Charlotte Area Wood Bat Showcase

Schedule for the Charlotte Area Showcase the weekend of Oct. 16-17

Game Scores and Recaps will be updated on this site.

Saturday October 16

Vance High School

10:00a On Deck 17's vs. Copperheads 18's

12:30p On Deck 16's vs. Copperheads TPX

4:00p South Charlotte Panthers vs. Impact Rookies


Sunday October 17

Vance High School

10:00a Impact Rookies vs. Copperheads TPX

12:30p Impact Rookies vs. On Deck 17's

3:00p On Deck 17's vs. Copperheads TPX


Rock Hill High School

10:00a SC Panthers vs. Copperheads 18's

12:30p SC Panthers vs. On Deck 16's

3:00p On Deck 16's vs. Copperheads 18's

 

the on deck 17's vs. impact rookies should be a good game some of the top 06's in the state

 

Nice wkend event

The host Vance HS was great. Fields in good condition, games on time umpires not too full of themselves.

The Impact Rookies and 17 O's tied 5-5 after the O's let a 5-1 lead slip away. Morris was effective in relief for the Rookies. Andruss was effective in the start for the O's.

The younger Copperhead team beat Impact and were leading the O's 8-1. The O's began climing out of the hole they dug and finally tied the game 8-8 when time expired.

The older Copperhead team beat the O's 5-3 behind a strong outing by #19 from AL Brown (sorry the name escapes me). Had 7-9 K's in 5 2/3 inning before being pulled. Lots of movement and very good command.

UNCC staff reportedly at that game.

 

Charlotte Wood Bat Results

Game 1
Copperheads 18's 5 On Deck O's 17's 3
WP Garrett Sherrill 05 A.L. Brown
SV Andy Oliver 06 Hopewell

Leading Hitters: (CH) Blair Troutman 05 Concord; Brett Richardson 05 Hopewell.

Game 2
On Deck O's 16's 8 Copperheads TPX 5
WP Thomas Nichols 07 Charlotte Christian

Leading Hitters: (OD) Shaun Wixted 07 Butler 2-3; Andrew Smith 07 Butler 2-4; Joe Mangum 07 Weddington 2-4. (CH) Aaron Plummer 08 N. Mecklenberg 2-3 2RS.

Game 3
Impact Rookies 7 SC Panthers 2
WP Hunter Ford 06 Ashley 12K 7IP
LP Kyle Greenwalt 07 Sourderton 6K 7IP 2ER

Leading Hitters: Ryan Morris 06 S. Mecklenberg 3-3(2B); Zeke Blanton 07 E. Rutherford 2-2; Max Schott 06 New Bern 2-3. (SCP) Erik Sommerville 06 Providence 1-2(2B).

Game 4
Copperheads 18's 1 SC Panthers 0 8 Innings
WP Jesse Brown 05 Mt. Pleasant
Blair Kettner 05 N.W. Cabarrus 8K 5IP
LP Justin Schumer 06 E. Mecklenberg
Corey Norman 07 Forbush 6K 7IP

Leading Hitters: (CH) Matt Killian 05 Central Cabarrus GWRBI. (SCP) Preston Shuey 07 S. Mecklenberg 1-3.

Game 5
Copperheads TPX 5 Impact Rookies 4
WP Brandon Whitt 07 N. Mecklenburg 5K 4IP
SV Adam Waters 08 Hopewell 3K 3IP


Game 6
SC Panthers 5 On Deck O's 16's 1
WP: Josh Salay 06 Rock Hill 4K 5IP
SV: Erik Sommerville 06 Providence 3K 2IP
LP: Andrew Smith 07 Butler

Leading Hitters: (SCP) Preston Shuey 07 S. Mecklenberg 3-3: Erik Sommerville 06 Providence 2-2; Justin Schumer 06 E. Mecklenberg 1-2 RBI; Dean Boyle 07 Myers Park 1-3 RBI. (OD) Shackleford 07 Providence 1-2.

Game 7
Impact Rookies 5 On Deck O's 17's 5
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Game 8
Copperheads 18's 14 On Deck O's 16's 0
WP: Matt Killian 05 Central Cabarrus

Leading Hitters: (CH) Matt Cochrane 2-3 2RBI; Ryan Brown 2-3 2RBI.

Game 9
Copperheads TPX 8 On Deck O's 17's 8
CH John Danza 06 Independance 4IP 3H

Leading Hitters: Adam Waters 08 Hopewell 2-4 1RS; Shane Brown 07 N. Mecklenberg 2-4; Tyler Cochrane 07 JM Robinson 2-4; Zack Turton 07 Hopewell 2-4.

 

It's great to see these 2 guys doing well this fall. It'll be even more fun watching them go at each other next year in school ball. Both are great kids, good students, and awesome competitors. :applause: :applause:

BTW: It's Blake Ketner :xyzthumbs

 

Game 1

O's gave up 4 runs on 2 errors with the Copperheads not hitting the ball out of the infield in the first inning. Sherril's gem (1 hit) and O's errors overshadowed a strong performance by the O's pitcher T McConnell.

Game 7

Morris was effective in relief for the Rookies. Also the Rookies catcher was firing peas and looked very good. On the other side, M Andruss was effective in the start for the O's. O's Leading Hitter: K Fulginiti 3-3, 1 RBI

Game 9

Bard couldn't get comfortable early for the O's. Went 3 innings. M Fulginiti effective in relief for O's. O's Leading Hitters: K Fulginiti 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI; K Carrigan 1-3 ,2B; M Fulginiti 2-3, 2B

 

Special Thanks should go out to the South Charlotte Panthers and the Copperhead TPX 16U for getting this tournament together on short notice.
The entire event went smoothly with some great competition, and nail-biter games.

The young Copperhead TPX team established themselves this weekend as the ones to watch, with strong pitching from Justin Brock 06, John Danza 06, and Brandon Whitt 07; and Strong relief pitching came from 08 Adam Waters. They kept hitters off balance, effectively changing speeds, and showing dominating velocity by Whitt. :applause:

The Copperhead TPX team showed timely hitting, taking advantage of walks and errors. The hitting was balanced throughout the line up, top to bottom. With few long ball threats, the Copperheads effectively hit the ball to all fields. Despite the fact there are only four 06, three 08, & eight 07's, these guys are fun to watch. This is a young team on the rise!

The Carolina Copperhead program has evolved as one of the top programs in the area, if not the country. Finishing 6th at the Perfect Game Wood Bat Nationals (at East Cobb), right along side the South Charlotte Panthers (7th). The Perfect Game Tourn. had (by far) the strongest competition of any tournament I saw this past summer. The Copperheads TPX team also had a strong 2nd place finish at the ___________ Nationals in Myrtle Beech, SC ( name escapes me..)

The Coaching Staff is made up of professional players,and HS coaches from N. Mecklenburg and Hopewell HS. With a professionally structured training program, they train weekly at Diamond Dreams Training Facility in Concord, NC. The coaching staff is dedicated to properly preparing players for "the next level", fundamentally, mentally, and physically. The team is based out of Huntersville, NC.

Keep your eye on this team!:applause:

 

:applause: ...if you can, list what schools these players are attending

 

I will try to get the entire roster and post it, but these pitchers were very effective Sat & Sun.

Brock 06 Central Cabarrus
Danza 06 Independence
Whitt 07 N. Mecklenburg
Waters 08 Hopewell HS

You can also check their web site below:


http://eteamz.active.com/copperheads16u/

 

Is the SC Panthers a select team or a high school team..my son was the one on Impact that pitched to them.I don't know anything about the teams except what I picked up here....Thanks