Baseball: Mackie steals show as BTW blanks Ben Franklin

NEW ORLEANS – On Thursday afternoon, it was all about senior left-hander Rochon Mackie at Wesley Barrow Stadium.

Mackie pitched a two-hitter and struck out 14 as Booker T. Washington blanked Ben Franklin 5-0. He exhibited outstanding control, walking just one.

Mackie helped himself, producing a two-run double in the fifth inning to break open a close game.

The Lions scored a run in the top of the fourth inning and Mackie’s double in the fifth made it 3-0. Booker T. Washington stole another run in the sixth and in the seventh, Kelby Henderson singled and came around to score with excellent baserunning.

The Falcons got one runner to third base but could not break through against Mackie.

Both teams return to action next Tuesday with Booker T. Washington (3-4) facing Kenner Discovery while Ben Franklin travels to John Ehret.

FINAL
BTW 000 121 1 — 5 6 0, 4 LOB
BF 000 000 0 — 0 2 2, 5 LOB
WP—Mackie
LP—Carney
Time of Game: 1:54

Area Prep Baseball Results from Thursday, March 24

Archbishop Rummel 12, St. Augustine 1

Ascension Christian 22, Carver 1 (game one)

Ascension Christian 19, Carver 0 (game two)

Belle Chasse 13, Pope John Paul II 3

Brother Martin 8, Jesuit 7 (12 innings)

Chalmette 27, Grace King 0

Country Day 3, St. Martin’s Episcopal 1

Covington 21, Ponchatoula 9

Crescent City Christian 14, West St. John 8

De La Salle 11, Northlake Christian 9

Destrehan 14, Thibodaux 2

Doyle 4, Brusly 1

East Jefferson 8, John Ehret 0

Hahnville 13, H.L. Bourgeois 10

Hammond 4, Fontainebleau 3

John Curtis Christian 8, Archbishop Shaw 0

Karr 17, Landry 7

Lutcher 10, St. James 0

Northshore 8, Mandeville 2

Pine 10, Amite 0

Riverdale 14, Higgins 4

Salmen 5, Patrick Taylor 1

St. Charles Catholic 7, Holy Cross 2

St. Paul’s 6, Slidell 3

St. Thomas Aquinas 4, Vandebilt Catholic 1

Thomas Jefferson 3, Lusher Charter 2

West Feliciana 11, French Settlement 1