There were a lot of ranked teams in action across the Triangle region Top Gun sites this past week. We saw some really impressive performances including an all-TPA final in the 12u Open division final in Wake County. Here we recap the weekend's Top Gun games from the Triangle area.
Goldsboro
9u
#12 Carolina Crushers 2027 went 2-0 on Saturday in pool play, scoring an 11-5 win over the FV Wildcats and a 12-1 win over the Wilmington Whitecaps. They earned the #2 seed for bracket play. The FV Wildcats topped the Whitecaps 13-3 in their other pool play game and scored the 5 seed for Gold bracket play. #11 NCABC Fungo - Piscorik earned the #1 seed for bracket play with a 14-2 win over Carolina Rampage Baseball and a 13-0 win over the Carolina Raiders. In the #4/5 play-in game, the FV Wildcats topped the Cleveland Wildcats 11-9. In the semifinals, the Crushers notched a 12-5 win over the Carolina Storm Surge and Fungo - Piscorik scored a 6-4 win over the FV Wildcats. In the finals, the Carolina Crushers 2027 completed a 4-0 weekend with a 13-3 win over NCABC Fungo - Piscorik.
Snow Hill
11u
The Carolina Raiders earned the top seed in the Gold bracket, going 2-0 on Saturday with a 13-5 win over Pitt County Select and a 16-3 win over the Carolina Titans. The PC Dynamite earned the #2 seed with a 16-5 win over the WC Ripperz and a 21-5 win over East Duplin Impact. The North Wake Chargers also went 2-0 in pool play and earned the #3 seed in the Gold bracket following a 14-13 win over the North Wake Rough Riders and a 12-4 win over the WC Ripperz.
In the #4/5 play-in game, the #4 seed New Bern Flames edged past the Carolina Wood Ducks for a 6-5 win. In the #3/6 play-in game, the North Wake Chargers secured an 11-3 win over the Jacksonville Generals. In the semifinals, the PC Dynamite rolled to a 12-1 win over the North Wake Chargers, and the Carolina Raiders blanked the New Bern Flames 9-0. In the finals, the PC Dynamite scored a 19-3 win over the Carolina Raiders to finish 4-0 for the weekend.
12u
D2
The Carolina Titans earned the top seed in this 4-team event, scoring a 15-0 win over Rawlings Prospects 2025 and a 13-11 win over the #12 Carolina Rage. The Carolina Stingers also went 2-0 in pool play with an 11-10 win over the Prospects and a 12-11 win over the Rage. In the semifinals on Sunday, the Rawlings Prospects 2025 edged past the Titans 9-8 while the Rage got past the Stingers 6-2. In the finals, the Rage completed a comeback from a win-less Saturday, scoring a 17-9 win over the Prospects to take home the title.
D3
The Carolina Muddawgs went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-1 win over the Crystal Coast Surge and a 10-0 win over the Wilson Naturals to earn the top spot in the Gold bracket. The Carolina Shockwave earned the #2 seed in the Gold bracket following an 8-2 win over the Zebulon Cougars and a 14-1 win over the Carolina Pirates. In the Gold bracket semifinals on Sunday, the Shockwave earned a 9-6 win over the Carolina Storm and the Muddawgs edged past the Zebulon Cougars 7-5. In the finals, the Muddawgs completed an undefeated weekend with a 10-4 win over the Carolina Shockwave.
Wake County
10u
#6 Dirtbags Black went 2-0 in pool play with a 16-8 win over Warriors Baseball and an 18-6 win over #17 Smash Baseball and finished with the #2 seed for bracket play. Rock Solid Red earned the top seed for bracket play with a 10-3 win over Warriors Baseball and a 7-4 win over the Smash. On Sunday in the semifinals, Smash Baseball edged past Dirtbags Black 5-4 while the Warriors blanked Rock Solid Red 5-0. In the finals, the Smash completed a comeback from an 0-2 run in pool play, scoring a 12-2 win to take home the 10u crown.
11u
The 11u division was a 3-team double round robin format event. On Saturday, the #11 Akadema Heat went 2-0 with a 9-5 win over DPC Baseball Gold and a 10-1 win over the FV Wildcats. The Wildcats scored a 13-2 win over DPC in their other game on Saturday. On Sunday, the Heat again went 2-0, finishing 4-0 for the weekend, with a 13-5 win over the FV Wildcats and an 11-2 win over DPC. The Wildcats topped DPC 13-3 in their other game on Sunday.
12u
D1
The Tidewater Drills Gray (VA) went 2-0 on Saturday with a 14-0 win over the North Wake Shockwave and a 9-2 win over the #14 Cleveland Wildcats Elite, and earned the top seed for bracket play. The Wildcats fell 6-5 against the Shockwave in their other pool play game and earned the 6th seed for bracket play. #7 Big Game 2025 went 0-2 in pool play with an 8-7 loss against the RBA South Chiefs (VA) and a 7-4 loss against the #10 NCDB Rivercats, and earned the #5 seed for Sunday bracket play. The Rivercats scored a 15-5 win over the Chiefs in their other pool play game and earned the #2 seed for bracket play.
In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, Big Game took a 7-4 win over the RBA South Chiefs. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Wildcats scored a 15-5 win over the Shockwave to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, Cleveland Wildcats Elite topped the Rivercats 13-12, while the Drillers notched a 9-3 win over Big Game 2025. In the finals, the Drillers completed an undefeated weekend with a 9-8 win over Cleveland Wildcats Elite.
Open
11u #2 TPA Nationals went 2-0 on Saturday with a 13-3 win over the HYAA Hawks and a 9-8 win over the Durham Blues and earned the top seed for bracket play in this 12-team field. The TPA Nationals - Zuber earned the #2 seed for bracket play with an 8-5 win over the HYAA Hawks and a 9-8 win over the Hill City Sliders (VA). In the #4/5 play-in game, Triangle Sports Hawks Blue edged past the Hill City Sliders 11-9. In the semifinals, TPA Nationals - Zuber scored a 12-5 win over the South Wake Storm and the 11u TPA Nationals notched a 7-4 win over Triangle Sports Hawks Blue to reach the finals. In the all-TPA finals, it was the 11u Nationals coming out on top with a 12-7 win over their 12u counterparts.
13u
D2 54/80
The Carolina Freedom earned the top seed for bracket play with a 6-3 win over Hit & Run 5 Star Wildcats and a 10-0 win over 12u Dirtbags Black. Hit & Run scored an 8-1 win over the Pitt County Diamond Dawgs in their other pool play game to earn the #3 seed for bracket play. The Fuquay Bengals went 2-0 in pool play with two 1-run victories, including a 7-6 win over the North Wake Rage and a 6-5 win over the HYAA Hawks. They earned the #2 seed for bracket play. In the semifinals, Hit & Run blanked the Bengals 8-0 and the HYAA Hawks notched a 4-2 win over the Carolina Freedom. In the finals, Hit & Run completed a 3-1 weekend with an 8-4 win over the HYAA Hawks.
D3 54/80
In the 11-team D3 division, RBI Raptors - Evans earned the top seed for bracket play with a 7-0 win over EC Diamondbacks - Ferrell and a 9-1 win over Area Stars - Derick. EC Diamondbacks - Bass earned the #2 seed with a 17-2 win over the Wardogs and an 8-7 win over Garner. In the semifinals, EC Diamondbacks - Bass scored a 7-6 win over Hammerheads Purple and RBI Raptors - Evans rolled to an 11-2 win over EC Diamondbacks - Ferrell. In the finals, RBI Raptors - Evans completed an undefeated weekend with an 8-2 win over the EC Diamondbacks - Bass.