They were the preseason favorites to win the Big East baseball race hands down but for Northern Nash this season has not come to pass the way they wanted it. They have had their moments in non-conference looking like a powerhouse and the next game looking feeble. Heading into Thursday's game with Rocky Mount conference play had been the same.
The Big East baseball race has all the looks that three losses just might finish in first so any team making the first round in conference play really doesn't at the point want more than two losses heading to the second time around. Rocky Mount and Northern squared off each at 2-2 tied with Nash Central too. Three losses by the end of the first go round drops anybody almost to last.
The first four innings proved to be what everyone thought 0-0. One day this week I made mention that I thought this would be a 2-1 game unless defense on one side or the other fell apart. The bottom of the fourth Northern scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth. Tyler Barrett pitches a three hitter and gets the shutout. Northern steals home twice and by games end wins 7-0.
Northern now at 3-2 is only a half game behind Fike in first place at 3-1. They are tied with Hunt 3-2. Nash Central 2-2 is fourth and Rocky Mount after losing their third conference games all shutouts 2-0 Nash Central, 6-0 to Hunt and now 7-0 drops to fifth at 2-3 and Southern 1-4.
Nash Central and Fike have a rainout yet to make up that occurred before the Easter break. It will be made up Saturday at Nash Central at 1pm. If all games go off as scheduled between now and Saturday everyone in the Big East will have played six games with two weeks to go.
Friday's schedule has Rocky Mount at Nash Central. Northern at Hunt and Fike at Southern. Every team in this league has one top pitcher and if they save that pitcher for your team not many runs will be scored. Two no hitters have been pitched so far in conference play. Is it an indictment on Big East hitting or is this league loaded with great pitching?
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