Baseball Recap: Gates County Red Barons vs. Bertie Falcons
In what's become a running theme this season, Gates County gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let the Bertie Falcons onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Gates County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Thomas Pierce was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Pierce has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pierce was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blayden Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zach Stewart, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Gates County pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bertie, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Gates County will be playing in front of their home fans against Perquimans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perquimans is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Bertie, they will head out on the road to square off against North East Carolina Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bertie has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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