Four Wayne County teams earn state bids

By From staff reports
Published in Sports on July 1, 2011 1:47 PM

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12-Under

Wayne County 13, Wilson 1

* ROCK RIDGE -- Hunter Burke and Lee Daniels both supplied four hits as Wayne County captured the Eastern N.C. Babe Ruth 12-Under District 4 baseball championship.

Wayne County advanced to the state tournament July 15-19 in Laurinburg.

Sawyer Smith, Cameron Matthews and Boone Moody each contributed two hits. Tanner Bradley belted a home run and Drew Barnes and Cameron Kornegay both had a hit.

Wayne County erupted four seven runs in the first inning and finished with 18 hits.

Chandler Matthews collected the win on the mound.

8-Under

Wayne County

beats Greene County

* ROCK RIDGE -- The Wayne County South squad earned a state-tournament berth with a decisive victory over Greene County in the Eastern N.C. Babe Ruth 8-U District 4 baseball tournament Thursday evening.

The state tournament begins July 7 in Winterville.

Gabe Vernon and Daniel Garcia cranked out three triples apiece in the win.

The team is directed by head coach Shane Phillips, and assistant coaches Lee Collins and Jeff Vernon.

9-Under

Wayne County claims title

* ROCK RIDGE -- Wayne County completed its sweep of Greene County in the Eastern N.C. Babe Ruth 9-U District 4 baseball tournament Thursday evening.

Wayne County emerged victorious in the best-of-three series 16-0 on Tuesday and 16-3. The team clinched a berth in the state tournament, which launches July 7 in Sanford.

Tanner McKeel, Andrew Fricks and Cole Matthews handed the pitching duties in Thursday's mercy-rule win. Landon Ginn and Connor Wise shared the mound responsibility in Tuesday's triumph.

8-U softball

Wayne Co. 18-17, Kinston 7-7

The Wayne County 8-Under softball team secured a state-tournament berth with a doubleheader sweep of Kinston in the District 8 championship series Thursday evening.

Wayne County advances to the state tournament, which begins July 6 in New Bern.

The team is coached by Tink Jones, Paul Marak and TJ Smothers.