There was a big time, top 5 match up in the 9u age group as well as multiple titles for the SBA teams in Charlotte this weekend. Here we recap the weekend's USSSA games from Charlotte this past weekend.
8u
Two one-day events were held this weekend in Charlotte in the 8u age group. On Saturday, the Union County Crush went 2-0 with a 15-3 win over Team 24 Gamecocks (SC) and an 8-7 win over the Carolina Reds. Team 24 scored a 14-13 win over Union County Crush - Roadcap in their other game on Saturday which was enough to secure their spot in the finals. In the finals, Union County Crush scored another win over Team 24, this time by the score of 10-2.
On Sunday, the Carolina Reds went 2-0 with a 6-2 win over Team 24 and a 13-5 win over Union County Crush - Roadcaop. The MARA Mud Dawgs also went 2-0 with a 13-4 win over Team 24 and a 10-3 win over the Union County Crush to reach the finals. In the finals, the Mud Dawgs edged past the Reds 11-10 to take the 8u title on Sunday.
9u
Two of the top 5 teams in the state in #2 SBA Premier and #5 LBC Vipers were in the 9u field this weekend in Charlotte. They squared off in pool play on Saturday, and SBA Premier got up big early and held on for a 14-10 win. SBA scored an 11-3 win over the South Charlotte Cardinals in their other pool play game, while the LBC Vipers rolled to a 23-1 win over the Carolina Reds in their other pool play game. South Charlotte also scored a 20-6 win over the Tega Cay Titans (SC) in their other pool play game. In the bracket play play-in game on Sunday, the Titans notched an 11-3 win over the Carolina Reds to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, SBA Premier topped the Titans 10-2 and the LBC Vipers notched a 7-3 win over South Charlotte. In the finals, SBA Premier got a walk-off 5-4 win in 6 innings over the LBC Vipers to take home the 9u title.
10u
#11 SBA Premier - Pitts was dominant in pool play, scoring a 15-0 win over the Myers Park Blue Sox and a 16-1 win over Stewards of the Game. Mission Vipers Blue also went 2-0 on Saturday with a 13-3 win over the Blue Sox and a 10-7 win over Stewards of the Game. In the semifinals on Sunday, Mission Vipers Blue scored a 15-0 win over Stewards of the Game and SBA - Pitts notched a 9-1 win over the Blue Sox to set up a finals match up of undefeated teams. In the finals, SBA Premier - Pitts finished off a dominant weekend with a 15-1 win over Mission Vipers Blue.
11u
#18 SBA Elite went 1-1 on Saturday scoring a 5-2 win over Mission Vipers Gold, but falling 19-4 against 10u #1 Park Sharon Nationals. Park Sharon fell 6-5 against Mission Vipers Gold in their other pool play game. The MARA Cobras went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-5 win over the Tega Cay Titans and an 8-6 win over Mission Vipers Black. In the Gold bracket semifinals on Sunday, Mission Vipers Gold topped the MARA Cobras 8-2 and the 10u Park Sharon Nationals scored a 10-6 win over Mission Vipers Black. In the finals, Mission Vipers Gold scored another win over the 10u Park Sharon Nationals, this time by the score of 8-6.
12u
#4 Mission Vipers Gold went 2-0 on Saturday scoring a 9-4 win over 11u #1 SBA Canes - Marconi and a 7-1 win over SBA Elite. SBA - Marconi fell 15-6 against Mission Vipers Black in their other pool play game. Mission Vipers Black notched a 14-6 win over SBA Elite in their other pool play game on Saturday. In the semifinals, Mission Vipers Gold notched a 9-1 win over SBA Canes - Marconi and SBA Elite topped Mission Vipers Black 9-7. In the finals, Mission Vipers Gold finished off a 4-0 weekend with a 7-5 win over SBA Elite.
13u
#20 SBA Premier went 2-0 in pool play on Saturday, notching a 10-1 win over the Myers Park Stampede and a 9-2 win over the TPA Nationals - Foster. The Carolina Vipers also went 2-0 with a 9-4 win over the Carolina Rockies - Tuttle and a 10-1 win over TPA Nationals - Batts. Team 24 Gamecocks - Miller (SC) also went 2-0 in pool play. They notched a 14-7 win over the South Charlotte Braves - Wrenn and a 13-1 win over Ultimate Performance. In the Gold bracket play-in games on Sunday, TPA Nationals - Foster topped TPA Nationals - Batts 12-6 and Team 24 - Miller scored a 7-1 win over OTK. In the semifinals, Team 24 - Miller topped the Carolina Vipers 9-7 and SBA Premier scored a 6-1 win over TPA Nationals - Foster. In the finals, SBA Premier finished off a 4-0 weekend with an 11-4 win over Team 24 Gamecocks - Miller.