Spring Break Notebook: Eastern Wake Invite Championship Day

PBR was on hand for the final day of the East Wake Invite, a spring break tournament featuring teams from the Triangle area.  Below we cover the final four games of the tournament, recapping each game and highlighting player performances.

Sanderson  14 SouthEast Raleigh  3

Sanderson posted 3 runs in the first inning and never looked back, as Sanderson took the victory 14-3 over Southeast Raleigh in the first game of Championship Saturday @ the East Wake Spring Break Invitational. 

The Spartans posted 9 total hits with Jake Robinson leading the way with 3 hits and 3 runs.  Matthew Bauldree had 3 RBIs.   Robinson was helping his own cause as he got the win, working 5 innings, striking out 8.  

Sanderson led 7-0 into the bottom of the 3rd, where Southeast Raleigh got on the board.  Nehemiah Drew led Bulldogs with 2 hits, including a triple.  Two Bulldog pitchers combined to walk 10 Spartans, striking out 1 over their 6 innings of work.

Sanderson Stats
+ Jake Robinson 2023 Sanderson 2-5 / 3 runs
+ Matt Bauldree 2023 Sanderson 2-3 / 2RBI/ 2R/ 1BB

+ Will Koehler 2023 Sanderson 1-4 / 1RBI / 1BB / 1Run (ALL Tourney Selection)
+ Jake Robinson 2023 5.0 IP / 3H / 3R / 2 ER / 4 BB / 8K's
+ James Lotterhos 2024 1.0IP /1H / BB

SouthEast Raleigh Stats
+ Nehemiah Drew 2023 SE Raleigh 2-2 / 1 RBI / 1 RUN / 1BB (All Tourney Selection )
+ Corey Scott 2023 SE Raleigh 1-2 / 1BB / 2 RUNS

+ Jaden Jones 2024 SE Raleigh 1-4 /1RBI
+ Nicoli Gardner-Geoffrey 2023 SE Raleigh 4.0 IP / 4H/ 8RUNS / 2ER / 6BB/1K
+ Cory Scott 2023 SE Raleigh 2.0 IP / 4H/ 6R 6/ER/ 4BB

Enloe Eagles  10 South Garner Titans  14

South Garner overcame a big, early deficit by plating 7 in the bottom of the 6th to snatch victory away from Enloe.  

Enloe jumped out to a 7-0 lead going into the bottom of th 2nd.  They added to their run total, going up 9-4 after 3 innings.  South Garner began to chip away, scoring 1 in the 4th and 2 in the 5th to close the gap to 9-7 entering the 6th.

Enloe scored 1 in the top of the 6th.  South Garner plated their 7 runs on 6 singles, 1 walk and 1 error in the go ahead half.  With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Jared Mayer singled, scoring Trent Willard and Shawn Daniels with the tying and go ahead runs.  Mayer picked up the win working the final 4 innings in relief, striking out 5.

Cole Hansen took the loss for the Eagles, working a complete game, striking out 6 and surrendering 6 earned runs on the day.  The Eagle offense was led by Carson Wood with 3 hits, Griffin Roberts with 2 hits, and Will Modlin with 2 hits.

Enloe Eagles Stats
+ Carson Woods 2025 Enloe 3-4 / 2 Runs / 2RBI's
+ Christian Clark 2024 Enloe 1-4 / 1Run / 2K'S

+ Will Modlin Enloe 2-4 / 1 Run / 2RBI's / 1K

+ Griffin Roberts Enloe 2-4 / 1 run / 1 RBI
+ Cole Hansen 2023 Enloe 6.0 IP / 11H / 14 Runs / 6ER / 5BB / 6K's

South Garner Titans Stats
+ John Yancey 2022 S Garner 3-4 / 3 runs 2 RBIs / 1K / 2DBL's / 1SB
+ Parker Hill 2022 S Garner 1-4 / 2 RBI's / 1Run / 2K's / 1SB

+ Alexander Lyons 2023 S Garner 1-2 / 1RBI / 1BB / 1SB/ 

+ Jared Mayer S Garner 2-3 / 1 Run / 2 RBI

+ Victor Nicholson S Garner 2-3 / 2 Run / 1 RBI
+ Jared Mayer 2022 S Garner Win in Relief / 4.0IP / 3H / 1R / 0ER / 5K's
+ Alexander Lyon 2023 S Garner 1.1IP / 2H / 2R / 2ER / 2BB / 2K's

+ Aiden Carroll 1.1IP / 4H / 7R/ 6ER / 3BB / 4 K's

East Wake  12 Knightdale  5

Knightdale took an early lead with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st.  East Wake quickly answered with 4 in the top of the 2nd.  East Wake would score in each of their next 3 at bats, building a 12-2 lead.

