that went Wednesday to the Garner game they are called Garner National. Post 232 in Garner is not supporting this team so the coaches have held tryouts and are playing as an open team. Their next problem is they have no home field because Wake County Schools charge team 150 dollars an hour to rent any high school field. I can assure you there is not many Legion teams east of I-85 that sell enough tickets to pay the rent much less add the umpire fees.
The old time Legion guys that support baseball are dying off and the younger guys don't care for baseball like the old timers do so as you look around the east not only are select teams taking players from Legion these new summer scholastic leagues are all so taking away players and with it a way of life in summers past is dying in our area.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Errors And Mental Mistakes
Coleman Pitt post 58 has started conference play this week and last night against Apex CP 58 committed eight errors leading to an 8-5 lost. Tonight against Garner National who came in 7-0 Post 58 was once again was generous making five errors and it seemed Garner made them pay every time. When batting Coleman Pitt found Garner not quite as generous as they had three errors on the night.
Coleman Pitt took a 1-0 lead in the first when lead off batter Linwood Jones single and reach 3rd on a throwing error. David Williams hit a sac fly to center to score the first run. The top of the third a CP 58 error lead for Garner to score three times to take the lead. CP tied the score in the bottom of 4th with a single and four base on balls.
Two errors helped Garner in the fifth to score twice and lead 5-3. Christian Perry singled in the 7th and Linwood Jones double over the center fielders head to cut the lead to 5-4. Khalil Macklin opened the 8th with a grounder to short who through wild to first and Macklin stands on second with no outs. One out Macklin tried to steal 3rd but was thrown out and with it the last CP chance. Once again in the ninth an error help Garner scored twice to beat Post 58 7-4.
Garner out hit CP 58 9 to 6. MJ Jones took the lost but once again defense didn't help Jones. Linwood Jones lead with two hits. He was joined by Khalil Mackin, Forest Bell,Christian Perry,Luke Mills with Post 58 hits. Thursday ColemanPitt travels to Apex. They drop to 4-2 on the year while Garner goes to 8-0.
One note Adam Bayless who had a seizure on the field May 29th has elected to not continue with Legion.
I know it is only game three of the NBA playoffs but when the Spurs play team ball like Tuesdsy night it is hard for anyone to beat them
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Couldn't Catch It Tonight
Coleman Pitt Post 58 tasted defeat for the first time this year spotting Apex 6-0 lead after three innings and defense played a big Part with four errors. Showing heart CP 58 cut the lead to 6-5 but never was able to tie or take the lead finally giving up two more runs in the ninth to lose their first conference game of the season 8-5.
CP 58 out hit Apex Post 124 getting ten to only seven for Apex but when you add all the errors 8 on the night CP made a game of a game they should have lost by ten in seven innings. Blake Helms started on the mound for Post 58. He allowed four hits walked two but could not over come the four errors in the first three innings.
Will Edwards took over in the fourth and pitched the last six innings giving up two runs in the ninth. He kept P 58 in the game giving up three hits and five free passes. Four more errors came during those last six innings and Edwards seemed to always be in trouble but wiggle off the hook every time until the ninth.
Alex Yarem got the win for P124. Henry Simpson was the only Apex player collecting two hits.
David Williams had three hits and Chase Roupe had two. Linwood Jones, Christian Perry, Ryan Williams, Griffin Parker and Kalil Macklin all had one hit. Macklin hit a towering fly ball in the bottom of the seventh caught at the wall which could have given P58 the lead.
Post 58 is home again Wednesday night when they host Garner.
This Friday the Northern Nash football team will be hosting a Barbeque chicken dinner from 11am till 3pm. Boiled potatoes, string beans with the chicken will be sold for $7. If you buy ten plates or more they will deliver by calling Pat Griffin at 252-813-0493
CP 58 out hit Apex Post 124 getting ten to only seven for Apex but when you add all the errors 8 on the night CP made a game of a game they should have lost by ten in seven innings. Blake Helms started on the mound for Post 58. He allowed four hits walked two but could not over come the four errors in the first three innings.
Will Edwards took over in the fourth and pitched the last six innings giving up two runs in the ninth. He kept P 58 in the game giving up three hits and five free passes. Four more errors came during those last six innings and Edwards seemed to always be in trouble but wiggle off the hook every time until the ninth.
Alex Yarem got the win for P124. Henry Simpson was the only Apex player collecting two hits.
David Williams had three hits and Chase Roupe had two. Linwood Jones, Christian Perry, Ryan Williams, Griffin Parker and Kalil Macklin all had one hit. Macklin hit a towering fly ball in the bottom of the seventh caught at the wall which could have given P58 the lead.
Post 58 is home again Wednesday night when they host Garner.
