Southeastern District Games: May 16-21 (Week 10)

I almost hate to bring this up, but I'm pretty sure Grassfield is 11-6 and Oscar Smith is 2-15

Thanks, Go Dawgs. Corrected above. I had omitted the Grassfield / Oscar Smith game at Harbor Park.

Nansemond River 7R 7H 0E 8LOB
Deep Creek 0R 4H 2E 10LOB

A tight game on senior night at Nansemond River. NR opened the scoring in the 1st on an error. They added a run in the 2nd when Travis Johnson hit a double to right centerfield, moved to 3B on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by Dylan Roach. The score stayed 2-0 through 4-1/2 innings when NR then added 2 in the 5th when Johnson and Ryan O'Hara hit consecutive singles driving in runs. In the 6th, NR added 3 more runs after an error, and back to back doubles by Tyler Brown and Josh Howard.

Zach Rice (4-0) pitched 4 innings giving up no hits while striking out 5. Rice was relieved by Trevor Riggs who threw 2 scoreless giving up one hit. Senior Dylan Roach closed the game out in the 7th.

Nansemond River
Josh Howard 2-4, 2B 2 runs scored and RBI
Travis Johnson 2-3 2B run scored and RBI

Zach Rice (W) 4IP 0R 0H 6BB 5K
Trevor Riggs 2IP 0R 0H 1BB 1K
Dylan Roach 1IP 0R 3H 0BB 2K

Deep Creek
Kam Stewart 2-4

Seth Winslow (L) 5IP 4R(3ER) 5H 3BB 3K
David Rutherford 1IP 3R(1ER) 2H 1BB 1K

Hickory 13 - Lakeland 1

Western Branch 4, Indian River 2

Can’o’Corn – you would be pleased to know that there was no PA system. Even if there had been, Ryan Bennett issued no walks so IR would not have had the opportunity to play the Mexican Hatdance.

WB scored first, in the top of the 2nd, when Shane Johnsonbaugh drove in Kenny Cassidy who had walked. Johnsonbaugh scored as the result of Michael Donovan’s FC followed by an error when Indian River attempted to complete a 1-2-3 double play. WB added another run in the top of the 3rd. Garrett Brooks walked, advance to second on a WP, was sacrificed to third on a bunt and scored on Nick Thompson’s single. Indian River scored a single run in the bottom of the 4th. Simons opened the inning with a single, advanced to second on a WP and scored on Roger Hall’s single. WB scored its 4th and final run in the 7th when Brooks singled, advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt and scored on Brandon Doggett’s sacrifice fly. Indian River threatened in the bottom of the 7th. White doubled to open IR’s half of the inning and advanced to third on a FC when an attempt was made to get White going to third. With runners at the corners, Bennett induced a 6-4-3 double play. White crossed the plate during the double play but was sent back to 3rd when the umpire ruled interference had occurred at second base. White then scored on a passed ball but the IR threat was ended when the next batter grounded out.

Western Branch
Bobby Barefoot 1-3
Brooks 1-2, 2BB, 2runs
Doggett, rbi
Johnsonbaugh 1-3, run
Thompson 3-4, DB, rbi

Ryan Bennett 7IP, 2R, 6H, 3K, 0B

Indian River
Roger Hall 1-3, rbi
Hunt 2-3
Montes 1-3
Simons 1-3, run
White 1-3, DB, run

White 3IP, 3R, 3H, 2K, 4BB
Inskeep 4IP, 1R, 3H, 1K, 2BB

Western Branch at Great Bridge for the championship!
Flaherty vs. Thompson!if estern branch wins there will be a playoff game!

Hickory vs Kings Fork ppd

oscar smith vs. indian river ppd to friday

WB 4 GB 2

WB wins to force a playoff tomorrow at Nansemond River. Thompson throws an 86 pitch CG. I'll leave the details to WB Reporter. Great game by both teams.

Nansemond River 11R 13H 2E 5LOB
Lakeland 0R 2H 4E 3LOB

Nansemond River scored in every inning finishing the game after a short rain delay with a 5 run 5th inning. Josh Howard, Kyle Moore and Travis Johnson had 3 hits apiece. Moore hit his 5th HR of the season. While Johnson had two doubles Howard was strong on the mound again getting his 6th win of the season pitching 4 innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 with 37 total pitches. Freshman Trevor Riggs hit his 1st HR of the season.

Standouts:
Josh Howard 3-4 1 run scored and 2 RBI
Kyle Moore 3-3 HR 2 runs scored 2 RBI
Travis Johnson 3-3 (2) 2B 2 runs scored
Trevor Riggs 1-1 HR 2 RBI

Western Branch claimed a share of the regular season Southeastern District title by defeating Great Bridge 4-2 at Great Bridge.

Garrett Brooks, WB’s lead-off hitter, scored the game’s first run, leading off the game with a single, advancing to second on a misplayed sacrifice bunt, advancing to third on a FC and scoring on Bobby Barefoot’s FC. WB left the bases loaded in the top of the 3rd.

Great Bridge scored their 2 runs of the game in the bottom of the 4th. With one out, Hunter Higgerson singled, Jimmy Cody walked and Brian Beard laced a 2-run double to left center. Steven Dudley and Preston Grissom both followed Cody with hits to load the bases. Balzar hit a grounder sharply to the right side which CJ McAndrews, WB’s first baseman, fielded with a diving stop and threw the runner out at the plate for the second out of the inning. The next batter flew out to center field to end the inning.

