It has been about a month now since Whit Merrifield got the call to the major leagues. All of those local Rocky Mount folks who know the Merrifield family still here in Rocky Mount are thrilled at a some what local player Whit Merrifield is tearing it up now that he calls The Kansas City Royals home.
Whit who has always known Advance as home and his only trips to the City On The Rise were to visit Kin folks. Merrifield has now played in 27 games since he became a major leaguer and in those games has 39 hits or about a hit and a half per game. The radio and TV crew for the Royals have nicknamed Whit "Two Hit Whit" since it seems he gets two hits every game.
His batting average is 339 in 27 games. Ten doubles, a triple, two home runs and has 12 RBI in which four came Saturday night which is his career high in one game. It has taken the hero of Carolina's (South Carolina) first College World Series victory into his sixth year before he got the call to play in the really big stadiums. He is hitting so well and getting on base so much he has now become the Royals lead off hitter.
Merrifield is doing it on the field and he was even featured in the New York Times Sunday in a story featuring his family including Granddad Bill Sr. Now at 86 he has been seen at many of the Royal away games having driven from Advance. It took six years of riding buses in the minors. The start that Whit Merrifield has had there will be no going back now. He's in the Majors to stay.
The Rocky Mount Telegram featured a story also Sunday of John Haggerty from right here who this week is in Omaha Nebraska where he is working as an umpire. All of us who have ever seen John umpire baseball games knows he is one of the best any where and making it to Omaha proves it.
I remember several years ago making comment on this blog as I had been to Raleigh to see ECU and State baseball on a Wednesday night with Billy Godwin as coach of ECU and Elliot Avent for the Pack and Even the umpire behind the plate was from Nash County John Haggerty.
The World Series has two crews. Two veteran College World Series Umps who are the crew chiefs, two rookies and four that have been there before. Working in a crew of four that means by Tuesday night John will have worked a game behind the plate. That's the ultimate of a career that started while John was still in high school. Congratulation Mr Clean!!!!!!!
Monday, June 20, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Thoughts
I was thinking about possibly hopping a jet and fly to Oakland for game seven in the NBA finals. I was thinking about a seat courtside and they are only 40,000 dollars. It is hard to believe people are willing to spent that kind of money.
The weather has caused a jumble at the US Open having to finish round two Saturday morning. I really do like watching golf up to eight of clock on a Saturday night. Darkness caused play to stop Saturday night so the leaders will play more than one round this day. I do like watching the pros when a missed shot becomes a challenge and all of them have their moments when they look like me. The only difference between me and them is I play like me on every hole and they play like me one hole a tournament.
I have just gone on the Syracuse Chiefs Website and voted for Brian Goodwin for the AAA All Star team. It has nothing to do with being a Brian Goodwin homer. So far this season Brian is having his best year in the pros. He is hitting 304 which leads the Chiefs in batting. He has played in 63 games batted 230 times with 70 hits. He has scored 28 times, has 17 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 33 RBI leads the team.
These are really the type numbers that players get called to the big club. However Brian is paid by the Washington Nationals who are loaded with outfielders and veteran players making big money. It looks as his only hope to play in Washington will be for a couple of major injuries have to attack the Nationals. There are 31 other teams and the way he is playing he is now a hot commodity for others who might need an outfielder. Sure seems his best shot to the majors is some where besides playing in the National's Organization.
Talking with coach Hank Jones in the Post 58 dugout before their game Friday night against Durham he is very pleased with every players attitude on this year's squad. There has been 19 players for most of the season and only 9 or 10 start any game if you use a DH. There has not been any moaning and Groaning about playing time by anybody.
One of the ways Joe Bell the Athletic Officer who is the schedule maker with Hank they have tried to do every thing they can to make sure those who want to play travel ball on weekends or those that can't live without the beach they have had only one Saturday on the schedule. There are so many things pulling on the lives of teenagers these days that in order for Post 58 to maintain a team they have had to change the old ways of making an announcement when tryouts are and thirty show up.
The weather has caused a jumble at the US Open having to finish round two Saturday morning. I really do like watching golf up to eight of clock on a Saturday night. Darkness caused play to stop Saturday night so the leaders will play more than one round this day. I do like watching the pros when a missed shot becomes a challenge and all of them have their moments when they look like me. The only difference between me and them is I play like me on every hole and they play like me one hole a tournament.
