Head Coach: Gary McDonald
Assistant Coach: Don Wood
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Overall Record: 7 - 5   Conference: 5 - 3

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May 6, 2008
CA vs. Magellan Charter 0-9

Playing for the first time in 11 days, the Cary Academy middle school baseball team looked very rusty in falling to Magellan Charter 9-0 in the semi-finals of the conference tournament.  Cary Academy was the #2 seed and had beaten #3 Magellan Charter the two previous times they met this year. 

In all fairness, Magellan Charter outplayed CA in every aspect of the game, and deserved to move on.  Despite the setback the CA middle school baseball team reached every one of their preseason goals and should be very proud of their season and their effort.

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April 25, 2008
CA vs. Ravenscroft  2 - 12

The Cary Academy middle school baseball team fell to Ravenscroft 12-2 in a non-conference game. Ben Ramger, Josh Kennedy and Jarrod Moore led the way offensively with each collecting a base hit.  Nathan Niles made an outstanding catch at third base robbing a sure base hit and Andy Neiswender was solid at first base.  John Scott and Ian Henry each pitched well in their debut on the mound.

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April 22, 2008
CA vs. Magellan Charter 9 - 5

The Cary Academy middle school baseball team extended its winning streak to 4 with a 9-5 come from behind victory over Magellan Charter.  CA started of quickly jumping to a 3-0 lead at the end of 1.  Keenan Szulik pitched 4 real strong innings of 1 hit baseball.  Then in the 5th inning Magellan Charter scored 5 runs to take a 5-4 lead.  In the bottom of the 5th inning Cary Academy scored 5 runs to secure the win. 

Zack Layne went 3-3 and John Scott added 2 clutch run scoring hits.  Ian Henry executed a perfect safety squeeze in the 5th inning scoring two hustling Charger base runners.

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April 18, 2008
CA vs. Cary Christian  10 - 0

Keenan Szulik pitched 4 very strong innings and Zack Layne came in to shut the door as the CA middle school baseball team shut out Cary Christian 10-0 to close out the week 3-0. 
John Scott had a key two out base hit in the first to put CA up 2-0.  From there the defense took over as Nathan Niles made a great catch in left field.  Ben Ramger played another solid game at 3rd, and Eric Fisher did a good job blocking behind the plate.

Ian Henry executed a great safety squeeze and the game ended on a David Williams base hit in the 5th.

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April 16, 2008
CA @ Cary Christian  10 - 2

The CA middle school baseball put together another strong team effort in a 10-2 win over Cary Christian.  Keenan Szulik, Zack Layne and Matt Williams continued to throw strikes while combining on a 5 hit 1 walk performance.

Ben Ramger was sensational at 3rd base and shut down any chance of a Cary Christian comeback after CA jumped ahead 5-2 in the top of the 3rd inning.

Matt Williams, Zack Layne and Eric Fisher led the offense with 2 hits each.
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April 15, 2008
The middle school baseball team jumped out to a 5-0 first inning lead and coasted to a 16-7 victory over East Wake Academy.

Ian Henry and Keenan Szulik each led the way with 3 hits and Nathan Niles delivered a clutch two out base hit that scored 3 runs and put the game out of  reach.  Cary Academy pounded out 15 base hits and drew 9 bases on balls in 5 innings. 

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April 10, 2008

The middle school baseball team fell to North Raleigh Christian Academy 6-5 in extra innings.  CA battled back to tie the game with 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and displayed a tremendous amount of heart and character throughout the game.  Keenan Szulik and Zack Layne each pitched 4 outstanding innings.  Ian Henry, Matt Williams and Alex Velto each made difficult catches in the outfield, and Benjamin Shpurker was also solid today.  The offense was led by Eric Fisher, John Scott and Ben Ramger.

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April 8, 2008
CA vs. Grace Christian  10 - 0

The middle school baseball team rebounded with a 10 - 0 victory over Grace Christian out of Sanford.  The CA team played an error free game and Alex Velto made two fine plays in right field.  Keenan Szulik and Zack Layne combined to throw a one hitter.  The offense was led by Zack Layne, Matt Williams, Ben Ramger and Eric Fisher.  All 16 players participated and did their job to help the team win.

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April 3, 2008
CA vs. Ravenscroft   0 - 6

Playing on a very sloppy field, the middle school baseball team fell to Ravenscroft 6-0.  The game was much closer than the final score indicated.  Keenan Szulik kept the Ravenscroft hitters off balance for the first 2 1/3 innings with a tremendous changeup and great location. Zack Layne then came in and was overpowering.  Jarrad Moore also contributed defensively with a solid catch in right field.

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March 27, 2008
CA hosts Magellan Charter 18 - 8

The middle school baseball team picked right up where it left off last week with another strong performance with an 18-8 win over Magellan Charter.  Again, Cary Academy came out swinging and built a comfortable lead as all 17 players participated and contributed in the win. 

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March 20, 2008
CA hosts Durham Academy  13 - 2

Playing their first home game of the season, the middle school baseball team prevailed 13-2 over Durham Academy.  This was a total team effort as the entire team came out swinging the bats, and playing aggressive Cary Academy baseball.  Keenan Szulik and Zack Layne kept the Durham Academy hitters off balance all game with strong pitching performances. 

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March 18, 2008
CA @ North Raleigh Christian Academy  3 - 12

The Middle School Baseball team came up short in the first game of the 2008 season falling to NRCA by a score of 12-3.  The overall team effort was outstanding, but the rust from spring break has not worn off.  Ben Ramger led the way hitting with a very strong 3-3 day and Matt Williams battled very hard on the mound and gutted out 4 solid innings in relief.

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