After finishing the regular season third in the Conference and going to the second round of the State Playoffs, the Varsity Summer Baseball team at Garner was looking to build upon that success as they hosted and defeated the Knightdale 10-4 at Trojan Park to begin the summer campaign.
Garner starter Jackson Pleasant, gave up two early first inning runs on a two run home run by Knightdale’s Michael Green, but following the home run, Pleasant settled down and bulldogged his way through five innings allowing just the two runs in the opening frame.
It didn’t take long for the Trojans to respond offensively as they picked up runs in each of the first three runs to take a 4-2 lead. But, Garner really opened things up in the fourth inning as they plated four runs and chased the Knightdale starter from the game. However, the Garner cause was really aided by six Knightdale errors.
Garner would add runs in both the fifth as sixth as they scored in every inning to take the 10-4 lead going to the seventh inning and Jacob Baker came on to nail things down for the Trojans.
Winning Pitcher: Jackson Pleasant
Losing Pitcher: Michael Green
KNI 4 5 6
GAR 10 11 4
JV Summer Team Jousts the Knights in Opener
The JV Summer team got off to a good start in their season opener at Trojan Park on Monday as they hosted the Knightdale Knights.
Garner gave the ball to Scotty McCreery in the season opener and McCreery was in a word, spectacular allowing just one run and scattering three hits in just four innings of work as the Trojans scored early and often as they blasted the Knights 15-1.
Jared Newbry had a big day offensively for the Trojans as he hit in the lead off spot and was three for three at the plate and reached base all four times he was up. The Trojans also sent all nine batters to the plate in each of the first three innings before the game was called in the fifth inning due to the mercy rule.
Winning Pitcher: Scotty McCreery
Losing Pitcher: CJ Nedam
KNI 1 3 5
GAR 15 14 0
Judy McCreery, GRI, SRES and Fonville Morisey
