The final regular season game for Coleman Pitt Post 58 was lost by 4PM Monday afternoon. Yes it was hot but not a rain drop any where to be scene. The past few years Post 58 has had a bad habit of not getting return games with teams who are scheduled for a home game and an away game. Last week they lost a home game with a very good Wayne County team for possible legit reasons conference games are more important and tonight no game with Apex after we went there Saturday. Yes as I write this tonight near 9PM the bottom is falling out outside so any game would probable not gotten past the 6th inning anyway but six innings constitutes an official game.
Just might be that over the years Rocky Mount is a tough place to come get a win as P58 is 10-1 at home this year while they are a very good 8-5 on the road. Hank Jones has not had any fear of any team since he has been to perennial powers Rowan County and Cherryville and a very good Wayne County team where they played four games between them. Only one has been here Wayne County. Between those four teams P58 is1-4.
The playoffs begin Thursday night at home against New Bern who was our first round foe last year who decided to forfeit and never came here and P58 advanced to the second round with out throwing one pitch. Despite getting the easy advance to round two New Bern did not do P58 any favors getting a week off and rusty while everyone else got into the playoff mode.
New Bern so far this year has won only one game while losing 13 times. This is a two out of three so if P58 shows up Thursday and Friday they should take New Bern out in two games. Monday the 16th starts round two. A home game Thursday and a trip to New Bern Friday could end round one and a couple of days off to get ready for round two.
Jeremy Sloop has been P58 best Pitcher and I would suspect he will get a few innings in Thursday until P58 has control of the game and then there will probably be a carousel of pitchers until, the series is over. I would think Sloop will be the starter next Monday night in round two when a much better quality foe comes to town. Funny thing about sports of course we are almost giving P58 the first round but I think we all know that P58 has to come out focused or they could get in deep trouble early. Some times teams that are suppose to win dig such a deep hole that they never crawl out of the hole and wind up going home before they thought they would.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Nash County Babe Ruth Knocked Out
Sunday afternoon Nash County 13U Babe Ruth team played for the District title in Farmville and was beaten for the second time by the same team from Greenville. Today's game was 9-3 and for the weekend the 13u team goes 2-2.
Also in Farmville was the 14U tournament and if you read me last night I told you they were playing then to be able to play for the championship in 14U if they could win last night. Last night's game did not start until 10PM and an 11:30 curfew they had to stop last night and go back today and play an inning and a half and lost. Seems as if there was a major scheduling problem as the 14U team had played at 10:AM Saturday and did not play again until 10PM while the 13U Nash County team played back to back games Saturday afternoon while the 14U watched.
About a week ago I told you that I needed to find out what the word was on Xavier Macklin. I had heard he was injured and I did confirm that at the last Legion home game against Pitt County with little brother Khalil. Khalil confirmed for me that X while throwing a ball back towards the infield during spring training tore ligaments in his elbow and underwent Tommy John Surgery.
Those of you non baseball fans, Tommy John a pitcher back in the 70's was already a veteran pitcher for the White Sox when he tore his elbow ligaments while pitching and Dr James Andrews the famous sport doctor took ligaments from Johns leg and put them in his elbow and he pitch for at least another ten years or so after his rehab.
It is almost unheard of for an outfielder like Xavier to have this kind of injury because this is a basic pitchers injury. Still rehab for a pitcher takes a full year and even as an outfielder I doubt X makes it back on the field this year for the Oakland A's.
Also Lets look and what Brian Goodwin is doing in Hagerstown for the Washington Nationals. He is hitting 316 with six home runs 32 rbi in fifty games. Those are really good numbers for a top prospect for the Washington Nationals. Where do you think Brian goes from here? You must remember that Washington is leading the National League East Division and the trading deadline is July 31st.
A couple of situations could develop for Brian. He could get called up to AA because they trade some of their top AAA prospects in order to solidify their major league club in Washington for the stretch drive. AA players would then move to AAA making room for Brian. He could just as easily just move up to see if he can do just as good at the next level. Who knows he could easliy be trade bait himself since he is proving that he will not stay in the lower minors long. I suspect by the end of July Brian will be out of Hagerstown one way or the other.
