Withering away.What happened to all the Legion Baseball stuff on this forum? Standings ect?
Legion ball is dieing and I hate it…..hopefully people get smart and realize that colleges can’t talk to you til your a junior and go back to legionWithering away.
I agree, but real problem from college standpoint is the portal. Take an 17-18 year old not proven or take a 2-4 year college player. Better be a real stud from HS. I think you are going to see Division II and juco blowup.Legion ball is dieing and I hate it…..hopefully people get smart and realize that colleges can’t talk to you til your a junior and go back to legion
BrainwashedI find it interesting that players that have already committed continue to spend $$ on travel ball.
I agree….to be division 1 out of high school now you gotta be a true studI agree, but real problem from college standpoint is the portal. Take an 17-18 year old not proven or take a 2-4 year college player. Better be a real stud from HS. I think you are going to see Division II and juco blowup.
I agree and a lot of times organizations like dirtbags have lots of lower level teams where they charge outrageous amounts to have 1 team that’s plays for free. Basically when you are on the free team you know your goodI spoke to a Div I coach a few years ago and he had recently gone to a showcase type of event. I asked if he saw any potential recruits and he said you drive a long way to look at a couple of players.
I think moms and dads have to realize the a travel team needs 9 PAYING members just to showcase 1 to 2 players. Everyone thinks just because they pay their son is going to get quality offers. The D1 scholarships are limited and a coach has to be very judicious in their allocation. I don’t believe DIII can offer sports related funds.
I know Post 10 has sent countless players to D1 schools. We have 2 at NCSU right now.
Tabor City beat Port City last night 19 t0 6. Play Post 10 on Thursday in Tabor City. I know post 10 is loaded but maybe we can hang in there.Area II South
Wilmington Post 10 7-1 (1-0)
Tabor City Post 507 3-1 (2-0)
Port City Post 545. 4-3 (1-1)
Hampstead Post 167 4-2 (0-2)
Carteret Post 99. 3-2 (0-1)
Area II. North
Hope Mills Post 32. 3-6 (2-0)
Hamlet Post 49. 7-4 (0-0)
Jacksonville Post 265 1-4 (0-0)
Wadesboro Post 446 0-8 (0-0)
Buggy Town Post 12. 0-8 (0-2)
I was planning on making the trip to South Columbus but will not be able to make it. Word is that y'all have a very strong team. Post 10 is down a little bit this year but it should be a good one.Tabor City beat Port City last night 19 t0 6. Play Post 10 on Thursday in Tabor City. I know post 10 is loaded but maybe we can hang in there.
Cherryville Post 100 is currently in first place in the Area IV standings. Since their double header loss to Rutherford they were off for a week and got started back this week with two road wins (Wednesday vs Hickory and last night vs Caldwell County). There is a good bit of parity in Area IV this year as you can tell by the standings listed below.Speaking of Cherryville Post 100, Was thinking they might be really competitive this season, having lost only lost a single game to Post 23 from Gastonia. Then more recently shut out this same Post 23 team 4-0
Last week, made me wonder, though, as they lost to Wayne County in a tournament, then lost badly, twice, to Rutherford County in a double header at home.
Like you, most folks felt going into the season that Queen City would be one of the favorites in Area IV. Their season has been a big surprise to everyone. I don't know what has happened. When Cherryville played them early in the season they said they were missing a few players but bottom line they just haven't been competitive all season which I am guessing means they couldn't convince the players they were recruiting to play. Like you said, as the only Senior Legion team in Charlotte they could recruit the entire Charlotte area.....just shows how disinterested the players in the Charlotte area are in Legion baseball.Linkman what is going on with Queen City. I believe they finished at the top of the standings last year. With their ability to recruit basically all of Charlotte with their base school located at Myers Park is a head scratcher to me. Add in that Matthews and Mint HIll Don't have Seniors teams doesn't make sense for their poor performance.