The Warrior offense was paced by Jameer Minor and Jackson Horne, each with 2 hits.  Aaron Measley picked up the win, working 4 innings, giving up just 2 runs.

Malachi Jones led East Wake with 2 hits, including a triple.  Luke Peters also added 2 hits.  Jack Ward picked up the loss, working into the 4th inning, striking out 3.  Tyler Ellison finished the game giving up 3 unearned runs and striking out 3.  In total, Knightdale made 10 errors in the game and only 1 of the 12 East Wake runs were earned. 

East Wake Stats
+ Anthony Brown 2022 East Wake 1-5 / 1R / 3RBI's / 1BB / 1K
+ Aaron Measley 2023 East Wake 1-3 /2 Runs / 2RBI's / 1BB / 1K

+ Landon Miller 2022 East Wake 1-3 / 1RBI / 1BB / 1DBL
+ Aaron Measley 2023 East Wake 4.0 IP/ 5H/ 2Runs / 2 ER / 2BB / 2K's
+ Connor McKinney 2023 East Wake 2.0 IP / 0H / 1R / 1ER / 0BB / 2K's

+ Bradley Radar 2025 East Wake 1.0 IP / 3H / 2R / 2ER / 0BB / 1K

Knightdale Stats
+ Malachi Jones 2023 Knightdale 2-4 / 2R / 1 Triple
+ Jack Ward 2022 Knightdale 1-3 / 2R/ HBP
+ Tyler Ellison 2022 Knightdale 3.1IP / 5H / 3R / 3K's
+ Jack Ward 2022 Knightdale 3.1 IP / 5H / 9R / 1ER / 6BB / 3Ks

+ Taybron Simpson 2025 Knightdale .1IP / 0H/ 0R/ 0ER / 1BB

Athens Drive    2 Wakefield   3

The Wakefield Wolverines took the inaugural Eastern Wake Invitational with a 3-2 win over Athens Drive in the championship game.  Athens jumped out to a 2-0 lead, scoring 1 in the 1st and 1 in the 3rd.  Wakefield plated 3 in the bottom of the 3rd and used 3 pitchers to limit the Jaguar offense.

The Wakefield 3rd was started with an Eli Gross hit-by-pitch, followed by a Kyle Anderson double.  Holden Cooper followed with a 2 RBI single, tying the game.  With Cooper on 3B and 1 out, Brayden Schaer hit a SAC fly to center, plating the go ahead run.

On the bump, Cole Parker worked 2.2 innings, followed by Schaer who picked up the win in 2.1 innings.  Gross earned the save firing 2 scoreless to close out the championship.  The trio combined to allow 1 earned run on 3 hits and 5 walks.  The struckout 10.

Jack Snipes worked a complete game in the loss for Athens Drive.  He walked 1 and gave up 5 hits, while striking out 10.  Nathan Bunch led the Jaguar offense, going 1-2 with a double, walk, and a run scored.

Athens Drive Stats:
+ Paul Harrell - 1-4
+ Ben Peeler - 1-4, 1R
+ Nathan Bunch - 1-2, 2B, BB, 1R
+ Jack Snipes - CG, Loss, 6IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 10K

Wakefield Stats:
+ Holden Cooper - 1-3, 1R, 2RBI, 1SB
+ Cole Parker - 1-1
+ Sam Bretherick - 1-3
+ Davis Watson - 1-3
+ Kyle Anderson - 1-2, 2B, 1R
+ Cole Parker - 2.2IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 4BB, 3K
+ Brayden Schear - Win, 2.1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
+ Eli Gross - Save, 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K

Tournament Notes

Tournament Champion:  Wakefield Wolverines

Tournament MVP: Holden Cooper, Wakefield HS