Today is the opening day of the seven team tournament and our Nine is slated to play ( weather permitting) just after the opening ceremony.

The bracket was provided by Mr. Bill Gallimore.

One game will be played ahead of the ceremony and then we will take the field against the team representing Halifax County (South Boston area).

Appomattox is the host team and received a bye in the opening round in the double elimination event. When Carroll County takes the field the second time will depend upon the results from their opener.

First things First, the team has to make the drive 🚗 up and over to Farmville. The team hotel 🏨 is located in Farmville ( home to Longwood University) and once they check in they will make the short drive 🚗 to the ballpark in Appomattox.

We will be along for the ride, beginning to end, in hopes of framing the trip for the players and families. This group of young ballplayers have worked hard all season with this goal in mind and we salute 👏 their efforts.

Each Post 📫 will be a day long post and it will include everything being sent our way – so Welcome 🙏 to Friday, in this case, Opening Day !

Please check back as the day gets played out…..

Ryan Largen checks in :

I liked the touch of this being their goal from the start.

Most of these boys played together from the Minors up and the goal was always to win the district, then aim for winning the state. They came up short as District runners up several times, but they always kept working. The players and the Coaches that were involved always knew what this team could be and accomplish. They always kept working! The coaches kept them true to it and put a lot of time into them.
Goal 1 is obviously completed! Goal 2 is within their grasp!

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Two more folks that wanted to say Go Carroll County !

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Getting close to Game Time !

98 that feels like 108…..

Travis checks in from the Ballpark

Current situation in Appomattox. Hopefully we’ll get started by 7 or 7:30.

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Ready to get it underway !

0-0 thru one. We left one on base and Aiden Dority got out of the inning on 8 pitches.

0-0 thru 2. Pitchers duel so far.

Will Motley just drove a pitch over the right center fence after a single down the line by Mason Quesenberry. 2-0 Carroll.

Alex Hawks with a line drive down the 1st base line for a triple. Now at third with one out.

Looking to pad the lead !

Halifax answers back with 2 of their own and ties the game at 2.

Jace Dolinger walked to start the 5th. Grant Reed walked and Ty Hart hit a hard line drive off the SS glove to score Jace. 3-2 Carroll after 4.5.

Aiden Dority leaves the game with 1 out in the 5th after pitching a spectacular game with 64 pitches. Mason Quesenberry on the bump now.

Controversial call in the 5th allows Appomattox to score one run. Knotted at 3 after 5.

Mason Quesenberry scores on a passed ball to make it 4-3 Carroll. 3 men stranded to end the inning. 1.5 to go.

Headed to the bottom of 6th…

The original schedule had a third game of the day scheduled after our game but being its already 10pm I’m not sure how that will play out.

Phantom ball call scores one for Appomattox. Game postponed for about 15 minutes to sort it out. Tied game 4-4 heading into the 7th.

Travis added that the two teams waiting to play the final game of opening day are both there ready to go – best case senerio would be a start time of 11pm ????

Game 1 just ended with a Halifax County walk off 3 Run Home Run.

Carroll County gave it everything they had but roughly 12 hours after departing their homes 🏡, they fall 7-4.

Good News is that its a double elimination tournament so the team will take another run at it tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks to all that followed 🙏 along today and we will do it again tomorrow !