After a loss in game two of their series Wednesday, the Nation Ford Falcons baseball team bounced back Thursday in a big way winning 15-0 in shortened game over the Rock Hill Bearcats.
The Falcons posted 15 runs in just three innings enforcing the mercy rule earlier than normal as Luke Keller pitched a three-inning, no-hitter for Nation Ford throwing just 32 pitches to accomplish the victory. Keller walked one and struck out one in the win.
Nation Ford got 10 hits in the three innings and Rock Hill made five errors in the shortened game. The win puts the Falcons at 9-6 overall on the season and 5-4 in Region 3-5A.
“We executed on the mound, on defense and at the plate,” said Nation Ford head coach Jeff Stack. “We were very aggressive. We had a plan and the kids executed. We didn’t play well last night (game two March 29). The kids came out today. We just kept going. They didn’t want it to stop. We showed some guts after last night.”
The Falcons’ Jacob Pettit and Paul Solari led Nation Ford, both going 2-3 at the plate. Eight of the nine starters for Nation Ford got a hit and Nick Chuttey went 1-4 with four RBIs. Both Miles Baker and Jackson Childs each had two RBIs as well in the game.
Nation Ford scored six runs in the first inning and six in the second inning, before adding three runs in the third to walk the game off.
Up next for Nation Ford is a spring break tournament at York Comprehensive High next week April 3-5.
March 30 Roundup
Nation Ford
The Nation Ford girls’ soccer team lost to Blythewood 2-0 falling to 2-5 in Region 3-5A play and 7-7 overall. The Nation Ford boys’ soccer team got a 2-1 win over Blythewood improving to 11-4 and 5-1 in the region.
The Nation Ford golf team won by beating York to improve to 8-0 on the season. The Falcons shot a 174 to York’s 186. Nation Ford was led by a 40 from Carter Smith and a 43 from Harrison LaPointe. Cameron Allen shot a 45 and both Daniel Mahmood and Jake Macheski each shot a 46.
The Falcons boys lacrosse team beat rivals Fort Mill to sweep the season series. Nation Ford won 13-3 and improved to 10-1 overall and finished region play at 8-0. Fort Mill dropped to 5-10 overall and 4-4 in the region. Nation Ford plays next on Saturday in Charlotte against Hoggard, while Fort Mill next plays at Providence High after spring break.
The Nation Ford tennis team dropped their second match in region play losing 5-1 to Spring Valley, which gave them their only other region loss. The Falcons are now 6-2 in the region.
Fort Mill
The Fort Mill softball team beat Rock Hill 13-3 Thursday at home as the Jackets had 11 hits in the game. Vicki Lott had three RBIs going 1-3 and Ashley Kirby had three hits as Fort Mill improved to 9-3 overall and 2-3 in Region 3-5A.
The Fort Mill girls’ soccer team won 6-0 over Rock Hill to improve to 3-3 in region play and 7-6-1 overall.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
