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McDowell Watauga

Titans

Pioneers

The Watauga (Boone, NC) varsity baseball team won Monday's home conference game against McDowell (Marion, NC) by a score of 10-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
McDowell	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	1
Watauga	0	0	3	1	6	-	-	10	9	1

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

McDowell (25-26)

Watauga (25-26)

McDowell

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H
	Team Totals	.059	20	17	1
2	Drue Rose (Sr)	.000	2	2	0
4	Skyler Rigdon (So)	.000	2	2	0
5	Danny Brown (Sr)	.000	3	2	0
6	Brayden Blanton (So)	.000	2	2	0
10	Zack Woody (So)	.000	3	3	0
13	Carson Killough (Jr)	.000	2	1	0
15	Luke Carroll (Jr)	.000	2	1	0
16	Kaine Boone (Jr)	.500	2	2	1
20	Hayden Shelton (Sr)	.000	2	2	0

Watauga

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.375	32	24	10	9	9	5
2	Merrix Oakes (Sr)		0	0	1	0	0	0
7	Evan Burroughs (Sr)	.500	4	2	2	1	1	0
10	Cade Keller (Sr)	.000	4	2	1	0	0	0
11	Jake Blanton (Sr)	.667	4	3	2	2	4	2
13	JJ Everett (Jr)	.667	4	3	2	2	2	2
16	Eli Bishop (Sr)	.667	3	3	1	2	1	0
20	Daniel Jones (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	1	1
22	Kwame Carter (Sr)	.500	3	2	1	1	0	0
24	Chase Gillin (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
27	Brett Vannoy (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0

McDowell

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	7	2	2	5	.158	.059	.217
2	Drue Rose (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
4	Skyler Rigdon (So)	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000
5	Danny Brown (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	1	.333	.000	.333
6	Brayden Blanton (So)	0	0	2	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
10	Zack Woody (So)	0	0	1	0	1	3	.000	.000	.000
13	Carson Killough (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	2	.500	.000	.500
15	Luke Carroll (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
16	Kaine Boone (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
20	Hayden Shelton (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000

Watauga

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	7	8	1	1	1	7	.531	.583	1.114
7	Evan Burroughs (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	.750	.500	1.250
10	Cade Keller (Sr)	1	1	1	0	0	4	.500	.000	.500
11	Jake Blanton (Sr)	1	1	0	0	0	1	.750	1.333	2.083
13	JJ Everett (Jr)	1	1	0	0	0	2	.750	1.333	2.083
16	Eli Bishop (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	1	.667	.667	1.334
20	Daniel Jones (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	6	.250	.500	.750
22	Kwame Carter (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.500	1.167
24	Chase Gillin (Jr)	1	2	0	0	0	2	.333	.000	.333
27	Brett Vannoy (Sr)	0	2	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000

McDowell

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
4	Skyler Rigdon (So)	1

Watauga

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	3
7	Evan Burroughs (Sr)	2
16	Eli Bishop (Sr)	1

McDowell

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.941	17	14	2	1
2	Drue Rose (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
4	Skyler Rigdon (So)	1.000	2	1	1	0
5	Danny Brown (Sr)	.667	3	2	0	1
6	Brayden Blanton (So)	1.000	2	2	0	0
10	Zack Woody (So)	1.000	8	8	0	0
13	Carson Killough (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0

Watauga

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.952	21	15	5	1
7	Evan Burroughs (Sr)	1.000	3	2	1	0
10	Cade Keller (Sr)	.667	3	1	1	1
13	JJ Everett (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
22	Kwame Carter (Sr)	1.000	4	4	0	0
24	Chase Gillin (Jr)	1.000	8	7	1	0
27	Brett Vannoy (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2	0

McDowell

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	12.00	1	.000	1
13	Carson Killough (Jr)	7.00	1	.000	1
16	Kaine Boone (Jr)	18.38	0		1

Watauga

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
27	Brett Vannoy (Sr)	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

McDowell

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	4.2	9	10	8	7	8	32	24
13	Carson Killough (Jr)	2	1	2	2	5	4	12	7
16	Kaine Boone (Jr)	2.2	8	8	7	2	4	20	17

Watauga

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	2	0	0	2	7			0	20	18
27	Brett Vannoy (Sr)	5	2	0	0	2	7			0	20	18

McDowell

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.375	.531	1	1	126	3
13	Carson Killough (Jr)	.143	.500	0	0	53	2
16	Kaine Boone (Jr)	.471	.550	1	1	73	1

Watauga

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.111	.200	0	0			72	0	0	1
27	Brett Vannoy (Sr)	.111	.200	0	0			72	0	0	1

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Baseball - Watauga wallops McDowell

April 27, 2026: Boone, NC 28607

The Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) baseball trounced the visiting McDowell Titans (Marion, NC), 10-0 in Monday's league challenge.

