Eastern Randolph Junior Legion falls on Saturday to Swansboro at Raleigh Athens Drive HS

Swansboro 11, Post 81 Eastern Randolph 10

Comeback kills Eastern Randolph Post 81’s hopes in 11-10 loss to
Swansboro

Eastern Randolph Post 81 lost 11-10 on Saturday after a surprise rally turned a seven-run sixth inning advantage into a Swansboro victory at Athens Drive High school.

Even though Creech allowed five runs over 4 2/3 innings he still recorded the victory. Creech struck out three, walked none and gave up six hits.

Swansboro was sparked by Shekey and Barton, who teamed up for four hits and five RBIs.

Robert Tobar couldn’t get it done on the mound for Eastern Randolph Post 81, taking a loss. He lasted just two-thirds of an inning, walked one, struck out two, and allowed three runs.

Eastern Randolph Post 81 jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the top of the third. A single by Tre Moser, scoring Nick Nelson started the inning off. The scoreboard lit up again for Eastern Randolph Post 81 when Moser scored on an RBI single by Dylan Smith, Shipley scored on an RBI double by Tobar, Spivey and Tobar scored on a two-run double by Drake Matthews, and Matthews scored on an RBI single by Emry Jackson.

Swansboro stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the sixth, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and three on a double by Perry, two errors, and an RBI single by Hislop.

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R  H   E
STR 0 0 6 0 3 1 0  10 11  4
SWN 0 0 0 2 1 8 X  11  7  2

BATTING
Eastern Rando… AB R H RBI BB SO TB
C Shipley 3 1 2 0 0 0 2
D Smith 4 0 2 1 0 0 2
R Tobar 3 2 1 1 0 0 2
M Spivey 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
D Matthews 4 1 1 2 0 2 2
N Cockman 4 1 1 1 0 0 1
E Jackson 4 0 2 2 0 0 2
N Nelson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
C McDaniel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
J Cassell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
V Brooks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T Moser 3 2 2 1 0 0 2
Totals 30 10 11 8 1 4 13

Swansboro AB R H RBI BB SO TB
Creech 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
Shekey 3 1 2 1 1 0 2
Barton 0 2 0 1 4 0 0
Herbert 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Perry 4 1 2 3 0 1 3
Belyea 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Humphrey 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Schopp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Wollenschlager 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hislop 4 1 2 1 0 1 2
Hansill 3 1 1 0 0 0 1
Gleason 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CR: Hunt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 11 7 8 6 5 8
2B: Tobar, Matthews SAC: Shipley, Cassell SB: Tobar,
Spivey, Cockman CS: Tobar
2B: Perry SAC: Belyea

PITCHING
Eastern Ran… IP H R ER BB SO HR
D Smith 5.0 4 3 2 3 2 0
M Spivey 0.1 2 5 4 2 1 0
R Tobar 0.2 1 3 1 1 2 0
Totals 6.0 7 11 4 6 5 0

Swansboro IP H R ER BB SO HR
Schopp 2.1 5 5 5 1 1 0
Creech 4.2 6 5 3 0 3 0
Totals 7.0 11 10 8 1 4 0
LP: Tobar HBP: Smith P-S: Smith 74-46, Spivey 27-14,
Tobar 19-13
WP: Creech P-S: Schopp 45-26, Creech 82-57