Rocky Mount Wins Two District Titles

 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.

Summer Baseball About To Come To A Close

The Area One East final series got under way Monday night, yes it was suppose to start Sunday but you know it, got rained out in Wilson.  The fifth seed Wilson Post 13 led 6-0 after five innings and gave up five runs in the top of the ninth and Pitt County Post 39 takes a 1-0 lead in the series  with a 9-7 win..

Should Wilson win this series with Pitt County then the area One West winner will also qualify for the State Tournament regardless of who was to win the Wilson-Area One West winner. If Pitt County wins then the winner of the Garner/Johnston County game qualifies for the State Tournament.  You see the East only gets two teams in and Wilson as the host is one of them.

Going into Monday night the Junior Legion qualifying Tournament that has been held this weekend at Legion Field and RMA and with all the rain it was extended into Monday.  The top two teams qualify for the next round of the Junior Legion playoffs and Rocky Mount Post 58's team was already out of the  tournament.  They join the Senior Legion at the beach for the summer.

Also Monday night  the Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation hosted Tar Heel District Tournament was also pushed into Monday and Tuesday.  Even with all the rain if they had of played later in the night Saturday and Sunday the tournament could have been almost finished Monday.  Tar Heel pitching rules dictate that a team can only play so many games in one day so that tournament was going strong Monday night.

One field had the Rocky Mount Pee Wee 7/8 year old team playing for the district title on Monday.  It was tied 10-10 going extra innings.  I hope to up date the winner later this morning.

Another field had a losers bracket 9/10 year American League Rocky Mount was winning that game.  If they won that game at 8pm they were playing the National league Rocky Mount  team for the district title.  Should the American win they play again Tuesday .  If the National League All Stars won they are the champs.

Then on another field the 11/12 year old National League team was playing needing to win to play again at 8pm.  Should they win both games then they play the Rocky Mount 11/12 year old American league team Tuesday and must beat them twice.  WHIG-TV just might have the cameras there for that one.