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NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

June 2-3, 2017DOAK FIELD AT DAIL PARK, NC STATE UNIVERSITY

FIVE COUNTY STADIUM, ZEBULON

Live internet streaming of all four Champion-ship Series available on FloSoftball.com.

2017 NCHSAA BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSDoak Field at Dail Park • Raleigh Five County Stadium • Zebulon

THE FEATURES2 .........................................................Welcome

4 ............................................................1A Bracket8........................................... ......................2A Bracket

12.....................................................................3A Bracket16 ..........................................................................4A Bracket

21.................... .........2016 Championship Retrospectives23 ..........................................Past Championship Information

THE SCHEDULEDoak Field at Dail Park - NC State University

4A CHAMPIONSHIP NEW HANOVER vs. T.C. ROBERSON

Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 5:00 pm (Roberson home)Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 11:00 am (N. Hanover home)

Game 3 - Saturday, June 3, 5:00 pm (Roberson home)

1A CHAMPIONSHIPWHITEVILLE vs. MURPHY

Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 8:00 pm (Murphy home)Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 2:00 pm (Whiteville home)Game 3 - Saturday, June 3, 8:00 pm (Murphy home)****Game 3 would move to 5:00 pm if 4A Series concludes in 2 games.

Five County Stadium - Zebulon, NC

3A CHAMPIONSHIP NORTHERN GUILFORD vs. CREST

Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 5:00 pm (N. Guilford home)Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 11:00 am (Crest home)

Game 3 - Satuday, June 3, 5:00 pm (N. Guilford home)

2A CHAMPIONSHIP JOHN A. HOLMES vs. R-S CENTRAL

Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 8:00 pm (Holmes home)Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 2:00 pm (R-S Central home)

Game 3 - Saturday, June 3, 8:00 pm (Holmes home)****Game 3 would move to 5:00 pm if 4A Series concludes in 2 games.

Cover photo courtesy MaxPreps.

Photo by MaxPreps.com

THE MATCH UPS 5 1A Championship Team Capsules Whiteville vs. Murphy

6 1A Championship Team Rosters

9 2A Championship Team Capsules John A. Holmes vs. R-S Central


13 3A Championship Team Capsules Northern Guilford vs. Crest


17 4A Championship Team Capsules New Hanover vs. T.C. Roberson


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Welcome from the President

Fans,

Welcome to the NCHSAA Baseball State Championship. Competing for the state title is a

highlight in any high school athlete’s career. Every team remembers the preseason workouts

and the first weeks of practice thinking to themselves this will be our year to play for a state

title. Now, here we are watching the two best soccer teams compete for the right to be called

a champion…a state champion.

The amount of time and effort by the athletes, the coaches and volunteers has paid off to

punch a ticket to Raleigh or Zebulon today to finish strong and bring a state championship

trophy home. For many of our seniors this is the last time to make an indelible mark for their

school’s sports legacy. Regardless of which team you are here today to cheer on to the title,

we must never forget these are student-athletes who play soccer for the love of the game and

the competition it provides.

Ever since the NCHSAA was established in 1913, our core mission has been to provide

opportunities for interscholastic competitions within the state of North Carolina. We offer

this opportunity understanding that success in the classroom is key to success in life. Those

students who play sports in high school learn valuable lessons about winning and losing,

working hard, setting goals, building leadership characteristics to name just a few. Each year,

at our annual meeting in May, we recognize those individuals and teams who excel in the

classroom and on the field of competition. We also recognize teams from all four classifica-

tions who over the course of one year are also recognized for displaying sportsmanship in all

of their athletic teams.

Prior to the first game of the series we will be recognizing an athlete from each team which

embodies sportsmanship and serves as ambassador for their team in the community.

Sportsmanship is more important than ever in the world of high school athletics, especially

when some of our professional athletes cannot display the same level of integrity as our high

school athletes. The honorees at today’s state championship exhibit sportsmanship not

only during competition, but also during practice when they help a fellow teammate

get up after being knocked down. These athletes are the role models we want all of our

younger athletes to follow and look up to.

Most of all, I want to thank you the FAN for supporting your favorite team today.

Regardless of the outcome, this is a special day for all of our athletes. Thank you for

supporting the NCHSAA and all 409 member schools which makes this association the

best in the country.

Sincerely,

Rodney Shotwell

President

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June 2-3, 2017 Welcome to the annual edition of the North Carolina High School Athletic

Association state softball championships! During this weekend, four different championships will be decided at two

outstanding venues, including Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh and Five Coun-

ty Stadium in Zebulon. We believe that this will be a tremendous experience for the

student-athletes, the coaches and administrators, and the fans of the schools who have

won their way through the playoffs to reach this point. We are grateful to all of those who have a hand in making these championships

possible, including all of the specific host city sponsors in each of the locations. This

year FloLive.com, part of FloSports, is on hand to provide special video coverage for

this event.

There are also a lot of volunteers and NCHSAA staff members who have worked

tirelessly toward making this event the best it can be. We always strive to do anything

we can to make this weekend a great life-long memory for each of these student-ath-

letes participating and their communities. If you are a high school baseball fan in our state, then you are in the

right place if you’re in one of these stadiums to enjoy championship base-

ball and a tradition that is nearly a century in the making. We appreciate your support of high school athletics and hope you

enjoy the best high school baseball our state has to offer -- the NCHSAA

State Championships!Sincerely,

Que TuckerCommissioner

Welcome from the Commissioner

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1A B

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FIRST ROUNDSECOND ROUND

THIRD ROUNDFOURTH ROUND

Bear Grass Charter

Falls Lake Academy

Bear Grass CharterEast W

ake Academy

Falls Lake Academy

SouthsideGates CountyPrincetonOxford PreparatoryKIPP PrideRiverside-M

artinEast Colum

busFranklin Academ

yPam

lico CountyCam

den CountyLakew

oodW

hitevilleCape H

atteras

Gates County

Oxford Preparatory

Riverside-Martin

Franklin Academy

Lakewood

Whiteville

Bear Grass Charter

Oxford Preparatory

FOURTH ROUNDTHIRD ROUND

SECOND ROUNDFIRST ROUND

Bear Grass Charter

Whiteville

Riverside-Martin

Whiteville

Rosewood

James Kenan

Rosewood

East CarteretTarboroJam

es KenanPenderSouth CreekNorthside-Pinetow

nNorth DuplinVoyager Academ

yM

attamuskeet

Manteo

Granville CentralLouisburgSpring CreekPerquim

ansUnion

Pender

Northside-Pinetow

n

Voyager Academy

Granville Central

Spring Creek

Perquimans

Rosewood

Northside-Pinetow

n

Rosewood

Voyager Academy

Voyager Academy

Perquimans

Whiteville

Rosewood

North Stanly

Murphy

Murphy

Whiteville

STATE CHAM

PIONS

CHAM

PIONSH

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REGIONAL FINAL

3301617825924627132112202311321419112272652810231518429

431151782592462912201321327 1321618102272832611231419530

Lincoln CharterGray Stone Day

East Montgom

eryH

ighland TechEast W

ilkesBishop M

cGuinnessN

orth StanlyBessem

er CityAlleghany

North Stokes

Chatham Charter

Swain County

Rosman

South StanlyUnion Academ

yC.S. of Davison

East SurryBlue Ridge

Pine Lake PrepM

ount AiryW

alkertown

Andrews

Mitchell

North M

ooreW

est Montgom

eryQueens Grant

CherryvilleW

est Columbus

Uwharrie Charter

HayesvilleM

urphyRoxboro Com

munity

Lincoln Charter

East Montgom

ery

Bishop McGuinness

North Stanly

North Stokes

Chatham Charter

South Stanly

Union Academy

East Surry

Pine Lake Prep

Walkertow

n

Mitchell

West M

ontgomery

West Colum

bus

Uwharrie Charter

Murphy

North Stanly

North Stokes

Pine Lake Prep

Murphy

East Montgom

ery

North Stanly

North Stokes

Union Academy

East Surry

Walkertow

n

West M

ontgomery

Murphy

11-1

11-1

3-0

15-0

4-2

10-6

7-3

13-0

4-1

11-5

9-2

5-0

6-3

2-1

10-0

7-0

15-0

3-2

7-0

6-0

7-6

6-0

10-0

8-4

5-1

8-0

5-4

9-0

16-3

7-2

8-7

8-3

3-0

9-6

9-1

7-1

7-2

6-1

5-0

12-6

1-0

13-12

13-3

6-5

2-1

10-0

7-4

2-0

6-1

5-0

3-2

10-0

11-1

8-0

3-2

3-2

4-2

7-6

5-3

6-2

6-5, 5-0

7-2, 2-12, 2-1

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1A Championship Team Information

