The Roanoke Rapids Varsity baseball team opened their 2016 season on the road Wednesday at Northern Nash.
Roanoke Rapids lost in 9 innings to Northern Nash 5-4. Roanoke Rapids now 0-1 overall record
Colby Warren started on the mound and pitched 4 strong innings giving up one run and striking out 6 batters. Logan Jackson pitched the next two innings giving up one run and striking out 3 batters. Tyler Shearin took the loss pitching 3 innings and striking out 3 batters.
Leading Hitters for the Yellow Jackets were Cameron Rogerson with 3 hits and 2 runs scored and Nick Horvath with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
Head coach Mark Snead post game comments, "This was a good opening game for us despite the loss. We always want to challenge ourselves in the non-conference season to see where we stand and help prepare us for conference play. We saw some good things tonight to build on and some key thing we need to improve. Overall I am proud of the way we played tonight."
Next game: Thursday Mar. 3 Hertford County Away 5:00
2016 RRHS Varsity Baseball Schedule (21 games)
Date Team Place Time
Northern Nash (Loss 5-4)
Thursday Mar. 3 Hertford County Away 5:00
Wednesday Mar. 9 Northern Nash HOME 5:00
Friday Mar. 11 Warren County* HOME 6:30**
Tuesday Mar. 15 DSA* Away 6:00
Friday Mar. 18 Bunn* Away 6:30**
Tuesday Mar. 22 South Granville* HOME 6:30**
Thursday Mar. 24 Franklinton* Away 6:30**
Saturday Mar. 26 ***Ayden-Grifton Easter Tournament Away TBD
Monday Mar. 28 ***Ayden-Grifton Easter Tournament Away TBD
Tuesday Mar. 29 ***Ayden-Grifton Easter Tournament Away TBD
Tuesday April. 5 NCSSM* HOME 6:00
Wednesday April. 6 Hertford County HOME 6:00
Friday April. 8 Southern Vance* Away 4:30
Tuesday April. 12 Warren County* Away 6:30**
Friday April. 15 DSA* HOME 6:00
Tuesday April. 19 Bunn* HOME 6:30**
Friday April. 22 South Granville* Away 6:30**
Tuesday April. 26 Franklinton* HOME 6:30**
Wednesday April. 27 NCSSM* Away 4:00
Tuesday May. 3 Southern Vance* HOME 6:00
*Conference game **Starts after JV game