Final today from Salisbury at Newman Park(Catawba College) in the American Legion Baseball State Tournament:
Rowan County wins State Championship:Rowan County 4, Post 87 High Point HiToms 3
Here is the word by of Twitter from Michael Lindsay at High Point Enterprise/www.hpenews.com
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Rowan 4, Post 87 HiToms 3 – final. Great season once again for the HiToms.
*****On a positive note I got $20 out before Friday’s games and left today having had my fill of hot dogs and Sundrop and not spent it all. Crazy*****
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Rowan 4, Post 87 HiToms 3 – final. Great season once again for the HiToms.
Evan Edwards went 3 for 4 with an RBI while Jake Moebius was 2 for 4 with a double and a solo home run to lead Post 87, which made its fourth state tournament appearance in the last five years. Corey Brandenburg also had a sacrifice fly.
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Wow, Jake Moebius(WES) homers on the first pitch. Suddenly, Post 87 has cut the deficit in half.
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Rowan scores twice in the eighth, leads Post 87 4-2 heading to the ninth.
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Post 87 HiToms 2, Rowan 2 – end of sixth
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Evan Edwards(Southern Guilford HS) singles home Kip Brandenburg(Ragsdale HS). Post 87 ties Rowan 2-2 in the fifth.
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Rowan homers, leads Post 87 2-1 in the fourth.
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Post 87 strikes first. Jake Moebius(Wesleyan Christian Academy) doubles, advances on a wild pitch and scores on a sac fly by Corey Brandenburg(Ragsdale HS). HP leads 1-0 in the 2nd.
Michael Lindsay @HPEmichael
Post 87 and Rowan scoreless after one.