WHITEVILLEWOLFPACK

MURPHYBULLDOGS

Location: Whiteville, N.C.Conference: North Central Athletic 1AColors: Blue, White & OrangePrincipal: Jess SealeyAthletic Director: David SmithHead Coach: Brett HarwoodAssistant Coach: Todd Burney & Fielding HammondPlayers to Watch: MacKenzie Gore, Jack Harwood, & Brooks BaldwinTeam Record: 23-6, (14-0)

Date Opponent Result3/3 New Hanover 0 - 6 (L)3/4 E.A. Laney 9 - 0 (W)3/7 West Columbus* 3 - 0 (W)3/10 Fairmont* 10 - 1 (W)3/14 @ Red Springs* 12 - 0 (W)3/17 St. Pauls* 6 - 5 (W)3/18 @ Pinecrest 2 - 3 (L)3/21 East Columbus* 11 - 0 (W)3/22 Pine Forest 6 - 9 (L)3/24 South Robeson* 14 - 2 (W)3/27 @ New Hanover 2 - 3 (L)3/28 South Columbus* 3 - 2 (W)3/30 @ West Columbus* 8 - 4 (W)4/6 Red Springs* 10 - 0 (W)4/10 @ St. Pauls* 7 - 1 (W)4/12 East Columbus* 3 - 2 (W)4/15 A.C. Reynolds 1 - 0 (W)4/17 New Bern 2 - 3 (L)4/18 South Central 1 - 2 (L)4/22 @ E.A. Laney 8 - 0 (W)4/28 @ South Columbus* 4 - 0 (W)5/2 @ South Robeson* 9 - 1 (W)5/4 @ Fairmont* 19 - 0 (W)5/10 Cape Hatteras# 13 - 0 (W)5/13 Lakewood# 7 - 1 (W)5/16 @ Riverside-Martin# 5 - 0 (W)5/19 Bear Grass Charter# 4 - 2 (W)5/25 @ Rosewood# 6 - 5 (W)5/26 Rosewood# 5 - 0 (W)6/2 Murphy# 6/3 Murphy# 6/3 Murphy#

Location: Murphy, N.C.Conference: Smoky Mountain 1AColors: Vegas Gold, Black & WhitePrincipal: Thomas GrahamAthletic Director: Ray GutierrezHead Coach: Adam ClontsAssistant Coach: Richard Curry, Andrew Skogen & Tommy StricklandPlayers to Watch: Joey Curry, Caleb Irwin, Royce Peterson & Jacob BatesTeam Record: 23-6, (16-0)

Date Opponent Result3/2 @ Franklin 0 - 1 (L)3/3 @ Robbinsville* 14 - 4 (W)3/9 @ Hiwassee Dam* 9 - 0 (W)3/11 @ Gainesville (GA) 0 - 3 (L)3/17 @ Swain County* 15 - 0 (W)3/21 Andrews* 6 - 0 (W)3/23 Hayesville* 4 - 3 (W)3/24 Blue Ridge* 19 - 2 (W)3/29 Rosman* 10 - 2 (W)3/30 Hiwassee Dam* 10 - 0 (W)4/1 @ Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (GA) 6 - 8 (L)4/7 @ Rosman* 5 - 3 (W)4/17 Fannin County (GA) 3 - 5 (L)4/18 @ Hayesville* 8 - 0 (W)4/21 Robbinsville* 8 - 0 (W)4/22 @ Fannin County (GA) 0 - 9 (L)4/25 @ Blue Ridge* 11 - 0 (W)4/28 @ Andrews* 20 - 0 (W)5/1 Franklin 3 - 0 (W)5/2 Cherokee* 18 - 2 (W)5/2 Cherokee* 7 - 0 (W)5/3 Swain County* 15 - 5 (W)5/10 Roxboro Community# 8 - 4 (W)5/13 Uwharrie Charter# 6 - 5 (W)5/16 West Montgomery# 3 - 2 (W)5/19 Pine Lake Preparatory# 6 - 2 (W)5/25 North Stanly# 7 - 2 (W)5/26 @ North Stanly# 2 - 12 (L)5/27 North Stanly# 2 - 1 (W)6/2 Whiteville# 6/3 Whiteville# 6/3 Whiteville#

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# NAME YR HT P1 MacKenzie Gore Sr. 6’ 2” P/RB/1B2 Matthew Smith Jr. 6’ 0” LF3 Jake Inman Fr. 5’ 3” OF/P4 Lincoln Ransom Fr. 6’ 0” C/RF5 Jake Harwood Fr. 6’ 0” SS/P6 Earl Grubbs Jr. 6’ 0” OF7 Dylan Lawson So. 6’ 1” 3B/P8 Will Hinson Jr. 5’ 11” CF/2B

WHITEVILLE WOLFPACK

*Roster information provided by schools

MURPHY BULLDOGS

# NAME YR HT P9 Dylan Hamilton So. 6’ 1” 2B/3B10 Logan Hooks Fr. 6’ 0” C11 Brooks Baldwin Jr. 6’ 2” P/C/3B12 Joey Kurtyka Jr. 6’ 0” OF14 Zac Hunt Fr. 5’ 9” 3B16 Trey Gore Fr. 5’ 9” 3B28 Cameron Cartrette Jr. 6’ 0” 1B

# NAME YR HT P2 Royce Peterson Jr. 6’ 1” 3B/SS3 Travis Seabolt Jr. 6’ 2” 3B/P5 Kevin Dean Jr. 6’ 3” OF/1B6 Kendall Keating Jr. 6’ 0” C/2B7 Jacob Bates Sr. 6’ 3” 1B/P8 Curt Brown Jr. 6’ 0” OF/P12 Josh Ott So. 5’ 6” OF/P13 Joey Curry Jr. 6’ 2” SS/P

# NAME YR HT P14 Luke Garrett Jr. 6’ 0” OF/P16 Caleb Irwin Jr. 6’ 0” C/P/2B19 Chase Roberts So. 6’ 1” 1B/P21 Colton Posey Sr. 6’ 2” OF/C24 Colby Hensley Sr. 5’ 11” OF25 Jeremiah Clark Jr. 6’ 5” 2B/P98 Parker Posey Fr. 6’ 0”

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2A B

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John A. Holm

es

Washington

John A. Holm

esW

heatmore

Eastern RandolphW

ashingtonRoanoke RapidsTrinityM

idway

East DuplinN

orth LenoirFairm

ontEast DavidsonN

orth PittCurrituck CountyN

C Science & M

athSt. PaulsN

ortheastern

Roanoke Rapids

East Duplin

North Lenoir

East Davidson

Currituck County

St. Pauls

John A. Holm

es

Roanoke Rapids



John A. Holm

es

North Lenoir

North Lenoir

St. Pauls

South Granville

Dixon

South GranvilleCroatanDixonW

est BladenReidsvilleAyden-GriftonN

orth Brunswick

South StokesRandlem

anGreene CentralBunnSouth Colum

busEast BladenFirst FlightN

orth JohnstonClinton

Ayden-Grifton

North Brunsw

ick

Randleman

South Columbus

East Bladen

North Johnston

South Granville

Ayden-Grifton

South Granville

Randleman

Randleman

North Johnston

John A. Holmes

South Granville

R-S Central

Lake Norman Charter

R-S Central

John A. Holmes

STATE CHAM

PIONS

CHAM

PIONSH

IP

REGIONAL FINAL

2301317122282552710231519331132161892462672914211120428

132151992182652813231318329 2311617112572462710201422430

R-S CentralLexington

Surry CentralM

aidenEast Rutherford

Stuart Cramer

East LincolnAshe CountyW

est Wilkes

Central Academy

Mount Pleasant

BrevardW

ilkes CentralN

orth SurryW

est DavidsonLincolnton

ForbushM

adisonDraughn

Parkwood

West Stanly

West Lincoln

Mountain H

eritageN

orth Rowan

Lake Norman Char.

