Southwest Guilford Walks Off Grimsley in Extras, 3-2

HIGH POINT, N.C. – In a tightly contested conference showdown, Southwest Guilford walked it off in the bottom of the 8th to earn a 3-2 victory and complete a two-game sweep of Grimsley on Friday night. Both teams entered the matchup with impressive 12-3 overall records, and the game lived up to the billing.

Grimsley got on the board first in the top of the 4th, when Sebastian Rodriguez led off with a double and scored on a Luke Ponder RBI single. But Southwest Guilford wasted no time answering. In the bottom half, with the bases loaded and one out, Aidan McPherson delivered a 2-run single, scoring Devin Hernandez and Ryan Robinson to give the Cowboys a 2-1 lead.

In the 6th inning, Grimsley struck again. Max Snyder singled with one out and Ponder followed with his second RBI of the night, a double to left-center that tied things up at 2-2.

The game headed into extra innings, and in the bottom of the 8th, Southwest loaded the bases via a walk, hit-by-pitch, and intentional walk. That set the stage for Graham Sutherland, who lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Ryan Maness and sealing the walk-off win.

Key Performers

Grimsley:

• Sebastian Rodriguez: 1-for-4, 2B, 1R
• Max Snyder: 1-for-4, 1R
• Luke Ponder: 3-for-4, 2 2B, 2RBI
• Davis Cook: 1-for-3
• Jacob Benbow (ND): 6 IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 13K
• Noah Christiansen (L): 1 IP, 0H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K

Southwest Guilford:

• Devin Hernandez: 1-for-2, 1R
• Ryan Robinson: 1-for-3, 1R
• Aidan McPherson: 1-for-2, 2RBI
• Eric Lovett: 1-for-3
• Kaden Morgan (ND): 7 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 9K
• Brendan Snider (W): 1 IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 2K

SCOUT BLOG

Kaden Morgan, RHP, Southwest Guilford HS, 2026
Straight line build. Listed at 6-foot-2, 180 pounds. Works level and on-line. Slightly open toe at foot strike. Medium arm swing to a 3/4 slot. Solid arm speed. Strike thrower. Control over command. Fastball ranged