It was another exciting weekend of games at the USSSA and NCGameOn sites this past weekend. Multiple ranked teams were in action, including an 8u top 5 match up in Clemmons. Here we recap the weekend of games from the USSSA and NCGameOn sites around North Carolina.
8u
At the NCGameOn event in Clemmons, our #2 team, Five Star Carolina, went 2-0 on Saturday, as did #4 GBC Prospects. Five Star posted wins over Pfafftown Raiders Elite and Carolina Rockies - Spillman, while GBC had wins over Carolina Rockies - McIntosh and NC Rogue - Smith. On Sunday, Five Star notched a 10-2 win over Camel City and the GBC Prospects blanked Rogue - Smith in the semifinals to set up a top 5 match up in the finals. In the finals, GBC was able to get past Five Star Carolina with a 16-8 win.
At the one day USSSA event in Lincolnton, Bad Company went 2-1 in 2 games against Equip Sports Ministry.
9u
In the NCGameOn event in Oxford, Luckies Blaze went 2-0 on Saturday with wins over #11 Canes Baseball NC - Hartman and Carolina Thunder - Bogle to earn the top seed for Sunday. The Thunder also lost 14-13 against the Sleepers to finish 0-2 on Saturday. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Thunder scored a 6-4 win over Sleepers. In the semifinals, the Thunder defeated Luckies Blaze 15-0 Canes - Hartman defeated West Raleigh Red 7-3. In the finals, Carolina Thunder - Bogle completed the comeback from an 0-2 Saturday with an 11-5 win over Canes Baseball NC - Hartman. In Clemmons, #11 Spartans - Mullins went 1-1 in pool play with a 6-5 loss against the Triad Warriors and a 15-4 win over the Diamond Deacons. #19 Davidson Crush went 2-0 in their pool play games with wins over Pfafftown Raiders and GBC. In the semifinals on Sunday, GBC topped the Triad Warriors 7-4 and Spartans - Mullins notched a 7-6 win over the Davidson Crush. In the finals, Spartans - Mullins took home the 0u title with an 18-5 win over GBC.
At the USSSA event in Winnabow, the Cape Fear Sharks finished 4-0, outscoring their opponents a combined 48-21. This included a 14-5 win over the North Myrtle Beach Braves 9 in the finals. At the one day USSSA event in Lincolnton, #14 Equip Sports Ministry went 3-0 for the day, outscoring opponents 44-18 across 3 games, including a 14-4 win over the AC Outlaws in the finals.
10u
At the NCGameOn event in Oxford this past weekend, three teams, the Rocky Mount Marshals 2028, TopHand Reds, and VA Squires - Satterfield all finished 2-2 in a double round-robin event across Saturday and Sunday. In Clemmons, our #14 team, Carolina Rockies - Sullivan, went 4-0 for the weekend, including an 11-1 win over Pfafftown Raiders Elite in the finals. For the weekend, the Rockies outscored four opponents a combined 53-7.
At the USSSA event in Winnabow, the Coastal Cyclones won a combined 10u/11u event, going 4-0 overall including an 18-17 win over the 11u Fungo Red Sox in the finals. At the one day USSSA event in Lincolnton, Athlete's Lab - Vogel took home the title with a 14-4 win over the Mudslingers in the finals, after going 1-0-1 in pool play. At the one day USSSA event in Charlotte, Mission Vipers - Worrell went 3-0 for the day including an 11-1 win over the SP Sabres in the finals. At the two day even in Charlotte, #10 LBC Swarm rolled to a 4-0 weekend in which they outscored opponents 64-1 across 4 games.
11u
At the USSSA event in Winnabow, the #8 Coastal Cyclones played up in the 12u age group and went 4-0. For the weekend, the Cyclones outscored opponents 37-11 across 4 games, including an 11-3 win over the Topsail Cannons in the finals. At the one day USSSA event in Lincolnton, both Equip Sports Ministry and RBA went 2-0 in pool play, but it was RBA who came away with the title, notching an 8-5 win over Equip in the finals. At the USSSA event in Charlotte this past weekend, three teams - Union County Crush - Walker, Athlete's Lab, and the NC Saints - all went 2-0 in pool play. #20 Mission Vipers - Reyer went 1-1 in pool play with an 11-3 win over the Charlotte Colts and a 13-5 loss against the NC Saints. In the quarterfinals on Sunday, Union County Crush - Walker scored a 2-1 win over the SBA Generals, Mission Vipers - Reyer edged Mission Vipers - McIlroy 8-7, Athlete's Lab blanked Concord Athletics - Lopez 8-0, and the NC Saints scored an 11-6 win over the SBA Senators. In the semifinals, Mission Vipers - Reyer rolled to a 15-3 win over Crush - Walker and Athlete's Lab edged the NC Saints 7-6. In the finals, Vipers - Reyer finished of a 4-1 weekend with their 3rd win on Sunday, notching a 10-6 win over Athlete's Lab.
12u
At the NCGameOn event in Clemmons this past weekend, it was Proehlific Power Premier went 4-1 overall, including consecutive wins over Carolina Impact (5-2), Carolina Rockies - Stanton (11-1), and the DC Vipers (2-0) on Sunday.
At the USSSA event in Greensboro this past weekend, both the East Coast Clippers and the Randolph Regulators went 1-0-1 to lead pool play. They tied on another, while the Clippers scored a 17-3 win over NCBA Gold and the Regulators topped the Carolina Patriots 5-4 in their other pool play game. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Triad Cardinals topped NCBA Gold 10-1. In the semifinals, the Randolph Regulators edged the Carolina Patriots 3-2 and the Cardinals scored an 11-3 win over the East Coast Clippers. In the finals, the Regulators finished off an undefeated weekend with a 10-2 win over the Regulators. At the one day USSSA event in Lincolnton, WCW Baseball took home the National title and RBA Heels White scored the American title. Both teams went 3-0, with WCW outscoring opponents 26-6 and RBA rolling to a combined score of 37-1 against their three opponents. At the USSSA event in Charlotte this past weekend, the #16 Venom Stars went 1-1 on Saturday with a 9-2 win over the SBA Americans and an 8-2 loss against the SBA Nationals. They bounced back on Sunday, however, scoring an 8-2 win over the SBA Nationals in the semifinals and a 7-6 win over the MARA Cobras in the finals.
13u
At the NCGameOn event in Oxford, the Orange County Crushers earned the top seed for Sunday with wins over the Luckies and the JoCo Baseball Mets on Saturday. They finished off a 4-0 weekend on Sunday with a win over the Crusaders in the semifinals and a win over the Burlington Yellow Jackets in the finals.
At the USSSA event in Greensboro, NCBA Silver scored two wins each over KO Sports Knockouts and the Gate City Titans to finish 4-0 for the weekend in this double round robin event. At the one day USSSA event in Lincolnton, the Carolina Renegades took home the National title and the McDowell Titans scored the American title. Both teams went 3-0, with the Renegades outscoring opponents 25-5 and RBA rolling to a combined score of 29-11 against their three opponents. At the USSSA event in Charlotte this past weekend, #10 LKN Hurricanes went 2-0 on Saturday with a 15-2 win over On Deck O's Orange and a 13-11 win over #20 WNC Five Star. WNC Five Star topped the NC Stars 14-6 in their other pool play game. In the semifinal game on Sunday, WNC Five Star rolled to a 9-1 win over the NC Stars. In the finals, WNC Five Star avenged their pool play loss with an 11-6 win over the LKN Hurricanes. In the consolation game, the Hurricanes scored a 6-5 win over the NC Stars to finish 3-1 for the weekend.