It was cold and windy which was about like every day has seemed in the last month and tonight Rocky Mount and Nash Central begin the Big East season on the Bulldogs home turf. I love old movies especially ones with Walter Brennen is in it. He is in one with Spencer Tracy called Rogers Rangers. There is a scene in that movie where they are traveling through a swamp and have to sleep in a tree. Brennen wakes up upside down in the tree branch and makes the statement I'll slept in worse places but I can't remember where. I am sure that I have been to colder baseball games I just can't remember when.
Tyler King pitches a complete game three hitter striking out 11 Gryphons, walked just two batters on the night and leads Nash Central to a 6-1 win over Rocky Mount. Nash Central tagged Gryphon starter Cody Smith for one run in the first off a lead off double by Khalil Macklin and then an RBI single by David Sutton and Nash Central had a run before the first out.
(DH) Zach Dutton drove home the Bulldogs second run in the third and added two more runs in the fifth with a double. One run scored on a fielders choice by Matt Sikes while two more walk in with the bases loaded.
Rocky Mount only base runner was lead off batter Forest Bell as the first batter of the game but King preceded to get the next 12 batters until Blake Helms laced the Gryphons first hit of the game leading off the fifth. Josh Carter got the Gryphons second hit one out later but no one crossed the plate after King struck out the next two batters.
The lone Gryphon run came in the sixth when Forest Bell singled to start the inning, Andy Morris walked both runners moved up on a wild pitch and Bell scored on a grounder by Sam Lilley. The lone error of the game happened to start the Gryphon seventh but King killed any rally hopes by striking out the last two batters.
Nash Central joins Northern Nash at 1-0 in conference play as they beat Hunt Monday at Hunt 3-2 behind the eight strikeout performance by Tyler Barrett. At this writing have no word on the Fike at Southern Nash game tonight.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
What Else But A Rainout
Rocky Mount and Nash Central will try once again Wednesday night to get there conference season started. The All New Sports Show will be there Wednesday recording for TV. I will be there doing the play by play.
The major lead baseball season is already under way with a series last weekend in Australia. Sunday night will be the true opening day and our three local players trying to move up the ladder in pro baseball will be heading to their minor league teams.
Brian Goodwin got to see what life is all about with the big club the Washington Nationals as he has spent the spring in Florida as a special invitee of the Nationals. He is not on the 40 man roster of the Nationals but they kept in with the big club letting him see how it is done in the majors. Looks as if he will start back at double A but all the word is Brian is still on schedule to be the starting left fielder for the Nationals in 2015.
Hobbs Johnson has spent the spring in Arizona in Phoenix at the minor league facility of the Milwaukee Brewers. They play their minor league games in the same stadium as the major league club Maryvale Stadium which seats 7,000. Hobbs looks as he will start where he finished last season in Appleton Wisconsin with the Timber Rattlers.
Xavier Macklin still in hopes of that baseball dream has found a home for the summer in the Frontier League playing for the Gateway Grizzlies in Sauget Illinois which is near St Louis. The Frontier League is an independent league which means their teams are not associated with any major club but every player is still hoping someone with a big club will see them and move them up the baseball ladder. The season runs about 90 games and begins mid May.
NC Wesleyan is off to. a 7-15 start so far this season. Freshman Spencer Ramsey is 4-0 pitching for the Battling Bishops. Ramsey as a high school Gryphon was valuable as a short stop and until his senior year was seldom used as a pitcher. Here at the next level plus his Legion experience he has become a main stay for Charlie along. He is second on the team in innings pitched.
There are three other players from the area playing for Wesleyan. Northern's Tyler Clark, Tarboro's Chase Johnson and Nash Central's Dillon Moore.
The major lead baseball season is already under way with a series last weekend in Australia. Sunday night will be the true opening day and our three local players trying to move up the ladder in pro baseball will be heading to their minor league teams.
Brian Goodwin got to see what life is all about with the big club the Washington Nationals as he has spent the spring in Florida as a special invitee of the Nationals. He is not on the 40 man roster of the Nationals but they kept in with the big club letting him see how it is done in the majors. Looks as if he will start back at double A but all the word is Brian is still on schedule to be the starting left fielder for the Nationals in 2015.
Hobbs Johnson has spent the spring in Arizona in Phoenix at the minor league facility of the Milwaukee Brewers. They play their minor league games in the same stadium as the major league club Maryvale Stadium which seats 7,000. Hobbs looks as he will start where he finished last season in Appleton Wisconsin with the Timber Rattlers.
Xavier Macklin still in hopes of that baseball dream has found a home for the summer in the Frontier League playing for the Gateway Grizzlies in Sauget Illinois which is near St Louis. The Frontier League is an independent league which means their teams are not associated with any major club but every player is still hoping someone with a big club will see them and move them up the baseball ladder. The season runs about 90 games and begins mid May.
NC Wesleyan is off to. a 7-15 start so far this season. Freshman Spencer Ramsey is 4-0 pitching for the Battling Bishops. Ramsey as a high school Gryphon was valuable as a short stop and until his senior year was seldom used as a pitcher. Here at the next level plus his Legion experience he has become a main stay for Charlie along. He is second on the team in innings pitched.
There are three other players from the area playing for Wesleyan. Northern's Tyler Clark, Tarboro's Chase Johnson and Nash Central's Dillon Moore.
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