The Warren County Middle School Screaming Devils continue to show improvement towards the end of the season. 2008 marked a return to baseball for WCMS for the first time since 2002. The team's play at the end of the season reflects the amount of hard work put in by the coaches and players over the past couple of months.
The Diamond Devils wrapped up the season this week with games against Washington County and Lincoln County. The Devils saw double header action Monday against Washington County. After dropping the first game by a score of 20-3, Warren County bounced back to make a respectable showing in the second game, losing by a score of only 11-2. Monday marked the first time the team played four innings in a game all season long.
Wednesday found the Devils in action at Lincoln County. Warren County once again managed to extend the game into the fourth inning. The game marked the best defensive performance by the team all year. Warren County held the Red Devils to only one run in each of the first two innings behind the stellar defensive plays of Jacquez Menchaca in left field and Deonte Battle at shortstop and Durrell Berry at third. Menchaca made a leaping catch in left and held on for the out after hitting the ground to save a run. Berry added to the defensive effort with a fine play and throw from third base to record an out.
The Screaming Devils continued to struggle at the plate. Coach Moon reflected on the season by stating, "The part of our game that we need to improve the most is our hitting. I'm proud of the progress that our guys made this year defensively. Hopefully we can use the offseason to work on our hitting."
Next season looks good for the Devils with a large number of returning starters to provide some experience for the 2009 squad.
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