By Greg Parrott
The Pike County Pirates baseball team have proven they are steady and strong for the past four years. From 2008 through 2011, the Pirates won 51 straight region games. This season they are 19-4 overall and 14-0 in region 4-AA play.
The Pirates 2011 baseball starters pose for a photograph before the start of the season. Back row (l-r) Kody Adams, Lance Shelton, Nate Ferrell, Wade Palmer, Edward Folker, Chris Long, Chad Kirkse and Dustin Jordan. Front row, Brett Butler, Blake Edwards, Jonathan Norton, Delvin Jordan, Drew Watkins, Zack Woods and Jereid Woods. Not pictured is DeAndre Holmes.
Pirates are 4-peat champions
Last week the Pirates won three games as they defeated Northeast Macon (18-1), Morgan County (9-6) and Putnam County (12-2). April 18, the Pirates traveled to Northeast Macon for a region contest. The Pirates dominated Northeast in a four-inning run rule game with an 18-1 thrashing.
Wednesday the Pirates traveled to Columbus to take on Hardaway in a non-region contest. Friday the Pirates head to Macon to end their regular season with a game against Southwest Macon.
The state play-offs will start Friday, May 6. They will probably host Brantley or Pierce County.
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Wednesday the Pirates traveled to Columbus to take on Hardaway in a non-region contest. Friday the Pirates head to Macon to end their regular season with a game against Southwest Macon.
The state play-offs will start Friday, May 6. They will probably host Brantley or Pierce County.
For more on this story, read the April 27 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
To subscribe, click here.
The pirate flags were designed to threaten, intimidate and spread fear & dread amongst all that encountered the pirate ships. The black pirate flags were further embellished by other graphic symbols of death and destruction:
The Skull
Crossed bones - crossbones
A Skeleton
Spears
Swords
Cutlass
An Hourglass ( indicating the enemies time was up)
Clothing or Apparel associated with pirates and the initials of the Pirate captain
Pirates believed to be those flying the "skull and crossbones" were Edward England and Edward Teach - Blackbeard. A skull and crossbones is still a modern symbol used as a warning for something that is dangerous or deadly, usually poison.