The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets Varsity Baseball team traveled to the historic Durham Athletic Park to take on the Durham School of the Arts on Monday afternoon.
The Yellow Jackets came out strong and never let up in defeating the Bulldogs by a score of 18-0.
Cameron Rogerson got his first pitching appearance of the season and picked up the win on the mound pitching all 5 innings and allowed only one infield single for the game.
The Yellow Jackets had a strong night on offense. All 14 players reached base during the game which helped lead to the 18 run output.
Post game Jackets head coach Mark Snead stated, "We took care of business today. We were really focused today and it showed in the way we played. Cameron pitched a great game. He pounded the zone and got ahead of almost every batter. Our offense had to adjust a little bit, but we were able to wait back and hit the ball hard today. This was another strong team effort. The guys are really playing well together as a team right now."
RRHS improves to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the Northern Carolina Conference. The Yellow Jackets will start the second half of conference play on Tuesday afternoon at Doyle Field against Warren County. The JV game will start at 4pm with the Varsity game to follow.
Game photos by Joyce Liverman
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2017 RRHS Varsity Baseball Schedule
Date Oppt. Location Time
LOSS Rocky Mt. 2 RRHS 0 (0-1)
WIN N. Nash 2 RRHS 14 (1-1)
WIN Warren Co. 0 RRHS 11 (2-1) CONFERENCE (1-0)
WIN N. Nash 5 RRHS 11 (3-1) CONFERENCE (1-0)
WIN Bunn 2 RRHS 3 (4-1) CONFERENCE (2-0)
LOSS South Granville 3 RRHS 0 (4-2) CONFERENCE (2-1)
WIN Franklinton 0 RRHS 15 (5-2) CONFERENCE (3-1)
WIN NCSSM 0 RRHS 19 (6-2) CONFERENCE (4-1)
WIN Hertford Co. 5 RRHS 6 (7-2) CONFERENCE (4-1)
WIN Southern Vance 1 RRHS 11 (8-2) CONFERENCE (5-1)
WIN DSA 0 RRHS 18 (9-2) CONFERENCE (6-1)
Tues 3/28 Warren Co. Home 6:30
Thurs 3/30 DSA Home 6:00
Mon 4/3 Bunn Away 6:30
Fir 4/7 South Granville Home 6:00
Sat 4/15 Easter Tourney Away TBA
Mon 4/17 Easter Tourney Away TBA
Tues 4/18 Easter Tourney Away TBA
Tues 4/25 Franklinton Away 6:30
Fri 4/28 NCSSM Home 6:00
Tues 5/2 Southern Vance Away 4:00