Area III

  Area III championship series (best-of-3, both teams advance to state)

               Saturday’s games

Randolph County (26-7) at Rowan County (30-1)

              Sunday’s games

Rowan County at Randolph County

              Monday’s games

Randolph County at Rowan County

           State tournament

Greenville, July 21-26

SE Regional (Asheboro, Aug. 2-6)

World Series (Shelby, Aug. 10-15)

        State qualifiers

Area I — Pitt County, Garner

Area II — Hope Mills, Wilmington

Area III — Rowan County, Randolph County

Area IV —  TBD

Area IV semifinals

Friday: Cherryville 7, Gaston Braves 6, Cherryville leads series 2-1

Shelby vs. Union County, ppd, series tied 1-all, doubleheader today

   Area III champs

2016- High Point (7)

2015- Rowan County (18)

2014- High Point

2013- Randolph County (8)

2012- High Point

2011- High Point

2010- Kernersville (9)

2009- Rowan County

2008- Randolph County

2007- Asheboro

2006- Kannapolis (11)

2005- Lexington (2)

2004- Kannapolis

2003- Kannapolis

2002- Rowan County

2001- Asheboro

2000- Rowan County

1999- Eastern Randolph (2)

1998- Rowan County

1997- Kernersville

1996- Kernersville

1995- Kernersville

1994- Kernersville

1993- Rowan County

1992- Kernersville

1991- Kernersville

1990- Mooresville (1)

1989- Mocksville (1)

1988- Kernersville

1987- Haw River (1)

1986- Kernersville

1985- Rowan County

1984- Rowan County

1983- Concord (3)

1982- Asheboro

1981- Eastern Randolph

1980- Rowan County

1979- Rowan County

1978- Asheboro

1977- Rowan County

1976- High Point

1975- Asheboro

1974- Concord

1973- Rowan County

1972- High Point

1971- Rowan County

1970- Rowan County

1969- Rowan County

1968- Rowan County

1967- Greensboro Cone (3)

1966- Greensboro Cone

1965- Charlotte Post 9 (2)

1964- Charlotte Post 9

1963- Greensboro Cone

1962- Asheboro

1961- Kannapolis

1960- Kannapolis

1959- Kannapolis

1958- Kannapolis

1957- Greensboro Burtner (1)

1956- Albemarle (1)

1955- Salisbury

1954- Salisbury

1953- Concord

1952- Kannapolis

1951- High Point

1950- Kannapolis

1949- Kannapolis

1948- Lexington

1947- Kannapolis

Rowan roundup

Jim Gantt, Rowan  County (2001-17)

Record: 498-177

2001

Record: 36-9

Lost Area III championship series to Asheboro (Randolph), 4-3

Eliminated from state tournament by Asheboro

Top pitcher: Julian Sides

Top hitter: Cal Hayes Jr.

2002

Record: 43-2

Won Area III, won state

Lost in regional to Dothan, Ala.

Top pitcher: Julian Sides

Top hitter: Cal Hayes Jr.

2003

Record: 16-12

Lost Area III semifinals to Eastern Randolph, 3-0

Top pitcher: Patrick Adams

Top hitter: Spencer Steedley

2004

Record: 23-18

Lost Area III semifinals to Greensboro Post 53

Top pitcher: Craige Lyerly

Top hitter: Bubba Morris/Brett Mulkey

2005

Record: 19-8

Disqualified after first round of Area III playoffs

Top pitcher: Keegan Linza

Top hitter: Zeb Link

2006

Record: 24-10

Lost second round of Area III playoffs to Kannapolis, 3-2

Top pitcher: Cy Young

Top hitter: Wade Moore/Brett Hatley

2007

Record: 40-8

Lost in Area III championship series to Randolph County, 4-3

Eliminated from state tournament by Wayne County

Top pitcher: Cy Young

Top hitter: Weston Church

2008

Record: 34-16

Lost in Area III championship series to Randolph County, 3-2

Eliminated from state tournament by Cherryville

Top pitcher: Tanner Brown

Top hitter: Noah Holmes

2009

Record: 39-10

Won Area III, state and SE Regional, won 2 games in World Series, Fargo, N.D.

Top pitcher: Forrest Buchanan

Top hitter: Trey Holmes

2010

Record: 30-13

Lost Area III championship series to Kernersville, 3-1, Area III runner-up did not advance to state tournament

Top pitcher: Parker Gobbel

Top hitter: Zach Smith

2011

Record: 25-10

Lost Area III championship series to High Point, 2-0

Eliminated from state tournament by Cherryville

Top pitcher: Thomas Allen

Top hitter: Justin Morris

2012

Record: 20-20

Lost in Area III semifinals to High Point, 3-2

Top pitcher: Avery Rogers

Top hitter: Chance Bowden/Ashton Fleming

2013

Record: 22-10

Lost in Area III semifinals to Kernersville, 3-0

Top pitcher: Brian Bauk

Top hitter: Chance Bowden

2014

Record: 24-9

Lost in Area III semifinals to Winston-Salem, 3-1

Top pitcher: Connor Johnson

Top hitter: Chance Bowden/Luke Setzer

2015

Record: 32-8

Won Area III, won state, eliminated from SE Regional by Randolph County

Top pitcher: Riley Myers

Top hitter: Juan Garcia

2016

Record: 41-13

Lost Area III championship series to High Point, 2-0, but won state and SE Regional, won 3 games in World Series

Top pitcher: John Owen/Bryan Ketchie

Top hitter: Lee Poteat

2017

Record: 30-1

Area III championship series stats tonight vs. Randolph County