Shane Johnsonbaugh led off the top of the 6th with an infield single and Alex Hunt reached on a misplayed sacrifice bunt. Michael Donovan executed a sacrifice bunt up the first baseline to advance Johnsonbaugh to third and Hunt to second. Brandon Doggett followed with a 2-rbi single up the middle to regain the lead for Western Branch, 3-2.

Great Bridge threatened again in the 6th. Steven Dudley reached on a fielding error (ball thrown high over first base) and was advanced to second on a well-executed bunt by Preston Grissom. Balzar then reached on another fielding error (ball thrown high over first base.) However, Balzar was picked off in a run down (1-6-3) for the second out of the inning. With Dudley sitting on third, the next batter hit the ball into short center field where Brooks made a diving catch to end the inning and the threat.

Western Branch added an insurance run in the top of the 7th. With one out, Barefoot reached on a shortstop error, Kenny Cassidy reached on an infield single with a wicked backspin, and Alex Hunt reached on a fielder’s choice / error when the shortstop's throw to third pulled the third baseman off the bag. With bases loaded and one out, Michael Donovan hit a deep fly ball to bring Barefoot in for WB’s final score of the evening.

In the bottom of the 7th, the side was retired in order with 2Ks and a flyout.

Great Bridge Hitting Notables:
Beard 1-3, DB, 2rbis
Hunter Higgerson 2-3, run and intentional walk.

Western Branch Hitting Notables:
Barefoot rbi
Brooks 2-2, run, intentional walk
Doggett 2-4, 2 rbis
Donovan rbi

Pitching:
Nicholas Thompson: 7 IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB (1 intentional), 9K (WP)
Andrew Flaherty: 5.1 IP, 4H, 3R, 3BB (2 intentional), 7K (LP)
Cooper Jones: 1.2 IP, 2H, 1R, 1BB (intentional), 3K

WB,
Do you work for the Ledger Star ? Really nice job on the wrap up of the game fella ! Can you come out to the Beach tonight for the title game ?

Driller,

Western Branch is playing in its own title game tonight so I will have to pass. May be at the Beach District tournaments this weekend, though.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by WB Reporter:
Southeastern District Standings (updated through May 16 games)

SED schedule for the remainder of the regular season:

Monday, May 16
Lakeland (13) at Hickory (1)
Western Branch (4) at Indian River (2)

WB, just a note, you have the score backwards on the Lakeland/Hickory game.

When are the district play off games?

if all games in district tourney starts monday!

The Kings Fork / Hickory game will be played Saturday evening at 6:00.

GB defeated WB, 6-1.

I am sure WB Reporter will fill in the details.

Kings Fork 5 Oscar Smith 2

Kings Fork 5 Indian River 2

Congrats to GB on the win, but to those that were at the game, thoughts and prayers go to the WB CF who was taken off the field on a stretcher in the 4th inning after colliding with the center field wall.

Great Bridge 6, Western Branch 1

Both teams had runners on base in each of the first two innings but neither scored. In the top of the 3rd, Great Bridge struck early and often. Charlie Cody, in the 9th batting slot, opened the inning with a double, followed by Justin Lee’s single, Hunter Higgerson’s sac fly (with a great catch by Bobby Barefoot in left field), Jimmy Cody’s double, Beard’s intentional walk to the open first base and Steven Dudley’s triple. The game scorer ruled either Cody’s double or Dudley’s triple an error by Brooks, the center fielder, but this poster didn’t think either was technically an error. On Cody’s, the center fielder turned the wrong direction on a ball over his head and on Dudley’s, the centerfielder was going so hard for the ball that, while he caught it initially, he dropped it when he slammed into the centerfield fence. Brooks slammed so hard that the noise was loud even 400’ away. The game was delayed while an ambulance was called for Brooks. The 4 runs scored during the inning proved to be more than enough for Great Bridge to claim the victory.

Western Branch scored its only run in the bottom of the 5th. CJ Mc Andrews led off, hitting the ball high off the top of the 3rd baseman’s glove. (Again, the game scorer ruled it an error but I felt it would have taken more than ordinary effort to have fielded it and thrown the ball to first before the runner reached. . . . . Very tough scorer.) Ryan Bennett, in the one hole as Brook’s replacement, advanced McAndrews to second on a sac bunt. McAndrews advanced to third, when Kyle McPherson reached on an error, and scored the only Western Branch run of the game on Nick Thompson’s single. WB did manage to load the bases but the threat was ended with an inning-ending double play.

Great Bridge added to their tally in the top of the 7th. With one out and no runners on base, Hunter Higgerson executed a great bunt for a single and scored on Jimmy Cody’s deep fly ball double. Steven Dudley reached on a FC when the shortstop unsuccessfully attempted to throw out Cody advancing to third. The next 2 batters were issued walks, one forcing Cody in for Great Bridge’s 6th run of the game.
McAndrews opened the bottom of the 7th with a double and Kyle McPherson joined him on the base paths by hitting a single up the middle. However, both were left stranded.

GB left 8 runners on base and WB left 9 on base.

Connor Jones was the winning pitcher for Great Bridge with 5IP, 4H, 1R, 3K, 4BB.

Grassfield 5 Deep Creek 1
Indian river clinches 6th with the victory of Grassfield!2 games left in the regular season oscar smith at indian river today and hickory at kings fork tommorrow!

Any word on Brooks from W.B.

Brooks' mom texted early this morning "pinched nerve in neck, headed to dr to find out recovery time." Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. It looked scary last night.

Indian River 7 Oscar Smith 3

Kings Fork 8 - Hickory 7
Very good pitching by both team's relievers.
Congrats to Kings Fork. Way to end the season.

KF's catcher hit 2 home runs to center field. One was a grand slam.

Hickory had 2 homeruns as well. Campbell and Niece.