Last night 🌙 was a great deal of fun, and then it was straight to the car 🚗 for the drive up to New Market. Park the car, create five stories, rest, and restart with the morning brew.

This morning, I started with a phone call to the office of Wes Adcock. Coach Adcock is the skipper of the New River Community College baseball team, and he currently is mentoring three former Carroll County High School graduates 🎓.

The next to the last stop on this loop is planned for Calfee Park in Pulaski, Virginia, as the Muskies are set to host the club team from UNC – Greensboro in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.

Lance Burnett, Cody Reece, and Britt Berrier all lace them up for NRCC, and the team has landed in the national polls this season.

Being that I am responsible for the setting at a college baseball game at West Virginia Tech University, I understand that everyone is busy the closer it gets to first pitch, so the reason for the call 📞 was to ask Coach what time would I need to stop by to capture a photo 📸 of the four of them, without disturbing their routines ?

The answer is 11:00 am on Sunday !

These three young men and our site have different lengths of relationships. Burnett is finishing up his sophomore season and currently holds a number of school records. He also gladly pitched in a few years ago when I needed a boy scout to walk a little old Grandma 👵 across the street for a Volleyball 🏐 promo.

#3 of 5 Letter of Intent signers today – Lance Burnett

The link above takes you back to his signing day.

Cody Reece is a young man 👨 who I was fortunate enough to experience his growing up from a somewhat awkward freshman into the man he is today. I smiled last night when I announced that it was his little brother who was swinging the bat in extra innings. Little Reece ( Connor) put the ball in play that plated Chanson Rakes and Blake Reed with what proved to be the winning runs. Cody loves life, and it shows in his disposition!

Britt Berrier is someone who I didn’t have the pleasure of meeting until his senior year of high school. His final season was the first one for our Skipper, Casey Burcham. The stick out memory was taking some photos with him on a day he received an award that we were involved in. The young man 👨 is still the only resident of Carroll County that has a OneofUs.Care hat 👒 in his possession !

I am very proud of these three young men and the manner in which they represent their families and the Hill !

I’m looking forward to Sunday morning 🌄 as I’m not sure how many times that three Carroll County graduates have competed on the same collegiate team.

A great deal of life has to happen between now and then, but I will do my best to capture the moment !

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌!

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

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

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.”