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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.
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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. Byron Batson pitched the Thursday and will be made up later
second game, which South Bruns- this season. The Cougars will open
wick won 15-11. league play April 12 at East Colum
South third baseman Jerry bus.
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