Three One Run Games

The battle for first place in Big East baseball took place at Hunt High School as the Firebirds of Southern Nash and the Warriors met both 2-0 after the first week of Big East Play.

The Firebirds took advantage of two first inning walks.  A double steal saw an over throw of third by the Hunt catcher and the Firebirds take the first lead 1-0.

The top of the third Southern  strikes again scoring five runs and the Hunt Defense helps out with two errors to give the Birds extra outs in the inning and they lead 6-0 in in the third.

This is the Big East battle for first place and Hunt is not going quietly striking back with five runs themselves in the 3rd to cut the Firebirds lead to 6-5.  The bottom of the fourth they strike again for three more runs to seize an  8-6 lead through four innings. They add two more in the fifth and look to have control but Southern in not done they cut the lead to 10-9 and have the tying run on but Hunt prevails 10-9.

Over in down town Wilson Rocky Mount visited Fike both 1-1 in their two conference games and pitching was the force of the night.  David Harrison took to the hill for the Gryphons while Ray Melton tossed for the Golden Demons.

When the last pitch had been thrown David Harrison shuts out Fike 1-0.  The Gryphons waited to the top of the seventh to score their lone run.  How does the winning run get on base David Harrison walks? Ben Seracki gets a hit and Zack Keeter drives the first and proves to be the only run with a hit.

Harrison allows five hits while Melton gave up three and two came in the 7th.  Harrison hit one batter and walked one and the Gryphons did not commit and error. Melton walked two batters and the Fike defense committed one error but it had nothing to do with the Grypbon score.  Zack Keeter had two hits on the night.

The two Big East teams looking for their first wins in conference play squared off at Nash Central as Northern Nash ventured across highway  64 and the Bulldogs won 3-2 to tie Fike at 1-2.  Northern falls to 0-3.