7 in all, 4 on The Hill, 3 on the road versus the Bobcats and The Fort…Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
Romans 16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget of the Day :
Tonight will be a work on both sides of The Boulevard kind of an evening. The start at Cavalier Park, the middle at Tommy Thompson Field, and then the focus goes to Columbus, Indiana, for the West Virginia Tech University – IU – Columbus weekend baseball series. Hard to believe that the season will end a week from Saturday.
You now know what I know, and I hope you have a Blessed Day 🙌!
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers Breeze Past Fort Chiswell Junior Varsity Pioneers
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers won big over Fort Chiswell Junior Varsity Pioneers 11-2 on Wednesday.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers were the first to get on the board in the first when Hunter Gravley grounded out, scoring one run.
A ground out by Will Love extended the Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers lead to 2-0 in the top of the second inning.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers added one run in the third. Hunter Gravley singled down the right field line, making the score 3-0.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers added three more runs in the top of the sixth inning on two hits. Eli Busick hit a solo home run to left field, one run scored on a balk, and Will Motley hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run.
Chase Hart earned the win for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. The pitcher allowed four hits and one run (zero earned) over five innings, striking out three and walking none. Cam Kirby took the loss for Fort Chiswell Junior Varsity Pioneers. The hurler went four and one-third innings, giving up seven runs (five earned) on six hits, striking out one and walking none. Karson Payne appeared in relief for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers accumulated 10 hits in the game. Hunter Gravley went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in hits. Mason Quesenberry stole two bases. Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers ran wild on the base paths, piling up six stolen bases for the game.
Brady Sark led Fort Chiswell Junior Varsity Pioneers with one run batted in. The first baseman went 3-for-4 on the day. Jax Jackson collected two hits for Fort Chiswell Junior Varsity Pioneers in four at bats.
Next up for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers is a game at Radford Junior Varsity Bobcats on Friday.
Adam Nester
Thank You Coach and congratulations on the latest W !
The Hill – Carroll County Middle School endured a long bus 🚌 ride to the other side of town, bouncing back for a 14-8 victory over visiting Galax on Wednesday night.
The game was halted with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning due to a combination of time ⏲️ and the amount of energy remaining in the right arm of the Maroon Tide pitcher, Claire Wolf.
Opening ceremonyThe two young ladies have energy to spare and were warming up the press box 📦
8th graders :
Briley McGhee Morgan Osborne- injured Kaylee Mitchell
7th graders :
Laken Lintecum Lily Spencer Peyton Burcham Mahala Holderfield Kiki Daubach Brylee Taylor Amariah Martin Kylee Martin Zari Cushman Sadie Mabry Jenna Bowman
6th graders :
Cheyenne Bates MacKenzie Burress
Roster of 16 ➕️ 2 Coaches
Back to the story itself , many people will read this that aren’t necessarily familiar with my writing style, so I will explain a few things here – the goal isn’t to report on the game, its to support the coaches and the team. The goal with our site is to create a safe place for someone to visit without fear of negativity or any form of bullying. Now, we have the disclaimer plugged 🔌 in, I will add one more difference between the college games that I normally work and a Middle School Softball game – there will be no errors counted in this game because at this level it should be about encouraging young players instead of pointing out their weaknesses.
A great example is in the bottom of the fifth inning, Zari Cushman made solid contact, sending the ball into the outfield. ” Wheels 🛞 Cushman circled the bases, and Coach / Dad 👨 happily waved her around when she reached him in the third base coaches box 📦. In college, that is a base hit, and two errors, but here it’s an inside the park home 🏃♂️ run.
6:03 – First Pitch / 80°
The six inning contest was a tale of two halves as pitching and defense dominated the first three innings of play. Peyton Burcham started in the circle and held the Maroon Tide scoreless through three innings. Wolf came close to matching the three scoreless innings with the only score coming in the bottom of the first inninning.
Briley McGhee led off the frame with a base knock and came around to score on a fielder’s choice by Burcham.
What the first three innings were to pitching and defense, the next three were all about Crooked numbers. The two teams exchanged leads without a single inning having less than two runs scored.
11 :49 pm – Shawn Montgomery just emailed 📧 me his Middle School Track and Field meet results at the 18th hour of his day !
Galax had its first six hitters reach base in the top of the fourth inning, but CCMS limited the damage to just three runs. Now trailing 3-1, the Lady Cavaliers answered back immediately with a three spot of their own.
