Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans Baseball Champions of the NCISAA for the second year in a-row….
NCISAA 3-A Baseball Championship at Ravenscroft High School, in Raleigh, N.C.:
Game 1- Wesleyan def. Charlotte Christian (6-2)
Game #2- Wesleyan def. Charlotte Christian (7-6)
(12 Innings)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 XI R H E
CCHS 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 12 4
WCA 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 13 0
Wesleyan Christian Academy(27-1)….Only loss of the season for the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans was a 2-1 loss to the Southeast Guilford Falcons, in the Farm Bureau Invitational Tournament Semifinals, back in early April, at First National Bank Field….
from Twitter:
Scott Davis
@scottdavis1965
May 20
Wesleyan (27-1) wins NCISAA 3A State Title by sweeping Charlotte Christian in best 2 out of 3. #backtoback
South Atlantic League Final from downtown Greensboro:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 7, Delmarva Shorebirds 2
WP:Ben Meyer(2-0)/LP:Travis Seabrooke(1-3)
Hoppers Line-7-8-1
Birds Line-2-6-3
Hoppers’ Record(24-17)/Birds’ Record(16-23)
The Grasshoppers have won 12 of their last 15 games….(12-3) over their last 15 games….
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delmarva 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 3
Greensboro 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 X 7 8 1
W: Meyer (2-0, 2.22) ; L: Seabrooke (1-3, 5.35)
HR: DEL: Palmeiro (3) .
Game Story: Delmarva
Delmarva Shorebirds
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG* Ryan McKenna CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Jake Ring RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331 Collin Woody 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Gerrion Grim LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Prestn Palmeiro 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .218 Frank Crinella DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Jer McClanahan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 Tanner Kirk 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Alejanro Juvier SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Totals 32 2 6 1 0 1 1 2 15 .244
BATTING
2B: Grim (5, Mertz).
HR: Palmeiro (3, 6th inning off Meyer, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Palmeiro 5; Grim 3; McKenna; Crinella.
RBI: Palmeiro (15).
2-out RBI: Palmeiro.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kirk; Palmeiro 2.
GIDP: Woody; Kirk.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING
SB: Crinella (2, 2nd base off Garrett/Rindfleisch).
FIELDING
E: Kirk (2, fielding); Juvier (6, fielding); McKenna (5, throw).
PB: McClanahan (3).
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Aaron Knapp CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .270 Corey Bird LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .277 James Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .337 Colby Lusignan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Eric Gutierrez DH 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 Justin Twine 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163 J Rindfleisch C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Walker Olis RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Luis Pintor SS 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .165 Totals 32 7 8 3 0 0 6 3 9 .240
BATTING
2B: Knapp (6, Seabrooke); Pintor (2, Seabrooke); Bird (5, Klimek).
TB: Pintor 3; Bird 2; Olis; Nelson; Twine; Knapp 2; Gutierrez.
RBI: Knapp (15); Nelson (12); Pintor 3 (15); Bird (16).
2-out RBI: Nelson; Pintor 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lusignan 2; Knapp 3; Gutierrez.
SAC: Rindfleisch.
SF: Pintor.
Team RISP: 5-for-15.
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING
SB: Pintor (3, 2nd base off Klimek/McClanahan).
FIELDING
E: Nelson (5, throw).
DP: 2 (Pintor-Lusignan 2).
Delmarva Shorebirds
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA* Travis Seabrooke 5.0 3 5 3 3 6 0 5.35 (L, 1-3) Steven Klimek 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.92 Tyler Erwin 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 7.36 Totals 8.0 8 7 5 3 9 0 4.14
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Braxton Garrett 4.0 4 1 0 2 4 0 0.66 Ben Meyer (W, 2-0) 2.0 1 1 1 0 5 1 2.22 Michael Mertz (H, 2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.86 Marcus Crescentini 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.55 Totals 9.0 6 2 1 2 15 1 3.75
Game Scores: Seabrooke 49; Garrett 53.
WP: Seabrooke.
HBP: Woody (by Mertz).
Pitches-strikes: Seabrooke 84-50; Klimek 24-18; Erwin 30-21; Garrett 64-42; Meyer 37-27; Mertz 31-18; Crescentini 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Seabrooke 9-0; Klimek 2-1; Erwin 0-1; Garrett 5-2; Meyer 1-0; Mertz 1-1; Crescentini 0-0.
Batters faced: Seabrooke 23; Klimek 8; Erwin 6; Garrett 17; Meyer 7; Mertz 8; Crescentini 3.
Umpires: HP: Dillon Wilson. 1B: John Budka.
Weather: 85 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
First pitch: 7:01 PM.
T: 2:41.
Att: 6,972.
Venue: First National Bank Field.
May 20, 2017