Weather Will Be A Factor

There is one week left in the regular season of Big East Baseball.  Fike and Northern Nash as we head down the stretch to the finish line are neck and neck at 5-3 in the standings.  One length behind are Nash Central and Rocky Mount at 4-4.   Due to their game getting rained out on Friday Hunt trails by a length and a half 3-4 and Southern Nash trails the field at 2-5.  Southern no longer can win or tie for first place because the two leaders Fike and Northern play each other Tuesday so one must win and at worse will finish the season with four losses.

Hunt however is still in the mix and if they win the make up game with Southern Nash Monday 7pm they would be 4-4 and win both of their scheduled games this week they are not dead yet from tying for first but it is a long shot concidering no team in this league has three pitchers to walk out on the mound  and expect to win every time out.  So winning three times this week is a long shot.

Southern travels to Hunt Monday.  Go to Rocky Mount Tuesday and host Nash Central Friday.  All three that they will play can still win or tie for first which is only good for the seedings in the Big East baseball Tournament starting May 2nd. The Firebirds can spoil any of those teams hopes as they fight for first.  A five game conference losing streak  would make you believe any of the three teams playing for first the Southern game is the easy game of the week.  It had better be if either Hunt, Rocky Mount or Nash Central have intentions on a regular season title.

Hunt host Nash Central Tuesday and if Hunt knocks off Southern Monday this will give one or the other five losses and one will be out of any possible first place talk come Friday.  Hunt finishes Friday at Fike.

Should Nash Central beat Hunt Tuesday they may have a shot at tying for first Friday as they travel to Southern Nash who will be having senior night.  Should Southern win all three of their games this week they will pass somebody and get out of the cellar.

Rocky Mount has a real quandary.  They need to hope Northern beats Fike and on Friday they  beat Northern which would give every team with at least  four losses and Rocky Mount being one of them.            
Who do you pitch Tuesday against Southern?  Pat Smith has been pitching David Harrison on Tuesday's and the last time they played Southern Zack Keeter started against The Firebirds and since
Keeter didn't pitch Friday against Fike I'd bet money they save David Harrison for Friday.

Both Fike and Northern Nash control their own destiny.  The winner of that game can win the regular season Friday.  If Fike wins over Northern then a victory of Hunt  secures the top spot.  If Northern wins and then a victory over Rocky Mount grants them the title.

It is a jumble  mess isn't it?

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