Around the State Recap (Top Gun) 2/29-3/1/20

There were dozens of teams in action this past weekend across the region at the Top Gun sites. This included a handful of games between ranked teams. Here we recap the weekend of Top Gun games that took place across a number of the sites in action.

Charlotte

1-day
8u

North Carolina #13 CBA Copperheads Black went 2-0 on Sunday in Charlotte with a 13-8 win over the DB Raptors and an 11-3 win over the SBA Nationals.

10u

Union County Crush - Gadd and the Carolina Reds (SC) both went 2-0 on Sunday in Charlotte. Crush - Gadd posted a 13-2 win over Bulldogs - Caleb and a 14-4 win over DDB. The Reds notched a 14-1 win over Bulldogs - Caleb and an 11-7 win over the Concord Athletics.

12u

The Carolina Regulators and the Davie White Sox both went 2-0 on Sunday in Charlotte. The Regulators scored an 8-2 win over the Mooresville Biscuits and an 11-3 win over the SOTG Muddawgs. The White Sox notched a 6-4 win over Team Carolina and a 13-8 win over the Biscuits.

 

Charlotte

2-day
8u

The DB Raptors went 2-0 in the one-day 8u event in Charlotte with a 7-4 win over the SBA Nationals and a 16-1 win over the Carolina Red Devils.

9u

On Saturday, North Carolina #13 SBA Spinners went 2-0 with a 9-2 win over Mission Baseball - Smith and a 7-6 win over Union County Crush - Roadcap. Mission - Smith topped Crush - Roadcap in their other game on Saturday. On Sunday, Mission - Smith went 2-0 with a 17-2 win over the Spinners and a 12-11 win over #14 MARA Cobras. The Spinners scored a 10-1 win over the Cobras in their other game on Sunday.

10u

The 10u division was only a one-day event on Saturday. The Belmont Bandits were the lone 2-0 team scoring an 8-7 win over Athletes Lab - Burns and an 8-7 win over the Carolina Reds (SC).

11u

DB Raptors - Justin earned the #1 seed for Sunday with a 15-0 win over the Carolina Red Devils and an 8-7 win over Hutters. In the semifinals on Sunday, Hutters scored an 11-10 win over Elite Baseball EBC and the Raptors rolled to a 12-3 win over the Carolina Red Devils. In the finals, DB Raptors - Justin finished off a 4-0 weekend with an 8-0 win over Hutters.

12u

The #19 team in North Carolina, the LKN Hurricanes, earned the top seed for Sunday with a 10-0 win over the Mooresville Legends and a 17-3 win over the Carolina Heat. DB Raptors Dubs went 1-1 on Saturday with a 6-2 win over the Belmont Bombers and a 6-5 loss to Team 24 Gamecocks - Comer (SC). In the semifinals on Sunday, the Raptors got revenge over the Gamecocks with a 6-5 win of their own while the Hurricanes rolled to a 13-2 win over the Bombers. In the finals, DB Raptors Dubs scored a 10-4 win over the Hurricanes to take home the 12u title.

13u

North Carolina #22 Vision Bandits - Germano earned the top seed with a 16-1 win over Elite Baseball EBC and a 15-0 win over WCW Red. #14 LKN Hurricanes also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 13-1 win over Westlake and a 14-1 win over WCW Red. In the semifinals on Sunday, the Hurricanes edged Elite Baseball EBC 5-3 and the Vision Bandits scored a 9-1 win over WCW Red. In a finals matchup of top 20 teams, the LKN Hurricanes edged Vision Bandits - Germano 9-8.

 

 

Concord

10u

The Cabarrus Bandits went 2-0 in this one-day event, scoring a 14-1 win over the Stanly County Stars and a 4-3 win over the Carolina Red Devils.

11/12u

The #15 team in North Carolina, the Carolina Bearcats, went 2-0 on Saturday with an 8-0 win over the Bulldogs and a 6-2 win over Diamond Deacons - Maness. 12u Aces - Hartsell also went 2-0 with a 16-1 win over the 11u Carolina Cobras and an 8-1 win over the MP Tigers.

 

Fayetteville

8u

On Saturday, North Carolina #6 Area Stars Orange went 2-0 with an 18-3 win over Team Ghost Baseball and a 20-0 win over 7u Dirtbags Gold. The FV Wildcats also went 2-0 with a 17-2 win over Area Stars White and an 18-14 win over Team Ghost Baseball.

9u

On Sunday, North Carolina #6 Area Stars Orange went 2-0 with an 8-0 win over Futures Baseball and a 7-1 win over the Benson Bulls. Area Stars White also went 2-0 with a 7-6 win over Futures Baseball and a 7-4 win over the NSA Gators.

10u

The #14 team in North Carolina, the Dirt Devils, went 2-0 on Saturday with a 12-0 win over 9u Area Stars White and an 8-3 win over the NSA Legion. Area Stars Blue also went 2-0 with a 16-2 win over the Carolina Copperheads and a 12-2 win over Team Ghost. Area Stars White also went 2-0 with a 12-8 win over the Carolina Copperheads and a 10-9 win over Team Ghost.