Don't forget Post 58 Legion's last regular season home game is Monday night at 7:PM against Apex.
Also in Farmville was the 14U tournament and if you read me last night I told you they were playing then to be able to play for the championship in 14U if they could win last night. Last night's game did not start until 10PM and an 11:30 curfew they had to stop last night and go back today and play an inning and a half and lost. Seems as if there was a major scheduling problem as the 14U team had played at 10:AM Saturday and did not play again until 10PM while the 13U Nash County team played back to back games Saturday afternoon while the 14U watched.
About a week ago I told you that I needed to find out what the word was on Xavier Macklin. I had heard he was injured and I did confirm that at the last Legion home game against Pitt County with little brother Khalil. Khalil confirmed for me that X while throwing a ball back towards the infield during spring training tore ligaments in his elbow and underwent Tommy John Surgery.
Those of you non baseball fans, Tommy John a pitcher back in the 70's was already a veteran pitcher for the White Sox when he tore his elbow ligaments while pitching and Dr James Andrews the famous sport doctor took ligaments from Johns leg and put them in his elbow and he pitch for at least another ten years or so after his rehab.
It is almost unheard of for an outfielder like Xavier to have this kind of injury because this is a basic pitchers injury. Still rehab for a pitcher takes a full year and even as an outfielder I doubt X makes it back on the field this year for the Oakland A's.
Also Lets look and what Brian Goodwin is doing in Hagerstown for the Washington Nationals. He is hitting 316 with six home runs 32 rbi in fifty games. Those are really good numbers for a top prospect for the Washington Nationals. Where do you think Brian goes from here? You must remember that Washington is leading the National League East Division and the trading deadline is July 31st.
A couple of situations could develop for Brian. He could get called up to AA because they trade some of their top AAA prospects in order to solidify their major league club in Washington for the stretch drive. AA players would then move to AAA making room for Brian. He could just as easily just move up to see if he can do just as good at the next level. Who knows he could easliy be trade bait himself since he is proving that he will not stay in the lower minors long. I suspect by the end of July Brian will be out of Hagerstown one way or the other.
Don't forget Post 58 Legion's last regular season home game is Monday night at 7:PM against Apex.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Apex Bops Post 58
Coleman Pitt Post 58 American Legion team spent a hot night in Apex tonight playing baseball and by the end of the seventh inning Apex had secured a 16-3 victory of P58.
Since the return from the high school graduation break which is almost a month P 58 has lost only twice. Both were by double digits. In fact four of P58 losses on the season have been big time double digit losses. The good news since during that same time span they have won 12 games and even after tonight's loss stand at 18-6. The regular season ends Monday night for P58 when Apex comes to Gryphon Stadium.
Post 58 begins the playoffs Thursday night against New Bern and it is a two out of three. New Bern looks as if they will be the #4 seed from the Area One East Southern Division. Should they advance from there the second round is another two out of three that starts on July 16th. If they are still alive by round three that series jumps to a three out of five. If they win that one they are headed to the state tournament but there is one more series before that and that would be against the Area one West winner but they too would also already be in the State Tournament that starts August 1st.
Both of Nash Counties Babe Ruth 13U and 14U teams are playing in district play in Farmville this weekend. This afternoon the 13u team lost 19-2 and had to turn around and play again and won tonight so they play for the 13U district title at 3PM Sunday. The 14U team is playing as we speak and if they win they are in the finals of the 14U on Sunday afternoon.
Our household spent Friday and most of the day today in Buies Creek as Campbell University held their orientation day for incoming freshman. Our baby bird in this house flies from the nest on August 5th. Students don't arrive until August 19th but Morgan will be one of the managers for the Campbell Volleyball team and practice begins on the 5th.
