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Davie’s JV baseball team split a pair of barnburners in the first week of the season, with a loss to North Davidson mixed in.
Tanner Steinour went 2 for 3 with a double and Blake French went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, but the War Eagles lost in the last inning, 6-5, at Alexander Central on Feb. 25. Davie got one hit from Carter Cornett (1-2, two RBIs) and Tay Settecasi (1-3, double).
After jumping on top 3-0, Davie regained a 4-3 lead in the third on a French hit. Davie took another one-run lead in the fourth, but the Cougars tied it at 5 and won on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the sixth.
Noah Potts and Taylor Shenberger had 2 walks each.
Davie was held to three hits in a 7-3 loss at North Davidson on Feb. 27. Brandon Forrest (1-1, walk, double), Steinour (1-2, walk) and Settecasi (1-2) had the base knocks, while French drew two walks.
Davie’s third arm, freshman Noah Potts, was the most effective in the four-inning game, striking out three to offset two walks in a hitless inning.
Davie pulled out a seesaw game, 9-8, at home against Alexander Central on Feb. 28.
Potts and French had hits in a three-run fourth. When Cornett reached on an error, two runs came in to give Davie a 7-5 lead. Davie fell behind 8-7 in the top of the fifth, but it emerged victorious in its last at-bat.
Shenberger opened the home half of the fifth with a walk and then stole second. With two outs, Steinour tied it with a single. The next batter, Easton Sanders (2-4), delivered a walk-off double.
Getting one hit were Forrest (1-2, walk), Steinour (1-2, two RBIs, two HBPs), Potts (1-3, two RBIs), French (1-2, walk) and Cornett (1-3, two RBIs). Shenberger walked twice, stole two bags and scored twice.
Three of Davie’s five pitchers did not allow a run. They were Shenberger (1.2 innings, two Ks), Nick Cannon (one inning) and Settecasi (one-third of an inning).