Babe Ruth Playoffs

I asked for help to give me a source on how the 15U Nash County Babe Ruth Allstars were doing and one of my faithful readers Mike Pearce pulled a rabbit out of his hat for me and gave me a telephone number of fellow UPS worker Brian Marlowe who had a son playing.

I think we would have been better off if I hadn't found out.  Friday the 15U opened up play in 14 team Eastern State Tournament in Red Springs.  This tournament is broken down into two brackets with seven teams for a double elimination.  Then the two winners meet in a two out of three as North Carolina will send a Western and Eastern champ to the Southeast Regional in Richmond.

Nash County beat  Henderson-Vance 10-0 to open in the winners bracket.  Then Saturday they beat Pitt County 5-1 to be in a very good position to advance in the tournament.  Then I get involved and it goes down hill from there.  Nash County Sunday played Roanoke Rapids in a 1pm game which was delayed because of rain.  Nash County took a 3-0 lead into the seventh inning only to lose 4-3.

This put Nash County having to play Pitt County again  around 6pm  and once again Pitt County gives Nash County their second loss of the day 8-4 to knock the Nash County 15U Allstars out of the tournament.

If any one can help with the Babe Ruth 14U and 13U sure would like to report how they are doing.

Sunday afternoon Garner and Wayne County began their two out of three Area One  American a Legion playoff with Garner winning.  Both have already qualified for the state Legion tournament which starts in Lexington on Thursday.  The only thing they are playing for now is to be called Area one champs.