North Lincoln baseball staves off elimination at South Point. Here's how
With its backs to the wall, North Lincoln baseball responded to keep its NCHSAA 5A West title hopes alive at South Point.
BELMONT — North Lincoln baseball would rather not have its back against the wall . Fortunately for the Knights, it isn’t a position to which they are not accustomed. After losing 4-3 in the series opener, North Lincoln held off a late South Point rally to claim a 9-7 victory Thursday, May 21 at Raider Field in Belmont.
The Knight win pushed the NCHSAA 5A West regional championship series to a winner-take-all Game 3. WE'RE BACK! : Cherryville baseball rolls into NCHSAA 2A final, tough end for KM softball PLAYOFF TOP PERFORMERS: Burns baseball freshman leads Gastonia, Shelby top performers “Our team knew what was at stake, and it showed (Wednesday, May 20) at practice; the guys knew the plan,” said North Lincoln baseball coach Charlie Goss.
“They knew we were capable of playing much better and showed up ready to go. ” Last spring, North Lincoln overcame a Game 1 setback in the NCHSAA 3A championship series, defeating J. H.
Rose twice in a matter of hours to earn the program’s second state title. A bulk of those players on this year’s roster, the Knights banked on such experience walking into a packed Raider Field in Belmont. Before most had settled into their seats, North Lincoln (27-3) had knocked South Point on its heels, the Knights putting five runs on the scoreboard.