“I just wanted to come through for the team,” Kinston’s Derrian Wilson said. “I felt a little pressure with bases being loaded and needing two outs but I somehow managed to stay calm.”
The South Lenoir Junior Varsity Devils emerged victorious in a showdown between the last remaining undefeated baseball teams in Lenoir County on Friday, defeating the North Lenoir JV team 10-5 at the Swamp.
“Defense was great tonight,” Luke Cannon said. “I don’t think we had any errors at all. Tyler did a great job behind the plate blocking up balls and framing.”
Garrett Byrd of Arendell Parrott Academy (9-4) stood out in a game with strong pitching by securing a victory for his team over the Wayne Christian Eagles (4-2) and launching a solo homerun in the fourth inning.
Hunter Coulombe of the North Lenoir Hawks (6-2, 3-1) dominated at the plate tonight as they won 32-1 over the Kinston Vikings (0-8, 0-5). He had four at-bats, four RBIs, two singles, and three runs.
Lancers extended their winning streak to four games, improving to 19-10 on the season after a decisive three-game series sweep against Richard Bland College this past weekend.