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NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS June 2-3, 2017 DOAK FIELD AT DAIL PARK, NC STATE UNIVERSITY FIVE COUNTY STADIUM, ZEBULON

2017 NCHSAA BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Doak Field at Dail Park Raleigh Five County Stadium Zebulon THE FEATURES 2...Welcome 4...1A Bracket 8......2A Bracket 12...3A Bracket 16...4A Bracket 21......2016 Championship Retrospectives 23...Past Championship Information THE SCHEDULE Doak Field at Dail Park - NC State University 4A CHAMPIONSHIP NEW HANOVER vs. T.C. ROBERSON Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 5:00 pm (Roberson home) Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 11:00 am (N. Hanover home) Game 3 - Saturday, June 3, 5:00 pm (Roberson home) 1A CHAMPIONSHIP WHITEVILLE vs. MURPHY Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 8:00 pm (Murphy home) Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 2:00 pm (Whiteville home) Game 3 - Saturday, June 3, 8:00 pm (Murphy home)** **Game 3 would move to 5:00 pm if 4A Series concludes in 2 games. Five County Stadium - Zebulon, NC 3A CHAMPIONSHIP NORTHERN GUILFORD vs. CREST Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 5:00 pm (N. Guilford home) Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 11:00 am (Crest home) Game 3 - Satuday, June 3, 5:00 pm (N. Guilford home) Photo by MaxPreps.com THE MATCH UPS 5 1A Championship Team Capsules Whiteville vs. Murphy 6 1A Championship Team Rosters 9 2A Championship Team Capsules John A. Holmes vs. R-S Central 10 2A Championship Team Rosters 13 3A Championship Team Capsules Northern Guilford vs. Crest 14 3A Championship Team Rosters 17 4A Championship Team Capsules New Hanover vs. T.C. Roberson 18 4A Championship Team Rosters 2A CHAMPIONSHIP JOHN A. HOLMES vs. R-S CENTRAL Game 1 - Friday, June 2, 8:00 pm (Holmes home) Game 2 - Saturday, June 3, 2:00 pm (R-S Central home) Game 3 - Saturday, June 3, 8:00 pm (Holmes home)** **Game 3 would move to 5:00 pm if 4A Series concludes in 2 games. Cover photo courtesy MaxPreps. Live internet streaming of all four Championship Series available on FloSoftball.com.

Welcome from the President Fans, Welcome to the NCHSAA Baseball State Championship. Competing for the state title is a highlight in any high school athlete s career. Every team remembers the preseason workouts and the first weeks of practice thinking to themselves this will be our year to play for a state title. Now, here we are watching the two best soccer teams compete for the right to be called a champion a state champion. The amount of time and effort by the athletes, the coaches and volunteers has paid off to punch a ticket to Raleigh or Zebulon today to finish strong and bring a state championship trophy home. For many of our seniors this is the last time to make an indelible mark for their school s sports legacy. Regardless of which team you are here today to cheer on to the title, we must never forget these are student-athletes who play soccer for the love of the game and the competition it provides. Ever since the NCHSAA was established in 1913, our core mission has been to provide opportunities for interscholastic competitions within the state of North Carolina. We offer this opportunity understanding that success in the classroom is key to success in life. Those students who play sports in high school learn valuable lessons about winning and losing, working hard, setting goals, building leadership characteristics to name just a few. Each year, at our annual meeting in May, we recognize those individuals and teams who excel in the classroom and on the field of competition. We also recognize teams from all four classifications who over the course of one year are also recognized for displaying sportsmanship in all of their athletic teams. Prior to the first game of the series we will be recognizing an athlete from each team which embodies sportsmanship and serves as ambassador for their team in the community. Sportsmanship is more important than ever in the world of high school athletics, especially when some of our professional athletes cannot display the same level of integrity as our high school athletes. The honorees at today s state championship exhibit sportsmanship not only during competition, but also during practice when they help a fellow teammate get up after being knocked down. These athletes are the role models we want all of our younger athletes to follow and look up to. Most of all, I want to thank you the FAN for supporting your favorite team today. Regardless of the outcome, this is a special day for all of our athletes. Thank you for supporting the NCHSAA and all 409 member schools which makes this association the best in the country. Sincerely, Rodney Shotwell President 2

Welcome from the Commissioner June 2-3, 2017 Welcome to the annual edition of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state softball championships! During this weekend, four different championships will be decided at two outstanding venues, including Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh and Five County Stadium in Zebulon. We believe that this will be a tremendous experience for the student-athletes, the coaches and administrators, and the fans of the schools who have won their way through the playoffs to reach this point. We are grateful to all of those who have a hand in making these championships possible, including all of the specific host city sponsors in each of the locations. This year FloLive.com, part of FloSports, is on hand to provide special video coverage for this event. There are also a lot of volunteers and NCHSAA staff members who have worked tirelessly toward making this event the best it can be. We always strive to do anything we can to make this weekend a great life-long memory for each of these student-athletes participating and their communities. If you are a high school baseball fan in our state, then you are in the right place if you re in one of these stadiums to enjoy championship baseball and a tradition that is nearly a century in the making. We appreciate your support of high school athletics and hope you enjoy the best high school baseball our state has to offer -- the NCHSAA State Championships! Sincerely, Que Tucker Commissioner 3

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1A Championship Team Information WHITEVILLE WOLFPACK Location: Whiteville, N.C. Conference: North Central Athletic 1A Colors: Blue, White & Orange Principal: Jess Sealey Athletic Director: David Smith Head Coach: Brett Harwood Assistant Coach: Todd Burney & Fielding Hammond Players to Watch: MacKenzie Gore, Jack Harwood, & Brooks Baldwin Team Record: 23-6, (14-0) Date Opponent Result 3/3 New Hanover 0-6 (L) 3/4 E.A. Laney 9-0 (W) 3/7 West Columbus* 3-0 (W) 3/10 Fairmont* 10-1 (W) 3/14 @ Red Springs* 12-0 (W) 3/17 St. Pauls* 6-5 (W) 3/18 @ Pinecrest 2-3 (L) 3/21 East Columbus* 11-0 (W) 3/22 Pine Forest 6-9 (L) 3/24 South Robeson* 14-2 (W) 3/27 @ New Hanover 2-3 (L) 3/28 South Columbus* 3-2 (W) 3/30 @ West Columbus* 8-4 (W) 4/6 Red Springs* 10-0 (W) 4/10 @ St. Pauls* 7-1 (W) 4/12 East Columbus* 3-2 (W) 4/15 A.C. Reynolds 1-0 (W) 4/17 New Bern 2-3 (L) 4/18 South Central 1-2 (L) 4/22 @ E.A. Laney 8-0 (W) 4/28 @ South Columbus* 4-0 (W) 5/2 @ South Robeson* 9-1 (W) 5/4 @ Fairmont* 19-0 (W) 5/10 Cape Hatteras# 13-0 (W) 5/13 Lakewood# 7-1 (W) 5/16 @ Riverside-Martin# 5-0 (W) 5/19 Bear Grass Charter# 4-2 (W) 5/25 @ Rosewood# 6-5 (W) 5/26 Rosewood# 5-0 (W) 6/2 Murphy# 6/3 Murphy# 6/3 Murphy# MURPHY BULLDOGS Location: Murphy, N.C. Conference: Smoky Mountain 1A Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White Principal: Thomas Graham Athletic Director: Ray Gutierrez Head Coach: Adam Clonts Assistant Coach: Richard Curry, Andrew Skogen & Tommy Strickland Players to Watch: Joey Curry, Caleb Irwin, Royce Peterson & Jacob Bates Team Record: 23-6, (16-0) Date Opponent Result 3/2 @ Franklin 0-1 (L) 3/3 @ Robbinsville* 14-4 (W) 3/9 @ Hiwassee Dam* 9-0 (W) 3/11 @ Gainesville (GA) 0-3 (L) 3/17 @ Swain County* 15-0 (W) 3/21 Andrews* 6-0 (W) 3/23 Hayesville* 4-3 (W) 3/24 Blue Ridge* 19-2 (W) 3/29 Rosman* 10-2 (W) 3/30 Hiwassee Dam* 10-0 (W) 4/1 @ Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (GA) 6-8 (L) 4/7 @ Rosman* 5-3 (W) 4/17 Fannin County (GA) 3-5 (L) 4/18 @ Hayesville* 8-0 (W) 4/21 Robbinsville* 8-0 (W) 4/22 @ Fannin County (GA) 0-9 (L) 4/25 @ Blue Ridge* 11-0 (W) 4/28 @ Andrews* 20-0 (W) 5/1 Franklin 3-0 (W) 5/2 Cherokee* 18-2 (W) 5/2 Cherokee* 7-0 (W) 5/3 Swain County* 15-5 (W) 5/10 Roxboro Community# 8-4 (W) 5/13 Uwharrie Charter# 6-5 (W) 5/16 West Montgomery# 3-2 (W) 5/19 Pine Lake Preparatory# 6-2 (W) 5/25 North Stanly# 7-2 (W) 5/26 @ North Stanly# 2-12 (L) 5/27 North Stanly# 2-1 (W) 6/2 Whiteville# 6/3 Whiteville# 6/3 Whiteville# 5

WHITEVILLE WOLFPACK # NAME YR HT P 1 MacKenzie Gore Sr. 6 2 P/RB/1B 2 Matthew Smith Jr. 6 0 LF 3 Jake Inman Fr. 5 3 OF/P 4 Lincoln Ransom Fr. 6 0 C/RF 5 Jake Harwood Fr. 6 0 SS/P 6 Earl Grubbs Jr. 6 0 OF 7 Dylan Lawson So. 6 1 3B/P 8 Will Hinson Jr. 5 11 CF/2B # NAME YR HT P 9 Dylan Hamilton So. 6 1 2B/3B 10 Logan Hooks Fr. 6 0 C 11 Brooks Baldwin Jr. 6 2 P/C/3B 12 Joey Kurtyka Jr. 6 0 OF 14 Zac Hunt Fr. 5 9 3B 16 Trey Gore Fr. 5 9 3B 28 Cameron Cartrette Jr. 6 0 1B MURPHY BULLDOGS # NAME YR HT P 2 Royce Peterson Jr. 6 1 3B/SS 3 Travis Seabolt Jr. 6 2 3B/P 5 Kevin Dean Jr. 6 3 OF/1B 6 Kendall Keating Jr. 6 0 C/2B 7 Jacob Bates Sr. 6 3 1B/P 8 Curt Brown Jr. 6 0 OF/P 12 Josh Ott So. 5 6 OF/P 13 Joey Curry Jr. 6 2 SS/P # NAME YR HT P 14 Luke Garrett Jr. 6 0 OF/P 16 Caleb Irwin Jr. 6 0 C/P/2B 19 Chase Roberts So. 6 1 1B/P 21 Colton Posey Sr. 6 2 OF/C 24 Colby Hensley Sr. 5 11 OF 25 Jeremiah Clark Jr. 6 5 2B/P 98 Parker Posey Fr. 6 0 6 *Roster information provided by schools

