Spring Break Notebook: Shelby Tournament - Day 2
April 22, 2022
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PBR was in attendance for Day 2 of the Shelby Easter Tournament on Wednesday. Eight teams from the area participated in the championship style tournament with 4 games played on the day at Shelby HS. The Day 2 schedule saw the losing teams from Day 1 play each other and the winning teams from Day 1 playing to setup the championship matchup on Thursday.
*Scout Blog and Player Evals will be up in the next week.
South Caldwell - 11 Piedmont - 10
South Caldwell took a commanding lead early but had to fight off a scrappy and competitive Piedmont Panther club. In the end, Piedmont would be one run short of the big comeback and would fall to the Spartans.
Spartan FR RHP Connor Setzer picked up the win in relief, firing 2 innings. Ryan Fox worked the 7th to pick up the save.
With the win, South Caldwell moved to 12-6 on the year. They did lose to Bandys in a consolation game on Thursday to end their spring break tournament. Piedmont fell 2-16 with this loss. They loss to South Piedmont to end their week at Shelby HS on Thursday.
No Stats Were Posted for This Game
2023 C @SouthCaldwell_1 @mreising2023 @RadfordBaseball commit. Physical strength is apparent. Swing is direct w/quickness. Solid bend with an easy exchange & release behind the dish.
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 20, 2022
Almost ended this game here... Now Bottom 6
South Caldwell 10
Piedmont 7 pic.twitter.com/dwlIBaYkHM
Piedmont closes it to 10-9 and has the base loaded here for 2022 Adam Chipman.
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 20, 2022
Good play by South Caldwell's Peyton Bley ends the threat
Heading to the 7th...#ShelbyEasterTourney pic.twitter.com/adFNkpfagH
Game 1 Final #ShelbyEasterTourney@SouthCaldwell_1 11@PiedmontHSNC 10
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 20, 2022
A 2 out walk and double brought the go ahead run to the plate for Piedmont. South Caldwell SR RHP Ryan Fox earns the save here ... pic.twitter.com/Qbwo8TZCLE
Bandys - 6 South Point - 2
Bandys jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings and did not look back. The offense registered 9 total hits for the Trojans. The Red Raiders plated 2 in the 5th but the two Bandys arms stymied the Red Raider offense throughout the game.
Terick Bumgarner worked into the 5th inning for Bandys, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits, striking out 9. Parker Styborski relieved Bumgarner, working 2.1 innings without allowing a hit or a walk. Offensively Syborski sparked the Trojan offense with 3 hits, including a double and triple, knocking in 2 runs.
South Point starter, Cam Ashe was dominant in stretches, working 6 innings. He did allow the 6 runs in the first two frames, but he struckout 9 in the first 3 innings and 12 for the game. Three different Red Raiders picked up the 3 hits for the offense.
Bandys moved to 14-6 overall and won their final contest of the event, going 2-1 for the week. South Point salvaged their 3rd game of the tournament and finished the event at 10-7 overall.
Bandys Stats
+ Parker DeHard - 1-4
+ Nolan Jones - 1-3, 2R
+ Parker Styborski - 3-4, 2B, 3B, 1R, 2RBI
+ Zach Barnett - 1-4, 1R
+ Terick Bumgarner - 1-3, 1R, 1RBI
+ Alex Robinson - 1-4, 2B, 2RBI
+ Colby Edwards - 1-3, 1R
+ Terick Bumgarner - Win, 4.2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 9K
+ Parker Syborski - Save, 2.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
South Point Stats
+ Ryan Harris - 1-3, 1RBI
+ Wyatt Triplett - 1-3, 2B
+ Ezra Taylor - 1-3, 1R
+ Cam Ashe - Loss, 6IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 1BB, 12K
+ Landon King - 1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
2022 3B @BandysBaseball
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 20, 2022
Parker Styborski
Football commit to Lenoir Rhyne has shown strength and quickness. Good bat speed and flat path. Has rocketed 2 doubles to LF. Also has a single in the 5-6 hole.
81 off the mound in the late innings. pic.twitter.com/8wYMehVvRz
End 2@BandysBaseball 6@RedRaidersBase 0
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 20, 2022
Bandys RHP 2022 Terrick Bumgarner (@MarsHill_BSB commit) has punched 4 through 2. FB 82-85 with good feel for the arm side. Hard 10/4 breaking ball with late, explosive tilt at 72-76, 2400rpm. pic.twitter.com/gYbmdSMyIF
South Point gets in the board in the 5th. Single here from 2024 CF Ezra Taylor outs runners in 1st & 2nd. pic.twitter.com/IHDuzNKITW
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 20, 2022
Shelby - 0 Crest - 7
The Charger offense plated 3 in the bottom of the 1st and never looked back as they received a dominating performance on the mound from JR RHP Ryan Ropp.
Ropp worked a complete game, striking out 13. The story of the game was his carrying a no-hitter into the 7th. With two outs in the top of the 7th, Dallas Marzatt lined a soft looper into left that fell to break up the no-hit bid. After a walk, Ropp would close the complete game shutout to move Crest into the championship game.
