70+ teams were in action at the Top Gun site in Rocky Mount this past weekend. Multiple ranked teams were competing and 11u Dirtbags East, who finished 6th in our final 10u rankings last year, moved to 18-2 this fall with another 4-0 weekend. Here we recap the Top Gun games from Rocky Mount this past weekend.
8u
The NCDB Rivercats earned the #1 seed for bracket play with a 9-3 win over the Rocky Mount Marshals 2029 and a 10-6 win over the East Coast Copperheads. The Carolina Crushers also went 2-0 in pool play with a 16-8 win over the East Carolina Bombers and a 13-9 win over the Carolina Thunder. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the East Carolina Bombers scored a 15-5 win over the Rocky Mount Marshals. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Carolina Thunder topped the East Coast Copperheads 16-4. In the semifinals, the Carolina Crushers edged past the Carolina Thunder 8-6 and the NCDB Rivercats topped the Bombers 13-10. In the finals, the Crushers completed an undefeated weekend with a 14-8 win over the Rivercats.
9u
The Carolina Crushers 2027 went 2-0 on Saturday and earned the top seed for bracket play with an 11-3 win over Carolina Thunder Gold and a 17-1 win over the Wayne County Dingers. Thunder Gold scored an 18-1 win over the Dingers in their other pool play game. The Cleveland Wildcats earned the #2 seed with an 11-9 win over the Rocky Mount Marshals 2028 and a 12-10 win over the Carolina Rampage Baseball. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, Carolina Rampage Baseball topped Rocky Mount Marshals 2028 16-12. In the #3/6 play-in game, Carolina Thunder Gold blasted their way to an 18-3 win over the Dingers. In the semifinals, Carolina Thunder Gold scored a 9-6 win over the Cleveland Wildcats and Carolina Crushers 2027 notched a 13-7 win over Carolina Rampage Baseball. In the finals, the Crushers finished off a 4-0 weekend with a 14-1 win over Carolina Thunder Gold.
10u
In this 3-team, one-day event, the Carolina Titans, who finished 15th in our final 9u rankings last year, topped Greenville Athletics (BW) 9-1 and the Zebulon Rampage 17-1 to reach the finals. They faced off against Greenville Athletics again, after the Athletics scored a 19-10 win over the Zebulon Rampage. In the finals, the Titans finished a 3-0 day with a 13-3 win over Greenville Athletics (BW).
11u
Dirtbags East, who finished 6th in our final 10u rankings last year, went 2-0 on Saturday with a 15-2 win over the Carolina Outlaws and an 18-3 win over the East Carolina Bombers. The Akadema Heat, who finished #20 in our final 10u rankings last year, went 1-1 in pool play with a 12-1 loss against the Outlaws and a 16-9 win over the Bombers. In bracket play on Sunday, the Outlaws topped the Heat 3-2 and Dirtbags East scored a 14-10 win over the East Carolina Bombers. In the finals, Dirtbags East moved to 4-0 for the weekend and 18-2 overall this fall with a 16-0 win over the Carolina Outlaws.
12u
The Carolina Storm earned the top seed for bracket play with a 12-10 win over the Carolina Stingers and an 11-1 win over the TopHand Reds. The Carolina Rage earned the #2 seed with a 12-11 win over Cleveland Wildcats Elite, who finished 13th in our final 11u rankings last year, and a 14-12 win over 11u Rawlings Prospects NC. Cleveland Wildcats Elite scored a 12-8 win over the Rawlings Prospects in their other pool play game.In the #3/6 play-in game on Sunday, the Carolina Stingers topped 11u Rawlings Prospects NC 9-7. In the #4/5 play-in game, Cleveland Wildcats Elite scored a 10-2 win over TopHand Reds. In the semifinals, the Carolina Stingers fell 8-7 against the Carolina Rage and Cleveland Wildcats Elite notched a 14-7 win over the Storm. In the finals, Cleveland Wildcats Elite notched a 9-3 win over the Carolina Rage.
13u
54/80 D1
Carolina Titans - Wilson earned the top seed for bracket play with a 12-0 win over Walkoff Academy and a 10-0 win over the Carolina Rattlers. The New Bern Flames went 1-1 in pool play with an 8-2 win over the Carolina Rattlers and a 6-2 loss against the East Coast Clippers. The Clippers fell 5-4 against the Walkoff Academy in their other pool play game. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Rattlers topped Walkoff Academy 6-3. In the semifinals, the Flames scored a 6-4 win over the Clippers and the Titans rolled to a 13-3 win over the Carolina Rattlers. In the finals, Carolina Titans - Wilson finished a 4-0 weekend with a 12-4 win over the New Bern Flames.
54/80 D2
The Washington River Rats earned the top seed for bracket play with a 6-5 win over The Game Changers and an 11-2 win over the North Wake Rage. Hit & Run 5 Star Wildcats went 2-0 in pool play as well with a 14-6 win over the North Wake Rage and a 13-2 win over the Carolina Stingers. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Rage topped the Carolina Stingers 14-1. In the semifinals, Hit & Run 5 Star Wildcats topped The Game Changers 9-3 and the North Wake Rage topped the Washington River Rats 7-4. In the finals, the Hit & Run 5 Star Wildcats topped the North Wake Rage 9-5.
54/80 D3
Gettin Dirty earned the top seed for Sunday with a 9-3 win over Zone Select - Alaffita and a 9-0 win over the OC Sluggers. RBI Raptors - Evans also went 2-0 in pool play with a 10-1 win over the EC Diamondbacks - Ferrell and a 10-3 win over RR Baseball.In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the OC Sluggers topped the Carolina Thunder 7-3. In the semifinals, RBI Raptors - Evans scored an 8-4 win over the North Wake Hurricanes and Gettin Dirty topped the OC Sluggers 5-3. In the finals, Gettin Dirty finished off a 4-0 weekend with a 12-4 win over RBI Raptors - Evans.