Wayne Country Day extended their postseason success on Friday against Rocky Mount Academy. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles an 8-0 shutout. Considering Wayne Country Day has won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sterling Bass made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Bass has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Bass was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Cameron Aycock and Davis Albert did most of the damage at the plate: Aycock scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Albert scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Aycock has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cameron Dearing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Rocky Mount Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Tickel, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Wayne Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
As of now, neither Wayne Country Day nor Rocky Mount Academy have any future games scheduled.
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