Burcham led off with a walk, and Jenna Bowman drove her home 🏡 with a RBI double, taking third on the throw home. Cushman laced a single to score Bowman and would eventually score the third run courtesy of Mahala Holderfield.
Galax retook the lead with two runs in the top of the fifth. Cheyenne Bates replaced Burcham in the circle with one out, and the Lady Cavaliers turned a nifty double play to end the inning.
Trailing 5-4, the home team took its offense to another level in the four run bottom of the fifth. Laiken Lintecum singled, and Burcham ripped a triple to tie the game, then Bowman added a RBI single before ” Wheels 🛞 ” zipped around the bases to make it 8-5.
Galax was able to tie 👔 the game again at 8-8 on three RBI singles, but a feisty Cavalier team answered back in a big way in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Lilly Spencer led off with a walk, and McGhee reached to bring Lintecum to the plate. The shot to left field was a rocket 🚀 and the double plated two runs. Burcham followed with a RBI double, and Bowman completed her impressive night with a RBI single. The seventh grader finished up with 3 hits, three runs 🏃♀️ scored, and 3 driven in.
Kaylee Mitchell and Holderfield would add run scoring hits, leading to a visit to the mound by Galax. With the 2:00 ✂️off looming (1:50 played ), the game was called, and the home fans went home happy !
Please 🙏 note the mention of as many names as possible because I have no limit in regards to space.
From here, the dream was to have people head to the site and read this story ➕️ the other two about this game, then the Middle School Track and Field, wrapping up with the Adam Nester and the Nester Nine defeating Fort Chiswell 11-2.
Sadly, I just never got there. So when I’m done typing this one, I will send it to Mrs Burcham and Travis Osborne, and then hopefully, folks will read it on social media.
The goal for us is to create a safe space where students, parents, and 👪 can read all about the positive things taking place in this place we call home.
Today is Day 8/100 for Lin to be gone for her next medical treatment, and when we talk later tonight, I will have to inform her that we now have a fourth Son !
Kevin Burress is one very special human being, and there’s no way that anything else takes the lead story tonight.
Most everyone loves and cares about their own children. It’s part of being a parent, but Burress is different in that he not only cares about his kiddos, he cares about your kiddos and the ones down the block.
It’s as genuine as the day is long, and the folks around him feel the warmth in his disposition. Shoot, I would work for free if it meant hanging out with Mr B. Scratch that, being that I already do.
Tonight, Kevin and I set up shop at Cavalier Park with one goal – duplicate the atmosphere that we have every time the Varsity Lady Cavaliers play a home game. The fact that we simply could not find a better 1-2 punch is because we are as close to being identical in thought as two people can be.
Pride in our work, respect for the National Anthem, and the Military 🪖 ➕️ the goal is to create fun for all levels of Lady Cavaliers without being disrespectful to the opponent we are playing. I wasn’t surprised that Kevin had his daughter reach out to her teammates so he could create personal walk-up music for them.
The funny part about that was our Ladies were not used to having that bonus, so they did the normal rush into the batters box. Enter the older Burress daughter, Angel 😇, who happily went down to the dugout with the suggestion for them to slow 🐌 down just a bit.
Our Foul Ball contest winner is holding his take ! Cole Moser had ticket 🎟 #5
Back to Burress and the connection to the fourth Son. For years now, I have publicly referred to Velvet Leonard as our third daughter because I find myself wanting to be protective of her because she, too, leads with her heart on a daily basis. Folks like us have to watch out for one another whenever we can. If I can add a third daughter, then Lin should be okay with a fourth Son, right ?
She has spent enough time around Mr B to appreciate the fact that Kevin’s heart ❤️ is as big as Kris Richardson’s level of confidence. Who am I kidding on that one? Both Richardson and I skipped class the day they taught modesty.
Let’s circle 🔵 back to the friendly ribbing of Carlie Beamer in the lead. I’m just keeping a neat Kiddo honest there.
The takeaway from the other three is this, one is called Angel 😇, one likes being compared to her mother 👩 and the third one confirmed what I have typed many times before – Brooke Webb has a look in her eyes 👀 that says ” I know something you don’t “. This young lady is truly smart. I’m not sure if she is Laiken Burnett smart but pretty smart, just the same.
Tomorrow night 🌙 I get to hang out with Kevin again, and we celebrate 🥳 the smartness of Miss Webb, and then we will host The Fort at 5pm.
Tonight, we did our very best to show our love ❤️ for this dynamic duo !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 