From staff reports
David Ijames’ liner off a diving third baseman’s glove scored Preston Troutman in the bottom of the seventh and lifted East Rowan to a tense 7-6 NPC victory against Northwest Cabarrus at Staton Field on Friday.
Troutman pitched five solid innings and allowed only one run, but sixth-place Northwest fought back from a 6-1 deficit to tie the game heading to the bottom of the seventh.
Zach Smith had two doubles, including a run-scoring two-bagger in the first inning to get East started. Ijames had a triple and three RBIs. Corbin Shive was 2-for-3 and knocked in two runs.
Jordan Phillips and Matt Greene knocked in two runs each for the Trojans.
Thomas Allen pitched the seventh for the Mustangs and was the winning pitcher.
n Carson shelled Statesville 12-2 for a five-inning NPC win.
Youngster Mitch Galloway pitched four strong innings for the victory. Carson had a nine-run fifth to end the game early.
Scott Ashby had three hits, including his second homer. Gunnar Hogan and Julio Zubillaga also had three hits. Joseph Basinger and Patrick Bearden delivered two hits apiece.
“Joseph has made some changes with his stance and came out of a slump with two rockets,” Carson coach Chris Cauble said. “Galloway gave the pitching staff a big lift. What pleased me most was he had no walks.”
n A.L. Brown ended a lengthy SPC dry spell with a 7-6 home win against Hickory Ridge. Brown led 3-0, trailed 5-4, then rallied to win.
Ryan Blackmon was the winning pitcher. He worked 51/3 innings and got relief help from Justin Kidd and Zach Wright, who got two strikeouts with runners at second and third in the seventh.
Zach Jones went 3-for-4. John Tuttle went 2-for-2. Wesley Summerlin went 2-for-3.
The Wonders cut their errors down to two in the victory.
Also credit the Wonders with a 13-4 non-league win against Lexington in a recent makeup game.
n Alex Grubb homered to back Jordan Hudson’s four-hitter as West Davidson wrapped up the CCC title with a 6-1 victory against East Davidson.
n Josh Hennessee and Donnie Burt powered homers as Lake Norman cruised to a 12-4 NPC victory against North Iredell.
nJostens rings on displayRowan County sports fans get their chance to wear a world championship ring today at the Holiday Inn.
Jostens will present its Case of Rings to the public from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fans can view the rings and even try a few on for size. Pictures can be taken.
The Case includes 29 Super Bowl rings and runner-up rings, 10 World Series rings and 15 NBA championship rings, all of which were produced by Jostens.
The value of the set is about $850,000, with the most expensive ring being one of the 17 produced for players and coaches of the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat. That ring is valued at $35,000.
Also included is the first Super Bowl championship ring, which carries the signature of Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. The 1967 Packers ring was produced for about $1,500.
The Case is being shown by Al Nuness, vice-president of sports sales for Jostens in Minneapolis.
n Middle baseball
Southeast Middle School’s baseball team won 11-1 against North Rowan on Thursday.
K.J. Pressley (home run), Chance Bowden, Justin Evans and Greg Tonnessen had multi-hit games. Austin McNeill pitched a two-hitter.
n Intimidators lose
One night after striking out 21 batters in a game, the Kannapolis Intimidators pitching staff set a negative season high by allowing 18 hits in an 8-4 loss against Lake County at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. Garrett Johnson (1-3) took the loss for the Intimidators (13-9). He gave up four runs in four innings.
n Middle school soccer
Southeast’s boys defeated North Rowan 6-0. Emmy Turcios scored four goals, while Ivan Hernandez blasting two. Jose Hernandez moved to midfield and along with Miguel Jimenez helped dominate the passing lanes for Southeast.
n Southeast’s girls topped North Rowan 2-0. Scoring for the Patriots were Maritza Masouradis in the first half and Lyndsey Moore in the second on an assist by Gabby Gonzalez.
Megan Yates continued her strong play in goal and blocked a penalty shot. Elizabeth Cardona, Erin Marohn, Emily Hiatt and Gonzalez anchored the defense.
Wanted to ask if you would run the dates for our summer 2009 Catawba College Tennis Camps.
For questions contact Jeff Childress at 704-637-4265 or jchildre@catawba.edu
The registration form can be found on the wwwlgocatawbaindians.com website under the camps/clinics link.
Also the afterschool tennis clinics will begin next week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday along with the Sunday afternoon tennis clinic.
Thanks
Jeff Childress
June 15-18 Full Day
June 22-25 Half Day
July 20ń 23 Half day
July 27-30 Half Day
August 3 ń 6 Half Day