The Nester Nine Baseball ⚾️ team put in a show Wednesday night 🌙 at Bill Worrell Field as they defended The Hill and then some, defeating Northside 19-1 !!!

National Anthem !

First Pitch at 6:26, 68°

First, here is the Game Changer take :

Wright’s Big Day Propels Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers Past Northside Vikings Junior Varsity


Jayden Wright drove in six runs on two hits to lead Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers past Northside Vikings Junior Varsity 19-1 on Wednesday.  Wright singled in the second inning, scoring three runs, and singled in the third inning, scoring two.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers scored 10 runs in the third inning on the way to victory. Grayson Webb grounded out, scoring one run, Jayden Wright singled, scoring two runs, Jace Dolinger singled, scoring one run, Booker Moldovan drew a walk, scoring one run, an error scored one run, Eli Busick drew a walk, scoring one run, Grayson Webb singled, scoring one run, an error scored one run, and Jayden Wright was struck by a pitch, driving in a run.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Jayden Wright grounded out, and Jathan Cox doubled to center field, each scoring one run.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers extended their early lead with six runs in the bottom of the second thanks to RBI singles by Eli Busick, Jayden Wright, and Jace Dolinger.

Eli Busick earned the win for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. The pitcher surrendered zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out four and walking none. Hayden Osborne-Maurer took the loss for Northside Vikings Junior Varsity. The righty went two and one-third innings, allowing 13 runs on 10 hits, striking out none and walking five. Jayden Wright, Chase Hart, and Bryce Nicholson each threw shutout innings for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in relief.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers amassed 13 hits in the game. Jayden Wright, Eli Busick, Jace Dolinger, and Bryce Nicholson each collected two hits for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. Eli Busick paced Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers with three walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, collecting nine walks for the game. Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers were sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error.

Jacob Doak led Northside Vikings Junior Varsity with one hit in two at bats.

Next up for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers is a game at James River Junior Varsity Knights on Friday.


Then pictures 📸 from Donna Nester :

Line score :

Northside ….         000   10 – 1   1

Carroll County  26(10) 1X – 19 13

Time of game – 94 minutes

Cool 😎 folks that I hung out with prior to the first pitch.
Cool 😎 people that I hung out with in the press box 📦 during the game.

The night of showing appreciation for the efforts of one Adam Nester was in a word, enjoyable !

Cavalier pitchers : as a staff, allowed 1 run on one hit and struck out 11 of the 18 batters faced.

Eli Busick – 2 innings

Bryce Nicholson – 3rd

Jayden Wright – 4th

Chase Hart – 5th

What a difference one month can make ! The Burcham Bunch left the Star 🌟 City with a 2-1 victory over Northside !!

Back on March 24th at Bill Worrell Field on The Hill, the Burcham Bunch had an off day against a talented Northside Vikings team. When the Cavalier fans went home that night, they were looking for the license plate of the truck 🚚 that ran them over.

Fast forward to Wednesday night, and Peyton (D1) Spencer was once again his dominant self.  The problem was that the Vikkings had a stud of their own on the mound, which led to a scoreless game at the end of the seventh inning.

Connor Reece plated two runs in the top of the eighth inning by hitting one where they ain’t, and by the time that Northside had regained control, both Blake Reed and Chanson Rakes had touched home plate.

Northside would answer back with one run in the bottom of the frame, but Spencer would finish what he started.

Head Coach Casey Burcham sounds like he might like to keep the youngster around !

” I’m running out of words to describe Peyton Spencer.  He was dominant and in control of the game from the first inning.  I love the fight these guys have, and I couldn’t be more proud of their effort and want to this afternoon.”

Natalie Harris has reached the end of the road after a decade of representing her school with a combination of class and toughness !

From Middle School 🏫 to High School and finally the campus of Emory & Henry, Natalie Harris has laced them up in a number of sports across the past decade. Basketball, Volleyball 🏐, Soccer ⚽️,  Swimming 🏊‍♂️ and LaCrosse are just some of the stops ✋️ along the way.

Each school 🏫 and each sport received 110% of what the middle Harris daughter had to  give her coaches and teammates. The future is bright for this one !

Tonight’s scoreboard for our Cavaliers !

Varsity Baseball ⚾️ picks up a huge win in the Star 🌟 City, 2-1 over Northside Vikings in extra innings !

Junior Varsity Baseball ⚾️ protected The Hill, defeating the visiting Vikings 19-1 in five innings !

Boys 👦 Tennis 🎾 battled until the end, falling just short at home, 5-4 to Galax.

Girls 👧 Tennis 🎾 fell at Galax 9-0 against a talented Maroon Tide squad.

Natalie Harris reached the end of her competitive playing days at Emory and Henry.

Three stories to follow, including a full blown gamer on the JV victory, more on the Burcham Bunch having a BIG night 🌙 and goodbye to Natalie Harris are all in the hopper !