Polk CountySm

oky Mountain

SalisburyBunker H

illCharles D. Ow

enFranklin

North W

ilkes

R-S Central

Surry Central

East Rutherford

East Lincoln

Central Academy

Mount Pleasant

Wilkes Central

West Davidson

Forbush

Draughn

West Stanly

Mountain H

eritage

Lake Norm

an Charter

Smoky M

ountain

Bunker Hill

Franklin

R-S Central

West Davidson

Forbush

Lake Norm

an Char.

R-S Central

East Rutherford

Mount Pleasant

West Davidson

Forbush

West Stanly

Lake Norman Charter

Franklin

4-0

4-0

4-0

8-7

3-1

6-5

3-1

4-0

10-0

1-0

6-3

5-4

5-4

7-4

16-0

4-2

9-0

5-4

10-0

4-0

4-0

9-4

7-0

8-2

7-0

3-2

14-4

14-1

3-2

7-2

4-2

3-1

7-0

8-0

10-0

3-0

11-1

7-0

6-1

9-8

1-0

9-2

3-2

4-1

8-0

1-0

18-8

11-4

2-1

3-1

3-2

3-1

13-2

5-1

9-4

8-2

5-2

2-1

1-0

4-1

3-1, 5-0

6-4, 9-1

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JOHN A. HOLMESACES

R-S CENTRALHILLTOPPERS

Location: Edenton, N.C.Conference: Northeastern Coastal 2AColors: Royal Blue, White & GoldPrincipal: Stephen WoodAthletic Director: Wes MatteraHead Coach: Bob JordanAssistant Coaches: John Downum, Travis Lilly, Travis Hardison & Howard SuttonPlayers to Watch: Dylan Patrick, Patrick Downum, Ben Ward, Matt Benfield, Stanley White & Jaden BobbittTeam Record: 26-3, (12-0)

Date Opponent Result3/3 Manteo 11 - 3 (W)3/7 Bear Grass Charter 7 - 0 (W)3/10 Riverside-Martin 5 - 3 (W)3/14 Currituck County* 7 - 0 (W)3/17 Bertie* 7 - 0 (W)3/21 @ Riverside-Martin 2 - 3 (L)3/24 First Flight* 9 - 0 (W)3/28 @ Northeastern* 9 - 1 (W)3/29 @ Camden County 12 - 1 (W)3/30 @ Hertford County* 13 - 1 (W)4/4 @ Bertie* 11 - 0 (W)4/6 Perquimans 6 - 1 (W)4/7 Northeastern* 10 - 0 (W)4/11 Pasquotank County* 7 - 0 (W)4/14 @ Pasquotank County* 15 - 1 (W)4/18 Hammonton (NJ) 4 - 5 (L)4/19 Hedgesville (WV) 15 - 2 (W)4/20 Monsignor McClancy (NY) 8 - 9 (L)4/21 North Stafford (VA) 6 - 2 (W)4/28 Hertford County* 5 - 2 (W)4/29 Poquoson (VA) 5 - 4 (W)5/2 @ First Flight* 12 - 2 (W)5/4 @ Currituck County* 4 - 1 (W)5/9 Wheatmore# 4 - 0 (W)5/11 Washington# 7 - 0 (W)5/16 Roanoke Rapids# 2 - 1 (W)5/18 North Lenoir# 5 - 2 (W)5/25 @ South Granville# 3 - 1 (W)5/26 South Granville# 5 - 0 (W)6/2 R-S Central# 6/3 R-S Central# 6/3 R-S Central#

Location: Rutherfordton, N.C.Conference: South Mountain Athletic 2A/3AColors: Blue & WhitePrincipal: Phil RogersAthletic Director: Sam HooperHead Coach: Chadd FowlerAssistant Coaches: Sam Hooper, Todd Beheler, Jordan Rumfelt & Ridge BehelerPlayers to Watch: Dillon Phillips, Jace Crowe, Cam-eron Snethen & Keaton SnethenTeam Record: 26-4, (13-3)

Date Opponent Result2/28 @ Shelby* 13 - 3 (W)3/3 Draughn* 7 - 0 (W)3/7 @ Crest* 3 - 4 (L)3/9 McDowell 10 - 0 (W)3/14 Chase* 3 - 2 (W)3/17 @ Kings Mountain* 4 - 1 (W)3/18 North Henderson 11 - 5 (W)3/21 East Burke* 6 - 0 (W)3/24 @ East Rutherford* 1 - 2 (L)3/27 @ East Henderson 13 - 8 (W)3/28 Burns* 10 - 0 (W)3/29 Shelby* 4 - 0 (W)4/4 @ Draughn* 3 - 1 (W)4/7 Crest* 5 - 2 (W)4/11 Chesnee (SC) 2 - 6 (L)4/13 @ Chase* 4 - 0 (W)4/17 Bandys 9 - 2 (W)4/18 @ Freedom 8 - 3 (W)4/19 @ Patton 7 - 0 (W)4/25 Kings Mountain* 2 - 1 (W)4/26 @ McDowell 1 - 0 (W)4/28 @ East Burke* 12 - 1 (W)5/2 East Rutherford* 7 - 1 (W)5/4 @ Burns* 1 - 9 (L)5/9 Lexington Senior# 7 - 0 (W)5/13 Surry Central# 8 - 0 (W)5/16 East Rutherford# 3 - 2 (W)5/19 West Davidson# 1 - 0 (W)5/25 Lake Norman Charter# 6 - 4 (W)5/26 @ Lake Norman Charter# 9 - 1 (W)6/2 John A. Holmes# 6/3 John A. Holmes# 6/3 John A. Holmes#

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JOHN A. HOLMES ACES


R-S CENTRAL HILLTOPPERS

# NAME YR HT P1 Adam McDowell Sr. 5’ 11” OF/RHP2 Quentin Harris Sr. 5’ 10” RHP3 Cam Snethen Jr. 5’ 6” OF/LHP4 Marty Barella Jr. 6’ 0” RHP/OF6 Keaton Snethen Jr. 5’ 6” SS7 Cam Miller Sr. 5’ 6” 2B8 Jake Laughter Jr. 6’ 0” 2B/RHP9 Nate Hadley Sr. 5’ 9” OF9 Jacob Knox So. 5’ 9” 2B10 Nate Collins Sr. 6’ 1” 3B

# NAME YR HT P11 Chase Harris Jr. 5’ 10” OF/3B/RHP13 Dillon Phillips Sr. 6’ 2” RHP/OF14 Harrison Lane Fr. 5’ 8” C15 Joey Daigle Jr. 6’ 0” 2B/OF/RHP16 Wesley Smith Jr. 5’ 10” C20 Jace Crowe Jr. 5’ 11” 1B/3B/RHP23 Austin McClellan Jr. 5’ 10” OF 32 Joe Conner Jr. 6’ 3” 1B35 Alternate # for #32 Joe Conner

# NAME YR HT P

1 Jacob Byrum Sr. 5’ 9” CF2 Khalil Blount Sr. 5’ 10” LF/CF3 Ben Ward Jr. 6’ 1” SS4 Dylan Gainey Jr. 5’ 8” OF5 Luke Hoggard Sr. 6’ 1” LF6 Wes Privott So. 6’ 2” C7 Harrison Powell Jr. 6’ 3” 1B8 Stanley White Sr. 5’ 11” C9 Devon Coston Sr. 5’ 10” OF10 Nathaniel Stallings Sr. 5’ 9” RF

# NAME YR HT P

11 Jaden Bobbitt Jr. 6’ 1” CF12 Patrick Downum Sr. 6’ 3” 3B/P13 Caleb Daniels Jr. 6’ 1” 3B14 Chace Kelley So. 5’ 10” 2B15 Kentraez Coston So. 6’ 2” OF16 Ryan White Fr. 5’ 9” 2B17 Hunter Belch Jr. 6’ 3” OF18 Dylan Patrick Sr. 6’ 2” 3B/P20 Mathew Benfield Sr. 6’ 3” LHP/1B

