{"id":6207,"date":"2025-04-04T08:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:56:50","slug":"cumberland-pounds-blue-ridge-in-lone-baseball-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/baseball\/6207-cumberland-pounds-blue-ridge-in-lone-baseball-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumberland Pounds Blue Ridge In Lone Baseball Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"iteminfo\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"createdby\">Written by Millie Lange<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>BLUE RIDGE &#8212; Three pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter as Cumberland pounded Blue Ridge, 18-1 in three high school baseball innings Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Pirates took a 4-0 opening inning lead. They pushed that to 7-0 in the second and then ended the game with 11 in the third.<\/p>\n<p>Kade McMechan started the contest and went two innings, allowing one walk while striking out four. Grant Keyser came on to throw a tenth of an inning, giving up one run with two walks and one strikeout and Gavin Keyser also threw a tenth of an inning, with no runs, no hits, and no walks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the Pirates had their hitting shoes on. Kade McMechan hit two doubles and drove in a run while Isaac Venatta and Maddox Miller had a double and two RBI each. Grant Keyser had a double and an RBI. Hudson McElravy finished with a single and three RBI and Bryson Weber had two singles. Grady Jones added a triple. Zach Hougham, Harley Pierce and Ty Ralston finished with a single and an RBI each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Blue Ridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumberland\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 43(11)\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 18-13-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue Ridge\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00\u00a0 \u00a0 1\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1- 0-5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WP &#8212; McMechan. LP &#8212; Norris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumberland &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0Weber, 2 singles; Finn, single; McElravy, single, 3 RBI; Jones, triple; Miller, 1 RBI;\u00a0 McMechan, 2 doubles, 1 RBI; Houghham, single, 1 RBI; Venatta, double, 2 RBI; Rhodes, 1 RBI; Watkins, 1 RBI; Pierce, single, 1 RBI; Miller, double, 2 RBI; Keyser, double, 1 RBI; Ralston, single, 1 RBI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue Ridge &#8212;<\/strong> no hits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Written by Millie Lange BLUE RIDGE &#8212; Three pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter as Cumberland pounded Blue Ridge, 18-1 in three high school baseball innings Thursday. 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