Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Pinecrest Edges Lee County in First Place Battle
Pinecrest 3, Lee County 2
From thepilot.com – A pitchers duel broke out midway through the clash of two of the top teams in the Sandhills Athletic Conference when Pinecrest hosted Lee County to open the conference series this week between the teams.
For the Patriots, the gem on the mound was thrown by a pitcher who wasn’t scratched on the mound to start the game. It was a junior reliever who helped the Patriots to a 3-2 win over Lee County Tuesday at home.
“I was very pleased with J.C. Woolard coming in and giving us an opportunity to win this ballgame. J.C. settled things down,” Pinecrest coach Jeff Hewitt said. “J.C. creates momentum for us by just working quick. It allows us to get in a rhythm.”
A matchup of two future Division-I players on the mound featured Pinecrest senior Bryant Kimbrell, heading to Western Carolina, and Lee County senior Walker McDuffie, committed to UNC, facing off. That matchup lasted one inning when Kimbrell was taken off the mound in the top of the second with the bases loaded and no out. Enter Woolard for Pinecrest (8-2, 4-1 Sandhills) from center field, and the pitchers duel commenced. READ MORE.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Patriots Back in Win Column
Pinecrest 16, Southern Lee 4 (6 innings)
From thepilot.com – The Pinecrest baseball team snapped a two-game losing streak on Tuesday evening with a 16-4 win over Southern Lee. With the win, the Patriots move to 6-2 on the season and 2-1 in conference play, while the Cavaliers fall to 2-8.
“We’re back,” sophomore Liam Dutton said. “It feels great, we were crushing the ball tonight, and hopefully we continue with these great outings.”
After a scoreless top half of the first inning, the Pinecrest offense got to work early in the bottom half. J.C. Woolard got things started with a walk, Grayson Hudgins was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second, and an RBI double from Addison Roth put the Patriots up 1-0. Josh Slade was next in line, and hit a two-RBI single to give Pinecrest a 3-0 lead. Back-to-back singles from Mitchell Baek and Liam Dutton put the Patriots up 4-0 to end the first.
“We say all the time, everybody has a different job. Some guys are setting the table, and that’s the top of the lineup, and you’ve got other guys in the middle of the lineup that are supposed to clear the table, and I thought everyone did what they were supposed to tonight,” Pinecrest coach Jeff Hewitt said. READ MORE.
Friday, March 15, 2024
Patriots Drop First Conference Game
Richmond County 5, Pinecrest 1
From thepilot.com – The Pinecrest baseball team opened the season with a five-game winning streak, and now have hit the wall of adversity in their season.
A second straight loss, this one coming to Richmond at home Friday by a 5-1 score, has the Patriots in a moment where coach Jeff Hewitt wants to see them renew their focus.
“Adversity has hit this team in ways of injuries and what baseball can do for you. It’s amazing the difference from one week to another,” Hewitt said. “Now we’ve got to regroup. We talked to them before the game and our message was renewed focus. Guys need to execute a little better.”
The Patriots (5-2, 1-1 Sandhills) played a second straight game without reigning conference player of the year Bryant Kimbrell, and starting infielder Ethan Reynolds. Without a pair of veteran leaders, the Patriots were held quiet offensively for a second straight game, posting one run on four hits. The defense had three errors. READ MORE.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | ||
Lee County | 2 | |
(7 – 4 , 4 – 1 sac) | ||
Pinecrest | 3 | |
(8 – 2 , 4 – 1 sac) | ||
Final |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Lee Co. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Pinecrest | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 6 | 6 |
WP–Woolard LP–McDuffie SV–Tepatti | ||||||||||
Complete Schedule |
Thursday, March 28, 2024 | ||
Pinecrest | Visitor | |
(8 – 2 , 4 – 1 sac) | ||
Lee County | Home | |
(7 – 4 , 4 – 1 sac) | ||
Upcoming Games |
Date | Opponent | Time |
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Thu. 3/28 | at Lee County | 7:00 p.m. |
Sat. 3/30 | vs. Gray's Creek | 10:00 a.m. |
Mon. 4/1 | vs. TBD | TBD |
Complete Schedule |
2024 Sandhills Athletic 3A / 4A
Overall | Conf. | |||
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Team | W | L | W | L |
Scotland County | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Pinecrest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Lee County | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Richmond County | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Southern Lee | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Union Pines | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Hoke County | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
Expanded Standings |
2024 Season Statistical Leaders
Stats Through 03/26/24 (10 Games) | ||
Batting Leaders | ||
Avg | Connor Tepatti | .500 |
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H | Connor Tepatti | 16 |
R | Connor Tepatti/JC Woolard | 14 |
Rbi | Addison Roth | 12 |
2b | Connor Tepatti | 6 |
Bb | JC Woolard | 10 |
Pitching Leaders | ||
Era | Connor Tepatti | 0.00 |
So | Bohdi Robertson | 21 |
W | Bryant Kimbrell | 3 |
Ip | Bohdi Robertson | 16.2 |
More Team Statistics |