American Legion baseball: 2019 state tournament (Cherryville)
Published 2:04 am Monday, July 29, 2019
Staff report
CHERRYVILLE — Randolph County beat Cherryville 5-4 late Sunday night and finished 2-1 in the Stars Pool.
Randolph and Cherryville finished 2-1, while Union County and Kinston were 1-2.
Randolph Post 45 (32-8) advanced to a Monday semifinal against Fuquay-Varina (24-5) at 4:30 p.m.
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Davidson County lost 7-1 to Wilmington on Sunday and went 0-3 in Stripes Pool play. Davidson finished the season 20-12.
The Stripes Pool had three teams with 2-1 records. Wilmington and Fuquay-Varina advanced. The Gaston Braves went 2-1 but were the odd team out after a runs allowed tiebreaker was employed.
Wilmington (21-2) plays Cherryville (29-11) on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in a semifinal.
State tournament
Stripes Pool —Wilmington (2-1), Fuquay-Varina (2-1), Gaston Braves (2-1), Davidson County (0-3)
Stars Pool — Randolph County (2-1), Cherryville (2-1), Union County (1-2), Kinston (1-2)
at Cherryville
Pool Play
Friday’s games
Wilmington 12, Gaston Braves 7
Fuquay-Varina 12, Davidson County 2
Randolph County 7, Union County 3
Cherryville 10, Kinston 1
Saturday’s games
Kinston 5, Randolph County 4
Gaston Braves 10, Davidson County 6
Cherryville 1, Union County 0
Fuquay-Varina 3, Wilmington 2
Sunday’s games
Wilmington 7, Davidson County 1
Randolph County 5, Cherryville 4
Gaston Braves 8, Fuquay-Varina 7 (10 inns.)
Union County 9, Kinston 6
Monday’s semifinals
Randolph County (32-8) vs Fuquay-Varina (24-5), 4:30 p.m.
Wilmington (21-2) vs Cherryville (29-11), 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.