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.