Baseball -- Eagles roll over Cresset

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on April 28, 2004 2:04 PM

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Wayne Christian's J.D. Hightower had four hits and four RBI as the Eagles banged out 12 hits in defeating Cresset Academy 23-5 at home on Tuesday.

Adam Brannan (three RBI) and Josh Brannan (four RBI) had two hits each for the Eagles, who improved to 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the Carolina Christian 1-A Conference.

The Eagles had seven hits and 11 runs in the first inning.

Josh Brannan pitched two innings, striking out four and yielding two hits.

Cresset Academy 001 22x x -- 5 8 3

Wayne Chr. (11)39 0xx x -- 23 12 3

Leading hitters -- Cressent Academy -- Paul Pickett 2-4, 3B; John Berthed 2-4; Bob Griffin 2-3, 2B. Wayne Christian -- Josh Brannan 2-2, 4 RBI; J.D. Hightower 4-4, 4 RBI; Adam Brannan 2-2, 2B, 3 RBI.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cressent

Dee Bryant (L) 2 9 14 9 6 2

Bob Bertrand 2 4 9 5 8 1

Wayne Christian

Josh Brannan (W) 2 2 0 0 0 4

J.D. Hightower 2 3 3 2 2 2

Adam Brannan 1 3 2 1 1 2