NBMS Baseball captures first conference crown


By Matt Tate Buoyed by a top-notch one-


two punch on the mound and an overpowering offense, the North Buncombe Middle School baseball team raced to its first French Broad Confer- ence title in school history with a 12-2 victory against Enka on Monday (May 17). Dylan Fox, one half of the


BlackHawks’ power arms, took the victory and received all the offense he needed from the team’s other pitcher Alex Des- tino, who blasted two home runs. Those two captains, as well


as third captain Max Ramsey, paced the BlackHawks to im- pressive margins of victory in nearly all of their 13 victories this season. The team’s lone loss came against Cane Creek. First-year coach Adam Atkin-


son said he, along with assistants Darryl Fox and Gordy Ramsey, worked the team on fundamen- tals and helped the team instill a confidence that carried the players through the season.


The North Buncombe BlackHawks added a French Broad Conference title Monday.


While Fox, Destino and Ram-


sey were integral, Atkinson was quick to point out the produc- tion throughout the lineup. “We won a lot of games from


our bench,” he said. Ramsey, who led the league in


stolen bases, said watching the team establish a goal and then


reaching it has been a great ex- perience. “It feels really good right


now,” he said. While the three captains


move to North Buncombe High School next year, the Black- Hawks retain four of their nine starters in 2011, Atkinson said.


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