Scores for week June 17-June 23...

[tj21]

To make finding scores easier with one central location,,,, post'em for this week here...

[travisunc]

Rowan 10 (14-1)
Mocksville 5 (10-5)

Kannapolis 9 (9-7)
Moorsville 4

[travisunc]

S.Rowan 4 7-6 6-3
Stanly 2 7-3 6-3


Rowan Co. 19 15-1
Rockingham 3

[dakota44]

Mocksville 4
Concord 2

WP-Jake Koontz
HR-Ryan Carter (3-run homer)

[JM15]

Apex - 12
Garner - 10

Garner was up 7-2 heading into the 5th. What a night... 36 total hits, 22 runs and 7 errors. Legion ball at its best. Garner's bullpen struggles and the Apex bullpen does the job. #6 For Apex looked good and Vance Williams shut the door on Garner in the 9th with 3k's and 1hbp.

[TriadMan23]

Is Whit Merrifield (USC) from Davie High School playing for the Mocksville legion team this summer?

[Braves]

Is Whit Merrifield (USC) from Davie High School playing for the Mocksville legion team this summer?

No...he is playing for the South Charlotte Panthers this summer

[travisunc]

Rowan Co. 5 (16-1)
Kannapolis 0

Lexington 12
Moorsville 1

South Rowan 7
Statesville 4

South Rowan moves into third place in Area III, South, behind Rowan and Lexington.

Wilkes Co. 7
Mont. Co. 4

Mocksville 4
Concord 2

Wayne Co. 10
New Bern 6

Caldwell 6
Hickory 3

[travisunc]

Wilson 29
Pitt Co. 4


Wilson moved to 9-4 on the season. In their last three games, Wilson has scored 59 runs.

[dakota44]

Mocksville 9
High Point 4

WP-Ryan Carter

[Eagles 1313]

Kernersville Post 36 20
Rockingham County 7

WP: Casey Smith

Eli Robins 5 for 5 with a HR (3)
Stewart Wright 3 for 6 2HR's


Rockingham County 0
Kernersville Post 36 10

WP: Logan Self

[travisunc]

Randolph 12
Rowan 10


Rowan led the entire game, but UNC signee Ben Bunting hit a walk off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win. Randolph is in second place in the Northern Division of Area III.

Tonight is fan appreciation night at Newman Park in Salisbury. All drinks and hotdogs are $1 as Rowan (1st place in the Southern Division) take on Eastern Randolph (1st place in Northern Division). Rowan won the first meeting this year 12-4.



Stanly 19
Montgomery 1

[jccunc1]

Caldwell County Post 29 defeats Burke County 14 - 0. This makes 2 days in a row Caldwell has won by the same identical score. Last night Caldwell beat Moundsville, WV 14 - 0. Caldwell goes to 5 - 0 in the Conference standings and 8 - 1 overall.

[TMJ]

Newell 5
Steele Creek 2

Newell 7-2, 7-1 in conference

[travisunc]

Rowan County 19 (17-2)
Eastern Randolpn 1


The Southern Division leader in Area III pounded the Northern Division leader in what should have been a closer game. Rowan avoided dropping back to back games with a definitive victory.


South Rowan 13
Wilkes 1

[MVaughn]

PINEVILLE 6, HUNTERSVILLE 3

WP: Anthony Guglielmi 2-0
Leading Hitters:
Fronk 1-4, HR
Coker 1-4, HR
Bradley 3-3, HR

LP: Brandon Whitt
Leading hitters:
Vaughn 1-2, HR, BB, HBP
Dozier 1-3, HR, BB
Turton 2-4

[NPC Fanatic]

Kannapolis 5
Lexington 4

WP - Robby Gurley (pitched into the 8th inning, 8 Ks)
LP - Daniel Sechrest (8 innings, pitched well, several Ks)
Save - Jacob "The Assassin" Wright (2 innings, 4 Ks)

Kannapolis gets good starting pitching for the 3rd staright game. Brett Honeycutt continues to absolutely spank the ball going 4-4. Aaron Lynch also provided some key hits for K-Town and was robbed of an RBI on a great diving catch by L-D right fielder Zach Joyce. Zach Briggs went 3-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI for Post 8.

Lexington was without Levi Micheal.

[UK7Dook3]

Kannapolis 5
Lexington 4

WP - Robby Gurley (pitched into the 8th inning, 8 Ks)
LP - Daniel Sechrest (8 innings, pitched well, several Ks)
Save - Jacob "The Assassin" Wright (2 innings, 4 Ks)

Kannapolis gets good starting pitching for the 3rd staright game. Brett Honeycutt continues to absolutely spank the ball going 4-4. Aaron Lynch also provided some key hits for K-Town.

