POST 240 SALAMANDERS SCHEDULE
(Home games at Maiden High)
MAY
25, Kings Mountain (at Bandys), Won 9-2
26, at Lincoln County (E. Lincoln HS), ppd., May 30
27, at Cherryville (Cherryville HS), ppd., June 3
28, at Hickory (Legion Fairgrounds), ppd., June 22
30, at Lincoln County (E. Lincoln HS), Won 8-0
31, Hickory, Won 9-4
JUNE
1, Union County, Won 5-4
2, at Shelby (Shelby HS), Won 13-0, 5 inn.
3, at Cherryville (Cherryville HS), ppd.
4, Gastonia, Lost 6-9
6, at Belmont (Belmont Abbey College), DH, Won 8-2, 9-2
14, Mint Hill,Won 10-7
15, at Huntersville (Hopewell HS), Won 3-2.
16, Lincoln County, 7 p.m.
17, Henderson County, 7 p.m.
18, at Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain HS), 7 p.m.
19, at Burke County (Shuey Field), 7 p.m.
20, at Mint Hill (Independence HS), 7 p.m.
22, at Hickory (Fairgrounds), 7 p.m.
25, Pineville, DH, 6 p.m.
27, at Union County (Wingate), 7 p.m.
29, Shelby, 7 p.m.
JULY
1, at Gastonia (Sims Park), 7 p.m.
4, Huntersville, 7 p.m.
HobbsDailyReport.com
HUNTERSVILLE – Maiden Post 240 started a stretch of seven games in eight days on Friday night with a 3-2 victory in Area IV American Legion baseball over Huntersville Post 321.
In a game played at Hopewell High, the Salamanders improved to 2-0 in one-run decisions this season by winning. They are 8-2 overall and 7-2 in Area IV East games heading into Saturday’s home game at 7 p.m. against the Lincoln County Cardinals.
LITTLE LEAGUE NIGHT
The Salamanders’ Little League Night is Saturday at 7 p.m. when they face Lincoln County’s Cardinals at Maiden High.
Little Leaguers who wear their jersey get in free and should meet behind the third base dugout at 6:30 p.m. to go out on the field with the Salamanders.
Post 240 is also at home, at Maiden High, on Sunday at 7 p.m. against Henderson County, then plays games Monday (at Kings Mountain), Tuesday (at Burke County), Wednesday (Mint Hill at Independence High) and Friday (Hickory at the Legion Fairgrounds).
On Friday night, the Salamanders won a game that had only eight hits, four by Maiden and four by Huntersville.
Taylor Tibbs, Josh Frye and Mac Beam each had a hit and scored once for the Salamanders, whose other one-run game this season was a 5-4 victory at home over Union County on June 1.
Grayeson Brown and Drew Huffman each drove in a run for Maiden.
Spencer Ledford, in relief of Bryson Ledford, picked up a win for the Salamanders after he pitched four innings (three hits, one run, two walks, three strikeouts).
Bryson Ledford started and went three innings for Post 240, giving up one hit, a run (unearned) with six walks and two strikeouts.
Maiden led 1-0 after scoring a run in the second inning before Huntersville scored a run in the bottom of the third inning.
A run in the bottom of the fifth inning put Huntersville in front 2-1, but Maiden scored twice in the top of the sixth inning to gain a 3-2 edge.
Maiden is virtually in a tie for the Area IV East Division lead, with Shelby at 6-1 and the Salamanders, off to their best start ever, at 7-2 in division games.
Post 240 beat Shelby 13-0 in five innings on June 2 in Shelby, and the teams meet again on June 29 at Maiden.
East Division teams are playing an 18-game schedule that is set to end on July 4. The Area IV playoffs are scheduled to begin on July 7.
SALAMANDERS ROSTER
No./Name/Class/Post./School
1, Bain Sipe, sophomore, INF-RHP, Maiden
2, Dylan Abernathy, sophomore, OF-RHP, Maiden
3, Jacob Cauble, freshman, INF-RHP, Maiden
4, Jay Sipe, senior, INF, Maiden
5, Grayson Brown, junior, INF, Maiden
6, Austin Hoyle, freshman, C, Maiden
7, Ryan Lyda, junior, OF-LHP, Bandys*
8, Ross Fowler, sophomore, RHP, Maiden
9, Cy Spencer, junior, INF-OF-RHP, Bandys
10, Bryson Ledford, senior, RHP-OF-INF, Maiden
11, Ty Williams, freshman, OF, Berea College
12, Taylor Tibbs, freshman, INF, Bluefield State
20, Spencer Ledford, sophomore, INF-RHP, Bandys
21, Noah Caldwell, junior, RHP, Bandys
22, Drew Huffman, sophomore, INF-RHP, Maiden
23, Josh Frye, senior, OF-RHP, Statesville Christian
24, Jacob Ellis, junior, C, Bandys
26, Will Harbinson, junior, 1B, Maiden
30, Tyler Laws, senior, RHP-1B, Statesville Christian
31, Mac Beam, senior, OF-INF-RHP, Bandys
32, Jarrett Isaac, junior, OF-INF, Maiden
34, Brantley Durham, senior, C-INF, Newton-Conover
40, T.J. Rasar, senior, RHP, Bandys
44, Peyton Laney, sophomore, 1B-RHP, Bandys
*–inactive (injury)
Head coach: David Williams; Assistant coaches: Frank Porter, Ryan Pendley, Dustin Hull, Jason DeHart; AD: David Williams Sr.
Team sponsor: Carolina Glove & Safety.