Half Way Home Hunt Stands Alone

Fike and Hunt squared off as three teams tied at the top of Big East baseball going into Tuesday night.  So there was a good chance only two would be tied by midnight Tuesday.

Between them Fike and Hunt committed 6 errors and most of those made by Fike hurt worse as Hunt beats Fike 9-5 to take over the lead in Big East Baseball.  Hunt by far is the best hitting team in the league and are just out scoring the other teams in the league's best pitching.  Fike has now lost two straight after winning their first three games in conference.

Over in Rocky Mount Cody Smith is all you need to know about this one as Smith pitches a one hitter striking out 15 of the 21 outs in the game.  It is not like Northern didn't get opportunities as Smith walked nine batters and hit two others  so Northern had their chances but scored only when Smith walked a run home after having walked two batters and hit another.  Rocky Mount scores five times in tripping up Northern 5-1.

The loss drops Northern out of the three way tie for first and are now in a three way time for second.  Since there are just two and a half weeks left in conference play that could mean a three way tie for fourth with only three teams going to the play offs.  Rocky Mount is now 2-3 a game back of the three tied  for second.

Nash Central is the other team in the three way tie for second as they clip Southern Nash in six innings 10-0.  The good news for the Bulldogs is they did gamble in not pitching Tyler King against Southern so he will be set for Rocky Mount.   Southern continues to plummet getting mercy ruled again.

You know every team has a weakness and when teams are able to attack your weakness you fall. Those that are able to hide  their short comings can win for another day.  Thursday the Gryphons host Nash Central and boy how big is that game for each team?   Hunt squares off with Northern and a Hunt Victory starts putting space between them and those chasing.  Northern needs to stop the bleeding and stay in the race.  Fike plays Southern so you would suspect Fike stays at no worse than tied for second.

I am still spewing my praise of Augusta National and the Practice Round I attended Tuesday.  Did you know this?  They have on their staff a professional squirrel trapper.  The gentleman that I sat down beside on one of the holes heard us talking about how beautiful it was and leans over and says "do you see any squirrels here"?   I said 'can't say I have so far'.  He said "you won't.  Since squirrels dig in the ground, and do damage to buildings they catch squirrels and take them to other places for release."  You know I didn't see a squirrel all day.