This Friday the Northern Nash football team will be hosting a Barbeque chicken dinner from 11am till 3pm. Boiled potatoes, string beans with the chicken will be sold for $7. If you buy ten plates or more they will deliver by calling Pat Griffin at 252-813-0493
Monday, June 9, 2014
Thank Goodness Goodbye Maryland
I was pulling hard for UVA tonight as they laid the leather to Maryland and are the only ACC team in the College World Series as the beat Maryland 11-2. It marks the last official activity of Maryland as an ACC member. I am so glad the quitters will not represent the the ACC. It would however been hard to explain if Maryland went to Omaha and won the Series and left the league giving the ACC their second all time World Series championship for the league. It would have been a hard pill to swallow having to hear that the second title ever came from a team no longer in the league. Thank you Virginia!
The ACC sent seven teams to the NCAA tournament which is about 11 per cent of all the teams in the field. They are one out of eight that will be in Omaha which is about 12.5 per cent which means the ACC held their own during the tournament. They still are alive to win it all. The key for me will be whether UVA hits the ball and scores runs. The pitching should keep them in every game. Virginia plays their first game in the World Series Sunday at 8pm against Mississippi. Go ACC!
I'm pulling hard for the San Antonio Spurs but after two games the Heat have played better than I expected. Even though they lost by 15 in game one the Heat was leading with under five minutes to play and then LaBron went down and out. I don't expect to LJ to miss any more games. Hope Tim Duncan and company can get one in Miami or they just might be in trouble.
I know TV has a lot to do wth why the NHL is down to game four of the Stanley Cup Finals and the NBA is only looking at game three on Tuesday. Here it is almost the middle of June and a winter sport hockey and a winter sport basketball is still being played. You know both sports started their playoffs around the 20th of April and are not through yet.
Tuesday Post 58 is home as they host Apex Tuesday night. If you want to see a good brand of baseball you need to see this team. They begin conference play with Apex. Coach Hank Jones wanted to play better quality teams in conference and that is why we are in the same division as the Triangle teams because if you remember last year between Ahoskie, Windsor, Edenton and Albemarle those four could hardly get enough players to play each and every game.
Last year was once we got to the park was there enough in the other dugout to play tonight. When we did most of the time only played seven innings and that is not helping your team prepare for the playoffs. If Post 58 has a good record at the end of the regular season playing in this division then we will be prepared once the playoff starts a July 3rd. Come see a fun team Tuesday Apex and
Wednesday with Garner. We will have a good idea about this team by 11pm Wednesday night.
The ACC sent seven teams to the NCAA tournament which is about 11 per cent of all the teams in the field. They are one out of eight that will be in Omaha which is about 12.5 per cent which means the ACC held their own during the tournament. They still are alive to win it all. The key for me will be whether UVA hits the ball and scores runs. The pitching should keep them in every game. Virginia plays their first game in the World Series Sunday at 8pm against Mississippi. Go ACC!
I'm pulling hard for the San Antonio Spurs but after two games the Heat have played better than I expected. Even though they lost by 15 in game one the Heat was leading with under five minutes to play and then LaBron went down and out. I don't expect to LJ to miss any more games. Hope Tim Duncan and company can get one in Miami or they just might be in trouble.
I know TV has a lot to do wth why the NHL is down to game four of the Stanley Cup Finals and the NBA is only looking at game three on Tuesday. Here it is almost the middle of June and a winter sport hockey and a winter sport basketball is still being played. You know both sports started their playoffs around the 20th of April and are not through yet.
Tuesday Post 58 is home as they host Apex Tuesday night. If you want to see a good brand of baseball you need to see this team. They begin conference play with Apex. Coach Hank Jones wanted to play better quality teams in conference and that is why we are in the same division as the Triangle teams because if you remember last year between Ahoskie, Windsor, Edenton and Albemarle those four could hardly get enough players to play each and every game.
Last year was once we got to the park was there enough in the other dugout to play tonight. When we did most of the time only played seven innings and that is not helping your team prepare for the playoffs. If Post 58 has a good record at the end of the regular season playing in this division then we will be prepared once the playoff starts a July 3rd. Come see a fun team Tuesday Apex and
Wednesday with Garner. We will have a good idea about this team by 11pm Wednesday night.
Chase For Triple Crown
I hope you had a chance to hear the comments by one of the owners of the horse California Chrome. If there is ever an example of poor sportsmanship and you want to hear poor sportsmanship try to find it on the internet some where.
Those that haven't heard it he blamed horse racing as to why his horse lost the triple crown. He thinks in order to win the triple crown your horse should have to run all three of the triple crown races. The horse that won Saturday's Belmont this is the only race of the triple crown races that the horse had entered.
