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Baseball and Tennis Spring Break Tours Big Successes
The Woodberry varsity baseball and tennis teams took to the road over Spring Break, gaining valuable training time in Virginia and the Carolinas as they prepared for their upcoming seasons.
Baseball
The Tigers worked out at the North Carolina Baseball Academy in Greensboro, NC, before taking to the mound for the first game of the year March 19 at Forsyth Country Day School in Winston-Salem, where they played Gaston Christian School. Woodberry won this contest, 9-8. In the bottom of the last inning, Buckley Davis's sharp shot off of a drawn-in shortstop scoring the tying and winning runs. Zach Pearson earned the win with a strong outing. Offensive star Paul Kronenfeld twice gave the Tigers a lead, with a first-inning, opposite-field homer and a two-run triple in the fourth. In the second game of the tournament, Woodberry was defeated by Rowan County High School, 23-2.
Tennis in South Carolina
Woodberry opened its season in Murrells Inlet, SC, where the Tigers took on Waccamaw High School at the Wachesaw Plantation Club. Rob Galloway rallied from down 7-4 to win 10-8 at number one singles. Rags Cose shifted gears at number two to win the last five games of the match after trailing 6-5. Billy Hereford won at number three with a 10-6 victory. Lemmy D. Doss had a convincing 10-2 win at number four singles, and Kelvin Whitcher made an impressive debut with a 10-0 victory at number six singles. James Kyger struggled with the clay courts and came up a little short at number five singles. In doubles, Billy Hereford and Rob Galloway pulled out a 10-8 win at number one doubles. Rob Faunterloy and Rags Coxe combined for a 10-3 win at number two doubles. The L brothers (Lat Peak and Lemmy D.) worked their magic 10-2 at number three doubles. The Tigers ultimately prevailed, 8-1.
Woodberry in Wilmington
Woodberry next traveled to Hoggard High School, where the Tigers ran into a solid and deep team. Rags Coxe played one of the best singles matches of his career at number two but lost a heartbreaker, 10-8, in a third-set tiebreaker. Rob Faunterloy had three set points in the second set, but could not quite pull off a victory at number five. Billy Hereford rallied to win in a third-set tiebreaker, 10-8. In the other three singles matches, Hoggard won in straight sets against Rob Galloway at number one, Lem Doss at number four, and James Kyger at number six. The Tigers swept the three doubles matches, with Rob and Rags at number one, Billy and Lem at number two, and hometown hero Lat Peak and Kelvin Whitcher at three doubles.
On Wednesday, Woodberry took advantage of Waccamaw High School, a team missing some of its top players. Rob, Rags, Billy, Lem, and Kelvin had straight sets in singles. Rags and Lem squeaked out an 8-4 win at number one doubles. Lat Peak continued his hot streak in doubles, combining with James Kyger for an 8-3 victory. The Tigers took the day, 7-0.
Back in Virginia
The Tigers returned to Richmond for a match Friday with Deep Run High School, the team that is the odds-on favorite for state public school champion. Woodberry was a little overwhelmed by Deep Run's strong lineup. Rob and Rags were not quite able to overcome its talented top two players. Billy Hereford had his usual long match at three singles, where he came very close to forcing a third set but eventually lost 7-5. Hometown hero Lemmy D. played an old tennis buddy from Richmond and was ahead 4-3 in both sets, but ended up finishing second. James Kyger hit some of the best serves of his career to force a second set tiebreaker, but couldn't quite pull it off at number six. Kelvin ran into a hot player at number five singles. Kelvin and Lem played well to win number three doubles, 8-5, while Rags and Rob and Billy and James lost a the top-two doubles spots. The final score was Deep Run 8, Woodberry 1.
The Tigers played defending state champion Mills Godwin on Saturday. Fortunately, the team benefited from six straight days of tennis. Rob came back from losing the first set to win in a third-set tiebreaker, 10-7, over a solid number one player. Rags won the first set, lost the second, and then took complete control of a third-set tiebreaker to win, 10-3. Kelvin Whitcher played smart tennis at number 6, prevailing 6-2, 6-1. James Kyger played well in spurts, but came up a little short at number five singles. Lem struggled early, fought hard, and eventually lost in a close second set. So it was up to Billy to find the fourth point, which he did with an oustanding service game, winning 6-2, 7-5. The overall score at this point was Woodberry 4, Mills Godwin 2, before Godwin showed a lot of grit by winning number two and number three doubles to tie the score at 4 all. It all came down to Rags and Rob at number one doubles. They struggled early, but the Tigers regrouped to take a 9-8 lead. Rags basically had to win his service to win the match 10-8. In an impressive display of pressure tennis, he hit every serve in during his service game. Rob had a nice poach to put us up in the game. At match point Rags came with a big first serve that completely overwhelmed his opponent. The final score: Woodberry 5, Mills Godwin, 4. This was a rare victory over what has been the best high school team in the state in the last ten years.