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3A B

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C.B. Aycock

West Brunsw

ick

C.B. AycockNortheast GuilfordW

estern Alamance

West Brunsw

ickSouth JohnstonOrangeSouthern LeeN

orthern VanceTopsailEastern GuilfordChapel H

illTritonW

est CravenLee CountyTerry SanfordJacksonville

Orange

Southern Lee

Topsail

Triton

West Craven

Terry Sanford

West Brunsw

ick

Orange



West Brunsw

ick

Topsail

Topsail

West Craven

Northern Guilford

Corinth Holders

Northern Guilford

FikeCorinth H

oldersUnion PinesRockingham

Co.Southern N

ashH

untGray’s CreekN

orthwood

South Brunswick

Rocky Mount

Douglas ByrdCedar RidgeN

ash CentralW

est CarteretEastern Alam

ance

Rockingham County

Hunt

Northw

ood

Rocky Mount

Cedar Ridge

Eastern Alamance

Northern Guilford

Rockingham County

Northern Guilford

Northw

ood

Northw

ood

Eastern Alamance

Topsail

Northern Guilford

Marvin Ridge

Crest

Crest

Northern Guilford

STATE CHAM

PIONS

CHAM

PIONSH

IP

REGIONAL FINAL

3311716821102562812231319230132151811247264279201422529

1261317112272932410271520531 432161882892363014211219225

South PointH

ickory RidgeJay M

. RobinsonN

orth LincolnSouth Iredell

Sun ValleyCuthbertson

West H

endersonFred T. Foard

Cox Mill

AsheboroAsheville

North GastonEast Row

anM

arvin RidgeKings M

ountain

LedfordBurns

Hickory

South Rowan

Jesse CarsonTuscola

CrestSW

RandolphW

est Rowan

ForestviewPisgah

McM

ichaelW

eddingtonH

ibritenA.C. Reynolds

Central Cabarrus

South Point

Jay M. Robinson

South Iredell

Cuthbertson

Fred T. Foard

Asheboro

East Rowan

Marvin Ridge

Ledford

South Rowan

Jesse Carson

Crest

West Row

an

Pisgah

Weddington

A.C. Reynolds

Cuthbertson

Marvin Ridge

Crest

West Row

an

South Point

Cuthbertson

Fred T. Foard

Marvin Ridge

Ledford

Crest

West Row

an

A.C. Reynolds

7-3

4-1

4-2

14-0

1-0

5-2

4-1

10-0

7-5

7-1

6-0

5-2

4-1

4-0

10-3

11-8

10-0

7-2

11-1

12-2

2-0

5-0

8-1

2-1

12-2

14-1

1-0

4-3

7-3

3-2

5-2

6-0

5-1

2-1

7-5

7-1

2-1

3-2

14-4

3-0

7-0

9-5

1-0

8-1

5-3

10-4

5-2

11-1

2-1

13-3

11-5

3-2

2-0

1-0

5-2

8-7

2-1

6-3

4-3

5-4

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Location: Shelby, N.C.Conference: South Mountain Athletic 2A/3AColors: Green & Vegas GoldPrincipal: Holly RobinsonAthletic Director: Jeff MeltonHead Coach: Steven HodgeAssistant Coach: Brandon Powell, Robert Melton, Russell Hamrick & Patrick BowmanPlayers to Watch: Riley Cheek, Logan McNeely, Nick Melton & CJ MayhueTeam Record: 21-6, (12-4)

Date Opponent Result3/2 @ Draughn* 4 - 5 (L)3/3 @ North Gaston 1 - 2 (L)3/7 R-S Central* 4 - 3 (W)3/10 @ Chase* 9 - 7 (W)3/14 Kings Mountain* 10 - 1 (W)3/16 Chesnee (SC) 1 - 6 (L)3/17 @ East Burke* 7 - 1 (W)3/22 East Rutherford* 8 - 6 (W)3/24 @ Burns* 13 - 0 (W)3/28 Shelby* 4 - 8 (L)3/29 Draughn* 1 - 2 (L)4/7 @ R-S Central* 2 - 5 (L)4/11 Chase* 8 - 0 (W)4/13 @ Kings Mountain* 14 - 1 (W)4/18 Shelby 11 - 1 (W)4/19 South Caldwell 12 - 2 (W)4/20 Kings Mountain 8 - 3 (W)4/26 East Burke* 14 - 8 (W)4/28 @ East Rutherford* 7 - 2 (W)5/2 Burns* 7 - 2 (W)5/3 @ Shelby* 11 - 1 (W)5/9 Southwestern Randolph# 12 - 2 (W)5/13 Jesse Carson# 9 - 5 (W)5/16 Ledford Senior# 5 - 2 (W)5/19 @ West Rowan# 5 - 4 (W)5/25 @ Marvin Ridge# 5 - 2 (W)5/26 Marvin Ridge# 16 - 5 (W)6/2 Northern Guilford# 6/3 Northern Guilford# 6/3 Northern Guilford#

NORTHERN GUILFORDNIGHTHAWKS

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Location: Greensboro, N.C.Conference: Mid-State 3AColors: Purple, White & BlackPrincipal: Janiese McKenzieAthletic Director: Brian ThomasHead Coach: Landon KimreyAssistant Coach: David Brame, Brad Poe & Kareem AlstonPlayers to Watch: Cameron Cotter, Logan King, JT Jarrett, John Clark Ouzts, Joe Millwee, & Josh PikeTeam Record: 29-4, (14-2)

Date Opponent Result2/27 @ Walter M. Williams* 13 - 1 (W)3/3 Randleman 7 - 0 (W)3/7 Western Alamance* 4 - 0 (W)3/9 @ Grimsley 12 - 6 (W)3/10 @ Eastern Alamance* 7 - 0 (W)3/16 @ Eastern Guilford* 10 - 0 (W)3/17 @ Northeast Guilford* 6 - 1 (W)3/18 @ Rockingham County* 3 - 0 (W)3/21 @ McMichael* 11 - 3 (W)3/24 Morehead* 8 - 2 (W)3/27 Walter M. Williams* 4 - 0 (W)3/28 R.J. Reynolds 7 - 1 (W)3/30 @ Western Alamance* 13 - 0 (W)4/4 Eastern Alamance* 8 - 1 (W)4/7 Rockingham County* 7 - 0 (W)4/10 East Forsyth 0 - 1 (L)4/11 Wakefield 11 - 1 (W)4/12 St. Mary’s (MD) 10 - 2 (W)4/18 Eastern Guilford* 5 - 3 (W)4/20 Northeast Guilford* 9 - 3 (W)4/21 McMichael* 2 - 5 (L)4/26 @ Morehead* 0 - 1 (L)4/28 @ Southeast Guilford 3 - 1 (W)5/2 Eastern Guilford** 9 - 2 (W)5/3 McMichael** 2 - 0 (W)5/4 Rockingham County** 4 - 0 (W)5/10 Fike# 7 - 5 (W)5/13 Corinth Holders# 2 - 1 (W)5/16 Rockingham County# 2 - 0 (W)5/19 Northwood# 6 - 3 (W)5/25 Topsail# 3 - 1 (W)5/26 @ Topsail# 2 - 3 (L)5/27 @ Topsail# 6 - 5 (W)6/2 Crest# 6/3 Crest# 6/3 Crest#

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# NAME YR HT P1 Michael Greene Fr. 5’ 8” CF2 Caleb Plummer Jr. 5’ 10” 2B/3B/P3 CJ Mayhue So. 5’ 9” CF/P4 John Mitchell Jr. 6’ 0” 3B/P/C5 Riley Cheek Jr. 5’ 10” CF/SS6 Wyatt Guntis Jr. 6’ 0” LF7 Luke Scism Jr. 6’ 0” 2B/P8 Tanner Halbert Jr. 5’ 7” LF9 Lawson Harrill So. 5’ 9” LF10 Ben Ledbetter Sr. 5’ 9” 1B/P

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NORTHERN GUILFORD NIGHTHAWKS

# NAME YR HT P1 Matthew Cotter So. 5’ 11” OF2 JT Jarrett Sr. 5’ 7” INF3 Reece Brondolo Sr. 5’ 8” INF4 Riley Redmon Jr. 5’ 11” INF5 Troy Minor Sr. 5’ 10” OF6 Connor Carlin Sr. 5’ 8” OF7 Drew Duvall Sr. 6’ 1” 3B9 Andrew Arledge Jr. 5’ 10” OF10 Brandon Bledsoe Jr. 5’ 10” INF11 Bryant Carrey Jr. 5’ 9” OF/LHP