I have just gone on the Syracuse Chiefs Website and voted for Brian Goodwin for the AAA All Star team. It has nothing to do with being a Brian Goodwin homer. So far this season Brian is having his best year in the pros. He is hitting 304 which leads the Chiefs in batting. He has played in 63 games batted 230 times with 70 hits. He has scored 28 times, has 17 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 33 RBI leads the team.
These are really the type numbers that players get called to the big club. However Brian is paid by the Washington Nationals who are loaded with outfielders and veteran players making big money. It looks as his only hope to play in Washington will be for a couple of major injuries have to attack the Nationals. There are 31 other teams and the way he is playing he is now a hot commodity for others who might need an outfielder. Sure seems his best shot to the majors is some where besides playing in the National's Organization.
Talking with coach Hank Jones in the Post 58 dugout before their game Friday night against Durham he is very pleased with every players attitude on this year's squad. There has been 19 players for most of the season and only 9 or 10 start any game if you use a DH. There has not been any moaning and Groaning about playing time by anybody.
One of the ways Joe Bell the Athletic Officer who is the schedule maker with Hank they have tried to do every thing they can to make sure those who want to play travel ball on weekends or those that can't live without the beach they have had only one Saturday on the schedule. There are so many things pulling on the lives of teenagers these days that in order for Post 58 to maintain a team they have had to change the old ways of making an announcement when tryouts are and thirty show up.
Friday, June 17, 2016
Infield Fly Rule Leads P 58
There is that old saying that you see something at the old park that you have never seen before and tonight it happened. Trailing Durham Post 7 2-0 in the bottom of the third Dawson Sikes started P 58's third inning with a walk. Josh Pittman sacrifice bunt was well placed beating it out for a hit. Colby Carter reached base the hard way getting hit. Bases loaded no outs time for a deep blast from Noah Schrock right.
Noah hit a pop up maybe ten feet toward first base but it was hit a mile high. Looked like it was going to be foul. The wind played tricks all night on many balls hit in the air and as the first baseman gets under the ball it is blown fair and the first baseman fails to even get a glove on the ball. Fair ball every base runner starts moving including Dawson Sikes who was on third. The first baseball picks up the now fair ball and tosses home to the catcher who steps on the bag for a force out and throws to third where Josh Pittman looks as if Durham is going to get a double play on a force play on Pittman. The catchers throw sails to left field and Pittman scores what everyone thought cut the lead to 2-1.
Come to find out the fielding umpire called an infield fly rule on Noah Schrock which made him an automatic out. Infield fly all runners advance at their own risk. So with Schrock out there is no force at home and the catcher needed to tag Sikes out but he didn't because he thought it was a force play and threw wildly to third.
After the dust had settled and all the arguing was over Rocky Mount scored two runs on a fly ball that never went more than ten feet from home. Whether it gave Coleman Pitt life or shook up Durham Rocky Mount scored six more runs before the inning ended. There were two big hits as Logan Pearce knocked home two runs with a double rolling to the wall in left and Josh Pittman tripled over the right fielder's head scoring two runs.
Coleman Pitt was missing two possible pitchers tonight as David Pittman and Reid Johnson were both playing in the State Games in Raleigh. So Coleman Pitt sent Trey Wells to the mound and he gave way to Trevor Mills who gave way to Zack Keeter and Josh Daniels pitched the ninth. Coleman Pitt gave up five runs on 14 hits but were never in jeopardy in this one as they added three more runs in the eighth to win 11-5.
Josh Pittman for the second game in a row had three hits and 2 RBI. Colby Carter reach with two hits and a RBI. Noah Schrock, Tyler Barrett, Logan Pearce 2 RBI, John Michael Kelly RBI all had a hit. Luke Fenlen led Post seven going 4-6 with five RBI.
The last two games Coleman Pitt played 25 innings and produced only seven runs. The third inning CP 58 scored eight runs alone. Coleman Pitt goes to 3-0 in division play and 6-3 over all winners of six straight. Next time out for Coleman Pitt will be next Wednesday night when Durham returns in what will not be a division game.
Noah hit a pop up maybe ten feet toward first base but it was hit a mile high. Looked like it was going to be foul. The wind played tricks all night on many balls hit in the air and as the first baseman gets under the ball it is blown fair and the first baseman fails to even get a glove on the ball. Fair ball every base runner starts moving including Dawson Sikes who was on third. The first baseball picks up the now fair ball and tosses home to the catcher who steps on the bag for a force out and throws to third where Josh Pittman looks as if Durham is going to get a double play on a force play on Pittman. The catchers throw sails to left field and Pittman scores what everyone thought cut the lead to 2-1.
