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RT i Mounties hip EG In nine Mike Smith singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Kings Mountain's Mountaineers a 7-6 win over East Gaston in their season opening baseball game Monday at Lancaster Field. The Mountaineers hope to con- tinue their winning ways Saturday at home when they host East Lincoln's Mustangs in a JV-varsity doubleheader. The junior varsity teams will play at 1 p.m. and the varsity game will begin at 3:30. The Mountaineers open their Southwestern 3-A Conference schedule next Tuesday at Shelby. The game time has not been an- nounced. Smith's single Monday capped a see-saw type game which saw the lead change hands twice before East Gaston scored three uneamed runs in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. Todd Ware led off the ninth with a sharp single up the middle, and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Raymond Couch. Pitcher David C. Jenkins struck out, but when the third strike got past Warrior catcher Bart Davis the Mountaineers had runners on first and third. Smith, who had fanned his last three trips to the plate, ripped a 1-2 pitch to right to drive in the winning run. Jenkins, the third KM pitcher, got his first varsity win. He came on in the sixth inning and survived a shaky sixth and seventh frame. After the seventh, he allowed only two base runners -- both on walks. Stephen Fisher started for the Mountaineers and left in the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead. The Mounties at Shelby Tuesda Page 6A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, March 19, 1992 EG ta EE FI Ar CEASE of EE DAVID R. JENKINS Hits grand slam against East Gaston Warriors came back to take a 3-2 lead with a pair of runs in the sixth off Shane Webb. Righthander Michael English and southpaw Scott Stewart of the Warriors held the Mountaineers to six hits and combined for 16 strike- outs. Smith's sacrifice fly to deep cen- terfield plated Caja Ormand with an unearned run to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead in the first. Ormand had reached base on an error, stole second and moved to third on an infield out. Ormand's double to deep right- center plated TeeGee Goforth in the fourth for a 2-0 Mountaineer lead. Two "excuse me" singles which were just over the KM infield -- the latter an RBI by Micah Michadeo - - brought the Warriors to within 2- 1 in the top of the fifth. Coach Bruce Clark called Webb in from the bullpen, and he recorded a key strikeout to get the Mountaineers out of the jam. But a couple of walks by Webb opened the floodgates in the sixth and the Warriors scored twice for a 3-2 lead. Travis Hall's single plated both runs. The Mountaineers appeared to have the game won in the bottom of the sixth when pinch-hitter David R. Jenkins crashed a grand slam home run over the left field fence to make the score 6-3. But a dropped fly ball with two outs by the Mountaineers in the top of the seventh cut the margin to 6-4, then TT — TTS CTR ae aE SE Tio eT Garren Harris ripped a two-run sin- gle to center to tie the score. Stewart, who had entered the game after Jenkins' home run, al- lowed only a walk to Ormand in the seventh and retired the order in the eighth as the game which start- ed at 4:30 turned into a night con- test. He struck out two batters in each inning. Score by innings: R H E EG 000012300 6-7-3 KM 101 004 001 7-6-1 Michael English, Scott Stewart (6) and Bart Davis; Stephen Fisher, Shane Webb (5), David C. Jenkins (6) and Raymond Couch, Chris Rider (6). WP - Jenkins (1-0). LP - Stewart (0-1). East Lincoln here Saturday Kings Mountain's Mountaineers lost 7-3 to a powerful Independence High team in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, but Coach Bruce Clark looks for his team to rebound in a couple of tough contests during the coming week. Saturday, the Mountaineers will host unbeaten East Lincoln in a JV- varsity doubleheader at Lancaster Field. Junior varsity action will be- gin at 1 p.m. and the varsity game will start at 3:30 to 4 p.m. ? Next Tuesday, the Mountaineers open Southwestern 3-A Conference play against arch rival Shelby at Shelby's renovated Veterans Stadium. The starting time will depend on the weather. The Mountaineers grabbed a 3-0 first inning lead on Damon Putnam's three-run homer Tuesday at Independence, but crucial errors Stephen Fisher worked four solid innings on the mound in Kings Mountain's season-opening 7-6 win over East Gaston Monday at Lancaster Field. The Mountaineers host East Lincoln in a JV-varsity doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m; | a i / {gh h CLOVER CENTER CHIROPRACTIC 3 in the second and third innings al- lowed Independence to score four unearned runs to erase a 3-2 deficit. 3 The hard-hitting Patriots fin- ished with 12 hits off Rick Marr and Benji Ingle, while Independence pitcher Jim Blanchard scattered seven hits. Stephen Fisher led the KM attack with 3-for-4. "Independence reminded me a lot of our 1989 and '90 teams," Coach Bruce Clark remarked. "They went to the plate to hit the ball and make things happen. They're a very impressive hitting club. "But that's why we play these games," he went on. "That's why we play good people of the calibre of East Gaston, Independence and East Lincoln. It helps you learn from your mistakes." Despite the loss, Clark had noth- ing but praise for his young men. "We're real excited about our team," he said. "Monday, we beat a real good East Gaston team. 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