# NAME YR HT P12 Troy Boudreau Jr. 6’ 0” RHP/IF13 Davis Streuli Jr. 5’ 11” OF14 John Clark Ouzts Sr. 5’ 10” OF/RHP15 Logan King Sr. 5’ 7” C16 Josh Pike Sr. 6’ 3” RHP/1B17 Cameron Cotter Sr. 6’ 3” RHP18 Sam Kaplan Jr. 6’ 2” RHP/1B19 Evan Mericka Sr. 5’ 11” 1B20 Joe Millwee Sr. 5’ 10” 3B/C/RHP21 Frank Salimbene Sr. 5’ 11” OF

# NAME YR HT P11 Jack Millen Fr. 5’ 8” SS12 Dylan Izzi Sr. 6’ 1” P/LF14 Trevor Nanney So. 6’ 2” RHP15 Jacob Carter So. 6’ 3” 1B/P16 Patrick Canipe Jr. 5’ 9” RF17 Logan McNeely Sr. 6’ 1” C/P18 Brayson Melton So. 5’ 11” C26 Riley Cash Fr. 5’ 7” LF27 Nick Melton Jr. 6’ 0” SS/P

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Location: Asheville, N.C.Conference: Mountain Athletic 3A/4AColors: Blue & Vegas GoldPrincipal: Bonnie JohnsonAthletic Director: Laura BeattyHead Coach: Eric FilipekAssistant Coaches: Dave Heath, Shane Galloway, Cody Jones, Mack McKeithanPlayers to Watch: Garrett Blaylock, Collin Watt, Aaron McKeithan, Will Butcher & Eric WallingtonTeam Record: 29-3, (12-0)

Date Opponent Result3/4 Westchester Country Day (NC) 10 - 9 (W)3/8 @ A.C. Reynolds* 9 - 2 (W)3/10 A.C. Reynolds* 9 - 5 (W)3/16 Enka* 14 - 1 (W)3/17 @ Enka* 22 - 2 (W)3/18 South Point 6 - 5 (W)3/21 McDowell* 2 - 0 (W)3/24 @ McDowell* 7 - 0 (W)3/25 @ Lake Norman 2 - 3 (L)3/27 @ Blue Ridge (SC) 8 - 0 (W)3/29 @ Science Hill (TN) 8 - 5 (W)4/4 North Buncombe* 11 - 0 (W)4/5 @ North Buncombe* 4 - 0 (W)4/10 Western (FL) 4 - 1 (W)4/11 St. John’s (DC) 1 - 0 (W)4/12 Gulliver Prep (FL) 2 - 0 (W)4/13 Harvard-Westlake (CA) 1 - 8 (L)4/18 @ Erwin* 8 - 1 (W)4/20 Tuscola 10 - 7 (W)4/22 Abingdon (VA) 14 - 3 (W)4/25 @ Asheville* 6 - 2 (W)4/26 Erwin* 12 - 5 (W)4/28 Asheville* 13 - 4 (W)4/29 Smoky Mountain 4 - 7 (L)5/3 Asheville** 3 - 1 (W)5/4 McDowell** 9 - 6 (W)5/10 Grimsley# 5 - 4 (W)5/13 Alexander Central# 7 - 1 (W)5/16 North Davidson# 5 - 4 (W)5/19 Providence# 11 - 5 (W)5/25 Lake Norman# 11 - 0 (W)5/26 @ Lake Norman# 3 - 1 (W)6/2 New Hanover# 6/3 New Hanover# 6/3 New Hanover#

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NEW HANOVERWILDCATSLocation: Wilmington, N.C.Conference: Mideastern 3A/4AColors: Orange & BlackPrincipal: Dr. Rob MorganAthletic Director: Keith MooreHead Coach: Richard FoyAssistant Coaches: Erik Bron & Scott SandlinPlayers to Watch: Caleb Bishop & Max HildrethTeam Record: 25-3, (10-2)

Date Opponent Result2/27 South Johnston 5 - 4 (W)3/1 @ West Carteret 13 - 2 (W)3/3 @ Whiteville 6 - 0 (W)3/7 @ Cape Fear 3 - 0 (W)3/10 Purnell Swett 11 - 1 (W)3/14 E.A. Laney* 8 - 0 (W)3/17 @ Topsail* 5 - 2 (W)3/21 @ Hoggard* 4 - 1 (W)3/24 Ashley* 6 - 2 (W)3/27 Whiteville 3 - 2 (W)3/29 @ North Myrtle Beach (SC) 4 - 1 (W)3/31 @ West Brunswick* 4 - 3 (W)4/4 South Brunswick* 8 - 2 (W)4/6 @ E.A. Laney* 6 - 4 (W)4/10 Ronald Reagan 4 - 1 (W)4/11 Hoggard 10 - 14 (L)4/12 Northwest Guilford 14 - 0 (W)4/18 Topsail* 2 - 3 (L)4/21 Hoggard* 3 - 1 (W)4/25 @ Ashley* 1 - 3 (L)5/2 West Brunswick* 2 - 1 (W)5/4 @ South Brunswick* 10 - 5 (W)5/10 Southern Alamance# 9 - 0 (W)5/12 Middle Creek# 3 - 0 (W)5/16 Cape Fear# 7 - 1 (W)5/19 Fuquay - Varina# 7 - 0 (W)5/25 Holly Springs# 2 - 0 (W)5/26 @ Holly Springs# 1 - 0 (W)6/2 T.C. Roberson# 6/3 T.C. Roberson# 6/3 T.C. Roberson#

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# NAME YR HT P0 Jake Salyer Jr. 5’ 11” 2B1 Jack Galbraith So. 5’ 11” RHP/RF2 Spencer Keehan Jr. 5’ 11” LF/2B3 Devin Dickens So. 5’ 11” LHP/CF4 Drew Elliott So. 6’ 0” RHP/LF5 Bradley Buchner So. 5’ 10” C6 Ethan Miller Jr. 6’ 1” RHP/RF7 Bryce Talley Sr. 5’ 11” UTIL8 Eric Wallington Jr. 6’ 4” LHP/1B9 Luke Wood So. 5’ 11” 3B/2B11 Aaron McKeithan Jr. 6’ 1” C/1B12 Campbell Conard Fr. 5’ 10” C

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1 Taylor Crawford Jr. 5’ 11” 2B3 Jac Croom So. 5’ 11” 2B4 Max Hildreth Jr. 6’ 0” SS5 Mitch Baddour Jr. 5’ 8” OF/RHP6 Brayden Barry Jr. 5’ 9” RHP7 Caleb Bishop Sr. 5’ 11” LHP8 Jonathan Manis So. 6’ 0” C9 Mac Hutchins So. 5’ 11” 3B10 Kyle Smith So. 6’ 0” C

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# NAME YR HT P12 Kobe Miles So. 6’ 1” OF14 Collin Watt Sr. 6’ 2” 3B/SS/RHP15 Will Butcher So. 6’ 1” 1B/C17 Mason Maynard Jr. 6’ 1” LHP22 Ty Gossett So. 6’ 3” 3B23 Jacob McCarthy Sr. 6’ 3” CF24 Garrett Blaylock Sr. 6’ 3” SS/3B/RHP30 Josh Anand Fr. 5’ 9” INF33 Cullin Knapp Fr. 6’ 0” INF40 Davin Miller-Madden Fr. 5’ 9” P44 Robbie Goss Fr. 5’ 7” 2B

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2016 1A Baseball Championship Recaps

GAME 1 - Long’s walk-off single propels Cherryville past Whiteville 5-4By: Evan MoestaDespite a stellar performance on the mound from Whiteville High School left-hander MacKenzie Gore, Cherryville High School was able to win a rain-flled first game of the 1A Baseball State Championship Series. The Ironmen managed to weather a late game storm from the clouds, and the Wolfpack to win in walk-off fashion on Friday night at Five County Stadium.

Down 4-2 heading to their final at-bat in the top of the seventh inning with their backs to wall, Brooks Baldwin drew a walk for the Wolfpack, and Grainger came home to score on a passed ball to Hunter Harwood. Harwood proceeded rip a double to left to keep Whiteville’s two-out hopes alive, and put a pair of runners into scoring position. Against, a new Cherryville pitcher in Noah Eaker, Grayson Ward was able to draw a base on balls to fill the bags for Dylan Lawson. One strike away from losing the game, Brooks Baldwin was able to come home on an Eaker wild pitch to knot things up at four.

