Pitching Duel

Tonight Rocky Mount hosted Nash Central in a vital game for both and in the end just maybe the best pitcher in the Big East stood strong down the stretch.  All three Rocky Mount runs were aided by errors on the Bulldogs part.  The first three that crossed the plate for the Bulldogs were aided by Gryphon errors but down the stretch King allowed only one of the Gryphon six hits in the game while in the seventh Will Edwards walked three batters and up to the seventh had only one other walk in the game.  Loaded bases with three walks DH Zack Denton delivered a double off the wall and Nash Central wins again over Rocky Mount 5-3.

The Bulldogs who find themselves now standing at 4-2 still are alive for the top spot while Rocky Mount drops to 2-4 and their chances of making the playoffs took a big hit as they are in fifth with four conference games to play.

Tyler King wins his third conference game this season beating the Gryphons twice went the distance giving up six hits while fanning 10. Two of the three runs the Gryphons scored were unearned.  Will Edwards gave  up eight hits walked four and struck out two.  All five runs either came from errors or walks.

The seventh and ninth hitters in the Bulldog lineup collected half their hits getting two a piece.  Matt Askew, Tyler King, Zack Denton and David Sutton each had a single.  Ben Yates had half the Gryphon hits with three while Andy Morris, Micah Varnell,and Rashawn Harris had the other half.  Rocky Mount gets a week of from conference play but they play Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday at Fleming Stadium against three 4-A schools.  All three games begin at 5pm.

The first two weeks of AAA baseball has not been good for Brian Goodwin  as he has collected only 2 hits in 20 tries which adds up to a cool 100 batting average.  Hobbs Johnson is being tested as starter and he wins his first start of the upper A level Brevard Fl.  Johnson pitched six shutout innings in recording his first win go the season giving up just two hits and struck out four.