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| D.J. Webb pitched Mocksville to a 6-3 win by throwing a five-hitter. - Photo by James Barringer |
After a two-game sabbatical, the offense returned against visiting Kannapolis. Jess Cartner and Tyler King helped Mocksville snap out of the doldrums in the first inning, and Mocksville sailed to a sweet bounce-back victory, 6-3.
“We went 16 innings (two games) without a run, and when we got those three in the first inning I was like: ‘Wow,’” coach Charles Kurfees said. “It felt good to get those runs. We ran into some really good pitching against Lexington and Wilkes, and the Tuttle boy (from Kannapolis) is good. We were glad to get those three runs.”
Mocksville jumped on a quality pitcher, John Tuttle, who gave up three of his five hits in the first. He has an 87 mph fastball and a good slider, but he gave up five runs (three earned) in six innings.
Tuttle hit Brett Peterson with one out in the first. Cartner followed with a run-scoring double. After Zach Long drew a walk, King doubled to right, and Mocksville was quickly up 3-0.
When healthy, King has been a major asset. He had missed three straight games before going 0 for 3 in the previous game against Wilkes.
“His pulled groin is still bothering him, but he’s still playing,” Kurfees said.
Mocksville’s 3-0 lead lasted through the third. A single and two errors in the Kannapolis fourth made it 3-1. A walk loaded the bases with no outs. That meant it was time to see what ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.