The Christ the Cornerstone Academy baseball team warms up before its game against Antioch Christian on Thursday at Legion Park in Laurinburg.
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LAURINBURG — The Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders baseball team had its first game of the season against the Antioch Christian Academy Gators Thursday at Legion Park and won 11-2.
Senior Malachi Luther started on the mound for CTCA (1-0, 1-0 Carolinas Christian), completing two innings and allowing only one run; juniors Gavin Inman, Mack Hunt and Bryce Haywood all had pitching appearances as well.
The leading hitters for the Defenders were Lance Truesdell, Miken Concepcion and Mack Hunt.
Antioch Christian is 0-1 (0-1 Carolinas Christian) with the loss.