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Burns sweeps South Granville to claim first baseball title

The Burns High School Bulldogs completed a sweep of South Granville in the 2023 NCHSAA 2A baseball state championship series. It is the first state championship in Burns' baseball history.
Posted 2023-06-03T20:57:30+00:00 - Updated 2023-06-03T22:37:45+00:00

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The Burns High School Bulldogs completed a sweep of South Granville in the 2023 NCHSAA 2A baseball state championship series. It is the first state championship in Burns’ baseball history.

Burns took Saturday afternoon’s game 2 by a score of 9-5. The Bulldogs won last night’s game 6-1.

Both games were played at Ting Park in Holly Springs.

Craig Vacher started on the mound for South Granville. Josh Taylor pitched for Burns.

Burns used a 5-run third inning to create an insurmountable lead over the Vikings.

Game Summary

First Inning

Burns- Junior Ben Mauney doubled to right field. Sophomore Marshall McGowan singled into right, Mauney advanced to third. Sophomore Colby Putnam sacrifice flew out to center, Mauney scored, McGowan to second. Junior Ethan Guy grounded out, McGowan advanced to third on fielder’s choice. Sophomore Hagan Hoyle struck out swinging to end the top of the first. Burns 1, South Granville 0

South Granville- Senior Cade Currin grounded out to second. Junior Brendan Chamberlain grounded out to second. Senior Charlie Vestal struck out swinging. Burns 1, South Granville 0

Second Inning

Burns- Junior Josh Taylor walked. He tried to steal second and was tagged out by South Granville. Senior Reid Stroupe flew out to right. Sophomore Camden Mackall singled into right. Sophomore Nick Williams grounded out to short to end the top of the second. Burns 1, South Granville 0

South Granville- Junior Ricky Kern grounded out to second. Sophomore Cooper Wilkins struck out swinging. Senior Dylan Laws singled into center. Junior Josiah Morris singled into right, Laws advanced to second. Senior Trevor Hockaday grounded out to third to end the inning with two men on. Burns 1, South Granville 0

Third Inning

Burns- Ben Mauney hit an infield single. Marshall McGowan doubled into right, Mauney advanced to third. Ricky Kern came in to pitch for Craig Vacher. Ben Mauney scored on a wild pitch to Colby Putnam. Putnam singled into cetner, McGowan scored. Ethan Guy singled into left, Putnam advanced to second. Hagan Hoyle hit an infield single, Guy was tagged out before second. Josh Taylor hit an infield single to load the bases. Brendan Chamberlain replaced Ricky Kern on the mound. Reid Stroupe walked, Putnam scored, Hoyle advanced to third, Taylor to second. Josh Powell came in to courtesy run for Stroup. Camden Mackall doubled, Hoyle and Taylor scored on a bad throw. Nick Williams struck out swinging. Ben Mauney flew out to second to end the inning. Burns 6, South Granville 0

South Granville- Riley Newton grounded out. Cade Currin hit an infield single. Brendan Chamberlain popped out. Charlie Vestal grounded out to short. Burns 6, South Granville 0

Fourth Inning

Burns- Marshall McGowan doubled into right on a full count. McGowan advanced to third on a lost pitch. Colby Putnam popped out past the second base. Ethan Guy hit an RBI ground out to second, McGowan scored. Hagan Hoyle walked. Josh Taylor grounded out to short to end the top of the fourth. Burns 7, South Granville 0

South Granville- Ricky Kern walked to lead off the bottom of the fourth. Cooper Wilkins singled into left, Kern advanced to second. Dylan Laws successfully bunted, Kern advanced to third, Wilkins advanced to second, Laws was called out. Josiah Morris hit an RBI ground out to second, Kern scored, Wilkins advanced to third. Trevor Hockaday walked. Riley Newton singled into left, Wilkins scored. Chase Slingwine became a courtesy runner for Newton at first. Cade Currin popped up to second to end the inning. Burns 7, South Granville 2

Fifth Inning

Burns- Reid Stroupe flew out to right-center. Senior Josh Powell grounded out to third. Nick Williams singled into right. Ben Mauney grounded out to first to end the top of the fifth. Burns 7, South Granville 2

South Granville- Brendan Chamberlain grounded out to third. Charlie Vestal hit an infield single thanks to an error on Burns. Ricky Kern doubled to left, Vestal advanced to third. Marshall McGowan replaced Josh Taylor at pitcher. Cooper Wilkins grounded out to first, Vestal scored. Dylan Laws grounded out to pitcher Marshall McGowan to end the inning. Burns 7, South Granville 3

Sixth Inning

Burns- Marshall McGowan singled into center. Jacob Whiteside replaced McGowan at first base as a courtesy runner. Colby Putnam doubled into left, Whiteside advanced to third. Ethan Guy hit into center, Whiteside and Putnam scored, Guy was called out at second. Hagan Hoyle struck out looking. Josh Taylor singled into left-center. Reid Stroupe lined out to third to end the top of the sixth. Burns 9, South Granville 3

South Granville- Josiah Morris singled into left. Morris advanced to second on a wild pitch by Burns. Trevor Hockaday walked. Brett Freeland came in to pinch hit for Riley Newton. Freeland struck out swinging. Cade Currin walked to load the bases. Morris to third, Hockaday to second. Brendan Chamberlain lined out to center. Morris scored on a lost pitch by Burns. Hockaday to third, Currin to second. Charlie Vestal grounded out to McGowan to end the inning. Burns 9, South Granville 4

Seventh Inning

Burns- Camden Mackall grounded out to short. Nick Williams tripled into deep right. Ben Mauney popped out to third. Marshall McGowan flew out to deep right to end the top of the seventh. Burns 9, South Granville 4

South Granville- Ricky Kern grounded out to third. Cooper Wilkins walked. Dylan Laws struck out swinging. Josiah Morris doubled to center, Wilkins scored. Trevor Hockaday lined out to right to end the game. Burns 9, South Granville 5

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