The Ironmen bounced back from the blown lead by taking advantage of a pair of miscues from the Wolfpack. In his second inning of relief work, Dylan Lawson hit Austin Treadway in the shoulder with a one out pitch. Treadway made his way to second base on a wild pitch, and Cherryville was in business after Jonathan McSwain slapped a ball to third base that was bobbled to put two on with only one out. Lawson caught Ryan Owens looking at the plate for the second out of the seventh, but he was unable to escape the jam with Randall Long up to bat. Long, who went 2-3 with a hit by pitch on Friday came through with a hard hit ground ball to left field, scoring Tread-way from second in the process for the 5-4 walk-off victory.

Whiteville was able to establish the early lead with a pair of one run innings in the first three stanzas. Designated Hitter, Hunter Harwood rocked a two run double to the gap in left center in the top of the Wolfpack second. Grayson Ward followed with a double of his own three pitches later to score Harwood, and give Whiteville a 1-0 lead. That helped give starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore confidence on the bump as he went on to register strikeouts on eight of the first nine Cherryville outs. He earned a no decision in his five innings pitched, but he was able to strike out eleven batters in that span, while allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits, two walks, and a hit batsman.

Cherryville’s biggest offensive damage came in the bottom of the fourth inning. After a leadoff hit batsman, Randall Long broke up Gore’s no-hitter with a one out RBI double to left field.

Noah Eaker followed by reaching on an error from Whiteville’s shortstop Taylor Smith that put runners on the corners with only one out. After a strikeout of Will Walker for the second out of the inning, Carlton Jackson laced a two-run double down the left field line to put Cherryville ahead 3-2.

The momentum built from the three run Ironmen fourth, as a pair of stellar plays in the field denied Whiteville rallies in the fifth and sixth innings. Rain and lightning suspended play for 47 minutes, but it did not cool down the Cherryville bats. Ryan Owens greeted new Whiteville pitcher Dylan Lawson with a leadoff double in the resumed bottom of the sixth inning. Ow-ens scored on a two run RBI single to left from Carlton Jackson to make it a 4-2 game heading to the final inning.

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2016 1A Baseball Championship RecapsGAME 2 - Cherryville wins back and forth battle for 1A State ChampionshipBy: Evan Moesta

On Saturday afternoon, Cherryville won their first 1A State Baseball Championship since 2008 with a 7-4 victory over two-time defending state champion Whiteville.

The Ironmen, and Wolfpack encountered four ties, and four lead changes in the game. Noah Eaker did it all for Cherryville on Saturday afternoon as his bat, and right arm proved to be too much for Whiteville. With the scored tied at 4-4 in the top of the sixth inning, and two men out, Ryan Owens reached on an error, and Randall Long was issued an intentional pass for the Ironmen. That set the stage for Eaker who rocked a Brooks Baldwin offering to the wall in right field for a two run triple to put Cherryville ahead for good at 6-4.

Eaker gave himself a lead to close as he entered with a runner on first base and nobody out in the bottom of the sixth inning. A 4-6 putout started the junior’s second relief appearance in as many games. He picked off the runner that he had inherited at first base, and for good measure the right-hander broke off a breaking ball for strike three to get Cherryville within three outs of a state championship victory.

With a now 7-4 lead following a seventh inning RBI from Austin Treadway, Noah Eaker hurled a 1-2-3 seventh inning for the save. By inducing a series ending flyout to Hunter Har-wood, Eaker clinched the state title for the Ironmen, and Most Valuable Player honors for himself. In the two games that were played, Noah Eaker went 1-0 on the mound with a save in 2.1 innings pitched. At the plate in game two of the series, he went 3-4 with a triple, and three runs batted in.

After a walk-off victory in game one on Friday night, it took Scott Heavner’s bunch only three batters to establish a lead over Whiteville. Austin Treadway, and Jonathan McSwain start-ed the top of the first inning with singles for Cherryville. Ryan Owens followed with a single of his own, and it scored Tread-way for a 1-0 lead. After Randall Long walked to load the bases with nobody out, Wolfpack starter Brooks Baldwin got Noah Eaker to ground into a fielders choice but another run would score to make it 2-0 Ironmen.

Whiteville answered immediately in the home half of the first inning. As he has done for the Wolfpack all postseason long, Mackenzie Gore kickstarted the Whiteville offense with a single to centerfield. After a walk to Taylor Smith, Conner Grainger grounded into a fielders choice at second base. On the throw to first for a potential double play, Cherryville’s Will Walker was unable to handle the throw, and it allowed Gore to motor home to cut the deficit in half at 2-1.

The Wolfpack would take their first lead of the afternoon in the bottom of the second inning. Hunter Harwood doubled to left field off of Cherryville’s Ray Sensing to start the frame. White-ville’s next batter, Grayson Ward singled to right field to tie the game at 2-2. Dylan Lawson followed by smacking a ground ball to first base, Cherryville was unable to record an out on the play after an error. Ward was able to score on the error after stealing second base earlier in Lawson’s at-bat. After two innings, Whiteville led 3-2.

Cherryville responded right away to make the Wolfpack lead short-lived. Randall Long, and Noah Eaker got the inning going with a pair of singles, and after a sacrifice bunt to move them into scoring position, Carlton Jackson lifted a fly ball to right field to score Long from third on a sacrifice, tying the game at 3-3.

After losing the lead on the mound a half inning prior, Brooks Baldwin started the bottom of the third for Whiteville with a double to gap in right center field. Baldwin’s courtesy runner, Nydir Carr kept the roller coaster ride of a game going with a steal of third base, and a run scored on a Hunter Harwood sac-rifice fly to right field that regained the lead for the Wolfpack at 4-3 heading to the fourth inning.

It seemed as if anything that one team could do, the other one would be able to answer. Cherryville tied the game in the top of the fourth at 4-4. Dayne Homesley, and Austin Treadwell started the inning with singles to left field. An error from Hunt-er Cartrette in right field on a fly ball from Jonathan McSwain loaded the bases with nobody out in the Ironmen fourth. Ryan Owens brought home the equalizer when he grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to score Homesley from third base.

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GAME 1 - East Rutherford rips South Granville 8-0

BURLINGTON, N.C. – An error on the first play of the game was the sign of a rough afternoon to come for South Granville, as East Rutherford lead-off man Holden Greene reached on a field-ing error. Then Kendall McGowan laced a triple down the left field line to make it 1-0. East Rutherford ran away from there, coasting to an 8-0 win in game one of the 2A Baseball State Championship series.

The Cavaliers batted around in the fourth inning when they added six more runs to their tally on just two hits in the inning, as three more South Granville errors spelled their undoing. After the top of the fourth explosion, East Rutherford led 7-0 and turned it over to starting pitcher Ethan Stewart.

Stewart completely stymied the South Granville offense only allowing five hits in a complete game shutout. He struck out ten on the afternoon with only one walk.

The Cavaliers added one more run in the fifth inning as Stewart led off the inning with a double and came around to score on an RBI-single by Nick Strickland making it 8-0.

East Rutherford looks to secure their sixth baseball state cham-pionship in school history with a win in game two of the series.

GAME 2 - South Granville slugs their way to 9-3 win to even series with East Rutherford

BURLINGTON, N.C. – Needing a win to force a game three on Sunday afternoon, South Granville jumped to the lead early with three runs in the top of the third and then rode sopho-more Holden Laws to a 9-3 win to even the 2A Championship Series with East Rutherford.

Laws was spectacular on a steamy Sunday afternoon, spinning a complete game and only allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out nine on the afternoon. Perhaps his best moment came early in the game as upon the resumption of play follow-

ing an overnight suspension of play due to inclement weather, Laws worked his way out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the bottom of the first allowing only a single run on an RBI ground-out keeping his team in front 3-1.

South Granville slept on a 3-0 lead after the Vikings pounded out four singles scoring three runs in the top of the first with the help of a Cavalier error and one walk. The Vikings tacked on three more in the second as Justin Bullock doubled with one out before Austin Bailey singled to put runners on the corners. Justin Brown delivered both runs to the plate on a two-RBI double to the gap, and he came around to score on Spencer Shifflett’s RBI single making it 6-1.

The Cavaliers trimmed the lead in the bottom of the second as Adam Barnette ripped a one-out single and stole second before Nick Strickland’s RBI double. Strickland came around to

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score on Holden Greene’s one-out RBI single slicing the Viking advantage to 6-3.

The Vikings added a pair in the fourth on a two-run homer by Laws. They picked up another run on a solo shot by Bullock in the top of the seventh to claim a 9-3 victory.

