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| Whit Merrifield slides into home as Chris Kinard gets ready to bat. |
Pounding out 12 and 19 hits against Forbush and South Rowan, respectively, might be a small stuff in the grand scheme of things, but don’t forget that a collection of small things builds big things.
Davie edged Forbush 5-3, dropping the Falcons to 10-5. Davie ambushed South Rowan 15-1 as the Raiders fell to 8-8. Davie (11-5 overall) had lost three straight and had hit an anemic .227 (29 for 128) in the previous five games. Of course, East Rowan, North Davidson and West Forsyth’s pitchers had a lot to do with that.
“I think a lot of it has to do with we weren’t facing (West Forsyth’s Greg) Holt, (Mount Tabor’s Michael) Velten and (North Davidson’s Zach) White,” coach Mike Herndon said. “The last two days, not being in school, we’ve had opportunities to hit longer and not be in a hurry trying to get ready. And the kids also understand, hey, we’ve got to get it going.”
Davie 5, Forbush 3
Zach Howard broke out of an 0-for-9, three-game slump with authority, going 2 for 4 with a triple in Friday’s first round. Included was a tiebreaking single in the seventh. That’s a lift the cleanup man really needed.
“He hit four balls on the nose,” Herndon said. “They intentionally walked (Chris) Kinard to get to him (in the seventh), and he had great swings. One time he about took the left fielder’s glove off.”
Kinard went 3 for 3 and Matt Oswell 2 for 3. Kinard’s numbers weren’t a surprise. He’s 8 for 12 in the last four games, and he ran his hitting streak to nine. Oswell, 4 for 5 over two games, had the biggest hit, a two-run single in ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.