8u
#1 Carolina Threshers took their 36-1 record to Rocky Mount to take on some of the best teams in North Carolina and Virginia. They started their weekend going 2-0 in pool play with a 10-0 win over the New Kent Giants (VA) and a 17-2 win over Blacksox Baseball Elite (VA), and earned the top seed for bracket play. Not far behind them, #2 Dirtbags Black also went 2-0 in pool play with a 15-6 win over Team Vinci (VA) and an 18-3 win over Mechanisville RiverDogs, and earned the #3 seed for bracket play. The Rocky Mount Marshals 2028 went 1-1 in pool play with a 15-8 win over the VA Seminoles and a 23-12 loss to the Western Branch Bruins (VA). Perquimans Baseball went 0-2 in pool play with an 11-3 loss to Canes 757 – Roach (VA) and an 11-4 loss to the Virginia Beach Knights.
In bracket play, the Threshers topped the RiverDogs 14-6 in their quarterfinal game, while Dirtbags Black blasted a 16-1 win over the Virginia Beach Knights. The Marshals dropped their quarterfinal game 12-2 against Canes 757 – Roach. In the semifinals, the Threshers pulled out a 12-10 win over the Western Branch Bruins while Dirtbags Black scored another big win with an 18-8 win over Canes 757 – Roach, to set up an all-North Carolina final. In the finals, the Threshers notched their 41st victory as an 8u team, and their third over Dirtbags Black, with a 17-9 win.
9u
#4 Dirtbags Black went 1-1 in pool play with a 14-2 win over Team Vinci (VA) and a 9-5 loss to #20 Rock Solid Red, which left them with the #8 seed for bracket play and facing a potential 4 games on Sunday to win the title. Rock Solid Red fell 12-4 to #18 NCDB Rivercats in their other pool play game and was unfortunately relegated to the Silver bracket for Sunday. The Rivercats also beat Canes – Ruberti (VA) 8-1 in pool play and earned the #1 seed for bracket play. #12 Dirtbags East earned the #3 seed after going 2-0 in pool play with an 8-3 win over the Virginia Beach Knights and a 9-4 win over the Southside Crew (VA). The Carolina Thunder went 1-1 in pool play, scoring a 9-7 win over the GBC Prospects and a 12-2 loss to Ironbridge Xtreme. GBC fell 9-2 to the Virginia Warriors in their other pool play game. The Rocky Mount Marshals went 0-2 in pool play with a 10-8 loss to the Virginia Beach Knights and a 14-4 loss to the New Kent Giants Orange. MVP Athletics went 0-2 on Saturday as well with a 7-3 loss to Evoshield Seminoles – Dowdy (VA) and an 8-7 loss to the Richmond Hornets.
In Gold bracket play, Dirtbags Black topped the Tidewater Drillers (VA) 17-7 to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the Dirtbags topped the NCDB Rivercats 11-1 and Dirtbags East beat Ironbridge Xtreme 20-5. In the semifinals, the Dirtbags beat the Stafford Warriors 8-4 while Dirtbags East beat New Kent 13-5 to set up an all-Dirtbags final. In the finals, Dirtbags Black finished a remarkable Sunday run with a 10-2 win over Dirtbags East. Of note, Rock Solid Red made a nice run in the Silver bracket, scoring a 15-11 win over the Southside Crew in the quarterfinals and a 10-2 win over MVP Athletics in the semifinals. Unfortunately the 9u Silver bracket finals were rained out.
10u
The 10u age group was a bit of a disappointment as all of bracket play was cancelled for this age group due to rain. #5 Dirtbags East went 2-0 in pool play with a 7-5 win over Western Branch Battle (VA) and an 11-1 win over the Virginia Beach Knights. #10 Rock Solid Red also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 9-5 win over the Tidewater Horns (VA) and an 11-0 win over the Blackwater Rattlers.
