Asheboro’s Jay Dillard reaches second base as the ball skips away from Boone’s Carlos Amezquita during last week’s game at McCrary Park. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)
ASHEBORO – The Asheboro ZooKeepers, a college summer league baseball team, finally got to play a game in their home ballpark.
Even that situation lasted only so long.
It was a winning endeavor for the ZooKeepers, who topped the visiting Boone Bigfoots 9-6 on Thursday night at McCrary Park.
The second game of the Coastal Plain League doubleheader was wiped out during the first inning because of lightning and then rain.
Jared Beebe and Tyler McPeak both smashed two-run home runs in Asheboro’s victory. Beebe also had a run-scoring single and McPeak provided a two-run double. Ethan Snyder was the winning pitcher.
On Saturday night at Martinsville, Va., the ZooKeepers split a doubleheader with the Martinsville Mustangs. Asheboro won 3-1 before falling 8-2.
In the victory, Win Scott pitched a complete-game in the seven-inning tilt and Jay Dillard’s two-run single broke a tie.
On Friday night, the ZooKeepers prevailed 11-10 in 10 innings against the High Point-Thomasville HiToms at Finch Field. Jarrett Pokrovsky drove in four runs, Dylan Driver scored three runs and McPeak had three hits.
The winning at home didn’t last as the Macon Bacon topped the ZooKeepers 6-5 on Sunday night despite McPeak’s home run. The ZooKeepers led 5-3 through six innings.
That result dropped Asheboro’s record to 6-10.
Earlier last week, the ZooKeepers’ final two scheduled games at their temporary home at UNC Greensboro Baseball Stadium were rained out.
After a pair of home dates this week, the ZooKeepers will be back for a July 4 matchup with the Holly Springs Salamanders.