Come to find out the fielding umpire called an infield fly rule on Noah Schrock which made him an automatic out. Infield fly all runners advance at their own risk. So with Schrock out there is no force at home and the catcher needed to tag Sikes out but he didn't because he thought it was a force play and threw wildly to third.
After the dust had settled and all the arguing was over Rocky Mount scored two runs on a fly ball that never went more than ten feet from home. Whether it gave Coleman Pitt life or shook up Durham Rocky Mount scored six more runs before the inning ended. There were two big hits as Logan Pearce knocked home two runs with a double rolling to the wall in left and Josh Pittman tripled over the right fielder's head scoring two runs.
Coleman Pitt was missing two possible pitchers tonight as David Pittman and Reid Johnson were both playing in the State Games in Raleigh. So Coleman Pitt sent Trey Wells to the mound and he gave way to Trevor Mills who gave way to Zack Keeter and Josh Daniels pitched the ninth. Coleman Pitt gave up five runs on 14 hits but were never in jeopardy in this one as they added three more runs in the eighth to win 11-5.
Josh Pittman for the second game in a row had three hits and 2 RBI. Colby Carter reach with two hits and a RBI. Noah Schrock, Tyler Barrett, Logan Pearce 2 RBI, John Michael Kelly RBI all had a hit. Luke Fenlen led Post seven going 4-6 with five RBI.
The last two games Coleman Pitt played 25 innings and produced only seven runs. The third inning CP 58 scored eight runs alone. Coleman Pitt goes to 3-0 in division play and 6-3 over all winners of six straight. Next time out for Coleman Pitt will be next Wednesday night when Durham returns in what will not be a division game.
Legion On The Field Tonight
I have to admit that Coleman Pitt Post 58 to date has surprised me in now standing at 5-3 on the season and 2-0 in division play. Legion ball reflects how your high school teams fared and every team had a really good pitcher and then some throwers. Those really good pitchers dominated in high school and now at the midway point in the season have done just as well in legion. You know Legion is the next step up. Not quite college but it is an all star team of the players from your area and what they can do against other all star teams.
Those of you parents that have been sold that bill of goods as the only way to get college coaches or the pros to look at your kids is travel ball Wednesday night there was a scout from the New York Yankees in the house. He came to us, we didn't have to go to them. So Legion is still very viable in kids who want to play at the next level of college or the extra special kid who could go pro right out of high school.
The last two games Post 58 pitching has allowed five runs in which four were earned in 25 innings. That is an ERA of 1.44. Our defense has added help to pitching by getting an out on a ball headed for a hit but if this team continues to pitch and play defense the way they have the last five games we will be in every ball game.
If it has taken 25 innings to play two games and your team gave up only five runs then the real weakness of this team is it's ability to score runs themselves. The hitting totals are improving each game but eleven hits Wednesday resulted in only three runs in 12 innings. The hitting needs to get to where if the pitchers give up only three the seven runs we scored we were never in jeopardy of losing. 4-3 and 3-2 games could both have been losses if it wasn't for the pitching and defense.
Contact when in the batters box is a key element to hitting. Leadoff batter Josh Pittman looks like a slapper at the ball when he has batted both for the Gryphons this spring and P58 now. It just looks like there is no way he can hit the way he slaps at it. He has the knack to get on base with a slap to left field and he is a left handed batter. He has speed and can beat out hits that start our as a simple grounder straight at a defensive player. That speed it is hard to hit a ball in the air that he can't catch in the outfield.
In terms of Legion age this is a young team and most if they wish to do so and come back to Legion next year will be a year older. Senior Legion is 17 and 18 year olds. This team has as least two if not more that are still 16 years and we are very competitive with teams older than we are so the future is bright.
What did it mean for this year not to have a team last year. A couple of players could have been on this team last year. Spencer Brickhouse from Bunn and a left handed pitcher from Roanoke Rapids. Both players Brickhouse for Wilson and the RR kid in Ahoskie. Brickhouse of course is heading to ECU but is playing Legion in Wilson since he played there last year and they would have to sign a waiver in order for him to play for us and who in their right mind would give up a player of his statue because we didn't have a team last year.