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2 31 16 17 11 25 7 24 6 27 10 20 14 22 4 30 1 32 15 19 9 21 8 26 5 28 13 23 13 18 3 29 8 North Brunswick South Stokes Randleman Greene Central Bunn South Columbus East Bladen First Flight North Johnston Clinton North Johnston 4-2 North Johnston 9-8 4-1 Franklin 8-2 South Columbus 7-4 East Bladen 5-4 6-1 Randleman 16-0 Randleman 9-4 Lake Norman Charter Lake Norman Charter 7-0 3-2 Smoky Mountain 8-2 Lake Norman Char. 9-4 Bunker Hill Franklin 4-0 North Brunswick 5-4 5-1 Randleman Forbush Mountain Heritage 4-0 Ayden-Grifton 7-0 West Stanly 9-2 Mountain Heritage North Rowan Lake Norman Char. Polk County Smoky Mountain Salisbury Bunker Hill Charles D. Owen Franklin North Wilkes Dixon West Bladen Reidsville Ayden-Grifton Dixon 1-0 Ayden-Grifton 6-3 13-2 South Granville Croatan South Granville 10-0 South Granville 11-1 Lake Norman Charter 4-1 South Granville 1-0 Draughn 5-4 West Stanly 10-0 Draughn Parkwood West Stanly West Lincoln R-S Central 6-4, 9-1 Forbush Forbush 9-0 1-0 Forbush Madison STATE CHAMPIONS South Granville 2-1 R-S Central CHAMPIONSHIP 3-1, 5-0 Midway East Duplin North Lenoir Fairmont East Davidson North Pitt Currituck County NC Science & Math St. Pauls Northeastern St. Pauls 4-0 St. Pauls 3-0 REGIONAL FINAL John A. Holmes 5-2 John A. Holmes 11-4 West Davidson 3-1 East Davidson 6-5 Currituck County 3-1 West Davidson 3-1 West Davidson 10-0 18-8 Mount Pleasant 7-2 Wilkes Central 3-2 North Lenoir 3-1 North Lenoir Mount Pleasant Central Academy 4-2 East Duplin 8-7 3-1 North Lenoir R-S Central 3-2 East Lincoln 14-1 Roanoke Rapids 8-0 East Rutherford 1-0 East Lincoln Ashe County West Wilkes Central Academy Mount Pleasant Brevard Wilkes Central North Surry West Davidson Lincolnton Eastern Randolph Washington Roanoke Rapids Trinity Washington 4-0 Roanoke Rapids 4-0 John A. Holmes 2-1 Surry Central 3-2 East Rutherford 14-4 John A. Holmes Wheatmore John A. Holmes 4-0 John A. Holmes 7-0 8-0 Surry Central Maiden East Rutherford Stuart Cramer R-S Central R-S Central 7-0 R-S Central Lexington FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND THIRD ROUND FOURTH ROUND FOURTH ROUND THIRD ROUND SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND 2017 2A Baseball Championship Bracket 2 30 13 17 12 22 8 25 5 27 10 23 15 19 3 31 1 32 16 18 9 24 6 26 7 29 14 21 11 20 4 28

2A Championship Team Information JOHN A. HOLMES ACES Location: Edenton, N.C. Conference: Northeastern Coastal 2A Colors: Royal Blue, White & Gold Principal: Stephen Wood Athletic Director: Wes Mattera Head Coach: Bob Jordan Assistant Coaches: John Downum, Travis Lilly, Travis Hardison & Howard Sutton Players to Watch: Dylan Patrick, Patrick Downum, Ben Ward, Matt Benfield, Stanley White & Jaden Bobbitt Team Record: 26-3, (12-0) Date Opponent Result 3/3 Manteo 11-3 (W) 3/7 Bear Grass Charter 7-0 (W) 3/10 Riverside-Martin 5-3 (W) 3/14 Currituck County* 7-0 (W) 3/17 Bertie* 7-0 (W) 3/21 @ Riverside-Martin 2-3 (L) 3/24 First Flight* 9-0 (W) 3/28 @ Northeastern* 9-1 (W) 3/29 @ Camden County 12-1 (W) 3/30 @ Hertford County* 13-1 (W) 4/4 @ Bertie* 11-0 (W) 4/6 Perquimans 6-1 (W) 4/7 Northeastern* 10-0 (W) 4/11 Pasquotank County* 7-0 (W) 4/14 @ Pasquotank County* 15-1 (W) 4/18 Hammonton (NJ) 4-5 (L) 4/19 Hedgesville (WV) 15-2 (W) 4/20 Monsignor McClancy (NY) 8-9 (L) 4/21 North Stafford (VA) 6-2 (W) 4/28 Hertford County* 5-2 (W) 4/29 Poquoson (VA) 5-4 (W) 5/2 @ First Flight* 12-2 (W) 5/4 @ Currituck County* 4-1 (W) 5/9 Wheatmore# 4-0 (W) 5/11 Washington# 7-0 (W) 5/16 Roanoke Rapids# 2-1 (W) 5/18 North Lenoir# 5-2 (W) 5/25 @ South Granville# 3-1 (W) 5/26 South Granville# 5-0 (W) 6/2 R-S Central# 6/3 R-S Central# 6/3 R-S Central# R-S CENTRAL HILLTOPPERS Location: Rutherfordton, N.C. Conference: South Mountain Athletic 2A/3A Colors: Blue & White Principal: Phil Rogers Athletic Director: Sam Hooper Head Coach: Chadd Fowler Assistant Coaches: Sam Hooper, Todd Beheler, Jordan Rumfelt & Ridge Beheler Players to Watch: Dillon Phillips, Jace Crowe, Cameron Snethen & Keaton Snethen Team Record: 26-4, (13-3) Date Opponent Result 2/28 @ Shelby* 13-3 (W) 3/3 Draughn* 7-0 (W) 3/7 @ Crest* 3-4 (L) 3/9 McDowell 10-0 (W) 3/14 Chase* 3-2 (W) 3/17 @ Kings Mountain* 4-1 (W) 3/18 North Henderson 11-5 (W) 3/21 East Burke* 6-0 (W) 3/24 @ East Rutherford* 1-2 (L) 3/27 @ East Henderson 13-8 (W) 3/28 Burns* 10-0 (W) 3/29 Shelby* 4-0 (W) 4/4 @ Draughn* 3-1 (W) 4/7 Crest* 5-2 (W) 4/11 Chesnee (SC) 2-6 (L) 4/13 @ Chase* 4-0 (W) 4/17 Bandys 9-2 (W) 4/18 @ Freedom 8-3 (W) 4/19 @ Patton 7-0 (W) 4/25 Kings Mountain* 2-1 (W) 4/26 @ McDowell 1-0 (W) 4/28 @ East Burke* 12-1 (W) 5/2 East Rutherford* 7-1 (W) 5/4 @ Burns* 1-9 (L) 5/9 Lexington Senior# 7-0 (W) 5/13 Surry Central# 8-0 (W) 5/16 East Rutherford# 3-2 (W) 5/19 West Davidson# 1-0 (W) 5/25 Lake Norman Charter# 6-4 (W) 5/26 @ Lake Norman Charter# 9-1 (W) 6/2 John A. Holmes# 6/3 John A. Holmes# 6/3 John A. Holmes# 9

JOHN A. HOLMES ACES # NAME YR HT P 1 Jacob Byrum Sr. 5 9 CF 2 Khalil Blount Sr. 5 10 LF/CF 3 Ben Ward Jr. 6 1 SS 4 Dylan Gainey Jr. 5 8 OF 5 Luke Hoggard Sr. 6 1 LF 6 Wes Privott So. 6 2 C 7 Harrison Powell Jr. 6 3 1B 8 Stanley White Sr. 5 11 C 9 Devon Coston Sr. 5 10 OF 10 Nathaniel Stallings Sr. 5 9 RF # NAME YR HT P 11 Jaden Bobbitt Jr. 6 1 CF 12 Patrick Downum Sr. 6 3 3B/P 13 Caleb Daniels Jr. 6 1 3B 14 Chace Kelley So. 5 10 2B 15 Kentraez Coston So. 6 2 OF 16 Ryan White Fr. 5 9 2B 17 Hunter Belch Jr. 6 3 OF 18 Dylan Patrick Sr. 6 2 3B/P 20 Mathew Benfield Sr. 6 3 LHP/1B R-S CENTRAL HILLTOPPERS 10 # NAME YR HT P # NAME YR HT P 1 Adam McDowell Sr. 5 11 OF/RHP 11 Chase Harris Jr. 5 10 OF/3B/RHP 2 Quentin Harris Sr. 5 10 RHP 13 Dillon Phillips Sr. 6 2 RHP/OF 3 Cam Snethen Jr. 5 6 OF/LHP 14 Harrison Lane Fr. 5 8 C 4 Marty Barella Jr. 6 0 RHP/OF 15 Joey Daigle Jr. 6 0 2B/OF/RHP 6 Keaton Snethen Jr. 5 6 SS 16 Wesley Smith Jr. 5 10 C 7 Cam Miller Sr. 5 6 2B 20 Jace Crowe Jr. 5 11 1B/3B/RHP 8 Jake Laughter Jr. 6 0 2B/RHP 23 Austin McClellan Jr. 5 10 OF 9 Nate Hadley Sr. 5 9 OF 32 Joe Conner Jr. 6 3 1B 9 Jacob Knox So. 5 9 2B 35 Alternate # for #32 Joe Conner 10 Nate Collins Sr. 6 1 3B *Roster information provided by schools