Offensively the Chargers were led by Tucker McSwain’s 2 hits and 2 RBI. Four Chargers recorded hits on the night.
The Golden Lions starter, Ryan McCrackent worked to keep his club in the game. He struckout 9, working into the 5th inning.
Crest moved to the Championship round with the win, but they would lose to Kings Mountain. They finished the tournament at 13-6. Shelby dropped their final game of the tournament, going 1-2 on the week, and they now sit at 13-7 overall.
Shelby Stats
+ Dallas Marzett - 1-3
+ Ryan McCrackent - Loss, 4.1IP, 5H, 7R, 1ER, 3BB, 9K
+ Elijah Rabb - 1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
Crest Stats
+ Colby Humphries - 1-3, 1R
+ Brayden Blaylock - 1-2, 2R, 1RBI
+ Tucker McSwain - 2-2, 1R, 2RBI
+ Javarius Green - 1-2, 1RBI
+ Ryan Ropp - CG Win, 7IP, 1H, 0R, 5BB, 13K
Final@shelby_baseball 0@crest_baseball 7
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 22, 2022
2023 RHP Ryan Ropp carried a no-hitter for 6.2 innings. Settled for the Shutout.
FB: 78-81#ShelbyEasterTourney#PBRisThere
CB: 64-67, 2150-2300rpm.
*Tweet not sent in game... pic.twitter.com/wTGuFhJDpT
2024 Javarius Green@crest_baseball
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 22, 2022
Good athlete. Advanced runner stole 2B and 3B after this single. Stranded there as 2024 RHP Ryan McCrackent used 2 Ks and a pop up to strand Green.
End 2@shelby_baseball 0@crest_baseball 3#ShelbyEasterTourney
*Tweet not sent during game pic.twitter.com/wSZSHaPlyt
Burns - 2 Kings Mountain - 9
A tight game through 2 innings saw the Mountaineers bust through with a single run in the 3rd, and blow the game open with 6 in the 4th. Zane Brockman worked 5 innings in the win.
Up 1-0 in the 4th, the Mountaineers got their big inning started with a walk and error, putting runners on 1st and 3rd. Caleb Broome single to center to start the scoring in this half. Two more consecutive singles moved the score to 5-0. A two out single from Cole Irby would plate the final run of the inning, building a 7-0 lead for Kings Mountain.
Colby Putnam started on the bump for the Bulldogs and showed flashes of command of the game, but it spiraled quickly in the 4th. The Bulldogs made a push in the 7th, scoring 2, but the Mountaineers would slam the door to setup their championship run.
Kings Mountain would beat Crest for the tournament championship on Thursday. The win moved them to 3-0 in the tournament and 14-3 overall. Burns would place third, going 2-1 on the week. They are now 15-3 overall.
Burns Stats
+ Ben Mauney - 1-4, 2B
+ Colby Putnam - 1-4
+ Reid Stroupe - 1-3
+ Ashton Parker - 1-3
+ Joshua Powell - 1-3
+ Colby Putnam - Loss, 3IP, 4H, 5R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K
+ Joshua Taylor - 3IP, 4H, 4R, 2ER, 1BB, 3K
Kings Mountain Stats
+ Kenyon Moore - 1-4, 1R
+ Jacob Hamrick - 2-3, 2R, 2RBI
+ Zane Brockman - 1-4, 1R, 1RBI
+ Maddox Brown - 1-4, 1R
+ Cole Irby - 2-4, 2RBI
+ Caleb Broome - 1-3, 1R, 1RBI
+ Zane Brockman - Win, 5IP, 4H, 0R, 6BB, 5K
+ Colton Mayes - 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
+ Brayden Patrick - 1IP, 1H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K
Zane Brockman
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 21, 2022
2023 RHP @BaseballKm
Athletic hips with a solid line. Some effort thru a H3/4 slot. Attacked with solid 2 pitch mix. 5 IP, 4 H, 0R.
FB 80-85
SL 72-76, 2200rpm#ShelbyEasterTourney pic.twitter.com/mGCmZLXZIg
2025 RHP @burnsbaseball
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 21, 2022
Colby Putnam
Smaller frame but with good baseball instincts and athleticism around the mound. 3 solid innings giving up 1 run. Touched a little in the 4th plus some defensive laps led to 3 runs charged.
FB 79-82
SL 65-71
End 4
Burns 0@BaseballKm 7 pic.twitter.com/yBV6xlOSAV
2025 RHP @burnsbaseball
— PBR North Carolina (@PrepBaseballNC) April 21, 2022
Colby Putnam
Smaller frame but with good baseball instincts and athleticism around the mound. 3 solid innings giving up 1 run. Touched a little in the 4th plus some defensive laps led to 3 runs charged.
FB 79-82
SL 65-71
End 4
Burns 0@BaseballKm 7 pic.twitter.com/yBV6xlOSAV