USSSA Greensboro/Morganton Recap 6/9-6/10/18

There were several top 10 and top 20 teams in action at the Greensboro and Morganton sites this weekend. 9u #9 Smash Baseball went 4-0 on their way to the 9u crown in Greensboro. Check out our recap of the Greensboro and Morganton USSSA games.

Greensboro

8u

The Carolina Impact went 2-0 on Saturday with an 11-2 win over Luckies Gold and an 11-3 win over Rogue Baseball. The GBC Prospects and GRIT 7u also went 2-0 on Saturday. GBC defeated Proehlific Power 18-15 and Rogue Baseball 12-11 while GRIT 7u topped Proehlific Power 17-8 and Luckies Gold 17-2. In the play-in games, GBC defeated Proehlific Power 18-5 and Rogue Baseball topped Luckies Gold 9-1. In the semifinals, GRIT 7u scored a 12-4 win over GBC while the Impact edged Rogue Baseball 12-11. In the finals, Carolina Impact completed an undefeated weekend with a 12-3 win over GRIT 7u.

9u

#9 Smash Baseball went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-1 win over the Luckies and a 2-0 win over Carolina Impact. The Impact topped the Summerfield Stars 6-3 in their other pool play game. Summerfield tied Dirtbags VA 4-4 in their other pool play game. In the semifinals, the Summerfield Stars topped the Luckies 9-1. In the semifinals, Dirtbags VA scored a 6-2 win over Carolina Impact while Smash Baseball edged the Stars 6-5. In the finals, Smash Baseball scored a 9-3 win over Dirtbags VA to take home the 9u title.

#9 Smash Baseball went 4-0 this weekend to take the 9u crown in Greensboro.
10u

GRIT went 2-0 on Saturday with a 10-2 win over the Carolina Wildthings and a 20-0 win over Proehlific Power Gray. The Carolina Patriots also went 2-0 in pool play with a 25-2 win over the Knockouts and a 6-5 win over the Summerfield Stars. In the play-in games, the GBC Prospects topped the Summerfield Stars 10-8, the Carolina Wildthings scored a 20-0 win over Proehlific Power Gray, and the Carolina Patriots topped the Knockouts a 13-3 win. In the semifinals, GRIT scored a 7-4 win over the GBC Prospects while the Wildthings notched an 8-6 win over the Patriots. In the finals, GRIT topped the Wildthings 6-3.

11u

The Virginia Militia went 2-0 on pool play with an 11-3 win over Spartans - Hutchens and a 7-3 win over the Knockouts. The Spartans scored a 14-6 win over the Triad Titans in their other pool play game, while the Knockouts also defeated the Triad Titans with an 8-6 win. In the bracket play play-in games, GRIT topped Proehlific Power 11-3, Spartans - Hutchens scored an 8-4 win over the Carolina Muddogs, and the Knockouts rolled to a 14-5 win over the Triad Titans. In the semifinals, the Virginia Militia rolled to a 12-2 win over GRIT and Spartans - Hutchens notched a 12-3 win over the Knockouts. In the finals, the Militia scored an 11-1 win over the Spartans to take the 11u title.

12u

Big Game Sluggers 2024 went 2-0 on Saturday with a 6-1 win over the NCBA Royals and a 15-0 win over the Knockouts. The Reidsville Luckies and D1 Performance Academy also went 2-0 in pool play. The Luckies topped the Royals 11-9 and scored a 12-2 win over GRIT. D1 Performance notched a 15-7 win over the Knockouts and a 5-4 win over the NC Young Guns. In the play-in games, the NC Young Guns scored a 12-2 win over GRIT, the NCBA Royals topped D1 Performance 4-2, and the Luckies rolled to a 10-2 win over the Knockouts. In the semifinals, the Big Game Sluggers 2024 edged the Young Guns 3-2 and the Royals scored a 6-3 win over the Luckies. In the finals, the Sluggers were able to outlast the Royals for a 13-11 win.

13u

On Saturday, the Pilot Mountain Dirtbags went 2-0 with an 8-2 win over the NCBA Yankees and an 11-0 win over the Carolina Aces. Five Star Carolina went 1-1 on Saturday with a 15-0 win over the Aces and a 9-7 loss to Proehlific Power. The Power also fell 11-6 to the NCBA Yankees. The Pilot Mountain Dirtbags went 2-0 again on Sunday with an 8-3 win over Proehlific Power and a 10-4 win over Five Star Carolina. The Aces went 0-2 on Sunday with a 12-3 loss to Proehlific Power and a 19-0 loss to the NCBA Yankees. The Yankees fell against Five Star Carolina 9-4 in their other game on Sunday.

