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Heavy hearts this morning across Wiley Warren Field and BHS Baseball. Chris Combs will forever be in our hearts and minds. He will continue to be the will behind our fight. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his beautiful and amazing family. We love you Chris.
#TeamChrisCombs
🤎
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He can shoot a basketball, but can
@CaseyMorsell
throw a baseball? 👀 We're honored to host Casey as a special guest tomorrow at 4:30 to throw out the first pitch for our game against Cardinal Gibbons! Tell all your people, and let's PACK Wiley Warren!
#SkoCaps
@PackMensBball
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Thank you
@Elliott_Avent
and all of
@NCStateBaseball
for letting us in the house today to remember Chris Combs and the fight against ALS.
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Congrats to Coach Morton on being selected as the 2023 Cap-6 Coach of the Year! Caps finished 9-1 in league play and won Broughton's first conference baseball title since 1991.
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Caps clinch the first outright Cap-6 Conference Championship since 1991 with 4-0 win at Athens Drive! Sam Harris (SO) complete game 2 hitter with 11 k’s. Jackson Kosnar (SR) multi-hits and 2 RBI’s. Cam Thompson (JR) great night in the field.
#23CAPS
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Congratulations to Coach Morton being named the Cap-6 Coach of the Year.
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Rest In Peace, Mr. Andrews. Your love, support, and energy will never be forgotten. We promise to light that scoreboard up for you just like you always wanted. 😢
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We all knew this day was coming but it still hurts deep.
Seniors, you left this program in better shape than it was before and that’s what it’s all about.
Parents of seniors, you’re not forgotten... thank you for everything.
To everyone else, we will be back.
Go Caps.
#DTB
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Congrats to our 2023 Blayne Brown
#1
jersey recipient, Sam Bertram! Sam is pictured here with Coach Comis and Mr. Brown.
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Thank you
@MCreekBaseball
JV team for leaving it better than you found it. With a home varsity game today, we really appreciate y’all for taking care of things postgame!
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Caps open 2019 with 10-0 win over Wakefield. Xander Hamilton 5ip 9k shutout and the co-captains Joe Barrow and Robert Ramseur each go 3-3. Ramsuer with 2 2Bs and Barrow with a HR. Garner comes to Wiley Warren tomorrow 4pm first pitch.
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Caps win Cap-6 Championship today with 4-0 win vs Leesville. Davis Best (SR) gets the win on mound and Mason Hawkins (FR) earns the save. Matthew Vannoy (JR) leadoff HR in bottom 1st. Caps improve to 19-6 overall and will start State Playoffs next Tuesday at Wiley Warren!
#24CAPS
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Congrats to four year varsity starter and two sport athlete Penn Sealey on his commitment to one of the top JUCO programs around
@bcc_dolphins
! Way to go Snipe.
#18
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Just another practice to some, but todays the last high school practice for 6 of our boys who have given us their all for 4 years.
#notjustanotherday
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Congrats to our Cap-6 All-Conference Selections!
SO Sam Harris
SO Matthew Vannoy
JR Cameron Thompson
JR Davis Best
JR Sam Bertram
SR Jackson Kosnar
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Our 2021 Blayne Brown
#1
Jersey recipient - Senior, Ben Gilbert. Gilbert is also a Co-Captain. Thank you for all of your commitment over the four years. Amazing young man.
@bengilbert53
#QB1
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We ask that all please keep their thoughts and prayers with the Broughton Baseball family right now. Thank you.
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SR, Josh Holloman
-NCSU
-4yr varsity starter
-Memory from coach: Y’all changed the culture and reputation of BHS ⚾️
-Part of prac: Being in dugout talking to everyone
-Uni: white hat, purple top, white pants
-Memory: Playoff win/Winning Bobby Murray
-Advice: It goes by too fast
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Great day to be a CAP! Congrats graduates and families.
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SR, Daniel Brown
College: Campbell ⚾️
Fav. advice from coach: Ability to play college ball as FR (HKelly)
Fav. part of practice: BP 🚌
Fav. uniform: Purple hat, Purple top, White pants
Best memory: 13k/W in last game ⛽️
Advice to future Caps: Don’t get complacent
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Happy Birthday to The Godfather of Broughton Baseball, Coach Newton!
