The Big East will send a conference team to the state finals for the second time this year as Hunt beat Chapel Hill in game three of the Eastern Baseball finals. They will play East Rowan this week for the state championship. They join Rocky Mount's basketball team as the other state finalist.
Pitt Community College lasted but two games in the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction Colorado. The college baseball season ended for Jim Leggett, Zack Woodley and Mike Williams Nash County players with the two losses.
Lenoir Community College lost in the JUCO World Series Div II in Enid Oklahoma. Local players Zach and Patrick Barnes along with Babe Brown finished up their seasons.
Brian Goodwin is now the only local player still playing college baseball this spring as North Carolina will be playing in the NCAA baseball playoffs. They are headed to the Oklahoma Regional. They will be joined by N C State who makes it and will be in the Coastal Carolina Regional. Sitting out a week did not hurt the Tar Heels as they made the tournament field and Boston College who lost two of three at the ACC tournament did not get in.
I don't care how far the ACC expands but any time they have a tournament they have to play it in North Carolina. Basketball just isn't a basketball tournament for the ACC unless it is played here. The football championship game has tried Atlanta and Florida but can't get anybody to go. I bet they have a record crowd next year in Charlotte. Speaking of record crowds the baseball tournament had it's biggest tournament ever. Even when they weren't playing their was a nice turnout for every game but when the only North Carolina team played and that would be N C State, the place was nearly full for everyone of their games including Sunday's first sellout in ACC history.
I did not see any sports to speak of at all this weekend. I did however see from 11.00pm until 1.30am Saturday night/Sunday morning's Wolfpack ACC tournament baseball game. If you didn't hang around until the end like I did there was a play in the championship game just like it in both games.
Saturday night a Wolfpack Runner was trying to score and a throw coming into the Virginia Tech catcher was up the third baseline and the catcher interfered with the Wolfpack runner without the ball. The Wolfpack runner was called out after he was tagged by the Gobbler catcher.
Sunday almost exactly the same thing happened and the Wolfpack catcher was called for interference. By the way the Wolfpack catcher is ok after getting out of the hospital with a concussion. Same play but two different calls.. I do think the Florida State runner should have been tossed from the game and the run was legal up to the tackle at home plate.
Hank Jones has a twenty three man American Legion squad right now and is letting everyone get their chance to make the team. It is almost like spring training. He will cut the squad later this week as conference play start next week. Legion's first home game is scheduled for Saturday.
We will catch up more Tuesday.
