Thursday June 1
@ Christiansburg HS
5:00 pm – Abingdon ( 22-4) vs Turner Ashby ( 20-2)
7:30 pm – Cave Spring (18-5) vs Brookville ( 14-8)
Thursday June 1
@ Christiansburg HS
5:00 pm – Abingdon ( 22-4) vs Turner Ashby ( 20-2)
7:30 pm – Cave Spring (18-5) vs Brookville ( 14-8)
BASEBALL
Eastside 6 Fort Chiswell 1 – 1A West Semifinal
Auburn 12 Honaker 7 – 8 inns. – 1A West Semifinal
Auburn vs Eastside – @ Emory & Henry – Thurs. June 1 – 4:00 pm
John Battle 10 Floyd Co. 1 – 2A West Semifinal
Dan River 5 Tazewell 4 – 2A West Semifinal – Dan River two runs bottom of 7 th for win
John Battle vs Dan River – Final – @ Lee Co. HS – Thurs. June 1 – 7:00 pm
LCA 1 Freedom 0 – 4A West Semifinal
Harrisonburg 14 E C Glass 13 – 10 inns. – 4A Semifinal
SOFTBALL
Freedom 4 Carroll Co. 3 – 12 inns – 4A West – Carroll season ends at 17-1….
Holston 1 Parry McCluer 0 – 9 inns. – 1A West
PH – Glade Spring 2 Auburn 0 – 1A West
PH – Glade Spring vs Holston – Final -@ Emory & Henry- Thurs. June 1 – 4 :00 pm
Richlands 7 James River 1 – 2A West
Lebanon 4 Gretna 1- 2A West
Richlands vs Lebanon – Final – @ Tazewell – Thurs. June1 – 5:00 pm
Wed. May 31 @ Emory & Henry – 1A
1 pm – Fort Chiswell ( 18-3) vs Eastside ( 18-5 )
4 pm – Auburn ( 20-1) vs Honaker ( 16-7)
Wed. May 31 @ Lee High Sch – Ben Hur , Va.- 2A
5 pm. – John Battle ( 16-9) vs Floyd Co. ( 10-13 )
7:30 pm – Tazewell ( 18-8 ) vs Dan River ( 14-6)
BASEBALL
Cave Spring 4 Northside 3 – 3A West Regional Quarter-Final
Brookville 4 Western Albemarle 2 – 3A West Regional Quarter-Final
Cave Spring ( 18-5 ) vs Brookville (14-8 ) @ Christiansburg HS – Thurs. June 1- 7:30 pm – 3A West Regional Semifinals
Abingdon 7 Heritage (Lyn) 0 – 3A West Regional Quarter-Final
Turner Ashby 6 Lord Botetourt 2 – 3A West Regional Quarter-Final
Abingdon ( 22-4 ) vs Turner Ashby ( 20 -2 ) @ Christiansburg HS – Thurs. June 1 – 5:00 pm – 3A West Regional Semifinals
LCA 3 Sherando 2 – 4A West Quarter-Final
(Photography courtesy Tina Quesenberry)
Max Meadows…Down 5-4 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Fort Chiswell Pioneers scored three runs on no hits to survive and advance 7-5 over the Covington Cougars. The Pioneers drew six walks that produced all three of the runs.
Covington (7-13) had taken the lead in the top of the sixth on a solo home run off the bat of Austin Douglas to straight away centerfield. Garrett Crawford, the Covington starting pitcher, walked the first four Pioneers batters and threw two wild pitches as he threw 107 pitches. Blake Woodzell who walked both batters he faced replaced him. Then Douglas came in to pitch finally stopping the Fort Chiswell uprising.
Fort Chiswell (18-3) was led by Chance Davis who knocked in two runs and scored one. He also came in relief of Dallas Beasley on the mound to pick up the victory. His only run allowed was the homer by Douglas. He walked one and struck out five. Beasley went the first four innings giving up six hits, four runs of which there were three earned. He walked four and struck out four. Jacob Coake drove in two runs and Beasley scored twice. Leighton Dunford, Cody Burkes and Tanner Bailey all had one RBI each. Seven different Pioneer players had at least one hit.
Covington’s Douglas not only hit a homer but had a single and double also. Seth Fertig, Chandler Cook and Caleb Haynes had two hits each. Haynes also had two RBIs.
The Pioneers took a 2-0 lead in the first as Davis knocked in Beasley and Coake drove Davis in. Covington would answer with three runs in the top of the second but Fort Chiswell answered with two of their own in the bottom of the second to go back up 4-3. Covington tied the game at four in the fourth as Haynes scored on a sac fly by Tyler Dresser.
“They helped us out in the sixth inning,” said a relieved Fort Chiswell head coach Derrick Jackson. “Both teams battled and we came through at the right time. Give Covington credit, they hit the ball and they have been hot at the right time of the season.” Coach Jackson then remarked, “We survived and advanced. We found a way to win.”
The win sends the Pioneers to the 1A West Region Semifinals. They will face Eastside Spartans at Emory & Henry College Wednesday at 1:00 pm. The two teams faced each other last year in the finals. Last year the Pioneers had mostly seniors and Eastside was young. This season Eastside is the veteran team and Fort Chiswell has only two seniors on their team. Honaker and Auburn will be the two other teams that will play Wednesday at Emory & Henry.