12 31 5 Hunt Gray s Creek Northwood South Brunswick Rocky Mount Douglas Byrd Cedar Ridge Nash Central West Carteret Eastern Alamance Eastern Alamance 11-8 Eastern Alamance 3-0 8-1 A.C. Reynolds 2-1 20 Rocky Mount 4-0 Cedar Ridge 4-1 A.C. Reynolds 15 27 8-7 West Rowan 10 14-4 1-0 Pisgah 5-0 Weddington 2-0 24 Northwood 10-3 Northwood West Rowan 3 5-2 West Rowan 8-1 29 Hunt 5-2 1-0 Northwood Crest 7 Crest 12-2 22 Rockingham County 3-2 Crest 9-5 Crest SW Randolph West Rowan Forestview Pisgah McMichael Weddington Hibriten A.C. Reynolds Central Cabarrus 11 17 13 Corinth Holders Union Pines Rockingham Co. Southern Nash Corinth Holders 7-1 Rockingham County 6-0 2-0 26 Northern Guilford Fike Northern Guilford 7-5 Northern Guilford 2-1 Crest 5-4 Northern Guilford South Rowan 7-2 Jesse Carson 11-1 -'- -'- _L -'- _L 7-0 Hickory South Rowan Jesse Carson Tuscola 1 Crest 5-2, 16-5 Ledford Ledford 10-0 4-3 Ledford Burns STATE CHAMPIONS 3-1, 2-3, 6-5 Northern Guilford 6-3 CHAMPIONSHIP Marvin Ridge 25 0 a ~ s. ' -- ~ 0 ~ ~ I ~ ;; 2 Southern Lee Northern Vance Topsail Eastern Guilford Chapel Hill Triton West Craven Lee County Terry Sanford Jacksonville Terry Sanford 10-0 West Craven 7-1 19 ~... I Uj REGIONAL FINAL Topsail 2-1 Northern Guilford 11-1 Marvin Ridge 6-0 12 21 14 Triton 5-2 West Craven 1-0 Marvin Ridge 3-2 Marvin Ridge Asheboro 3-2 East Rowan 7-3 30 _. -- 7-5 5-2 Topsail 4-1 Topsail Fred T. Foard 6 Fred T. Foard 5-2 _._ 23... Southern Lee 14-0 13-3 Topsail Cuthbertson 11-5 9,.. Cuthbertson 4-3 28 Orange 2-1 Cuthbertson 10-4 Cuthbertson West Henderson Fred T. Foard Cox Mill Asheboro Asheville North Gaston East Rowan Marvin Ridge Kings Mountain 8 18 Western Alamance West Brunswick South Johnston Orange West Brunswick 4-1 Orange 4-2 West Brunswick 2-1 16 Jay M. Robinson 14-1 South Iredell 1-0 32......... C.B. Aycock Northeast Guilford C.B. Aycock 7-3 West Brunswick 5-1 5-3 Jay M. Robinson North Lincoln South Iredell Sun Valley South Point 4 South Point 12-2 South Point Hickory Ridge FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND THIRD ROUND FOURTH ROUND FOURTH ROUND THIRD ROUND SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND 2017 3A Baseball Championship Bracket 3 31 17 16 8 21 10 25 6 28 12 23 13 19 2 30 1 32 15 18 11 24 7 26 4 27 9 20 14 22 5 29

3A Championship Team Information NORTHERN GUILFORD NIGHTHAWKS Location: Greensboro, N.C. Conference: Mid-State 3A Colors: Purple, White & Black Principal: Janiese McKenzie Athletic Director: Brian Thomas Head Coach: Landon Kimrey Assistant Coach: David Brame, Brad Poe & Kareem Alston Players to Watch: Cameron Cotter, Logan King, JT Jarrett, John Clark Ouzts, Joe Millwee, & Josh Pike Team Record: 29-4, (14-2) Date Opponent Result 2/27 @ Walter M. Williams* 13-1 (W) 3/3 Randleman 7-0 (W) 3/7 Western Alamance* 4-0 (W) 3/9 @ Grimsley 12-6 (W) 3/10 @ Eastern Alamance* 7-0 (W) 3/16 @ Eastern Guilford* 10-0 (W) 3/17 @ Northeast Guilford* 6-1 (W) 3/18 @ Rockingham County* 3-0 (W) 3/21 @ McMichael* 11-3 (W) 3/24 Morehead* 8-2 (W) 3/27 Walter M. Williams* 4-0 (W) 3/28 R.J. Reynolds 7-1 (W) 3/30 @ Western Alamance* 13-0 (W) 4/4 Eastern Alamance* 8-1 (W) 4/7 Rockingham County* 7-0 (W) 4/10 East Forsyth 0-1 (L) 4/11 Wakefield 11-1 (W) 4/12 St. Mary s (MD) 10-2 (W) 4/18 Eastern Guilford* 5-3 (W) 4/20 Northeast Guilford* 9-3 (W) 4/21 McMichael* 2-5 (L) 4/26 @ Morehead* 0-1 (L) 4/28 @ Southeast Guilford 3-1 (W) 5/2 Eastern Guilford** 9-2 (W) 5/3 McMichael** 2-0 (W) 5/4 Rockingham County** 4-0 (W) 5/10 Fike# 7-5 (W) 5/13 Corinth Holders# 2-1 (W) 5/16 Rockingham County# 2-0 (W) 5/19 Northwood# 6-3 (W) 5/25 Topsail# 3-1 (W) 5/26 @ Topsail# 2-3 (L) 5/27 @ Topsail# 6-5 (W) 6/2 Crest# 6/3 Crest# 6/3 Crest# CREST CHARGERS Location: Shelby, N.C. Conference: South Mountain Athletic 2A/3A Colors: Green & Vegas Gold Principal: Holly Robinson Athletic Director: Jeff Melton Head Coach: Steven Hodge Assistant Coach: Brandon Powell, Robert Melton, Russell Hamrick & Patrick Bowman Players to Watch: Riley Cheek, Logan McNeely, Nick Melton & CJ Mayhue Team Record: 21-6, (12-4) Date Opponent Result 3/2 @ Draughn* 4-5 (L) 3/3 @ North Gaston 1-2 (L) 3/7 R-S Central* 4-3 (W) 3/10 @ Chase* 9-7 (W) 3/14 Kings Mountain* 10-1 (W) 3/16 Chesnee (SC) 1-6 (L) 3/17 @ East Burke* 7-1 (W) 3/22 East Rutherford* 8-6 (W) 3/24 @ Burns* 13-0 (W) 3/28 Shelby* 4-8 (L) 3/29 Draughn* 1-2 (L) 4/7 @ R-S Central* 2-5 (L) 4/11 Chase* 8-0 (W) 4/13 @ Kings Mountain* 14-1 (W) 4/18 Shelby 11-1 (W) 4/19 South Caldwell 12-2 (W) 4/20 Kings Mountain 8-3 (W) 4/26 East Burke* 14-8 (W) 4/28 @ East Rutherford* 7-2 (W) 5/2 Burns* 7-2 (W) 5/3 @ Shelby* 11-1 (W) 5/9 Southwestern Randolph# 12-2 (W) 5/13 Jesse Carson# 9-5 (W) 5/16 Ledford Senior# 5-2 (W) 5/19 @ West Rowan# 5-4 (W) 5/25 @ Marvin Ridge# 5-2 (W) 5/26 Marvin Ridge# 16-5 (W) 6/2 Northern Guilford# 6/3 Northern Guilford# 6/3 Northern Guilford# 13

NORTHERN GUILFORD NIGHTHAWKS # 1 NAME Matthew Cotter YR HT So. 5 11 P OF 2 JT Jarrett Sr. 5 7 INF 3 Reece Brondolo Sr. 5 8 INF 4 Riley Redmon Jr. 5 11 INF 5 Troy Minor Sr. 5 10 OF 6 Connor Carlin Sr. 5 8 OF 7 Drew Duvall Sr. 6 1 3B 9 Andrew Arledge Jr. 5 10 OF 10 Brandon Bledsoe Jr. 5 10 INF 11 Bryant Carrey Jr. 5 9 OF/LHP CREST CHARGERS # 12 NAME Troy Boudreau YR Jr. HT 6 0 P RHP/IF 13 Davis Streuli Jr. 5 11 OF 14 John Clark Ouzts Sr. 5 10 OF/RHP 15 Logan King Sr. 5 7 C 16 Josh Pike Sr. 6 3 RHP/1B 17 Cameron Cotter Sr. 6 3 RHP 18 Sam Kaplan Jr. 6 2 RHP/1B 19 Evan Mericka Sr. 5 11 1B 20 Joe Millwee Sr. 5 10 3B/C/RHP 21 Frank Salimbene Sr. 5 11 OF # NAME YR HT P 1 Michael Greene Fr. 5 8 CF 2 Caleb Plummer Jr. 5 10 2B/3B/P 3 CJ Mayhue So. 5 9 CF/P 4 John Mitchell Jr. 6 0 3B/P/C 5 Riley Cheek Jr. 5 10 CF/SS 6 Wyatt Guntis Jr. 6 0 LF 7 Luke Scism Jr. 6 0 2B/P 8 Tanner Halbert Jr. 5 7 LF 9 Lawson Harrill So. 5 9 LF 10 Ben Ledbetter Sr. 5 9 1B/P 14 *Roster information provided by schools # NAME YR HT P 11 Jack Millen Fr. 5 8 SS 12 Dylan Izzi Sr. 6 1 P/LF 14 Trevor Nanney So. 6 2 RHP 15 Jacob Carter So. 6 3 1B/P 16 Patrick Canipe Jr. 5 9 RF 17 Logan McNeely Sr. 6 1 C/P 18 Brayson Melton So. 5 11 C 26 Riley Cash Fr. 5 7 LF 27 Nick Melton Jr. 6 0 SS/P