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In case you missed it this week, 2️⃣ of our guys committed to play Division 1 Baseball. The entire Broughton Baseball family couldn’t be more excited for these two young men and their families.
Sam Harris ‘25 - NC STATE
Jacob Grimes ‘23 - QUEENS
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Thank you Seniors! We finish the year 14-9 overall and 9-1 in the Cap-6. 2023 Cap-6 Champions!
#23CAPS
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Congrats to the following for making the 2019 Cap-7 All-Conference team:
Seniors: Penn Sealey, Joe Barrow, Jon Benefield, Xander Hamilton
Junior: Josh Holloman, Davis Clemmons (honorable mention)
Cap-7 Pitcher of the Year: Senior, Xander Hamilton
Congratulations! 💪
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Big things happening at Wiley Warren! Looking forward to the new seating area and giving parents + spectators a chance to see the game from behind the plate.
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Come out and support Daniel Brown ‘20 on Wednesday at 3pm in Holliday as he signs with
@GoCamelsBSB
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Congratulations Seniors.
Not pictured: Nick Hoskin (WYMLA)
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Congrats to Sam Harris (SO) on being selected as the 2023 Cap-6 Pitcher of the Year!
Sam was 4-0 in league play with 24ip, 42k's, and 0.00era.
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Best day of the spring, always. Thanks to all of the volunteers who made this possible from Wake Forest today. Lots of new friendships were made. Great Day to be a CAP!
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Congrats to Sam Harris (FR) on winning Newcomer of the Year for the Cap-6 in 2022! Sam finished the conference season with a 3–1 record plus 1 save. He was
#1
in conference play in number of strikeouts. Way to go Sam!
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2022
#1
Jersey was awarded to Owen Petrie today! Owen is a 4-year member of our program that was a no-brainer for the honor! Congrats Owen!
#BlayneBrown
#1
#22CAPS
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Congratulations to Matthew Vannoy (JR) being selected as the Cap-6 Conference Player of the Year.
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Exciting news from Cam Kaplinger ‘22. Kap has earned a spot on the UNC Baseball Data Analytics team that will support the UNC Baseball program! He was one of 5 freshmen chosen out of over 140 applicants! Way to go Kap!
@Cam_Kaplinger
@DiamondHeels
@NBroughtonHS
@Broughtonsports
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Caps walk off 4-3 against Rolesville with Matthew Vannoy’s (FR) single. Sam Harris (FR) with 5 strong innings and Cam Kaplinger (SR) picking up the win in relief! Henry Fullbright (SO) with 2-2 day. Team effort today at Wiley Warren.
#22CAPS
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Baseball has its special moments and we witnessed one today from the Purple and Gold.
Caps win 9-0 and all seniors contributed to our 1st shutout win of ‘22. Brett Nixon (SR) and Jackson Hubbell (SR) finish on the mound.
Thank you Seniors.
#22CAPS
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Caps win season opener over Holly Springs, 8-2. Pitchers combined for a no hitter. Back to work tomorrow!
#DTB
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Walk-Off at Wiley Warren! 2nd straight game with the Caps walking off. This time it’s Cam Thompson (JR) with a triple scoring Matthew Vannoy in the bottom of the 10th! Caps beat Wake Forest 2-1. Strong pitching from Davis Best (JR), Sam Harris (SO), and Jack Stewart (SR)!
#23CAPS
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Congrats to ‘20 Daniel Brown on his commitment to Campbell University! Great young man from a great family!
#DBrown
@NBroughtonHS
@WakeBoysLead
@Broughtonsports
@highschoolot
@IMPACTBASEBALL_
@PrepBaseballNC
@JMBpreps
@PrepsNow
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Senior, Que Robinson
- Randolph Macon (🏈)
- 1st year in program
- Best memory from a coach: Being told I made the team
- Fav. part of practice: BP
- Fav. Uniform: Gold
- Best memory: 1st stolen base
- Advice to future Caps: Don’t take the time you have for granted
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👀 Thank you
@WFTitanBaseball
@Baseball_MHS
and
@nbhsbears
for helping raise over $4K in memory of Chris Combs for
@alsncchapter
and
@TeamChrisCombs
! Thank you Lincoln Theater and Longleaf Swine as well for donations. Thanks again
@NCStateBaseball
for letting us in the Doak! 💪
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Caps walk it off in bottom 13! Senior, Ben Gilbert with the game winning single scoring SO. Jack Stewart from 2B. Great start by SR Chris Gruskin and 6 2/3 scoreless relief from FR Landon Watts! Caps improve to 7-3 (6-2).
