There were over a dozen ranked teams from North Carolina and was as several more from South Carolina in the fields at the Charlotte and Greensboro USSSA sites this past weekend. Among these, 3 NC #1's and 1 SC #1 were in action and made for some great action. Check out our recap of the weekend's games.
Charlotte
8u
NC #6 SBA Futures went 2-0 in pool play in this one-day event, notching a 9-4 win over the WCWAA Waves and a 7-3 win over Charlotte Metro Region #3 MARA Mud Dawgs. The Mud Dawgs topped the Carolina Reds (SC) 12-1 in their other pool play game to earn a spot in the finals against the Futures. In the finals, the Futures finished off a 3-0 day with a 17-8 win over the MARA Mud Dawgs.
9u
NC #10 Ultimate Performance Black Sox went 2-0 in pool play with a 9-5 win over Mission Vipers - Healy and a 16-8 win over Mountain Region #3 Lincoln County River Rats. The River Rats topped Mission Vipers - Healy 17-10 in their other pool play game. In the play-in games, the River Rats scored a 13-5 win over Mission Vipers - Healy and Mission Vipers - Bray notched a 13-6 win over the Huntington Hounds. In the semifinals, the Charleston Crush topped the River Rats 12-4 and the Black Sox scored a 12-4 win over Vipers - Healy. In the finals, the Black Sox finished off an undefeated weekend with a 14-6 win over the Charleston Crush.
10u
One Day
SC #1 Team 24 Gamecocks - Ashley (SC) went 2-0 in pool play on Sunday with an 11-0 win over WCWAA and a 12-2 win over NC #19 Pfafftown Raiders. The Raiders scored a 13-1 win over WCWAA in their other pool play game to reach the finals against Team 24. In the finals, the Raiders got some revenge with a 13-4 upset win over Team 24 Gamecocks - Ashley.
Two Day
NC #2 SBA Nationals went 2-0 in pool play on Saturday with a 15-0 win over the Charleston Crush and a 9-1 win over Mission Vipers - Bray. NC 9u #1 SBA Futures played up in the 10u age group this weekend and went 2-0 in pool play, scoring a 23-3 win over the Cherryville Bombers and a 9-5 win over 9u #7 Triple Crown Lookouts, who also played up this weekend. The Lookouts fell 8-7 against the Bombers in their other pool play game. In the Gold bracket semifinals on Sunday, SBA Nationals topped Mission Vipers - Reyer 8-0 and the 9u SBA Futures got past Copperheads - Sigler 10-7. In a great finals match up, SBA Nationals were able to score a 2-1 win over their 9u counterparts.
11u
NC 10u #1 SBA Futures played up in the 11u age group this past weekend and went 2-0 on Saturday with a 10-2 win over On Deck - Weddington and a 10-2 win over Mountain Region #5 Venom Stars. Mission Vipers Black went 2-0 in pool play with a 20-4 win over On Deck Black and a 13-0 win over the Charleston Crush. SC #9 Team 24 Gamecocks - Bailey went 2-0 on Saturday, scoring a 16-2 win over On Deck Orange and an 11-0 win over the SBA Americans. In the play-in games on Sunday, the Venom Stars edged the SBA Americans 4-3, Mission Vipers Black topped the MARA Cobras 9-4, and Mission Vipers Gold topped the Charleston Crush 9-1. In the semifinals, the Venom Stars scored an 11-4 win over Team 24 and Mission Vipers Black rolled to a 9-1 win over Mission Vipers Gold. In the finals, Mission Vipers Black took home a 7-2 win over the Venom Stars to take home the crown in Charlotte. Notably, in a separate bracket, 10u SBA Futures scored a 14-1 win over Weddington Red Fire and a 13-1 win over Ultimate Performance Black.
12u
NC #4 Mission Vipers Gold went 2-0 on Saturday with a 7-1 win over #16 Carolina Astros and a 12-3 win over SBA Canes - Erwin. The Astros scored a 4-3 win over SBA Canes - Erwin in their other pool play game. NC #3 Dirtbags Legends went 1-1 in pool play, falling 12-5 against the SBA Nationals and a 5-4 win over Mission Vipers Black. In the Gold bracket play-in game on Sunday, the Astros scored a 17-0 win over Ultimate Performance Black. In the semifinals, the SBA Nationals topped the SBA Generals 11-7 and Mission Vipers Gold scored a 15-6 win over the Carolina Astros. In the finals, Mission Vipers Gold scored a 5-3 win over the SBA Nationals. In the Silver bracket, Dirtbags Legends scored two wins on Sunday including an 8-0 win over the On Deck O's and a 10-2 win over SBA Canes - Erwin.
13u
On Saturday, NC #4 Dirtbags TBM notched two wins including a 13-1 win over #10 Athlete's Warehouse and a 14-1 win over Team 24 Gamecocks - Miller (SC). On Sunday, #1 Dirtbags MVP was in action and tied Athlete's Warehouse 6-6 before falling 14-1 against Dirtbags TBM. Dirtbags TBM scored a 19-4 win over Athlete's Warehouse in their other game on Sunday.
Greensboro
9u
GBC went 2-0 in pool play with a 10-2 win over Proehlific Power and a 12-1 win over the Carolina Curve. Triad Cardinals Baseball Club also went 2-0 in pool play, notching a 14-4 win over Proehlific Power and a 15-0 win over the Carolina Curve. In the semifinals on Sunday, the Triad Cardinals notched a 16-1 win over Proehlific Power and GBC blanked the Curve 8-0. In the finals, GBC rolled to a 12-4 win over the Triad Cardinals.
11u
11u #10 GRIT went 2-0 in pool play, scoring a 14-3 win over Carolina Impact - Routh and a 15-5 win over GBC Prospects - Tagliaferro. Triad Region #5 GBC Prospects - Breedlove also went 2-0 in pool play with an 8-1 win over Impact Routh and an 8-0 win over the Southside Panthers. In the play-in games on Sunday, Prospects - Tagliaferro rolled to a 16-3 win over Proehlific Power - Gray and the Southside Panthers scored an 11-8 win over Carolina Impact - Routh. In the semifinals, Prospects - Breedlove edged past the Panthers 6-5 and GRIT rolled to a 12-1 win over Prospects - Tagliaferro. In the finals, GRIT again rolled, this time with an 11-3 win over GBC Prospects - Breedlove.
12u
Proehlific Power went 1-0-1 in pool play with an 8-7 win over Virginia Militia and a 5-5 tie against the Demon Deacons. The Deacons scored a 14-12 win over GRIT in their other pool play game. GRIT topped the Militia 8-6 in their other pool play game. In the semifinals on Sunday, the Militia notched a 13-7 win over Proehlific Power and GRIT rolled to an 11-2 win over the Diamond Deacons. In the finals, GRIT took home a 4-0 win over the Militia to take home the 12u title.