Congrats to one of our own Chance Mako. Chance was invited to tryout for next year’s Team USA 16/17u National Team. No one deserves it more, go chase it big man!
Congrats to Senior OF/RHP Nathan Hayworth on his commitment to Tusculum University.
Nate has worked his tail off for us since day one and we are looking forward to watching him at the collegiate level. Well deserved!
CONGRATULATIONS to senior 3b Blake Hill on committing to Catawba College. Blake is proof that hard work pays off. He is a leader on the field and in the weight room. Catawba got a good one.
Congrats to Aiden Schenck NPC Player of the Year & Cam Padgett NPC Pitcher of the Year. Also making the all NPC team INF Cobb Hightower, INF Austin Fulk, P/INF Jake Hunter, P/INF Chance Mako & OF Griffin Warden. Great job fellas
Congrats to our guys for officially signing to play at the next level!
Nate Hayworth - Tusculum
Logan Dyer - Catawba
Cobb Hightower - UNC
Proud of you guys!
ALL CONFERENCE
Congrats to the following players for being voted All Conference!
Cobb Hightower - Player of the Year
Harrison Ailshie - Pitcher of the Year
ALL SPC
McCall Henderson
Logan Dyer
Braden Shive
Nate Hayworth
Sam Blackwelder
Congrats to Senior C/RHP Joe Burleyson on committing to Catawba College.
Joe is one of the most coachable and hard working players in our program. He came through for us in huge situations last year and we look forward to him having a stellar senior year. Good luck at Catawba!
FINAL/9
ER - 3
SC - 2
Outstanding effort by Harrison Ailshie
8ip 8 H 2 ER 0 BB 3 Ks
Hightower earned the win in relief
1 Ip 0 H 0 Rs 0 BB 1 K
Dyer 1-2 1 R
Shive 1-3 2B
Hightower 1-4
Ailshie 1 RBI
Henderson 1-4
Phelps 1-4 1 RBI
Game 2 tomorrow at 11:00 am
Congrats to Junior 2b/RHP Logan Dyer
@LoganDyer02
on committing to Catawba College. Logan is the ultimate competitor and a key part of our program. Catawba landed a good one!
@CatawbaBaseball
Thank you to our 4 seniors and their parents for the dedication to our baseball program here at East. Jake Hunter, Mattox Henderson, Bryson Shive and JD Basinger will be missed, but the impact they have left on this program will carry on.
CONGRATULATIONS to Morgan Padgett on his commitment to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke! This guy has been a huge asset to our program, works hard on the field and in the classroom, and is a great human being. We look forward to seeing your successes at the next level
Congrats to Dylan Valley for winning the JT Bost Memorial Sportsmanship Award. Dylan is a high character individual who worked his tail off for us for four years. He is also our Valedictorian and will be attending UNC in the fall. Best of luck Valley!
Congrats to Mattox Henderson and Bryson Shive. Mattox was Valedictorian and Bryson was Salutatorian. These guys are the definition of what it means to be and East Rowan baseball player. Hard workers who put team above self. Proud of both of y’all
East Rowan alum and Rowan County baseball legend, Michael Lowman will be throwing out the first pitch for tonight’s game.
Michael and his family have made a tremendous impact on baseball in Rowan County. Come out and show your support!
@mikelondonpost3
Congrats to Cobb Hightower for receiving the Mark Norris award for Rowan County Player of the Year for a second year in a row!
Cobb is one of the hardest working players we have ever coached, keep an eye on him in the coming years!
NCBCA All State
Congrats to the following guys for making the All State Team
Cobb Hightower - NC Player of the Year
Harrison Ailshie
McCall Henderson
Logan Dyer
Not the ending we wanted but a great season is in the books. The Mustangs finished at 23-6, Conference Champions, Conference Tournament Champions, and made it to the 4th round of the playoffs. Thank you to our seniors, you guys gave your all to the program and left it in a better
Congrats to the following guys who were voted to the All SPC team.
Logan Dyer
Morgan Padgett
Blake Hill
McCall Henderson
Pitcher of the Year
Chance Mako
Player of the Year
Cobb Hightower
The Mustangs travel to Ting Stadium in Holly Springs this afternoon to begin the State Championship Series.
First Pitch - 5:00
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Our kids have been working their tails off since September, but opening day is just different. Today was awesome. High school baseball is back. Baseball at Staton is back March 1
#LestGo
FINAL
ER - 3
WR - 2
Dominant performance by Harrison Ailshie earning the win in relief.
6 innings, 3 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, 9 Ks
Dyer 3-4
Ailshie 1-3
Blackwelder 1-3
Huge AB by Henderson tying the game
Shive scored the winning run on Hayworth’s sac fly.
Congratulations to Logan Dyer and Harrison Ailshie for winning the Patrick Snider award for Rowan County Pitcher of The Year.
These young men are beyond deserving of this recognition and put together 2 of the best seasons on the mound in school history!
CHANCE MAKO WITH A WALK OFF BOMB!
ER - 8
ND - 7
Mako grinder through 4 innings striking out 8
Dyer earned the win pitching the last 3 allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 4 ks
Hill, Henderson, Shive 2 hits.
Joe Burleyson with a 2 run homer in the 5th.
Good 6-2 win over Hickory Ridge tonight.
Morgan Padgett threw 4.2 innings allowing only 2 hits to earn the win.
Blake hill played a stellar 3rd base.
Mako with a 2 run bomb
Timely hits by Ailshie, Padgett, Hill, and Shive.
Also congrats to two other guys. Jake Hunter who has been a leader for 4 years and heading to ECU, and JD Basinger who is heading to Catawba. We can’t replace these seniors, but let’s make some noise before we have to!
East Rowan Jr NC 3 is now 9-2 overall and 3-0 in league play after this week. 16 players on the roster, and all 16 contributed. Proud of each of our guys this week
Thank you to the East Rowan community and beyond for your continued support of our baseball program. Steak dinner fundraiser was a big success today.
#PonyUp
The Mustangs have secured the
#1
seed in the 3A West Bracket.
Round 1 will be tomorrow, Tuesday May 7th, vs West Mecklenburg
First Pitch 7:00 @ Staton Field
FINAL
ER - 19
CC - 2
Combined pitching effort by Dyer, Hayworth, and Hightower allowing only 2 hits
Dyer 3-5
Hightower 3-4 with a HR
Henderson 2-3
Shive 2-3
Blackwelder 3-4
Blackwelder with 2 doubles
Henderson and Ailshie with doubles
Cobb Hightower (‘24, NC) two hit day today with a double and this 2 rbi single. Athletic MIF that can really control the barrel.
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Congratulations to our All County selections!
Cobb Hightower
Harrison Ailshie
Logan Dyer
McCall Henderson
Braden Shive
Nate Hayworth
Joe Burleyson
Well deserved!
SPC Tournament Champions!
ER - 9
WR - 6
Complete game win by Morgan Padgett
Mako 3-4 HR, 5 RBIs
Hill 3-4 2 doubles, 2 RBIs
Padgett and Ailshie with 2 hits a piece
State playoffs begin next Tuesday.
Great Win tonight!
ER - 17
ND- 0
Mako threw 4 shutout innings with 6ks 0BBs 1 Hit
Valley threw the 5th
McCall Henderson with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs
Blake Hill 3 Hits including a bomb
Padgett 3 Hits
Hayworth, Ailshie, Dyer 2 hits a piece
Congrats to Kyle Bridges new head baseball coach of the powerful Carson Cougars. Outstanding first baseman for Carson and South American Legion and coaching experience at East and Carson. His first year should be good. Carson has a host of seniors who will play college ball.