KM Mountaineers’ bats come alive,
pound South Point Raiders 9-2
South Point grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Kings Mountain came back for a big 9-2 win over the Red Raiders in a Big South 3A Conference game Wednesday night at Lancaster Field.
Starter Zane Brockman and relief pitcher Wyatt Davis held the Raiders to just four hits and sent nine men back to the dugout via the strikeout route while the Mountaineers were having their best hitting night so far this spring. Brockman gave up just three hits and fanned seven in six innings of work. Davis gave up a hit and struck out two in the seventh.
Things didn’t look good for the Mountaineers in the top of the first inning as the Red Raiders took advantage of two walks and a single by Carson Shell to go up 1-0.
But things changed quickly. Kenyon Moore led off the KM first with a walk, Jacob Hamrick followed with a single, and after a passed ball moved both runners up Brockman and Cole Irby produced back-to-back RBI singles to put the Mountaineers on top for good, 2-1.
Kings Mountain really got going in the bottom of the second, scoring four more runs on five hits to take a 6-1 lead and put the game out of the Raiders’ reach. The Mountaineers’ first three batters – Maddox Brown, Colton Mayes and Charlie Melton – singled to load the bases. Jackson Toney ripped a double to right-center to make it 4-1, and Moore followed with a triple for the 6-1 margin.
By that time, Brockman and the KM defense had the game in hand but the offense was nowhere near through.
A leadoff walk to Peyton Fisher and a Brown single to right chased Raider starter Camden Ashe. Lefthander Wyatt Triplett took the mound but couldn’t slow the KM assault. Charlie Melton’s double to deep center put the Mountaineers up 8-1, and following a single by Toney the Mountaineers added their final run on an infield out.
The Mountaineers finished with 11 hits, led by Brown, Melton and Toney with two each. Hamrick, Brockman, Mayes, Moore and Fisher added one apiece.
The Mountaineers were scheduled to go to Blacksburg, SC Monday and Stuart Cramer Tuesday. Cramer comes to Lancaster Field Thursday at 7 p.m.
Kings Mountain will compete in the Shelby Easter Tournament next week. Their first game is Tuesday, April 19 against Bandys. They will also play there on April 20 and 21.
Starter Zane Brockman and relief pitcher Wyatt Davis held the Raiders to just four hits and sent nine men back to the dugout via the strikeout route while the Mountaineers were having their best hitting night so far this spring. Brockman gave up just three hits and fanned seven in six innings of work. Davis gave up a hit and struck out two in the seventh.
Things didn’t look good for the Mountaineers in the top of the first inning as the Red Raiders took advantage of two walks and a single by Carson Shell to go up 1-0.
But things changed quickly. Kenyon Moore led off the KM first with a walk, Jacob Hamrick followed with a single, and after a passed ball moved both runners up Brockman and Cole Irby produced back-to-back RBI singles to put the Mountaineers on top for good, 2-1.
Kings Mountain really got going in the bottom of the second, scoring four more runs on five hits to take a 6-1 lead and put the game out of the Raiders’ reach. The Mountaineers’ first three batters – Maddox Brown, Colton Mayes and Charlie Melton – singled to load the bases. Jackson Toney ripped a double to right-center to make it 4-1, and Moore followed with a triple for the 6-1 margin.
By that time, Brockman and the KM defense had the game in hand but the offense was nowhere near through.
A leadoff walk to Peyton Fisher and a Brown single to right chased Raider starter Camden Ashe. Lefthander Wyatt Triplett took the mound but couldn’t slow the KM assault. Charlie Melton’s double to deep center put the Mountaineers up 8-1, and following a single by Toney the Mountaineers added their final run on an infield out.
The Mountaineers finished with 11 hits, led by Brown, Melton and Toney with two each. Hamrick, Brockman, Mayes, Moore and Fisher added one apiece.
The Mountaineers were scheduled to go to Blacksburg, SC Monday and Stuart Cramer Tuesday. Cramer comes to Lancaster Field Thursday at 7 p.m.
Kings Mountain will compete in the Shelby Easter Tournament next week. Their first game is Tuesday, April 19 against Bandys. They will also play there on April 20 and 21.