Top Gun Recap Triangle/Snow Hill 3/9-3/10/19

Rain again slowed or cancelled some play again this weekend, however most of the games and divisions around the Triangle were able to be completed. Lots of great teams were playing up and the early season already had some great match ups. Here we recap the Top Gun games from around the Triangle and Snow Hill/Goldsboro.

Triangle

9u

After a bit of a delay and a location change, the 9u age group got underway on Saturday with NC #2 Dirtbags Black posting a 15-3 win over the Carolina Freedom and an 11-0 win over the Garner Generals to earn the #1 seed for bracket play. #16 Youngsville Phantoms started their spring season with an 8-7 win over the RBI Raptors and a 6-5 win over the Rocky Mount Marshals 2028 in their two pool play games on Saturday and finished with the #2 seed for bracket play. The RBI Raptors scored a 4-2 win over the Marshals in their other pool play game and earned the #3 seed for Sunday bracket play. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Carolina Freedom blanked the Marshals 10-0. In the #3/6 play-in game, the RBI Raptors edged past the Garner Generals 2-1. In the semifinals, the Raptors avenged their loss to the Phantoms with a 12-9 win, while Dirtbags Black rolled to an 11-1 win over the Freedom. In the finals, the Dirtbags finished off an impressive weekend with a 10-0 win over the RBI Raptors.

10u

#15 Wilson Reds went 2-2 in this double-round robin 3-team event. On Saturday, they scored an 8-4 win over Carolina Rampage Baseball before falling 4-3 against the Garner Royals. The Royals scored a 12-3 win over the Rampage in their other game on Saturday. On Sunday, the Reds got revenge on the Royals with a 3-1 win, but fell 7-5 against the Rampage. The Royals rolled to an 18-9 win over the Rampage on Sunday to finish 3-1 for the weekend and take home the 10u title.

 

 

12u
D2
11u #4 Rawlings Prospects NC played up in the 12u age group and went 3-0 on their way to the first title of the spring.

11u #2 Canes Baseball NC - Gilchrist, playing up in the 12u age group, went 2-0 on Saturday with a 6-3 win over the Dirt Devils and an 8-6 win over Team Ghost to earn the #3 seed for pool play. 11u #4 Rawlings Prospects NC, also playing up this weekend, went 2-0 in pool play as well with a 6-3 win over Team Ghost and an 11-6 win over the Dirt Devils and earned the #2 seed for bracket play. The Wendell Sharks earned the top seed for bracket play with a 16-0 win over the Riptide and an 8-2 win over the South Wake Storm in pool play. On Sunday in the Gold bracket, in highly anticipated match up of the #2 and #4 11u teams in North Carolina, it appears Canes - Gilchrist forfeited against the Prospects. In the other semifinal, the Sharks scored a 9-5 win over the South Wake Storm. In the finals, 11u Rawlings Prospects NC finished off an impressive weekend with a 15-0 blowout win over the Wendell Sharks.

D3

The North Wake Avalanche scored the #1 seed for Sunday with a 17-2 win over the Carolina Stars and a 4-2 win over Hit & Run Select - Fuquay Varina. Hit and Run ended up with the #3 seed after scoring a 15-0 win over the Carolina Generals in their other pool play game. Rawlings Prospects 2025 finished with the #2 seed in the Gold bracket after a 4-3 win over the Carolina Armor and an 11-4 win over Corinth Elite in pool play. In the Gold bracket semifinals, Hit & Run edged past the Prospects 4-3 while the Avalanche knocked out a 7-3 win over Corinth Elite. In the finals, the Avalanche finished off an undefeated weekend with an 11-6 win over Hit & Run.

13u
54/80 Open

The Hit & Run 5 Star Wildcats opened things up in pool play with a 13-0 win over Zone Select. They finished off Saturday with a 5-1 win over the HYAA Hawks to earn the top seed for bracket play. NSA Blue scored the #2 seed for Sunday after a 4-0 win over the HYAA Hawks and a 7-3 win over NCABC Fungo Blue in pool play. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the HYAA Hawks edged Fungo Blue 6-5. In the semifinals, NSA Blue notched a 5-2 win over Zone Select, while Hit & Run moved onto the finals with a 6-2 win over the HYAA Hawks. In the finals, NSA Blue finished off a 4-0 weekend with an 11-1 win over Hit & Run.

54/80 D3

US Elite 2024 Rage earned the #1 seed for Sunday with an 8-7 win over the Clayton Rippers and a 6-5 win over EC Diamondback - Bass on Saturday. The Five Star Stingrays scored the #2 seed in the Gold bracket after a 6-0 win over the North Raleigh Tsunami (the Sting Rays were only able to complete 1 pool play game). The Carolina Boyz also went 1-0 in pool play with a 4-2 win over EC Diamondbacks - Ferrell, and earned the #3 seed in the Gold bracket. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the Durham Blues edged EC Diamondbacks - Bass 9-8. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Carolina Boyz blanked the North Raleigh Tsunami 9-0. In the semifinals, the Durham Blues rolled to an 11-3 win over US Elite 2024 Rage, and the Carolina Boyz scored a 7-2 win over the Five Star Stingrays. In the finals, the Carolina Boyz finished off an undefeated weekend with a 9-8 win over the Durham Blues.

