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| Shane Carter went 3 for 4 as the Davie JV baseball team pounded Reynolds 9-2. - Photo by James Barringer |
The War Eagles are 6-0. They haven’t been held below five runs. And they’ve hammered opponents 46-18.
“I’m pleasantly surprised,” coach Danny Allard said after the home wins. “With so many young guys on varsity, I was expecting to struggle a little bit. It’s a different group and you didn’t know what to expect. They’ve really stepped up and responded a lot better than I thought they would.”
Allard has been here before. He just hopes 2009 doesn’t turn downward like 2008 did. After starting last year 9-0, the War Eagles stumbled to 3-6 down the stretch and finished 12-6. But if the two-game sweep over Tabor is any indication, the War Eagles will have considerably more staying power this time around. Tabor is a perennial winner.
Davie 9, Reynolds 2
Corey Randall’s first mound start was delayed until the fifth game because of soreness in his arm. If his arm wasn’t 100 percent against Reynolds, somebody’s in trouble. Randall threw a no-hitter for five innings, and both Reynolds’ runs were unearned.
“We’re still taking it easy with him,” Allard said. “The Reynolds game was a good game to see what he had. He’s coming along. He’s a little rusty, but he definitely showed signs of brilliance.”
Shane Carter, who has been a constant all season, went 3 for 4 and pitched two hitless innings to seal a combined no-hitter. The leadoff batter went 5 for 8 against North Rowan and Reynolds.
“He’s had a year to grow, a year to mature,” he said. “With him being an outstanding wrestler, he’s always a couple weeks behind everybody else. But this year he didn’t miss a beat. He hopped right in and started contributing from day one.”
Connor Bodenheimer (2-3, two RBIs), Will Beeson (2-3) and Javan Phillips (2-4, two RBIs) were instrumental in the margin.
The game was closer than the final margin suggests. Reynolds led 2-1 in the fifth, but Davie broke it open with eight fifth-inning runs. Singles by Carter, Phillips and Beeson loaded the bases. Later in the inning, Phillips came up again and promptly laced a two-run double.
Davie 10, Mt. Tabor 8
Davie’s offense was great again, especially Phillips. The No. 2 batter went 4 for 4 with a double and two RBIs as Davie seized a 9-3 lead in the third and coasted home.
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