North Carolina High School Baseball - Northern wallops Hillside
April 3, 2012: Durham, NC 27707 In Tuesday's league challenge, the Northern Knights (Durham, NC) baseball squad triumphed over the host Hillside Hornets (Durham, NC), by a final score of 14-4.
With the win, Northern upgrades its record to 5-7 on the season. The Knights travel to Roanoke Rapids (Roanoke Rapids, NC) to encounter the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 5. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 11-4. Roanoke Rapids lost 12-8 in their recent league challenge against Louisburg (Louisburg, NC)
With the defeat, Hillside falls to 0-10 on the season. The Hornets host Southern (Durham, NC) to encounter the Spartans in a 4A PAC 6 challenge on Tuesday, April 17. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 1-8. Southern lost 5-2 in their recent league challenge against Northern (Durham, NC)
Game Summary
Northern fourth-inning burst enough to top Hillside , 14-4
A nine-run explosion in the fourth inning spurred Northern to a 14-4 win in five innings over Hillside at Tempe Diable on Wednesday.
AJ Bumpass put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits for Northern. Bumpass tripled in the fourth innings.
Russell Hernandez racked up two RBIs on two hits for Hillside . Hernandez doubled in the third inning and singled in the fifth inning.
Ben Crabtree got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. He tossed two-thirds of an inning of shutout ball. The Northern pitcher struck out none, walked one and surrendered one hit.
Northern piled up the steals, swiping six bags in all. Crabtree and Jordan Fate each had one stolen base and Zack Garrison and Wilbur Harding each had two stolen bases.
Garrison, Crabtree, Johnaton Pleasant, Josh Helm, Bumpass, Jacob Bierman, and Fate each got hits for Northern. Bumpass led the team with two hits.
