Woifpack Routs Trojans !
To Keep Conference Lead
BY DOUCi RU'ITKR
Whilcvillc exploded for 10 runs
in the fourth inning to break open a
lie game and went on to post a 12-1
baseball win over West Brunswick
in Waccamaw 2-A Conference play
last bnday in Shallotte.
It was the second straight confer
ence loss for West Brunswick,
which also gave up a big inning in
an 1 1-5 loss to North Brunswick last
Tuesday. (.See related story this is
sue.)
The Friday night ball gaine was a
big one for both schools, as White
ville maintained its lead in the con
ference with a 7-1 mark while the
Trojans fell to 5-3 and 9-5 overall.
Lee Hill pitched a complete game
for the Wolfpack, scattering eight
West Brunswick hits and striking
out five batters.
West Brunswick's Brian Alderson
pitched 3 2/3 innings before Scou
Gore entered as relief. Jason Benton
pitched the last two innings for the
Trojans and didn't allow a White -
villc player to rcach base.
The Wolfpack pounded out 10
hits and scored just as many runs in
the fourth inning to turn a 1-1 ball
game into a rout.
Whiteville opened the inning with
six straight singles to score three
runs Wilh the bases loaded and one
out, shortstop Brett Harwood
smashed a line drive to short right
field.
Clcon Butler made a diving at
tempt, but missed and die ball rolled
to the fence. The hit cleared the
bases, giving Harwixnl a grand slam
home run and giving the WolfjKick
an 8- 1 lead.
Whiteville, which sent 14 hitlers
to the plate in the inning, scored
three more runs on a sacrifice lly.
outfield error and an RBI single.
The Wolfpack added one more
run in the fifth inning. Third base
man Mark Marritan led off with a
walk, stole second and scored on a
Jamie Townshcnd single.
Whiteville had taken a 1-0 lead in
the top of the first inning. Harwood
got aboard on an infield error, stole
second and scored from third on an
other infield error with two outs.
West Brunswick tied the game at
1-1 in the third when Aldcrson got
on base on a fielder's choice ad
vanced to second on a ground-out
and scored on a single by Bryan
Renting.
Fleming and Keane Bellamy each
had two hits in the game. The
Trojans left 10 runners on base, in
cluding two each in the first, fourth
and sixth innings.
Whiteville Pounds South In Baseball
Whiieville posted an 11-0 baseball win over hosl South Brunswick
last Tuesday, holding the Cougars to four hits in the Waccainaw 2-A
Conference game.
Lewis Vaught had two of South Brunswick's hits, while Rob Wil
loughby was the losing pitcher.
Whiteville scored three runs in the second inning and one each in the
third and fourth to take a 5-0 lead. The Wolfpack reserves plated six
more runs in the final inning.
South Brunswick was to host North Brunswick on Tuesday and will
play at West Columbus Friday.
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR VOTE AND
SUPPORT IN THE
MAY 5 PRIMARY .
Jo Ann DEMOCRAT
DEMOCRAT
BELLAMY SIMMONS
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STAfF PHOTO BY DOUG RUTTER
WEST BRUNSWICK'S BRIAN AIDER SON delivers a pilch dur
ing Friday night's game against White ville.
will travel to South Robeson on
Friday in continued league play.
Buy A Fire Truck
Lakes VFD
liance will present five matches.
Featured will be Alliance champions
"Dark Starr," "Southern Express,"
"Kahn the Mcrccncry," "Kid Vic
ious" and others.
Admission is S5 general and S6
ringside, with children age 5 and un
der admitted free.
West Brunswick was scheduled to
host Fairmont Tuesday night and
W v?Aling To Help
For Boiling Spring
A night of professional wrestling
will help Boiling Spring Lakes Vol
unteer Fire Department raise funds
for a new lire truck.