I have always amagined that when I won the lottery that I would buy a thousand acres of land and put up white fences and go in the horse business. I would think horses are just like human athletes that they get injured. Some horses are slower developers than others and you run them when you think
They are ready.
California Crome 's owner claimed his horse was tired where a fresh horse was able to win the race. You know one of the dramatic parts of the Belmont that the Belmont is a mile and a half which is a brutal race for horses. Just maybe the race was too far for the Crome.
I know nothing about race strategy but if I was in the second lane and the race track is shorter the closer you are to the rail why then do you run your horse as if he has the fourth position. So the owner admits his horse is tired and now your jockey runs a poor race then why do you think your horse should win
The only time I watch horse racing is the Triple Crown races and this year I didn't watch one of them live so I didn't care too much about any of the races. Twenty four hour a day sports TV and radio there is plenty of time to see the race ten times. It also leaves plenty of opportunity to hear some one who has every excuse for losing rant and let the world know what a poor sport he is.
Those that haven't heard it he blamed horse racing as to why his horse lost the triple crown. He thinks in order to win the triple crown your horse should have to run all three of the triple crown races. The horse that won Saturday's Belmont this is the only race of the triple crown races that the horse had entered.
I have always amagined that when I won the lottery that I would buy a thousand acres of land and put up white fences and go in the horse business. I would think horses are just like human athletes that they get injured. Some horses are slower developers than others and you run them when you think
They are ready.
California Crome 's owner claimed his horse was tired where a fresh horse was able to win the race. You know one of the dramatic parts of the Belmont that the Belmont is a mile and a half which is a brutal race for horses. Just maybe the race was too far for the Crome.
I know nothing about race strategy but if I was in the second lane and the race track is shorter the closer you are to the rail why then do you run your horse as if he has the fourth position. So the owner admits his horse is tired and now your jockey runs a poor race then why do you think your horse should win
The only time I watch horse racing is the Triple Crown races and this year I didn't watch one of them live so I didn't care too much about any of the races. Twenty four hour a day sports TV and radio there is plenty of time to see the race ten times. It also leaves plenty of opportunity to hear some one who has every excuse for losing rant and let the world know what a poor sport he is.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Moss Picked By Giants
The third year in a row a Rocky Mount High School baseball player had been drafted by a Major League Baseball team. Benton Moss a junior at the University of North Carolina has been drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round.
According to MLB.com Moss is believed to be a relief pitcher in his future if baseball is his future.
The junior at Carolina is on the Morehead Cain scholarship which has sent him the the Rocky Mountains his freshman year, to Africa his sophomore year and last summer in the office of the New York Yankees.
Moss from Enfield was enrolled in the I B Program while at Rocky Mount High School and his grades at Rocky Mount were so good that several classes at Carolina he got credit for and now at the end of his junior year he is just short of qualifying for graduation from UNC.
The big question now is will Moss sign and play pro ball this summer and go back to Carolina in the fall to finish his business degree or do the rules of the Morehead allow him to leave the scholarship early? Regardless it is a nice situation to find yourself and I don't know of many people who wouldn't love to have his decision to make.
Great start for Coleman Pitt Post 58 as the are undefeated with four victories and a tie. Pitching and the defense have been outstanding so far as they have given up only 16 runs in five games while the offense hasn't been bad scoring 45.
Post 58 is in a new division this season playing with the Raleigh area teams and we don't have to wait long to find out whether this 4-0 start will hold up in the new division as they host Apex and perennial power Garner Tuesday and Wednesday night. The two home games so far there was an outstanding crowd at the opener against Wayne County. The crowd was good against Pitt County since the threat of rain persisted the entire game. We will find out a lot about this years Post 58 who has a double header at home Saturday at 3pm hosting Roxboro.
According to MLB.com Moss is believed to be a relief pitcher in his future if baseball is his future.
The junior at Carolina is on the Morehead Cain scholarship which has sent him the the Rocky Mountains his freshman year, to Africa his sophomore year and last summer in the office of the New York Yankees.
Moss from Enfield was enrolled in the I B Program while at Rocky Mount High School and his grades at Rocky Mount were so good that several classes at Carolina he got credit for and now at the end of his junior year he is just short of qualifying for graduation from UNC.
The big question now is will Moss sign and play pro ball this summer and go back to Carolina in the fall to finish his business degree or do the rules of the Morehead allow him to leave the scholarship early? Regardless it is a nice situation to find yourself and I don't know of many people who wouldn't love to have his decision to make.
Great start for Coleman Pitt Post 58 as the are undefeated with four victories and a tie. Pitching and the defense have been outstanding so far as they have given up only 16 runs in five games while the offense hasn't been bad scoring 45.
