Trinity’s Nick Beane dives toward the plate to score a run against Wilmington Christian. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
There were many winners among Randolph County baseball teams during spring break.
Asheboro and Randleman both won twice, while other teams largely struggled. Here’s a look at some of the results:
** In the ZooKeepers Classic at McCrary Park in Asheboro, Wheatmore, Southwestern Randolph and Eastern Randolph all finished with losing marks.
Southwestern Randolph went 1-2, winning with an 11-1 whipping of Southern Lee behind three runs batted in apiece from Brady Armfield and Jake Gainey combined with Lane Poole’s pitching for six-plus innings.
Southwestern Randolph’s last game of the week resulted in a 10-6 loss to Chatham Charter on Friday, unable to protect a six-run lead.
Southeast Alamance won three times, beginning with an 8-7 escape against Wheatmore. The Stallions also topped Eastern Randolph 14-4 and socked Southwestern Randolph 8-1.
Wheatmore fell 4-3 to Southern Lee, which scored three runs in the seventh.
Faith Christian nipped Eastern Randolph 1-0 in nine innings, with Austin Smith and Mason Taylor combining on a three-hitter. Hayden Robbins drove in the only run.
Chance Holdaway threw the first six innings for Eastern Randolph.
In the final game of the ZooKeepers Classic, Asheboro rebuffed Eastern Randolph 5-0 behind pitching from Mason Kotlowski and Grayson Norman on Friday night.
** Asheboro split a pair of Mid-Piedmont Conference games with Montgomery Central this week.
The Blue Comets fell 4-3 at home – a game that was in the ZooKeepers Classic lineup – before responding two nights later to win 10-5 with Shane Immel racking up four hits and Sam Gore scoring three runs.
** The top three teams in the Piedmont Athletic Conference had various results in the Wilmington Spring Break Tournament. Randleman went 2-1, while Trinity was 1-2 and Uwharrie Charter Academy posted a 0-3 mark.
Randleman followed a 10-0 loss to Wilmington Laney by thumping Wilmington Christian 13-3 as Braxton Walker had four hits and winning pitcher Jake Riddle knocked in three runs.
Randleman’s 4-3 triumph against New Hanover came via Walker’s seven-hitter with eight strikeouts. Kai Strickland had three hits and Jackson Hill provided two doubles.
After defeating Wilmington Christian 8-5 behind four RBI from Brody Little, Trinity fell 10-5 to Dixon and by 14-1 to Burns.
UCA troubles began with a 4-2 loss to Union Pines before a 6-4 setback in eight innings to Grace Christian and a 9-4 defeat to Wilmington Laney.
** At High Point, Providence Grove went 1-2 in the High Point Rockers Challenge at Truist Point.
The Patriots beat Northern Guilford 5-4 as Andrew Thomas pitched 5 1/3 innings.
Northwest Guilford defeated Providence Grove 7-0 and Southeast Guilford pounded the Patriots 15-0. Providence Grove had one hit in each of the two defeats.
