Varsity Baseball

The Warriors ventured to Kinston on Friday to take on rival Arendell Parrott Academy. The Warriors played a great game led by the pitching of Ford Everett and the hitting of Logan Reeg. The Warriors kept it close throughout the game with the help of great defensive plays including a diving catch in right field by Luke Nelson. The Warriors let up two runs late and couldn’t come back. The Warriors go into the weekend looking to take two games next week.

The Warriors faced off against Ravenscroft on Tuesday and fought hard. They got behind early but battled throughout the game with great defense making zero errors in the game. Senior Ford Everett had a monster game smashing two doubles and a single to lead the warriors in hits. In the 7th the warriors got a rally going looking to steal the game from Ravenscroft but fell short only scoring three runs. The Warriors fell to a score of 6-3. They look towards their big rivalry game at Parrott on Friday.
 

The Warriors traveled to Cary for a neutral site game at the team USA facility’s against Grace Christian. The Warriors jumped out to an early lead in the first with lead off singles by Junior Luke Fuller and Freshman Davis Crowder. Then Senior Logan Reeg ripped a single into left and drove in both runners. Unfortunately the Eagles attacked the Warriors pitching and took advantage of a couple errors to run up the score. The Warriors continued to fight and scored 3 runs in the last inning but unfortunately could not close the gap. The Warriors look to build off their improved offense against Ravenscroft next Tuesday.
 

The warriors had a home game on Tuesday against Cary Christian in their first conference game of the season. Ford Everett was on the mound to start but Cary Christian jumped out in front early with a two run first inning. Everett hung tight however as he continued to battle and only gave up one more run through five innings total of work. The bats did not show up for the warriors but Senior Warren Beard stood out with knocking a double in the 6th inning and making some smooth plays in the field at second base. The Knights attacked the pitching of freshman Layton Bilderback in the 6th to score five more runs. However in the 7th Senior Paxton Williams came in to close and pitched a one two three inning. The warriors lost 8-0 and looks to rebound against Grace Christian on Thursday.