North Carolina High School Baseball - East Columbus can't hold off South Stanly
June 3, 2011: Norwood, NC 28128 In Friday's non-league game, the host South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls baseball team scored a tight 3-2 victory over the East Columbus Gators.
The Rowdy Rebel Bulls (25-9) will now prepare for their game against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC). The Gators go into the non-league game with a 22-5 record. In their last game, East Columbus was edged by South Stanly (Norwood, NC), 3-2, in a non-league game.
The Gators (22-5) will now prepare for their game against South Stanly (Norwood, NC). The Rowdy Rebel Bulls go into the non-league game with a 25-9 record. In their last game, South Stanly tipped East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC), 3-2, in a non-league game.
Game Summary
NC State Championship Game #1.
South Stanly So. LHP Russ Weiker 6IP,11H,2R,ER,5K,2BB was the winner with Jr. C/RHP Heath Blackmon 1IP,WP coming on in the 7th after Weiker gave up back to back hits to notch the save with the tying run on 3rd doubled off on an attempted suicide squeeze. East Columbus Sr. RHP Skylar Bowen 7IP,2H,3R,1ER,7K,7BB was the loser. EC outhit SS 11-2 with Jr. C Hunter Smith 2-4,2R,2B Sr. SS Derrick Bracey 2-4,2B Jr. CF David Bridgers 2-3 Sr. Houston Barnes 1-2,3B,SAC-B,BB and Sr. Skylar Bowen 1-3,2B leading hitters.