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4A Championship Team Information NEW HANOVER WILDCATS Location: Wilmington, N.C. Conference: Mideastern 3A/4A Colors: Orange & Black Principal: Dr. Rob Morgan Athletic Director: Keith Moore Head Coach: Richard Foy Assistant Coaches: Erik Bron & Scott Sandlin Players to Watch: Caleb Bishop & Max Hildreth Team Record: 25-3, (10-2) Date Opponent Result 2/27 South Johnston 5-4 (W) 3/1 @ West Carteret 13-2 (W) 3/3 @ Whiteville 6-0 (W) 3/7 @ Cape Fear 3-0 (W) 3/10 Purnell Swett 11-1 (W) 3/14 E.A. Laney* 8-0 (W) 3/17 @ Topsail* 5-2 (W) 3/21 @ Hoggard* 4-1 (W) 3/24 Ashley* 6-2 (W) 3/27 Whiteville 3-2 (W) 3/29 @ North Myrtle Beach (SC) 4-1 (W) 3/31 @ West Brunswick* 4-3 (W) 4/4 South Brunswick* 8-2 (W) 4/6 @ E.A. Laney* 6-4 (W) 4/10 Ronald Reagan 4-1 (W) 4/11 Hoggard 10-14 (L) 4/12 Northwest Guilford 14-0 (W) 4/18 Topsail* 2-3 (L) 4/21 Hoggard* 3-1 (W) 4/25 @ Ashley* 1-3 (L) 5/2 West Brunswick* 2-1 (W) 5/4 @ South Brunswick* 10-5 (W) 5/10 Southern Alamance# 9-0 (W) 5/12 Middle Creek# 3-0 (W) 5/16 Cape Fear# 7-1 (W) 5/19 Fuquay - Varina# 7-0 (W) 5/25 Holly Springs# 2-0 (W) 5/26 @ Holly Springs# 1-0 (W) 6/2 T.C. Roberson# 6/3 T.C. Roberson# 6/3 T.C. Roberson# T.C. ROBERSON RAMS Location: Asheville, N.C. Conference: Mountain Athletic 3A/4A Colors: Blue & Vegas Gold Principal: Bonnie Johnson Athletic Director: Laura Beatty Head Coach: Eric Filipek Assistant Coaches: Dave Heath, Shane Galloway, Cody Jones, Mack McKeithan Players to Watch: Garrett Blaylock, Collin Watt, Aaron McKeithan, Will Butcher & Eric Wallington Team Record: 29-3, (12-0) Date Opponent Result 3/4 Westchester Country Day (NC) 10-9 (W) 3/8 @ A.C. Reynolds* 9-2 (W) 3/10 A.C. Reynolds* 9-5 (W) 3/16 Enka* 14-1 (W) 3/17 @ Enka* 22-2 (W) 3/18 South Point 6-5 (W) 3/21 McDowell* 2-0 (W) 3/24 @ McDowell* 7-0 (W) 3/25 @ Lake Norman 2-3 (L) 3/27 @ Blue Ridge (SC) 8-0 (W) 3/29 @ Science Hill (TN) 8-5 (W) 4/4 North Buncombe* 11-0 (W) 4/5 @ North Buncombe* 4-0 (W) 4/10 Western (FL) 4-1 (W) 4/11 St. John s (DC) 1-0 (W) 4/12 Gulliver Prep (FL) 2-0 (W) 4/13 Harvard-Westlake (CA) 1-8 (L) 4/18 @ Erwin* 8-1 (W) 4/20 Tuscola 10-7 (W) 4/22 Abingdon (VA) 14-3 (W) 4/25 @ Asheville* 6-2 (W) 4/26 Erwin* 12-5 (W) 4/28 Asheville* 13-4 (W) 4/29 Smoky Mountain 4-7 (L) 5/3 Asheville** 3-1 (W) 5/4 McDowell** 9-6 (W) 5/10 Grimsley# 5-4 (W) 5/13 Alexander Central# 7-1 (W) 5/16 North Davidson# 5-4 (W) 5/19 Providence# 11-5 (W) 5/25 Lake Norman# 11-0 (W) 5/26 @ Lake Norman# 3-1 (W) 6/2 New Hanover# 6/3 New Hanover# 6/3 New Hanover# 17

NEW HANOVER WILDCATS # Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 1 Taylor Crawford Jr. 5 11 2B 3 Jac Croom So. 5 11 2B 4 Max Hildreth Jr. 6 0 SS 5 Mitch Baddour Jr. 5 8 OF/RHP 6 Brayden Barry Jr. 5 9 RHP 7 Caleb Bishop Sr. 5 11 LHP 8 Jonathan Manis So. 6 0 C 9 Mac Hutchins So. 5 11 3B 10 Kyle Smith So. 6 0 C # Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 11 Blake Walston So. 6 4 LHP/1B 13 Troy McCaskill Jr. 6 2 OF 15 Alec Cortner So. 6 0 OF 16 Brett Kemp Jr. 6 3 OF/1B 17 Austin Skipper Sr. 6 1 RHP 18 Jake Cuba Jr. 5 7 OF 21 Alex Sniffen So. 6 4 3B/1B 23 Francis Meehan Jr. 5 11 OF T.C. ROBERSON RAMS # 0 NAME Jake Salyer YR Jr. HT 5 11 P 2B 1 Jack Galbraith So. 5 11 RHP/RF 2 Spencer Keehan Jr. 5 11 LF/2B 3 Devin Dickens So. 5 11 LHP/CF 4 Drew Elliott So. 6 0 RHP/LF 5 Bradley Buchner So. 5 10 C 6 Ethan Miller Jr. 6 1 RHP/RF 7 Bryce Talley Sr. 5 11 UTIL 8 Eric Wallington Jr. 6 4 LHP/1B 9 Luke Wood So. 5 11 3B/2B 11 Aaron McKeithan Jr. 6 1 C/1B 12 Campbell Conard Fr. 5 10 C # 12 NAME Kobe Miles YR HT So. 6 1 P OF 14 Collin Watt Sr. 6 2 3B/SS/RHP 15 Will Butcher So. 6 1 1B/C 17 Mason Maynard Jr. 6 1 LHP 22 Ty Gossett So. 6 3 3B 23 Jacob McCarthy Sr. 6 3 CF 24 Garrett Blaylock Sr. 6 3 SS/3B/RHP 30 Josh Anand Fr. 5 9 INF 33 Cullin Knapp Fr. 6 0 INF 40 Davin Miller-Madden Fr. 5 9 P 44 Robbie Goss Fr. 5 7 2B *Roster information provided by schools 18

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2016 1A Baseball Championship Recaps GAME 1 - Long s walk-off single propels Cherryville past Whiteville 5-4 By: Evan Moesta Despite a stellar performance on the mound from Whiteville High School left-hander MacKenzie Gore, Cherryville High School was able to win a rain-flled first game of the 1A Baseball State Championship Series. The Ironmen managed to weather a late game storm from the clouds, and the Wolfpack to win in walk-off fashion on Friday night at Five County Stadium. Down 4-2 heading to their final at-bat in the top of the seventh inning with their backs to wall, Brooks Baldwin drew a walk for the Wolfpack, and Grainger came home to score on a passed ball to Hunter Harwood. Harwood proceeded rip a double to left to keep Whiteville s two-out hopes alive, and put a pair of runners into scoring position. Against, a new Cherryville pitcher in Noah Eaker, Grayson Ward was able to draw a base on balls to fill the bags for Dylan Lawson. One strike away from losing the game, Brooks Baldwin was able to come home on an Eaker wild pitch to knot things up at four. The Ironmen bounced back from the blown lead by taking advantage of a pair of miscues from the Wolfpack. In his second inning of relief work, Dylan Lawson hit Austin Treadway in the shoulder with a one out pitch. Treadway made his way to second base on a wild pitch, and Cherryville was in business after Jonathan McSwain slapped a ball to third base that was bobbled to put two on with only one out. Lawson caught Ryan Owens looking at the plate for the second out of the seventh, but he was unable to escape the jam with Randall Long up to bat. Long, who went 2-3 with a hit by pitch on Friday came through with a hard hit ground ball to left field, scoring Treadway from second in the process for the 5-4 walk-off victory. Whiteville was able to establish the early lead with a pair of one run innings in the first three stanzas. Designated Hitter, Hunter Harwood rocked a two run double to the gap in left center in the top of the Wolfpack second. Grayson Ward followed with a double of his own three pitches later to score Harwood, and give Whiteville a 1-0 lead. That helped give starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore confidence on the bump as he went on to register strikeouts on eight of the first nine Cherryville outs. He earned a no decision in his five innings pitched, but he was able to strike out eleven batters in that span, while allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits, two walks, and a hit batsman. Cherryville s biggest offensive damage came in the bottom of the fourth inning. After a leadoff hit batsman, Randall Long broke up Gore s no-hitter with a one out RBI double to left field. 20 Noah Eaker followed by reaching on an error from Whiteville s shortstop Taylor Smith that put runners on the corners with only one out. After a strikeout of Will Walker for the second out of the inning, Carlton Jackson laced a two-run double down the left field line to put Cherryville ahead 3-2. The momentum built from the three run Ironmen fourth, as a pair of stellar plays in the field denied Whiteville rallies in the fifth and sixth innings. Rain and lightning suspended play for 47 minutes, but it did not cool down the Cherryville bats. Ryan Owens greeted new Whiteville pitcher Dylan Lawson with a leadoff double in the resumed bottom of the sixth inning. Owens scored on a two run RBI single to left from Carlton Jackson to make it a 4-2 game heading to the final inning. NCHSAA 1A Baseball State Championship Game 1: Whiteville vs. Cherryville Five County Stadium, Zebulon, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E Whiteville 0 1 1 0 0 2 0-4 8 3 Cherryville 0 0 0 3 0 1 1-5 5 3 Whiteville Wolfpack MacKenzie Gore p Chad Hilburn c Taylor Smith ss Connor Grainger 1b Hunter Cartrette lf Brooks Baldwin c/3b Hunter Harwood dh Will Hinson 2b Grayson Ward cf Dylan Lawson 3b Nydir Carr rf Cherryville Ironmen Austin Treadway ss Jonathan McSwain cf Ryan Owens lf Randall Long 3b/1b Noah Eaker dh Nick Carpenter pr/4 Will Walker 1b/p Carlton Jackson c Jared Emory rf Dayne Homesley 2b E- WHS - T. Smith (4th inn.), B.Baldwin (7th inn.), H. Cartrette (7th inn.) CHS - J. McSwain (3rd inn.), W. Walker (4th inn.), A. Treadway (7th inn.) 2B- WHS - C. Grainger, H. Harwood (2), G. Ward, D. Lawson CHS - R. Owens, R. Long HBP- WHS - D. Lawson (by T. Sanders, 4th inn) CHS - J. McSwain (by M. Gore, 4th inn), R. Long (by D. Lawson, 6th inn) CS- CHS - A. Treadway (5th inn, 1-3-6) Whiteville Wolfpack MacKenzie Gore Dylan Lawson (L) 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 30 4 7 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 26 5 5 4 IP H R ER BB SO 5 2 3 2 2 11 1.1+ 3 2 1 1 2 Cherryville Ironmen Tyler Sanders Will Walker Noah Eaker (W) IP 5.1 1.1 0.1 H 7 6 0 R 2 2 0 ER 2 1 0 BB 1 0 1 SO 5 0 0 WP- WHS - D. Lawson (7th inn); CHS - W. Walker (7th inn)

