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MESMERIZING
Howard Homers 3 times In 1 Game

Matt Oswell slides into third for Davie, which started 3-0. - Photos by James Barringer
By Brian Pitts - Zach Howard’s performance in the second varsity baseball game of the season was something so unheard-of that it was mesmerizing - three home runs in four innings during Davie’s 18-5 thrashing of visiting Starmount. In the first two games Heath Boyd showed he can do a lot more than just play defense with the best second basemen in the land. He unveiled a substantially-improved bat.
Davie couldn’t have played any better in the opener, rolling 8-0 in an error-free day against Central Cabarrus.
Two days later, Howard delivered an earthshaking line: 4 for 4, three homers, seven RBIs. In the first inning he followed Matt Oswell’s grand slam with a two-run shot. He launched a solo homer in the third, and he unloaded a three-run blast in the fourth. The game ended after four and a half innings via the mercy rule.
“I’ve never seen three balls fly off the bat like that from the same guy,” coach Mike Herndon said. “All three were no-doubters. The first one you just wondered if it was going to get high enough to get over the fence without tearing the fence down. The last one is up there with Thadd Johnson’s dog (on Garner Street). I think his dog got a souvenir.”
Last year Boyd hit an obscure .250 (18 for 72). His job was never in jeopardy, however, because of magnificent defense. Davie saw a different Boyd in the first two games, going 3 for 4 with two doubles and two stolen bases against Central Cabarrus and 2 for 4 with a double against Starmount.
You would lose a lot of money if you bet with any regularity against Boyd. He ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.

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