Over 4 dozen teams were in action at the Charlotte Top Gun site this weekend which made for some great baseball and exciting finishes. Here we recap the weekend's games.
8u
Recently ranked 7u East Rowan went 4-0 this weekend with a 19-2 win and a 16-0 win over the Mount Holly Lightning on Saturday, followed by a 12-6 win over the Davidson Force and a 15-0 win over the Mount Holly Lightning on Sunday.
9u
LKN Hurricanes - Mann went 2-0 on Saturday with a 12-1 win over the L-town Hurricanes and a 4-2 win over SBA Canes Red. The Charlotte Nationals also went 2-0 with a 9-4 win over the Davidson Force and a 15-1 win over the L-town Hurricanes. In the Gold bracket play-in game, the L-town Hurricanes topped the Force 12-4. In the semifinals, the Charlotte Nationals scored a 13-12 win over the SBA Canes Red and LKN Hurricanes - Mann notched a 22-5 win over the L-town Hurricanes. In the finals, the LKN Hurricanes - Mann completed a 4-0 weekend with an 11-8 win over Charlotte Nationals.
10u
The Belmont Bombers went 2-0 on Saturday with a 9-1 win over and a 6-5 win over Rivals Baseball (SC). The Triple Crown Lookouts earned the #2 seed for bracket play with a 19-3 win over the Mooresville Legends and a 17-5 win over the Yancey Cougars. In the play-in game, Rivals Baseball edged out the LKN Hurricanes 9-8. In the semifinals, the Belmont Bombers topped Rivals Baseball 7-5 while the Triple Crown Lookouts scored a 16-1 win over the SOTG Muddawgs. In the finals, the Belmont Bombers scored a 7-1 win over the Triple Crown Lookouts to finish 4-0 for the weekend.
11u
The 11u age group featured a large 15-team field. Copperheads - Rowland earned the top seed for bracket play with a 12-3 win over the South Park RedHawks and a 17-3 win over Stars Baseball. Mission Vipers Black earned the #2 seed with as 12-2 win over the Carolina Fury - Matthews and a 17-5 win over the Triple Crown Lookouts. The SBA Canes earned the #3 seed with a 7-2 win over Copperheads - Herkey and an 11-9 win over Elite Baseball EBC. In the play-in games, Team USA Diamond Kings - Blue topped Stealth Elite Thunderbirds 15-10 and Copperheads - Herkey topped SBA Canes 12-9. In the semifinals, Copperheads - Rowland edged Team USA Diamond Kings - Blue 10-9 and Copperheads - Herkey topped Mission Vipers Black 11-9. In the all-Copperheads finals, Copperheads - Rowland notched a 9-1 win over Copperheads - Herkey to take the 11u crown.
12u
#4 Five Star Carolina - Shelton went 2-0 in pool play with an 18-0 win over Upstate Select Red and a 10-0 win over Stewards of the Game and earned the top seed for bracket play. Copperheads - Gaffney earned the #2 seed with a 15-0 win over the SBA LKN Cobras and a 14-4 win over the Hickory Hurricanes and earned the #2 seed for bracket play. Copperheads - Shabosky earned the #3 seed for bracket play with an 11-3 win over the Hickory Hurricanes and an 11-8 win over Power Cross. In the play-in game, Elite 9 Tomahawks (SC) scored a 16-9 win over Power Cross. In the semifinals, Five Star - Shelton rolled to a 13-2 win over Elite 9 while Copperheads - Gaffney blasted their way to a 14-4 win over Copperheads - Shabosky. In the finals, Copperheads - Gaffney got out to a 10-2 lead midway through the 3rd inning and held on for a 12-10 win over Five Star - Shelton.
13u
16 teams battled it out in the 13u age group this weekend. Mayhem Baseball secured the #1 seed for Gold bracket play with a 9-1 win over HQ4 Clippers Blue and a 15-1 win over GSB Grizzlies - Claws. The Park Sharon Nationals rolled through pool play with a 10-4 win over the Stealth Elite Pelicans and a 14-0 win over Stewards of the Game on their way to the #2 seed in the Gold bracket. Elite Baseball EBC also went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-2 win over GSB Grizzlies - Teeth and a 10-3 win over Cherryville Baseball. In the Gold bracket play-in games, the Lake Norman Wildcats topped American Baseball 15-5 and Elite Baseball EBC notched a 9-3 win over the Lake Wylie Warriors. In the semifinals, Mayhem Baseball scored a 14-4 win over the Lake Norman Wildcats and Park Sharon notched an 8-6 win over Elite Baseball. In the finals, Park Sharon completed an undefeated weekend with an 8-2 win over Mayhem Baseball.