Post 58 is in a new division this season playing with the Raleigh area teams and we don't have to wait long to find out whether this 4-0 start will hold up in the new division as they host Apex and perennial power Garner Tuesday and Wednesday night. The two home games so far there was an outstanding crowd at the opener against Wayne County. The crowd was good against Pitt County since the threat of rain persisted the entire game. We will find out a lot about this years Post 58 who has a double header at home Saturday at 3pm hosting Roxboro.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Ninety Degrees
I find it very funny that the NBA players Association thinks 90 degree temperatures in San Antonio's Arena was too hot to play. Just Friday college baseball players are playing outside in upper 90 degrees in some places so what's the big deal.
I have sat in Reynolds Coliseum a many a night when it was forty outside and near a 100 inside. I am sure the folks at Duke could attest same type conditions in Durham. The issue is LaBron had cramps and didn't play the last five minutes.
I have no issue what ever with LaBron getting cramps and having to sit out. Just maybe the Heat could have done a better job to protect their players with more fluids and less playing time. Anyone who has ever in the middle of the night felt their calf cramp up and your big toe pull straight knows that LaBron had little choice about playing until relief came.
The question that I see is how really good is Miami without LaBron? Just last week San Antonio without their all star point guard Tony Parker came from behind at the half after Parker sprained his ankle in game six of the Western Conference finals on the road at OKC.
Then there is the six titles during Michael Jordan's run three before his first retirement and three when he came back. None for the Bulls without him. Can this Miami team beat anybody without LaBron?
I find it hard to sit and watch NBA basketball because of the one on one play. I can however watch The Spurs do to the fact they play as a team. In fact they led the league in assists this season. If it weren't for a three point shot from the front row by Ray Allen last year in game six San Antonio would be chasing six titles during the Tim Duncan era.
Post 58 has stayed unbeaten beating Post 39 6-3. They are now 4-0-1 on the season. Their next action is Tuesday night at home.
I have sat in Reynolds Coliseum a many a night when it was forty outside and near a 100 inside. I am sure the folks at Duke could attest same type conditions in Durham. The issue is LaBron had cramps and didn't play the last five minutes.
I have no issue what ever with LaBron getting cramps and having to sit out. Just maybe the Heat could have done a better job to protect their players with more fluids and less playing time. Anyone who has ever in the middle of the night felt their calf cramp up and your big toe pull straight knows that LaBron had little choice about playing until relief came.
The question that I see is how really good is Miami without LaBron? Just last week San Antonio without their all star point guard Tony Parker came from behind at the half after Parker sprained his ankle in game six of the Western Conference finals on the road at OKC.
Then there is the six titles during Michael Jordan's run three before his first retirement and three when he came back. None for the Bulls without him. Can this Miami team beat anybody without LaBron?
I find it hard to sit and watch NBA basketball because of the one on one play. I can however watch The Spurs do to the fact they play as a team. In fact they led the league in assists this season. If it weren't for a three point shot from the front row by Ray Allen last year in game six San Antonio would be chasing six titles during the Tim Duncan era.
Post 58 has stayed unbeaten beating Post 39 6-3. They are now 4-0-1 on the season. Their next action is Tuesday night at home.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Post 58 Out Pitches Post 39
Coleman Pitt Post 58 got six strong innings from starter Blake Helms who's only run that crossed the plate he struck out the batter. Helms allowed two hits struck four and walked a single batter. The fourth inning Helms threw a 58 foot curve ball which the batter Jehreil House swung and missed but the ball bounced all the way to the back stop. House reach third on a single by Bailey Sugg and a sacrifice fly by Drew Piscorik.
M J Jones came in relief and pitched the final three innings giving up a run on three hits he struck out three and walked a single batter. On the night Post 58 pitching gave up five hits and walked two batters in holding Post 39 to two runs.
The opposite dugout wasn't quite as good as 13 P 58 batters reached base with walks or hit batters. P 58 had six hits and one runner reach on an error. Six Post 58 runners scored from third base on wild pitches. Another scored on a bases loaded walk with Luke Mills getting an RBI. The 11 runs that Coleman Pitt scored only five RBI were had. Garrison Vick got a RBI on on a ground out. The final RBI came on a Chase Roupe single. Khalil Macklin got two RBI with a two runner homer. Final Post 58 11 Post 39 2.
Post 58 runs it record to 3-0-1 and will travel to Pitt County Friday night at Pitt Community College. Their next home game is Tuesday night against Apex Post 124.
Tuesday in their game with Ahoskie Post 102 Will Edwards went the distance which was 7 innings striking out 8 in the 14-1 Post 58 win.
Xavier Macklin is still playing in the Frontier League for Gate City. He has hit three homers and is batting 268.
Carlos Rodon of NC State was the third player in the major league draft as he was picked 3rd in the first round by the Chicago White Sox. He is the highest drafted player in NC State history.
