It was tied at 5-5 after 7 innings and Grimsley wins it, in the bottom of the 9th on the game-winning RBI by Kyle Smith(freshman), who also ended up being the winning pitcher…..Grimsley finishes (3-0) in the Tournament to claim the title….
(These are all the details that I have at this time….I got this report from a guy that was driving by the school and he called in the news from his car and we thank him for his currency…..)
Grimsley 6
Burlington Williams 5 (9 innings)
WP:Kyle Smith
Congratulations to Coach Jason Simmons and the Whirlies on taking the title and game two later today will feature Northern Guilford vs. Dudley at 4pm…..
Dudley 12
Northern Guilford 11
Dudley wins it in the bottom of the 7th as Keith Robinson is on second and he steals third and then Myles Sowell with a suicide squeeze bunt for Dudley, brings in Robinson to score the game-winning run and the Panthers claim second in the tournament……Congrats to Coach Larry Farrer and his Panthers on the tough win, to take second place at HPC….
In the Tournament:
Grimsley(3-0)
Dudley(2-1)
Northern Guilford(1-2)
Burlington Williams(1-2)
High Point Central(1-2)
High Point Andrews(Withdrew)
How many wins is that in a row for Grimsley?
The Whirlies have won 6 games in a row. They have had good pitching all year but the key during this streak is the hitting. They are scoring an average of 12 runs per game over this stretch and are just killing the ball.
FCDS Beat N Raleigh 19-0 WP Nictakis, Griffin 4-4 2 hr 2b 3rbi, Arendas 1-3 rbi, Deluca 2-4 hr 3rbi, Carter 4-4 hr 2 2b 4rbi, Dunn 2-4 2b 2rbi, Alberts 2-3 hr 2rbi, Vernon 1-3 hr 2rbi, Key 2-4 2 2b rbi