Lander won all four games they played in the Southeast Regional including the noon victory Monday over USC-Aiken 5-3. Former Gryphon "Baseball" Brett Johnson who is now in his sixth year as third base coach. Serving his second year as pitching coach is Jim Leggett who at the time he graduated from Rocky Mount was the all time winningest pitcher in Gryphon history. He has since been over taken by Benton Moss the winningest pitcher.
Lander finishes the regionals with a 42-14 record and has sweet revenge in beating USC-Aiken twice during the regional after USC-A had swept the Bearcats during their three game series during the regular season and once in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament last week. They are ranked eleventh in the latest DII polls.
The Division II College World Series starts Saturday at the USA Baseball Training Facility in Cary. There will be two games Saturday and Sunday giving all eight regional champions one game during the weekend before the Monday second round of the double elimination tournament begins. The teams and times have yet to be announced as other teams and regions are not over as of yet.
I had the pleasure to go to Landers first game in Cary in 2014 and sat near all the Johnson and Berry family members and wrote on this blog how wonderful it was to be with families as they watched their children partisipate for many their biggest moment in life. I was not alone as approximate 200 people from the Rocky Mount area were there to witness the game. Now this year the Leggett family will be there.
The opening night of American Legion baseball got washed out and has been pushed back to Wednesday. The Wednesday game will be against Kinston and Friday night Pitt County Post 39 will be at Legion Field.
Lander finishes the regionals with a 42-14 record and has sweet revenge in beating USC-Aiken twice during the regional after USC-A had swept the Bearcats during their three game series during the regular season and once in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament last week. They are ranked eleventh in the latest DII polls.
The Division II College World Series starts Saturday at the USA Baseball Training Facility in Cary. There will be two games Saturday and Sunday giving all eight regional champions one game during the weekend before the Monday second round of the double elimination tournament begins. The teams and times have yet to be announced as other teams and regions are not over as of yet.
I had the pleasure to go to Landers first game in Cary in 2014 and sat near all the Johnson and Berry family members and wrote on this blog how wonderful it was to be with families as they watched their children partisipate for many their biggest moment in life. I was not alone as approximate 200 people from the Rocky Mount area were there to witness the game. Now this year the Leggett family will be there.
The opening night of American Legion baseball got washed out and has been pushed back to Wednesday. The Wednesday game will be against Kinston and Friday night Pitt County Post 39 will be at Legion Field.
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