On Sunday, the FV Wildcats went 2-0 with an 8-7 win over the NSA Legion and an 8-6 win over Coastal Baseball.

11u

On Saturday, the Carolina Diamondbacks went 2-0 on Saturday with a 17-2 win over the North Wake Havoc and a 9-2 win over the Robeson Eliminators.

On Sunday, the Area Stars Orange went 2-0 with a 15-0 win over the Carolina Avengers and a 9-2 win over the Robeson Eliminators.

12u

The NC Bandits were the lone 2-0 team on Saturday in Fayetteville, scoring a a 5-0 win over OC Sluggers Red and a 10-3 win over the Topsail Cannons.

The NC Bandits also went 2-0 on Sunday with a 4-2 win over Area Stars Blue and a 3-0 win over the Carolina Raiders.

13u

Both Area Stars White and the NSA Knights went 2-0 on Saturday in Fayetteville. The Area Stars posted a 4-2 win over Triangle Sports Hawks Black and an 8-6 win over Carolina Stars - Seymour. The Knights notched a 9-6 win over Sandhills Stingrays - Tilson and an 8-3 win over Area Stars Blue.

On Sunday, Carolina Stars - Seymour and the Clayton RailRoaders went 2-0 in Fayetteville. Stars - Seymour posted a 10-0 win over Team Ghost and a 5-2 win over the Carolina Raiders. The RailRoaders posted a 1-0 win over Sandhills Stingrays - Tilson and a 13-2 win over the Diamond Hawks.

 

 

Goldsboro

8u

On Sunday, North Carolina #5 Clayton RailRoaders and #6 Area Stars Orange both went 2-0. The Railroaders rolled to a 21-4 win over the Cleveland Wildcats and a 17-1 win over East Carolina Bombers 252. The Area Stars blasted their way to a 15-5 win over the EC Diamondback and a 17-2 win over Clayton RailRoaders Gold.

9u

Coastal Region #4 Carolina Titans - Ricks finished 2-0 on Saturday with a 12-3 win over the Benson Bulls and a 25-2 win over the Carolina Rampage. RBI Raptors Blue also finished 2-0 on Saturday with a 23-6 win over Clayton RailRoaders Gold and a 10-8 win over the East Carolina Bombers.

On Sunday, the #5 in North Carolina, Dirtbags East, went 2-0 in Goldsboro. They topped the EC Diamondbacks 17-2 before scoring a 21-6 win over Cleveland Wildcats - O'Meara. The East Carolina Bombers also went 2-0 on Sunday with a 9-8 win over MVP Athletics and a 14-2 win over RBI Raptors Blue. #3 Dirtbags Black played up in the 10u age group on Sunday and fell 10-5 against 10u #20 Dirtbags East and tied 9u Carolina Titans - Ricks.

10u

The #5 team in North Carolina, NCABC Fungo - Piscorik, was the lone 2-0 team on Saturday in Goldsboro. They rolled to a 13-3 win over BYBA before edging Dirtbags East 6-5.

On Sunday in Goldsboro, #2 Dirtbags Black scored a 10-5 win over 9u #3 Dirtbags Black and a 6-2 win over #21 Area Stars Orange. The Area Stars tied #20 Dirtbags East in their other game on Sunday.

11u

MVP Red finished 2-0 on Saturday, scoring an 8-3 win over Area Stars Blue and a 15-0 win over US Elite South East. Dirtbags Coastal also finished 2-0 on Saturday with an 11-6 win over the Cleveland Wildcats and a 20-6 win over the Carolina Flash.

Dirtbags East went 2-0 in the Open Division on Sunday in Goldsboro. They scored a 9-4 win over North Carolina #18 Smash Baseball and a 4-3 win over Area Stars Gray. The Smash finished 0-2 on the day, falling 5-2 against Carolina Rampage Baseball in their other game on Sunday.

12u

Area Stars Orange finished 2-0 on Sunday in Goldsboro with a 13-1 win over the FV Wildcats and a 4-2 win over the Akadema Heat.

13u

The Zebulon Cougars and Carolina Armor tied one game 7-7 with the Cougars scoring an 11-1 win over the Armor in their other game on Saturday.

In the 54/80 division on Sunday in Goldsboro, Dirtbags East went 2-0 with a 9-0 win over the Wendell Sharks and an 8-7 win over the Clayton Cubs. In the 60/90 Division, Pirate Elite went 2-0 with a 7-1 win over the Carolina Armor and a 9-3 win over North Carolina #18 Carolina Rage. Carolina Rage Red also went 2-0 on Sunday with an 11-0 win over the Zebulon Cougars and a 13-0 win over the Carolina Armor.

 

Wilmington

9u

Dirtbags Coastal notched a 12-0 win and a 3-2 win over the North Myrtle Beach Braves (SC) on Sunday.

11u

US Elite South went 2-0 on Sunday with a 2-1 win over the Cape Fear Mayhem and a 6-4 win over Dirtbags Coastal.

12u

Both 910 Select and US Elite South went 2-0 on Sunday in Wilmington. 910 Select topped the Wilmington Seahawks 2-1 and OC Sluggers Red 16-2. US Elite South scored a 6-1 win over OC Sluggers Red and a 3-2 win over the Topsail Cannons.