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.

Week Two Top To Bottom

Interesting week in front of all Big East teams as the only unbeaten teams meet.  The two in the middle collide and the two looking for their first conference wins meet each other.

Southern Nash took advantage of two home games last week winning both to start out 2-0 and they have the best overall record at 9-2. They are lead by Hunter Perry who has 15 rbi of the 75 runs they have scored. They hit the road for the first time heading to Hunt who won twice last week on the road 2-0 5-4.  Both road games they gave up just one run while crossing the plate 12 times.  If they keep up those type numbers will be hard for anybody to beat them.

Rocky Mount had two home games last week splitting. They have scored 8 runs while giving up 13.  The Gryphons 1-1 5-3 head to Fike 1-1 5-5. You may remember last years game at Fike was washed out at Fike and moved to Fleming Stadium.  While Rocky Mount played in the field in the bottom of the first it starting raining  during the Gryphons warm-up and by just a few minutes puddles of water were on the mound and at shortstop and they kept playing until Fike scored seven times.  One of the great hose jobs I've ever seen.

Northern Nash 0-2 4-6 at Nash Central 0-2 6-7..   Nash Central lost Both games last week  on the road.  They could not steal a win on the road that every team needs to protect a slip up at home.  Northern Nash had scored but two runs while allowing 11 in the first two games.

Southern Nash had a very good week as the girls go 2-0 last week.  They threw two shutouts winning both games 10-0.  They are motoring over to Hunt who themselves were impressive winning both their games by a 33-2 score  something will have to give in this one.

Rocky Mount's. Good beginning has fallen back since conference started getting out scored 42-10. The Gryphons 0-2 hit the road to Fike 1-1 5-4

Northern Nash 0-2 3-7 head to Nash Central 1-1 3-6..   Both these teams overall record doesn't tell the story  of who has the advantage in this one.

Brian Goodwin's spring training batting average of 114 was not good enough to make the opening day roster of the Washington Nationals.  Sunday Brian was optioned to AAA Syracuse. Syracuse where he will begin the season where he started last season until getting called up twice during the season. He now must be one of the leaders in Syracuse so if and  when that injury puts some outfielder or bench player gets injured he is the first call up from Syracuse.