Category: Previews

Weekend Preview 4/10-4/11/21

There will be two big events ongoing in North Carolina, and both will take place in the Charlotte area. The Perfect Game Coastal Super Regional NIT and the USSSA Queen City Select Super NIT will have teams from all over flocking Charlotte this weekend. The schedules are out, and some last-minute shuffling has made for some intriguing potential matchups this weekend. Here we preview both events and give a rundown of where the top teams will be playing this upcoming weekend.

USSSA Charlotte preview 3/13-3/14/21

It will be a big weekend for USSSA this weekend, especially in the Charlotte region as there will be some heavyweights in action. This includes the #1 12u team in the nation, the TX/FL Canes, who will make the trip to Charlotte for the weekend. Here we preview some of the best teams and games on the slate for the upcoming weekend.

The Don’s Tournament of Champions Preview Fall 2020

From a purely baseball perspective, one of the things that COVID has robbed us of is the big weekend event where dozens of top teams are playing at the same time across multiple age groups. The Don’s USSSA Tournament of Champions (TOC) should provide us with a reminder for how enjoyable those weekends can be. From the 8u-12u age groups, 34 teams ranked in either North Carolina or South Carolina will be in action. This includes the #1 team in each of those age groups as well as the #1 team in South Carolina in the 9u age group. In addition, 26 of those teams are ranked in our top 10 in either NC or SC. Needless to say there will be a huge amount of good baseball going on this weekend to likely close out the fall season for many teams. We decided to have a little fun and post our preview of The Don’s TOC as well as pick our winners for each age group. 

Weekend Preview (3/7-3/8/20)

The spring season continues to rev up this weekend with dozens of ranked teams in action across this state. This includes the #1 team in the 11u (SBA Futures) and 12u (Rawlings Prospects NC) age groups seeing their first games of the spring. Here we highlight some of the biggest games of the upcoming weekend. 

Weekend Preview 2/29-3/1/20

There are a number of ranked teams in action this weekend, including some very interesting match ups in the early season. In particular, in Charlotte, the #1 10u team in North Carolina, the SBA Futures, will face off against the #2 12u team in North Carolina in Park Sharon Nationals – Pirro. Here we highlight some of the top teams in action and biggest games of the weekend as the spring season starts to ramp up. 

Weekend Preview 2/22-2/23/20

Although some teams were in action last weekend at the USSSA President’s Day event last weekend in Florida, the upcoming weekend will see a number of teams in action across the state. It remains to be seen if weather will keep these games from being played, although this seems likely. Here’s a brief preview of who will be in action this weekend.

Top Gun Winter World Series (10u & 12u) Preview 2019

207 total teams will come to the Rocky Mount area this weekend for the second weekend of the Top Gun Winter World Series (WWS). Across the 10u and 12u age groups, there will be 21 ranked teams in action in the D1 and D2 division. The 10u D1 division features 9 of our top 11 teams and 10 of our top 20 for what might be the best field of the fall in this age group. Here we preview the weekend ahead at the WWS.

USSSA Beast of the East Preview Fall 2019

45 ranked teams from North Carolina, 6 ranked teams from South Carolina, as well as teams from Gerogia, Ohio, and Florida will compete this weekend at one of the biggest events in North Carolina this fall season. The USSSA Fall Beast of the East (BoE) is always one of the best events of the fall season, and this weekend should be no different. Here we preview the weekend ahead in Charlotte.

Top Gun Winter World Series (8u, 9u, 11u, & 13u) Preview 2019

Over two dozen ranked teams will compete across 4 age groups in the first weekend of one of the biggest youth baseball events of the fall season this weekend at the Top Gun Winter World Series (WWS). #1 teams in our 8u (West Raleigh Blue) and 9u (East Rowan) age groups will be in action, as will multiple teams in our top 5 and 10s in their respective age groups. In addition, teams from Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia will also be making the trip to the Rocky Mount area to face off against some of North Carolina’s best competition this weekend. Here we provide a brief preview of the weekend’s games as well as make some championship predictions.