By Greg Parrott
The Pike County Pirates baseball team cruised into first place with huge wins over Morgan County and Northeast Macon. Morgan was sporting a 9-1 record when the Pirates dominated the Bulldogs 18-8 in a five inning run rule mercy game. The Pirates also shut out the Northeast Macon Raiders 11-0.
Nate Ferrell crosses home plate after hitting a grand slam to run rule the Morgan County Raiders.
Pirates lead region
The Pirates, now 8-4 on the season and 6-0 in region play, will play Southwest Macon this Friday in Zebulon at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday April 5, the Pirates travel to Greene County for another region contest that will begin at 5:30 p.m.
“Our team is playing well as we’re in the middle of our region play,” said Coach Don Hanson. “Our hitting and pitching are doing great as we’ve hit our mid-season stride. We have to stay balanced and focused in every game. We cannot have a let down during any region game.”
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“Our team is playing well as we’re in the middle of our region play,” said Coach Don Hanson. “Our hitting and pitching are doing great as we’ve hit our mid-season stride. We have to stay balanced and focused in every game. We cannot have a let down during any region game.”
For more on this story, read the March 30 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
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Anonymous
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03/30/11 at 10:56 AM
Strong senior class, this could be the year!
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Anonymous
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03/30/11 at 12:05 PM
By the way, Blake Edwards hit the grand slam - not Nate Ferrell. Nate did hit a homerun. We have both a strong senior class and a strong junior class. Four of the starters are juniors. The junior class is lacking in strong pitching. the only two junior pitchers getting any time on the mound this year are Blake, on a limited basis, and Drew Watkins. This will hurt the team next year.
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03/30/11 at 04:47 PM
I thought all these boys got their skills from playing travel ball! If that's the case, then don't worry about next years pitchers getting mound time they should get plenty with their travel teams. I would hate to to be in Hansons shoes, if he wins people still find stuff to complain about
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Playa
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03/30/11 at 08:29 PM
Nate hit a Grand Slam in tues game (NE Macon) and a 2 run homer in Fridays game against Morgan Co. Ace. We do have a strong junior class also, we've even got some good 8th,9th,and 10th grade players, I don't won't to leave anyone out.
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Anonymous
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03/31/11 at 07:08 AM
Coach Hanson is a great baseball coach with a talented group of players. They should go far this year. There aren't many juniors that pitch so they won't get mound time on their travel teams. Most of them are position players. Hope the good 8th, 9th and 10th grade players step it up next year and help out.
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03/31/11 at 07:58 AM
strike three - You misunderstood my comment about next year's junior class not getting mound time. I was stating that there aren't many juniors that pitch so only a couple are getting mound time this year. I was not complaining about Coach Hanson, so you shouldn't be so defensive. I think Coach Hanson and his brother do an excellent job. It's obvious because the Pirates win the region every year and go deep in the playoffs. It takes more than just talented players to win games.
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