60/90

4 teams were slated to battle it out in the 60/90 division this weekend, unfortunately Mother Nature limited play in this division to just 4 games on Saturday. Dirtbags Black Raleigh went 2-0 on Saturday with a 12-11 win over the North Wake Rage and a 19-10 win over the Akadema Punishers. The Punishers topped the Riptide 11-2, while the Riptide blanked the North Wake Rage 6-0 in the only other games in this division on Saturday.

 

 

Snow Hill

10u

9u #7 Canes Baseball NC - Harris opened up 2019 playing up in the 10u age group this past weekend. They went 1-1 in pool play with a 12-4 win over the Down East Mariners before falling 8-2 against Diamond Life Athletics. This left the Canes with the #2 seed for Sunday. Diamond Life earned the top seed with a 15-4 win over Rocky Mount Marshals 2027 - Boswell, in addition to their win over the Canes. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the GameTime Prospects topped the Carolina Avengers 12-4. In the #3/6 play-in game, the Down East Mainers edged past the Rocky Mount Marshals 9-7. In the semifinals, Diamond Life Athletics blasted their way to a 12-7 win over the GameTime Prospects, while Canes - Harris rolled to a 13-2 win over the Down East Mariners. In the finals, Canes - Harris avenged their pool play loss to Diamond Life after they got out to a 5-1 lead and held on for a 5-4 win to take home the 10u title.

11u
Open

7 teams were in the 11u Open division this weekend in Snow Hill. #16 Carolina Titans - Ambrose went 2-0 in pool play, scoring an 11-5 win over Team Premier and a 10-2 win over the PC Dynamite to earn the top seed for bracket play. Coastal Region #5 Bomb Squad received the #2 seed in the Gold bracket after a 10-6 win over the PC Dynamite and an 8-5 win over Team Premier in pool play. The NSA Prospects scored the 4th and final spot in the Gold bracket, going 1-1 in pool play with a 10-8 win over the GameTime Prospects and a 4-3 loss against the Coastal Lugnuts, who earned the #3 seed. The Lugnuts scored a 10-8 win over the GameTime Prospects to finish 2-0 in pool play. In the semifinals, the Lugnuts topped the Bomb Squad 12-7 and the NSA Prospects got past Titans - Ambrose 8-6 to reach the finals. In the finals, the NSA Prospects finished off a 3-1 weekend and avenged their only loss in pool play with an 11-7 win over the Lugnuts.

D3

10u #5 Dirtbags Black played up in the 10-team 11u age group this weekend in Snow Hill and didn't disappoint. They went 2-0 in pool play with a 20-0 win over the Garner Generals and a 9-1 win over the OC Sluggers Blue to earn the #1 seed for bracket play. Dirtbags East Gold scored the #2 seed for bracket play after an 8-0 win over the Carolina 35's 2026S and an 18-1 win over the Rocky Mount Marshals 2026. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, the OC Sluggers Blues topped NCABC Fungo Red 10-9. In the #3/6 play-in game, US Elite south rolled to a 9-1 win over the North Johnston Thunder. In the semifinals, Dirtbags Black notched a 5-1 win over OC Sluggers Blue while Dirtbags East Gold blanked US Elite South 10-0 to set up an all-Dirtbags final. In the finals, Dirtbags Black finished off an undefeated weekend with a 7-2 win over Dirtbags East Gold.

 

 

12u

11u #7 Dirtbags East played up in the 12u age group this weekend and went 1-1 in pool play with a 15-10 win over Carolina Rage - Red and an 11-7 loss at the hands of the Carolina Titans and finished with the #4 seed in the Gold bracket. The Titans also scored a 17-3 win over the Purpose Driven South to finish with the top seed in bracket play. In the #4/5 play-in game on Sunday, Purpose Driven South rolled to a 9-2 win over 11u Dirtbags East. In the semifinals, Carolina Rage - Red notched an 11-1 win over GameTime Prospects - Holland and the Carolina Titans blanked Purpose Driven South 8-0. In the finals, the Titans finished off an impressive weekend with a 11-1 win over Carolina Rage - Red.

13u

5 teams competed in a round-robin format event in the 13u age group this weekend in Greensboro. In the end, the Washington River Rats came out as the champions, going 4-0 for the weekend. On Saturday, the River Rats notched a 5-2 win over GameTime Prospects - Johnson and a 15-0 win over the Jacksonville Generals. On Sunday, the River Rats scored an 11-4 win over the Wayne County Arsenal and a 7-3 win over Gettin Dirty, who finished in second place this weekend going 3-1 overall.