Southeastern District Games: April 19-24 (Week 6)

Hickory @ Nansemond River on Monday at Harbor Park. Game at 3:30. Gates open at 3 pm.

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Originally posted by mathews41:
Hickory @ Nansemond River on Monday at Harbor Park. Game at 3:30. Gates open at 3 pm.

Yes, just realized I had not put in the Harbor Park changes. In the process.

Who did hickory lose to? i thought they were 5-3?

and i'm almost positive IR is 5-3 too.


Could be wrong though!

Isn't IR 5-3 in the SED? I recall them losing to GF, GB and Hickory and beating OS, KF, Lakeland, NR and now WB.

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Originally posted by bballday:
Who did hickory lose to? i thought they were 5-3?

and i'm almost positive IR is 5-3 too.


Could be wrong though!

Agree that IR is 5-3. But still think Hickory is 4-4. Believe they lost to WB, GF, GB, NR.

I believe GF, WB, GB and NR.

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Originally posted by luv baseball:
I believe GF, WB, GB and NR.

That is correct. Hickory is 4-4 with losses to

WB 5-4
GF a whole lot to a whole little
GB 9-6
NR 7-4

Yeah, it was GF 13 to Hickory's 3

The Hickory v NR at Harbor Park is almost a playoff game. I think Hickory in this one but it should be close.

Hickory should win this won. But you cannot give NR the opportunities to score like Hickory did the last time they played each other. Nansemond River is a good young team (a solid core of Sophs) and they will be even tougher next year and really solid by the time they are Seniors. The NR players have been together since they were on the same 10 year old travel team. They are very talented and are coached well.

Agree that 11 & 12 will be better for them. That travel team was very solid although I think one or two of them may have ended up in private school.

I think this is an elimination game with only four teams headed to the SE playoffs. Right now, Western Branch, Grassfield, and Great Bridge appear to be locks with Indian River, Hickory, and Nansemond River are fighting for the final spot.

The Warriors will have a good young sophomore in Kyle Moore on the mound at Harbor Park and he only gave up one unearned run against Grassfield and Cody Cox. They were shutout twice last week so getting hits is a must.

Hickory is playing as well as any team in the Southeastern district. Can't wait to see this one Should be fun.

You will see a lot of Canes 2012's today:

-Nansemond River has Kyle Moore (P/OF) and Brandon Lowe (MIF).

-Hickory has Matt Campbell (SS) and Tyler Best (2B/3B). Also, Robbie Lathrop (IF/OF) is playing with the 15U Canes and Evan McCloud '11 (OF) plays 17U Canes.

It should be a good game.

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Originally posted by luv baseball:
The Hickory v NR at Harbor Park is almost a playoff game. I think Hickory in this one but it should be close.

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Originally posted by wgarlick:
I think this is an elimination game with only four teams headed to the SE playoffs.

I think that this is a pretty good assessment by the both of you except I really believe that Hickory has made the remainder of their season a do or die situation. The team that loses plays the rest of the year for pride and may end up that way anyway... Specifically, if Indian River continues on their win streak and runs the table on the remainder of their games. Lots of baseball left though.

It's not quite over for Hickory if they win today. They stay one down in the loss column to IR and have another game with them left. The issue is going to be who can beat GF, WB or GB. As long as Hickory does as well as IR against these 3 and handles thier business against everyone else the second IR game should become a true play in game.

I am not sure of tie breakers but I would assume head to head is the winner. So for Hickory beating IR the 2nd time is probably thier best shot.

Reported

Hickory 7 NR 1. Todd Freeman ('10) pitched a complete game, 3 hitter. Matt Campbell hit a triple for Hickory.

Matt Campbell had 2 hits and Tyler Best had a solid single. Ty also reached base twice on errors, scoring 3 runs.

Brandon Lowe smoked 2 singles for NR.

Not much is being said about Great Bridge. They are quietly scoring the most runs (80) through 8 games and allowing the second least (19, tied with IR). Ought to be a good game tonight between WB and GB.

GB 7 WB 4. WB jumped to an early lead, scoring 4 runs in the top of the second. Cam Czech (GB) responded in the bottom of the second with a solo home run to make the score 4-1. In the bottom of the 3rd, GB hit into an inning-ending DP. GB added 2 runs in the bottom of the 4th. In the top of the 5th, with bases loaded, WB lined into an inning-ending DP. In the bottom of the 6th, GB broke it open, collecting 4 hits and 4 runs. WB was unable to muster any runs other than in the 2nd inning. GB had approximately 10 hits; WB had approximately 8 hits. Ashton Groves (GB) was 3 for 3 on the evening. Alex Hunt (WB) was the only WB player with multiple hits (S, DB). Ryan Van Ashe (GB) took the mound in the 5th and pitched the rest of the way to claim the win.

Reported:
Hickory 13, King's Fork 11. Hickory gave up 8 runs on 2 hits in the 4th inning, slowly clawed back, scored 4 in the top of the 7th and held King's Fork to no runs in the bottom of the 7th to take the win. Bowman (KF) went 4-4 (3DBs, HR). Evan McCloud (H) had a bases-clearing triple late in the game. Robbie Lathrop got the win in relief, TJ Lighton a save.

For Hickory - Tyler Best was 3-5. Evan McCloud was 4-5 with 6 or 7 RBI.