She got measured for all the different warmup suits and volleyball gear that players wear she gets too. All of a sudden our house has gone from blue and gold to Orange and black overnight.
Since the return from the high school graduation break which is almost a month P 58 has lost only twice. Both were by double digits. In fact four of P58 losses on the season have been big time double digit losses. The good news since during that same time span they have won 12 games and even after tonight's loss stand at 18-6. The regular season ends Monday night for P58 when Apex comes to Gryphon Stadium.
Post 58 begins the playoffs Thursday night against New Bern and it is a two out of three. New Bern looks as if they will be the #4 seed from the Area One East Southern Division. Should they advance from there the second round is another two out of three that starts on July 16th. If they are still alive by round three that series jumps to a three out of five. If they win that one they are headed to the state tournament but there is one more series before that and that would be against the Area one West winner but they too would also already be in the State Tournament that starts August 1st.
Both of Nash Counties Babe Ruth 13U and 14U teams are playing in district play in Farmville this weekend. This afternoon the 13u team lost 19-2 and had to turn around and play again and won tonight so they play for the 13U district title at 3PM Sunday. The 14U team is playing as we speak and if they win they are in the finals of the 14U on Sunday afternoon.
Our household spent Friday and most of the day today in Buies Creek as Campbell University held their orientation day for incoming freshman. Our baby bird in this house flies from the nest on August 5th. Students don't arrive until August 19th but Morgan will be one of the managers for the Campbell Volleyball team and practice begins on the 5th.
She got measured for all the different warmup suits and volleyball gear that players wear she gets too. All of a sudden our house has gone from blue and gold to Orange and black overnight.
Friday, July 6, 2012
All Star Teams Continued
Today will will give you the list of the Midget 9-10 old National League all stars and both the Little league 11-12 teams:
National League Midgets 9-10 year old All Stars.
Aaron Angel representing the Rays. Hunter Bailey from the Orioles. Conner Davenport the second Ray on the team. Colby Freeman from the Braves. Colin Legaj comes from the D'Backs. Also from the D'Backs Brock Leonard. From the Braves Andrew Lewis. Another Brave Foster McAdams. Even another Brave Conner Powell. Austin Ramsey represents the D'Backs. Woodall Rose is from the D'Backs.. Austin Summerlin from the Rays and Logan Wall make up the National League Midgets.
The coaching staff is lead by Johnny Ramsey along with Scott Rose, Paul Legaj all from the D'Backs and Ivey Powell from the Braves.
The American League 11-12 year old Little League All Stars:
Matthew Dickerson who hails from the Marlins. Eli Ess from the Athletics. Representing the Braves Cody Fuller. Another Brave Aaron Gerlach. From the Athletics Garrett Killebrew. The Marlins also have Dylan King. The Yankees have two reps Joshua Pittman and Matt Raynor. Tyler Sherrod comes from the Braves. Will Stewart played for the Marlins. Caleb Whitaker was another Yankee. Trey Whitley hails from the Athletics.
The coaching staff is Jeremy Stewart from the Marlins. Don Whitley and Tim Killebrew from the Athletics
The National League 11-12 year old Little League All Stars.
Bailey Beddingfield from the Phillies. A couple of Pirates Colby Carter and Colton Cruz. Another Phillie is Dwight Daniles Jr. Since each team member is listed in alphabetical order we now have three Cardinals Silas Gonzalez, David Harrison and Chase Hollowell. Trevor Mills will represent the D'Backs. Another Phillie is Aubrey Mitchell Jr. From the D'Backs is Zachary Patterson. The final two all stars are Phillies J D Reid and Chris Warrick.
The head coach is Tim Ozment and Joey Ozment from the Phillies. Tony Gonzalez was a coach for the Cardinals and Ronnie Beddingfield is from the Phillies.
Good luck to each and every team as they represent us all over the district and just maybe another sign or two can hang along the walkway heading into the Sports Complex which bares the name of all the past State Championship teams, players and coaches.
National League Midgets 9-10 year old All Stars.
