Burke County Post 21’s Cohen Christian swings at a pitch during Tuesday’s home game against Asheville Post 70 at Shuey Field. Christian was one of four players to record two hits for Post 21 in the 8-7 loss, and he also had an RBI single during Thursday’s 2-0 road victory over Hickory Post 48.
Burke County Post 21’s Cohen Christian swings at a pitch during Tuesday’s home game against Asheville Post 70 at Shuey Field. Christian was one of four players to record two hits for Post 21 in the 8-7 loss, and he also had an RBI single during Thursday’s 2-0 road victory over Hickory Post 48.
Following five straight losses to begin the season, the Burke County Post 21 American Legion baseball team is finally in the win column, shutting out Hickory Post 48 by a 2-0 final on the road Thursday at Henkel-Alley Field.
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Kyle Self pitched a complete game for Post 21 (1-5) in the battle of N.C. Area IV foes, striking out five and issuing two walks while scattering seven hits.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the sixth inning, when Zeb Koone was hit by a pitch to begin the frame before advancing to second on a groundout from Zach Carson and scoring on a double from Mason Mosteller. Two batters later, Mosteller crossed the plate on a two-out single from Cohen Christian.
Mosteller also singled with two outs in the opening inning, while a one-out single from Cannon Morrison in the seventh accounted for Post 21’s only other hit.
Post 21 previously suffered an 8-7 home loss at the hands of Asheville Post 70 on Tuesday at Shuey Field, although the hosts finished with a season-high 10 hits.
Kaden Michaels (three-run home run, single, two runs), Morrison (two singles, RBI, run), Christian (two singles, RBI), and Trevor Throneburg (two singles) each had two hits for Post 21, which also received one hit apiece from Maddox Mosteller (single, two RBIs, run) and Mason Mosteller (single, run).
Thursday’s contest was the first of three games in three days for Post 21, which traveled to Cherryville Post 100 late Friday before hosting Hickory tonight (Saturday, June 20) at 7 p.m.
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