There were several matchups of ranked teams in North Carolina at the USSSA sites this weekend, with two #1's in action (9u #1 SBA Rowan and 11u #1 SBA Futures). The 11u Futures took home the 12u title playing up this weekend. Here we highlight the weekend of games at the USSSA sites.
9u
North Carolina #12 Dirtbags LKN went 2-0 this past weekend in Charlotte, with an 8-7 win over #22 Park Sharon Nationals and a 15-6 win over the North Lincoln Destroyers. The Nationals topped the Destroyers 9-1 in their other game on Sunday. The #1 team in North Carolina, SBA Rowan played up in the 10u age group this weekend. They went 1-1 in pool play with a 10-1 win over Five Star Vipers - Hagan and a 14-6 loss against 10u #18 Cherryville Baseball. On Sunday, they defeated Five Star - Hagan 14-6 in their opening bracket game before defeating Cherryville 10-2 in the semifinals. They fell 10-2 against 10u #24 SBA Nationals in the finals.
In Wilmington, Carolina Teal (SC) went 2-0 with a 23-4 win over the Myrtle Beach Rays (SC) and a 9-1 win over the Lugnuts. The Lugnuts edged the Cape Fear Sharks 10-9 in their other pool play game. In the #4/5 seed play-in game on Sunday, the Rays rolled to a 17-3 win over Rock Solid Blue. In the semifinals, the Lugnuts topped the Sharks 15-5 and the Myrtle Beach Rays notched a 6-1 win over Carolina Teal. In the finals, the Lugnuts finished off their title run with a 9-5 win over the Myrtle Beach Rays.
10u
North Carolina #18 Cherryville Baseball scored the top seed for Sunday with a 10-9 win over Five Star Vipers - Hagan and a 14-6 win over 9u #1 SBA Rowan on Saturday. #4 LBC Swarm went 1-0-1 on Saturday with a 9-0 win over Five Star Vipers - Bray and a 7-7 tie against #24 SBA Nationals. The Nationals scored a 15-6 win over Five Star - Bray in their other pool play game on Saturday. In the opening round bracket games on Sunday, the SBA Nationals blanked Five Star - Bray 8-0 and 9u SBA Rowan scored an 11-5 win over Five Star - Hagan. In the semifinals, the SBA Natioanls edged the LBC Swarm 4-3 and SBA Rowan scored a 10-2 win over Cherryville Baseball. In the finals, the SBA Nationals blasted their way to a 10-2 win over SBA Rowan.
In Wilmington, #19 Coastal Cyclones went 2-0 with a 9-5 win over NSA Select and a 7-3 win over #22 Wilmington Wolfpack. The Wilmington Whitecaps also went 2-0 in pool play with a 17-2 win over Rock Solid Blue and a 4-0 win over NSA Select. In the #4/5 seed play-in game on Sunday, NSA Select scored a 12-9 win over Rock Solid Blue. In the semifinals, the Cyclones edged the Wolfpack 9-8 and the Whitecaps scored an 11-3 win over NSA Select. In the finals, the Coastal Cyclones finished off a 4-0 weekend with a 12-6 win over the Whitecaps.
11u
Five Star Carolina Vipers - Wright took the #1 seed for Sunday with a 14-11 win over the SBA Senators and a 7-7 tie against Team 24 Gamecocks - Wilson (SC) on Saturday. North Carolina #21 Mission Vipers - Reyer went 1-1 in pool play with an 11-8 win over the SBA Prospects and a 9-8 loss against the SBA Senators. In the #4/5 seed play-in game, the SBA Senators scored a 10-4 win over Team 24 - Wilson. In the semifinals, the SBA Prospects topped Mission - Reyer 9-1 and Five Star - Wright scored a 7-6 win over the SBA Senators. In the finals, the Prospects scored a 13-5 win over Five Star - Wright to take home the 11u crown. #1 SBA Futures played up in the 12u age group this weekend in Charlotte. They went 1-1 in pool play with a 12-3 loss against 12u #8 MPC and a 15-0 win over MPC Blue. On Sunday, the Futures scored a 6-0 win over the Carolina Regulators in the semifinals and an 8-2 win over MPC in the finals.
In Wilmington, the Cape Fear Mayhem went 4-0 in a double round robin event of 3 teams. On Saturday, the Mayhem scored a 9-1 win over Carolina Teal (SC) and a 16-0 win over Rock Solid Blue. On Sunday, they topped the Teal 14-5 and got past Rock Solid Blue with a 14-9 win.
12u
North Carolina #8 MPC went 1-0-1 in pool play with a 7-7 tie against the Carolina Regulators and a 12-3 win over the 11u SBA Futures. The Regulators scored a 12-3 win over the SBA Prospects in their other pool play game. In the semifinals on Sunday, the SBA Futures blanked the Regulators 6-0 and MPC edged the Prospects 11-10. In the finals, the 11u SBA Futures scored an 8-2 win over MPC to take home the 12u crown.
In Wilmington, South Carolina #3 East Coast Snipers - Clark/Hill went 2-0 on Saturday with a 15-5 win over the Coastal Cyclones and a 13-4 win over Topsail Cannons. Rock Solid Red was also 2-0 in pool play with an 11-1 win over the Coastal Cyclones and a 15-0 win over Topsail Cannons. The Wilmington Seahawks finished Saturday 2-0 with an 8-6 win over the Palmetto Stix (SC) and a 10-3 win over the Rays (SC). The Wilmington Wahoo were the 4th 2-0 team after pool play. The Wahoo scored a 13-12 win over the Ogden Hurricanes and a 12-6 win over the Rays. In the Gold bracket semifinals, Snipers - Clark/Hill edged the Seahawks 5-4 and Rock Solid Red notched a 13-4 win over the Wahoo. In the finals, East Coast Snipers - Clark/Hill rolled to a 13-3 win over Rock Solid Red.