There was little movement in the Piedmont Athletic Conference baseball standings this week with a slate of games rained out or suspended.
But Randleman inched closer to another conference championship. The Tigers have won or shared regular-season league titles every year since a second-place spot in 2009.
Randleman rode six innings of pitching from John Kirkpatrick to an 8-2 home victory against Providence Grove. Kirkpatrick also had two hits and scored two runs. Tate Andrews scored two runs.
The rematch was suspended in the fourth inning Thursday at Providence Grove. It will resume April 23.
So with no conference games on next week’s schedule because of spring break, Randleman and Uwharrie Charter Academy will go into the final stretch of the season atop the standings.
Randleman (7-2 PAC) has just one PAC series – vs. Trinity – remaining aside from a make-up game vs. Providence Grove. UCA (5-2) and Trinity (5-3) are in the mix, while Eastern Randolph (3-4) has an outside shot.
** Logun Wilkins threw a six-inning shutout when UCA drilled host Eastern Randolph 16-0.
Jose Ramirez knocked in four runs and Jake Hunter scored three runs and drove in two runs for UCA.
** Southwestern Randolph rolled to a 12-2 triumph at Wheatmore with Caleb Coggins posting two hits. Sean Jennison, Jonathan Heraldo and Clay Hill combined for the pitching.
** Trinity won 8-4 in a non-conference game at Asheboro with Lincoln Coble striking out 10 batters in five innings. Brody Little drove in two runs and Walker Parrish had three hits.
Adam Curry smacked a three-run home run for Asheboro.
Trinity had another non-league game called off at Eastern Guilford.
** Asheboro lost twice in the Mid-Piedmont Conference to Ledford in a pair of games on separate days at McCrary Park. Ledford won 4-1 and 5-3, the latter result coming despite three hits from Asheboro’s Cohen Caviness.
