Last night I made a trip out to the sports complex to see where the District Six Tar Heel Little League tournament was going on. Since my attention has been with Legion and that is over if there was going to be a Rocky Mount team still playing WHIG-TV would video a game if any were available to do Tuesday. Sure enough the National League Senior Little league all stars had to lose twice Tuesday to not win the District.
WHIG-TV was there tonight to do that game when we found out that by 10:30 Last night (Monday)that the Midgette National League All Stars from Rocky Mount had knocked off the American League Rocky Mount team to create a winner take all final tonight. Two Rocky Mount teams playing with only one that can make it to the State Championships why lets switch and do the 9/10 year old final.
Since the 11/12 year old game Rocky Mount Nationals had to lose once to create a winner take all we chose two Rocky Mount teams over one. Glad we did. The Rocky Mount National Senior team beat Zebulon 12-0 and Zebulon only batted three times. Yes there is the mercy Rule when you have a ten run lead after four innings in little league but the also have the 12 run rule after three. Rocky Mount never batted in the third. Zebulon didn't have a chance today.
The National league is coached by Donnie Whitley with his assistance Sam Toler who must have more state titles than any coach in North Carolina. Paul Legaj and Jeff Robison will all help lead this team all the way to Willaimston on July 25th. Rocky Mount gets a wildcat in the first game as they will play the host Williamston.
The 9/10 year old game the RM American stuck for three runs in the first and never got a hit. The National all stars pecked away getting two in the second. The hit of the night occurred when the bases were loaded when Coleston Dempsey hit a one hopper off the wall to clear the bases and give his team a 5-3 lead which they would never surrender the lead. The Americans cut it to 5-4 but by the games end Rocky Mount Nationals Midgette team is headed to the State Championship and Rocky Mount American's dreams are shattered. after a 13-8 win.
7/8 year old coach pitch team lost in 9 innings the district championship but in their division the #2 and 3 teams also get in and Rocky Mount joins Wendell Blue and Wendell white as the three teams from District 6 playing in the Tar Heel State championships. Rocky Mount rec has won 7 state titles since 1991 and three more teams will try to get a plaque on the wall of champions heading into the little league end of the sports complex.
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