Morganton

8u

The G-town Pirates (SC) went 2-0 in pool play with a 6-0 win over the Asheville Braves and a 22-2 win over the McDowell Titans. The Venom Stars also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 19-6 Roberson Ramblers and a 15-0 win over the McDowell Titans. The Lincoln County River Rats also went 2-0 in pool play and scored a 10-3 win over Equip and a 14-3 win over Elite 9 (SC). In the play-in game, the Roberson Ramblers scored an 11-7 win over Equip. In the semifinals, the G-town Pirates scored a 17-2 win over the Ramblers and the River Rats topped the Venom Stars 11-8. In the finals, the G-town Pirates topped the River Rats 16-8.

9u

#15 Haywood Havoc went 2-0 in pool play with a 10-0 win over the McDowell Titans and an 18-0 win over the McDowell Braves Red. The Thunderdogs (SC) also went 2-0 in pool play with a 28-0 win over the McDowell Braves and a 13-3 win over the Roberson Ramblers. Athlete's Lab Crushers went 2-0 in pool play as well with a 12-5 win over the Carolina Reds (SC) and a 21-1 win over McDowell Braves Red. In the semifinals, the Thunderdogs topped Athlete's Lab 8-0 and the Haywood Havoc scored a 6-0 win over the Carolina Reds. In the finals, the Thunderdogs completed an undefeated weekend with a 9-0 win over the Haywood Havoc.

10u

The Roberson Ramblers went 2-0 on Saturday with an 11-1 win over Heat Black and a 10-3 win over RBA Heels White. Equip, Venom Stars, and Athlete's Lab Crushers also all went 2-0 in pool play. Equip beat the Haywood Havoc 13-5 and Crosstrain 16-1, the Venom Stars beat Spartans - Speaks 13-6 and scored a 7-5 win over Crosstrain, and Athlete's Lab topped RBA Heels Blue 11-10 and Spartans - Speaks 15-3. In the Gold bracket play-in games, Diamond Mine scored a 12-5 win over the Venom Stars and the Lake Norman Dingers notched an 11-9 win over Athlete's Lab Crushers. In the semifinals, Equip topped Diamond Mine 6-5 and Rmablers scored a 10-1 win over the Lake Norman Dingers. In the finals, the Ramblers scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning and held on for an 11-10 win.

11u

RBA White went 2-0 on Saturday with a 20-0 win over WCW Red and a 15-0 win over Equip. Athlete's Lab Crushers went 2-0 in pool play with a 15-2 win over Power Baseball and a 9-0 win over SBA Canes 2025. WCW Black went 2-0 on Saturday with a 5-1 win over NC SWAT and a 17-4 win over RBA Heels Blue. The McDowell Titans also went 2-0 in pool play with an 8-2 win over the Catawba Chaos and a 28-4 win over SBA Canes 2025. In the play-in games, Golden Spikes topped the McDowell Titans 5-3, WCW Black rolled to a 13-1 in over NC SWAT, and Athlete's Lab notched a 12-1 win over Power Baseball. In the semifinals, Golden Spikes scored a 14-2 win over RBA White and Athlete's Lab notched a 6-1 win over WCW Black. In the finals, Athlete's Lab was able to sneak out a 6-5 win over Golden Spikes.

12u

The Carolina Brewers went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-1 win over the Carolina Cobras and a 10-1 win over the Boone Scrappers. Power Baseball also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 3-0 win over SBA Canes North Ashe and an 8-3 win over WCW. WNCYSA Steam Blue went 2-0 on Saturday with a 10-8 win over RBA Blue and a 9-1 win over the Carolina Cobras. In the play-in game, RBA Blue topped SBA Canes North Ashe 10-6. In the semifinals, Power Baseball beat the WNCYSA Steam Blue 4-1 while the Carolina Brewers edged RBA Blue 4-2. In the finals, Power Baseball was able to get past the Brewers for a 3-2 win.

13u

RBA Heels White went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-0 win over the Stingrays and a 9-1 win over Smoke. Athlete's Lab Crushers went 2-0 in pool play with a 17-3 win over Stingrays and a 10-1 win over the Carolina Travelers. The JC Thunder Gold (TN) also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 10-6 win over Inferno and a 17-7 win over Diamond Mine Camo. In the play-in game, the Mountain Expos rolled to a 14-1 win over Inferno. In the semifinals, JC Thunder Gold scored a 7-5 win over Athlete's Lab and RBA Heels White notched a 13-6 win over the Mountain Expos. In the finals, JC Thunder Gold finished an undefeated weekend with a 7-2 win over RBA Heels White.