R H E LOB
Fort Chiswell 7 7 2 9
Covington 5 11 1 10
Fort Chiswell – WP- Davis – (5-1)
Covington – LP- Crawford
BASEBALL
Fort Chiswell 7 Covington 5 – 1A West
Eastside 3 PH- Glade Spring 0 -1A West
Auburn 10 Chilhowie 0 – 1A West
Honaker 10 J I Burton 1 – 1A West
Tazewell 8 Gate City 2- 2A West
Floyd Co. 7 Chatham 3 – 2A West
John Battle 8 Va. High 3 – 2A West
Dan River 8 Glenvar 7- 2A West
Cave Spring 8 Monticello 6 – 3A West
Freedom 7 Bassett 3 – 4A West
E C Glass 6 Kettle Run 4 – 4A West
Harrisonburg 4 Heritage (Leesburg ) 0 – 4A West
Sherando 3 Loudoun Valley 0 – 4A West – First Rd. -ppd from Sat.
SOFTBALL
Carroll Co. 1 Loudoun Valley 0 – 18 innings !!!! Nester 21 K’s – 4A West – ( Carroll Co. hosts Freedom 6 pm – Region Semifinals )
PH – Glade Spring 13 Castlewood 5- 1A West
Auburn 1 Galax 0 – 1A West
Parry McCluer 2 Chilhowie 0- 1A West
3A -Mon. May 29 – Monticello (10-13) @ Cave Spring ( 16-5) – 1 pm
Tues . May 30 – Cave Spring/ Monticello winner @ Northside ( 16-6) – 5 pm
Western Albemarle @ Brookville – 6 pm
Lord Botetourt @ Turner Ashby – 7pm
Heritage ( Lyn.) @ Abingdon ( 21-4) – 6 pm.
4A- Monday May 29
E C Glass (15-6) @ Kettle Run ( 19-0) – 6 pm
Heritage ( Leesburg) (13-7) @ Harrisonburg ( 12-5) – Time TBA
Freedom (10-8) @ Bassett ( 15-3) – 1 pm.
Sherando ( 16-4) @ Loudoun Valley (14-4) – 7 pm – First Rd. Game – PPD from Saturday
Sherando / Loudoun Valley winner @ LCA ( 18-2) – Tues. -Time TBA
1A WEST
Monday May 29 – Covington ( 7-10) @ Fort Chiswell ( 17-3) – 5 pm
Chilhowie ( 18-8) @ Auburn ( 19-1) – 5 pm
J I Burton @ Honaker ( 15-7 ) – 6 pm
PH -Glade Spring ( 21-3) @ Eastside – 7 pm
2A WEST
Floyd Co. (9-13) @ Chatham – 6 pm
Dan River @ Glenvar (16-5) – @ Kiwanis Field – 1 pm
Tazewell @ Gate City – 2 pm
John Battle @ Va. High – 7pm.
BASEBALL
Abingdon 15 Cave Spring 5 – Conf. 32 Championship
Auburn 10 Covington 0 – Conf. 45 Championship
E C Glass 4 Salem 2 – Region 4A West – First Round
BASEBALL
Geo. Wythe 6 Fort Chiswell 2- Conf. 46 Semifinal
Chilhowie 6 Galax 5 – Conf. 46 Semifinal
Chilhowie 6 Geo. Wythe 5 – Conf. 46 Championship
Covington 11 Radford 9 – 14 inns- Completion of game from Monday- Conf. 45 1st Rd.
Covington 9 Parry McCluer 3 – Conf. 45 Semifinal
Auburn 17 Narrows 0 – 5 inns. -Conf. 45 Semifinal – ( Auburn 14 runs in the bottom of 4th inn.)
Auburn vs Covington – 10am Sat. May 27 -@ Auburn Conf. 45 Final
Cave Spring 7 Christianburg 4 – Conf. 32 Semifinal
Abingdon 12 Hidden Valley 2 – Conf. 32 Semifinal
Abingdon @ Cave Spring – 12 noon -Sat. May 27 – Conf 32 Final
PH – Glade Spring 12 Holston 2 – Conf. 47 Semifinal
Honaker 9 Northwood 7 – Conf. 47 Semifinal
P H- Glade Spring vs Honaker – Conf 47 Final
PH – Glade Spring 12 Honaker 2 – Conf. 47 Final
Chatham 8 Gretna 3 – Conf. 37 Semifinal
Dan River 9 Appomattox 0 – Conf. 37 Semifinal
Chatham 8 Dan River 5 – Conf. 37 Championship
Glenvar 3 Floyd Co. 1 – Conf. 38 Championship
Va. High 7 Tazewell 0 – Conf. 39 Championship
John Battle 6 Lebanon 5 – Conf. 40 Championship
J I Burton 7 Castlewood 2 – Conf. 48 Semifinal
Eastside 3 Thomas Walker 1- Conf. 48 Semifinal
Eastside 10 J I Burton 4 – Conf. 48 Championship
Lord Botetourt 4 Staunton River 0 – Conf. 31 Semifinal
Northside 4 Rockbrige Co. 2 – Conf. 31 Semifinal
Northside 9 Lord Botetourt 5 – Conf. 31 Championship
SOFTBALL
Chilhowie 4 Rural Retreat 3 – 9 inns.
Richlands 10 Va.High 0 – 6inns.