The 2017 season opener baseball matchup between Newport News city rivals Woodside and Menchville was delayed due to weather and rescheduled on Thursday at Woodside High School. With temperatures hovering near the 40 degree mark, the Wolverines survived a see-saw affair to defeat Menchville 10-8.
Davon Parsons had the game winning RBI and he finished 2 for 2 from the plate with three RBI and three runs scored. Alex Blackmon was the winning pitcher and Zach Sanders pitched one inning in the seventh to earn the save.
The parents who braved the frigid temperatures had to sit thru an agonizing 15 walks and three hit batters in a game that saw the lead change several times in the final two innings. Woodside sent seven straight batters to the plate in the 3rd inning scoring five runs. Stephen Strout, Chris Henley and Elijah Welcher all started the inning with a walks and they all scored after singles from Ernest Sigrah, Tyler Stevens and Davon Parson. Nate Freed added a bases loaded walk Zach Sanders added a sacrifice fly to give Woodside a 6-1 lead.
Menchville manufactured two runs in the 4th inning and they took the lead after scoring four runs in the 5th inning. Luke Wells drove in a run after getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Andrew Motley produced a run with a grounder to short. The Monarchs loaded the bases in the 5th inning and Mason McCullum keyed a 4-run inning with a 2-run double.
Woodside tied the score at 7-7 with a sacrifice fly by Noah Jordan but Menchville added a run after a fielders choice grounder from McCullum. Woodside loaded the bases in the bottom of the 6th inning and they re-took the lead on a 2-run single by Davon Parsons who would later score on an error at 3rd base.
Davon Parsons had the game winning RBI and he finished 2 for 2 from the plate with three RBI and three runs scored. Alex Blackmon was the winning pitcher and Zach Sanders pitched one inning in the seventh to earn the save.
The parents who braved the frigid temperatures had to sit thru an agonizing 15 walks and three hit batters in a game that saw the lead change several times in the final two innings. Woodside sent seven straight batters to the plate in the 3rd inning scoring five runs. Stephen Strout, Chris Henley and Elijah Welcher all started the inning with a walks and they all scored after singles from Ernest Sigrah, Tyler Stevens and Davon Parson. Nate Freed added a bases loaded walk Zach Sanders added a sacrifice fly to give Woodside a 6-1 lead.
Menchville manufactured two runs in the 4th inning and they took the lead after scoring four runs in the 5th inning. Luke Wells drove in a run after getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Andrew Motley produced a run with a grounder to short. The Monarchs loaded the bases in the 5th inning and Mason McCullum keyed a 4-run inning with a 2-run double.
Woodside tied the score at 7-7 with a sacrifice fly by Noah Jordan but Menchville added a run after a fielders choice grounder from McCullum. Woodside loaded the bases in the bottom of the 6th inning and they re-took the lead on a 2-run single by Davon Parsons who would later score on an error at 3rd base.
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