Top Gun 10u Summer World Series Recap

There were a number of ranked teams from North Carolina (8), South Carolina (1), and Virginia (2) made their way to the 10u Top Gun Summer World Series this past weekend in Rocky Mount. We saw numerous games with ranked teams as well as some very impressive performances along the way. Here we recap the 10u weekend at the Top Gun Summer World Series.

D1
#9 West Raleigh Blue this past weekend, going 6-0 on their way to the D1 SWS title in Rocky Mount.

9 teams, including #4 Dirtbags Black, #5 Rock Solid Red, #6 Carolina Blue, #9 West Raleigh Blue, #12 Dirtbags East, #19 Union County Crush - Walker, South Carolina #10 Warriors Baseball, and Virginia #8 Aldie Senators faced off in the 10u D1 division at the Summer World Series this past weekend in Rocky Mount. Only 5 teams earned a spot in the Gold bracket on Sunday, so pool play results were extremely important in this event. West Raleigh earned the #1 seed for bracket play on Sunday after going 4-0 in pool play. On Friday, they notched a 12-1 win over Carolina Blue and a 10-1 win over the SBA Senators. On Saturday, they edged the Aldie Senators 3-1 and got past Union County Crush - Walker 10-8. Dirtbags Black scored the #2 seed in the Gold bracket after going 3-1 in pool play. They notched a 12-6 win over Crush - Walker and an 11-1 win over Warriors Baseball SC on Saturday. Crush - Walker finished with the #4 seed in the Gold bracket with a 17-8 win over Warriors SC and a 9-2 win over the Aldie Senators, in addition to their losses against the Dirtbags and West Raleigh. They followed that up with an 11-10 win over Rock Solid Red before falling 12-7 against Carolina Blue on Sunday. Dirtbags East ended up with the 3rd seed for bracket play after scoring a 9-8 win over Rock Solid Red, a 9-2 loss against the Aldie Senators, a 14-6 win over the SBA Senators and a 14-13 win over Warriors Baseball SC.

In the #4/5 play-in game, the Aldie Senators topped Crush - Walker 6-4 to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, Dirtbags East scored a 13-8 win over Dirtbags Black and West Raleigh rolled to a 14-4 win over the Aldie Senators. In the finals, West Raleigh finished off a 6-0 weekend with a come-from-behind 8-6 win over Dirtbags East.

 

 

D2

15 teams including our #4 team in Virginia, the SYAA Surge Elite as well as North Carolina #16 Smash Baseball and #18 Carolina Titans competed in the 10u D2 division in Rocky Mount this past weekend. 8 total teams made the Gold bracket on Sunday, and they were lead by the SYAA Surge who earned the top seed after going 4-0 in pool play with an 8-6 win over the Carolina Diamondbacks, a 12-1 win over Line Drive - McCallum (GA), a 24-0 win over Team VA, and a 7-2 win over Area Stars Orange. The Carolina Titans earned the #2 seed with a 13-8 win over the Fauquier Raiders, a 10-5 win over Team VA, an 18-3 win over the SouthWest Ripperz and a 10-5 win over Smash Baseball. The NC Young Guns eared the #3 seed going 3-1 in pool play with an 11-5 win over Team VA, a 13-1 win over the Fauquier Raiders, a 7-5 loss against the Carolina Chargers, and a 9-7 win over Warriors Baseball.

In the quarterfinals, #1 seed SYAA Surge Elite topped #8 seed Carolina Freedom 5-4, #2 seed Carolina Titans fell 10-6 against #7 seed Garner Royals, #3 seed NC Young Guns notched a 12-7 win over #6 Carolina Diamondbacks, and #4 seed Smash Baseball fell 15-6 against #5 seed Area Stars Orange. In the semifinals, the Garner Royals scored a 13-8 win over the NC Young Guns and Surge Elite blanked the Area Stars 4-0. In the finals, SYAA Surge Elite finished off a 7-0 weekend with a 13-1 win over the Garner Royals.

 

 

D3

12 teams competed in the D3 division in the 10u age group this past weekend in Rocky Mount. US Elite South lead the way through pool play, scoring the top seed in the Gold bracket with an 11-1 win over East Carolina Fury, a 7-3 loss against Area Stars Blue, a 12-5 win over the Carolina Flash, and a 13-9 win over Rise Black (VA). Area Stars Blue notched a 7-6 win over C35 2027, a 9-8 loss against the Cleveland Wildcats, and a 12-11 loss against the NW Force in their other pool play games, and ended up with the #6 seed in the Gold bracket. The Carolina Flash scored the #2 seed in the Gold bracket with an 11-0 win over the NW Force, a 10-7 win over the Cleveland Wildcats, a 16-5 win over the Zebulon Rampage, in addition to their loss against US Elite South.

In the quarterfinals, #1 seed US Elite South topped #8 seed GameTime Prospects 10-9, #2 seed Carolina Flash fell 16-8 against #7 seed NW Force, #3 seed Stars Baseball - Lusk (VA) fell 11-1 against #6 Area Stars Blue, and #4 seed Cleveland Wildcats topped #5 seed Rise Black 10-8. In the semifinals, Area Stars Blue scored a 6-5 win over the NW Force and US Elite South outlasted the Cleveland Wildcats 15-11. In the finals, US Elite South finished off a 6-1 weekend with a 13-9 win over Area Stars Blue to take home the 10u D3 title this weekend.