Today for lunch we visited The House of Refuge in Morganton (THOR). THOR is a homeless shelter that reaches out to those who have no place to go. We took pizza and drinks and fed the group of residents and workers and spent time just talking with one another.
We were able to get a much needed rest in the afternoon. It was the first time we were able to do that because we had plans or we were traveling on all of the other days. We made the short drive from our hotel in Morganton to Caldwell County Post 29's home field in Granite Falls, NC. This was yet another great venue for American Legion Baseball. Deal Stadium is an interesting park highlighted by the huge area in rightfield. The rightfield line is 390 feet with a right center gap of 401 feet.
The game was cancelled due to a rainstorm that hit in the bottom of the first inning. Post 34 jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the inning. After Chase lined the first pitch right to the centerfielded for the first out, Christo Sullivan doubled into the left-center gap. Back to back singles by Tanner Ashcraft and Cameron Carlisle scored Sullivan. Following an error on a failed pick-off play, Sam Kelley burnt the Post 29 centerfielder to knock in Ashcraft and Carlisle. Kelley eventually scored after two wild pitches. With two outs, Jared Pratt walked and scored when Roshan Hira doubled into left-center.
Kendall Edmondson started for Post 34 and struggled in the first inning as Post 29 hit the ball in their half of the inning. When the rain came, Post 29 had scored four runs on 4 hits and had runners on first and third with two outs.
Post 34 will have two days off before competing in a tournament hosted by Columbia (TN) Post 19. On Tuesday, a few of the players will participate in a showcase at Shelby's Keeter Stadium. Forty college coaches have been invited to the showcase so this could be a great opportunity for some of our younger players. After the showcase we will head to Bryson City where will spend the next two nights. On Wednesday, we will go whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River.
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