#DTB
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Excited to announce and very appreciative to
@_NCBCA
for honoring Sam Harris (‘25) as the 4A State Pitcher of the Year! Sam has allowed a total of just 3 earned runs the last two seasons for the Caps. Congratulations
@SamHarris2025
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Caps get the win 6-0 at Athens Drive. Josh Holloman (‘20) and Hazen Lancaster (‘21) with the 2 hit shutout. Back to work tomorrow...
#DTB
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Jackson Kosnar Appreciation Tweet
Great moment for this young man. Fighting through a slump and turns in a 3-4 day at the plate with a bottom of the 7th, bases loaded, 2 out game winning RBI. That’s our Kos. That’s what seniors do.
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Season comes to an end tonight in 2nd Rd of playoffs at New Bern, 4-0. Caps finish the year 15-9 overall. Thank you Seniors.
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Congrats to Senior and Captain,
@jholloman3
and family on his graduation today! Josh is headed to NC State.
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Caps win 1-0 over Leesville this afternoon at beautiful Wiley Warren Field! Sam Harris (SO) complete game win with 12ks. Jackson Kosnar (SR) RBI double. Caps head into spring break 2-0 in the Cap-6.
#23CAPS
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He’s been the P/A guy, he’s painted the foul lines, he’s run the ticket booth, he’s popped popcorn, plus much more & now he’s coaching with us. Happy Birthday to the man who can do it all... Coach Epperson! Thank you for all you have done and still do for our program. 🐐
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Congrats to ‘20 Daniel Brown on being selected by the Cubs in the 16th Rd of the 2023 MLB Draft. 💪
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Caps go on the road and bring home a 11-1 win. Davis Best (JR) complete game win. Offense stays hot. Back at Wiley Warren on Thursday (4:30).
#23CAPS
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Hey
@nckhui
Thanks for all you are doing reporting the updates as they happen. Please be our guest at one of our games next spring (or whenever we hit the field again).
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Interesting stat of the night - Coach Newton has been a part of Broughton baseball for over 30 years. Today’s game was the longest of his career. The Godfather of Broughton Baseball.
@coachnewton1987
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Caps pull out extra inning win on the road at Green Hope, 3-2. Sam Bertram (SR) with his 1st HR of the season. Mason Hawkins (FR) picks up his first varsity win out of the bullpen. We will finish the three game week with Apex at home on Thursday, 3:30.
#24CAPS
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6-4 Caps win over Hoggard to move to 7-1 on the year! Great day at Wiley Warren for a great cause.
#StrikeOutALS
#TeamChrisCombs
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We’d like to welcome Coach Hill to the program as our new JV Coach! Coach Hill brings a wealth of knowledge from his baseball roots in Rowan County. He is a 6th grade science teacher at Martin. Welcome Coach! Go Caps!
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Caps open Cap-6 play with a 3-1 win over Leesville. David Best (JR) with a CG win on the mound. Burke Lancaster (SR) 2 doubled at the plate. Road game at Leesville on Wednesday.
#23CAPS
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2021 LHP
@Hazenthe4
with 3ip 0r today in Atlanta for
@tpanationals
against a very good opponent. Lancaster up to 85mph helping TPA move to 4-0 in
@PerfectGameUSA
#WWBA17u
👀
#uncommittedLHP
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Twitter Takeover! SInce
@coachjmorton
honored the teachers yesterday, we wanted to honor him today! Thank you for everything you do for the players! Hard to put into words how much we appreciate you but we gave it a try! Watch full video at !
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Congrats to ‘18 Kyle Ehlers on his commitment to Pitt CC. Kyle is a four year varsity starter for the Caps.
