Roanoke Rapids High baseball & Softball fellow 2A Northern Carolina  Conference teams South Granville wins both game one's in the 2A NCHSAA State Championships.

NCHSAA 2-A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP--GAME ONE

SOUTH GRANVILLE USES BIG INNINGS IN FIRST GAME OF 2-A SERIES

 
            RALEIGH—   South Granville used a couple of big innings to roll to a convincing 9-2 victory over Randleman in the opening game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A baseball championship series at Doak Field at Dail Park on the campus of N.C. State University.

            The Vikings erupted for five runs in the third and three more in the fourth to take command.

            Ty Adcock’s two-run double in the third was a big blow, and then Justin Bullock ripped a two-run double in the fourth.

            Adcock and Zack Moore had two hits apiece and two runs batted in for the winners.  Caleb Webster and Bailey Welch each went two for four for Randleman.

            South Granville starting pitcher Clay Walters, who was relieved in the fourth, got the win while Tanner Routh (13-2) was the losing pitcher.

            Randleman is in the NCHSAA baseball championships for the third time in the last five years, while South Granville is in the finals for the first time since 1982.  Randleman dropped to 26-5 overall while South Granville improved to 24-2.

            South Granville has both its baseball and softball teams seeking state titles this weekend, the only school with both squads in action, and both teams won Friday night.

            Game two of the best-of-three is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday. This is the 99th year for baseball championships in the NCHSAA. The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance serves as a host city sponsor for the championship.

CLASS 2-A SOFTBALL, GAME ONE:

SOUTH GRANVILLE OUTLASTS FORBUSH IN 11 INNINGS

            RALEIGH— Megan White banged a run-scoring double in the the bottom of the 11th inning to drive home the winning run in a 2-1 victory over East Bend Forbush on Friday night in the first game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A softball championship series at Dail Softball Stadium on the campus of N.C. State.

            White’s double off the center field fence scored Megan White, who had singled.

            Forbush had loaded the bases in the 10th but failed to score.

            Both teams had 10 hits on the night, with Mallory Choplin leading Forbush with three hits and Marisaa Lineberry hitting safely twice.

            Erin Boone had three hits, including a double,  to lead the way for South Granville and Miranda Barker, the winning pitcher for the Vikings, had the team’s other run batted in.  Sydney Miller was the losing pitcher for Forbush.

            South Granville is the only school that has a team seeking both the NCHSAA state baseball and softball championships. The Vikings are 24-2 and last won a state softball championship in 1998.  Forbush is in the finals for the first time since 2004 and has five previous state championships, including two when the sport was slow pitch. The Falcons are now 27-2.

            Game two in the best of three series is set for Saturday at 11 am, with a third game if necessary Saturday afternoon. The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance serves as a host city sponsors for the championship