Several ranked teams from last year, including the 11u Alamance Patriots and the 13u Sandhills Heat, were in action this past weekend at the Erwin and Sanford Top Gun sites. Here we briefly recap the games from this past weekend.
Erwin
11u
The Carolina Raiders earned the top seed for bracket play with a 7-0 win over Rocky Mount Marshals 2026 and an 18-3 win over the Carolina Gunners. The Rocky Mount Raiders earned the #2 seed with a 10-5 win over GBI Express and a 16-4 win over Carolina Armor Red. The Carolina Pilots earned the #3 seed with an 8-7 win over DPC Baseball Gold and a 14-2 win over the Clinton Colts. DPC scored a 19-1 win over the North Wake RipTide in their other pool play game and earned the #4 seed in the Gold bracket. In the #4/5 play-in game, DPC topped the Rocky Mount Marshals 2026. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Carolina Pilots blanked the Clinton Colts 6-0. In the semifinals, DPC blasted their way to a 15-3 win over the Carolina Raiders and the Pilots edged past the Rocky Mount Raiders 6-4. In the finals, DPC Baseball Gold got some revenge on the Pilots with a 13-7 win to take home the 11u title.
13u
54/80
5 teams faced off in a 4-game round-robin event this past weekend in Erwin. Sandhills Stingrays - Hofstetler went 2-0 on Saturday with a 7-6 win over the Clinton Colts and a 10-7 win over Area Stars - Hughes. Zone Select - Williams also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 4-2 win over the Carolina Raiders and a 13-11 win over Area Stars - Hughes. On Sunday, the Stingrays again went 2-0, and 4-0 over, with a 9-0 win over the Carolina Raiders and a 7-0 win over Zone Select. Zone Select - Williams fell 10-8 against the Clinton Colts in their other game on Sunday to finish 2-2 for the weekend.
Sanford
11u
The Alamance Patriots, who finished 12th in our final 10u rankings last year, dominated this past weekend going 2-0 on Saturday with a 15-0 win over the Walk Off Academy Warriors and a 13-0 win over the Sandhills Stingrays - Greene. The Carolina 35's 2026S went 1-1 on Saturday with a 15-3 win over the Sandhills Stingrays - Lloyd and a 7-6 loss against the Sandhills Stingrays - Greene. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, Walkoff Academy scored a 19-4 win over Sandhills - Lloyd. In the semifinals, the Patriots topped the Warriors 11-2 and the Carolina 35's scored an 8-4 win over Stingrays - Greene. In the finals, the Alamance Patriots completed an undefeated weekend with a 10-0 win over the Carolina 35's. For the weekend, the Patriots outscored opponents 49-2 in 4 games.
12u
The Dirt Devils went 2-0 in pool play with a 14-6 win over Purpose Driven South and a 7-3 win over the Wendell Sharks and earned the top seed for bracket play. The Hill City Sliders (VA) earned the #2 seed with a 7-2 win over NCABC Fungo - Waltman and a 10-7 win over the Carolina Cubs. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, Fungo - Waltman scored a 10-1 win over Purpose Driven South. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Wendell Sharks scored a 12-8 win over the Carolina Cubs. In the semifinals, the Dirt Devils blanked Fungo - Waltman 8-0 and the Hill City Sliders scored a 14-4 win over the Wendell Sharks. In the finals, the Dirt Devils finished off a 4-0 weekend with a 5-3 win over the Sliders.
13u
54/80
5 teams faced off in a 4-game round-robin event this past weekend in Sanford. The Sandhills Heat, who finished 17th in our final 12u rankings last year, went 2-0 on Saturday with a 7-4 win over the Carolina Stars and a 10-0 win over the OC Crushers Orange. The Crushers scored a 6-5 win over the Carolina Freedom in their other game on Saturday. On Sunday, the Sandhills Heat went 2-0, and 4-0 overall, with a 4-3 win over New Market Select and a 9-7 win over the Carolina Freedom. The OC Crushers Orange went 2-0 on Sunday and 3-1 overall with a 13-1 win over the Carolina Stars and a 9-6 win over New Market Select.