ECU pitcher Jeff Hoffman despite just having under gone Tommy John Surgery was picked ninth by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Trea Turner became the second highest drafted player at NC State when he went 13th in the draft to the San Diego Padres.
M J Jones came in relief and pitched the final three innings giving up a run on three hits he struck out three and walked a single batter. On the night Post 58 pitching gave up five hits and walked two batters in holding Post 39 to two runs.
The opposite dugout wasn't quite as good as 13 P 58 batters reached base with walks or hit batters. P 58 had six hits and one runner reach on an error. Six Post 58 runners scored from third base on wild pitches. Another scored on a bases loaded walk with Luke Mills getting an RBI. The 11 runs that Coleman Pitt scored only five RBI were had. Garrison Vick got a RBI on on a ground out. The final RBI came on a Chase Roupe single. Khalil Macklin got two RBI with a two runner homer. Final Post 58 11 Post 39 2.
Post 58 runs it record to 3-0-1 and will travel to Pitt County Friday night at Pitt Community College. Their next home game is Tuesday night against Apex Post 124.
Tuesday in their game with Ahoskie Post 102 Will Edwards went the distance which was 7 innings striking out 8 in the 14-1 Post 58 win.
Xavier Macklin is still playing in the Frontier League for Gate City. He has hit three homers and is batting 268.
Carlos Rodon of NC State was the third player in the major league draft as he was picked 3rd in the first round by the Chicago White Sox. He is the highest drafted player in NC State history.
ECU pitcher Jeff Hoffman despite just having under gone Tommy John Surgery was picked ninth by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Trea Turner became the second highest drafted player at NC State when he went 13th in the draft to the San Diego Padres.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
P 58 Wins Again
Tuesday night Post 58 made their only trip to the Northeastern part of North Carolina when they traveled to Ahoskie and played Post 102. The bats were hot and the pitching must have been fine too as Coleman Pitt beats 102 14-1 in seven innings.
This is win number two on the year without a defeat but they do have one tie. They are at home in action Thursday night at Legion Field with the first pitch coming near 7pm. Pitt County will provide the competition. They will play each other again Friday at Pitt County.
The final stats are all in and Benton Moss has ended his junior season playing for the university of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He winds up with a 4-2 won loss record and through three years playing for the Heels his overall record is 19-5. He pitched the most innings on the team for the season and ended with an ERA of 3.65.
If I understand twitter language Xavier Macklin is no long playing in the minor league Frontier League for the Gate Way Grizzlies. He is no longer listed on their stats sheets. Seems as X Man is looking to possibly play pro ball in France or Australia. See what I can find out from his brother Khalil at the Legion Game.
Brian Goodwin's batting average for the Syracuse Chiefs is down to 213. He has hit two homers, two triples and has eight doubles so far this season. If you want to see Brian in action the Syracuse a Chiefs will be in Durham taking on the Bulls at the DBAP June 20-23. This is the only time this year Brian and the Chiefs will be in Durham.
Hobbs Johnson record playing at Brevard Florida is now 4-6. His losses are not because of Hobbs' pitching. His earn run average is 2.95 which would lead anyone to believe his teammates are not scoring runs when he is on the mound.
I know many of you have boys and girls, brother and sisters grand ma and grand pa's who go see the family members play from city league, Babe Ruth or Legion. The city of Rocky Mount's Parks and Recreation baseball has reached the tournament stage as the regular season is over. The 7/8 championship is Monday the 9/10 Tuesday and Senior Little League is the 12th pending the weather.
This is win number two on the year without a defeat but they do have one tie. They are at home in action Thursday night at Legion Field with the first pitch coming near 7pm. Pitt County will provide the competition. They will play each other again Friday at Pitt County.
The final stats are all in and Benton Moss has ended his junior season playing for the university of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He winds up with a 4-2 won loss record and through three years playing for the Heels his overall record is 19-5. He pitched the most innings on the team for the season and ended with an ERA of 3.65.
If I understand twitter language Xavier Macklin is no long playing in the minor league Frontier League for the Gate Way Grizzlies. He is no longer listed on their stats sheets. Seems as X Man is looking to possibly play pro ball in France or Australia. See what I can find out from his brother Khalil at the Legion Game.
Brian Goodwin's batting average for the Syracuse Chiefs is down to 213. He has hit two homers, two triples and has eight doubles so far this season. If you want to see Brian in action the Syracuse a Chiefs will be in Durham taking on the Bulls at the DBAP June 20-23. This is the only time this year Brian and the Chiefs will be in Durham.
Hobbs Johnson record playing at Brevard Florida is now 4-6. His losses are not because of Hobbs' pitching. His earn run average is 2.95 which would lead anyone to believe his teammates are not scoring runs when he is on the mound.
