Daily Roundup: March 14, 2018

Norris’ Goes No-No for Green Hope

Liam Norris is a high end prospect, ranked No. 1 in the NC Class of 2020 and committed to UNC.  On Wednesday, at home, he added to his resume with his first high school no-hitter, blanking Northern Durham, in an 8-0 win.

Norris used 99 pitches in the complete game effort, throwing 69 strikes.  He induced 4 ground balls and struck out 14 hitters, while walking 2. The Northern hitters were consistently on their heels as Norris worked ahead of 19 of the 24 hitters faced.  

Green Hope’s offense backed up the effort, scoring single runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th, before busting the game open with a 5 spot in the 6th.  The scoring started with Jordyn Adams working a 2 out walk and stealing 2B. He advanced to 3B on a wild pitch and with a 3-1 count on Johnathon Ankner, Adams swiped home.

The single run would have held as Norris was dominate on the day.  Northern only had three baserunners on the day, each in a different inning.  In the 6th, the leadoff hitter reached base for Northern on an error, advancing to 2B on the throw.  With two outs he advanced to 3B, but would be stranded there, ending the only real threat of the game for Northern.

Game Summary

Win: Liam Norris (LHP, 2020, UNC commit) -- 7IP, 0H, 0R, 14K, 2BB
Loss: Brycen Jackson -- 2IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 2K, 1BB

Other Pitchers of Note:

Stephen Eisenson - Northern Starter - 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1K, 1BB

Green Hope Game Notes:

+Jordyn Adams (OF, 2018, UNC commit) - 2-3, 3B, 1 RBI, 2 Runs, 2 SB

+Johnathon Ankner -- 1-3, 2 RBI,
+7 hitters with one hit

+Doubles from Liam McHale & Kevin Pitarra

Northern Durham Game Notes:

+Played errorless defensively

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Ardrey Kell Holds Off Late Charging Warriors

Ardrey Kell hosted local rival Weddington on a cold, windy day.  The Knights would jump out to a quick 4-0 lead after two and hang on for a 4-3 win.

In the first, leadoff hitter Cam Brantley would spark the Knights with a single and stolen base, scoring on an RBI single to right by Parker Ledford.  In the 2nd, with 2 outs and a runner on 1st, AK would use a HBP and walk to load the bases for Brantley who would single to center, scoring two. An error off a hard hit ball from Ledford would push the Knights 4 run across.

Weddington starter Cooper Mckeehan limited the damage after the 2nd, working four innings and keeping the score intact.  Jackson Herring worked the final two innings for the Warriors, keeping AK off the board.

Luke Carpenter made the lead stand on the mound.  The lefty worked a solid 6 innings, striking out 10 and limiting Weddington to 5 hits.  In the 7th, AK went to the bullpen where Weddington was able to make a run. Working a leadoff walk, followed by a strikeout, the next three Warrior hitters would reach base.  With 2 runs in, Harry Bernard hit a SAC Fly to center, scoring Ryan Huesing. An error put the tying run on 2B and the winning run on 1B before Woodson Alexander induced a ground ball to end the game.

Game Summary

Win: Luke Carpenter (LHP, 2019) - 6IP, 5H, 0R, 10K, 2BB
Loss: Cooper McKeehan (LHP, 2019) - 4IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 2K, 2BB

Save: Woodson Alexander (RHP, 2019) - 0.2IP, 1H, 0R, 0K, 0BB

Other Pitchers of Note:

Jackson Herring (WHS) -- 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1K, 0BB

{Winning Team} Game Notes:

+Cam Brantley (OF, 2018, UNC commit) -- 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 Run, 2 SB

+Parker Ledford (INF, 2018) -- 1-3, 1 RBI
+Woodson Alexander -- 1-2, 2B

Weddington Game Notes:

+Ryan Huesing -- 2-3, 1 Run
+Anthony Henninngs -- 2-2, 1RBI, 2 BB

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Pine Forest Holds Off Gray’s Creek

A conference battle at Gray’s Creek HS saw Pine Forest jump out to a quick 3-0 lead with runs in the first and second.  A leadoff walk in the first, followed by an error on a pick attempt sent Justin Honeycutt to 3B. Isaiah Bennett worked a ground ball to short to get the RBI, giving Pine Forest a 1-0 lead.  

In the 2nd inning, a 1 out single by Patrick Maitland eventually scored, making the game 3-0, on a ground ball from Honeycutt.  Staked to the 3-0 lead, Caleb Ryan would work 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 3 for the win. Gray’s Creek would threaten in the 4th with four consecutive singles to start the inning.  Ryan would settle the inning with SAC Fly, hard line drive out and a ground ball.

In the 7th, Isaiah Bennett entered the game sandwiching 2 strikeouts around 2 walks before inducing the final ground ball.  Pine Forest walks away with the 3-2 victory. Gray’s Creek Tyler Strickland took the hard luck loss, working 6 innings and striking out 7.

Game Summary

Win: Caleb Ryan -- 6IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 3K, 0BB
Loss: Tyler Strickland - 6IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 7K, 4BB

Save: Isaiah Bennett -- 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 2K, 2BB

Pine Forest Game Notes:

+6 different hitters with 1 hit

+Justin Honeycutt & Isaiah Bennett each with 1 RBI
+Caleb Ryan threw 85 pitches in 7 innings; 52 strikes

Gray’s Creek Game Notes:

+Elijah Bowling -- 2-4, 2B, 1 Run

+Aaron Smith -- 1-3, 1 RBI
+Tyler Strickland threw 96 pitches; 55 strikes

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Big 1st Lead Mount Pleasant Past CATA

A cold day at Central Academy of Technology and Arts (CATA) featured a conference game with the Tigers of Mount Pleasant.  Mount Pleasant jumped out to a quick lead, working a couple of free passes to start the game. A double off the bat of Hayden Radford scored three.

In the fifth, Radford singled to start the inning.  With one run in on the inning, a double from Zayne Shirah doubled to left, scoring Brett Laws, and advancing Chance Daquila to third.  Daquila would later score the Tigers 8th run, putting the game away.

Daquila was solid on the mound, working through the conditions.  He worked 7 innings for the complete game win, striking out nine.

Game Summary

Win: Chance DaQuila (RHP, 2019) -- 7IP, 6H, 2R, 1ER, 9K, 3BB
Loss: Parker Miller (RHP) -- 0.0IP, 1H, 4R, 3ER, 0K, 1BB

Other Pitchers of Note:

Benjamin Polk (RHP) - CATA - 3.1IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 4K, 5BB

Mount Pleasant Game Notes:

+Hayden Radford - 2-4, 2B, 3RBI, 2 Runs

+Kody Thomas - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 Run
+Chance Daquila - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 Run

+Zayne Shirah - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 Run

CATA Game Notes:

+6 different hitters with one hit

+Andrew Healy - 1-4, 1 RBI
+Shawn Sizemore - 1-3, 1 Run