On Saturday, May 23, at 7:30
p.m. at the South Brunswick Middle
School gym in Boiling Spring Lakes
the Coastal Carolina Wrestling Al
Shell Point Leading
Shell Point nipped Antioch 17-16
on Saturday to stay unbeaten in the
Brunswick Baptist Association Coed
Softball League.
In other games Saturday night at
Supply Park, Town Creek posted an
18-14 win over Supply and Soldier
Bay defeated Faith 20-10.
The game between Oak Island
and Gospel Center was played under
protest and was to have been re
solved this week by a committee of
3-0 In Coed League
representatives from each team.
CiKfd Softball League
Standings As Of Mav 7
TEAM _ WINS LOSSKS
Shell Point 3 0
Antioch 2 1
Soldier Bay 2 1
Supply 2 1
Town Creek 1 2
Faith 1 2
Oak Island 0 2
Gospel Center 0 2
SPORTING SCENE
Youth Baseball Games
Serve As Good Therapy
When was the last time you saw a group of little kid's playing baseball '
Unless you've got kids who play, chances are it's been too long.
I've recently cvine to the conclusion that the older you gel. the more . <ti
appreciate the simple things m life. Baseball for example.
Not every kid plays basketball or football or hockey growing up, but just
about everybody plays baseball at one
time or another.
The American pastime treated me
well as a kid. I was fortunate enough
to be on lour championship teams in
seven years.
My interest in the sport waned al
ter 1 stopped playing organized base
ball at age 15. I always loved playing,
but was never one to sit and watch.
For some reason, that attitude has
started to change. The game that I
used to think was too slow for breathing spectators seems to be moving at
just about the right pace these days.
1 no longer mind watching a ball game, especially if the Philadelphia
Phillies are playing.
I was fortunate enough to take in the Supply- Shallottc Dixie Youth
Baseball League opener last weekend. Six games lor the price ol one.
Youth baseball is often a comedy of errors. In case you haven't been to a
game in a while, I'll try to describe how it usually goes.
First of all, the pitcher, the catcher and the hitter are often the only kids
paying attention on any given pitch Sometimes, even the hitler's mind wan
ders and the pitcher can slip one by when he isn't kx>king.
Out in the field, at least two of the inficldcrs are usually playing in the
dirt. Another is waving to his mom at the fence and the fourth is cleaning
bubble gum off his face.
Two kids in the outfield are playing with an imaginary baseball, diving
occasionally to make a spectacular catch, while the other guy chases bugs
away with his cap.
The team up to bat isn't much better at concentrating on the game. With
the possible exception of the hitter and the kids on base, everybody else is
either napping in the dugout or taking turns sticking their head under the wa
ter cooler spout.
That may be somewhat of an exaggeration, but 1 saw all of those things
two Saturdays ago at Supply Park. They weren't all happening at the same
time, but you get the idea.
On the Major League Baseball scene, there's been an awful lot ol talk in
recent years, and particularly this season, about the golden days of baseball
A lot of fans want the game to go back to the way things were 40 years
ago. They want to cheer for guys who always give it their best and play for
their love of the game instead of their love of the dollar bill.
The Baltimore Orioles organization caught on. Its new ball park isn't
anything like most modern stadiums and domes, it even has real grass.
Even my hapless Phillies changed their uniforms this season. Then new
outfits Ux>k like the ones the Phillies wore in the 1950s.
In a year when die average major league salaj> juiii|>ed ovci a million
bucks, watching those kids getting their first taste of baseball was mighty
good therapy.
Professional baseball has become so much of a big business dun most
families can't even afford a night at the ball park any more.
I'm not exactly an old-timer, but I can remember paying S2.50 for gener
al admission at Veterans Stadium in Philly.
If the state of professional baseball has you down in the dumps, I recom
mend a youth baseball game at a park near you.
It'll serve as a good reminder that baseball can still be a great game.
Admission is free, the hot dogs arc reasonable and you'll never hear a player
gripe about his salary.
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