RINGGOLD, Ga. – Todd Middleton admits he’s not the type to look too far ahead. So when asked following Tuesday’s 6-2 Region 7-AAAA win over Heritage about where his Northwest Whitfield High School baseball team stands with just over two weeks remaining in the regular season, the veteran coach hedged his answer a bit.
“I’m never satisfied, but I’m happy where we are,” said Middleton, whose team (18-4, 8-2) tied the Generals (15-5, 8-2) atop the region standings heading into Wednesday’s doubleheader.
“By no means do I think we can walk right through it,” Middleton added. “It’s a nice start to the series, but who knows? We are not good enough to think we can walk out and make things happen. All we’re looking at is game one (Wednesday) and go from there.”
Of course, with junior lefty ace Cade Fisher on the mound, Middleton and the Bruins have gotten spoiled. The future Florida Gator improved to 7-0 with a complete-game two-hitter while striking out 12. Fisher did not allow an earned run and benefitted from three runs in the top of the first inning.
Matt Redmond was hit by a pitch leading off and, following a strikeout, Keaton McQuaig ripped an RBI triple. Aiden Hosford followed with a run-scoring double and Fisher later added an RBI single for the 3-0 lead.