By MONTE DUTTON Blue Hose, reacting to the departure of Rob Acunto. Nah. Just running on the field. (Mitchell Mercer photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Gee whiz. At breakfast, I was lost in thought over the impending departure of Reclusive Rob. I mean, I don’t want to be too harsh. Who am I kidding? Yes, I do. Tonight …
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Are you ready to rumble?
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) There's an old baseball movie called It Happens Every Spring. https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It happens every fall, too. When I was growing up / The biggest thing around our town / Was watching my old high school play / They didn't mess around. Before the week is over, all the football …
Up the down staircase
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart figures to improve in year two (PC photo) Presbyterian College has a new president, returning to Clinton after a relatively short-term tenure at Mercer University and a long-term one on the PC history faculty. This may or may not have an appreciable effect on the Blue Hose athletics program for …
Blue Hose win a finale in their finale
Jack Gorman (PC photo) RADFORD, Va. – Presbyterian College was looking at rock bottom in the Shenandoah Valley until, in the top of the fourth and fifth innings on Saturday, the Blue Hose found their climbing boots. Trailing 6-0, PC scored two fourth-inning and seven fifth-inning runs en route to a 13-7 victory in its …
Blue Hose break Radford’s fall
(PC photo) RADFORD, Va. – Breaking a nine-game baseball losing streak – eight in the Big South Conference – Radford upended Presbyterian, 6-4, on Friday. The Highlanders built a 4-0 edge in the first two innings and held on when the Blue Hose loaded the bases in the ninth inning. PC freshman Amman Dewberry belted …
Ridiculous 9th hustles Hose past Radford
(PC photo) RADFORD, Va. – Presbyterian won its 20th baseball game on Thursday night, playing Radford, which has a snazzy stadium, all synthetic-turfed, and wears snazzy, pin-striped uniforms that do not match the Highlanders’ 9-44 record. The Blue Hose (20-33, 11-14 Big South) and Highlanders (1-24 conference) were competitive until the late innings, when PC …
Hose have the blues
Brody Fahr (PC photo) By MONTE DUTTON I’m torn two ways on the issue of percentages. If a baseball batter faces a pitcher five times, and he doesn’t get a hit, does that mean he’s hopelessly overmatched, or does it mean that he’s due? If it gets beyond that – if it reaches enough at-bats …
Blue Hose must regroup
Jack Gorman (PC photo) CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Presbyterian College baseball has its back to the wall, but Tuesday night’s 7-6 loss to Western Carolina had little to do with it. Nor did the weekend series at powerful Miami – the Hurricanes prevailed at a three-game clip of 37-7 and surely a generous stipend was involved …
A town of two tales
In the town of Clinton, there are two entities: the Clinton High School Red Devils, who win the games, and the Presbyterian College Blue Hose, who lose them. These are their stories. PC and Clinton used to be damn near one and the same. People in Clinton with no formal means of connection used to …
A Quiet Man of Radio
Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, January 30, 2020, 2:06 p.m. Bill Hogan had the same approach to broadcasting that I applied to scoring baseball games. I always tried to play it straight and be fair to both teams, not just the home one. Because I saw that team every night, I figured I would be slightly …
Nightrider's Lament 