Over the past few seasons, Braeden Collins has blossomed into a standout baseball player. As a freshman at Eastern Wayne, Collins helped lead the Warriors back to playoffs for the first time in three years. Collins, who now attends Wayne Country Day, is now one of the critical pieces on a Chargers team with state…… read more »
Wayne Country Day flexed its muscles against The Burlington School on Monday. Braeden Collins craved out a five-inning, two-hit gem as the Chargers dumped The Burlington School 11-1 in five innings. “I’m proud of our guys because we knew it was a big game. Burlington is a really good team, and if we play again,…… read more »
Scoring more than 10 runs a game has become the norm for Wayne Country Day this season. Heading into their game against Southeastern Homeschool on Friday, the Chargers had scored at least 10 runs four times. And against Southeastern, the Chargers’ bats remained hot as they defeated Southeastern 14-1 in five innings. “These guys are…… read more »
Sterling Bass pitched a complete game, gave up zero earned runs and tossed four strikeouts as Wayne Country Day defeated Faith Christian School 11-1 on Tuesday afternoon. After dropping a game to Charlotte Christian on Mar. 19, the Chargers have won their last two games by a combined score of 20-2. Mason Moffett had three…… read more »
Wayne Country Day suffered its first loss of the season against Charlotte Christian on Friday afternoon. Charlotte Christian scored 4 runs in the third inning and went on to beat the Chargers 8-0. Wayne Country Day (3-1 overall) will look to bounce back against Wilson Christian (4-5) on Monday.… read more »
Rosewood’s Benjamin Peacock is poised for a breakout year. Peacock, who plays baseball, basketball and soccer, made significant headway as a sophomore, trained diligently in the offseason. Now, as a junior, he established himself as a leader on every team. As a freshman, he was part of the Rosewood baseball team that reached the state…… read more »
When North Duplin’s Kyle Holland earned his spot on the varsity baseball as a freshman, the short-term excitement was palpable. He was eager to play alongside upperclassmen and make his presence felt right away. However, he quickly learned there were more long-term benefits to making varsity as a freshman. It was not just the prestige…… read more »
Brett Forbis understands the difficulty in juggling academics and athletics at the high school level. After all, time management is a daunting task for any incoming college freshman, but Forbis will not have trouble hurdling that obstacle at the college level next season. The confident C.B. Aycock senior knows he can get the job done…… read more »
Often in sports, players with either incredible talent or a tremendous work ethic do well. Either their natural ability or strong desire to be the best launches them to solid success. But when that authentic gift and that genuine relentlessness are paired together, that’s when truly impressive student-athletes are born. In the case of Goldsboro…… read more »
Making the transition from high school to college presents a few distinct challenges, but Princeton’s Grey Gurganious is ready to face those challenges. The pitcher signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Lenoir Community College next season. “It’s pretty cool, and I didn’t think I’d be here last year, but here I…… read more »