Lexington was without Levi Micheal.
I wasn't there, but I understand that Lexington was also w/o slugger Alex Grubb (church mission trip) & Jay Yount (signed w/ Barton...gone to beach). I think Briggs was Showcasing too.

But let me be clear: Lex has plenty of depth & has zero excuse. Our kids just got beat. Kannapolis is really playing well right now. Sechrest is Lex's #2 pitcher, so the K boys beat one of our best. Well done.

[NPC Fanatic]

Correct. Grubb and Yount were also not there however, Zach Briggs was there along with the slugger going to Belmont Abbey, Daniel Kausoff.

Kannapolis was without power-hitter Jay Hosack.

[UNCDAD7]

Kannapolis 5
Lexington 4

WP - Robby Gurley (pitched into the 8th inning, 8 Ks)
LP - Daniel Sechrest (8 innings, pitched well, several Ks)
Save - Jacob "The Assassin" Wright (2 innings, 4 Ks)

Kannapolis gets good starting pitching for the 3rd staright game. Brett Honeycutt continues to absolutely spank the ball going 4-4. Aaron Lynch also provided some key hits for K-Town.

Lexington was without Levi Micheal.


Give Kannapolis credit - they outplayed Lexington in every phase of the game and deserved to win. Sechrest pitched well last night with the exception of one bad inning. Gurley was keeping Lexington hitters off balance all night.

Lexington appears in flux right now (lost 3 of their last 7) - beach trips have hurt this team in a big way - two more are headed there Sunday for a week.

Its my understanding Levi is no longer on the team - per what I heard from a reliable source at the field last night - he would have missed too many games with the Dirtbags and the decision was made to go forward without him.

Lexington has a tough game tonight vs Rowan. Watson will be pitching for Lexington and I assume either Young or Linza for Rowan - should be a good matchup.

[travisunc]

I hate when people use the "beach trip" excuse. This has been floating around for it seems 3 weeks now. If the coaches and managers allow kids to go to the beach, while some other kid who would be more committed plays Jr. Legion or is sitting at home, then the team and its supporters need to deal with it, without using it as a crutch.

There are plenty of teams who do not allow their players to go on beach trips. The players know this upfront and honor the commitment to the team.

[tj21]

travis, in all fairness to the SENIORS who have worked hard in school for 12 years to graduate, btw I'm assuming graduating seniors are the ONLY ones allowed to take vacations during legion seasons. Anyway, there is one school of thought that says they "deserve" the beach getaway.

On the other hand, I "DO" agree with you that there are still some coaches, just like back in my day, when the coach said a committment to play legion ball was a COMMITTMENT TO PLAY LEGION BALL. The beach will be there the rest of your life.

[travisunc]

Maybe jealousy on my part, but I never got to go to the beach over Spring Break, graduation, anything. I don't regret it at all. I remember in 1995 at the high school state championship between East Rowan and Asheboro, in which East swept 8-0 and 8-0, the Asheboro fans had the audacity to say that the result would have been different if their seniors hadn't gone to the beach.

[Braves]

just like back in my day.....

tj, I don't believe anyone on TBR was around during "Your days"...but I read about it in Abner Doubleday's autobiography. Chapter 5, page 2 "baseball players do not go to the beach during baseball season; in fear of getting sunburnt and not being able to play"

[Carolina Man]

I hate when people use the "beach trip" excuse. This has been floating around for it seems 3 weeks now. If the coaches and managers allow kids to go to the beach, while some other kid who would be more committed plays Jr. Legion or is sitting at home, then the team and its supporters need to deal with it, without using it as a crutch.

There are plenty of teams who do not allow their players to go on beach trips. The players know this upfront and honor the commitment to the team.

