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Official Twitter page of BHS Baseball. 2023 State 2A Champions. HC Alex Leonhardt. Asst Coaches Brad Hoyle, Mark Mackall, Wade Walker and Patrick Mauney.
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2023 STATE CHAMPIONS!
First state championship in program history!
Defeated South Granville 6-1 and 9-5.
Congratulations Bulldogs!
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BULLDOGS BEAT MOREHEAD 13-6 and advance to our first ever state championship series next week! Congratulations Bulldogs!
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Thank you Coach David Wise for all of your hard work and dedication toward this program as head coach. We have had a lot of success.
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Southern Piedmont Pitcher of the Year - Jackson Toney and All State.
8-1 1.73 ERA .154 Opp BA
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Congratulations Bradley Evans, who has signed to play college baseball at Tusculum College.
@burnsbaseball44
⚾️👍
http://t.co/oAwzCZxRVY
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Southern Piedmont Conference Player of the Year - Marshall McGowan!!!
Marshall also set the hits (55) and RBI (51) single season record for Burns
@MarshallMcGowa4
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BULLDOGS WIN AT CREST 7-5!!! Alex Pendleton pitches out of a bases loaded, one out jam! SECOND WIN OVER CREST THIS YEAR!!! WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!!!
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The battery of Avery Bridges and Zach Wilson close out the CCC Yeti’s first game. A 12-2 win versus Surry. Congratulations to
@CoachGeneBowles
on his first W at
@cccyetis
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Proud of this group accomplishing goals and setting standards for our program. Seniors, go be great at life, do not settle for being good.
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Congratulations
@ColbyPutnam3
Southern Piedmont Player of the Year and All-State.
.495 BA, 14-2B, 8-HR, 49-RBI, 35-Runs. 12-SB
13-2, 0.63 ERA, 136-K, 17-BB, 0.625 WHIP
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Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions. 21-3 overall record this year.
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Strike Out Cancer Night. We honored Patty Grigg and Gene Spurling and paid tribute to the late Biff Colburn.
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Congratulations to Joseph Webb and Ben Mauney. The Southern Piedmont Athletic Conference, Pitcher and Player of the years, respectively.
@j_webb2004
@mauney_ben
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Congratulations to
@j_webb2004
on signing with Catawba College to play baseball. We are very proud of Joseph and look forward to his continued success.
@NCPost100
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If there ever were a former player who could take adversity and get back up it is
@Thomas_Bridges6
. TB was diagnosed with CML this past week a form of leukemia. He will keep it under control and
#StriveForGreatness
. A message from his family and doctors, is to
#GiveBlood
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Coach Alex Leonhardt has been named our new head coach. Congratulations to him!
@AlexLeonhardt1
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Proud of our guys after responding to a slow start Tuesday night with a 11-0 W vs McMichael.
@JacksonToney_
with a perfect game and also 2 clutch hits. Shoutout to our defense for a great job with JT.
@MarshallMcGowa4
with a leadoff HR. Nick Williams and Camden Mackall had 3 hits
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Congratulations to our All Conference selections Zach Wilson, Colson Miller and Avery Bridges. Very well deserved!
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Congratulations Hunter Lail! So proud of you!
#NCcommits
Congrats to 2019 RHP Hunter Lail (
@burnsbaseball
/
@PunisherBBall
) on his commitment to
@RCCEagsBaseball
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THE BULLDOGS HAVE DEFEATED THE PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED CREST CHARGERS, 7-1! WAY TO GO GUYS!!! We advance to championship game against the South Caldwell-Shelby winner tomorrow night at 7, please come out to Keeter Stadium and support your Bulldogs!!!
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Congratulations Russ Branch on winning the FCA Honor Athlete Award!
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Last night at Shelby Coach Leonhardt broke the record that was previously held by Coach Tommy Pruett.
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CONGRATULATIONS COACH
@AlexLeonhardt1
on your Big South co-coach of the year selection! Also CONGRATULATIONS Wade Walker, Dalton Putnam, Colton Stroupe, Colby Ferguson and Alex Pendleton on your all conference selections!
