{"id":41453,"date":"2019-04-10T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=41453"},"modified":"2019-04-11T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T17:19:41","slug":"high-school-baseball-crusaders-cruise-to-victory-over-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvalsports.com\/?p=41453","title":{"rendered":"High School Baseball: Crusaders Cruise to Victory over Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bishop Kenny (12-5) took the field against West Nassau (8-5)\nlast night to decide who would be in the driver\u2019s seat in the first place slot\nof FHSAA 5A District 4. The Crusaders proved too much for the Warriors on\nTuesday night as they beat the Warriors 7-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6pm start time for Bishop Kenny v. West Nassau <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuvalSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DuvalSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q5XVAfr9r0\">pic.twitter.com\/q5XVAfr9r0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tashyra Feazell (@tfeazell1421) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tfeazell1421\/status\/1115733649381568512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Parker Kennedy, senior pitcher for Bishop Kenny, was on the\nmound first throwing different variations of pitches to the opposing West\nNassau Warriors as they were first up to bat. The first hit came from sophomore\ncatcher Jordan Rosepilar singling up the middle, followed by two more singles\nby designated hitter Robert Jacobs and left-fielder Cameron Kersey before\nJustin James struck out looking, leaving two runners on base. The first inning\nfor the Crusaders started off the same, they had a quick out but catcher Max\nHefner came up to the plate and hit a long single almost to the center field\nwall that sent second baseman Charlie Pellicer home for the Crusaders to take\nthe lead 1-0. West Nassau was able to end the inning with some momentum going\ntheir way as some stellar defense by the infield closed the inning, after a\nquick turn two by the pitcher, first and second basemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Home game for the 11-4 Crusaders versus West Nassau (8-4). Starts at 6pm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuvalSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DuvalSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fq2iEjMntc\">pic.twitter.com\/Fq2iEjMntc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tashyra Feazell (@tfeazell1421) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tfeazell1421\/status\/1115734684535853057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second through fourth inning looked roughly the same for\nboth teams, both were having trouble at the mound, each pitcher walked a player\nand the pitch counts were mounting with balls. Errors took over in these\ninnings as well, both teams had multiple fielding errors, overthrowing the base\nand fumbled balls. They both were able to start warming up their bats though\nand get some hits but neither team was able to capitalize in their offense,\nleaving a total of six men on base during these two innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the bottom of the fifth, the score was still the same at\n1-0, Crusaders lead. Crusaders senior Cade Sams came in the game at the top of\nthe fifth in center field and on his second swing at bat he hit a line drive\ndouble up the middle, followed by a Pellicer single that sent Sams home and put\nthe Crusaders now up by two runs. The Warriors still fighting back picked off\nPellicer trying to steal 2<sup>nd<\/sup> base to end the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big inning for the Crusaders now up 7-0 over West Nassau at the top of the 7th <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuvalSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DuvalSports<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tashyra Feazell (@tfeazell1421) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tfeazell1421\/status\/1115759721259073543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top of the sixth, Warriors looked to come back from\nbeing down by only two runs after Conner Nobles, Austin James and Malachi Moore\nall loaded the bases as the top of the order came back around and lead off man\nChristian Nobles was up to bat. Kennedy took an early lead in the count, 1 ball\nto 2 strikes before he was able to get a third strike on Nobles looking. The\nbottom of the sixth opened up the lead for the Crusaders, after another walk\nand fielding error by his team Nassau\u2019s Coach Green called for a pitching\nchange and brought in reliever Cameron Peterson. Peterson did his best but the\nbats for the Crusaders were alive and they lit up the scoreboard adding 5 more\nruns. The Warriors ended the game with a three up, three down inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors and the Crusaders take the field against each\nother again tonight, this time West Nassau has home field advantage at 6pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Kenny (12-5) took the field against West Nassau (8-5) last night to decide who would be in the driver\u2019s seat in the first place slot of FHSAA 5A District 4. The Crusaders proved too much for the Warriors on Tuesday night as they beat the Warriors 7-0. 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