Aaron Angel representing the Rays. Hunter Bailey from the Orioles. Conner Davenport the second Ray on the team. Colby Freeman from the Braves. Colin Legaj comes from the D'Backs. Also from the D'Backs Brock Leonard. From the Braves Andrew Lewis. Another Brave Foster McAdams. Even another Brave Conner Powell. Austin Ramsey represents the D'Backs. Woodall Rose is from the D'Backs.. Austin Summerlin from the Rays and Logan Wall make up the National League Midgets.
The coaching staff is lead by Johnny Ramsey along with Scott Rose, Paul Legaj all from the D'Backs and Ivey Powell from the Braves.
The American League 11-12 year old Little League All Stars:
Matthew Dickerson who hails from the Marlins. Eli Ess from the Athletics. Representing the Braves Cody Fuller. Another Brave Aaron Gerlach. From the Athletics Garrett Killebrew. The Marlins also have Dylan King. The Yankees have two reps Joshua Pittman and Matt Raynor. Tyler Sherrod comes from the Braves. Will Stewart played for the Marlins. Caleb Whitaker was another Yankee. Trey Whitley hails from the Athletics.
The coaching staff is Jeremy Stewart from the Marlins. Don Whitley and Tim Killebrew from the Athletics
The National League 11-12 year old Little League All Stars.
Bailey Beddingfield from the Phillies. A couple of Pirates Colby Carter and Colton Cruz. Another Phillie is Dwight Daniles Jr. Since each team member is listed in alphabetical order we now have three Cardinals Silas Gonzalez, David Harrison and Chase Hollowell. Trevor Mills will represent the D'Backs. Another Phillie is Aubrey Mitchell Jr. From the D'Backs is Zachary Patterson. The final two all stars are Phillies J D Reid and Chris Warrick.
The head coach is Tim Ozment and Joey Ozment from the Phillies. Tony Gonzalez was a coach for the Cardinals and Ronnie Beddingfield is from the Phillies.
Good luck to each and every team as they represent us all over the district and just maybe another sign or two can hang along the walkway heading into the Sports Complex which bares the name of all the past State Championship teams, players and coaches.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Rocky Mount Recreation All- Stars Begin Play
If you are a parent of a athlete who has made an all -star team in baseball then you know that right after the Fourth of July all-star competition begins and that could mean on the road some where for the rest of the month as long as you win. Pee Wee, Midgets and Little league a state championship is as far as you can go but if you are involved in Babe Ruth and you are as successful as several teams have been from this area in the last decade you may play ball almost to the end of August.
Here is the Pee Wee squad who will represent Rocky Mount in district play. These players are seven and eight years old.
Brody Brice who played for the Pirates during the regular season. Jay Bullock who played for the Braves.
Chandler Cockrell from the Rays. Coleston Dempsey from the A's. Conner Freeman representing the D'Backs. Jake Fuller who during the season played for the Mets. Malik Hill from the Braves. Brendan Lewis another Pirate. Ashton Rhodes who played for the Nationals. Will Varnell comes from the Mets. Conner Whitley another Ray and Jordan Wright from the Nationals.
The coaches are Chad Womble and Josh Driver from the Pirates and Fred Fuller and Matt Varnell from the Mets.
The 9-10 year old Midgets from American League
Brandon Gay representing the Phillies. Jack Henninger from the Marlins. Ben Lewis from the Athletics. Andrew Page another Marlin. Kyle Rich from the White Sox. Joesph Roach from the Athletics. Charlie Rooks the second White Sox player. Jackson Tedford another Marlin player. Daniel Varnell our second Philly. Victor Ward Jr from the White Sox. Zachary Warrick from the Athletics. Jonathan Weeks from the Athletics and Griffin Wingfoot from the Marlins.
Their coaches are Mark Henninger, Scott Wingfield and Craig Tedford who all coached for the Marlins during the ragular season.
Tomorrow will will give you the 9-10 year old National league team as well as the 11-12 two little league teams.
