Senior Jereid Woods hits a solo homerun in the season opener against the Newnan Cougars.
Strong swings for Pirates
Pike County High School Pirates baseball teams had a strong start to the 2012 season, with the varsity team going 2-1 to start the season and JV team winning their season opener. The JV will play Wednesday at home at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity Pirates will play Wednesday at Gordon College, Friday at Perimeter College and Tuesday at home for a doubleheader to start at 4:30 p.m. against Southwest Macon.
PIRATES JV WINS SEASON OPENER
The Pirates took their show on the road for the season opener to the home of the Griffin Bears last Wednesday. The Pirates came away with a 9-4 victory.
The Pirates were down 4-3 in the top of the sixth inning before Kole Adams blasted a double to left centerfield to put the Pirates ahead 5-4. Pike would add four insurance runs in the seventh inning to seal the win.
Offensively, the Pirates were led by Kole Adams and Tristin English, who went two for three with a double each and C.J. Ballard and Josh Patten who were two for four. Ballard picked up the win in relief, recording the final seven outs.
Defensively, catcher Tristin English had a great game as he gunned down four Griffin base runners in the contest. The Pirates return to action this Wednesday at home against Spalding County with the first pitch at 5:30 p.m.
PIRATES VARSITY STARTS SEASON 2-1
By Greg Parrott
The Pike County Pirates got off to a good start as they opened the 2012 season with two wins and a loss.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Pirates opened the season by defeating Newnan 7-1. Drew Watkins started on the hill for the Pirates. He pitched four complete innings giving up one run on two hits. He issued two walks while striking out two batters. Zack Woods and Bret Butler came on in relief and gave up no runs in their efforts on the mound.
The Pirates got on the scoreboard first as senior Jereid Woods hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning making the score 1-0.
Newnan tied the game in the third inning on one hit and one error committed by the Pirates.
The Pirates took the lead for good in the fourth inning as they plated two more runs on one hit to give them a 3-1 lead.
In the bottom half of the fifth inning, the Pirates added some insurance as they added three more runs on three hits.Pirates led 6-1.
In the bottom half of the sixth inning the Pirates added one more run on one hit to win the game 7-1.
Jereid Woods and Bret Butler led the Pirates' attack with two hits each. DeAndre Holmes added a double and Blake Edwards had a single.
On Friday, Feb. 24, the Pirates traveled to Cherokee high school for the first road game. The Pirates won 8-4. Freshman Carson Grant hit his first career home run as he blasted a two-run shot.
Sophomore Cayden Sowell started on the mound for the Pirates and got the win.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Pirates traveled to Blessed Trinity. The Pirates never saw a lead as the errors mounted quickly on the defense.
Junior David Brown started on the hill for the Pirates and got the loss. Junior Hunter Brown came on in relief and closed the game for the Pirates.
The Pirates offense produced three runs on five hits. Holmes had a double in the game. The Pirates went on to suffer their first loss of the season to Blessed Trinity by a score of 6-3.
The Pirates play Wednesday at Gordon College as they host Marietta high school during game two of the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament. The game is set to start at 5:30 p.m.
On Friday, March 2, the Pirates will play at Perimeter College as they host North Cobb high school. Game time is 5:55 p.m.
On Tuesday, March 6, the Pirates will be back in Zebulon to host Southwest Macon for a doubleheader. Game one will start at 4:30 p.m. with game two will starting 20 minutes after the end of the first game.
The Pirates took their show on the road for the season opener to the home of the Griffin Bears last Wednesday. The Pirates came away with a 9-4 victory.
The Pirates were down 4-3 in the top of the sixth inning before Kole Adams blasted a double to left centerfield to put the Pirates ahead 5-4. Pike would add four insurance runs in the seventh inning to seal the win.
Offensively, the Pirates were led by Kole Adams and Tristin English, who went two for three with a double each and C.J. Ballard and Josh Patten who were two for four. Ballard picked up the win in relief, recording the final seven outs.
Defensively, catcher Tristin English had a great game as he gunned down four Griffin base runners in the contest. The Pirates return to action this Wednesday at home against Spalding County with the first pitch at 5:30 p.m.
PIRATES VARSITY STARTS SEASON 2-1
By Greg Parrott
The Pike County Pirates got off to a good start as they opened the 2012 season with two wins and a loss.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Pirates opened the season by defeating Newnan 7-1. Drew Watkins started on the hill for the Pirates. He pitched four complete innings giving up one run on two hits. He issued two walks while striking out two batters. Zack Woods and Bret Butler came on in relief and gave up no runs in their efforts on the mound.
The Pirates got on the scoreboard first as senior Jereid Woods hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning making the score 1-0.
Newnan tied the game in the third inning on one hit and one error committed by the Pirates.
The Pirates took the lead for good in the fourth inning as they plated two more runs on one hit to give them a 3-1 lead.
In the bottom half of the fifth inning, the Pirates added some insurance as they added three more runs on three hits.Pirates led 6-1.
In the bottom half of the sixth inning the Pirates added one more run on one hit to win the game 7-1.
Jereid Woods and Bret Butler led the Pirates' attack with two hits each. DeAndre Holmes added a double and Blake Edwards had a single.
On Friday, Feb. 24, the Pirates traveled to Cherokee high school for the first road game. The Pirates won 8-4. Freshman Carson Grant hit his first career home run as he blasted a two-run shot.
Sophomore Cayden Sowell started on the mound for the Pirates and got the win.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Pirates traveled to Blessed Trinity. The Pirates never saw a lead as the errors mounted quickly on the defense.
Junior David Brown started on the hill for the Pirates and got the loss. Junior Hunter Brown came on in relief and closed the game for the Pirates.
The Pirates offense produced three runs on five hits. Holmes had a double in the game. The Pirates went on to suffer their first loss of the season to Blessed Trinity by a score of 6-3.
The Pirates play Wednesday at Gordon College as they host Marietta high school during game two of the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament. The game is set to start at 5:30 p.m.
On Friday, March 2, the Pirates will play at Perimeter College as they host North Cobb high school. Game time is 5:55 p.m.
On Tuesday, March 6, the Pirates will be back in Zebulon to host Southwest Macon for a doubleheader. Game one will start at 4:30 p.m. with game two will starting 20 minutes after the end of the first game.
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