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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

In early March, Davie’s varsity baseball team fell short, 3-2, to West Forsyth.
The War Eagles got another chance for a big win when they hosted Reagan on April 1. They were in position for the upset, but it just wasn’t meant to be in a 1-0 loss as Davie fell to 1-3 in one-run games.
“We pretty much beat them in every aspect except for getting the big hit with runners in scoring position,” coach Joey Anderson said. “They only had two people to get to second base, so our defense did everything it was supposed to.”
The loss spoiled a gargantuan night for Davie righthander Tucker Hobbs, who pitched a five-hitter with one walk and six strikeouts in 83 pitches, or 11.8 per inning.
“Tucker threw an excellent game and we made the plays when we needed to,” Anderson said. “They just had a long fly ball when they had a runner at third base (to score the game’s only run).”
In the first inning, Hunter Potts, Drew Krause and Logan Allen put together two-out singles to load the bases. But a popout to first ended the threat.
Davie would have more opportunities against sophomore lefty Sam Rice. In the third, Coy James doubled and an error in center field allowed him to reach third on the play with nobody out. But it was disheartening to watch the next three batters strikeout, line out to third and bounce out to third.
With Davie down 1-0 in the seventh, and with Rice still dealing for Reagan, Coston Colamarino drew a fullcount walk to lead things off. Carson Queen did his job by putting down a sac bunt. A popup to second and a strikeout, though, closed the book on an agonizing loss.
“I think we had 5 guys in scoring position with less than 2 outs and we didn’t make it happen,” Anderson said. “We’ve got to somehow figure out how to get over that hump, gain some confidence and start winning some ballgames. That’s a hard pill to swallow, especially against Reagan, but I was proud of how these boys keep fighting every single day. They’re leaving it out there.”
The Raiders used a trap door escape in the fifth. A pair of singles put runners at the corners with one out. They found a way to score when Brady Marshall hit a sac fly to left.
Hobbs has come through as a senior, posting a 2.62 ERA and two complete games in six starts. Not bad for a guy who saw just 13 innings, mostly as a reliever, in 2024.
“Tucker was feeling it,” Anderson said. “You could tell it was his night. He struggled a little bit early trying to figure out the strike zone. But once he settled in, he attacked their hitters and our guys made plays. He’s monotone most of the time. He stays locked into what he’s doing. Their guy threw really well too, so it was definitely a pitchers’ duel. (Rice) wasn’t throwing hard, but he was very crafty and he had a good slider and a changeup that he used quite often and kept our guys off balance.”
Notes: James, Hunter Potts, Krause and Allen all went 1 for 3. … Reagan prevailed despite committing the only two errors of the game. … The Raiders improved to 10-4 after getting swept – 6-4 and 2-1 – by West Forsyth the week before.
Reagan 8, Davie 0
The pitchers were trading zeroes again until Davie came unglued in the bottom of the fourth. One crooked number was more than enough for the Raiders on April 4 in Pfafftown.
After three and a half scoreless innings, Reagan sent 10 batters to the plate in the fourth. It scored five runs on six hits and a walk, and that was that.
Reagan had a healthy advantage in hits, 10-4. James, Allen and Queen went 1 for 3 and Ty Sain was 1-1. James’ double stretched his hitting streak to 17 games. Krause and Brandon Forrest drew two walks each.
Reliever Colin Harrison allowed three runs in two innings, although all three were unearned. Davie’s offense let junior lefty Asa Coplin get away with six walks in 5.1 innings. But Coplin kept Davie off the board by permitting just three hits and striking out seven. Junior Payton Webb closed for Reagan.
Notes: Reagan improved to 12-4. … The week started with Davie in fourth place at 4-4 in the CPC. West Forsyth and East Forsyth are tied for first at 8-0, and Reagan is third at 6-2. … The War Eagles, who are 6-10 overall, have dropped five straight to Reagan. … James’ batting average is .652.