Class 4 Quick Hits: Salem at James Wood
June 8, 2022
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Tuesday night saw James Wood return to the State Tournament for the first time since 1985. The Colonels were hosting Salem in the State Quarterfinals and a monster crowd turned out on what began an as overcast evening and pretty quickly turned into a nice night for baseball. Salem started senior ace Trent Judd (Lynchburg) and James Wood started junior righty Nick Bell.
Both pitchers blew through the first 2 innings without allowing any damage. Salem was first on the board, taking advantage of a leadoff walk in the third and scoring the game's first run on a Trace Monroe RBI single after a sacrifice bunt. James Wood answered in the bottom of the inning when John Copenhaver led off with a single. Courtesy runner Michael Jackson stole second and was bunted to third, where Brodie Pullen (Shepherd) drove him in with a sacrifice fly.
The Colonels took the lead in the fourth when Brody Bowers (Eastern) led off with a triple into the rightfield corner and scored on a sacrifice fly. They would put the game out of reach in the bottom of the sixth when Bowers again led off with a double and was quickly driven in by a Colin McGuire RBI double into the corner. James Wood added two more runs in the inning and took a 5-1 lead into the seventh. McGuire fired a perfect inning and finished off a four-out save, and giving the Colonels the victory.
Bowers finished the game going 2-3 with a 2B and a 3B. McGuire was 1-2 with 2 RBI and 1.1 perfect IP to get the save. Bell went 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 K, 5 BB. Monroe was 1-2 with a BB and an RBI for Salem. James Wood will advance to Friday's semifinals which will be played at Riverbend High School. They will face Monacan, the game time has yet to be determined.
SP tonight outside of Winchester
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
For @SalemSpartanBB 2022 RHP @TrentJudd1 (@LynchburgBaseBl)
For @JamesWoodBaseb1 2023 RHP Nick Bell
Packed house at a cool venue, first State appearance for JW since 1985#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/fXOKBYmco1
Leadoff walk for @SalemSpartanBB
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
.@JamesWoodBaseb1 SP Nick Bell then picks him off 1st#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/3OTKoD3EHA
2023 RHP Nick Bell (@JamesWoodBaseb1)
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
Lankier long frame with projection left to it, lower arm slot short loose arm action. Nice rhythm and pace to his delivery
FB 82-83
SL 74-76
CB 71-73#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/FHTz0N8EPC
Bell works a scoreless 2nd with a pair of strikeouts for @JamesWoodBaseb1 #PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/j0FnJpsbek
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
John Copenhaver leads the 3rd off w/a 1B, his courtesy runner stole 2nd got bunted to 3rd, he scored on a SAC fly
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
2022 OF @bodiepullen2 (@SURamsBaseball) with the RBI for @JamesWoodBaseb1
End of 3, Wood and Salem tied at 1#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/Anl4mlj6vS
Nick Bell ends a scoreless 4th fired up and with his 3rd strikeout for @JamesWoodBaseb1#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/uEVekxLzcQ
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
2022 @BrodyBower2 (Eastern) leads the 4th off with a triple to right and scores on this Colin McGuire SAC fly
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
End of 4
.@JamesWoodBaseb1 2
.@SalemSpartanBB 1#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/IdGpuuvnSM
2022 RHP @TrentJudd1 (@SalemSpartanBB/@LynchburgBaseBl)
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
Long lanky frame with projection left. Long loose easy arm action
FB 80-83, T84
SL 72-73#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/UPM9VVMp3u
This is Kemper Omps with the single for @JamesWoodBaseb1
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 8, 2022
.@PBRVirginiaDC https://t.co/BCdf5VY2sF
2024 C Caleb Furmage (@SalemSpartanBB)
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
Missed tying the game by about a foot here. A couple good passes tonight, athletic frame with some batspeed, short quick swing #PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/ljz9fVIZB0
2022 @BrodyBower2 (@JamesWoodBaseb1 /Eastern)
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
Leadoff double in the bottom of the 6th to LC, 2nd xtra base hit. Scores on next pitch when Colin McGuire 2Bs into corner. 3-1 Wood, bottom of 6#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/Bpp4C8xl1q
2022 @jroy1220 (@JamesWoodBaseb1 /Richard Bland)
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 7, 2022
Singles to center to put runners on corners with no outs. @SalemSpartanBB to the pen, trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the 6th#PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/FdTcyiY34A
?Final Alert?
— John Nolan (@PBRVADC_Nolan) June 8, 2022
.@JamesWoodBaseb1 5
.@SalemSpartanBB 1
Colin McGuire works a perfect 7th and James Wood advances to Semis on Friday against @MChiefsBaseball
Game at @RiverBendBaseB #PBRisThere @PBRVirginiaDC @VHSL_ #VHSL4AStates pic.twitter.com/cRgQknItXn