I know many of you have boys and girls, brother and sisters grand ma and grand pa's who go see the family members play from city league, Babe Ruth or Legion. The city of Rocky Mount's Parks and Recreation baseball has reached the tournament stage as the regular season is over. The 7/8 championship is Monday the 9/10 Tuesday and Senior Little League is the 12th pending the weather.
NCAA Baseball Turned Upside Down
Eight College Baseball teams were given top eight seeds which the History of the NCAA playoffs is that the top eight always host Super Regionals next weekend. Not this year how ever, as five of the eight have lost on their home field twice this past weekend and in a few cases to never heard of teams.
Nine of the 16 host teams failed to win their regional on their home field. To say the least college baseball is turned upside down as the power house teams are home next weekend and quite a few no names will be featured.
The only four seed to win was College of Charleston who won in the Florida Regional. Oregon State lost their Regional to number three UC Irvin. Another number three Kennesaw State won in Tallahassee. Well who is Kennesaw State? They are located 25 miles north of Atlanta and have an enrollment of 25,000 so it is no small fry even though you have never heard of them.
Stanford a number three won the Indiana Regional. Out west Pepperdine another number three took care of Cal Poly. The other four winners were number two seeds so these were considered top 32 teams so those four are not shockers winning. Texas won at Rice, Houston won at LSU, Texas Tech won at Miami and Maryland won at South Carolina.
Both of the teams from North Carolina are out with Campbell winning their first ever NCAA playoff game and North Carolina playing this weekend about the way they have played all year. 2-2 after going 16-14 during the regular season in the ACC.
The ACC has two teams that has survived to make it to the sweet 16. They will collide against each other in Charlottesville Virginia this weekend. Will be rooting for the Hoos as they play the quitters(of the ACC) Maryland. Sure don't want the Maryland Terps to make it to the College World Series. Wouldn't it be something the Maryland of all people brings a National Championship to the ACC.
Nine of the 16 host teams failed to win their regional on their home field. To say the least college baseball is turned upside down as the power house teams are home next weekend and quite a few no names will be featured.
The only four seed to win was College of Charleston who won in the Florida Regional. Oregon State lost their Regional to number three UC Irvin. Another number three Kennesaw State won in Tallahassee. Well who is Kennesaw State? They are located 25 miles north of Atlanta and have an enrollment of 25,000 so it is no small fry even though you have never heard of them.
Stanford a number three won the Indiana Regional. Out west Pepperdine another number three took care of Cal Poly. The other four winners were number two seeds so these were considered top 32 teams so those four are not shockers winning. Texas won at Rice, Houston won at LSU, Texas Tech won at Miami and Maryland won at South Carolina.
Both of the teams from North Carolina are out with Campbell winning their first ever NCAA playoff game and North Carolina playing this weekend about the way they have played all year. 2-2 after going 16-14 during the regular season in the ACC.
The ACC has two teams that has survived to make it to the sweet 16. They will collide against each other in Charlottesville Virginia this weekend. Will be rooting for the Hoos as they play the quitters(of the ACC) Maryland. Sure don't want the Maryland Terps to make it to the College World Series. Wouldn't it be something the Maryland of all people brings a National Championship to the ACC.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Godwin Removed As ECU Baseball Coach
ECU Athletic Director Jeff Compher announced today the coaching contract of Billy Godwin would not be renewed ending Godwin's nine year run as ECU's baseball coach. Godwin became head coach less than a year after he was hired as assistant coach in 2005.
You could say Godwin wasn't fired just not asked to get another contract from the Pirates. Rumors have been flying all baseball season as the Pirates had a 33-26 record. Over the past 20 years Pirate fans have become accustomed to at least playing in regional and during Godwin zenith as coach the Pirates were in a Super Regional.
Expections high the last two seasons not even making the playoffs was the time bomb which cost Godwin his job. It comes down in college and professional sports win and win big and the last two season the Pirates had a winning record but no playoffs so no winning big. If you recall about 15 years ago the Pirates relieved Gary Overton as baseball coach under the same circumstances just not winning enough.
Today the baseball season ended for the Carolina baseball team losing for the second time this weekend to Long Beach State. Today's game was the finish of the one that got rained out yesterday with Carolina down 5-4 with runners on first and second. lB started the day adding two runs and the bases loaded when Mike Fox brought in Benton Moss who got the Heels out of trouble but in the ninth got nailed with five earned runs and the Heels lose 12-5. Up until the ninth Moss had pitched 11 innings in the ACC tournament and the NCAA playoffs with out allowing a run.
