This past weekend marked a big moment in NC Baseball.  For the past year, players, teams, and coaches, along with the rest of the world have been impacted by COVID-19.  Seasons were disrupted and play stopped.  As the school year began, the NCISAA and its member schools worked to make the 2020-2021 year as normal as possible in the middle of the pandemic.  Athletic events and championships were kept on schedule by the NCISAA and it culminated with the four classifications of baseball playing their state championship series this past weekend.

Congratulations to the champions, runners-up, NCISAA, its members, and all the players, coaches, and families that made the 2020-2021 season work, giving the players a chance to play a full season.

For the Championship Series, PBR was at a handful of the games.  Full recaps with scores and game notes are below.

 

NCISAA Baseball Championships

 

AAAA Classification – At Charlotte Christian School

Game 1

Wesleyan Christian – 2                 Charlotte Christian – 3

+ Calvert Clark keyed the Knights game 1 win on the mound and at the plate
+ Downs homered in the 1^st for WCA to take a lead
+ A Leadoff 2B from JD Suarez was later plated on a Calvert Clark RBI ground out to tie the game after 1
+ Suarez doubled again in the 2^nd, this time scoring Hayden Brandon (2-1 CCS)
+ Grant Aycock doubles home M Russel in the 3^rd to tie the game (2-2)
+ Calvert Clark homers in the bottom of the 5^th to leadoff the inning (3-2 CCS)
+ Calvert Clark (CCS) – CG Win, 7IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 8K
+ JD Suarez (CCS) – 3-3, 2 2B, 1R, 1RBI
+ Calvert Clark (CCS) – 1-3, HR, 1R, 2RBI
+ Judd Utermark (CCS) – 2-3, 2B
+ Grant Aycock (WCA) – Loss, 5.2IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 9K
+ Downs (WCA) – 1-3, HR, 1R, 1RBI

 

Game 2

Charlotte Christian – 1                  Wesleyan Christian – 5

+ Wesleyan scores 5 in the 1^st and cruises to tie the series
+ 3 run home run from Jacob Cozart (WCA) in the 1^st with 0 outs (3-0 WCA)
+ A walk and single followed by a SAC bunt and a safety squeeze push the lead (4-0 WCA)
+ 1^st and 3^rd steals score Christian Walker from 3B (5-0 WCA)
+ SAC Fly in the top of the 4^th from Will Farrel scores JD Suarez (5-1 WCA)

+ Sam Cozart (WCA) – Win, 6.2IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 12K
+ Grant Aycock (WCA) – 1-3, 1R
+ Downs (WCA) – 1-3, 2B, 1R
+ Jacob Cozart (WCA) – 1-2, HR, 1R, 3RBI
+ Christian Walker (WCA) – 1-3, 1R
+ Everette Harris (CCS) – Loss, CG, 6IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 5K
+ JD Suarez (CCS) – 1-3, 1R

 

Game 3

Wesleyan Christian – 0                 Charlotte Christian – 7

+ Charlotte Christian scores in every inning while 2 arms limit Wesleyan to just 4 hits
+ Two out ground ball was mishandled scoring Calvert Clark from 2B (1-0 CCS)
+ Two, two out errors, in the 2^nd, led to runs, capped by a RBI double from Will Farrell scoring Tanner McCammon (3-0 CCS)
+ 3^rd inning – A 2 out single, followed by a 2 out walk loads the bases where Tanner McCammon singled, scoring Hayden Brandon (4-0 CCS)
+ Will Farrel leads off the 4^th with a homer (5-0 CCS)
+ Single, in the 5^th, from T MCCammon was mishandled, scoring JD Suarez from 1^st (6-0 CCS)
+ Cole Fuqua singles hom Luke Pfeiler (7-0 CCS)
+ Wesley Jones (CCS) – Win, 6IP, 2H, 0R, 5BB, 4K
+ Alex Rosen (CCS) – 1IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
+ Tanner McCAmmon (CCS) – 3-4, 1R, 1RBI
+ Will Farrell (CCS) – 2-4, 2B, HR, 1R, 2RBI
+ Hayden Brandon (CCS) – 2-4, 1R
+ Hudson Lance (WCA) – Loss, 3IP, 8H, 5R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K
+ Grayson McDonald (WCA) – 3IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, 4K

 

AAA Classification – At Hickory Grove Christian

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Game 1

High Point Christian – 1                Hickory Grove Christian – 5

+ Jordan Little dominates in the game 1 win
+ 1^st – 2 out single from Sam Sapp scores Eli Crump (1-0 HPCA)
+ 3^rd – 2 out double from Travis Snell scores Trey Hager.  Snell would later steal 3B and score on an errant throw (2-1 HG)
+ 5^th – 1 out single from Kam Miller scores Rain Franklin (3-1 HG)
+ 6^th – Bases loaded wild pitch and error score 2 for Hickory Grove (5-1 HG)
+ Jordan Little (HG) – CG Win, 7IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 12K
+ Travis Snell (HG) – 1-3, 2B, 1R, 1RBI
+ Jordan Rowell (HG) – 1-3, 1R
+ Sam Sapp (HPCA) – Loss, 4.1IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 5BB, 3K
+ Sam Beck (HPCA) – 1.2IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

