Never Had A Chance

Tonight's game with Cary has been moved from Cardinal Gibbons to Athens Drive High.  Athens does not have lights and game will  start until 6:00pm.

Garner and Rocky Mount played two seven inning games at  Legion Field at stake was first place for the team that wins both.  Garner beat Cary last night so they came into the game 4-2 and Coleman Pitt 4-1.

The opening game Coleman Pitt sent Cameron Taylor to the hill and for five innings he kept hopes alive allowing just two runs while giving up seven hits.  One of those seven hits left the ball park.  Brandon Stephens tossed for Garner National and he was stingy to CP 58 giving up just six hits and gave up a seventh inning run that reached on and error and Josh Pittman's RBI single.

Pittman was the lone Coleman Pitt player with multiple hits.  Logan Pearce, Tyler Barrett, Noah Schrock and Tyler Sherrod had one each.  Cameron Taylor took the loss but his effort was better than the final score 9-1 Garner

Once CP 58 went to the bull pen Garner collect eight hits in innings six and seven.  Six of the top seven hitters for Garner had at least two hits totaling  15 in the game. Cole Hinnant three hits including a homer and two RBI,Drake Harris  three hits two RBI, Brandon Stephens two hits and RBI and that's just the first three hitters in the lineup. Trevor  Heasley, Sammy Chapman and Tucker Rogers all had two hits.

Losing Game one meant the winner of game two would be at least the number two seed.  If CP 58 can recover then combined with a win Friday night would own second with Garner falling to third.  A Garner win and they grab the top spot in the western division.

There are some games when the final score flashes on the scoreboard 7-0 Garner you think to yourself seemed worse than that. Submarine pitcher Robbie Frongello pitched the first six innings and Coleman Pitt Managed just two hits.  14 of the last 16 batters for Coleman Pitt failed to reach base. A walk and error for the two that did as CP got a single from Logan Pearce in the first and Forest Bell single in the second and after that the bats stayed silent.

This game Garner collect eight hits but seemed every hit follow one of five base on bases by Rocky Mount.  Noah Schrock pitched the first four, Trey Wells the fifth and Dawson Sikes the sixth and seventh.

Coleman Pitt closes out their regular season Friday night at Cary.  Regardless of the outcome. Rocky Mount has third spot in the playoffs which the second round begins next Friday night at Apex in game one of a three out of five series.  Game two will be in Rocky Mount on Saturday the ninth.