Sunday night Coleman Pitt Post 58 traveled to Wilson and played Post 13 at Hunt High School. P58 put up ten runs on the board for a 10-6 win which is their first of the season. Khalil Macklin hit a two run homer to lead the way and Cody Smith got the pitching win.
Post 58 is on the road Tuesday traveling to Ahoskie and will return home Thursday hosting Pitt a County.
You could say Godwin wasn't fired just not asked to get another contract from the Pirates. Rumors have been flying all baseball season as the Pirates had a 33-26 record. Over the past 20 years Pirate fans have become accustomed to at least playing in regional and during Godwin zenith as coach the Pirates were in a Super Regional.
Expections high the last two seasons not even making the playoffs was the time bomb which cost Godwin his job. It comes down in college and professional sports win and win big and the last two season the Pirates had a winning record but no playoffs so no winning big. If you recall about 15 years ago the Pirates relieved Gary Overton as baseball coach under the same circumstances just not winning enough.
Today the baseball season ended for the Carolina baseball team losing for the second time this weekend to Long Beach State. Today's game was the finish of the one that got rained out yesterday with Carolina down 5-4 with runners on first and second. lB started the day adding two runs and the bases loaded when Mike Fox brought in Benton Moss who got the Heels out of trouble but in the ninth got nailed with five earned runs and the Heels lose 12-5. Up until the ninth Moss had pitched 11 innings in the ACC tournament and the NCAA playoffs with out allowing a run.
Sunday night Coleman Pitt Post 58 traveled to Wilson and played Post 13 at Hunt High School. P58 put up ten runs on the board for a 10-6 win which is their first of the season. Khalil Macklin hit a two run homer to lead the way and Cody Smith got the pitching win.
Post 58 is on the road Tuesday traveling to Ahoskie and will return home Thursday hosting Pitt a County.
Gathering From All Over
Hank Jones' 2014 Post 58 Rocky Mount Legion team is no longer is a Nash County base unit with Edgecombe County included. There is no longer just one source of availability for hopeful candidates who have hopes of playing college and one day playing pro ball.
No longer do high school coaches want their better players playing legion they would rather coach their players in select travel leagues in order that they can control what type coaching their players are getting during the summer.
Then there are the parents who think if their child gets a free ride to college to play baseball they are willing to spent up to 10,000 per summer to get their kids seen. If they get a free ride in college then just maybe pro ball is around the corner. These parents are so caught up they are willing to go to a high school coach while a game is going on and tell the coach to take their son out of the game because he is scheduled to pitch on his travel team tomorrow. They would risk their own son an arm injury just to be seen not realizing if they are good enough scouts find them where ever they are.
Hank Jones has put together a team that comes from Roanoke Rapids from the North. Wendell from the west and even this year a player from Wilson. This Legion team sounds like a travel league team. Five high schools from Rocky Mount are represented on this years squad. Here is the 2014 Legion squad.
Making the trip south from Roanoke Rapids are three players, Ryan Wiliams catcher heading to Campbell to play baseball. Logan Simonowich 1st base and Carson Arthur.
The Lone player from Wendell who is returning is Paschal Ammons a six feet eight inch pitcher. Coming north to play from Wilson Fike is infielder Griffin Parker.
Rocky Mount Academy has three players with Linwood Jones outfielder Adam Bayless infielder and M J Jones on the P 58 roster.
Three more players come from Faith Christian Christian Perry, Luke Mills and Cody Manning.
Nash Central has two players on the squad Infielder/outfielder Khalil Macklin comes back for his third year of a Legion and infielder Garrison Vick.
Northern Nash has two players and one is a returner to Legion David Williams who spent the spring red shirting as a catcher at Duke. Nick Vester infielder rounds out the Knight's tandem.
Rocky Mount High completes the team with four members of it's spring squad playing for Hank Jones. Cody Smith pitcher, Blake Helms pitcher/infielder/outfielder, Forrest Bell infielder and Will Edwards pitcher.
Post 58 next home game is Thursday night at Legion Field.
No longer do high school coaches want their better players playing legion they would rather coach their players in select travel leagues in order that they can control what type coaching their players are getting during the summer.
Then there are the parents who think if their child gets a free ride to college to play baseball they are willing to spent up to 10,000 per summer to get their kids seen. If they get a free ride in college then just maybe pro ball is around the corner. These parents are so caught up they are willing to go to a high school coach while a game is going on and tell the coach to take their son out of the game because he is scheduled to pitch on his travel team tomorrow. They would risk their own son an arm injury just to be seen not realizing if they are good enough scouts find them where ever they are.
Hank Jones has put together a team that comes from Roanoke Rapids from the North. Wendell from the west and even this year a player from Wilson. This Legion team sounds like a travel league team. Five high schools from Rocky Mount are represented on this years squad. Here is the 2014 Legion squad.
