North Carolina High School Baseball - East Columbus defeats St. Pauls
April 13, 2011: St. Pauls, NC 28384 East Columbus Gators (Lake Waccamaw, NC) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the host St. Pauls Bulldogs (St. Pauls, NC), 9-4 in a league test.
With the win, East Columbus upgrades its record to 11-4 on the season. The Gators travel to Fairmont (Fairmont, NC) to battle the Golden Tornadoes in a 2A/1A Conference 7 test on Thursday, April 14. The Golden Tornadoes come into the test with a record of 11-4. Fairmont won 7-6 in their recent league test against Red Springs (Red Springs, NC)
With the defeat, St. Pauls falls to 3-8 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Fairmont (Fairmont, NC) to battle the Golden Tornadoes in a 2A/1A Conference 7 test on Tuesday, April 19. The Golden Tornadoes come into the test with a record of 11-5. Fairmont lost 8-0 in their recent league test against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC)
Game Summary
ECHS Sr. LF/RHP Skylar Bowen 4IP,H,4K came on in the 7th to relieve starter Jr. RHP/3B Hunter Smith 6IP,5H,4R,2ER,6K,BB,HB to get the win. Leading hitters Sr. 1B Ben Jenkins 3-5,R,2 2B,SB,RBI Smith 2-4,2R,3B,2B,SB,BB Bowen 3-5,R,3B,RBI Sr. SS Derrick Bracey 2-5,R,2B,2RBI and So. C Ben Connor with go ahead 2B in 10th. SPHS Thompson 8.2IP,11H,7R,5ER,12K,3WP was the loser with Kalem Hunt 0.1IP,H,2R,2ER,K,BB,WP and Devan Locklear IP,H,2K in relief. Hunt 2-4,2R,HR,2B,RBI and Thompson 2-4,R were leading hitters for SPHS.
