Summersville Junior league captures District 8 title

The Summersville Junior League 13- and 14-Year-Old All-Star Baseball Team won the District 8 Junior League baseball crown by edging the Clay County All-Stars 7-6 in the title game on Saturday evening, June 28, at Nicholas County Memorial Stadium.

Both Summersville and runner-up Clay County will represent District 8 in the West Virginia 13- and 14-year-old Junior League State Tournament to be played in Barboursville July 18-25.

Pictured is the District 8 champion Summersville Junior League All-Stars. Front, from left, Jacob Bibb, Drew Moore, Scott Moore, Stephen Alderman, Nathan Moore and Jared Frieler. Back, from left, Manager Dave Irvin Jr., Drew Irvin, Xavier Tucker, Jacob Bennett, Brandon Foster, Cole Pederson and Coach Dave Irvin.

A big five-run fifth inning by Summersville was the key to the victory.

Clay County grabbed a 3-0 victory with three runs in the bottom of the second inning.

Summersville pulled to within 3-1 with a run in the top of the third inning. Drew Irvin singled, stole second and third and came home on a fielders choice by Cole Pederson.

Clay County went ahead 4-1 with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Summersville answered with a five-run uprising in the top of the fifth inning for a 6-4 lead. A key hit in the inning was a two-run double by Jacob Bibb which brought home Stephen Alderman and Jared Frieler. Later in the inning, Irvin was hit by a pitch, advanced to second when Pederson reached on an error and scored on a single by Brandon Foster. Pederson scored on a double by Jacob Bennett and then Bennett scored on a single by Nathan Moore.

Clay County responded with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to deadlock the score 6-6.

Summersville scored the winning run in the top of the sixth inning on a bases-loaded walk. Frieler walked, advanced to second when Bibb reached on an error, went to third when Irvin singled and came home when Foster walked.
Irvin was 3 for 3 and Nathan Moore 2 for 3 at the plate for Summersville.

In two different pitching stints on the mound, Pederson went four-plus innings and gave up one hit with six strikeouts. In 2 1/3 innings, Bennett gave up two base hits with three strikeouts. Nathan Moore pitched 2/3 innings of hitless relief with one strikeout.

Summersville Senior League boys District runners-up

The Summersville 15- and 16-Year-Old Senior League All-Star baseball team finished as District 8 runners-up after a 10-7 loss to the Braxton County All-Stars in the District 8 title game played Saturday afternoon, June 28, at Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park.

Pictured is the Summersville 15- and 16-year-old Senior League All-Star baseball team, runner-up in District 8. From left, Derek Moore, Caleb Preast, Jacob Dix, Trevor Vickers, A.J. Dodrill, Alex Tate, Brandon Frame, Josh Bradford, Nick Marsh, Nick Bryant, Chance Rader and Dakota Bradford.

Both champion Braxton County and runner-up Summersville will represent District 8 in the West Virginia 15- and 16-Year-Old Senior League Baseball State Tournament starting July 18 in Charleston.

A late rally by Summersville was not enough to overcome a 7-0 deficit.

Braxton County took a 1-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the first inning. The winners went ahead 5-0 with four runs in the bottom of the second inning.

Braxton County added two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the lead to 7-0.

Following a long rain delay, NCHS got untracked with four runs in the top of the sixth inning. The key hit was a three-run home run by Alex Tate which also scored Trevor Vickers and Nick Bryant ahead of him. Nick Marsh, pinch-running for Chance Rader who singled, scored the other run on a passed ball.

Braxton County answered with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to extend the lead to 10-4. Summersville pitchers hit four Braxton County batters which led to the three runs.

Summersville came back with three runs in the top of the seventh inning on another three-run home run blast by Tate. Vickers and Bryant also scored on the round-tripper. Summersville had two runners on base and two out when the Braxton County centerfielder made a fine running catch of a hard hit ball to end the game.

Tate started on the mound and gave up nine base hits with five strikeouts in three innings. Josh Bradford gave up four base hits with two strikeouts in two innings. Bryant pitched one hitless inning with one strikeout.

Hitting standouts for Summersville were Tate 2 for 4, Bryant 2 for 4 and Vickers 2 for 4.

Upcoming Sports Events:

Summersville 11- and 12-Year-Old Boys begin tournament

The Summersville 11- and 12-year-old Little League Boys’ All-Star Baseball Team will play in the District 8 Major Baseball Tournament July 5-7 at Holly Gray Park in Flatwoods.

Participating teams besides Summersville in the four-team tournament are Braxton County, Clay County and Gilmer County.

Summersville will play Clay County on Saturday, July 5, at 2 p.m., play Braxton County on Sunday, July 6, at 2 p.m. and play Gilmer County on Monday, July 7, at 8 p.m.

The top two teams with the best overall record will advance to the District 8 Major League Baseball finals to be played in the North District the following week.

Playing for the Summersville Little League 11- and 12-Year-Old All-Star Baseball Team are Ethan Amick and Justin Browning of the Cubs, Jared Price, Peyton Nowak and Josh Gregory of the Red Sox, Jacob Hopkins, Will Mayes, Andrew Bishop and Dustin Murphy of the Giants, Tyler Knight and Cody McClung of the White Sox and Tyler Sagraves of the Tigers.

Tony Mayes of the Giants is the coach, and Greg Bishop of the Giants is the manager.

Volleyball Camp to be held at NCHS

Alderson Broaddus College will be hosting a volleyball camp at Nicholas County High School July 28-30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The camp is for ages 10-17 and the fee is $50.

Pre-registration is preferred but you may also register the first day of camp. Pre-registration is at Blue Ribbon Sporting Goods in Summersville or call Marie Shaffer at 872-3163 or Carrie Bodkins at 304-457-5058.

Same day registration will be held July 28 at Nicholas County High School from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Make checks payable to Carrie Bodkins of Alderson Broaddus College.

Walk-ons are accepted, but they must have a parental consent form completed.

Soccer Camp July 7-11

Summersville Soccer is hosting a Soccer Camp Monday through Friday, July 7-11, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Stadium in Summersville.

The camp is for boys and girls ages 14 and older and the fee is $15 per player.

Jurgen Lorenzen and Lee Boso will be conducting the camp, assisted by Jeff Dalton and Greg Sproles. Fundamentals of soccer and ball handling skills to more advanced runs, offensive and defensive strategy will be stressed.

This is an excellent opportunity to start getting in shape for the upcoming fall soccer season.

Pre-registration is preferred, but you may also register the first day of camp. Pre-registration is at Nicholas Photography, Fairview Heights Road, in Summersville, or call Jurgen Lorenzen at 872-6786 or Greg Sproles at 872-6120. Make checks payable to Summersville Soccer.

Bring your own soccer ball, shin guards and water.