Baseball Time

So far this athletic season the Big East has shown itself as a very capable athletic conference  even though Hunt has had to carry the torch thus far.  Hunt will play Orange County Saturday with the Big East having made the finals in the East Regional four of last five years. Hunt has been a main stay in the Eastern Finals practically every year of the Big East in football.

The Big East baseball conference has held their own in the playoffs but certainly not as basketball and football.  The question everyone could be asking is there anyone that can call themselves good in Big East this year.  So far after one week the conference is a combined 6-12 so far.

If you remember during basketball season I question how good a 12-0 Fike team really was after their 12-0 start had come at the hands of 2-a schools and less.  By years end it proved out that those who had worse records at New Years were better than their record after some of the tough competition they had played.

Fike is the only team the first week that has won more than they have lost and looking at who they have played they might be for real.  They lost to South Central while having wins over D H Conley and a really Good North Lenoir.

Hunt has lost three of four but their pitching and defense has allowed only 12 runs.  They have split with C B Aycock winning a one run game and losing a one run affair.  They have a lost to New Bern and Eastern  Wayne by a 4-0 score.

Southern has won only once in three tries winning over 1A North Johnston and losses to 4-A Pine Forest and one to Corinth Holders.  Seems before conference play starts every one in the Big East will have a shot at former Gryphon Adam Weaver's team with his dad Danny as his assistant.

Nash Central has started 0-2  losing to South Central which a lot of people are going to do that. They also took it on the chin by a run to Roanoke Rapids.

Northern Nash has a win over Roanoke Rapids with losses 1-0 with Bunn and a one pointer to Wake Forest. Leonard Allen has just maybe the best pitching staff in the league but they will need runs to support pitching.

Rocky Mount at 1-2 can't blame their pitching even though they have given up 18 runs in three games.  Their defense has been spotty plus their offense is a singles team and base running has added to their lack of staying in ball games.

It is still early and very few games have been played in above 40 degree weather.  Once the pitchers can get off pitch counts we will have a better chance in evaluating who's got what.