Wilmington Rolls Past Post 11

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Things went downhill for Wayne County Post 11 on the first pitch of its non-league game with Area II visitor Wilmington Post 10 Friday night at Mount Olive College.

Trey Euverand belted a leadoff home run and Wilmington went on to take a 9-3 decision. The teams will meet Saturday afternoon at 4 at Wilmington's Legion Field.

The loss dropped Wayne to 3-2 overall. After tomorrow's game, Post 11 will not play again until a home game against Pitt County 39 on June 15.

Euverand's home run was the first of 13 hits, including five doubles, for Wilmington. On the flip side, Wayne didn't get into a hit column until the seventh when Zack Grantham's liner to right fell in front of the diving right fielder for a triple. Wilmington had a 17-16 edge in runners, and it made the most of its opportunities. Wayne was unable to capitalize much off six walks and three hit batters by the first three Wilmington pitchers.

Wilmington added two more runs in the first on hits by Justin Somers and David Coleman, then made it a five-run lead with two more in the third. Kelvin Freeman opened the seventh with a lead off homer slightly to the left of the 400-foot mark in center field. Both home runs were aided by a northwest wind.

All those runs came off Post 11 starter Jesse Randolph. Duane Gurganus relieved him in the fifth and allowed three runs the rest of the way. The two struck out two and walked one.

Keenan Winn followed the Gurganus triple with an infield hit to get Wayne on the scoreboard. In the eighth, Cody Richards drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single but the next two batters struck out to extinguish the threat.

Wayne lost five runners on the bases including two who were picked off first by the catcher. Wilmington turned two double plays.