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda that's spilled milk and we won three of the four games played against those two squads this year so the guys we got must be pretty good too. Our future continues tonight as Durham Post 7 will be at Legion Field at 7pm. We need to score more runs but I can tell you one thing the last two games 4-3 win over Wilson in 13 innings and 3-2 victory over Apex in 12 innings is as good of ball as you can see any where. Come see for yourself.
Those of you parents that have been sold that bill of goods as the only way to get college coaches or the pros to look at your kids is travel ball Wednesday night there was a scout from the New York Yankees in the house. He came to us, we didn't have to go to them. So Legion is still very viable in kids who want to play at the next level of college or the extra special kid who could go pro right out of high school.
The last two games Post 58 pitching has allowed five runs in which four were earned in 25 innings. That is an ERA of 1.44. Our defense has added help to pitching by getting an out on a ball headed for a hit but if this team continues to pitch and play defense the way they have the last five games we will be in every ball game.
If it has taken 25 innings to play two games and your team gave up only five runs then the real weakness of this team is it's ability to score runs themselves. The hitting totals are improving each game but eleven hits Wednesday resulted in only three runs in 12 innings. The hitting needs to get to where if the pitchers give up only three the seven runs we scored we were never in jeopardy of losing. 4-3 and 3-2 games could both have been losses if it wasn't for the pitching and defense.
Contact when in the batters box is a key element to hitting. Leadoff batter Josh Pittman looks like a slapper at the ball when he has batted both for the Gryphons this spring and P58 now. It just looks like there is no way he can hit the way he slaps at it. He has the knack to get on base with a slap to left field and he is a left handed batter. He has speed and can beat out hits that start our as a simple grounder straight at a defensive player. That speed it is hard to hit a ball in the air that he can't catch in the outfield.
In terms of Legion age this is a young team and most if they wish to do so and come back to Legion next year will be a year older. Senior Legion is 17 and 18 year olds. This team has as least two if not more that are still 16 years and we are very competitive with teams older than we are so the future is bright.
What did it mean for this year not to have a team last year. A couple of players could have been on this team last year. Spencer Brickhouse from Bunn and a left handed pitcher from Roanoke Rapids. Both players Brickhouse for Wilson and the RR kid in Ahoskie. Brickhouse of course is heading to ECU but is playing Legion in Wilson since he played there last year and they would have to sign a waiver in order for him to play for us and who in their right mind would give up a player of his statue because we didn't have a team last year.
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda that's spilled milk and we won three of the four games played against those two squads this year so the guys we got must be pretty good too. Our future continues tonight as Durham Post 7 will be at Legion Field at 7pm. We need to score more runs but I can tell you one thing the last two games 4-3 win over Wilson in 13 innings and 3-2 victory over Apex in 12 innings is as good of ball as you can see any where. Come see for yourself.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
It Takes More Than Nine Again
Coleman Pitt Post 58 American Legion Baseball team for the second Wednesday night in a row took extra innings to put away Apex Post 124 3-2. It just happens to be the last two games have gone 13 and tonight 12 innings before CP 58 wins 3-2.
There is no doubt Rocky Mount pitching is the Secretariat of this ball club as the season has now reach eight games and five straight wins for the home team. Tonight Cameron Taylor started on the hill and did exactly what was needed five innings of one run game on three hits. He gave way to Trevor Mills tossed two and two thirds of one hit ball. Noah Shrock came in with two outs in the top of the eighth to quail potential trouble. He carried the game into the 12th giving up one run on four hits. His fourth hit allowed was a lead off double by Apex in the top of the 12th and in comes Reid Johnston who quickly got three straight outs.
Apex scored first in the fifth on a sac fly RBI by Ben High Fill. Coleman Pitt tied it in the sixth on a walk then and error got Colby Carter to third. Noah Shrock hit one off the pitcher's foot which rolled to the shortstop and his only play was to first with Carter scoring.
The top of the tenth Apex retook the lead on a lead off single by Alex Simpson and scored on an RBI single by Derek Beale. Looked bleak for CP 58 but the bottom of the tenth with starting pitcher Jake Isbell removed after pitching nine innings giving up just one run on seven hits Matt Rogers took to the mound and was greeted by a Josh Pittman single, a sac bunt by Colby Carter, a wild pitch and a sharp single by Noah Shrock tied it at two.
It drizzled during the middle innings and a drizzle started again in the 12th and looking at the radar time was running out on playing time on this game. Josh Pittman led of the 12th with his third hit of the night. Colby Carter hit a ball toward short and their force at second failed when Pittman beat the ball to second. Noah Shrock loaded the bases with a hit and Reid Johnston who rewards his 12th inning pitching with the wining hit scoring Pittman and Rocky Mount wins 3-2.