GAME 3 - East Rutherford takes title, blasts to a 10-5 win over South Granville

BURLINGTON, N.C. – After taking a 9-3 loss in game two earlier that afternoon, East Rutherford jumped on South Granville early in game three, plating eight runs in the second inning to take an 8-0 lead and cruise to a 10-5 victory and 2A State Championship. The victory claimed the school’s sixth baseball State Championship for head coach Bobby Reynolds, who tied three other coaches for the most State Championships won by a head coach with six in his career.

Gehrig Christopher started off the rally with a one-out double and moved to third on a single by pitcher Kaleb Green. Then

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Adam Barnette tapped a ball to third base, and Vikings third baseman Justin Brown tried to cut Christopher down at the plate, but the ball squirted away from the catcher and the Cav-aliers took a 1-0 lead. The Cavaliers plated seven more runs in the inning on three more doubles and a two-RBI triple by Nick Strickland extending the lead to 8-0.

The Cavaliers got three and one-third innings of solid pitching from Kaleb Green who gave up five hits and four runs on the afternoon before exiting and turning the game over to Ethan Stewart. Stewart pitched a complete game shutout in game one of the series, an 8-0 East Rutherford victory, and he was strong in three and two-thirds of game three. He allowed a single run on just two hits on his way to the save and M.V.P. honors in the series.

South Granville tried to battle back, adding a run in each of the second, fourth and fifth innings. The Vikings had perhaps their most dangerous threat in the third inning as Tucker Brown and Justin Bullock led off with back-to-back singles before coming around to score on a two-out two-run single by Clay Walters. Walters was three for four in the game with two runs scored and three knocked in.

East Rutherford right fielder Kendall McGowan was the top performer at the plate for the Cavaliers going three for four with a run scored and one batted in. He smacked two doubles in the outing. Christopher was also three for four with a run scored and an RBI.

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GAME 1 -Topsail shakes off rough first inning for 6-3 win over Marvin Ridge

BURLINGTON, N.C. – The Topsail Pirates shook off a tough start to game one of the NCHSAA 3A Baseball State Championship series storming back from three runs down to beat Marvin Ridge 6-3 and take the lead in the best-of-three series. After a shaky first inning of work that saw him give up three runs on five very hard hit balls, Topsail starting pitcher Payton Rice shut down the Maverick attack only allowing one more hit in his final six innings of work, and no more runs.

Rice was nearly flawless in the final six innings of the game, striking out five batters on the night and only allowing four more base runners after the opening frame. His nice recovery allowed time for the Topsail offense to find their footing in the game against Marvin Ridge starter, Jake Kuchmaner, and four Marvin Ridge errors on the night helped the Pirate’s cause.

Trailing 3-0 in the top of the second, the Pirate got a leadoff single from Chase Riker who advanced to third on a throwing error off the bat of the next batter Garrett Myrka. The error left men at second and third with no outs and Riker came home on a wild pitch to break the ice for the Pirates. Myrka came around to score on the second Maver-ick error in the inning, trimming the Marvin Ridge lead to 3-2.

The Pirates struck for three more in the top of the third when Bryce Cota worked a leadoff walk followed by a Sam Hall single. Riker bunted the runners over into scoring position and Myrka delivered a one-out RBI single to tie the game at 3. Then Colby Emmertz laced a two-out double to left plating two more runs and giving the Pirates a lead that they would not relinquish at 5-3.

Topsail tacked on another run in the sixth as Josh Madole doubled before coming around to score on the fourth error in the game by the Mavericks.

GAME 2 - Marvin Ridge slugs way to 10-0 win & forces game 3

BURLINGTON, N.C. – Marvin Ridge slugged three home runs in game two building a 7-0 lead and cruising to the 10-0 win over Topsail to even the best-of-three series and force a decisive game three for the 3A Baseball State Championship. Chandler Castleberry hit two mammoth shots, both solo home runs, one in the fourth and the other in the Mavericks four-run fifth to power the Marvin Ridge attack. Teammate Kevin Dobos added a three-run shot in the fifth. Dobos finished the day with 4 RBI’s.

Topsail only mounted one real threat on the afternoon against the Maverick’s starter Jason Cornatzer. The Pirates pushed run-ners to the corners with two outs in the fourth, but Cornatzer induced a fly ball to right to end the inning and maintain the shutout.

Cornatzer worked the full seven innings, only allowing five hits on the afternoon with two strikeouts and no walks allowed.

The Mavericks loaded the bases with three straight singles in the seventh then Demarco Reaves slapped a single to left to plate two more runs and build a 9-0 lead. The Mavericks tacked on another run as a fly ball was dropped with one out in the in-ning and that allowed Stephen Polacek to score making it 10-0.

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GAME 3 - Marvin Ridge slams door on Topsail 10-7 to win back-to-back titles

BURLINGTON, N.C. – Marvin Ridge bats were alive on day two of the 3A Baseball State Championships as the Mavericks plated ten runs in each of their two must-win games to surge to the 3A State Championship over Topsail, securing back-to-back cham-pionships for Marvin Ridge. Game three started out in much the same fashion that game two ended, with Marvin Ridge churning out runs at a high volume. The Mavericks posted five runs in the bottom of the first, answering a single score for Top-sail in the top half of the frame, to take a 5-1 lead and not look back on the way to a 10-7 victory in game three.

The Mavericks jumped all over Topsail freshman pitcher Aiden Smith, working five runs off of three hits, two walks and an error in the first inning. They followed up that with a run in the second and third inning each, before another big inning in the fourth where Marvin Ridge plated three runs and led 10-1.

Marvin Ridge tacked on a run in the second as Alex LeShock singled with one out then stole second base. He moved up to third on a groundout by Mark Glover. Then LeShock stole home, making it 6-1 Mavericks. They added a run in the third after Chandler Castleberry led off with a triple and Jake Kuchmaner got him home with a sacrifice fly putting the Mavericks up 7-1.

Three runs came home in the bottom of the fourth as LeShock reached on an error, moved to second on a balk, then Glover doubled to bring him home. Kevin Dobos and Castleberry each drew walks and Glover scored on a walk drawn by Connor Paul. Dobos crossed the plate on a passed ball making it 10-1.

Topsail made things interesting down the stretch adding three runs in the fifth and again in the seventh. Sam Hall drew a lead-off walk in the seventh before Chase Riker took Mavericks starter Zach Zdimal deep to cut the Marvin Ridge lead to 10-6.

Castleberry was named the series M.V.P. as he had two hom-ers and a triple in games two and three to help power Marvin Ridge to their second straight championship.

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GAME 1 - North Davidson takes game one from Green Hope 6-0 By: Evan Moesta

Left-handed pitcher, Cole Beeker threw a complete game shutout for North Davidson High School in Game One of the 2016 NCHSAA 4A State Baseball Championship Series. The Black Knight offense backed their southpaw with runs in four of the six innings that they were at the plate for a 6-0 victory at Five County Stadium over Green Hope High School on Friday evening

Beeker allowed only nine Falcon runners to reach base in the ballgame, and of those nine he was able to retire two on pick-off throws to first, and another two on double plays. In total, the 6’3 senior went seven innings, while allowing no runs on seven hits, with no walks, a hit batsman, and he registered five strikeouts.

North Davidson was able to back their pitcher with some offense starting in the bottom of the second inning. Corey Joyce walked with two outs, and stole second base on a ball in the dirt to Jed Bryant. Two pitches later, Bryant poked a high fly ball down the right field line that skipped into the stands for a ground rule double. The hit scored Joyce and gave the Black Knights a 1-0 lead.

An inning later, North Davidson’s EP Reese reached on a dropped third strike to lead off the Black Knight third. Jackson Meadows followed with a single to center, and Landon Michael reached on a bunt to load the bases with nobody out. First Baseman Michael Johnson kept the line moving with an RBI single to left field to make it 2-0. Two batters later, Joe Butts grounded into a fielders choice to score another North David-son run to send the two teams into the fourth inning at 3-0.

The Green Hope order in the top of the fourth would be the first of the ballgame to be retired 1-2-3, and it opened the doors for another North Davidson score in their half of the inning. After reaching base on a dropped third strike an inning prior, EP Reese was safe at first on an error by the Green Hope second baseman. Reese went first to third on a two out single by Landon Michael, and he would score on a wild pitch to Michael Johnson to make it 4-0 North Davidson. Green Hope starter, Mitch Spence ended his outing after a strike out of Johnson. The Falcon senior went four innings, allowing five hits, and four earned runs, along with three wild pitches, and four strikeouts.

