Strong Pitching & Leonard's Bat Lead WCA
March 4, 2022
Wesleyan Christian 5 Durham Academy 1
PBR was on hand for this game featuring two clubs that have high aspirations for 2022. A close game throughout, it sat at 2-1 after six innings. Wesleyan Christian scored one in the sixth and two in the seventh on a homerun by catcher Nick Leonard, to put the game away.
Both starting pitchers kept the game close with a heavy mix of offspeed pounding the zone. Wesleyan Christian’s combination of Grayson McDonald and Mason Russell combined on a 2-hitter, striking out 13 and only walking 3 en route to the win.
Wesleyan Christian Stats
+ Grayson McDonald - Win, 5IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 10K
+ Mason Russell - Save, 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
+ Ethan Gravely - 2-4, 1R
+ Nick Leonard - 1-2, HR, 1R, 2RBI
+ Grant Aycock - 1-3, 1R
+ Thomas Bowman - 1-2, 1R
+ C Walker - 1-3, 1RBI
Durham Acadcemy Stats
+ Jackson Niedel - Loss, 4.1IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, 6K
+ Ethan Goldstein - 2.2IP, 3H, 3R, 2BB, 3K
+ Mark Caveney - 1-4
+ Jackson Niedel - 1-3, 3B, 1R