Area 1 Finals...

State Championship Teams 1980-2007

Here they are back to 1980. Up through 1999 it was a best of 7 series. The tournament started in 2000

1980 Wilmington 10 d. Rowan County 4-3
1981 Cherryville 100 d. Snow Hill 4-0
1982 Hamlet 94 d. Cherryville 4-3
1983 Hamlet 49 d. Charlotte-262 4-0
1984 Rowan County 342 d. Hope Mills 4-0
1985 Whiteville 137 d. Caldwell County 4-1
1986 Caldwell County 29 d. Whiteville 4-1
1987 Hamlet 49 d. Haw River 4-0
1988 Kernersville 36 d. Snow Hill 4-3
1989 Whiteville 137 d. Mocksville 4-1
1990 Caldwell County 29 d. Whiteville 3-0
1991 Caldwell County 29 d. Whiteville 4-3
1992 Kernersville 36 d. Wilmington 4-2
1993 Rowan County 342 d. Laurinburg 4-0
1994 Wilmington 10 d. Kernersville 4-1
1995 Wilmington 10 d. Kernersville 4-2
1996 Whiteville 137 d. Rutherford County 4-1
1997 Cherryville 100 d. Wayne County 4-2
1998 Cherryville 100 d. Pitt County 4-3
1999 Garner 232 d. Cherryville 4-1

N.C. American Legion state tournament finals (2000-07)
2000 Caldwell County 7, Rowan County 3
2001 Shelby 4, Garner 3, 12 innings
2002 Rowan County 7, Wayne County 5
2003 Cherryville 7, Pineville 3
2004 Garner 4, Caldwell County 0 (vacated Feb. 2005)
2005 Pitt County-39 4, Lexington 2
2006 Morehead City 7, Caldwell County 6
2007 Cherryville 6, Wayne County 1

 

Now I see. The area that has the most success gets to set the rules to its benefit. I don't think this has happened because I am sure some folks in Area IV would have arranged to have three teams in Gastonia. But that seems to be where your post is headed. And maybe CC could elaborate on what he thinks Area IV has done to rig the rules. Not sure I follow him there.

It would be interesting to go to a parallel universe where Area IV didn't set it up to where Cherryville and Caldwell could both make the state tournament.

 

No, only folks in Caldwell County wants to see Caldwell there this year. They were a mediocre team that ended there season with 6 straight losses. Let's go to that parallel universe though, the cream always rises to the top. I have a feeling we'd see alot of the same results.

 

But you would not see two teams from the same league making the tournament.

 

Totals......

So by the above, cumulative totals since 1980, of appearances in the State Championship are as follows:

Caldwell County 7 (4)
Cherryville 6 (4)
Rowan County 5 (3)
Wilmington 10 4 (3)
Kernersville 4 (2)
Wayne County 3 (0)
Garner 3 (2)

Since 2000:

Caldwell 3 (1)
Rowan 2 (1)
Cherryville 2 (2)
Wayne 2 (0)
Garner 2 (1)

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Let's just play the game

Luigi and TravisUNC,

Great job on passing along the information from previous state tournaments. As far as the rhubarb surrounding the Area I championship series, play the cards you're dealt. And as far as the state tournament, western North Carolina has been king as far as Legion baseball is concerned over the past two decades. I can also remember when eastern North Carolina ruled the state Legion baseball scene as well. It boils down to talent and how much other entities such as showcase ball, AAU, etc. affect teams and areas each season. Congrats to Wayne County and Clayton for advancing to the state tournament. And as someone said in an earlier post, the cream ... as always ... will rise to the top in the end.

 

From my blog. I'll post more when I get through with some related matters.

If you're going to have a postseason debacle, now is the time for it.

In a night in which it could barely get out of its own way, Wayne County suffered a defeat of historic proportions at the hands of Clayton Wednesday night at Southern Wayne High School.

Clayton took advantage of 14 walks and combined that with 16 hits to rout Wayne 20-2 in the second game of their best-of-three Area I title series. The rubber match takes place tonight at Smithfield-Selma High School at 7.

It was the worst home defeat in the 43-year history of the program in addition to being to most lopsided playoff loss. The only game Wayne lost by a greater margin was a 22-1 defeat in Wilmington in 1968.

 

Who is coaching Post 71?

If he is on here, please send me a private message...

 

Game three is scheduled for 8 tonight at SSS.

 

http://post11baseball.blogspot.com/

One night after losing by the second biggest margin in the history of the program, Wayne County's American Legion team showed what kind of stuff it's made of.

Zach Wright belted a massive three-run homer and Jay Rose provided another stellar performance on the hill as Wayne rallied past Clayton Post 71 7-6 Thursday night at Smithfield-Selma High School to claim its fourth Area I title in the past nine years.

Both teams are headed to the state tournament in Gastonia but still await word on their opponents. Randolph County overcame a nine-run deficit to defeat Rowan County 16-15 in Salisbury to even the Area III championship series at three games apiece. The final game is scheduled for Asheboro tonight.

Wayne (24-6) will play the loser at 12:30 p.m. next Tuesday at Sims Legion Field while Clayton (19-11) will face the winner in the first game at 9:30 in the morning.

After taking a two-run lead in the first on Walker Gourley's home run, Wayne sputtered offensively over the next four innings and hit into two double plays. Clayton tied it in the fourth on Ryan Daughtry's leadoff home run, the first of his four hits, then went ahead with three runs in the fifth.

Wayne starter John Wooten gave up two singles and a hit to load the bases and set the stage for more heroics from Daughtry. The Post 71 shortstop punched an outside pitch to right for two runs. At that point, Rose took over. Blake Murray scored on a wild pitch, and Wayne seemed to be in big trouble considering it had only two his in the first five innings.

But things were soon to change. Clayton starter Jeff Citero gave up consecutive hits to Wooten and Rose after being ahead 1-2. He got behind Wright 3-1 and delivered a fastball that Wright sent out of the park so fast the left fielder barely had time to turn his head as it passed. The tape measure shot meant the end of the night for starter Jeff Citero. Chris Hinton relieved him and pitched two scoreless innings.

Clayton threatened again the next inning. Justin Diener reached on a wild pitch with one out after he struck out. Brian Mills reached on an error, but Rose got a force play at third. He hit the next batter to load the bases ended the inning with a strikeout.

Post 11 went ahead for good in the eighth against reliever Will Henschel. Wright drew a leadoff walk on four pitches and moved to third on two wild pitches. Thomas Pilkington walked to bring up Nolan Lancaster. The Post 11 center fielder was having a frustrating night, having hit into two double plays, but he came through with a perfect push bunt up the first base line to advance both runners.

One out later, Alex Casey was hit by a pitch and Tyler Edwards sharply singled to right to load the bases before Henschel ended the inning on a fly ball.

Rose erased the leadoff batter in the home seventh on a double play and left a runner stranded in the eighth.

Wooten added to the fireworks in the ninth by drilling the first pitch over the center field fence
to give Wayne the cushion it would ultimately need.

Rose retired the first batter on a popup to begin the ninth but Daughtry continued his hot night by homering to right on the first pitch to erase Wayne's margin of error. Colin Parker grounded to second, but Rose walked Brad Fletcher on a full count to bring up Evan Harbinson.

The count ran to 2-2, and Rose fanned him on a called fastball to send the Post 11 players on to the field in celebration.