Gryphons open baseball season Tuesday (check here for score updates)

The pain of losing that hearbreaker to West Brunswick last spring has subsided and a new season is here!

Three starters (Benton Moss - left, Thomas Berry - center, Matthew Berry - right) return as the 2011 Rocky Mount varsity baseball squad will hit the field officially for the first time Tuesday afternoon at J.H. Rose.

Below is the 2011 schedule:

2011 ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL

VARSITY BASEBALL SCHEDULE
(UPDATED RESULTS)


Mar. 1        @ J.H. Rose - L, 5-0 (0-1)

Mar. 3        LOUISBURG - W, 11-0, 5 inn. (1-1)

Mar. 4        SOUTHWEST EDGECOMBE - W, 10-8 (2-1)

Mar. 8        @ Southern Wayne - L, 8-7 (2-2)

Mar. 9        @ Louisburg - L, 3-2, 9 inn. (2-3)

Mar. 12      @ Impact Invite - Forsyth Country Day @ USA Baseball, Cary - W, 2-1 (3-3)

Mar. 15      @ SouthWest Edgecombe - W, 11-2 (4-3)

Mar. 16      @ Durham Riverside (E) - W, 11-6 (5-3)

Mar. 17     J.H. ROSE - W, 5-0 (6-3)

Mar. 23     SOUTHERN WAYNE - W, 2-1 (7-3)

Mar. 26     BUNN - W, 16-3 (8-3)

Mar. 29     NASH CENTRAL - W, 10-1 (9-3, 1-0)

April 2      WILSON HUNT - L, 14-7 (9-4, 1-1)

Apr. 6        @ Wilson Fike - W, 8-0 (10-4, 2-1)

Apr. 7        SOUTHERN NASH, 7 p.m.*

Apr. 12      @ Northern Nash, 7 p.m.*

Apr. 14      @ Nash Central, 7 p.m.*

Apr. 16      @ South Johnston Easter Tournament vs. West Johnston, 5:30 p.m.

Apr. 18      @ South Johnston Easter Tournament, Four Oaks, TBA

Apr. 19      @ South Johnston Easter Tournament, Four Oaks, TBA

Apr. 26      WILSON FIKE, 7 p.m.*

May 3        @ Southern Nash, 7 p.m.*

May 5        NORTHERN NASH, 7 p.m.*

May 7        @ Wilson Hunt, 7 p.m.*

May 13      NCHSAA 3-A playoff openers


Home games in bold
Big East Conference games*