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\ A $ X f"* L k A l \ 4 t ^ i ^ r- ^ ^ k ? r- r\ vm<w^MmAYY l^tNrtKtlN^C ^rCINCK Trojans Beat S. Columbus Stallions On Wild Pitch BY DOUG RUTTER A fifth-inning wild pitch led to two West Brunswick runs and the Trojans held on for a 6-4 high school baseball win over South Col umbus last Tuesday in the Wac camaw Conference opener for both clubs. With the score tied 4-4. West had runners on second and third with two outs in the fifth when South Columbus pitcher James Blackwell threw one in the dirt and the ball skipped away from catcher Jake Fonvielle. West's Eric Johnson scored easily from third base, and when Fonvielle's throw to the plate sailed over Blackwell's head, Cameron Jones raced home to give the Trojans a 6-4 lead. South Columbus, which over came a 4-2 deficit with two runs in the third, did not threaten in the final two innings and suffered its first loss in seven games this season. For West Brunswick, which im proved to 4-2, the victory came on the heels of a disastrous doublehcad er at Lumberton. In both games, the Pirates scored in their final at-bat to win 6-5. "This was a big win for us, a big win. It'll give our kids a mental lift," West Brunswick Coach Mike Alder son said after the game. The Trojans enjoyed another fine outing from sophomore pitcher Josh Baker, who improved to 3-0 for the season. In six innings of work, the right-hander gave up no earned runs and seven hits and struck out eight batters. Relief pitcher Mike Johnson picked up the save after retiring the Lady Scorpions Rained Out Twice North Brunswick's softball team was rained out twice last week and has re-scheduled both Three Rivers Conference games for after the Easter break. North's home game against East Bladen rained out last Thursday will be played Monday, April 11, said coach J.B. Sholar. The Fairmont game that was can celed last Tuesday will be made up as part of a doubleheader April 28 at Iceland. The Lady Scorpions are 4-2. DON'T MISS THE APRIL SPECIALS Hurry While Supplies Last See your helpful hardware folks at... ROBINSON'S ACE. HARDWARE 3263 HokJen Beach Rd SW, HokJen Beach 842-4142 side in order in the seventh inning. "That was a good pitching perfor mance tonight. I was proud of the pitchers," Coach Alderson said. Leading the West offense were Wayne Branch and Jay McRobcrts with two hits apiece and Mike Johnson with a two-run single. Baker, Eric Johnson, Jones and Chris Payne also had base hits for the Trojans. Jason Hilburn and Scott Mincey had two hits apiece for South Columbus, which scored all four of its runs following West Brunswick errors. The Stallions took a 1-0 lead in the firs! inning when Mauney Stanley drew a leadoff walk and later scored from third on a ground-out. The visitors went up 2-0 in the second when Mincey singled to cen ter and scored from second base on an infield throwing error. West Brunswick's offense heated up in the second inning, when the Trojans sent eight batters to the plate and tallied four runs. A leadoff walk by Jones and bloop single by Payne set the table for the big inning. Jones scored from third on a ground-out, and Payne came home on a single by McRoberts to tic the score at 2-2. Following a base hit by Branch. Mike Johnson drove a two-out sin gle into center field and two runs scored to give the Trojans a 4-2 ad vantage. South Columbus knotted the score at 4-4 in the third inning. Jason Hilburn cranked a leadoff double to the left field fence, but West's Baker nearly got out of the jam. The Stallions had runners on first and third with two outs when Derek Hilburn tapped a soft grounder to ward second base that could have ended the inning. Instead, the ball rolled past Payne and Jason Hilburn scored from third. Travis McPhcrson then scored the tying run on a single by Minccy. The score remained tied until the fifth, when consecutive singles by Eric Johnson and Jones set up the decisive wild pitch. "We had some timely hits when we needed them." Alderson said. "I thought we did a good job running the bases tonight. We were real ag gressive." Game Summary S. Colum. 1 12 0 0 0 0?4 7 3 W. Bruns. 0 4 0 0 2 0 X?6 9 3 South Sweeps East Duplin South Brunswick's baseball (cam Galloway wcnl 4-for-5 with a home improved to 4-3 for the season with run and three RBI in the second a non-conference douhleheader game. Joey i-'edlin had a pair of sweep of East Duplin last Wednes- doubles, and ? .n Kicker drove in day in Bculaville. four runs. Coach Jack Brown's Cougars South Brunswick's scheduled rode the strong pitching of Rodney conference opener against West Willoughby to a 4-2 victory in the Columbus was rained out last first game. 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