2016 1A Baseball Championship Recaps GAME 2 - Cherryville wins back and forth battle for 1A State Championship By: Evan Moesta On Saturday afternoon, Cherryville won their first 1A State Baseball Championship since 2008 with a 7-4 victory over twotime defending state champion Whiteville. Cherryville responded right away to make the Wolfpack lead short-lived. Randall Long, and Noah Eaker got the inning going with a pair of singles, and after a sacrifice bunt to move them into scoring position, Carlton Jackson lifted a fly ball to right field to score Long from third on a sacrifice, tying the game at 3-3. The Ironmen, and Wolfpack encountered four ties, and four lead changes in the game. Noah Eaker did it all for Cherryville on Saturday afternoon as his bat, and right arm proved to be too much for Whiteville. With the scored tied at 4-4 in the top of the sixth inning, and two men out, Ryan Owens reached on an error, and Randall Long was issued an intentional pass for the Ironmen. That set the stage for Eaker who rocked a Brooks Baldwin offering to the wall in right field for a two run triple to put Cherryville ahead for good at 6-4. Eaker gave himself a lead to close as he entered with a runner on first base and nobody out in the bottom of the sixth inning. A 4-6 putout started the junior s second relief appearance in as many games. He picked off the runner that he had inherited at first base, and for good measure the right-hander broke off a breaking ball for strike three to get Cherryville within three outs of a state championship victory. With a now 7-4 lead following a seventh inning RBI from Austin Treadway, Noah Eaker hurled a 1-2-3 seventh inning for the save. By inducing a series ending flyout to Hunter Harwood, Eaker clinched the state title for the Ironmen, and Most Valuable Player honors for himself. In the two games that were played, Noah Eaker went 1-0 on the mound with a save in 2.1 innings pitched. At the plate in game two of the series, he went 3-4 with a triple, and three runs batted in. After a walk-off victory in game one on Friday night, it took Scott Heavner s bunch only three batters to establish a lead over Whiteville. Austin Treadway, and Jonathan McSwain started the top of the first inning with singles for Cherryville. Ryan Owens followed with a single of his own, and it scored Treadway for a 1-0 lead. After Randall Long walked to load the bases with nobody out, Wolfpack starter Brooks Baldwin got Noah Eaker to ground into a fielders choice but another run would score to make it 2-0 Ironmen. Whiteville answered immediately in the home half of the first inning. As he has done for the Wolfpack all postseason long, Mackenzie Gore kickstarted the Whiteville offense with a single to centerfield. After a walk to Taylor Smith, Conner Grainger grounded into a fielders choice at second base. On the throw to first for a potential double play, Cherryville s Will Walker was unable to handle the throw, and it allowed Gore to motor home to cut the deficit in half at 2-1. The Wolfpack would take their first lead of the afternoon in the bottom of the second inning. Hunter Harwood doubled to left field off of Cherryville s Ray Sensing to start the frame. Whiteville s next batter, Grayson Ward singled to right field to tie the game at 2-2. Dylan Lawson followed by smacking a ground ball to first base, Cherryville was unable to record an out on the play after an error. Ward was able to score on the error after stealing second base earlier in Lawson s at-bat. After two innings, Whiteville led 3-2. After losing the lead on the mound a half inning prior, Brooks Baldwin started the bottom of the third for Whiteville with a double to gap in right center field. Baldwin s courtesy runner, Nydir Carr kept the roller coaster ride of a game going with a steal of third base, and a run scored on a Hunter Harwood sacrifice fly to right field that regained the lead for the Wolfpack at 4-3 heading to the fourth inning. It seemed as if anything that one team could do, the other one would be able to answer. Cherryville tied the game in the top of the fourth at 4-4. Dayne Homesley, and Austin Treadwell started the inning with singles to left field. An error from Hunter Cartrette in right field on a fly ball from Jonathan McSwain loaded the bases with nobody out in the Ironmen fourth. Ryan Owens brought home the equalizer when he grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to score Homesley from third base. NCHSAA 1A Baseball State Championship Game 2: Whiteville vs. Cherryville Five County Stadium, Zebulon, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E Cherryville 2 0 1 1 0 2 1-7 12 3 Whiteville 1 2 1 0 0 0 0-4 10 3 Cherryville Ironmen Austin Treadway ss Jonathan McSwain cf Ryan Owens lf Randall Long 3b Noah Eaker dh/p Will Walker 1b Carlton Jackson c Jared Emory rf Danye Homesley 2b Ray Sensing p Matt Cain p Whiteville Wolfpack MacKenzie Gore lf Taylor Smith ss Connor Grainger 1b Hunter Cartrette rf Brooks Baldwin p Hunter Harwood dh Grayson Ward cf Dylan Lawson 3b Will Hinson 2b Cha Hilburn c E- CHS - D. Homesley (1st inn), J. Emory (2nd inn), N. Eaker (6th inn) WHS - H. Cartrette (4th inn), W. Hinson (6th inn), T. Smith (7th inn) DP- CHS - 2; 2nd inn (GDP by R. Owens, 6-4-3), 4th inn (GDP by R. Owens, 6- WHS - 1 ; 5th inn (GDP by H. Harwood, 4-3) 2B- CHS - N. Eaker. WHS - B. Baldwin, H. Harwood (2) HBP- WHS - M. Gore (hit by R. Sensing in 2nd inn) SF- WHS - H. Harwood (3rd inn) CS- WHS - W. Hinson (picked off, 6th inn) SB- CHS - N. Eaker (2B in 1st inn); WHS - B. Baldwin (3B in 3rd inn), G. Ward (2B in 2nd inn) Cherryville Ironmen Ray Sensing Matt Cain (W) Noah Eaker (Sv) Whiteville Wolfpack Brooks Baldwin (L) Nydir Carr WP- B. Baldwin (1, 6th inn) 4 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 3 1 3 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 12 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 10 3 IP H R ER BB SO 3 6 4 4 2 0 2+ 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 IP H R ER BB SO 6 11 6 4 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 21

2016 2A Baseball Championship Recaps NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship Game 1: South Granville vs. East Rutherford Burlington Athletic Stadium, Burlington, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E East Rutherford 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 8 10 1 South Granville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 East Rutherford Cavaliers Holden Greene lf Kendall McGowan rf Reece Oliver c Jordan Harris pr Caleb Stewart c Daiquon Davenport dh Tucker Hamrick pr Matt Miller 1b Kaleb Green 3b Ethan Stewart p Cameron Simmons pr Adam Barnette cf Nick Strickland 2b 4 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 34 8 10 5 GAME 1 - East Rutherford rips South Granville 8-0 BURLINGTON, N.C. An error on the first play of the game was the sign of a rough afternoon to come for South Granville, as East Rutherford lead-off man Holden Greene reached on a fielding error. Then Kendall McGowan laced a triple down the left field line to make it 1-0. East Rutherford ran away from there, coasting to an 8-0 win in game one of the 2A Baseball State Championship series. The Cavaliers batted around in the fourth inning when they added six more runs to their tally on just two hits in the inning, as three more South Granville errors spelled their undoing. After the top of the fourth explosion, East Rutherford led 7-0 and turned it over to starting pitcher Ethan Stewart. Stewart completely stymied the South Granville offense only allowing five hits in a complete game shutout. He struck out ten on the afternoon with only one walk. The Cavaliers added one more run in the fifth inning as Stewart led off the inning with a double and came around to score on an RBI-single by Nick Strickland making it 8-0. East Rutherford looks to secure their sixth baseball state championship in school history with a win in game two of the series. GAME 2 - South Granville slugs their way to 9-3 win to even series with East Rutherford BURLINGTON, N.C. Needing a win to force a game three on Sunday afternoon, South Granville jumped to the lead early with three runs in the top of the third and then rode sophomore Holden Laws to a 9-3 win to even the 2A Championship Series with East Rutherford. South Granville Vikings Justin Bullock p/3b Austin Bailey cf Justin Brown 3b/p Hayden Laws p Clay Walters lf Spencer Shifflett c Stephen Staton pr Holden Laws 1b Tucker Britt ss Zach Pope ss Brice Strickland 2b Mitchell Blackley 2b Tucker Brown rf Ryan Ragland ph E- ER - N. Strickland (7th inn); SG - T. Britt 2 (1st & 2nd inn), A. Bailey (4th inn), J. Brown (1st inn) 2B- ER - R. Oliver (4th inn), E. Steward (5th inn); SG - S. Shifflett (6th inn) 3B - ER - Kendall McGowan (1st inn) East Rutherford Cavaliers Ethan Stewart 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 0 5 0 IP H R ER BB SO 7 5 0 0 1 10 South Granville Vikings Justin Bullock Justin Brown Hayden Laws IP 3.1 0.2 3 H 4 1 4 R 5 2 1 ER 3 1 1 BB 3 0 0 SO 4 0 0 Laws was spectacular on a steamy Sunday afternoon, spinning a complete game and only allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out nine on the afternoon. Perhaps his best moment came early in the game as upon the resumption of play following an overnight suspension of play due to inclement weather, Laws worked his way out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the bottom of the first allowing only a single run on an RBI groundout keeping his team in front 3-1. South Granville slept on a 3-0 lead after the Vikings pounded out four singles scoring three runs in the top of the first with the help of a Cavalier error and one walk. The Vikings tacked on three more in the second as Justin Bullock doubled with one out before Austin Bailey singled to put runners on the corners. Justin Brown delivered both runs to the plate on a two-rbi double to the gap, and he came around to score on Spencer Shifflett s RBI single making it 6-1. The Cavaliers trimmed the lead in the bottom of the second as Adam Barnette ripped a one-out single and stole second before Nick Strickland s RBI double. Strickland came around to 22

