Virginia High School Baseball - Glenvar wallops Auburn
April 27, 2012: Salem, VA 24153 The Glenvar Highlanders (Salem, VA) baseball trounced the visiting Auburn Eagles (Riner, VA), 10-0 in Friday's league contest.
Coming up next, the Highlanders encounter the Giles Spartans (Pearisburg, VA) in a A Three Rivers contest, on Tuesday, May 1. Glenvar will attempt to better on its 10-5 season record.
The Eagles now sport a 6-8 record. They play next when they travel to Radford for a A Three Rivers contest on Tuesday, May 1. Auburn will encounter a Bobcats squad coming off a 10-0 league win over Eastern Montgomery (Elliston, VA). The Bobcats record now stands at 10-9.
Game Summary
Tyler Crockett and Austin Fox combined to throw a 2-hit shutout, K'ing 10, as the Highlanders beat the Eagles 10-0 in 6 innings.
Fox also went 1-1 with a run and 3 RBI's (2-run single in the 3rd and sacrifice fly in the 5th). Andrew Landreth led Glenvar with 2 hits.
Levi Bower and Erik Gaynor had Auburn's only hits. The Eagles did have a couple of defensive highlights, a terrific over-the-shoulder catch by centerfielder Ford Chrisley to take away an extra basse hit in the 5th and rightfielder Cody McNeil made a headsup play, fielding a one-hop, line drive and firing it to first for a 9-3 out to end the 5th.