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Burns High School Baseball was all over Clover 13-2 in the first round of the Easter tournament at Shelby! Avery Bridges went 4 for 5 including a 3 run home run and Colson Miller hit a 2 run home run. We scored four runs top 4 and SIX runs top 7! Way to go Bulldogs!
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All Conference player Ethan Guy
@EthanGu80054008
was on fire in the post season. He batted .478 with 12 RBIs and 6 Runs scored in the 8 state playoff games helping Burns to a State Championship
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28 dubs in a single season, a Cleveland County Record!!!!
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Hitter or Pitcher??? Colleges will be in line for our guy on August 1.
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WALKOFF 2 RUN HOME RUN RUSS BRANCH!!!! BULLDOGS BEAT CHASE 6-4!!!! WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!
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Please pray for 2018 alum
@Thomas_Bridges6
and his family.
#Braves
family, please pray for one of our own
@Thomas_Bridges6
and his family. I promise you, he’s one of the biggest Braves fans you’ll ever meet and an even better person. God never gives you anything you can’t handle and he is the ultimate physician! He’s got this!
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Thank you
@nchsaa
for running a great event. First time experience and as I told Mr Alford, win or lose this is a great experience!!!
🏆⚾ Here you have the 2023 2A NCHSAA Baseball State Champions
@burnsbaseball
and their MVP, Colby Putnam ⚾🏆
#NCHSAA
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@C_proctor23
getting the start behind the plate in all 3 games of the ACC opener vs UVA. He's a dude.
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BULLDOGS BEAT STUART CRAMER 7-0! Complete game 5 hit shutout from Matt Pittman and a 2 run home run from Avery Bridges, who had two other hits as well! Dylan Beaver and Brack Bivins had 2 hits each as well. Great win. Bulldogs host Forestview on Friday. JV at 4, Varsity at 7.
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Thank you Class of 2017! Best of luck to you in your future endeavors!
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CONGRATULATIONS
@AlexPendleton13
!
Congrats to 2018 Burns High OF/LHP Alex Pendleton
@AlexPendleton13
on his commitment to
@Pfeiffer_BSB
#punishem
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Kevin Wellmon has returned as head JV coach and Varsity pitching coach as he has accepted a teaching position.
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Congrats to
@russ_branch03
and
@5_jrg
, who signed to play ⚾️ at Presbyterian and Lenior-Rhyne! Pic by Ronda Branch.
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We are proud of
@EliCooke14
and Mason Humphries for leading the last two FCA Team Huddles. Impacting each others lives with great conversation and interaction.
#FCATeamHuddles
#FCAHuddle
@FellowshipofCh4
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Congratulations
@a_bridges13
! We are very proud of you!
Congrats to Burns 2020 1B/OF Avery Bridges on his commitment to
@CCCYeti_BSBL
#Punishem
#Knobby
#GitGit
@PrepBaseballNC
@burnsbaseball
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She is still ready for her boys to come back.
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BALLGAME! BULLDOGS BEAT NORTH BUNCOMBE 5-1 TO GO TO THE STATE 3A SEMIFINALS! (That will be best of 3 against Carson or Piedmont. WAY TO GO!
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Congratulations
@ColsonMiller2
!
Congrats to 2019 Burns HS
@burnsbaseball
1B Colson Miller
@colsonmiller2
on his verbal commitment to
@tusculumBSB
#Punishem
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Bulldogs win at Forestview 7-4! Dub Wilson and Colson Miller had two hits each. Brack Bivins and Patrick Spangler split time on the mound. We took the lead for good with a 3-run 4th. Way to go BULLDOGS! We are at KMtomorrow night, weather permitting! Big game. Come support.
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BULLDOGS BEAT SOUTH POINT 4-2 to advance to the championship of the Easter tournament tomorrow night at 7. We scored three runs in the 5th to take the lead for good! Dub Wilson pitched 6 strong innings, striking out 10, only walking one and he had two hits. Way to go Dogs!
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Opening Night tomorrow night at home vs. Bessemer City, 5:00 start. Come out to the Dog Lot and support your Bulldogs!
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CONGRATULATIONS
@Maxlowe_5
on your commitment to
@AbbeyBaseball
!