2016 2A Baseball Championship Recaps NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship Game 2: South Granville vs. East Rutherford Burlington Athletic Stadium, Burlington, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E South Granville 3 3 0 2 0 0 1-9 18 1 East Rutherford 1 2 0 0 0 0 0-3 7 1 Adam Barnette tapped a ball to third base, and Vikings third baseman Justin Brown tried to cut Christopher down at the plate, but the ball squirted away from the catcher and the Cavaliers took a 1-0 lead. The Cavaliers plated seven more runs in the inning on three more doubles and a two-rbi triple by Nick Strickland extending the lead to 8-0. South Granville Vikings Justin Bullock 1b Austin Bailey cf Justin Brown 3b Clay Walters lf Spencer Shifflett c Mitchell Blackley pr Holden Laws p Tucker Britt ss Brice Strickland 2b Tucker Brown rf East Rutherford Cavaliers Holden Greene rf Kendall McGowan p/cf Reece Oliver c Jordan Harris pr Daiquan Davenport dh Matt Miller 1b Kaleb Green 3b Ethan Stewart lf Adam Barnette cf/p Storm Mace p Nick Strickland E- ER - K. Green (1st inn); SG - B. Strickland (5th inn) 2B- ER - N. Strickland (2nd inn); SG - J. Bullock (2nd inn), J. Brown (2nd inn) HR- SG - J. Bullock (1 RBI, 7th inn) SB- ER - K. McGowan 2 (1st & 6th inn), H. Greene (6th inn) South Granville Vikings Holden Laws East Rutherford Cavaliers Kendall McGowan Adam Barnette Storm Mace 4 3 3 1 5 1 4 0 5 2 1 2 4 1 1 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 37 9 18 6 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 29 3 7 3 IP H R ER BB SO 7 7 3 3 3 9 IP H R ER BB SO 2 8 6 6 1 2 2+ 4 2 2 2 0 3 6 1 1 0 2 score on Holden Greene s one-out RBI single slicing the Viking advantage to 6-3. The Vikings added a pair in the fourth on a two-run homer by Laws. They picked up another run on a solo shot by Bullock in the top of the seventh to claim a 9-3 victory. GAME 3 - East Rutherford takes title, blasts to a 10-5 win over South Granville BURLINGTON, N.C. After taking a 9-3 loss in game two earlier that afternoon, East Rutherford jumped on South Granville early in game three, plating eight runs in the second inning to take an 8-0 lead and cruise to a 10-5 victory and 2A State Championship. The victory claimed the school s sixth baseball State Championship for head coach Bobby Reynolds, who tied three other coaches for the most State Championships won by a head coach with six in his career. Gehrig Christopher started off the rally with a one-out double and moved to third on a single by pitcher Kaleb Green. Then The Cavaliers got three and one-third innings of solid pitching from Kaleb Green who gave up five hits and four runs on the afternoon before exiting and turning the game over to Ethan Stewart. Stewart pitched a complete game shutout in game one of the series, an 8-0 East Rutherford victory, and he was strong in three and two-thirds of game three. He allowed a single run on just two hits on his way to the save and M.V.P. honors in the series. South Granville tried to battle back, adding a run in each of the second, fourth and fifth innings. The Vikings had perhaps their most dangerous threat in the third inning as Tucker Brown and Justin Bullock led off with back-to-back singles before coming around to score on a two-out two-run single by Clay Walters. Walters was three for four in the game with two runs scored and three knocked in. East Rutherford right fielder Kendall McGowan was the top performer at the plate for the Cavaliers going three for four with a run scored and one batted in. He smacked two doubles in the outing. Christopher was also three for four with a run scored and an RBI. NCHSAA 2A Baseball State Championship Game 3: South Granville vs. East Rutherford Burlington Athletic Stadium, Burlington, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E East Rutherford 0 8 0 1 1 0 0-10 13 0 South Granville 0 1 2 1 1 0 0-5 7 1 East Rutherford Cavaliers Holden Greene lf Kendall McGowan rf Reece Oliver c Daiquan Davenport dh Matt Miller 1b Gehrig Christopher 3b Kaleb Green Cameron Simmons pr Ethan Stewart p Adam Barnette cf Nick Strickland 2b South Granville Vikings Justin Bullock p/lf/3b Austin Bailey cf Justin Brown 3b/p Clay Walters lf/p/lf Spencer Shifflett c Holden Laws 1b Tucker Britt ss Brice Strickland 2b Tucker Brown rf E- SG - J. Brown (2nd inn) 2B- SG - B. Strickland (4th inn); ER - H. Greene (4th inn), K. McGowan 2 (2nd & 5th inn), R. Oliver (2nd inn), G. Christopher (2nd inn) 3B- ER - N. Strickland (2nd inn) HR- SG - C. Walters (1 RBI, 5th inn) SB- ER - R. Oliver (2nd inn) East Rutherford Cavaliers Kaleb Green (W) Ethan Steward (sv) South Granville Vikings Justin Bullock (L) Matt Miller Justin Brown 4 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 35 10 13 9 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 29 4 7 4 IP H R ER BB SO 3.1 5 4 4 1 2 3.2 2 1 1 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO 1.1 4 5 4 1 1 0.0+ 3 3 3 1 0 5.2 6 2 2 1 7 23

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2016 3A Baseball Championship Recaps NCHSAA 3A Baseball State Championship Game 1: Topsail vs. Marvin Ridge Burlington Athletic Stadium, Burlington, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E Topsail 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 6 8 0 Marvin Ridge 0 0 0 3 6 4 Topsail Pirates Josh Madole 1b Bryce Cota dh Sam Hall 3b Chase Riker 2b Garret Myrka lf Aaron Beach cf Colby Emmertz c Shane Nolan ss Cameron Kimrey rf Marvin Ridge Mavericks Alex LeShock cf Mark Glover ss Kevin Dobos c Chandler Nikodemski 1b Chandler Castleberry rf Jake Kuchmaner p Connor Paul 2b Stephen Polacek 3b Cory Parr ph Demarco Reaves lf 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 4 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 6 7 3 4 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 3 6 3 GAME 1 -Topsail shakes off rough first inning for 6-3 win over Marvin Ridge BURLINGTON, N.C. The Topsail Pirates shook off a tough start to game one of the NCHSAA 3A Baseball State Championship series storming back from three runs down to beat Marvin Ridge 6-3 and take the lead in the best-of-three series. After a shaky first inning of work that saw him give up three runs on five very hard hit balls, Topsail starting pitcher Payton Rice shut down the Maverick attack only allowing one more hit in his final six innings of work, and no more runs. Rice was nearly flawless in the final six innings of the game, striking out five batters on the night and only allowing four more base runners after the opening frame. His nice recovery allowed time for the Topsail offense to find their footing in the game against Marvin Ridge starter, Jake Kuchmaner, and four Marvin Ridge errors on the night helped the Pirate s cause. Trailing 3-0 in the top of the second, the Pirate got a leadoff single from Chase Riker who advanced to third on a throwing error off the bat of the next batter Garrett Myrka. The error left men at second and third with no outs and Riker came home on a wild pitch to break the ice for the Pirates. Myrka came around to score on the second Maverick error in the inning, trimming the Marvin Ridge lead to 3-2. The Pirates struck for three more in the top of the third when Bryce Cota worked a leadoff walk followed by a Sam Hall single. Riker bunted the runners over into scoring position and Myrka delivered a one-out RBI single to tie the game at 3. Then Colby Emmertz laced a two-out double to left plating two more runs and giving the Pirates a lead that they would not relinquish at 5-3. Topsail tacked on another run in the sixth as Josh Madole doubled before coming around to score on the fourth error in the game by the Mavericks. E- MR - Nikodemski (2nd inning), Polacek (2nd inning), Beach (3rd inning), Glover (6th inning) DP- T - Madole (1-2-3, 2nd inning), Riker (6-4-3, 6th inning) 2B- MR - A. LeShock (1st inning), C. Parr (7th inning) T - C. Emmertz (3rd inning), J. Madole (6th inning) CS- T - Madole (1st inning) MR - Parr (5th inning) SB- MR - Glover (1st inning) Topsail Pirates Payton Rice Marvin Ridge Mavericks Jake Kuchmaner Drew Swoope IP H R ER BB SO 7 6 3 3 2 5 IP H R ER BB SO 6.2 8 6 6 5 4 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 GAME 2 - Marvin Ridge slugs way to 10-0 win & forces game 3 BURLINGTON, N.C. Marvin Ridge slugged three home runs in game two building a 7-0 lead and cruising to the 10-0 win over Topsail to even the best-of-three series and force a decisive game three for the 3A Baseball State Championship. Chandler Castleberry hit two mammoth shots, both solo home runs, one in the fourth and the other in the Mavericks four-run fifth to power the Marvin Ridge attack. Teammate Kevin Dobos added a three-run shot in the fifth. Dobos finished the day with 4 RBI s. Topsail only mounted one real threat on the afternoon against the Maverick s starter Jason Cornatzer. The Pirates pushed runners to the corners with two outs in the fourth, but Cornatzer induced a fly ball to right to end the inning and maintain the shutout. Cornatzer worked the full seven innings, only allowing five hits on the afternoon with two strikeouts and no walks allowed. The Mavericks loaded the bases with three straight singles in the seventh then Demarco Reaves slapped a single to left to plate two more runs and build a 9-0 lead. The Mavericks tacked on another run as a fly ball was dropped with one out in the inning and that allowed Stephen Polacek to score making it 10-0. 26