Reid Johnson gets the win but all CP 58 pitching was excellent. 58 finished with 11 hits led by three hits from Josh Pittman and Noah Shrock and two RBI. Reid Johnston added two hits and the game winning RBI. Tyler Sherrod, Logan Pearce and Zach Keeter reached with hits.
Coleman Pitt has won five in a row and 5-3 overall and 2-0 in division play. They are back in action Friday night as Durham will be in town at 7 pm at Legion Field.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Down To Two
The ACC started out with ten teams playing in the 2016 NCAA baseball Tournament. The Southeastern started with seven. More than 25% to make the tournament came from those two conferences. Eight teams are in Omaha and only two come from the big two conferences Florida and Miami. That's still 25 % of the teams still in the tournament which is right on average.
The big winner is the Big 12. Started with three and three are still in. The Pac 12 has one team and the Mountsin West and Big South round out the field. It takes about ten days before there is only one team standing. Having watch Coastal last weekend in Raleigh and watching them in the Super they are just as good as anybody else. I'm pulling for them.
Don't forget Wednesday night Coleman Pitt Post 58 will host Apex in a division game at Legion Field. Looks like there might be weather issues. As if I have had a summers full of rain delays watching the Raleigh Regional. Hope rain comes early so we can play ball on time.
Did the suspension given to Draymond Greene enough to get the Cleveland Cavs that little edge they need. I think it was obvious that in the fourth quarter that without the man in the middle Cleveland could drive to the basket any time they wanted. The Warriors had a fourth quarter where the long range shooters could not make anything. I doubt that happens again. I'm taking Warriors in six still.
If there is one thing for sure the NBA game would be better if they didn't have refs. How in the world can both LeBron and Dray wrestle the way they did and nothing get called 20 seconds before they finally called something . Some of the calls made are fathom calls where nothing happened and there are those where blood flys and no calls. Because of the quality of the how the games are called it drags the game down. Five steps and no traveling it makes for a bad quality of a game. Have a hard time sitting through watching more than about five minutes at a time and I have to cut it off.
The big winner is the Big 12. Started with three and three are still in. The Pac 12 has one team and the Mountsin West and Big South round out the field. It takes about ten days before there is only one team standing. Having watch Coastal last weekend in Raleigh and watching them in the Super they are just as good as anybody else. I'm pulling for them.
Don't forget Wednesday night Coleman Pitt Post 58 will host Apex in a division game at Legion Field. Looks like there might be weather issues. As if I have had a summers full of rain delays watching the Raleigh Regional. Hope rain comes early so we can play ball on time.
Did the suspension given to Draymond Greene enough to get the Cleveland Cavs that little edge they need. I think it was obvious that in the fourth quarter that without the man in the middle Cleveland could drive to the basket any time they wanted. The Warriors had a fourth quarter where the long range shooters could not make anything. I doubt that happens again. I'm taking Warriors in six still.
If there is one thing for sure the NBA game would be better if they didn't have refs. How in the world can both LeBron and Dray wrestle the way they did and nothing get called 20 seconds before they finally called something . Some of the calls made are fathom calls where nothing happened and there are those where blood flys and no calls. Because of the quality of the how the games are called it drags the game down. Five steps and no traveling it makes for a bad quality of a game. Have a hard time sitting through watching more than about five minutes at a time and I have to cut it off.
The Push Begins
Wednesday and Friday night Coleman Pitt Post 58 will begin the drive to get set for the playoffs in the Area One Western Division. The first time P 58 has been totally in the Western Division which gives all the teams in the Triangle access to all the 4-A schools plus private schools in Wake and Durham counties. No matter how many players those teams can pick from Post 58 is ready for the challenge.
I invite you if you have not already come watch to watch the best from Nash and Edgecombe County baseball players match wits with the big city boys. Despite the bad start in game one against Pitt County in which Coleman Pitt gave up seven runs in the first four outs since then in 65 innings played Coleman Pitts pitching and defense has given up 28 runs. The season so far that is and average of five runs a game. Remember take away seven in the first two innings they are giving up only four per game.
