Interesting Matchup on a personal level for me AK vs Rose

I went to college with JH Rose being about 100 yards at most from my dorm at East Carolina. The school has since moved about 3 miles away from the ECU campus, but I have continued to keep up with whats going on in Greenville.

JH Rose has a long history of success in many sports, with baseball being # 1. No surprise there, Greenville has an incredible youth baseball program, much like all the outstanding offerings in South Charlotte.

Another interesting side note, JH Rose Head Coach Ron Vincent has a special person that is at his side for all Rose games. His name is Marvin Jarman. Marvin has some disabilities, but no one in Greenville has his knowledge of love of both Rose and ECU baseball. Ardrey Kell head coach Hal Bagwell also has a special person that he keeps in his dugout and gives a uniform to. I am ashamed to admit that I don't know his name, but I know that he is special to the team and came with Bags from South Meck to AK.


This is a tough series to pick, both teams look evenly matched. AK's pitching from 1-3 is as good as it has been all year and that could be the difference, especially is Alex Wood and Ryan Butler play like they did versus Providence.

As I have said before, look for Jonny Eaker to make the difference somewhere along the way. He does all the things coaches love.

Hoping AK can bring the title back to Mecklenburg County, but with Rose on the other side, I know it will be a dogfight.