Making the trip south from Roanoke Rapids are three players, Ryan Wiliams catcher heading to Campbell to play baseball. Logan Simonowich 1st base and Carson Arthur.
The Lone player from Wendell who is returning is Paschal Ammons a six feet eight inch pitcher. Coming north to play from Wilson Fike is infielder Griffin Parker.
Rocky Mount Academy has three players with Linwood Jones outfielder Adam Bayless infielder and M J Jones on the P 58 roster.
Three more players come from Faith Christian Christian Perry, Luke Mills and Cody Manning.
Nash Central has two players on the squad Infielder/outfielder Khalil Macklin comes back for his third year of a Legion and infielder Garrison Vick.
Northern Nash has two players and one is a returner to Legion David Williams who spent the spring red shirting as a catcher at Duke. Nick Vester infielder rounds out the Knight's tandem.
Rocky Mount High completes the team with four members of it's spring squad playing for Hank Jones. Cody Smith pitcher, Blake Helms pitcher/infielder/outfielder, Forrest Bell infielder and Will Edwards pitcher.
Post 58 next home game is Thursday night at Legion Field.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Spur Of The Moment
Campbell University baseball team beat ODU in 12 innings 4-1 Saturday to win their first NCAA D1 baseball playoff game. I sat and watched the game on game tracker going back and forth between Benton Moss pitching for Carolina.
A rain delay in Gainesville Florida brought an end to Benton Moss' day having pitched three scoreless innings for the Tarheels. That allowed me to fully concentrate on the Camels who were in extra innings. ESPN's coverage of their second TV game of the day was in rain delay so they had spotty coverage of all games in progress including the Campbell-ODU game.
Once the extra innings started the family had gathered watching when ever the TV coverage would turn the Camels way. Three runs in the twelfth by the Camels brought our living room to a roar. Three up and three down and the Camels celebrated including our living room.
I hardly know any of the Camel players by name but have seen many at Campbell Volleyball games and when the Volleyball manager lives in my house then there is pressure applied to head to Columbia to watch the Camels on Sunday. Guess where we are heading. Morgan called Campbell Volleyball player Katelyn Layden who lives in Chapel a Hill and she spent the night with us and as you read this we are either on the way or there. They will play the home team again South Carolina who lost the winners bracket game 4-3 to Maryland. Hope we can get tickets.
The Tar Heels knocked the home team out of the tournament in Gainesville Florida beating the Gators 5-2. Benton failed to get the win having not returned after the nearly two hour rain delay. The Tar Heels will get a second crack at Long Beach State who lost the winners bracket game to College of Charleston 6-3. Carolina plays at 1 just like the Camels. A loss by either and the baseball season is over.
Southern Indiana won the D2 World Series in Cary. They beat Colorado Mesa 3-2 in 12 innings which ties as the second longest D2 championship game ever.
Post 58 is back in action tonight as they travel to Wilson the take on Post 13 at Hunt High School. Doubt we'll be back from Columbia by the time to stop by on the way home. Should Campbell win and play at seven Sunday night they will have to win without us.
A rain delay in Gainesville Florida brought an end to Benton Moss' day having pitched three scoreless innings for the Tarheels. That allowed me to fully concentrate on the Camels who were in extra innings. ESPN's coverage of their second TV game of the day was in rain delay so they had spotty coverage of all games in progress including the Campbell-ODU game.
Once the extra innings started the family had gathered watching when ever the TV coverage would turn the Camels way. Three runs in the twelfth by the Camels brought our living room to a roar. Three up and three down and the Camels celebrated including our living room.
I hardly know any of the Camel players by name but have seen many at Campbell Volleyball games and when the Volleyball manager lives in my house then there is pressure applied to head to Columbia to watch the Camels on Sunday. Guess where we are heading. Morgan called Campbell Volleyball player Katelyn Layden who lives in Chapel a Hill and she spent the night with us and as you read this we are either on the way or there. They will play the home team again South Carolina who lost the winners bracket game 4-3 to Maryland. Hope we can get tickets.
The Tar Heels knocked the home team out of the tournament in Gainesville Florida beating the Gators 5-2. Benton failed to get the win having not returned after the nearly two hour rain delay. The Tar Heels will get a second crack at Long Beach State who lost the winners bracket game to College of Charleston 6-3. Carolina plays at 1 just like the Camels. A loss by either and the baseball season is over.
Southern Indiana won the D2 World Series in Cary. They beat Colorado Mesa 3-2 in 12 innings which ties as the second longest D2 championship game ever.
Post 58 is back in action tonight as they travel to Wilson the take on Post 13 at Hunt High School. Doubt we'll be back from Columbia by the time to stop by on the way home. Should Campbell win and play at seven Sunday night they will have to win without us.
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