11u
#4 Mission Vipers Gold went 2-0 in pool play with an 8-4 win over Western Branch Havoc (VA) and a 7-4 win over the RBA South Chiefs (VA) which earned them the 8th seed for Gold bracket play. #5 Canes Baseball NC – Hood earned the #9 seed and a date in the Gold bracket play-in game against Mission Vipers Gold after going 2-0 in pool play with an 8-6 win over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Caraher and an 11-6 win over the Carolina Bombers. The Bombers also lost 13-0 to the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Caraher and fell to the 32nd seed in the Bronze Bracket. #10 Canes Baseball NC – Simpson went 1-1 in pool play, scoring a 15-0 win over Virginia Stars – Zovak and a 12-6 loss to RISE Red (VA), which earned them the 18th seed and a spot in the Silver bracket for Sunday. #12 Carolina Athletics went 1-1 in pool play with a 6-1 win over the Virginia Beach Knights and a 9-4 loss to Rock Solid Black (VA), which earned them the 19th seed and a spot in the Silver bracket as well. #14 OTK Saints went 1-1 in their two pool play games with a 10-2 win over Virginia Stars – Kempton and a 7-5 loss over the VA Seminoles – Moon. This left them with the #16 seed and a spot in the Silver bracket. Mission Vipers Black went 2-0 in their pool play games, notching a 6-4 win over Canes Baseball VA – Taylor and a 15-3 win over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Namkoong, and earned a spot in the Gold bracket with the #6 seed. Rock Solid Red went 1-1 in pool play after an 11-6 loss to Dirtbags East and a 3-1 win over the Huguenot Red Legs, which earned them the 24th seed and a spot in the Silver Bracket. Dirtbags East fell 9-1 to the Red Legs in their other pool play game, and earned the 23rd seed and a Silver bracket spot for Sunday. Rock Solid Blue also fell into the 20th seed and a spot in the Silver bracket after going 1-1 in pool play with a 13-1 win over Western Branch Bruins Baseball and a 15-3 loss to the VA Seminoles – McQueen. The Kernersville Bulldogs received the 36th seed and a Bronze bracket spot after going 0-2 in pool play with a 16-6 loss to Western Tidewater Rage Elite and a 17-4 loss to Hit Doctor HD Baseball. Finally, Carolina Blue Mizuno received the 29th seed and a Bronze bracket spot after going 0-2 in pool play with a 9-3 loss to the Virginia Invasion and a 3-0 loss to the Dirty South Bats Venom.
In Gold bracket play, Mission Vipers Gold topped Canes Baseball NC – Hood 10-9 in a play-in game. In the quarterfinals, Vipers Gold beat the Tidewater Drills Gray (VA) 13-2 while Mission Vipers Black fell 9-1 to RISE Red. In the semifinals, Mission Vipers Gold topped the Dirty South Bats Venom 11-1 while Canes Baseball VA – Cheetham blanked RISE Red 8-0. Unfortunately the finals appear to have been rained out.
In the Silver bracket, Rock Solid Blue fell 17-2 to the Virginia Invasion in their play-in game. In the other Silver bracket play-in games, Canes – Simpson notched an 11-3 win over Dirtbags East, Rock Solid Red topped the New Kent Giants Orange 11-6, and the Carolina Athletics edged the RBA South Chiefs 11-10. In the Silver bracket quarterfinals, Rock Solid Red beat the OTK Saints 10-2, Canes – Simpson beat Canes Baseball VA – Taylor 12-3, and the Carolina Athletics scored another 11-10 win, this time over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Caraher (VA). In the semifinals, the Huguenot Red Legs beat Rock Solid Red 7-5 and the game between Canes – Simpson and the Carolina Athletics appears to have been rained out.
12u
#1 Legends Baseball went 1-1 in pool play with a 2-1 loss to the Mid Maryland United and a 15-4 win over #13 Sanford Cobras. This earned them the 7th seed and a spot in the Gold bracket play-in game. This was just the second loss of the spring for Legends. #5 Carolina Rockies went 2-0 in pool play with a 5-3 win over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – McKnight and a 15-0 win over the Great Neck Academy Tridents, and earned the #5 seed for Gold bracket play. #19 Rock Solid Red went 1-1 in pool play with a 3-1 loss to the Tidewater Drillers (VA) and a 13-2 win over the Great Neck Academy Tridents (VA). They earned the 9th seed for Gold bracket play. Canes Baseball NC – Harland earned the top seed for Gold bracket play after notching an 8-0 win over the VA Seminoles – Barker and a 10-0 win over Mid Maryland United. Rawlings Prospects NC earned the #3 seed for Gold bracket play after a 10-1 win over RockIt Sports Black (VA) and an 18-1 win over D1 Performance – Long. D1 also scored an 11-6 win over Virginia Stars – Bock and earned the 15th seed in the Silver bracket. The TPA Nationals went 0-2 in pool play with a 7-6 loss to the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Keen and an 18-6 loss to Evoshield Gold Chesapeake. This left them with 21st seed and in the Bronze bracket. Select Baseball also went 0-2 on Saturday after a 7-3 loss to the Virginia Black Sox and a 16-4 loss to the Dirty South Venom. They too ended up in the Bronze bracket with the 22nd seed.