It was announced this week that Wilson Post 13 will host the 2013 State American Legion Baseball Tournament in Fleming Stadium in August of next year. Host team gets in the tournament regardless of their record. The 2012 Legion State Tournament this year is in Lenoir and Next Thursday Night Post 58 from Rocky Mount will try to go to the tournament for the third time in four years. P58 still has two regular season games left Saturday at Apex and Apex comes here Monday.
Here is the Pee Wee squad who will represent Rocky Mount in district play. These players are seven and eight years old.
Brody Brice who played for the Pirates during the regular season. Jay Bullock who played for the Braves.
Chandler Cockrell from the Rays. Coleston Dempsey from the A's. Conner Freeman representing the D'Backs. Jake Fuller who during the season played for the Mets. Malik Hill from the Braves. Brendan Lewis another Pirate. Ashton Rhodes who played for the Nationals. Will Varnell comes from the Mets. Conner Whitley another Ray and Jordan Wright from the Nationals.
The coaches are Chad Womble and Josh Driver from the Pirates and Fred Fuller and Matt Varnell from the Mets.
The 9-10 year old Midgets from American League
Brandon Gay representing the Phillies. Jack Henninger from the Marlins. Ben Lewis from the Athletics. Andrew Page another Marlin. Kyle Rich from the White Sox. Joesph Roach from the Athletics. Charlie Rooks the second White Sox player. Jackson Tedford another Marlin player. Daniel Varnell our second Philly. Victor Ward Jr from the White Sox. Zachary Warrick from the Athletics. Jonathan Weeks from the Athletics and Griffin Wingfoot from the Marlins.
Their coaches are Mark Henninger, Scott Wingfield and Craig Tedford who all coached for the Marlins during the ragular season.
Tomorrow will will give you the 9-10 year old National league team as well as the 11-12 two little league teams.
It was announced this week that Wilson Post 13 will host the 2013 State American Legion Baseball Tournament in Fleming Stadium in August of next year. Host team gets in the tournament regardless of their record. The 2012 Legion State Tournament this year is in Lenoir and Next Thursday Night Post 58 from Rocky Mount will try to go to the tournament for the third time in four years. P58 still has two regular season games left Saturday at Apex and Apex comes here Monday.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Salute To Mayberry
Wednesday North Carolina lost it's #1 promoter of the State with the death of Andy Griffith. October third 1960 the Andy Griffith show first appeared on CBS at 9pm and after eight years the show has been shown on TV somewhere in this world every day since. Mayberry the hometown of the show gave us life the way it was suppose to be then and should still be today.
I never had the privilege to meet Andy but my wife Pat was during her career with Carolina Telephone working in the business office in Manteo back in the 70's and 80's when Andy would come in to pay his telephone bill barefooted. Sounds like Manteo may have had some Mayberry in it too. Today as we have a holiday to celebrate the birthday of our country I want to pay tribute to Andy Griffith who in my opinion lead the best show ever in television history. Here is my top ten all time Shows.
1. Opie The Birdman: After killing a mama bird Opie raises the three chicks until it is time for them to fly away. In the final scene after Opie has released the birds and they are chirping in the trees and Andy says as Opie and Andy stand on the front porch "Don't the tress seem nice and Full". To me that is the best scene in TV history.
2. Barney and the Choir: This is the show where Barney can't sing a lick and they turn his microphone off. Barney lip lincs the song. This was Don Knotts finest acting effort of his life.
3. Convicts at Large: Three women prisoners escape prison and wind up capturing Barney and Floyd. One of the prisoners thinks Barney is and old boy friend named Al. In order to catch the main crook Barneys starts dancing with her. While standing on the porch after the captured Floyd comes out on the porch eating a banana and tells Barney (Al) that he is not going to be responsible for the hamburgers which are still in the kitchen cooking.
4. Barney's First Car: While taking everyone on their first ride in Barney's new car the steering wheel starts coming out like a Cobra. Barney is so depressed that Thelma Lou has to drive while Andy, Opie Gomer and Aunt Bea push.
