DuBose Shuts Down Benson as Wayne Rolls Again

One team had four batters to reach base. The other had 25. And for the second time in as many days, Wayne County Post 11 had little trouble disposing of Benson Post 109.

Eric DuBose was the epitome of economical pitching, and Wayne took advantage of nine walks to coast to a 12-2 win in eight innings at Mount Olive College Saturday night. Post 11 will take a 3-0 mark into its next contest but that won't be determined until the next day or two. Wayne is scheduled to play host to Raleigh Post 1 on Friday, but Legion officials are trying to put together a game for Tuesday.

As one of his former coaches said, DuBose is not going to knock the bat out of anyone's hands, but this season he's mostly been able to spot his pitches and make the batters beat him. Toss aside the opening inning against Ahoskie where he walked five and threw 40 pitches. In the other 12 innings, he's has two where he threw more than 15. By the time he was finished in the seventh inning against Benson, he had thrown four innings of eight pitches and one of six.

While DuBose was moving the game along and keeping his defense alert, his counterparts were again digging holes for themselves in the form of ten walks. In three games, 28 Post 11 batters have walked.

Wayne established control early with a five-run first inning. Robert Faucette singled with one out and Connor Narron walked on four pitches. Cambric Moye drove in a run with a hit to right and took second on the throw. Narron came home when the ball went over the head of the second baseman.

Adron Hollowell scored Moye on a grounder. Zack Chase singled with two out, and the inning kep going on an error on Cody Davis' grounder. Jordan Quinn singled to bring in Chase, and Quinn scored when Quinn drew a throw to first and got in to a rundown.

The other big inning was the eighth. Faucette walked to start it, stole second and scored as Narron reached on an error. Moye walked, and Hollowell got Narron home on a soft single to left. A walk to Chase loaded the bases. Davis put Wayne ahead by nine with a single through the left side of the infield, and pinch-hitter Zach Grantham ended it with an RBI force play at second.

Kevin Wise, Faucette and Davis led Wayne with two hits apiece.

The only hiccup for DuBose came in the third. Anthony Horne led off the inning with a home run to left. Alex Lopez doubled to left and later scored on a wild pitch. DuBose retired the side in order in every other inning.