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STAFF PHOTOS BY JOHNNY CRAIG JOHNSON BUNTS ? West Brunswick's Adam Johnson lays down a bum while trying to bring home a rim in last Friday's 4-0 Trojan win over South Brunswick. The Trojans scored two runs each in the first and third innings to clinch the win in the final regular season game for both teams. Diamond Trojans Blank South Brunswick For Playoff Berth BY JOHNNY CRAIG Amid the tragedy of last Tuesday's death of Trojan pitcher George Daniels, the West Brunswick baseball team focused in on the job at hand Friday and blanked South Brunswick 4-0 to clinch its first state playoff berth in seven years. The win came after the team learned of Daniels' death in an auto accident last Tuesday morning and after Wednesday's 22-8 rout against East Bladen. Emotions still ran high prior to the start of Friday's game as the Trojan team dedicated a banner in Daniels' honor beneath the flag pole in left field. The flag also flew at half-mast during the contest in the former multi-talented athlete's hon or. "This was a mighty big win un der the circumstances we have faced this week," said West Brunswick coach Mike Alderson following the win. "We certainly earned it. We played good defense and Brian (Alderson) pitched a good game also." "It is certainly good to be going to the state playoffs after such a long absence. We just feel fortunate to close out the regular season on a winning note." West Brunswick scored two runs each in the first and third innings then relied on the five-hit, seven strike-out pitching performance of Alderson who picked up the win while going the distance. Alton Johnson went a perfect 3 for-3 at the plate while Greg Molt had two hits in four trips. Alilwin Lance, who opened the first frame with a walk, scored the first Trojan run on Mott's RBI-sin gle. Mott later scored himself on Lee Miller's run-scoring single. Johnson and Aaron Butler both scored in the third on Blake Bradley's RBI-squeeze bunt and Miller's fielder's choice. South Brunswick made its biggest scoring threat of the game in the fourth inning when the Cougars loaded the bases with one out. Alderson got out of the jam by retiring the next two Cougars on a foul out and an infield fly. Getting hits for South Brunswick were Mike Sellers, Jcron Monroe, Mike Clewis, Terry Tollcy and Ernie Wcarrcn. Starter Scott Coring was the los ing pitcher going 2.2 innings, giving up eight Trojan hits and all four runs. Coring also struck out five and walked one. Shawn Swain hurled the final 3.1 innings in relief of Coring and lim ited West Brunswick to one hit and struck out three. Trojan catcher Adam Abbott got his first varsity start in the game re placing regular Bryan Fleming. Abbott was brought up from the ju nior varsity team when Fleming be came ill earlier in the day with a 1()4 temperature. The win improved the Trojans to 8-6 in the WC and 11-9-1 overall while South Brunswick dropped to 6-8 in the league and 12-9 overall. West Brunswick was to have opened stale 2- A playoff action at COUGARS FALL ? South Brunswick's Todd Vice watches a pitch from Trojan pitcher Brian Alderson go by in last Friday's 4-0 West Brunswick win over the Cougars. Catching for the Trojans is Adam Abbott who was brought up from the junior varsity to re place regular starter Bryan Fleming. County Seeks New Fox Law Brunswick County Commission ers fave agreed to go hunting for a new local fox law. The board voted 3-2 Monday to ask State Rep. David Rcdwinc to in troduce special legislation in the N.C. General Assembly that will keep fox hunting and trapping from becoming illegal in Brunswick County. "It took a while, but 1 finally got it," said Charles Eddins of Leland. Eddins, a trapper, appeared be fore commissioners on four separate occasions to ask the board to seek a new fox law. State fox laws were placed in the hands of county governments when trappers and hunters began feuding several years ago. Thirty-five of the state's 100 counties adopted such laws, but Brunswick County's 1983 law expires July 1. Kelly Holden, chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Com missioncrs, believes thai regulating fox hunting is a responsibility of the N.C. Wildlife Commission. He and Vice Chairman Jerry Jones voted against asking Rcdwine to introduce a special bill for local fox hunting. The board will ask for a law simi lar to ones approved for Moke and Robeson counties. Those laws set season bag limits of 30 foxes per season with trapping . allowed from Jan. 2 to Jan. 31 and hunting allowed from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1. Bag limits need to increase, Eddins said, to help thin out an abundant crop of foxes in case of a rabies out break and to raise the price of furs. "My contention is still the same," Holdcn said. "1 think it's a Wildlife Commission responsibility. I still don't understand why it was passed on to local governments." Commissioners Frankie Ration, Donald Shaw and Gene Pinkerton voted to seek special legislation. Capital Area Conference champion Clayton yesterday (Wednesday). ***** Earlier in the week the Trojans fell victim of a late East Bladen ral ly in a 22-8 romp from the host Cougars. West Brunswick led 7-5 until East Bladen scored 12 runs in the fifth inning to turn the game into a rout "I told the team prior to the game that one of two things were going to happen ? we could go out and win this one for George or we could just go ahead and fold up the tents," said Alderson. "For five innings we played very well but things just fell apart on us in the fifth." S. Brunswick (XX) (XX) 0-0-5-0 W. Brunswick 202 (XX) X? 4-9-0 BUTLER SCORES? Aaron Butler scores a run for West Brunswick in lasl Friday's 4-0 Trojan win over South Bruns wick. HITTING TIPS ? 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SHALLOTTE (919)371-1000 (919)642-8143 VILLAGE RD. ? LELAND MADISON ST. ? WHITEVILLE Whiteville Rallies To Edge South Brunswick 3-1 Whitevillc came from behind for the second time this season against South Brunswick to take a 3-1 Waccamaw 2-A Conference base ball win over the host Cougars. The Wolfpack overcame a 1-0 South Brunswick lead to score three times in the fifth inning to gain the win, their 13th in league play and 19th overall without a loss. Earlier this season Whitevillc ral lied to take a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Cougars. Winning pitcher Richie Blackwell and reliever Chris Smith combined for a three-hitter and the pair struck out a total of 10 Cougar batters. South Brunswick took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Mike Clewis scored after walking, going to scconil on Bobby Farrar' sacri fice bunt and Todd Vicc's RBI-sin glc. John Shcrbcrt's two-run single witli the bases loaded keyed the Wolfpack's big fifth inning that scored Ed Burleson and Mark Harritan. Shcan Swain was the losing pitchcr despite going the distance and limiting Whitcville to only six hits. The loss dropped South Brunswick to 6-8 in the WC and 12 9 overall. Whitcville, the NVaccamaw Conference champion, was to have opened state 2-A playoff action Tuesday hosting South Granville. Whitcville (XX) 030 0-3-6 0 S. Brunswick 010 000 0-1-3-2 N. Brunswick Close North Brunswick closcd out the prep baseball regular season Friday and clinched a stale playoff berth with a 7-2 Waccamaw 2-A Conference win over host Fairmont. Winning pitcher Chris Walker tossed a one-hitter over six innings and struck out eight while also get ting two hits and driving in a run to Out Over Fairmont lead the Scorpions (10-4, 13-9). Jarod McGec also had two hits and an RBI while Tommy Clark and Chris McBridc had a pair of hits each for North Brunswick. 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