Pulaski County – Wes Adcock has been putting his degree from Virginia Tech University to good work in Dublin since 2000. The Muskies head coach is also an instructor at New River Community College in Dublin ( founded in 1959), and the future of his baseball program is getting brighter by the day.
Today, the Muskies are hosting the University of North Carolina – Greensboro Club Team at Motor Mile Field inside Calfee Park. The scheduled doubleheader will end the regular season for the team, but now the year because the 35-win team is heading to the playoffs as either a one or two seed with the games to be played in Charleston, West Virginia.
Adcock couldn’t have been any Kinder to someone whom he was meeting for the first time, and the roughly 30 minutes was enlightening and them some. Coach was quick to credit his #2 for the current talent level at NRCC.
” Once Chris hit the recruiting trail, we went from having 13 ballplayers to having 36 of them,” Adcock said. ” Once we gained momentum, everything started to fall into place.”
Coach Campbell was equally excited about the program and just as personable. Chris did offer one thought that was a very pleasant surprise.
” Everything we have accomplished as of late was due to the signing of one player,” Campbell said. ” When you sign someone of the caliber of Lance Burnett, it gets the attention of other talented players from the area.”
Let that one sink in for a minute or two, at least, that is what I had to do. During the drive down from West Virginia this morning, I wasn’t sure exactly what to find when we arrived at the ballpark, but having two coaches tell me that Laiken’s Big Brother was the first domino to fall that set the record breaking season in motion.
First Pitch – 12:02, 64°
Burnett has made great use of his time in Dublin as the sophomore is collecting school records at the speed that a youngster eats Skittles. It will be interesting to see what pitching records Burnett doesn’t hold??
Freshman, Cody Reece, taking care of business at the Hot Corner
The transition from Head Coach Kevin DeHaven to Casey Burcham has appeared flawless back on The Hill, and I would have to imagine that both of our leaders back home our smiling today.
Today is also Sophomore Day for the Muskies, and Coach says that they have nine players at the end of their path, but he also mentioned that he would welcome a third season with Burnett.
In just a few days, the team will head up the West Virginia turnpike to chase the dream of reaching the World Series. Win or lose, know that three young men will be out on the Diamond 💎 , playing under the tutelage of Coaches Adcock and Campbell.
Those same three young men learned the game under the guidance of folks like DeHaven, Burcham, Steve Combs, Adam Nester, and Company back on The Hill.
Britt drew a base on balls to load the bases for Cody Reece in a scoreless game. That would be too much of a Hollywood ending , right ? Our Rooster 🐓 with a 2-run bingle !!! Not done yet, Cody steals home as part of a double steal. Muskies lead 4-0 after three innings.
We are closing in on the time to head down Highway 100 to help Coach Vickey Ritchie with her Special Olympics Basketball practice, but know this about our trio of Carroll County High School graduates 🎓, they are still chasing education and Baseball dreams.
After meeting the Muskies coaches, I can safely say that our Cavaliers are in excellent hands !
Berrier is batting for the third time in the bottom of the fourth… walked again.
Reece, with the score 9-0, at bat #3 three, walk 🚶♂️.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 