RCHS Baseball Team Keeps Swinging
On Monday, March 21, the Rockbridge County boys baseball teams traveled to Waynesboro. The Junior Varsity team played first, losing 3-9. Coach Travis Roadcap remarked on the loss.
“You know Waynesboro is very good team.” said Roadcap. “At the end of JV they just pulled away and the difference was that they scored and we did not.”
Looking to avenge the JV team, varsity put their best efforts forward and ultimately won, beating Waynesboro 7-5. Senior Tuner Cook was not pleased with the JV game.
“The JV game was so rough and we wanted to show we would not give up,” said Cook.
Senior Thomas McAloon had thoughts on the game as well.
“It was a very fun game because we as a team came back in the fifth” said McAloon. “It was rewarding to lock down and make a comeback with the team.”
Roadcap again had comments for the team.
“Waynesboro is a much improved team with 2 college commits on the mound.” said Roadcap. “Varsity just did what we needed to do and I will say, we just got a great group of kids because they are extremely coachable and fun.”
The next game for the team will be on Monday, April 4th against James River.
Senior Blake Darmante is a third-year member of The Prowler staff. In Journalism lll he is looking forward to the epic final chapter that will be his senior year and working alongside his little sister, Hallie Darmante, who thinks she can steal his position. Outside of class, Darmante is a part of the National Honor Society, Student Council Association, FORENSICS, and the RCHS lacrosse team. His influences/role models include the legends that are Bruce Lee, Dwayne “The Rock'' Johnson, and Mr. Gallagher. The majority of Darmante’s free time is spent in his sketchy basement honing his martial arts skills while also listening to a Spotify playlist of his called, Zen Hype. Darmante has recently started a number of new endeavors like learning the splits from Jean-Claude Van Damme and making movies with the Original Wildcat Weekly Poll Guy, his best buddy, Dylan Hostetter. Darmante survives off of dumplings, matcha, and most importantly, the All-Star Special at Waffle House. Future plans for Darmante involve him competing on American Ninja Warrior, taking a trip to the Philippines to become a certified “escrimador,” and slow-dancing the night away with a dynamite gal.