In the Gold bracket, Legends topped Evoshield Gold Chesapeake 9-1 in one play-in game, while Rock Solid Red beat Canes – Black (VA) 11-2 in the other play-in game. In the quarterfinals, Rock Solid Red topped Canes – Harland 7-5, the Rockies fell to Dirty South Venom 11-2, the Rawlings Prospects beat VA Seminoles – Everett 7-3, and Legends beat the Virginia Warriors 15-4. In the semifinals, Dirty South Venom scored a 16-6 win over Rock Solid Red while Legends topped the Rawlings Prospects 19-4. In the finals, Legends got out to an early 9-1 lead, however Dirty South was able to battle back, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning, and held on for an 11-9 win. This was the 3rd time these two teams have met as 12u teams, with Dirty South holding a 2-1 advantage, and Legends holding the advantage in runs scored at 36 to 32 in those three games.
In the Silver bracket, the Sanford Cobras topped D1 8-5 in their quarterfinal match-up. In the semifinals, the Cobras beat the Virginia Stars – Bock 10-3 to reach the finals. In the finals, the Cobras scored a 5-2 win over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles McKnight to take home the Silver bracket title.
13u
#1 Canes Baseball NC – Gallaher went 2-0 in pool play with a 10-5 win over the Swing Kingz Venom (VA) and a 16-1 win over RockIt Sports Black. They received the #4 seed for Gold bracket play. #4 NCDB Rivercats went 0-2 in pool play after a 9-3 loss to Canes VA – Chalk and a 10-4 loss to RockIt Sports Blue. This left the Rivercats with the 23rd seed and in the Silver bracket. #6 East Coast Clippers went 1-1 on Saturday with a 12-0 win over GBC and a 13-3 loss to the Mid-Atlantic Pirates. They ended up with the 15th seed and a spot in the Gold bracket. GBC also lost 17-3 to Stars Baseball – Morabito and ended up with the 26th seed in the Bronze bracket. #8 Dirtbags Platinum – Holt went 1-0-1 in pool play with a 14-3 win over RockIt Sports Black and an 11-11 tie against the Swing Kingz Venom. They earned the 9th seed in the Gold bracket. #10 Rock Solid Red went 2-0 on Saturday with an 11-0 win over the Virginia Marshals and a 6-2 win over #13 Kernersville Bulldogs, and earned the 5th seed in the Gold Bracket. The Bulldogs scored an 8-5 win over the Delmarva Aces East in their other pool play and received the 16th seed in the Gold bracket. #16 Rawlings Prospects went 1-1 in pool play with an 11-1 loss to the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Tatro and a 5-4 win over the Virginia Beach Knights. They received the 19th seed in the Silver bracket. Warhawks Baseball went 1-1 in pool play with an 11-5 win over 5 Star Carolina and a 9-6 loss to the Lynnhaven Wahoos, and fell to the 13th seed in the Gold bracket. 5 Star Carolina scored a 3-2 win over the Prime Time Aces Navy in their other pool play game and received the 18th seed and a spot in the Silver bracket. Dirtbags Platinum – Teague went 1-1 in pool play, scoring an 11-1 win over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Youngman and a 10-2 loss to Silver Glove Baseball, which earned them the 14th seed in the Gold bracket. The Carolina Rage went 2-0 in pool play with a 6-3 win over the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Tatro and a 14-6 win over the Virginia Beach Knights. They earned the #6 seed for Gold bracket play.
In the Gold bracket round of 16, Kernersville lost 7-3 to Silver Glove Baseball, Dirtbags Platinum – Holt topped Stars Baseball – Morabito 17-9, Rock Solid Red edged the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Tatro 11-10, Canes – Gallaher beat Warhawks Baseball 15-4, the Carolina Rage fell to the Delmarva Aces East 6-4, Dirtbags Platinum – Teague was blanked by RockIt Sports Blue 5-0, and the East Coast Clippers rolled to an 11-1 win over Canes VA – Chalk. In the quarterfinals, Dirtbags Platinum – Holt scored a 14-4 win over Silver Glove Baseball, Rock Solid Red topped Canes – Gallaher 12-7, and the East Coast Clippers fell 15-6 to the Mid-Atlantic Pirates. The semifinal game between Rock Solid and Dirtbags – Platinum was rained out, and the Mid-Atlantic Pirates topped RockIt Sports Blue 7-2 in the other semifinal.
In the Silver bracket, 5 Star Carolina scored an 18-9 win over the Beach Bulldogs (VA), the Rawlings Prospects topped the Prime Time Aces Navy 16-1, and the NCDB Rivercats beat the Mid-Atlantic Orioles – Youngman 12-4. In the Silver bracket semifinals, 5 Star Carolina beat the Rawlings Prospects 15-10 and the Rivercats beat the Swing Kingz Venom 10-4. Unfortunately, the finals match-up between 5 Star and NCDB was rained out.