Isaac Fisher tossed a scoreless fifth inning for Green Hope, then fellow sophomore Joey Hegeman came on to pitch the sixth for coach Mike Miragliuolo and the Falcons. With one out in the North Davidson sixth, Hegeman hit Nick Tiller with a pitch. EP Reese followed with an RBI double to the gap in right center, and he promptly scored a batter later on a Jackson Meadows RBI single to close out the scoring a 6-0.

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2016 4A Baseball Championship RecapsGAME 2 - Late Comeback in game 2 wins 4A State Champi-onship for North DavidsonBy: Evan Moesta

North Davidson completed a two game series sweep of Green Hope High School in the NCHSAA 4A Baseball State Champion-ship at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, NC. Down 2-0 heading to their final at-bat in the top of the seventh inning, the Black Knights scored five unearned runs to clinch the 5-2 victory.

Joe Butts started the improbable comeback for the Black Knights with a single to centerfield to start the top of the sev-enth. Corey Joyce was hit in the side by a Chris Joyner offering, then Jed Bryant lofted a flyball to shallow right field that was dropped after Green Hope second baseman Connor Knapp bumped into right fielder Joseph Nunn who was closing in on making the catch. The error loaded the bases for North David-son with nobody out, and it forced head coach Mike Miragliuolo to make a visit to the mound for the first time on Saturday.

Chris Joyner came out of the visit by issuing a bases loaded walk to freshman pinch hitter Jake Brown to score a run, and cut the Falcon lead to 2-1. Black Knight leadoff hitter EP Reese was due up next, and he tapped a swinging bunt back to the mound. In desperation, Joyner scooped the ball and launched an errant throw home to score two runs. Reese moved to sec-ond base on the back end of the play after giving his team a 3-2 lead.

North Davidson shortstop Jackson Meadows grounded into a fielders choice to score Brown and make it 4-2, then Michael Johnson poked a two out RBI single to the outfield to put the Western Regional Champions ahead 5-2.

Green Hope cruised through the opening six innings behind the left arm of their ace pitcher Chris Joyner. The senior went six-plus innings pitched, allowing five runs (all unearned in the seventh) on four hits, three walks, and seven strikeouts. Joyner worked around a ground rule double in the first, then retired the Black Knights in order in the second inning. He had his strikeout pitch going in inning number three when he sent both Nick Tiller, and fellow UNC-Wilmington baseball commit Jackson Meadows back to the dugout swinging at strike three. Joyner cruised through innings four, five, and six with only one hit, and one walk allowed.

After being shutout through the first eight innings of this week-end’s series, Green Hope finally broke the ice in the bottom of the second inning. Joesph Nunn shot a ground ball into left field for a one out knock, then Trevor Losito peppered the ball to the wall in dead center field for an RBI triple. Losito’s second in-ning three bagger was the Falcons second in as many innings as Drew Hegeman was able to motor to third base on a first inning hit to right. Freshman Kohl Abrams lofted a sacrifice fly to the outfield to score Losito for the second out of the second giving Green Hope a 2-0 lead.

North Davidson also called upon a southpaw to toe the slab in

game two as Landon Michael took the hill to start for the Black Knights. After allowing the two runs to score in the second, Michael settled in to pitch four and two-thirds innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits, three walks, and two strikeouts. The final hit allowed by Landon Michael on Saturday afternoon came to Trevor Losito, who once more shot a ball to the base of the wall in centerfield for a triple. Half of Green Hope’s hits were of the three base variety as two runs came home on six hits, and a North Davidson error.

Right-hander Nick Borgen closed out the ballgame for North Davidson with two and a third innings of perfect relief. He was credited as the winning pitcher, Chris Joyner was credited with the loss for Green Hope. Jordan Montgomery got the final three outs of the seventh for the Falcons with only one hit allowed.before Perry and Epling’s late-game heroicS.

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YEAR CHAMPION1922 Clayton1923 Pomona1924 Shelby1925 Shelby1926 Clayton1927 Winston-Salem1928 Forest City1929 Shelby

PLAY WENT TO TWO CLASSIFICATIONS IN 1930YEAR CLASS A CLASS B 1930 Charlotte Shelby1931 Raleigh Mount Airy1932 Charlotte Roanoke Rapids1933 Greensboro Mount Airy1934 Greensboro Burlington1935 Durham Roanoke Rapids1936 Raleigh Burlington1937 Gastonia Rockwell1938 Greensboro Rockwell

PLAY WENT TO THREE CLASSIFICATIONS IN 1939YEAR CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C 1939 Durham Mount Airy Pleasant Garden1940 Greensboro Rockingham Pleasant Garden1941 Durham Hanes Pleasant Garden1942 Greensboro Gray Stony Point

CLASSIFICATIONS CHANGED TO AA, A, B IN 1943 YEAR CLASS AA CLASS A CLASS B 1943 Wilson Hanes1944 Wilson Hanes1945 ----- -----1946 Gastonia Gray Clemmons1947 Gastonia Gray Trinity1948 Gastonia Gray Clemmons1949 Gastonia Kinston Clemmons1950 Gastonia Kinston Clemmons

CLASSIFICATIONS CHANGED TO AAA, AA, A IN 1951YEAR CLASS AAA CLASS AA CLASS A 1951 Gastonia Laurinburg West Edgecombe1952 Burlington Sanford Perquimans1953 Gastonia Gray Rock Springs1954 Gastonia Sanford Hertford1955 Salisbury Reidsville Williamston1956 Wilmington Rockingham Red Springs1957 Wilmington North Mecklenburg Kernersville1958 Gastonia Massey Hill Kernersville1959 Wilmington Massey Hill Bessemer City

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PLAY WENT TO FOUR CLASSIFICATIONS IN 1960YEAR CLASS AAAA CLASS AAA CLASS AA CLASS A 1960 Greensboro Southern Central Davidson Lucama1961 CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE NOT HELD1962 CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE NOT HELD1963 Rocky Mount Bessemer Perquimans Bath1964 Grimsley Hendersonville Northeast Guilford Elm City1965 Garinger Southern Alamance Northeast Guilford Mars Hill1966 North Mecklenburg New Bern North Davidson Crest1967 Rocky Mount Kinston North Davidson Robersonville1968 Fike Hamlet Holbrook Ayden1969 Ben Smith Southeast Guilford Williamston Lucama1970 Myers Park Enka West Columbus Farmer1971 Grimsley Northwest Cabarrus St. Stephens Saratoga1972 Hoggard Greene Central St. Stephens Robersonville1973 Rocky Mount Richmond County St. Stephens Robersonville1974 Richmond County C. B. Aycock Sylva-Webster Manteo1975 Greenville Williamston Hallsboro Cullowhee1976 Richmond County Williamston Chatham Central Manteo1977 Scotland County Sylva-Webster Sun Valley Rock Ridge1978 Garner White Oak Hallsboro Lucama1979 Pinecrest White Oak Bunn Jamesville1980 Rocky Mount Greene Central Cherryville Jamesville1981 Grimsley South Point North Johnston Midway1982 South Caldwell East Bladen Cherryville Edneyville1983 Richmond County T. C. Roberson Whiteville Hayesville1984 Independence Western Guilford Piedmont Jamesville1985 Southern Wayne Western Guilford Whiteville Jamesville1986 Eastern Wayne Asheboro South Robeson Clarkton1987 Broughton North Gaston Greene Central Hallsboro1988 Harding Southern Alamance South Brunswick Hayesville1989 South Mecklenburg Kings Mountain Whiteville St. Pauls1990 Hoke County South Johnston Greene Central Hendersonville1991 South View Statesville Whiteville St. Pauls1992 Glenn West Henderson Cherryville Princeton1993 New Hanover Kings Mountain Cherryville East Montgomery1994 New Hanover Cape Fear Northside Princeton1995 Providence East Rowan Lincolnton Williamston1996 Lee Rockingham County Manteo North Brunswick1997 Rose Forest Hills Southwest Guilford Chatham Central1998 Northwest Guilford Havelock Eastern Randolph Cherryville1999 Rose Fike East Davidson Maiden

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