NPC 3A-4A BASEBALL: Top-seeded Lake Norman wins tourney, runs win streak to 9

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Lake Norman’s baseball team has won 21 games this season, the latest victory coming over Alexander Central in the North Piedmont 3A-4A tournament title game.

MOORESVILLE – Jonathan Perez threw a four-hitter and Alex Pfeil drove in two runs to lead top-seeded Lake Norman High to the North Piedmont 3A-4A baseball tournament title on Thursday night.

Playing at Mooresville, the Wildcats edged second-seeded Alexander Central 3-1, stopping the Cougars’ win streak at five games and extending their own to nine games.

Rhyne Johnson, Matt Wilkinson, Grayson Chapman and Justin Cook each had a hit for Alexander Central (18-9) and Chapman drove in the Cougars’ run.

Lake Norman (21-3) collected five hits with Pfeil leading the way with two from his seventh spot in the batting order. No. 8 hitter Chase Bishop had a hit and an RBI for the Wildcats.

Trae Starnes took the loss for Alexander Central after going 5 2/3 innings. He gave up five hits, three runs (all earned) with three walks and eight strikeouts.

Perez walked none and struck out five for Lake Norman.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning, when Lake Norman got all its runs.

The Cougars’ run came in the top of the seventh inning.

Alexander Central left only two runners on base and Lake Norman left six. Of the nine hits in the game, six were singles and there were no triples and no home runs.

Lake Norman will enter the state playoffs as the top 4A seed from the NPC 3A-4A and Alexander Central will be the second 4A team seeded.

The top 3A seed in the league goes to South Iredell (16-8), which finished third and fell 5-1 to Alexander Central in the tournament semifinals.

NORTH PIEDMONT 3A-4A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

Tuesday’s results

No. 1 Lake Norman 14, No. 8 Statesville 4

No. 2 Alexander Central 6, No. 7 W. Iredell 0

No. 3 S. Iredell 4, No. 6 N. Iredell 1

No. 5 N. Lincoln 1, No. 4 Mooresville 0

Wednesday’s semifinal results

(at Mooresville)

No. 2 Alexander Central 5, No. 3 S. Iredell 1

No. 1 Lake Norman 8, No 5 N. Lincoln 3

Thursday’s championship

(at Mooresville)

No. 1 Lake Norman 3, No. 2 Alexander Central 1

 

 

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