Northwood Temple Academy Baseball

3-14-25
vs Falcon

NTA varsity baseball 3-4-25
vs Neuse Christian Academy

Northwood Defeats Neuse Christian 4-1
March 4th, 2025

The Eagles of Northwood Temple defeated Neuse Christian 4-1. Patrick Guest got the start on the bump today, pitching 3 1/3 innings, allowing no runs, striking out 4 batters, 2 walks and no hits. Northwood played team defense today and had to overcome adversity to defeat Neuse. Guest left 7 runners on base before giving way to Jaden Vogt. Vogt on the day had 9k’s, 4 hits and 1 earned run. Both Pitchers had great defensive support led by Catcher Kaden Burns who was 4 for 4 on throwing runners out stifling the offense of Neuse.

Northwood got on the board first with lead off hitter Antonio Banks drawing a walk. Stole second and advanced to 3rd on a pass ball on the catcher. 2 pitches later a pass ball on the catcher, Banks scores. Banks scored 2 runs on the day with 3 stolen bases.

The other 2 runs were scored by Senior Landon Kay. Who walked , then stole 2nd, then advanced on a pass ball in the 3rd inning.

Northwood now has won back to back games at the beginning of the ‘25 season. Next contest is Friday March 7th at Home.

See you at the nest!!!

David Huff
Head Coach

GO EAGLES!!!

Northwood Wins Opening Day
February 28th, 2025

The Eagles of Northwood Temple Academy win opening day of the 2025 Varsity Baseball Season vs Lee Christian 18-8.

It was a day everyone was talking about since the first day of school. A team that has played together since middle school. A group of players who have been putting in the work with coaches during the off-season to get better. Now the bulk of the team in the sophomore class has realized it is time to shine. Kaden Burns got the call on the mound for the Eagles, retiring the first nine batters he faced, striking out six. On the day on the mound, Kaden Burns fanned seven total, walked four, while allowing two hits and 3 earned runs. Offensively, Burns drew 3 walks, scored twice, and stole 3 bases.

Centerfielder Antonio Banks led off the game for the Eagles with a single, stole second, Catcher Chason Vogt walked, Banks scored on a passed ball on the catcher, while Shortstop Patrick Guest reached on a fielder’s choice scoring Vogt. Guest later stole second then third and scored on a passed ball as well. Lee Christian had some issues on the day at the plate allowing six runs to score on passed balls. Lee finally got on the board in the 4th inning with leadoff hitter J. Victorero beating the throw from third baseman Landon Kay which got by first, and he advanced to second. Lee’s Jordan Wilson then walked and then starting Pitcher Kayden Brower hit a booming double in the gap to left center scoring Victorero and Wilson. Brower advanced to 3rd on the play on an overthrow. Then before the next pitch, Kaden Burns picked off Brower at 3rd. Lee then had the bases loaded with one out and Kaden Burns then got back his rhythm striking out Ryder McCoy and a ground out back to Burns to end the inning.

Northwood had its troubles on the base paths with mental base running errors, which stopped the Eagles’ momentum. Even though the Eagles scored 3 runs with running mistakes, Lee had their best inning in the 5th, scoring five runs on 3 hits, and Eagles relievers allowed 5 hits and 4 walks. This tied the game at 8-8. Going into the bottom of the 6th inning. As in years past, the Eagles started flying high with their “IN THE BIG INNING”. The Eagles batted around, sending 12 batters to the plate. Scoring 10 runs on 5 hits, 6 walks, 6 walks, and 2 pass balls. Chason Vogt led off the inning with a single, then the next 4 batters walked and got hit by the pitch. Then reliever Jaden Vogt got an RBI with a single to left. First baseman Elijah Piereria got hit by the pitch, which loaded the bases for freshman Lathen Hairr. Hairr, for the second year in a row vs Lee Christian, gets a bases-loaded single scoring 2 runs. With the score now 16-8, Antonio Banks got his 4th hit of the day, stole his 3rd base, and scored on a pass ball. Catcher Chason Vogt then smacked a double and advanced to third on a steal. Patrick Guest then was hit by the Pitch. Stealing second with C. Vogt on 3rd. Vogt was thrown out at the plate, and Guest advanced to 3rd. Guest then scored the game winner on a pass ball for the 18-8 mercy rule win.

The Eagles’ next home game is on Tuesday, March 4th, vs Neuse Christian at 3:30 p.m.

SEE YOU AT THE NEST!

Head Coach David Huff

Our Centerfield Sophomore Antonio Banks, #12 on the Leaderboard for North Carolina High Schools!

Carpet

Northwood Temple Baseball is underway!

2024 season

Congratulations to our varsity baseball team on a 21-13 victory over Lee Christian!

March 9th, 2024

Northwood Varsity Baseball Wins First Game of ’24 Season

The Eagles of Northwood Temple Academy win their first game of the 2024 season with a stellar performance from Sophomore Chris Furne. Chris got the start on the mound against the Warriors from Falcon Christian Academy. His performance wound up being a No-Hitter with a win of 11-1. On the day Chris had 12 strike outs, facing 19 batters walking one and hit two batters late in the game. Furne started off the game striking out the first three batters he faced, then walked the lead off batter in the 2nd inning, then retired the next 10 batters. Falcons only score was when lead off hitter Paxton drew a walk then scored on a ground out to first.

The Eagles had a solid offensive performance at the plate, scoring 11 runs with 6 hits. Centerfielder Antonio Banks led the way with a 2 for 3 performance with a single and triple while scoring 2 runs and 4 stolen bases. Left fielder Brysen Roberts went 2 for 3 with a single and a double and 2 RBI’s, 2 runs scored.

This Eagle team has NO upper class men. This group of young men will be together for the next 3 years and we foresee great performances to come. The Eagles next game is at Home at 4:00 pm vs Lee Christian from Sanford, Nc.

See You at the Nest!!!

David Huff
Head Baseball Coach
Northwood Temple Academy