Stanly 14-year-old Babe Ruth team claims Western N.C. title
Published 3:36 pm Monday, July 15, 2019
- The Stanly County 14U Babe Ruth Baseball team won the 2019 Western N.C. state title this past weekend. From left, front row: Head Coach, Chris Moon, Cayman Buck, Alex Ramirez, Layton Hathcock, Reid Smith, Colby Vullo, Kyle Dennis, Assistant Coach Bill Dennis; back row: Assistant Coach Chris Vullo, Brayden Blake, KJ Cooper, Jesse Boone, Eli Toole, Dillon Eudy, Carter Moon and Assistant Coach Jeremy Smith. (Contributed)
The Stanly County Babe Ruth Baseball 14U All-Stars traveled last weekend to Lincoln Charter High School in Denver to take on Surry County in a best-of-three series for the Western North Carolina state championship.
Stanly swept the series in two games.
In the opening game Saturday, Stanly trailed after three innings 8-0 but rallied to win 11-9.
Later that day, Stanly fought to a 3-3 tie after three innings with Surry but went on to take the game and the series 7-4.
“This was a great team effort from all the players. Top to bottom, (they) all contributed to the success of this championship,” Stanly head coach Chris Moon said.
Stanly travels to Stafford, Va. July 23-28 for the Southeast Regionals. Currently, five other teams will compete at regionals, including the host Stafford Warriors, the Eastern N.C. champions from Greenville, a team from Lawrenceburg, Tenn. and two teams from Florida — Key West and Fort Caroline.
Donations are needed to help the team get to regionals; those interested can contact head coach Chris Moon.
Sports Editor Charles Curcio can be reached at charles.curcio@stanlynewspress.com.