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Wayne County Post 11's chances of winning the Area I East South Division regular season title went up in smoke Thursday night after New Bern Post 24 scored two in the ninth to take a 7-5 win at Mount Olive College.
New Bern and Kinston will play for the top spot tonight at New Bern High School. Wayne could still take the No. 2 position and open the playoffs Wednesday at home if Kinston wins. Post 11 will play a doubleheader Saturday against Ahoskie beginning at three p.m.
Wayne (5-3, 8-5) tied it on a two-out pinch-hit double by Robert Faucette in the eighth and appeared to have momentum on its side. New Bern, however, bouncd back in the ninth. Brett Williams lined a hit to center, and Shawn Armstrong reached on an infield hit. Reliever Zack Mozingo recorded a strikeout before Chris Dorman dropped a "dying quail" behind the pitcher's mound to score Williams. One out later, Will Cook drove in the second run with a ground ball single to left.
New Bern starter Gabe Brown retired the first two batters in the home half but walked Scott Holloman and allowed a hit by Cody Richards.That prompted Post 24 coach Gary Smith to bring in Armstrong, and he got the final out on a fly ball to shallow left.
Tyler Edwards, who had two hits and three stolen bases, reached on a single in the first, stole two bases and scored on came home as Nick McGee's grounder was booted.
In the Wayne second, Cody Richards tripled and scored on a groundout by Colton Fulghum. Edwards singled to open the third and later came home on a two-out hit by Cambric Moye.
New Bern tied it in the fourth on a two-out, two-run hit by Matt Hardeman. Williams doubled in fifth and scored when the throw to first on Armstrong's bunt single was misplayed. Post 24 went ahead by by two in the eighth on a walk, a bunt, wild pitch and a passed ball.
In the Wayne eighth, Holloman drew a leadoff walk, and Kevin Wise reached on an error with two out. Faucette drilled a fastball over the head of the center fielder to tie it. Edwards reached on an error and stole second but the inning ended on a strikeout.
Wayne starter Josh Frederick went 5 2/3 innings, allowing allowing seven hits and walking six.
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Keith,
Doesn't Wayne get the #2 spot regardless? You split w/Kinston & New Bern and outscored each of them by one run over the two games.
We are trying to confirm that run differential is the second tiebreaker, as we think the commissioner said at the end of last season. The problem is that I have not heard back from him.
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