The Rocky Mount Recreation all stars are playing this weekend with hopes of making it to the State championships which will be held at the Sports Complex in Rocky Mount starting July 22nd through the 25th. Hosting the state tournament gives Rocky Mount at least one team in each age group.
Senior little league: The National league team coached by Sam Toler beat the American league coached by Joe Bell last week in a two out of three to win the spot guaranteed to host in Rocky Mount and is just relaxing by the pool waiting for the state tournament. Joe Bell’s squad is playing in the district tournament in Wendell as we speak and has already made it to the championship game on Saturday and is waiting for the loser’s bracket winner tonight to find out who they will play for the district title. The American League have won three games already 6-2,13-1, and last night won 9-6 to put them in the championship game Friday night at 8.00pm. Just by finishing second Joe’s team has already qualified for the state tournament so both our all star senior little league teams are in the state tournament and will play in front of the home folks starting July 22nd.
The Midget all stars 9/10 are in the same situation as the seniors. Last week Tim Killebrew’s National Leaguers beat Jeremy Stewart’s American League team and Tim’s team is practicing getting ready for the state tournament. Stewart’s team starts the district tournament in Zebulon tonight and if they can get to the finals they would also make it back to the state tournament in Rocky Mount July 22nd.
The coach pitch 7/8 year old National League team is in the state tournament coached by Chad Fluno and Brad Bazemore. Ivey Powell and Johnny Ramsey’s team the American leaguers have to finish second or better at the district to make it back to Rocky Mount. Their tournament starts tonight in Rolesville.
We know for sure that we have four teams in the state tournament. Whether we have six playing we might not know until Monday. Every weekend the sports complex is alive with tournament ball. There will be no bigger tournament all year than the Tar Heel Little league which actually there will be a 13/14 year old tournament here that weekend also but Rocky Mount does not have that age group. All four tournaments will be going on at the same time. The defending State champions in the senior little league will be back to defend their title. That’s Sam Toler’s National league team.
Don’t forget Rocky Mount Legion Post 58 begins round two of their playoffs tonight hosting Edenton. First pitch is scheduled for 7.00pm at Gryphon Stadium.
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