QUICK GLANCE: Topsail softball @ C.B. Aycock

By Justin Hayes
Published in Sports on May 24, 2016 1:48 PM

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C.B. AYCOCK GOLDEN FALCONS

Location: Pikeville

Head Coach: Lavon Matthews

Record: 27-1 overall, 12-0 Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A

Playoff path: def. Southern Wayne, 14-4 (5 inn.); def. Erwin Triton, 5-1; def. Hillsborough Orange, 7-5; def. Lee County, 4-3.

Key performers: Connor Vinson, Allison Shingleton, Hannah Vinson, Madison Walton, Cassandra Lassiter... quintet is batting a combined .449 on the season with 175 hits and 133 RBI... Golden Falcons are also accomplished thieves, swiping 106 bases out of 115 attempts this spring -- a conversion mark of .921... in four playoff matchups, Aycock has compiled a .285 average with 29 hits, 23 RBI and 30 runs scored... led in the circle by lefty Allie Phillips, who has allowed just 56 hits in 82.1 innings this season... the Pitt Community College signee is 10-1 in16 appearances and carries an ERA (earned run average) of 2.30... has fired 30 strikeouts and walked 10 this postseason, a 3:1 ratio... defense has been sturdy, killing .958 of plays in the field.

CBA's Matthews: "We just have to play our game," the long-time skipper said of this week's high stakes. "If we hit and play defense like we're supposed to, we'll be alright."

TOPSAIL HIGH PIRATES

Location: Hampstead

Head Coach: James Abston

Record: 25-3 overall, 11-1 Mideastern 3-A/4-A Conference

Playoff path: def. Chapel Hill, 7-0 (forfeit); def. Eden Morehead, 10-0; def. Northern Nash, 10-1; def. Corinth Holders, 2-1 (9 inn.).

Key performers: Keri White, Hayley Grizzle, Maddy Laster and Victoria Elder... offensive firepower is the calling card of this .408-hitting quartet, who have combined to produce 138 hits and 110 RBI on the season... young team with just two seniors has produced 66 extra-base hits in 27 games... led in the circle by Elder, a six-foot junior who has tossed 136 innings this season... has a 13-2 overall record in 25 total appearances... has fanned 166 batters and walked just 42... capable of throwing fastball, changeup and rise to all quadrants... solid defensive outfit retires 96.8 percent of plays in the field.