5. Aunt Bea The Warden. There are too many prisoners in the jail for Otis to stay after a Saturday night drunk. Andy take him home when Aunt Bea makes Otis think he's in Alcatraz. He tries to escape from the ROCK.
6. Opie and The Bully: Opie keeps borrowing nickels for milk when Andy finds out a bully is getting his nickels. Andy teaches Opie about how to defend yourself even if it means getting a black eye.
7. My Fair Ernest T: Andy and Barney try to make Ernest T into a Gentleman. " How do you do Mrs Wylie?"
8.Andy and Barney in the Big City. When Barney signs in at a Raleigh Hotel he signs in Benard P Fife MD(Mayberry Deputy). Barney mistakes the hotel dick for a jewel thief.
9. Aunt Bea's Pickles: Aunt Bea's kerosene pickles are replaced when Andy and Barney buy store bought pickles. Aunt Bea is so happy that they love her pickles she decide to enter them in the County Fair.
10. The Christmas Show: They only made one Christmas show in the eight year run of the show. They figured they could never get it as good as the only Christmas show. Old man Weaver standing on a pop crate looking in the jail as everyone inside is having a merry Christmas.
Honorable Mentions:all shows with Gomer, Otis, The Darlings and Ernest T. That just about covers all of them doesn't it. God Bless You ANDY
I never had the privilege to meet Andy but my wife Pat was during her career with Carolina Telephone working in the business office in Manteo back in the 70's and 80's when Andy would come in to pay his telephone bill barefooted. Sounds like Manteo may have had some Mayberry in it too. Today as we have a holiday to celebrate the birthday of our country I want to pay tribute to Andy Griffith who in my opinion lead the best show ever in television history. Here is my top ten all time Shows.
1. Opie The Birdman: After killing a mama bird Opie raises the three chicks until it is time for them to fly away. In the final scene after Opie has released the birds and they are chirping in the trees and Andy says as Opie and Andy stand on the front porch "Don't the tress seem nice and Full". To me that is the best scene in TV history.
2. Barney and the Choir: This is the show where Barney can't sing a lick and they turn his microphone off. Barney lip lincs the song. This was Don Knotts finest acting effort of his life.
3. Convicts at Large: Three women prisoners escape prison and wind up capturing Barney and Floyd. One of the prisoners thinks Barney is and old boy friend named Al. In order to catch the main crook Barneys starts dancing with her. While standing on the porch after the captured Floyd comes out on the porch eating a banana and tells Barney (Al) that he is not going to be responsible for the hamburgers which are still in the kitchen cooking.
4. Barney's First Car: While taking everyone on their first ride in Barney's new car the steering wheel starts coming out like a Cobra. Barney is so depressed that Thelma Lou has to drive while Andy, Opie Gomer and Aunt Bea push.
5. Aunt Bea The Warden. There are too many prisoners in the jail for Otis to stay after a Saturday night drunk. Andy take him home when Aunt Bea makes Otis think he's in Alcatraz. He tries to escape from the ROCK.
6. Opie and The Bully: Opie keeps borrowing nickels for milk when Andy finds out a bully is getting his nickels. Andy teaches Opie about how to defend yourself even if it means getting a black eye.
7. My Fair Ernest T: Andy and Barney try to make Ernest T into a Gentleman. " How do you do Mrs Wylie?"
8.Andy and Barney in the Big City. When Barney signs in at a Raleigh Hotel he signs in Benard P Fife MD(Mayberry Deputy). Barney mistakes the hotel dick for a jewel thief.
9. Aunt Bea's Pickles: Aunt Bea's kerosene pickles are replaced when Andy and Barney buy store bought pickles. Aunt Bea is so happy that they love her pickles she decide to enter them in the County Fair.
10. The Christmas Show: They only made one Christmas show in the eight year run of the show. They figured they could never get it as good as the only Christmas show. Old man Weaver standing on a pop crate looking in the jail as everyone inside is having a merry Christmas.
