Randolph County Post 45’s Jake Riddle throws a pitch during a game last week at McCrary Park. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
ASHEBORO — Randolph County Post 45 played six times across a seven-day stretch and won each one of those games.
That creates momentum for the American Legion baseball team as it enters the teeth of its Area 3 schedule.
Post 45 improved to 11-3 entering this week.
Braxton Walker drove in three runs and pitched the final two innings as Randolph County began the stretch with a 9-6 home victory against Chatham County Post 305.
Post 45 notched the game’s final six runs. Jake Riddle and Clay Hill both scored twice, while Jackson Hill knocked in two runs. Elijah Prince was the winning pitcher in relief.
A 5-4 victory against Beverly-Lowell (Ohio) Post 389/750 began five consecutive days with games. Post 45 was boosted by Drew Harmon’s two-run single to support pitching from Sean Jennison and Riddle.
Post 45 played its first Area 3 game that counts in the division standings by winning 2-1 at Aberdeen Post 72 as Cohen Caviness drove in both runs. Brett Smith and Tate Andrews got the job done from the mound.
In the rematch the next day, Randolph County edged Aberdeen 5-3 at home by scoring three sixth-inning runs. Ben Luck crossed the plate twice, while Lincoln Coble was the winning pitcher in relief.
Then came a couple of games against out-of-state opponents on the weekend. Post 45 nipped Maryland Blue 4-3 before capping the stretch with Sunday afternoon’s 10-0 whipping of St. Mary’s (Maryland).
In Saturday’s game, Parker Kines and Grat Dalton combined to handle Post 45’s pitching, withstanding 10 hits allowed. Randolph County wiped out a 3-0 hole with a four-run fourth inning.