The Pioneers now own a 15-9 record.

With the defeat, McDowell drops to 6-14 on the year.

McDowell @ Watauga Baseball Game Info

Mon., Apr. 27, 2026 @ 6:30p

The Watauga (Boone, NC) varsity baseball team won Monday's home conference game against McDowell (Marion, NC) by a score of 10-0.

Rankings & Records

McDowell (25-26)

NC	Class
266	40

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
6-15	2-9	3-5	3-8	0-2	.286	.182	97	148

Watauga (25-26)

NC	Class
73	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
17-11	7-4	8-5	8-6	1-0	.607	.636	156	115

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
McDowell	1.2	.4	.3	.7	1.4	.5	.2	.5	0	-	-	-	-	4.6	6.3	2.0
Watauga	1.0	.4	1.5	.8	.8	.5	.7	1.0	0	0	0	0	4.0	5.6	8.0	1.2

Head-to-Head

Watauga won on 3/24/2026

3/24 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

McDowell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Watauga 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1

The McDowell (Marion, NC) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Watauga (Boone, NC) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Watauga won on 4/21/2026

4/21 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Watauga 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 7 11 0
McDowell 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 9 1

The Watauga (Boone, NC) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against McDowell (Marion, NC) by a score of 7-5.
Box score
Watauga won on 4/27/2026

4/27 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 2 1
Watauga 0 0 3 1 6 - - 10 9 1

The McDowell (Marion, NC) varsity baseball team lost Monday's away conference game against Watauga (Boone, NC) by a score of 10-0.
Box score

3/24 @ 6:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
McDowell	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1
Watauga	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1

4/21 @ 6:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Watauga	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	7	11	0
McDowell	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	5	9	1

Team Stat Comparison

McDowell		Watauga
.249	Batting Average	.294
.357	On Base Percentage	.396
.310	Slugging Percentage	.379
.929	Fielding Percentage	.959
.286	Win Loss Percentage	.593

Team Leaders

McDowell		Watauga	National Avg.
#14 Peyton Parker1.000	Batting Average	#7 Evan Burroughs.478	.243
#14 Peyton Parker1.000	On Base Percentage	#7 Evan Burroughs.583	.385
#14 Peyton Parker1.000	Slugging Percentage	#7 Evan Burroughs.620	.312
#13 Carson Killough1.000	Fielding Percentage	#11 Jake Blanton1.000	.859
#6 Brayden Blanton1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#7 Evan Burroughs1.000	.530

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
McDowell	2-6		Watauga	4-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/13/26	South Caldwell	McDowell	(L) 12-0	3/18/26	Watauga	South Caldwell	(L) 6-1
4/2/26	McDowell	South Caldwell	(L) 10-2	4/14/26	South Caldwell	Watauga	(W) 6-5
3/19/26	Alexander Central	McDowell	(L) 12-2	3/20/26	Watauga	Alexander Central	(L) 7-2
4/14/26	McDowell	Alexander Central	(L) 11-0	4/17/26	Alexander Central	Watauga	(L) 14-2
				4/29/26	Alexander Central	Watauga	(L) 5-3
				5/12/26	Watauga	Alexander Central	(L) 3-2
3/20/26	St. Stephens	McDowell	(L) 10-0	3/27/26	Watauga	St. Stephens	(W) 3-2
4/17/26	McDowell	St. Stephens	(L) 3-2	4/24/26	St. Stephens	Watauga	(L) 5-3
3/27/26	McDowell	Freedom	(W) 8-7	3/13/26	Watauga	Freedom	(W) 3-0
4/24/26	Freedom	McDowell	(W) 9-4	4/2/26	Freedom	Watauga	(W) 11-1

Record Breakdown

McDowell (25-26)		Watauga (25-26)
6-15	Overall	17-11
2-9	League	7-5
4-5	Non-League	8-5
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
2-6	Common Opponent	4-6
3-5	Home	8-5
3-8	Away	8-6
0-2	Neutral	1-0
0-1	Playoff	2-1
6-15	In-State	17-11
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0