A lot of great teams will be in action this weekend in Top Gun play throughout the state. We’ll see numerous top 20 teams across multiple age group go head-to-head so we could see some early sorting of our top 20. Here’s a brief rundown of the weekend’s Top Gun action.
Clinton/Roseboro
12u
This will be the only age group in action at the Clinton site this weekend. There are no ranked teams in this field, and we expect this to be an extremely competitive 8-team field.
Erwin
10u
This will be largely a D3 field, but will consist of 9 teams. Area Stars – Stanton will look to continue their string of good play this spring against the Carolina Cubs and the Carolina Raiders on Saturday. The 9u Port City Lil’ Rebels will be playing up this weekend and will take on the North Wake Rough Riders and Cleveland Wildcats on Saturday.
11u
This will be an 11-team field in Erwin this weekend. None of our top 20 are in the field, and it should be wide open in terms of competition. South Johnston looks to be one of the favorites and will take on the Carolina Stars and the Walk Off Warriors in their two games on Saturday.
Goldsboro
8u
Dirtbags East, who have been at or near our top 10 for some time, will be in action this weekend in this 6 team field in Goldsboro. They’ll take on the East Carolina Bombers and the 7u Rocky Mount Marshals in their pool play games on Saturday
9u
The 9u field is a large, 13-team field this weekend. Although there are no top 20 teams in this field, the Coach’s Box Broncos have been ranked in the past and will take on Rock Solid Blue and the JoCo Spartans on Saturday in pool play. 8u #6 Dirtbags Black will be playing up this weekend and will face Cape Fear Elite EPJ and CCR on Saturday in pool play.
10u
The 10u field features two top 20 teams in #11 Dirtbags East and #16 NCDB Rivercats, and these two will go head-to-head in the first pool play game in this age group on Saturday. Both the Dirtbags and the Rivercats will play against the Carolina Pilots in their other pool play games, in what can only be seen as either a tough draw or a great opportunity for the Pilots.
11u
#11 Carolina Pilots have played excellent baseball this spring and will look to continue their run with games against the Carolina Titans Blue and #15 CB Kings on Saturday. The Kings will also face the Titans in their other pool play game. #16 Rock Solid Red is also in the field this weekend and will take on an excellent Dirtbags East team as well as the Carolina Storm on Saturday.
12u
The New Bern Flames, TPA Nationals – Foster, Pirate Baseball, and CB Elite will meet in this 4-team field in Goldsboro. It will be the Elite taking on the Nationals and Pirate Baseball on Saturday. The Flames will also take on the Nationals and Pirate Baseball in pool play.
13u
There will be both a 54/80 division and a 60/90 division in the 13u age group in Goldsboro this weekend. In the 54/80 division, #6 Diamond Thieves are the highest ranked team in this field and they’ll face the South Wake Lightning and Tri-County Heat Baseball on Saturday in pool play. In the 60/90 division, Rawlings Prospects NC will take on the South Wake Storm Red and Heat Baseball, while the New Bern Naughty Boys will also take on the Storm Red and the Heat on Saturday.
Greensboro
8u
There are 4 teams in the 8u division who will face off in a one-day event in Greensboro. The HYAA Hawks will take on the Alamance Dirtbagz and the Reidsville Luckies Gold, while the Carolina Young Guns will also take on these same two teams. The top two seeds will then meet in the championship game.
12u
There are 5 teams in this field including 12u #1 East Rowan, who are making their spring debut. They should be the heavy favorite in this event with no other ranked teams in the field. They’ll take on Deep River Elite and the Randolph Rattlers on Saturday.
Laurinburg/Pembroke
11u
#7 Team Ghost is the highest ranked team in the 4-team 11u field this weekend. They’ll take on the Diamond Dawgs and Area Stars – Derick in their pool play games on Saturday. The NSA Thunder will also take on the Dawgs and the Area Stars in their pool play games.
12u
This should be a fairly competitive 6-team age group with no top 20 teams in the field. The Walk Off Warriors will take on the NSA Phantoms and the Carolina Stars on Saturday. The Stars will also take on the NSA Phantoms on Saturday.
**Please note: at the time this was written, the schedule for the Charlotte site had not been posted**