Team Details

FCS Sweeps Doubleheader with Mt. Bethel

The Fellowship Christian School JV baseball team captured both games of a doubleheader against Mt. Bethel Christian Academy at Winchester Field at Paladin Park.

The Paladins posted a 12-1 win over the Eagles in game two (it went five innings) on Feb. 28. It was a Region contest.

FCS pounded out seven hits in the contest, including two apiece by sophomore Carl McCook and freshman Rush Statham. Eighth-graders Owen Davis and Jackson Clifton and freshman Cooper Rutherford collected one hit apiece. Rutherford belted a triple, while both Clifton and McCook registered a double apiece.

Sophomore Thomas Newkirk drove home a team-best two runs, while Clifton, Statham, freshman Palmer Haslam and sophomores Colton Reid and Hudson Withers all had one RBI.

Newkirk pitched three innings of no-hit, shutout innings with five strikeouts. He picked up the victory. Sophomore Gus Town threw two innings in relief, allowing two hits, two walks and one run with four strikeouts.

“We won both games in five innings,” head coach Adam Knight said. “Our pitching was great, and we got on base a lot. We really just came to play.”

The Paladins improved to 4-4 overall with the sweep.

Paladins Capture First Game of Doubleheader

The Fellowship Christian School JV baseball team opened a Region doubleheader with a victory on Feb. 28.

The Paladins posted a 4-2 win over Mt. Bethel Christian Academy at Winchester Field at Paladin Park. The Region game went five innings.

FCS scored all four of its runs over the first three innings. The Eagles scored its two runs in the top of the fifth inning.

Fellowship finished with seven hits, including two apiece by sophomores Thomas Newkirk and Gus Town, and freshman Colten Steele. Freshman Rush Statham collected one hit.

Town recorded two RBIs, while Newkirk and Steele each drive in one run.

Sophomore Hudson Withers started and threw three innings. He allowed just one hit and struck out seven. Sophomore Johnson Buice threw two innings in relief. He allowed one hit and two runs (one earned) and two walks.

Paladins Bounce Back with Win over 4A Centennial

The Fellowship Christian School JV baseball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a home victory on Feb. 20.

The Paladins posted a 10-2 victory over 4A Centennial High School at Winchester Field at Paladin Park.

Fellowship collected six hits in the game, led by sophomore Johnson Buice with two hits. He belted a double, batted in two runs and scored twice.

Sophomore Thomas Newkirk collected two RBIs, while sophomore Hudson Withers registered one hit and one RBI. Eighth-grader Jackson Clifton, freshman Harrison Lea and sophomore Carl McCook all notched one hit. McCook’s hit was a double.

Freshman Rush Statham scored a pair of runs for FCS, now 2-4 overall.

Withers started and picked up the victory on the mound. He allowed five hits and two runs and fanned four. Buice threw the final three innings and struck out two. He gave up two hits and one walk.