Glad to see Union County back and doing well just in their first season from a couple year hiatus. God rest Alan Mitchell
Team | W | L |
Cherryville | 13 | 5 |
Rutherford | 14 | 6 |
Shelby | 12 | 6 |
Asheville | 12 | 7 |
Union | 12 | 7 |
Gaston Braves | 12 | 7 |
Gastonia | 9 | 9 |
Caldwell | 8 | 10 |
Burke | 5 | 14 |
Hickory | 3 | 15 |
Queen City | 2 | 16 |
Area IV does get 3 teams in the state tournament this year....Cherryville and two other teams. Area III can only send one team this year. If Cherryville is in the finals the third Area IV team would be the team that lasted the longest in the playoffs before being eliminated. If two teams were eliminated on the same night I assume the team who finished higher in the regular season would be the third team that gets in.Ok, someone that is smarter than me tell me something about the state tournament this year. Cherryville is hosting and I am told that 3 teams from Area IV make it this year. Is that true no matter what? If Cherryville makes it to the Area IV finals, how do we pick the third team? Or do we only get 3 teams if Cherryville doesn't make the Area IV finals? In that case, the two finalists along with Cherryville make it.
So if one area semi-final game goes 5 games and the other goes 4 games, the loser of the 5 game series would make it? That doesn't make since. Why wouldn't those two "losers" play one game to determine who goes?Area IV does get 3 teams in the state tournament this year....Cherryville and two other teams. Area III can only send one team this year. If Cherryville is in the finals the third Area IV team would be the team that lasted the longest in the playoffs before being eliminated. If two teams were eliminated on the same night I assume the team who finished higher in the regular season would be the third team that gets in.
Next year only 2 teams in Area IV will make it into the state tournament.
That was just my assumption. I see your point. There is a playoff meeting tomorrow at 7:00 where I am sure the third team scenarios will be discussed. We should have a definite answer out of Thursday's meeting.So if one area semi-final game goes 5 games and the other goes 4 games, the loser of the 5 game series would make it? That doesn't make since. Why wouldn't those two "losers" play one game to determine who goes?
Yep. Big game in cherryville tonight with Shelby. Winner gets the 1 seed.That was just my assumption. I see your point. There is a playoff meeting tomorrow at 7:00 where I am sure the third team scenarios will be discussed. We should have a definite answer out of Thursday's meeting.
This is their year to host and no one wanted to.Linkman, sorta out of the loop, why is area III only allowed to send 1 team?
There was likely one that wanted to, but wasn’t sure there was a place to play until the last minute. Lease issues.This is their year to host and no one wanted to.
I guess I should have said, no one was able to host.There was likely one that wanted to, but wasn’t sure there was a place to play until the last minute. Lease issues.
Should Cherryville advance to the Area IV championship series, a 3rd-place game will be needed to qualify for the state tournament.That was just my assumption. I see your point. There is a playoff meeting tomorrow at 7:00 where I am sure the third team scenarios will be discussed. We should have a definite answer out of Thursday's meeting.
Is that confirmed?Should Cherryville advance to the Area IV championship series, a 3rd-place game will be needed to qualify for the state tournament.
Cat scratch,Final Regular Season Area II Standings
South
Wilmington Post 10 14-4 (7-1)
Carteret -Post 99. 8-4 (5-3)
Tabor City Post 507. 5-5 (4-4)
Hampstead Post 167. 8-6 (3-5)
Port City Post 545. 4-9 (1-7)
North
Hamlet Post 49. 17-4 (8-0)
Hope Mills Post 32 7-9 (6-2)
Buggy Town Post 12 3-12 (3-5)
Wadesboro Post 446 3-16 (3-5)
Jacksonville Post 265 1-12 (0-8)
I do not know the complete playoff schedule but Wilmington Post 10 will play Hampstead Post 167 in the first round starting Tuesday.
I am assuming the other match up will be between Carteret Post 99 and Tabor City Post 507.