Honorable Mentions:all shows with Gomer, Otis, The Darlings and Ernest T. That just about covers all of them doesn't it. God Bless You ANDY
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Playoff Primed
The ideal game for any coach is get seven innings from your starting pitcher and let the bullpen finish it off. Tonight Coleman Pitt Post 58 got seven strong innings from starter Jeremy Sloop as he went seven innings and was ready to give the ball to Jeremy Trevathan in the eighth but Post 58 put seven runs on the board in the bottom of the seventh to sent every one home early with a 10-0 whitewash of Pitt County Post 39.
Sloop allowed three hits struck out five and only let two batters get on base with either a base on ball or hit batter. P58 scored three times in the second when Jeremy Lucas single went to third on a Khalil Macklin double. Lucas score on a ground out by Kyle Pratt. Two more runs scored when Andy Morris who was brought up from Junior Legion just to catch tonight's game singled down the right field line to get two rbi in his first Legion at bat.
The scoreboard had zero's for both teams until the seventh when Macklin, Kyle Pratt singled after Jeremy Lucas had been hit by a pitch. Then three straight walks pushed the lead to 6-0 and with the bases loaded Jay Aparicio hit a grand slam home run to end the game 10-0.
Post 58 lead batters were Khalil Macklin who had three hits. Jay Aparicio had two hits and four rbi when one of those hits left the park with the bases loaded. Jeremy Lucas had a couple of hits Kyle Pratt had a hit and one rbi while Andy Morris had one single and three rbi.
Post 58 wins game number 18 on the season and this was a good test tonight since Pitt County Post 39 is in a battle for first in the area one Southern Division and just might be a second round playoff foe in the future. If you own a printed Legion schedule there is suppose to be a home game Thursday night but that is done for. Hank Jones has done some scrambling today since he found out about the Thursday game being dropped and didn't want tonight to be the last game of the regular season and then wait nine days to start the playoffs so P58 will travel to Apex Saturday night and Apex will return to Rocky Mount on Monday night July 9th.
First round playoff action starts Thursday July 12 at home in what now looks like New Bern will be the playoff foe. You might remember we were suppose to play New Bern in the playoffs last year but they forfeited and we advanced to the second round without playing.
Sloop allowed three hits struck out five and only let two batters get on base with either a base on ball or hit batter. P58 scored three times in the second when Jeremy Lucas single went to third on a Khalil Macklin double. Lucas score on a ground out by Kyle Pratt. Two more runs scored when Andy Morris who was brought up from Junior Legion just to catch tonight's game singled down the right field line to get two rbi in his first Legion at bat.
The scoreboard had zero's for both teams until the seventh when Macklin, Kyle Pratt singled after Jeremy Lucas had been hit by a pitch. Then three straight walks pushed the lead to 6-0 and with the bases loaded Jay Aparicio hit a grand slam home run to end the game 10-0.
Post 58 lead batters were Khalil Macklin who had three hits. Jay Aparicio had two hits and four rbi when one of those hits left the park with the bases loaded. Jeremy Lucas had a couple of hits Kyle Pratt had a hit and one rbi while Andy Morris had one single and three rbi.
Post 58 wins game number 18 on the season and this was a good test tonight since Pitt County Post 39 is in a battle for first in the area one Southern Division and just might be a second round playoff foe in the future. If you own a printed Legion schedule there is suppose to be a home game Thursday night but that is done for. Hank Jones has done some scrambling today since he found out about the Thursday game being dropped and didn't want tonight to be the last game of the regular season and then wait nine days to start the playoffs so P58 will travel to Apex Saturday night and Apex will return to Rocky Mount on Monday night July 9th.
First round playoff action starts Thursday July 12 at home in what now looks like New Bern will be the playoff foe. You might remember we were suppose to play New Bern in the playoffs last year but they forfeited and we advanced to the second round without playing.
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