2016 3A Baseball Championship Recaps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E Marvin Ridge 1 0 0 2 4 0 2 9 11 1 Topsail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Marvin Ridge Mavericks Alex LeShock cf Mark Glover ss Kevin Dobos c Jack Galen c Chandler Nikodemski dh Chandler Castleberry rf Jake Kuchmaner 1b Connor Paul 2b Stephen Polacek 3b Demarco Reaves lf Topsail Pirates Josh Madole 1b Bryce Cota dh Sam Hall 3b Chase Riker 2b Garrett Myrka lf Aaron Beach cf Colby Emmertz c Austin Rodriguez Shane Nolan ss Cameron Kimrey rf Marvin Ridge Mavericks Jason Cornatzer Drew Swoope Topsail Pirates Peyton Phelps William St. Leger Jacob Luchansky Alex Holland Johnny Tartaglione Miles Cota NCHSAA 3A Baseball State Championship Game 2: Topsail vs. Marvin Ridge Burlington Athletic Stadium, Burlington, NC 2 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 5 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 29 9 11 8 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 23 0 5 0 E- T - S. Hall (1st inn), A. Beach (7th inn); MR - J. Cornatzer (2nd inn) DP- T - C. Kimrey (5th inn, lined out 2b to 1b) 2B- T - C. Riker (4th inn); MR - C. Paul (5th inn) HR- MR - C. Castleberry 2 (1 RBI, 4th inn off Phelps; 1 RBI, 5th inn off St. Leg K. Dobos (3 RBI, 5th inn off St. Leger) CS- T - G. Myrka (2nd inn. By Dobos), D. Reaves (4th inn by Phelps) MR - C. Paul (5th inn by Emmertz) SB- MR - A. LeShock (1st inn), J. Kuchmaner (4th inn); T - B. Cota (6th inn) D. Reaves (4th inn), T - G. Myrka (4th inn) IP H R ER BB SO 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 IP H R ER BB SO 4+ 4 5 4 3 2 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 WP- T - P. Phelps (4th inn) HBP- T - Holland (hit LeShock in 6th), MR - D. Swoope (hit A. Beach in 7th) GAME 3 - Marvin Ridge slams door on Topsail 10-7 to win back-to-back titles BURLINGTON, N.C. Marvin Ridge bats were alive on day two of the 3A Baseball State Championships as the Mavericks plated ten runs in each of their two must-win games to surge to the 3A State Championship over Topsail, securing back-to-back championships for Marvin Ridge. Game three started out in much the same fashion that game two ended, with Marvin Ridge churning out runs at a high volume. The Mavericks posted five runs in the bottom of the first, answering a single score for Topsail in the top half of the frame, to take a 5-1 lead and not look back on the way to a 10-7 victory in game three. The Mavericks jumped all over Topsail freshman pitcher Aiden Smith, working five runs off of three hits, two walks and an error in the first inning. They followed up that with a run in the second and third inning each, before another big inning in the fourth where Marvin Ridge plated three runs and led 10-1. Three runs came home in the bottom of the fourth as LeShock reached on an error, moved to second on a balk, then Glover doubled to bring him home. Kevin Dobos and Castleberry each drew walks and Glover scored on a walk drawn by Connor Paul. Dobos crossed the plate on a passed ball making it 10-1. Topsail made things interesting down the stretch adding three runs in the fifth and again in the seventh. Sam Hall drew a lead-off walk in the seventh before Chase Riker took Mavericks starter Zach Zdimal deep to cut the Marvin Ridge lead to 10-6. Castleberry was named the series M.V.P. as he had two homers and a triple in games two and three to help power Marvin Ridge to their second straight championship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E Topsail 1 0 0 0 3 0 3-7 13 3 Marvin Ridge 5 1 1 3 0 0 x - 10 7 2 Topsail Pirates Josh Madole 1b Bryce Cota dh Sam Hall 3b Chase Riker 2b Garrett Myrka lf Aaron Beach cf Colby Emmertz c Jacob Luchansky pr Gavin Finley pr Shane Nolan ss Cameron Kimrey rf NCHSAA 3A Baseball State Championship Game 3: Topsail vs. Marvin Ridge Burlington Athletic Stadium, Burlington, NC Marvin Ridge Mavericks Alex LeShock cf Mark Glover ss Kevin Dobos c Zac Cerreta cr Chandler Nikodemski dh Chandler Castleberry rf Jake Kuchmaner 1b Connor Paul 2b Stephen Polacek 3b Kevin Molnar pr Demarco Reaves lf/p 5 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 35 7 12 5 4 2 3 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 10 7 5 E- MR - M. Glover (1st inn), C. Paul (3rd inn); T - DP- T - C. Riker (1st inn, 6-3); MR - M. Glover (5th inn., 6-4-3) 2B- T - B. Cota (1st inn), C. Riker (5th inn); MR - A. LeShock (1st inn), C. Paul (1st inn), M. Glover (4th inn.), 3B - MR - C. Castleberry (3rd inn) HR- T - C. Riker (2 RBI, 7th inn) HBP- T - C. Emmertz (hit in 7th by Zdimal) SF- J. Kuchmaner (3rd inn) SB- A. LeShock 2 (HP, 2nd inn.) Marvin Ridge tacked on a run in the second as Alex LeShock singled with one out then stole second base. He moved up to third on a groundout by Mark Glover. Then LeShock stole home, making it 6-1 Mavericks. They added a run in the third after Chandler Castleberry led off with a triple and Jake Kuchmaner got him home with a sacrifice fly putting the Mavericks up 7-1. Topsail Pirates Aidan Smith Alex Holland Marvin Ridge Mavericks Zach Zdimal Demarco Reaves IP H R ER BB SO 3 5 7 5 3 4 4 2 3 2 3 2 IP H R ER BB SO 6.2 13 7 7 2 2 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 27

2016 4A Baseball Championship Recaps The Green Hope order in the top of the fourth would be the first of the ballgame to be retired 1-2-3, and it opened the doors for another North Davidson score in their half of the inning. After reaching base on a dropped third strike an inning prior, EP Reese was safe at first on an error by the Green Hope second baseman. Reese went first to third on a two out single by Landon Michael, and he would score on a wild pitch to Michael Johnson to make it 4-0 North Davidson. Green Hope starter, Mitch Spence ended his outing after a strike out of Johnson. The Falcon senior went four innings, allowing five hits, and four earned runs, along with three wild pitches, and four strikeouts. Isaac Fisher tossed a scoreless fifth inning for Green Hope, then fellow sophomore Joey Hegeman came on to pitch the sixth for coach Mike Miragliuolo and the Falcons. With one out in the North Davidson sixth, Hegeman hit Nick Tiller with a pitch. EP Reese followed with an RBI double to the gap in right center, and he promptly scored a batter later on a Jackson Meadows RBI single to close out the scoring a 6-0. NCHSAA 4A Baseball State Championship Game 1: Green Hope vs. North Davidson Five County Stadium, Zebulon, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E Green Hope 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 2 North Davidson 0 1 2 1 0 2 x 6 7 1 GAME 1 - North Davidson takes game one from Green Hope 6-0 By: Evan Moesta Left-handed pitcher, Cole Beeker threw a complete game shutout for North Davidson High School in Game One of the 2016 NCHSAA 4A State Baseball Championship Series. The Black Knight offense backed their southpaw with runs in four of the six innings that they were at the plate for a 6-0 victory at Five County Stadium over Green Hope High School on Friday evening Beeker allowed only nine Falcon runners to reach base in the ballgame, and of those nine he was able to retire two on pickoff throws to first, and another two on double plays. In total, the 6 3 senior went seven innings, while allowing no runs on seven hits, with no walks, a hit batsman, and he registered five strikeouts. North Davidson was able to back their pitcher with some offense starting in the bottom of the second inning. Corey Joyce walked with two outs, and stole second base on a ball in the dirt to Jed Bryant. Two pitches later, Bryant poked a high fly ball down the right field line that skipped into the stands for a ground rule double. The hit scored Joyce and gave the Black Knights a 1-0 lead. An inning later, North Davidson s EP Reese reached on a dropped third strike to lead off the Black Knight third. Jackson Meadows followed with a single to center, and Landon Michael reached on a bunt to load the bases with nobody out. First Baseman Michael Johnson kept the line moving with an RBI single to left field to make it 2-0. Two batters later, Joe Butts grounded into a fielders choice to score another North Davidson run to send the two teams into the fourth inning at 3-0. Green Hope Falcons Connor Knapp 2b Sean McQuillan lf Drew Hegeman c Jacob Eller c Mitch Spence p Austen Jones 1b Kevin Pitarra ph Joseph Nunn rf Joel Smith ph Trevor Losito cf Thomas Quinn ph Kohl Abrams ss North Davidson Knights Edward Reese cf Jackson Meadows ss Landon Michael lf Michael Johnson 1b Cole Beeker p Joe Butts 2b Corey Joyce 3b Jed Bryant c Nick Tiller rf Green Hope Falcons Mitch Spence Isaac Fisher Joey Hegeman North Davidson Knights Cole Beeker 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22 0 7 0 4 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 28 6 7 4 E- ND - J. Meadows (7th inn) DP- GH - K. Pitarra (7th inn, GDP 4-3) 2B- ND - J. Bryant (3rd inn), E. Reese (6th inn) HBP- GH - K. Abrams (5th inn, hit by Beeker); ND - N. Tiller (6th inn, hit by J. Hegeman) SB- ND - J. Meadows (6th inn), C. Joyce (2nd inn) IP H R ER BB SO 4 5 4 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO 7 7 0 0 0 5 28

