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Sports
St. Andrews' Knights "play baU"
by Mary Fleetwood
V.A. Intermont
The Knights are victo
rious in their double header
against V.A. Intermont. They
won their first game by a score
of 4 to 1. Rob Priest pitched a
one hitter with six strike outs.
Offensively, Takashi Tatenami
was 2 for 2 with a run scored.
Chance Beam had a double
with two RBIs.
The Knights second
game ended in the sixth inning
with a score of 10 to 2. Pitcher
Scott McDonald gave up four
hits and had eight strike outs.
Three home runs were
launched by the Knights play
ers Paul Oehich, Tyrin Pickett,
and Stacy McCollum. Hits
were also contributed by
Takashi Tatenami, Joseph
Allen, Vaughn Pauls, and
Carlos Maysonet.
There was an overall
excellent tram effort by tfte"
Knights. Everyone on the team
was a contributor. We can ex
pect great things from the
team this season.
The Knights played an
other double header on Mon
day against VA Intermont. The
first game began at noon and
the Knights won with a score
of 6 to 0. Their second game
was a different story. The
Knights lost 9 to 3. Despite a
great defensive effort by the
Knights, they just could not
hold VA. Catcher Chance
Beam made some excellent
defensive plays. Joe Nelson
was the starting pitcher who
gave up the four initial runs.
Ryan Fuller came on in relief
in the third inning.
The Knights had a total of
four hits in seven innings.
These were recorded by Paul
Oeh'ich, Joseph Allen, Takashi
Tatenami, and Stacy
McCollum. Joseph Allen had
two RBI's and Ian Hendricks
brought in the third run. Al
though the Knights’ bats
weren’t making much contact,
they tried to make things hap
pen. Unfortunately, they came
“P short. Better luck next time,
Knights.
Catawba Indians
Itwasabeautifiil after
noon as the St. Andrews
Knights took on the Catawba
Indians. It was a hard fought
game by two very talented and
evenly matched teams. The In
dians were the first to score in
the third inning. This brought
them ahead 2 to 0 until the
Knights scored one run in both
the fourth and fifth innings. It
was a close game all the way
up to the ninth, when the
Knights led 4 to 3.
The Catawba Indians
came up big in the top of the
ninth scoring 4 runs, giving
them the win. This was a hard
loss for the Knights.
Brandon Folkers pitched
seven great innings with six
strike outs and gave up only 3
hits. Mark Fleming was
brought in with one out in the
seventh to J&lieye Folkers.
Fleming quickfy produced the
last two outs of the inning with
an outstanding pickoff move to
first base. Fleming had two
strike outs and gave up four
hits. The Knights defense was
outstanding, with some in
credible catches by outfielders
Wilbom and Oelrich.
Offensively, the Knights
were also very successful. Jo
seph Allen had two singles for
the Knights. Tyrin Pickett had
a single, a double, and a RBI.
McCollum, Pauls, and Beam
also had singles. Two other
doubles were hit by Wilboum
and Tatenami.
Despite the offensive and
defensive efforts of the
Knights, their bats fell short in
the seventh, eightii and ninth.
They were unable to produce
runs. Despite the loss, the
Knights played a very success
ful game.
Wingate
On February 25 the
Knights’ developmental base
ball team played a double
header against Wingate. Aaron
Meier pitched a complete first
game to lead the Knights to a 4
to 2 victory over Wingate.
"I.
Aaron
Meier also
pitched the
first inning of
game two
with one
strike out.
Joseph Allen
came in on
the second
inning. Pitch
ing six com
plete innings,
he had five
strike outs
and only
gave up three
hits. Brian
Freivogel
pitched the eighth and fmal in
ning. He held Wingate to four
runs. Defensively, the Knights
outfielders made some beauti
ful catches.
On the offensive side,
the Knights were very produc
tive. The seven hits were re
corded by Chuck Apligian,
Takashi Tatenami, Joe Nelson,
Scott Bourhill, Scott McDonald,
and two hits by Carlos
Maysonet. Runs were scored
by Carlos Maysonet, Takashi
Tatenami, and two by Scott
McDonald.
Both offensively and de
fensively, the developemental
team produced nicely. Unfor
tunately, the second game was
called after the eighth inning
because of darkness. This left
the game tied 4 to 4.
Ponbroke
The Knights lost to
Pembroke 9 to 5. This wasn't
due to lack of trying; Pem
broke was just able to produce
more offensively. It was a
disapointing loss for the
Knights.
Mark Fleming was our
starting pitcher. He completed
three innings with three strike
outs and gave up only one hit.
This was a two run homer.
Fleming's pickoff move to
first base was also very effec
tive. Joe Nelson came in on
the fourth, pitching forthree in-
nings. Nelson had two strike
outs, and gave up two hits and
two runs. Ryan Fuller came in
at the top of the seventh inning.
He pitched three no-hit innings,
but rafl into trouble in the tenthv
He gave up four hits with a three
run homer.
The Knights had six hits
throughout the game. Tyrin
Pickett had two, while Stacy
McCollum and Ian Hendricks
each had one. Chance Beam hit
a double while Pacer Wilson
smashed a triple to the left
field side, recording two RBIs
for the Knights. Stacy
McCollum also had two RBIs
and Paul Oelrich had one.
Despite a loss, the
Knights should be proud of
their performance. Their hearts
were always in the game with
their fight-to-the-end atti
tudes.
Barton
On a beautiful Sunday
aftemoon, the Knights played
Barton College in a double
header. The Knights claimed
victory in both games. They
were “on” both offensively and
defensively. They fought for
victory and they achieved it.
In game one, Rob Priest
pitched six complete innings.
He pitched beautifully giving
up only eight hits and four
runs. He recorded five strike
outs for the Knights. His
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photo by Rooney
Coffman
pitching helped lead the
Knights to their victory over
Barton with a score of 8 to 7.
Scott McDonald pitched the
last inning for the Knights.
The Knights came up big
offensively. They had ten hits.
Paul Oelrich, Joseph Allen,
Stacy McCollum, and Brandon
Folkers all had singles. Ian
Hendricks had two singles on
two bunts, while both Pacer
Wilson pnd Tyrin Pickett had a
single and a double. Joseph
Allen had three RBIs and Bran
don Folkers had two.
Going into the second
game of the day, the Knights
were pumped from their vic
tory in the first game. Scott
McDonald started off the
pitching in the first. He gave
us two outs, and Joe Nelson
came in to fmish. Pitching sbt
innings, he only gave up four
hits and one run. The Knights
defense was flawless.
Offensively, the Knights
scored four runs on four hits.
Paul Oelrich, Joseph Allen,
Pacer Wilson, and Ian
Hendricks recorded the hits
for the Knights. RBIs were
given to Joseph Allen, Stacy
McCollum, and Pacer Wilson
with two. Fired up from these
two victories, the Knights will
be at top performance for their
next game. Come out to sup
port your Knights Varsity base
ball team.