Travel baseball is really starting to ramp up around the state. Top Gun had some of the top teams in the state in action across its multiple sites this weekend. Here we recap the weekend’s top action.
2/24
Charlotte
8u
The Belmont Bandits went 2-0 on Saturday in the 3-team 8u age group. They scored a 14-8 win over the Carolina Spinners and a 17-4 win over the Chapin Talons. The Talons finished 1-1 on Saturday with a 6-3 win over the Spinners in addition to their loss to the Bandits.
9u
9u #16 Mount Holly Lightning went 2-0 on Saturday in dominating fashion with a 15-0 win over Elite Baseball EBC and a 9-1 win over SBA Canes Red. The Stealth Elite Eagles also went 2-0 on Saturday, scoring an 11-3 win over Elite 9 and a 23-0 win over Elite Baseball EBC.
10u
Much like their 8u counterparts, the Belmont Bandits went 2-0 on Saturday with a 16-1 win over Team Carolina and an 8-0 win over Battalion. The Belmont Bombers also went 2-0 scoring 7-3 win over Team Carolina and an 8-4 win over Defenders.
11u
11u #14 Vision Bandits went 1-1 on Saturday suffering a 9-5 loss to the SBA Canes -Walker in addition to a 6-3 win over the Stealth Elite Falcons.
12u
12u #13 Venom Stars went a surprising 0-2 on Saturday, losing 6-3 to the South Rowan Hammerheads and 6-5 to Team 24 Gamecocks – Stiles (SC) . 5 Star LKN went 2-0 on Saturday with an 8-1 win over RBA Blue and a 5-0 win over Elite Baseball EBC.
Raeford
11u
11u #19 NSA Thunder went 0-2 this Saturday after suffering a 11-1 loss to the Carolina Cubs and a 17-1 loss to the Dirt Devils. The Dirt Devils went 2-0 on Saturday with an 11-1 win over CB Chaos.
Snow Hill
10u
10u #3 Dirtbags Platinum got their spring season off to a good start by going 2-0 on Saturday with a 10-4 win over #6 Dirtbags East and a 5-4 win over a quality North Wake Elite team. Dirtbags East topped North Wake Elite 9-4 in their other game on Saturday.
11u
11u #18 Carolina Pilots went 1-1 on Saturday, with a 14-3 win over the Wendell Sharks and an 8-6 loss to Greenville Athletics. The Athletics finished 2-0 on Saturday with a 9-4 win over Triangle Sports Hawks in addition to their win over the Pilots.
12u
12u #3 Legends Baseball continued the dominate start to their spring season by going 2-0 on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Carolina Titans – Wilson and a 10-0 win over #14 Sanford Cobras. The Cobras finished a disappointing 0-2 after an 8-5 loss to the Carolina Titans – Wilson in addition to their loss to Legends.
13u
Carolina Rage scored two wins (4-3, 12-3) over the Pamlico River Rats on Saturday.
Florence, SC
10u
10u #12 Sandhills Stingrays went 2-0 on Saturday with a 9-5 win over Punishers and a 7-2 win over East Coast Snipers.
2/25
Charlotte
10u
The Belmont Bandits continued the impressive start to their spring season, going 2-0 on Sunday. This included a 16-3 win over Stealth Elite Orioles and a 19-1 win over Elite Baseball EBC. The Belmont Bombers also went 2-0 again on Sunday. They topped Battalion 10-3 and 9-8 win over the Stealth Elite Orioles.
12u
5 Star LKN again went 2-0 on Sunday, with a 8-7 win over the Belmont Bandits and a 23-12 win over the South Rowan Hammerheads.
Raeford
10u
10u #12 Sandhills Stingrays went 1-1 on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the NSA Prospects and a 6-2 loss to Area Stars – Stanton.
11u
11u #10 Team Ghost went 2-0 on Sunday with a 16-2 win over the NSA Knights and a 10-4 win over #18 NSA Thunder. The Thunder also lost 8-1 to the Dirt Devils to finish the weekend a disappointing 0-4.
Snow Hill
8u
8u #2 Carolina Threshers got their spring season started in the right way going 2-0 on Sunday with a 20-3 win over the Rocky Mount Marshals and a 21-3 win over Greenville Athletics. The JoCo Spartans also went 2-0 on Sunday. They scored a close 9-7 win over the Carolina Rampage and a 16-0 win over the East Carolina Bombers.
9u
The Rocky Mount Marshals went 1-1 on Sunday with a 10-6 win over 9u #18 Smash Baseball and a 7-5 loss against the Coach’s Box Broncos. The Smash topped the Coach’s Box Broncos in their match up by the score of 8-4. The Marshals, Broncos, and Smash all finished 1-1 on Sunday. (Admin note: the score of the Broncos-Marshals game was incorrectly reported as a win for the Marshals after it was posted incorrectly on the Top Gun site. The score and this post has been updated with the correct result).
10u
10u #3 Dirtbags Platinum were back in action again on Sunday and continued their winning ways, going 2-0 on Sunday and 4-0 for the weekend. They scored a 12-4 win over North Wake Elite and a 12-1 win over the East Carolina Bombers.
11u
11u #18 Carolina Pilots went 2-0 on Sunday with a 6-1 in over the CB Kings and 19-7 win over Triangle Sports Hawks. They boosted their spring record to 7-1 with their performance this weekend.
12u
12 #3 Legends Baseball continued to dominate everything in their path this spring, going 2-0 on Sunday and outscoring their two opponents 42-6. This included a 23-1 win over Pirate Baseball and a 19-5 win over CB Elite.
13u
Tri-County Heat Baseball went 2-0 on Sunday with a 9-3 win over the Pamlico River Rats and an 8-6 win over the Dixon Bulldogs.