#NCcommits
Congrats to 2018 RHP
@Maxlowe_5
(
@burnsbaseball
/
@PunisherBBall
) on his commitment to
@AbbeyBaseball
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Thank you class of 2016! Good luck in college and in all you do!
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Eli Cooke led off the 7th with a hit, Dubesko sacrificed him to 2nd. Wild pitch moved him to 3rd. Nick Williams draws a walk and steals 2nd. IBB to
@MarshallMcGowa4
led to
@ColbyPutnam3
walk off grand slam.
@PrepBaseballNC
Dogs 7 Patton 3
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Congratulations to
@j_webb2004
for being named All-Area pitcher of the year.
@mauney_ben
for being named 1st team and
@ColbyPutnam3
for being named 2nd team. Thanks
@JoeLHughesII
and the Gazette/Star for their coverage this year.
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WALKOFF SINGLE CHRISTOPHER PROCTOR!!!! BULLDOGS BEAT KM 5-4 IN 8 INNINGS AND ADVANCE TO THE SECOND ROUND SAT AT HOME VS. CARSON!!! WTG DOGS!
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CONGRATULATIONS
@ColtonStroupe
! We are very proud of you!
Congratulations
@ColtonStroupe
(2018 Burns High School Infielder) on his commitment to Catawba Valley..
#impact
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Congratulations to our boys, 14-4 victory over East Surry
@WWhawkbaseball
Battle of the BEST event.
@MarshallMcGowa4
was the WP and a grand slam,
@ColbyPutnam3
with a 3-run HR.
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BULLDOGS WIN THE VARSITY HEAD COACHING DEBUT OF COACH
@AlexLeonhardt1
, 10-4 OVER MCDOWELL!!! 7 RUN BOTTOM OF THE 6TH!!! WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!!!
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2023 graduate, Reid Stroupe was a three year starter for Burns Baseball at catcher. He’s a very reliable young man, shows up everyday and works without question. He did a great job handling our pitching staff and mentoring younger players. Tough hard nose young man
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Burns wins at Cherryville 7-2. Led by
@JacksonToney_
(25 uncommitted) and
@MarshallMcGowa4
(25 uncommitted). Toney took the win striking out 9 in 5.2. Josh Taylor (24 LHP uncommitted) struck out 4 Ironmen the last 1.1. McGowan was 3-4 HR and a 2B.
@ColbyPutnam3
(25 GWU)was 3-4 too
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Our 2001 team that was the first ever to reach the playoffs, went 23-7 and reached the Western Finals, was honored tonight before the game. Was coached by Richard Howell.
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The team will be getting their state championship rings at halftime of the
@burnsbulldogs
football game tonight. Come out and support. The game starts at 7:30.
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Bulldogs winners 6-0 vs Piedmont HS
@shelby_baseball
Easter Tournament.
@ColbyPutnam3
PERFECT Game, 61 pitches.
@PrepBaseballNC
@IMPACTBASEBALL_
@JoeLHughesII
@JRWalk22
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Southern Piedmont, Pitcher of the Year, Colby Putnam
@ColbyPutnam3
Colby finished the year 12-1 with 123 strikeouts and a 1.42 ERA.
Colby was also the MVP of the State Championship.
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BULLDOGS BEAT ASHBROOK 9-1! WAY TO GO BULLDOGS! 1-0 IN THE BIG SOUTH! Three hits each from Zach Wilson and Colson Miller! Matthew Pittman went 6 innings and Patrick Spangler closed it out!
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Thank you seniors Will Angel Russ Branch John Grigg Scooter Colburn, Terrick Hamrick Bryson Clark Trevor Spurling Seth Mullinax and AJ Camp.
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2019 Varsity and JV Rosters, thank you Cherryville Sign and Graphics.
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Bulldogs defeat Huss 4-2! Good job guys. Come out and support the Dogs Saturday at The Dog Lot, vs. W. Lincoln and N. Lincoln at 12 and 4.
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2025 Colby Putnam 5-8 this week, 6.2 IP, 10 K’s, allowed 3 hits helping us go 2-0 vs a good Cherryville team.
@robputt
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Congratulations
@DaltonPutnam
!
