Outfielder Cole Blevins. Curt Fowler photo.

Staff report

SALISBURY — Rowan County’s American Legion baseball team finally got to play its first home game at Newman Park on Friday.

Things went well. Hot dogs and peanuts were sold, and Rowan beat Mocksville 11-1 in five innings.

Rowan is 3-2. That includes two 10-run rule wins against Mocksville (3-7).

Rowan’s Chase Fisher may be the first pitcher ever to qualify for a save in an 11-1 game. But it happened.

Fisher also was at the plate for the walk-off walk that ended the game in the bottom of the fifth. Considering that he wasn’t even in the game until the fourth inning, he had an interesting night.

Lefty Connor Park (1-1) got credit for the win. He pitched 3 2/3 innings. Mocksville went down in order in the first two, thanks to a di

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