An old baseball adage, "off the schneid" is completely appropriate when talking about the West Rowan High School Baseball team after their 8-5 victory over the South Rowan High School Raiders Tuesday night in Mt. Ulla. After zero wins in six trys, the Falcons finally broke through the win column with a strong relief performance from pitcher D.J. Webb.
West Rowan starting pitcher Zack Simpson was ineffective and Webb entered the game in the top of the third inning with bases loaded and a 4-4 tie. Webb proceeded to fan Jacob Dietz leaving the bases loaded.
West led early 4-0 but South rallied to tie the score at 4-4 with a four-run third inning thanks to two run scoring wild pitches and a bases loaded walk. But instead of maybe panicking and folding in the clutch, the Falcons responded and got the big hits when they needed them to pull out their first North Piedmont Conference (NPC) win of the season. West took the lead for good in the fifth on a Jon Crucitti double to right-center.
It may be hard for West Rowan to win the NPC this year with East Rowan and Lake Norman still undefeated, but the Falcons are going to be no pushover for any of the opponents left on the schedule.
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