 

Game 2

Hickory Grove Christian – 4         High Point Christian – 2

+ Late rally seals the Championship for Hickory Grove Christian
+ 1^st – Leadoff HBP followed by a SAC Bunt, steal of 3B, and RBI ground out from Kam Miller scores Trey Hager (1-0 HG)
+ 4^th – 2 out single from Cole Philbin scores Sam Sapp.  Followed by a single from Jake Dunlap and an error on a bunt that allowed Philbin to score (2-1 HPCA)
+ 6^th – 1 out error and walk puts two on.  With 2 outs a HBP loads the bases.  Dropped pop up scores 2.  Single from Jordan Rowell scores Jordan Little (4-2 HG)
+ Drew Lanzo (HG) – Win, 6IP, 6H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 7K
+ Jordan Santos (HG) – Save, 1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 0K
+ Drew Lanzo (HG) – 1-2, 1R
+ Jordan Rowell (HG) – 1-3, 1RBI
+ Eli Crump (HPCA) – CG, Loss, 7IP, 2H, 4R, 1ER, 4BB, 6K
+ Cole Philbin (HPCA) – 2-3, 2B, 1R, 1RBI

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AA Classification – At Wayne Country Day

Game 1

The Burlington School – 0            Wayne Country Day – 12

+ WCDS scores in each at-bat, ending the game after 5 innings
+ 1^st – Double from Gavin Johnson scores Everett Johnson (1-0 WCDS)
+ 1^st – Rowan Watt scores on a wild pitch.  Followed by a double by Tanner Willman, scoring 2 (4-0 WCDS)
+ 2^nd – Back to back, 2 out HR from Garrett Moffet & Tanner Willman (7-0 WCDS)
+ 3^rd – Single from Rowan Watt scores Guyler Netchaeff.  Followed by a 2 run HR from Garrett Moffett (11-0 WCDS)
+ 4^th – 1 out single from Everett Johnson scores Braeden Collins (12-0 WCDS)
+ Braeden Collins (WCDS) – CG, Win, 5IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 7K
+ Everett Johnson (WCDS) – 4-4, 2B, 3R, 1RBI
+ Rowan Watt (WCDS) – 1-3, 2R, 2RBI
+ Garrett Moffett (WCDS) – 2-3, 2 HR, 3R, 4RBI
+ Tanner Willman (WCDS) – 2-3, 2B, HR, 1R, 3RBI
+ Cody Mahaffey (TBS) – Loss, 2IP, 7H, 7R, 7ER, 4BB, 3K
+ Clay Haigh (TBS) – 2IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 3K

 

Game 2

Wayne Country Day – 15             The Burlington School – 1

+ 9 run 4^th busts open a tight game and send WCDS home with the championship
+ 4^th – Leadoff double from Everett Johnson 8 walks and 3 singles (9-0 WCDS)
+ 5^th – 2 out single from Guyler Netchaeff scores Braeden Collins (10-0 WCDS)
+ 5^th – Zack Cimino homers to lead off the inning (10-1 WCDS)
+ 7^th – Garrett Moffett homer keys a 5 run inning, all scored with 0 outs (15-1 WCDS)
+ Garrett Moffett (WCDS) – Win, 6IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 9K
+ Rowan Watt (WCDS) – 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
+ Everett Johnson (WCDS) – 2-3, 2B, 3R, 1RBI
+ Rowan Watt (WCDS) – 1-4, 1R, 3RBI
+ Garrett Moffett (WCDS) – 4-5, HR, 2R, 4RBI
+ Guyler Netchaeff (WCDS) – 2-3, 2B, 2R, 2RBI
+ Wagner Morrissette (TBS) – Loss, 3.1IP, 2H, 7R, 7ER, 6BB, 4K
+ Zack Cimino (TBS) – 1-3, HR, 1R, 1RBI

 

A Classification – At Grace Christian (Sanford)

Game 1

Kerr-Vance Academy – 6                             Grace Christian Academy – 9

+ Tied at 3 after 5 innings, each team plated 3 in the 7^th to send the game to extras
+ 6^th - Jesse Mitchell 2R HR tied the game at 6 for GCA
+ 8^th - Brandon Crabtree 3R homer walked it off for Grace Christian

Game 2

Grace Christian Academy – 0                     Kerr-Vance Academy – 6

+ 4^th – RJ Johnson HR (1-0 KVA)
+ 5^th – RJ Johnson HR (5-0 KVA)

 

Game 3

Kerr-Vance Academy – 16                          Grace Christian Academy – 7

+ KVA took an 8-1 lead after 1.5 innings of play
+ 3^rd - Following a HR from Griffin Matthews GCA cuts the lead to 8-6
+ RJ Johnson worked 6 innings on the mound for the win
+ The State Championship is the 4^th in a row at the NCISAA 1A Classification for KVA