GREAT POST, I SECOND THAT MOTION...PLAY BALL OR PLAY IN THE SAND, JUST DECIDE WITCH YOU WANT TO DO....TALKED TO A AMERICAN LEGION OFFICIAL IN SUMTER SC LAST SUMMER AND THE SUBJECT CAME UP ABOUT LEGION BASEBALL AND BEACH TRIPS...HE JUST LAUGH AND SAID, BEACH TRIPS IS FINE BUT YOUR POSITION WILL BE TAKEN WHEN YOU GET BACK..SUMTER SC HAS 12 STATE TITLES TO THEIR CREDIT. THATS THE ONLY AMERICAN LEGION FAN BASE THAT I'VE SEEN WHO CAN MATCH CALDWELL & CHERRYVILLE. ITS ALL ABOUT COMMENTMENT TO YOUR TEAM. EITHER YOU HAVE IT OR YOU DON'T. JUST MY THOUGHTS

CAROLINA MAN

[UK7Dook3]

I hate when people use the "beach trip" excuse. This has been floating around for it seems 3 weeks now. If the coaches and managers allow kids to go to the beach, while some other kid who would be more committed plays Jr. Legion or is sitting at home, then the team and its supporters need to deal with it, without using it as a crutch.

There are plenty of teams who do not allow their players to go on beach trips. The players know this upfront and honor the commitment to the team.
I'm curious: Is this post in reference to my comment about kids being gone from Post 8/Lex? If so, I object. Grubb is on a Church Mission trip. Levi (& often Briggs) miss games for Showcase. All of this was agreed upon before the season began by Coach Griffin.

Lex has depth, so NO EXCUSE was offered by me or anyone else. Kannapolis won & deserve credit.

Let me add: my son has played 3 varsity sports for 4 years in high school, 2 years of college & 4 years of Legion & never missed a game or practice. So I agree in principle. But times are a-changin' with travelball/showcase. Legion has to adjust or self-destruct.

[travisunc]

No disrespect intended at all. My point was that kids missing games because of a beach trip is inexcusable in my opinion. There is nothing going on at the beach that is of any benefit to any of these guys. Everything that happens there can wait for a few months until they go to college. Mission trips are obviously different. If a coach agrees to let a kid go, then that is a different ball game. Showcases as well.

The way Legion baseball defends itself against showcases is that Areas schedule publicized tourneys for certain weekends so scouts come out and watch. They should have skill showcases, homerun derbies, plus all the games that would be included in the tournament.

[NPC Fanatic]

Missing legion games for beach trips is an item that is most certainly open for debate. However, going on a mission trip is a very honorable reason to miss a legion baseball game. Alex Grubb---I salute you! You are a fine young man. :clapclap:

[NPC Fanatic]

Mocksville 10
Kannapolis 5

WP - Tom Kuell
LP - Max Morales

M: Chris Kinard (3 hits, 4 RBI)
K: Brett Honeycutt (good relief outing, 6.1 innings, 2 ER), Micheal Boger (2 RBI)


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Late Inning Update:
Lexington 7
Rowan County 4 (not a final!!)

[travisunc]

Rowan defeated Lexington tonight 12-7. Lexington jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but Rowan flipped the switch beginning in the fifth inning scoring 11 unanswered runs thru out the rest of the game.

Rowan starter Cy Young was all over the place issuing 5 walks in 3 2/3 innings. Young gave up 7 hits, 6 runs, while striking out 4. Lee Dupree replaced Young in the 4th inning and was super. Dupree gave up a homer to the first batter he faced, but that was it. Dupree struck out 12 Lexington batters in 5 1/3 innings including the sides in the 8th and 9th to finish the game.

Micah Jarrett, Jason Ridenhour, and Weston Church all had 3 hits for Rowan. Church had the go ahead 3 run home run in the 8th.

Lexington 7 10 1
Rowan 12 16 2

WP- Dupree (5-0)
LP- Peltcher (sp?)


Other Scores:

Area III (South)

S. Rowan 19
Montgomery 8

Moorsville 6
Concord 3

Stanly 14
Statesville 9

Area III (North)

Rockingham 5
High Point 3

Randoph 10
Surry 0

Burlington 14
Winston Salem 2


Southern Division Standings

Rowan 13-1
S. Rowan 9-3
Stanly 10-4
Lexington 9-4

South Rowan plays Rowan on Tuesday.

[NPC Fanatic]

A "STATEMENT GAME" for Rowan County!
:229031_hail:

Should be a good half and half pot Tuesday night

[Eagles 1313]

Western Forsyth 5
Kernersville 15

WP: Ryan Dull (2-0)
LP: Chad Jarvis

HR: WF: Gonza, Mannring
K: Corey Parker

Corey Parker 4 for 4 hit for the cycle

Kernersville plays a double header vs. Cary tomorrow

[travisunc]

Cary improved to 11-5 after its game on Saturday.

Cary 6 (Sat)
Apex 4

Cary 8 (Fri)
N. Raleigh 4

Cary 12 (Thur)
Garner 6