There will be a handful of top 10 and top 20 teams in action at the Top Gun sites this weekend. Most notably, in the 8u age group #2 Carolina Threshers, #6 Dirtbags Black, and #7 Carolina Stingers will all be in a single field in Snow Hill. It should be another great weekend of Top Gun baseball. Here’s a preview of the weekend’s action.
Charlotte
8u
#3 Lake Norman Vipers are the highest ranked team in this 4-team field. They’ll take on the Belmont Bandits and King Mountain Storm on Saturday. The Bandits and King Mountain will also both face the Carolina Spinners in pool play on Saturday.
9u
There will be a 10-team field in Charlotte in the 9u age group this weekend. #14 Lake Norman Thunder will look to rebound from a 3-3 start to their spring season. They’ll face off against the Davidson Force and Force Baseball in their pool play games on Saturday. The Stanly County Renegades will look to build on their 14-3 Top Gun record as they take on Union County Crush – Allen and the Charlotte Titans in pool play.
10u
#11 Belmont Bandits are the highest ranked team in the 11-team 10u age group in Charlotte. They are 13-1 this spring against 10u teams and will look to continue their hot play against the Stealth Elite Orioles and the SBA Canes in their pool play games. Previously ranked Triple Crown Lookouts are also in the field and will take on the Bulldogs and Davidson Force in pool play.
11u
The 11u age group features a 13-team division this weekend in Charlotte. The Carolina Astros, fresh off a 3-0 showing last weekend and on the verge of a top 20 spot, will take on the Vision Bandits White and Carolina Heat NC in their pool play games. The Vision Bandits are also in this field, and coming off a 7-5 defeat to the Astros in the Top Gun final last week, will be looking for revenge this weekend. They’ll face Myers Park Trinity and Bravos in pool play.
12u
As the only ranked team in the field, #14 Venom Stars will be the headliner in this 8-team 12u age group. They’ll take on the Carolina Tide and Elite Baseball EBC on Saturday in pool play.
13u
#19 Bluechip Athletes are the only ranked team in this 3-team field. They’ll take on the Lake Wylie Warriors and the Cyclones on Saturday. Union County Crush – Devore will be in the field for Sunday play and will take on the loser of the #2/#3 seed game as well as the #1 seed after the finals between the #1 seed and the winner of the #2/#3 seed game.
Snow Hill
8u
It will be an interesting weekend in Snow Hill as #2 Carolina Threshers, #6 Dirtbags Black, and #7 Carolina Stingers will all be in this 4-team 8u field. The Threshers will face both the Stingers and the Dirtbags on Saturday, while the Dirtbags and Stingers will both take on the JoCo Spartans in their other pool play game. There will definitely be some movement in the 8u rankings after this weekend.
9u
None of our top 20 are in the 9u field in Snow Hill this weekend. Cape Fear Elite EPJ has had an up-and-down spring thus far with one Top Gun tournament victory under their belts already. They’ll face Wayne County Arsenal – Futures and CCR on Saturday.
10u
None of our top 20 are in the 10u field in Snow Hill this weekend. We expect the East Carolina Bombers, Carolina MudDawgs, and PC Dynamite to be the top contenders in this 7-team field. The Bombers will face the Carolina Cubs and the MudDawgs on Saturday. The MudDawgs will also take on the Cubs on Saturday. PC Dynamite will go up against Wayne County Arsenal – Futures and the New Bern Flames in their pool play games.
11u
The 11u age group will be a large, 11-team division. Although none of our top 20 will be in the field, the previously ranked SP Vipers will look to bounce back after a 1-3 showing in their opening tournament of the spring. They’ll face the Carolina Wood Ducks and the Crystal Coast Surge on Saturday. Rawlings Prospects 2025 will face the Carolina Storm and the Carolina Pirates on Saturday as well.
12u
None of our top 20 are in the 8-team 12u field this weekend in Snow Hill. Gettin Dirty is off to a 10-6-1 start this spring and will face the Corinth Pirates and the North Raleigh Tsunami on Saturday.
13u
#20 PITT413 look to be the top team in this 5-team field this weekend in Snow Hill. This division will be a 5-team single round robin event, so PITT413, Wayne County Thunder, the Morehead City Mavericks, Dixon Bulldogs, and Tri-County Heat Baseball will all face one another over the course of two days, with the top record taking home the title on Sunday.
Wake County
10u
There are two top twenty teams in the 8-team 10 field this weekend in Wake County (#7 Alamance Patriots and #17 Wendell Knights). The Patriots will take on Carolina Armor – Blue in their first pool play game followed by a match up with the Knights. The Knights will face North Wake Elite in their first pool play game. Only the top 4 seeds will make the gold bracket so that Saturday match up of the Patriots and Knights could relegate one of these two teams into the Silver bracket for Sunday.
11u
The 11u age group features one of our top 20 in #6 Cleveland Wildcats Elite as well as several teams in consideration for top 20 spots including the Dirt Devils and the North Wake Shockwave. The Wildcats will take on the Shockwave and CB Kings on Saturday, while the Dirt Devils will face the Orange County Crushers and the Hill City Sliders in their pool play games. The Shockwave will take on the Chatham Phoenix in their other pool play game.
12u
#15 Carolina Thunder is the top ranked 12u team in this 9-team field this weekend. They’ll face the Carolina Freedom and Zone Select – Wilson in pool play. The Freedom will take on the Carolina Wildcards in their other pool play game this weekend.
13u
There will be a 4-team D2 division and a 7-team D3 division (both 54/80) this weekend in Wake County. In the D2 division, #18 Orange County Crushers will face Carolina Titans – Ambrose and the Five Star Wildcats in pool play. The Titans and Wildcats will also both face the Riptide in pool play. Of note, 13u #2 East Coast Clippers will be playing up in the 14u age group this weekend in Wake County. They’ll go against the CBC Blue Sox and the Diamond Thieves on Saturday.