Due to the fact Coleman Pitt failed to field a team last season there is only one player with Legion experience and that is Forest Bell. All 19 other players are playing Legion for the first time and that may have lead you to believe that the first two innings this season may have been a lack of experience for those playing for the first time. Right now there are 20 on the roster but by week's end Hank Jones must reduce the roster to 18. Most every year somebody quits due to lack of playing time or Legion Ball is interfering with the beach.
So far no one has quit so that tells me we have 20 guys who really want to play ball this summer for Post 58. Those who are on the cut line if they have any pitching ability they probably are safe because you never have enough pitching. If you are a fielder and have not done much with the bat when you had your opportunities you are being looked at closely as can you stay on the roster.
We know the pitching has improved since the first night out. Cameron Taylor who was opening night hurler has come back strong since. David Harrison has continue his best pitcher from the Big East and shown Legion no different. Reid Johnson, Noah Schrock and Trevor Mills have all shown they can get the job done. The perfect pitching night would be five innings from the starter and two relievers two innings each. That's what CP 58 got last Wednesdsy night except it took four more innings to finish off Wilson.
The three losses in the first three games the hitters could only produce seven runs so the lack of runs played a big part in the losses. The first few games only three or four hits per outing and guess what the hitting is improving. During high school season Logan Pearce was tearing the cover off the ball until a cracked middle finger catching a ball slowed his effective bat for the rest of the season. Now healthy Pearce is stinging the ball again and the last two games has the winning RBI.
Lately it is not all Pearce as Tyler Sherrod, Noah Schrock, Colby Taylor and Trevor Mills are swinging good bats. The four Post 58 wins have produced 27 runs almost seven per game. So you put together and improving pitching staff with hitters that getting comfortable hitting Legion pitching and you have a team having won four in a row.
If you want a good night of fun entertainment Legion Field will be the place to be Wednesday night at 7pm as Apex Post 124 will be here for a division game. The next two weeks will be loaded with only division games which is the beginning of the playoff run. The 4-3 1-0 Coleman Pitt Post 58 needs you there to support and help keep Legion Baseball in Rocky Mount.
I invite you if you have not already come watch to watch the best from Nash and Edgecombe County baseball players match wits with the big city boys. Despite the bad start in game one against Pitt County in which Coleman Pitt gave up seven runs in the first four outs since then in 65 innings played Coleman Pitts pitching and defense has given up 28 runs. The season so far that is and average of five runs a game. Remember take away seven in the first two innings they are giving up only four per game.
Due to the fact Coleman Pitt failed to field a team last season there is only one player with Legion experience and that is Forest Bell. All 19 other players are playing Legion for the first time and that may have lead you to believe that the first two innings this season may have been a lack of experience for those playing for the first time. Right now there are 20 on the roster but by week's end Hank Jones must reduce the roster to 18. Most every year somebody quits due to lack of playing time or Legion Ball is interfering with the beach.
So far no one has quit so that tells me we have 20 guys who really want to play ball this summer for Post 58. Those who are on the cut line if they have any pitching ability they probably are safe because you never have enough pitching. If you are a fielder and have not done much with the bat when you had your opportunities you are being looked at closely as can you stay on the roster.
We know the pitching has improved since the first night out. Cameron Taylor who was opening night hurler has come back strong since. David Harrison has continue his best pitcher from the Big East and shown Legion no different. Reid Johnson, Noah Schrock and Trevor Mills have all shown they can get the job done. The perfect pitching night would be five innings from the starter and two relievers two innings each. That's what CP 58 got last Wednesdsy night except it took four more innings to finish off Wilson.
The three losses in the first three games the hitters could only produce seven runs so the lack of runs played a big part in the losses. The first few games only three or four hits per outing and guess what the hitting is improving. During high school season Logan Pearce was tearing the cover off the ball until a cracked middle finger catching a ball slowed his effective bat for the rest of the season. Now healthy Pearce is stinging the ball again and the last two games has the winning RBI.
Lately it is not all Pearce as Tyler Sherrod, Noah Schrock, Colby Taylor and Trevor Mills are swinging good bats. The four Post 58 wins have produced 27 runs almost seven per game. So you put together and improving pitching staff with hitters that getting comfortable hitting Legion pitching and you have a team having won four in a row.
If you want a good night of fun entertainment Legion Field will be the place to be Wednesday night at 7pm as Apex Post 124 will be here for a division game. The next two weeks will be loaded with only division games which is the beginning of the playoff run. The 4-3 1-0 Coleman Pitt Post 58 needs you there to support and help keep Legion Baseball in Rocky Mount.
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