Apex Friendship Patriots  3 Corinth Holders Pirates  6

NCHSAA 4A State Playoffs | Friday May 12, 2023

Apex Friendship paid a visit to The Boneyard Friday night to take on the Corinth Holders Pirates in a Round 2 matchup in the Eastern 4A Playoffs. 

Corinth scored first in the 2nd when Jackson Crute took home on a throwing error. The Pirates struck again in the 3rd scoring 1 run on a pair of line drives by Jett Music and Reece File. 

A couple of Pirate miscues allowed the Patriots to plate 3 runs in the top of the 4th inning to take the lead. Corinth reclaimed the lead for good on a 2 RBI double by Graham Wike in the bottom of the 5th. The Pirates plated 2 more runs in the bottom of the 6th behind a Cullen McGee solo homer and line drive double by Joe Dolinshek. 

The Pirates punched their ticket to Southern Pines to face off with #2 seed in the east Pinecrest on Tuesday May 16th. Apex Friendship closes out the 2023 season with a 15-12 record.

Apex Friendship Patriots Stats
+ Jack Litt 2-3 / 1R / 1BB
+ Jentz Steiner 0-3 / 1R / 1BB / 2K's

+ AJ Ciaccio 1-3 / 1R / 1BB

+ Ash Doyen 1-3 / 2Rbis

+ JJ Vondette 1-2 /1Rbi
+ Jentz Steiner 4.1 ip 5H/4R/4ER/2Ks
+ Owen Cirasole 1.0ip / 3H / 2R/ 2ER / 1BB / 1K

Corinth Holders Pirates Stats
+ Cullen Mcgee 1-3 / 1R/ 1Rbi /1HR
+ Graham Wike 1-2 / 2Rbis

+ Joe Dolinshek 2-3 /1Rbi / 1K

+ Jett Music 2-3 / 1R / 1K
+ Brady Dunlop 3.0 ip / 4H/ 3R / 1ER / 2BB / 2Ks
+ Hunter Bennison 4.0 ip / 2H / 2BB / 4Ks 

SCOUT BLOG

Cullen Mcgee, 3B, Corinth Holders HS, 2023
Athletic build. Bulldog defender at 3rd base stood out throughout the night. Willing to