2009 Eastern NC 16-18 Babe Ruth Tournament

Babe Ruth 16 – 18 Year Old Eastern North Carolina State Tournament​

Tarboro, NC – The Eastern North Carolina Babe Ruth tournament (16-18 Year Old) draws to a conclusion tonight at Tarboro Municipal Stadium with Coastal Plain (3-0) playing Triangle (3-1) for the title and right to advance to the Southeast Regional tournament. Triangle won the title in 2008 and will be playing in the championship game for the second straight year.

The 9-team tournament began on Thursday, July 9th. Teams included: Lumber River, Crystal Coast, Benson, Triangle, Wayne County, Albemarle, North Johnston, American Legion Post 50, and Coastal Plain.
Coastal Plain’s path to the championship game included a 1st round blowout of American Legion Post 50, an 8-inning 2 to 1 victory over Lumber River, and a dramatic 6 -3 victory over Triangle.

Triangle’s path involved an 11-inning 1st round victory over Benson, a victory over Wayne County, the afore-mentioned loss to Coastal Plain, and an elimination game 8-inning 6-5 victory over Crystal Coast.

Coastal Plain’s roster lists WALLY BENFIELD (JH Rose 2011), SPENCER DICKERSON (Ayden Grifton 2009), JOHN NAYLOR (Faith Christian Academy 2011), BEN BARNES (Faith Christian Academy 2011), GRAYSON PARROTT (JH Rose 2009), WARREN HARVEY (JH Rose 2010), TYLER CLIFTON (JH Rose 2010), GREY WORDSWORTH (JH Rose 2011), TANNER MERRITT (JH ROSE 2009/ECU commit), KYLE NORVILLE (Tarboro/Barton commit), TYLER HARDEE (JH Rose 2009), BLAKE McCARTER (Ayden Grifton 2011), AUSTIN BOWDEN (Ayden Grifton 2010), ERIC MULL (Faith Christian Academy 2009), MATT STEELE (ECU ), BRYAN QUINTARD (JH Rose 2010), and CHASE McDONALD (JH Rose 2010/ECU commit).

Triangle’s roster lists CORNELIUS RICHARDSON (Warren County 2010), JOSHUA TIELKING (Warren County 2010), CRAWFORD BOLTON (Louisburg 2009/Mt. Olive College commit), BRETT GARRETT (Louisburg 2008/Louisburg College), BRANDON WILLIAMS (Bunn High 2010), BRANDON YARBROUGH (Bunn High 2009), A.J. RAGLAND (UNC Pembroke), CHRIS RILEY (S. Granville 2010), MATT WILSON (S. Granville 2010), ZACH MORAN(S. Granville 2010), CHRIS CORNELIUS (Ravenscroft), MATTHEW SMILEY (Warren County 2010), BEN PECOT (Cardinal Gibbons), JERRY “SPORT” WILLIAMS (Louisburg High 2012), and JOHNATHAN HOWARD (S. Granville 2010).

 

ppd. today try again tomm. (Tuesday)

 

CBS sorry we screwed up the roster we gave you. Wally Benfield (JH Rose) 2011, Jon Naylor (Faith Christian) 2011, Ben Barnes (Faith Christian) 2011, Grey Wordsworth (JH Rose) 2011 and Blake McCarter (Ayden Grifton) 2011. Tanner Merritt (JH Rose) was also a 2009. Hope to see you tomm. afternoon.

 

Thanks for the Update....

.... unfortunately, I will be in Myrtle Beach, SC the remainder of the week. Good luck to you guys. I am thinking the Championship game(s) will be classics. There were really 3 teams that had a legitimate chance of wining the tournament - Lumber River, Coastal Plain, and Triangle. There will be a lot of talent on display Tuesday night. Anyone within driving distance ought to head on over to Tarboro Municipal Stadium and watch some young men play baseball - young men about whom we will be hearing for years to come.

By the way, that 2-run homerun Tyler Hardee hit to put you guys up 4 - 3 was a thing of beauty. He hit an ankle high (or low depending on one's perspective) breaking ball out of the park. Impressive! Equally impressive was the play from leftfield to nail the tying run at the plate. All coaches teach hitting the cut-off man and your leftfielder did it to perfection. He threw a chest high ball to Chase - who caught it in motion just like it is taught - and Chase made an excellent throw to the plate. Impressive! Fundamentally sound baseball teams always give themselves a chance to win.

 

Any college prospects from some of the younger guys?

 

cbs... what's your guess on the fb velo of the CP starting pitcher for Coastal Plains vs Triangle? I have a guess, want to see if you confer...

 

RE: Diesel1

I thought he was 82 - 85. Looked as though he settled in comfortably around 83.

 

Coastal Plains All Stars defeat Triangle 8 - 3 to win State Championship... next stop, Northern Virginia...

 

Chase McDonald hit a grand slam with 2 outs in the 4th to break a 2-2 tie and put Coastal Plains in the drivers seat. For good measure, the young man threw 5 1/3 innings on the mound to pick up the win.

 

Chase McDonald

Congrats to Coastal Plain on the Championship and to Triangle as well. Both teams played hard throughout and neither gave up. Chase's grand slam proved to be the difference (I saw that one coming).

Chase pitched well (89 in the 1st inning but settled in around 83 consistently). The big fella is going to be a good one at ECU and beyond.