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Northside jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the first inning due in large part to a few defensive errors. Northside went on to score in each inning except the 5th. The Lions hit safely 11 times and recorded 2 errors. Northside collected 11 hits. Luke LaPlant had 2 homeruns, and Leo Barcley add a single shot to lead the Lions offense. Will Dewese collected 2 hits along with Tyler Andrews who had a single and double. Notables: Team Mom came into game batting .333 but delayed the traditional Team Mom Cookie/Brownie Taste-off until later in the season. All agreed that we love our Team Mom..but this delay seemed to leave all CDS parents bewildered and looking for answers.

The Lions earned their third victory of the season behind Will Dewese's stellar pitching performance and solid defense. Dewese pitched the first complete game of the season and also recorded the first shutout in school history. The visiting Eagle batters were limited to three hits, one walk and struck out three times over seven innings. Hitting stars for the Lions include: Tyler Andrews and Troy Welty continued their consecutive game hitting streak, which now stands at seven games. Andrews and Welty both went 2-4. Hunter Grey picked up a hit while driving in 2 runs. Leo Barcley scored twice on one hit. Luke LaPlant picked up a RBI. Notables: Hugh Duncan and Ray "Froggy" Dewese came to the game hungry expecting confectionaries, but unfortunately left shortchanged, again. The Lions begin a stretch in their game schedule that provides 6 games in 6 days (4 weekday games next week- including a makeup game with Metrolina). Lions only committed one error and left 9 runners stranded.

The Lions rebounded from a couple tough losses earlier in the week. Cannon struck early in the game by scoring 2 in the first inning. CDS picked up their only run in the 3rd inning scoring Will Dewese on a single by Michael MacDermott. Will Dewese was the starting pitcher and went 3 innings scattering 7 hits and giving up 3 earned runs. Luke LaPlant finished the game on the mound pitching 3 strong innings allowing 3 hits and no earned runs. The Lions committed 3 errors and left 4 runners on base. Notables: Yates Duncan went on a hitting tear recently recording 5 consecutive hits over the last 3 games. After striking out to end the streak, Yates went on to pick up another basehit before the end of the contest. Luke LaPlant lowered his ERA to a team leading 3.06. CJ Beverly was back in the lineup after a long absence. He went 1-3 with a few defensive gems to complete a terrific return. Coach Alex is in the midst of growing a baseball coach goatee as requested by the baseball parents. Look for the debut on Monday. Assistant Coach Davis is next on our list. Next up is Hickory Grove on Monday afternoon.This game was rescheduled from earlier in the season when rain came a calling on gameday. Jill Duncan continues her attendance streak for games this season- cheering Yates and the Lions baseball team during all 15 games this season. Mrs MacDermott has announced that she was fired by the CDS school board over malicious and slanderous remarks by a few baseball parents (aka DADS), claiming she was carrying skoal over the weekend in her back pocket. The editorial staff and fathers of the team retract any errors that were committed over last weekend, and will support any legislation needed to reinstate her as a CDS Board Member in good standing at CDS. All video and audio tapes of the weekend dip will be destroyed. It was only a lens cap! Our moms are the best!

We Win!
Luke Laplant leads the Lions to their first MAC tournament victory in the history of the young program. Laplant recorded 4 hits including a solo shot in the first inning while recording 2 RBI. Luke also closed out the game on the mound allowing no runs in the last 3 innings to lower his team low ERA at .231. Michael MacDermott started impressively for the Lions on the hill and scattered 5 hits and 3 earned runs over four innings. Leo Barcley picked up two singles, with Tyler Andrews contributing two hits along with great defense, throwing out a runner going to third base sealing the victory for the Lions. Notables: With 2 RBI in today's game, Laplant ties David Batten for most by a Lions player in a season with 26. Laplant is one hit shy of tying Travis Jones record of 27 hits in a season. Tyler Andrews is 4 hits shy of the record. Tournament semifinal is scheduled for Thursday at 2 pm at Cannon School in Concord. Grillout will be on Saturday right after the game. Christine MacDermott, Ellen Palmer and Jill Duncan are leading the charge. Special called session of the Kangaroo Court will be held at the Cookout. Please bring your mopheads and your frivilous charges against your fellow parents to raise money for the coaches gifts this season. More info coming this week. End of Season Party info coming soon. Saturday's cookout is simply a warmup.

#6 Seeded Lions in MAC Finals
The CDS Lions Baseball Team continues to make history by defeating Westminster Catawba in the MAC semifinals today in Concord. The game start was delayed 1 hour due to excessive smokies stopping unsuspecting umpires on I85. While keeping the Indian batters off balance all game,Yates Duncan allowed the visitors their only two runs between the 2nd and 3rd innings. Bolstered by Westminster Catawba booting the ball 4 times in the third, the Cinderella team of the tournament scored a team record of 8 runs against a crafty lefthander Ferguson, to take a commanding 8-2 lead. Yates Duncan held Westminster scoreless the rest of the way allowing only one hit the last two innings. Notables: The Lions wrapped up their first mercy rule win in their short life in the MAC conference while scoring three runs in the 4th inning and adding the final run in the 5th inning. The defense remained solid only committing one error. The Lions collected 12 hits in 5 innings. The demise of Westminster Catawba was found clearly in the 8 errors committed in the field. Yates Duncan recorded his first complete game of the season and first win this spring. Josh Woodward hit a screaming line drive double for his first hit of the season. Collecting two hits a piece for the game were Michael MacDermott, Duncan Palmer, Luke Laplant and Troy Welty. Tyler Andrews broke the mark of Plate Apperances for a season (74). Cherie Clark continues to throw her body in the way of wayward balls hit while minding her own business. Mrs Clark has several bruises to show for her courage and undenied reputation for taking one for the team. *Note: Gold Glove Team Mom was out of pocket talking on cell phone when Mrs Clark was plunked in the back. The Kangaroo Court will take up this matter on Saturday. Congratulations to Luke Laplant, who was named to the 2008 MAC All Conference Team between games of the semifinal matchups-with 9 homeruns and a batting average in the 400's, Luke continues to be amongst the batting leaders in the Charlotte metro area. Christine MacDermott not only was an outstanding official scorer for the game this afternoon, we hope she fared just as well with the school board this evening(wink, wink, dip, dip, I mean nudge nudge). With two hits in the game, Luke Laplant supplanted Travis Jones as the all time season hits leader (28).Sadly, the only confectionaries offered up were from a concessionaire working the bleachers. Delightful as they were, nothing beats a good batch of baked goods from the kitchens of Palmer and the Bread Basket. Both Joe Andrews and Jim Bullard were seen taking business calls during todays game. Fines will surely be forthcoming Saturday.This game report was brought to you in part by your local area "Cookout" hamburger joint. We thank Mister Duncan for his treat to dinner at the Concord Mills Cookout.

Hunter Grey - Jr   
#10   IF

Will Dewese - Jr
#40   P/OF/INF

Captn Troy Welty - Jr
#18   OF/IF

CJ Beverly - So
#40    P/OF/SS

Tyler Andrews -So
#1     OF/IF/C

Yates Duncan - So
#16       P/OF

Duncan Palmer - So
#36      C

Trey Bullard - So
#2        IF/OF

Josh Woodward - So
#20     OF

Leo Barcley - So
#33     OF/IF

Travis Jones
David Batten

Hickory Grove - Wilgrove Mint Hill Rd

Gaston Christian