Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Baseball: Eastern Wayne-Northern Nash box
2015 Golden Leaf Invitational (at Fleming Stadium) Eastern Wayne 000 000 0 -- 0 0 2 Northern Nash 000 010 x -- 1 5 1 Leading hitters: Northern Nash -- Chad Haggerty 3-3; Whitman Casper 1-2, 2B; Tyler Barrett 1-3....Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
JV baseball: Golden Falcons' Whaley throws perfect game
Cody Whaley threw a perfect game -- on just 64 pitches -- during Charles B. Aycock's 2-0 victory over Southern Wayne on Monday afternoon. Blake Gipson emerged as the offensive leader with three hits and an RBI. Nicholas Aycock and...Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Pitt County Classic: Burke scatters six hits, Hawks beat SW Edgecombe 4-1
BETHEL -- Drew Burke threw a complete-game six-hitter as North Lenoir defeated SouthWest Edgecombe, 4-1, on day two of the Pitt County Classic at North Pitt on Monday afternoon. Burke yielded one run, walked and retired six SWE batters on...Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Cam's Challenge: Pierce officially wraps up title
So close, Bill. You were so close. As you all may remember, we had a tightly-contested final round of this year's challenge. While Freddie Pierce had already clinched the best statistical record, Bill Clingan had a chance to get within...Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Saints drop heart-breaking defeat to Corinth-Holders
cellis@newsargus.com WILSON -- Spring break just hasn't been kind to Southern Wayne. Two days after a 13-run loss, the Saints fell 4-3 against Corinth-Holders on Monday afternoon during day two of the second annual Golden Leaf Invitational at Ferrell Field....Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Northern Nash's Carter no-hits Eastern Wayne
aetzler@newsargus.com WILSON -- In the top of the fourth, down in the count with two strikes, Andrew McKeel turned as a fastball came toward the plate and plunked him in the middle of the back. McKeel trotted down to first...Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Baseball: C.B. Aycock-Wilson Fike box
C.B. Aycock 000 010 1 -- 2 7 3 Fike 020 100 x -- 3 4 3 Leading hitters: C.B. Aycock -- Ashton McGee 1-3, 2B; Chandler Matthews 1-4; Bobby Hampton 1-2, RBI; Hank Smitherman 1-4; Jacob Naughton 1-2, 2B,...Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Winstead uses curveball to stymie Aycock batters
rcoggins@newsargus.com WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock left the back door open for Fike's Brandon Winstead throughout Monday evening. Winstead accepted the invitation. The senior right-hander worked a masterful backdoor curveball at any time in the count and hand-cuffed the Golden...Published: Apr 7, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story