GF 9 DC 4 Rian Ellis got the win and had 2(3b) Jason Cater got the save Cody Cox 3-4 (1b,2b,hr)

Big win for GB and it sounds like Hickory dodged a bullit. Hickory must have had a really bad inning to give up 8 on 2 hits.

Also shaping up as Cox/Ali II on Thursday. If so that should be one of the best games of the year.

The score was actually 14-12 vice 13-11 and yes it was a huge bullet that Hickory dodged.

You got to give it up to Kings Fork. They played with the intensity that Hickory lacked until the 5th inning. Also of note Nick Bowman the starting pitcher for Kings Fork (pitched into the 6th) had a great day at the plate. 4-4 with 3 doubles and a solo Homerun/ bunch of RBIs as well.

Evan McCloud hit a huge triple down the right field line that scored two runs for Hickory.

---------1--2--3--4--5--6--7---R--H--E
O Smith--0--0--0--0--0--0--1---1--6--3
I River---0--0--0--0--1--7--X---8--5--1

WP: Heath LP: Foreman

For IR: Will Heath ('10) allowed no earned runs in 6.1 IP with 8 Ks. He did a great job of locating the outside corner and spotting the curve down-and-away consistently. Leland Clemmons ('11) was 1-for-2 with a double and 3 SBs. Josh Carter ('10) may have had an inside-the-park HR on a wild-high bounce over the CFs head in the 6th? ... Could be a single/E8?

For OS: Michael Foreman ('13) carried a no-hitter into the 5th inning and finished the game with 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 5 Ks before being relieved in the 6th. Quinton Ivey ('11) was 1-for-2 and scored the run for Smith.

It was a GREAT game for 5 1/2 innings, before some control issues (3 BB, 2 HBP in 6th), a 2-out bases loaded miscommunication (SS flash play & breaks to 2B, pitcher throws home, ball hit through SS's position), and the wild bounce play on Carter's hit to CF led to 7 runs. Two of smith's errors were on pickoffs/throws to 2B on steals and one was a questionable catcher's interference call... the defense played great tonight.

TODAY'S PILOT (4-21-2010) REPORTS...

Nansemond River 8, Lakeland 0

Kyle Moore hit a HR for NR.

update...

Matt Campbell went 3-5
Todd Freeman went 1-2 with 2 walks
Jake Hanks went 2-4
Brock Jaeger 1-3

Hickory had 17 hits. Robby Lathrop gets his 3d win for the Hawks and TJ Lighton gets yet another save.

IR is coming on strong and should put much more pressure on GF this time than they did in March. There won't be a ton of scoring but I think there will be enough support for Ali to get it done.

LUVBB IR is hitting the ball better than last time, but so is GF. I think there will be enough for Cox to keep pace with GB. Should be another tight game.

GF. Yup that's why they play the game and I have fun writing about them!

This may not be the 1-0 ball game (with 29 Ks between Cox and Ali) but this will be a close game and one I have already paid my 10 bucks (actually 9.50) to watch. Glad that this game was moved to Thursday (today) at Harbor park. Adds to the "big game" fervor already surrounding the Cox/ Ali rematch.

What time is the game,3:30pm like the previous game? Has to be a good one!Good luck to both Cox and Ali future teammates at ODU and the rest of the players.

The Tides play the Gwinette Braves at 12:15. The IR/GF game follows (the end of the Tides game will determine), probably 3:30 to 4 pm ish.

Just back from the game. ...

Indian River 8 Grassfield 2. Dean Ali threw the complete game for IR. Cody Cox was taken out in the 6th.

The 3d baseman for IR (Carter) hit a HR in Harbor Park over the left field wall into the picnic area.

Do not know all the players names (sorry IR fans) but they all played a great game.

Indian River 8 Grassfield 2

GF struck first, scoring 1 run in the top of the first when Cody Cox singled to bring in Jason Carter who had doubled. IR first scored in the bottom of the third to make the score 3 - 1 IR. IR's Josh Carter added to the lead with a solo home run over LF wall, with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th. GF's only other run was scored in the top of the 6th when Nykolai Ellis singled to RF to bring in Rian Ellis who had doubled two batters earlier. IR's 5 straight hits in the bottom of the 6th, scoring 4 runs, iced the game, even though GF had one more half inning at the plate. Inskeep led off the bottom of the 6th with a triple, followed by Nick Michaud's double, Zeke Chancy's single, Jordan Adair's triple to center (which would have been a home run at probably all of the SED fields), and a bunt single with a head first slide into first base by Leland Clemmons. Ali retired the GF batters in order in the top of the 7th to claim the complete game win.

IR has now knocked off WB and GF. Let's see what they do to GB, their next opponent.

Now Hickory needs the W tomorrow more than ever. The way IR is going falling two down might be more than they can overcome.

Looks like D. Ali gets 4 days of rest so he should be going against GB. A win there and the district really tightens up.

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Originally posted by luv baseball:
Now Hickory needs the W tomorrow more than ever. The way IR is going falling two down might be more than they can overcome.

Looks like D. Ali gets 4 days of rest so he should be going against GB. A win there and the district really tightens up.

I would expect that Ali pitches against Hickory. I would look for IR to want to stay in front of Hickory and assume some risk with Great Bridge.

That's an interesting take and makes sense especially if Hickory wins tonight. No doubt GB would be willing to cede the honor of facing Mr. Ali to someone else for the second time this year.