Contributed by Randy Hudgins and Greg Jacobs
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Baseball
The Tigers worked out at the North Carolina Baseball Academy in Greensboro, NC, before taking to the mound for the first game of the year March 19 at Forsyth Country Day School in Winston-Salem, where they played Gaston Christian School. Woodberry won this contest, 9-8. In the bottom of the last inning, Buckley Davis's sharp shot off of a drawn-in shortstop scoring the tying and winning runs. Zach Pearson earned the win with a strong outing. Offensive star Paul Kronenfeld twice gave the Tigers a lead, with a first-inning, opposite-field homer and a two-run triple in the fourth. In the second game of the tournament, Woodberry was defeated by Rowan County High School, 23-2.
Tennis in South Carolina
Woodberry opened its season in Murrells Inlet, SC, where the Tigers took on Waccamaw High School at the Wachesaw Plantation Club. Rob Galloway rallied from down 7-4 to win 10-8 at number one singles. Rags Cose shifted gears at number two to win the last five games of the match after trailing 6-5. Billy Hereford won at number three with a 10-6 victory. Lemmy D. Doss had a convincing 10-2 win at number four singles, and Kelvin Whitcher made an impressive debut with a 10-0 victory at number six singles. James Kyger struggled with the clay courts and came up a little short at number five singles. In doubles, Billy Hereford and Rob Galloway pulled out a 10-8 win at number one doubles. Rob Faunterloy and Rags Coxe combined for a 10-3 win at number two doubles. The L brothers (Lat Peak and Lemmy D.) worked their magic 10-2 at number three doubles. The Tigers ultimately prevailed, 8-1.
Woodberry in Wilmington
Woodberry next traveled to Hoggard High School, where the Tigers ran into a solid and deep team. Rags Coxe played one of the best singles matches of his career at number two but lost a heartbreaker, 10-8, in a third-set tiebreaker. Rob Faunterloy had three set points in the second set, but could not quite pull off a victory at number five. Billy Hereford rallied to win in a third-set tiebreaker, 10-8. In the other three singles matches, Hoggard won in straight sets against Rob Galloway at number one, Lem Doss at number four, and James Kyger at number six. The Tigers swept the three doubles matches, with Rob and Rags at number one, Billy and Lem at number two, and hometown hero Lat Peak and Kelvin Whitcher at three doubles.
On Wednesday, Woodberry took advantage of Waccamaw High School, a team missing some of its top players. Rob, Rags, Billy, Lem, and Kelvin had straight sets in singles. Rags and Lem squeaked out an 8-4 win at number one doubles. Lat Peak continued his hot streak in doubles, combining with James Kyger for an 8-3 victory. The Tigers took the day, 7-0.
Back in Virginia
The Tigers returned to Richmond for a match Friday with Deep Run High School, the team that is the odds-on favorite for state public school champion. Woodberry was a little overwhelmed by Deep Run's strong lineup. Rob and Rags were not quite able to overcome its talented top two players. Billy Hereford had his usual long match at three singles, where he came very close to forcing a third set but eventually lost 7-5. Hometown hero Lemmy D. played an old tennis buddy from Richmond and was ahead 4-3 in both sets, but ended up finishing second. James Kyger hit some of the best serves of his career to force a second set tiebreaker, but couldn't quite pull it off at number six. Kelvin ran into a hot player at number five singles. Kelvin and Lem played well to win number three doubles, 8-5, while Rags and Rob and Billy and James lost a the top-two doubles spots. The final score was Deep Run 8, Woodberry 1.
The Tigers played defending state champion Mills Godwin on Saturday. Fortunately, the team benefited from six straight days of tennis. Rob came back from losing the first set to win in a third-set tiebreaker, 10-7, over a solid number one player. Rags won the first set, lost the second, and then took complete control of a third-set tiebreaker to win, 10-3. Kelvin Whitcher played smart tennis at number 6, prevailing 6-2, 6-1. James Kyger played well in spurts, but came up a little short at number five singles. Lem struggled early, fought hard, and eventually lost in a close second set. So it was up to Billy to find the fourth point, which he did with an oustanding service game, winning 6-2, 7-5. The overall score at this point was Woodberry 4, Mills Godwin 2, before Godwin showed a lot of grit by winning number two and number three doubles to tie the score at 4 all. It all came down to Rags and Rob at number one doubles. They struggled early, but the Tigers regrouped to take a 9-8 lead. Rags basically had to win his service to win the match 10-8. In an impressive display of pressure tennis, he hit every serve in during his service game. Rob had a nice poach to put us up in the game. At match point Rags came with a big first serve that completely overwhelmed his opponent. The final score: Woodberry 5, Mills Godwin, 4. This was a rare victory over what has been the best high school team in the state in the last ten years.
Contributed by Randy Hudgins and Greg Jacobs
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