2016 4A Baseball Championship Recaps GAME 2 - Late Comeback in game 2 wins 4A State Championship for North Davidson By: Evan Moesta North Davidson completed a two game series sweep of Green Hope High School in the NCHSAA 4A Baseball State Championship at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, NC. Down 2-0 heading to their final at-bat in the top of the seventh inning, the Black Knights scored five unearned runs to clinch the 5-2 victory. game two as Landon Michael took the hill to start for the Black Knights. After allowing the two runs to score in the second, Michael settled in to pitch four and two-thirds innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits, three walks, and two strikeouts. The final hit allowed by Landon Michael on Saturday afternoon came to Trevor Losito, who once more shot a ball to the base of the wall in centerfield for a triple. Half of Green Hope s hits were of the three base variety as two runs came home on six hits, and a North Davidson error. Joe Butts started the improbable comeback for the Black Knights with a single to centerfield to start the top of the seventh. Corey Joyce was hit in the side by a Chris Joyner offering, then Jed Bryant lofted a flyball to shallow right field that was dropped after Green Hope second baseman Connor Knapp bumped into right fielder Joseph Nunn who was closing in on making the catch. The error loaded the bases for North Davidson with nobody out, and it forced head coach Mike Miragliuolo to make a visit to the mound for the first time on Saturday. Right-hander Nick Borgen closed out the ballgame for North Davidson with two and a third innings of perfect relief. He was credited as the winning pitcher, Chris Joyner was credited with the loss for Green Hope. Jordan Montgomery got the final three outs of the seventh for the Falcons with only one hit allowed. before Perry and Epling s late-game heroics. NCHSAA 4A Baseball State Championship Game 2: Green Hope vs. North Davidson Five County Stadium, Zebulon, NC Chris Joyner came out of the visit by issuing a bases loaded walk to freshman pinch hitter Jake Brown to score a run, and cut the Falcon lead to 2-1. Black Knight leadoff hitter EP Reese was due up next, and he tapped a swinging bunt back to the mound. In desperation, Joyner scooped the ball and launched an errant throw home to score two runs. Reese moved to second base on the back end of the play after giving his team a 3-2 lead. North Davidson shortstop Jackson Meadows grounded into a fielders choice to score Brown and make it 4-2, then Michael Johnson poked a two out RBI single to the outfield to put the Western Regional Champions ahead 5-2. Green Hope cruised through the opening six innings behind the left arm of their ace pitcher Chris Joyner. The senior went six-plus innings pitched, allowing five runs (all unearned in the seventh) on four hits, three walks, and seven strikeouts. Joyner worked around a ground rule double in the first, then retired the Black Knights in order in the second inning. He had his strikeout pitch going in inning number three when he sent both Nick Tiller, and fellow UNC-Wilmington baseball commit Jackson Meadows back to the dugout swinging at strike three. Joyner cruised through innings four, five, and six with only one hit, and one walk allowed. After being shutout through the first eight innings of this weekend s series, Green Hope finally broke the ice in the bottom of the second inning. Joesph Nunn shot a ground ball into left field for a one out knock, then Trevor Losito peppered the ball to the wall in dead center field for an RBI triple. Losito s second inning three bagger was the Falcons second in as many innings as Drew Hegeman was able to motor to third base on a first inning hit to right. Freshman Kohl Abrams lofted a sacrifice fly to the outfield to score Losito for the second out of the second giving Green Hope a 2-0 lead. North Davidson also called upon a southpaw to toe the slab in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E North Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-5 5 0 Green Hope Falcons 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-2 6 2 North Davidson Knights Edward Reese cf Jackson Meadows ss Landon Michael p Michael Johnson dh Hunter Morgan pr Cole Beeker 1b Joe Butts 2b Corey Joyce 3b Jed Bryant c Nick Tiller rf Jacob Brown ph Green Hope Falcons Connor Knapp 2b Sean McQuillan lf Drew Hegeman c Mitch Spence dh Isaac Fisher pr Austen Jones 1b Jordan Montgomery 3b Joel Smith p Joseph Nunn rf Trevor Losito cf Kohl Abrams ss Jacob Eller ph E- GH - C. Knapp (7th inn), C. Joyner (7th inn) DP- GH - A. Jones (3rd inn, GDP 6-3) 2B- ND - J. Meadows (1st inn), J. Bryant (3rd inn), 3B- GH - D. Hegeman (1st inn) HBP- ND - C. Joyce (7th inn, hit by C. Joyner) SB- ND - C. Joyce (5th inn) North Davidson Knights Landon Michael Nick Borgen 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 2 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 2 6 2 IP H R ER BB SO 4.2 5 2 2 3 2 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 Green Hope Falcons IP H R ER BB SO Chris Joyner 6+ 4 5 0 0 7 Jordan Montgomery 1 1 0 0 0 0 29

BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONS YEAR CHAMPION 1914 Sylvan 1915 Sylvan 1916 Clayton 1917 Cherryville 1918 Winston-Salem 1919 Red Oak 1920 Greensboro 1921 Red Oak OPEN CLASSIFICATION YEAR CHAMPION 1922 Clayton 1923 Pomona 1924 Shelby 1925 Shelby 1926 Clayton 1927 Winston-Salem 1928 Forest City 1929 Shelby PLAY WENT TO TWO CLASSIFICATIONS IN 1930 YEAR CLASS A CLASS B 1930 Charlotte Shelby 1931 Raleigh Mount Airy 1932 Charlotte Roanoke Rapids 1933 Greensboro Mount Airy 1934 Greensboro Burlington 1935 Durham Roanoke Rapids 1936 Raleigh Burlington 1937 Gastonia Rockwell 1938 Greensboro Rockwell PLAY WENT TO THREE CLASSIFICATIONS IN 1939 YEAR CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C 1939 Durham Mount Airy Pleasant Garden 1940 Greensboro Rockingham Pleasant Garden 1941 Durham Hanes Pleasant Garden 1942 Greensboro Gray Stony Point CLASSIFICATIONS CHANGED TO AA, A, B IN 1943 YEAR CLASS AA CLASS A CLASS B 1943 Wilson Hanes 1944 Wilson Hanes 1945 ----- ----- 1946 Gastonia Gray Clemmons 1947 Gastonia Gray Trinity 1948 Gastonia Gray Clemmons 1949 Gastonia Kinston Clemmons 1950 Gastonia Kinston Clemmons CLASSIFICATIONS CHANGED TO AAA, AA, A IN 1951 YEAR CLASS AAA CLASS AA CLASS A 1951 Gastonia Laurinburg West Edgecombe 1952 Burlington Sanford Perquimans 1953 Gastonia Gray Rock Springs 1954 Gastonia Sanford Hertford 1955 Salisbury Reidsville Williamston 1956 Wilmington Rockingham Red Springs 1957 Wilmington North Mecklenburg Kernersville 1958 Gastonia Massey Hill Kernersville 1959 Wilmington Massey Hill Bessemer City 31

BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONS PLAY WENT TO FOUR CLASSIFICATIONS IN 1960 YEAR CLASS AAAA CLASS AAA CLASS AA CLASS A 1960 Greensboro Southern Central Davidson Lucama 1961 CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE NOT HELD 1962 CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE NOT HELD 1963 Rocky Mount Bessemer Perquimans Bath 1964 Grimsley Hendersonville Northeast Guilford Elm City 1965 Garinger Southern Alamance Northeast Guilford Mars Hill 1966 North Mecklenburg New Bern North Davidson Crest 1967 Rocky Mount Kinston North Davidson Robersonville 1968 Fike Hamlet Holbrook Ayden 1969 Ben Smith Southeast Guilford Williamston Lucama 1970 Myers Park Enka West Columbus Farmer 1971 Grimsley Northwest Cabarrus St. Stephens Saratoga 1972 Hoggard Greene Central St. Stephens Robersonville 1973 Rocky Mount Richmond County St. Stephens Robersonville 1974 Richmond County C. B. Aycock Sylva-Webster Manteo 1975 Greenville Williamston Hallsboro Cullowhee 1976 Richmond County Williamston Chatham Central Manteo 1977 Scotland County Sylva-Webster Sun Valley Rock Ridge 1978 Garner White Oak Hallsboro Lucama 1979 Pinecrest White Oak Bunn Jamesville 1980 Rocky Mount Greene Central Cherryville Jamesville 1981 Grimsley South Point North Johnston Midway 1982 South Caldwell East Bladen Cherryville Edneyville 1983 Richmond County T. C. Roberson Whiteville Hayesville 1984 Independence Western Guilford Piedmont Jamesville 1985 Southern Wayne Western Guilford Whiteville Jamesville 1986 Eastern Wayne Asheboro South Robeson Clarkton 1987 Broughton North Gaston Greene Central Hallsboro 1988 Harding Southern Alamance South Brunswick Hayesville 1989 South Mecklenburg Kings Mountain Whiteville St. Pauls 1990 Hoke County South Johnston Greene Central Hendersonville 1991 South View Statesville Whiteville St. Pauls 1992 Glenn West Henderson Cherryville Princeton 1993 New Hanover Kings Mountain Cherryville East Montgomery 1994 New Hanover Cape Fear Northside Princeton 1995 Providence East Rowan Lincolnton Williamston 1996 Lee Rockingham County Manteo North Brunswick 1997 Rose Forest Hills Southwest Guilford Chatham Central 1998 Northwest Guilford Havelock Eastern Randolph Cherryville 1999 Rose Fike East Davidson Maiden Official Hospitality Sponsors of the NCHSAA -- ~ TownePlace COURIYARD SUITES ~rnott. ~mott. Residence Inn Raleigh Crabtree 919.279.3000 Fairfield Inn & Suites RDU Airport 919.468.2660 ~ FAIR..FIELD INN&SUITES ~mott. Hyatt Place Durham Southpoint 919.688.7800.,.,.,. Reside-nee Inn ~rnott. RALEIGH DURHAM CHAPEL HILL PINEHURST WINSTON-SALEM Residence Inn Chapel Hill 919.933.4848 ~Hilton ~Garden Inn Eftrythl 1. lllght wh.,. you... d It. Homewood Suites Pinehurst 910.255.0300 C HOMEWOOD SUITES -- Hilton.-- II HYATT PLACE" Fairfield Inn & Suites Winston-Salem 336.714.2800 Residence Inn Raleigh Midtown 919.878.6100 Fairfield Inn & Suites Raleigh Crabtree 919.881.9800 Courtyard Raleigh Crabtree 919.782.6868 TownePlace Suites Raleigh Cary 919.678.0005 Hilton Garden Inn Durham Southpoint 919.544.6000 Fairfield Inn & Suites Durham Southpoint 919.806.8200 WWW.SUMMITHOSPITALITY.COM FOR GROUP RESERVATIONS PLEASE CONTACT OUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE AT 919.279.3004 32

BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONS YEAR CLASS AAAA CLASS AAA CLASS AA CLASS A 2000 Apex T.C. Roberson Greene Central Bladenboro 2001 Lee Franklin Shelby Cherryville 2002 Fuquay-Varina T.C. Roberson East Rutherford South Stokes 2003 Rose Ashbrook East Rutherford South Stokes 2004 Rose West Brunswick East Rutherford South Stokes 2005 D.H. Conley Southern Alamance North Lenoir Farmville Central 2006 Scotland D.H.Conley North Lenoir Chatham Central 2007 South Caldwell Charles B. Aycock East Rutherford Princeton 2008 Rose Rocky Mount Orange Cherryville 2009 Ardrey Kell Lake Norman Dalton McMichael South Stanly 2010 E.A. Laney East Rowan East Rutherford West Wilkes 2011 Holly Springs South Point Randleman East Columbus 2012 Middle Creek Weddington Whiteville South Stanly 2013 South Mecklenburg Weddington Piedmont South Stanly 2014 West Forsyth Topsail Midway Whiteville 2015 Providence Marvin Ridge South Granville Whiteville 2016 North Davidson Marvin Ridge East Rutherford Cherryville 33

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