There were a handful of ranked teams in action across the Triangle at the Top Gun sites this past weekend. We saw top 20 matchups in multiple age groups including the 9u and 11u age groups. Here we recap the games from this past weekend's Top Gun events around the triangle.
Goldsboro
8u
Greenville Athletics - Warren went 2-0 on Saturday with an 11-6 win and a 15-1 win over the East Carolina Bombers.
10u
US Elite South earned the top seed for Sunday after blasting their way to a 21-6 win over the Carolina Raiders and a 22-2 win over RBI Raptors - Bryan. The Carolina Armor went 1-1 on Saturday with a 13-10 loss against the Raiders and a 7-5 win over the Carolina Avengers. This left the Armor with the #3 seed. The Avengers received the #2 seed with an 11-1 win over RBI Raptors - Bryan in addition to their loss against the Armor. In the #4/5 play-in game, the Raiders rolled to a 20-2 win over RBI Raptors - Bryan. In the semifinals, the Armor topped the Avengers 10-5 and US Elite South blanked the Raiders 10-0. In the finals, US Elite South finished off an impressive 4-0 weekend with an 11-3 win over the Armor.
11u
D2
NC 10u #4 Dirtbags Black played up again this weekend and went 1-1 in pool play with a 17-2 win over the Bomb Squad and a 6-5 loss against DPC Baseball Gold. This left the Dirtbags with the #3 seed for Sunday. The Bomb Squad fell 7-6 against the East Carolina Bombers in their other pool play and scored the #5 seed in bracket play, while DPC scored the top seed with a 10-0 win over the South Wake Storm in their other pool play game on Saturday. In the #4/5 play-in game, the Bomb Squad edged the South Wake Storm 3-2. In the semifinals, Dirtbags Black edged the East Carolina Bombers 12-10 and the Bomb Squad rolled to an 18-5 win over DPC Baseball Gold. In the finals, Dirtbags Black finished off a great Sunday with an 8-7 win over the Bomb Squad.
D3
The Carolina Raiders earned the top seed for Sunday with a 9-0 win over the Jacksonville Generals and a 10-0 win over the Garner Generals. The Carolina Dodgers received the #2 seed in the Gold bracket after a 13-3 win over Triangle Sports Hawks and a 17-2 win over the Wayne County Arsenal - Stars. In the semifinals on Sunday, the Dodgers topped Carolina Titans Blue 7-2 and the Carolina Raiders topped the Jacksonville Generals 9-2. In the finals, the Carolina Raiders finished off a 4-0 weekend with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers.
13u
54/80
Five Star Stingrays earned the top seed for Sunday with a 22-1 win over the Carolina Thunder and a 14-13 win over the OC Sluggers. The Cary Wildcats earned the #2 seed after a 19-2 win over the Garner Generals and a 6-5 win over Hammerheads - Purple. NCABC Fungo Red also went 2-0 in pool play, scoring a 5-4 win over NSA Red and a 14-13 win over the OC Sluggers, and earned the #3 seed for bracket play. In the #4/5 play-in game, NCABC Fungo Red notched a 7-4 win over Area Stars Orange. In the #3/6 play-in game, NSA Blue scored a 7-3 win over NSA Red. In the semifinals, Fungo Red topped Five Star Stingrays 10-6 and the Cary Wildcats topped NSA Blue 8-5. In the finals, NCABC Fungo Red notched a 14-12 win over the Cary Wildcats.
60/90
The Diamond Dawgs earned the #1 seed for Sunday with a 6-5 win over the Jacksonville Generals and a 9-1 win over Hit N Run Bengals. Wayne County Arsenal went 1-1 in pool play with an 8-3 loss against Hit N Run Bengals and a 4-3 win over the Jacksonville Generals. In the semifinals, the Wayne County Arsenal topped the Hit N Run Bengals 16-2 and the Diamond Dawgs notched an 8-6 win over the Jacksonville Generals. In the finals, the Wayne County Arsenal edged the Diamond Dawgs 8-6.
Triangle
9u
D2
4 teams, including 2 top 20 teams (#6 and #13) were in action this weekend in the D2 field. #13 East Coast Elite scored the #1 seed for bracket play with an 11-6 win over FV Wildcats and a 7-5 win over #6 Dirtbags East. Dirtbags East fell 11-10 against the Sandhills Scrappers in their other pool play game and fell to the #4 seed for Sunday. The FV Wildcats scored a 13-9 win over the Scrappers in their other pool play game and ended up with the #2 seed for Sunday. In the semifinals, the Wildcats notched an 11-7 win over the Scrappers and East Coast Elite defeated the Dirtbags 13-11. IN the finals, East Coast Elite finished off an undefeated weekend with a 6-2 win over the FV Wildcats.
D3
Carolina Rampage Baseball earned the top seed for bracket play after going 2-0 on Saturday, scoring an 18-0 win over the Carolina Copperheads and a 12-2 win over the Wayne County Dingers. The Garner Generals received the 2nd seed for Sunday after scoring a 17-3 win over the Copperheads and a 16-9 win over the NSA Legion. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Copperheads edged the Dingers 4-2. In the semifinals, the Generals scored a 10-9 win over the Legion and the Carolina Rampage rolled to a 17-3 win over the Copperheads. In the finals, Carolina Rampage Baseball finished off an impressive weekend with a 17-2 win over the Garner Generals.
11u
The 5-team 11u D1 field featured 3 ranked teams in #7 Dirtbags East, #11 NCDB Rivercats, and #14 Carolina Thunder, and was contested as a single round-robin event. On Saturday, #6 Dirtbags East notched an 8-5 win over the NCDB Rivercats and an 18-2 win over OC Sluggers Red. The Rivercats edged the FV Wildcats 6-5 in their other game on Saturday. The Carolina Thunder went 1-1 on Saturday with a 13-6 win over the FV Wildcats and a 5-1 loss against the OC Sluggers. On Sunday, Dirtbags East went 2-0, and finished 4-0 for the weekend, with a 20-6 win over the Carolina Thunder and a 12-7 win over the FV Wildcats. The Wildcats fell 15-3 against the OC Sluggers in their other game on Sunday. NCDB also went 2-0 on Sunday, and 3-1 overall, with a 10-2 win over the Carolina Thunder and an 11-7 win over OC Sluggers Red on Sunday.
12u
The South Wake Storm earned the top seed for Sunday with a 15-1 win over RBI Raptors - Seremet and an 18-11 win over over DPC Baseball. The Burlington Yellow Jackets also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 13-12 win over the Zebulon Cougars and an 11-10 win over Dirtbags Platinum and received the #3 seed for Sunday. In the #4/5 play-in game, the Crystal Coast Surge topped the Carolina Armor 9-6. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Yellow Jackets edged past the Wendell Sharks 5-4. In the semifinals, the Yellow Jackets topped the Carolina Pirates 6-3 and the South Wake Storm rolled to a 14-4 win over Crystal Coast Surge. In the finals, the Burlington Yellow Jackets finished off a 5-0 weekend with an 11-3 win over the South Wake Storm.
13u
The North Wake Rage went 2-0 on Saturday with a 10-9 win over the Akadema Punishers and an 11-8 win over the Aldie Senators (VA). Rock Solid Red went 1-1 in pool play with an 11-0 win over the Aldie Senators and a 12-8 loss against the Punishers. In the semifinals on Sunday, Rock Solid scored an 8-5 win over the Punishers and the Rage blanked the Senators 10-0. In the finals, the Rage rolled to a 10-1 win over Rock Solid Red to finish off a 4-0 weekend.