Reid Miller puts the ball in play for the baseball team to start Thursday’s fundraising matchup with the CFCA softball team.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
A fundraising matchup between the baseball and softball teams at Cape Fear Christian Academy on Thursday ended in a 5-5 tie.
Eagles softball coach Sterling Holmes pitched to both teams. The teams played with a softball at the softball field.
The baseball team led 5-1 at one point but the softball team, which reached the NCISAA 1-A semifinals, came back.
UNC Greensboro signee Delaney Cumbie did not play for the softball team after undergoing minor knee surgery on Wednesday. Her recovery period is expected to be two to three weeks.
With two out in the bottom of the final frame and a runner on third, baseball shortstop Wesley Jackson fielded a grounder and threw to first to preserve the tie.
The plan for the matchup was to have fun and raise money to support both spring programs. Each objective was reached.
The teams lined up and assistant athletic director Lolita Tripp gave a pregame prayer. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
CFCA softball coach Sterling Holmes pitched to both teams.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
High school students got a break from exams.
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Steve Jeffries, father of all-state softball sophomore Paige Jeffries, took in the game with younger daughter Lauren. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
CFCA headmaster Karen Parker was busy making slushies.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
Assistant softball coach Craig Autry served as umpire. Between innings he cooled off the elementary students. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
Autry eventually emptied his bucket on those behind the net.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
The younger students loved getting doused on a warm afternoon.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
A little juggling was a change of pace in the baseball dugout.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
The teams went through the handshake line after a 5-5 tie.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
All-state softball performer and UNC Greensboro signee Delaney Cumbie did not play due to minor knee surgery. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/Al Myatt)
