Cedar Ridge Baseball

Cedar Ridge 3rd Baseman Walker Holmes Discusses Signing with Carteret Community College

After winning the Big 7 Conference championship last spring, the Cedar Ridge baseball team had five seniors sign to play at the next level. Among them is third baseman Walker Holmes, who will join the new program at Carteret Community College in Morehead City next winter. Last season, Holmes was a regular starter for a…

Read More

Cedar Ridge 1st baseman Dominic Sena discusses signing with William Peace University

Dominic Sena waited four years to help Cedar Ridge baseball return to the top of its conference. All of the work he had put in during four years with the Red Wolves was worth it in the end as Cedar Ridge won the Big 7 Conference championship. The Red Wolves went undefeated in conference play…

Read More

Cedar Ridge baseball’s Ian and Grant McGuffey discuss signing with William Peace University

After four years starting for Cedar Ridge baseball, Ian and Grant McGuffey will take their talents to Division III William Peace University. A formal signing ceremony was held last spring inside Red Wolves Gymnasium. The McGuffey brothers were instrumental in the Red Wolves winning the Big 7 Conference championship last year. For most of last…

Read More

Cedar Ridge’s Aiden Ryan Named Big 7 Pitcher of the Year

From the very beginning of this year, Aiden Ryan had a goal of being the Big 7 Conference Pitcher of the Year. Mission accomplished. In May, Ryan earned the honor following a vote of the league’s coaches. Ryan was instrumental in Cedar Ridge winning the Big 7 Championship, its first conference title since 2007. The…

Read More

Black Friday: Olson-Thornburg throws six shutout innings in South Granville’s 3-0 upset of Cedar Ridge baseball

Postseason baseball can be cruel. It can also make no sense. Last week, Cedar Ridge scored 24 runs in two games against South Granville, sweeping a two-game series from the Vikings en route to its first conference championship in 19 years. None of that mattered on Friday night when the Vikings returned to Red Wolves…

Read More

Run the Table; Cedar Ridge Baseball Finishes Undefeated in Big 7, Starts Play in State Playoffs on Friday

The 2026 Cedar Ridge baseball team now is in a league of its own. After winning the third baseball conference championship in school history last week with a win at South Granville, the Red Wolves became the first team to finish undefeated in conference play on Friday. The Red Wolves outscored South Granville 16-11 in…

Read More

Baseball Alumni Update: Clayton Helps Gaston College Win Region X Regular Season Championship

Photo By Jacques Morin  Cross Clayton: The Gaston College Rhinos completed the regular season with 50 win after beating Rockingham Community College 18-2 at Sims Legion Park in Rockingham on April 28. Clayton, a sophomore for Gaston, went 6-1 with a 5.98 ERA through 15 pitching appearances this year. He made 12 starts. On Tuesday, Clayton…

Read More

Champions! Velazquez Strikes Out 7, Belts RBI Double as Cedar Ridge Baseball Wins 1st Conference Championship since 2007

CREEDMOOR–This is next year. For years, Cedar Ridge baseball had to wait for brighter days after they suffered a tough loss in the opening round of the state playoffs. Or let one get away against their crosstown rival Orange, which happened often enough to the point it bordered on cruelty. Instead of waiting for next…

Read More

Cedar Ridge Baseball’s Jesus Velazquez and Wil Ebron discuss winning the Big 7 Conference Championship

It was a night 19 years in the making for the Cedar Ridge baseball team. The Red Wolves claimed the outright Big 7 Conference title with an 8-2 victory over South Granville in Creedmoor on Tuesday night. It is the first conference championship for Cedar Ridge in baseball since 2007. Jesus Velazquez came in from…

Read More