The Big East Made Just right

There are many factors when conferences are formed what goes in to making a conference.  Schools which are equal in size.  Ever since the first year of the Big East all six schools have ranged between a hundred students being the same size.  Hard to give the edge to any school because they have more athletes to choose from.  It is also hard to keep those schools about the same size when different areas have growth spurts due to the economy.

Everyone one has found that one of the biggest factors when joining a conference is being as near to one another as possible.  Just ten years ago Havelock was in the same conference with Northern Nash.  Try going to a Tuesday night basketball game at Havelock and go to work or even school on Wednesday.  It almost seems that the Big East is a perfect conference where 30 minutes is the big trip of the year.

We have found especially this year that with the location factor and size factor it has brought with it an equality to competition.  No team has just dominated any sport.  Football went to the wire before we knew who was going to be the champion and for that matter who was finishing fourth because going into the last game everybody was still alive.  Add basketball with the same outline.

It is plain to see baseball is on the same track.  Heading into Tuesday night's baseball games there are four more games to play and the regular season will be over. Fike is leading the way at 5-1 and 9-5 after beating Nash Central 2-1. Compared to football and basketball this is a runaway lead.  Northern Nash has since the Easter break showed off their pitching and are 4-2 - 8-7.  Hunt 3-3 -7-7 and Rocky Mount 3-3 - 7-6 are tied for third.  Nash Central started with a 2-0 record in conference but have lost four in a row stand 2-4 - 3-11.  Southern Nash rounds out the field at 1-5 -5-10.

Fike and Nash Central made up their rainout game from earlier this season Saturday and they will in turn play each other again Tuesday at Fike.  The two tied for third Hunt host Rocky Mount Tuesday and this truly is a make or break for both.  Finally Tuesday Northern Nash host Southern Nash in a must win for Northern to keep pace with Fike.

You might be interested to know who the conference leaders are?  Batting average:Jacob Williamson Hunt 478.  Home runs  Tie Kendall Parker Southern Nash and Cameron Vick Southern Nash 2.  Slugging % Bryson Worrell Hunt  717.  RBI Hunt  Bryson Worrell 13.  Runs scored  Andrew Brinson Hunt 13. Stolen Bases Kendall Parker  Southern Nash 13.  ERA Tyler Barrett Northern Nash .058.  Strikeouts Tyler Barrett Northern Nash 38.  Wins Tyler Barrett Northern Nash  Barrett 4.

The seeding for the state playoffs will be released on May 9th and who ever makes the playoffs begin first round May 13th.