Blessed to say that I have committed to play baseball at Lenior-Rhyne. Thankful for all my family and coaches for making this possible 🐻🇺🇸
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Thank you all who supported our annual reverse raffle BBQ fundraiser tonight. Food was really good. Congratulations to Penny Martin and Steven McMurry who were the top two and split $2750. Money went to a good cause. We are hoping to enclose our batting cage.
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Thank you
@CCCYeti_BSBL
@CoachGeneBowles
for addressing the crowd here at our annual reverse raffle fundraiser. He is excited about our upcoming season and urges everyone to come out and support your Burns Bulldog baseball team. GO BULLDOGS!
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BULLDOGS BEAT SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH 4-2! Next up is the AC Reynolds-North Iredell winner Friday or Saturday, we will likely be at AC Reynolds, if North Iredell upsets them we would be at home. WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!
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BULLDOGS shut out Hunter Huss 6-0! Brack Bivins and Hunter Lail combined on a one-hitter! Dub Wilson, Cade Hoyle and Hunter Lail had 2 hits each. We host Stuart Cramer Friday, weather permitting. GO BULLDOGS!
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Bulldogs hold off Crest 7-5 and will play KM tomorrow night at 7 for the championship of the Easter tournament. WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!
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Congrats to our Bo Pryor on his commitment to Catawba to play football. Now time for some ⚾️⚾️⚾️
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Congratulations to our football coach
@DevineDomino
and
@Zwilli18
for splitting the $5,000 at tonight’s reverse raffle! Coach Devine would have won it all. Thank you all for your support! It was very successful. Had a great turnout!
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Congratulations to our former Coach Rummy. Thanks for everything at BHS and wish you nothing but success.
Congratulations to
@jordan_rumfelt
, our new Head Varsity Baseball Coach!
Coach Rumfelt has over 11 years coaching experience and has served as a JV Head coach for 5. 2021-22 was his 1st year with CHASE after successful stints at RS Central and Burns High School.
#
#GoldStandard
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2 RUN SINGLE Ben Mauney!!! BULLDOGS NOW LEAD 4-1!!! NOW DOUBLE MARSHALL MCGOWAN!!! 6-1 Burns High School Baseball!!!
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BULLDOGS BEAT BESSEMER CITY 11-0 in 5 innings! Zach Wilson led the team with 3 hits & 3 runs in 4 AB’s. Dylan Beaver pitched 4 strong innings and Austin Mancuso closed it out. Way to go guys! We host East Burke Thur. JV @ 4, Varsity @ 7. Game was originally scheduled for EB.
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Our Class of 2019 Seniors! Thank you for all you have done for our program these past 4 years!
@hunter_lail
@AustinMancuso3
@ColsonMiller2
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Proud of our team!!! It is such a beautiful feat for all the kids while pulling for their teammates. Team first mentality. Thank you Richard McGinnis for the artwork
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Marshall McGowan All-State and All-Conference after an injury and “slow” start. .495 BA, 11-2B, 1-3B, 11-HR, 43-RBI, 49-Runs
In the playoffs
@MarshallMcGowa4
.520, 2-2B,1-3B,5-HR
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Great win last night for our guys, 8-0 vs Cherryville.
@ColbyPutnam3
had a 2 hitter with 17 K’s. Nick William, Putnam and Hagan Hoyle all had two hits. Hoyle and
@EthanGu80054008
had 3 RBI’s. We will face CHS tonight at 7.
@PrepBaseballNC
@BBUniversityWNC
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BULLDOGS BEAT SHELBY 5-0 which avenges the loss to the Lions in Lawndale. Good team win. WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!!!
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Congratulations to our 2016 MVP Trevor Spurling!
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BULLDOGS BEAT ASHBROOK 8-1! 3-0 ON THE SEASON, 1-0 IN THE BIG SOUTH! WAY TO GO BULLDOGS!!!
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The pitching staff this week vs Cherryville. 2-0, giving up one earned run with 30 K’s. Great job
@JacksonToney_
(25 uncommitted)
@ColbyPutnam3
(25 GWU) and Josh Taylor (2024 uncommitted LHP)
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Thank you to all who supported our reverse raffle this year. It was a huge success.
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