@PittCC_Baseball
@PBR_JUCO
@PrepBaseballNC
@PrepsNow
@IMPACTBASEBALL_
@DiamondFitNC
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Dating back to his last 2 outings last year - ‘19 Uncommitted 🤔 Joe Barrow has 15.1 innnings pitched, 2 hits allowed with 1 unearned run, 15 K's and 9 walks. This is against 3 playoff teams from last year.
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Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Broughton graduate, Lamont Burt, who has tragically passed away too soon.
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Caps advance to Round 2 with 1-0 win over East Chapel Hill. Sam Harris (JR) throws a no-hitter and strikes out 10. Weston Rhem (SO) with the only RBI of the day. Caps will host winner of Leesville and Gibbons on Friday afternoon at Wiley Warren Field!
#24CAPS
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Caps pull out a win on Senior Day over Enloe, 8-4! Matthew Vannoy (SO) with 3 hits and 3 SB’s. Davis Best (JR) picks up the win and Jack Stewart (SR) earns the save. All 6 seniors contribute to the win. Back to work tomorrow.
#23CAPS
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Congrats to the following Caps on their post-season Cap-7 Awards!
All-Conference:
Chris Gruskin, SR
Hazen Lancaster, SR
Xander Lietz, SR
Ben Gilbert, SR
Honorable Mention:
Jacob Grimes, SO
Patrick Maloney, FR
Maloney was runner up for newcomer of the year.
#21Caps
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Senior, George Swearingen
- Going to CofC
- Fav. memory from coach: Face is a ball magnet (all)
- Fav. part of prac: spending time w/ the boys
- Fav. Uni: All White
- Best memory: Playoffs in 2019
- Advice to future Caps: Work hard to improve program/never take it for granted
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We are excited to celebrate Jacob Grimes (SR) signing with Queens University this afternoon!
#23CAPS
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Caps have two selected in the 2023 MLB Baseball Draft. We couldn’t be any prouder of these two and this accomplishment. Looking forward to their professional careers!
Xander Hamilton (‘19) - Twins 14th Rd
Daniel Brown (‘20) - Cubs 16th Rd
Way to go fellas!
#CAPS
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We’d like to thank Coach Anderson for his time serving as our JV Coach. Coach Anderson has had to step down and we wish him nothing but the best. Thank you!
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Congrats to the following Cap-6 All-Conference selections:
Nic Edward (SR)
Jacob Grimes (JR)
Matthew Vannoy (FR)
Sam Harris (FR)
Honorable Mention:
Jack Stewart (JR)
Jackson Kosnar (JR)
#22CAPS
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Great day to be a CAP! Thank you to all who came out today to the Blayne Brown Camp!
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Caps season comes to an end this afternoon. What a year. Thank you to all who helped us along the way and to the 12 graduating seniors, we will miss you.
20-7 final record and back to back conference championships.
#24CAPS
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Thanks for having us over Chris!
#BROUGHTONFAMILY
#StrikeOutALS
Appreciate
@BroughtBaseball
stopping by to visit, and for their continuous support of
@TeamChrisCombs
and our fight against ALS.
#StrikeOutALS
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Team win over a very good Garner squad, 3-1. ‘20 Hamilton Andrews with a 2R HR.. ‘19 Joe Barrow with the win and ‘20 Josh Holloman with the SV. Solid team defense all around. 💪
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Caps win 13-1 today vs SE Raleigh. Harris Craven (SO) with 4ip/0h. Matthew Vannoy (FR), Sam Harris (FR), Jack Stewart (JR) and Jacob Grimes (JR) lead the offense. Stewart (JR) with a HR! Caps return to action on 3/17 at Millbrook!
#22CAPS
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Caps go on the road and come home with 3-0 win. SR Chris Gruskin (uncommitted) complete game shutout. FR Patrick Maloney with 3 RBI’s.
#DTB
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Great day today seeing Xander (Queens-Baseball), Hazen (Western Carolina-Baseball), and Walker (Hampden-Sydney Football) sign to play on the next level! Proud of you guys.
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Senior Day at Wiley Warren Field is tomorrow for these six guys! Come out and support the 2023 Seniors. First pitch vs Enloe at 4:30.
#23CAPS
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Congrats to ‘19 Xander Hamilton on being selected by the Twins in the 14th Rd of the 2023 MLB Draft. 💪
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