The action 🎬 is set to get underway at 5pm tomorrow evening and we will provide any and all coverage made available !
Best of Luck Jabin !
Day #5 is centered around checking out of the Hotel 🏨 rooms, loading up the Cars 🚗 and returning to life as they know it. With that said, a great deal of life took place while they were gone.
Two of the four games ended in the area of 11 pm which would have them getting back to their rooms in the area of Midnight. They dealt with weather delays and heat advisories yet managed their way to a third place finish in the State.
Let’s not forget the parents as they were following the same hit and miss schedule but would not have traded it for anything. That’s the common thread with most parents in Carroll County, unconditional love 💘 for their children and the joy that comes from watching 👀 their Sons and Daughters compete on ball fields and courts.
Travis Austin took the time to be our tour guide from start to finish and hopefully 🙏 some folks took the time to come along for the journey. Both Shane Reed and Ryan Largen added some thoughts in addition to Travis and we thank both of them as well !
Anyone out there that was a part of this adventure that has a note 📝 or photo 📷 they like to add, please send it in.
Congratulations 👏👏👏 on the 3rd place finish and kudos for the 3 run rally when down 9-2 late last night. As Travis said, No Quit in this group !
Halifax County (3-0) continues to win close ballgames and they will be the next hurdle for Carroll County (2-1) tonight at 7pm in the Final Four.
Carroll County drew Halifax County in the opening round as was clinging to a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning before losing in walkoff style 7-4.
Now with just four teams remaining in the seven team field, Carroll County will finish no lower than tied for 3rd place in the State.
The team will be looking to extend its stay in the Farmville area at least one more day and first pitch is set to be thrown at 7pm !
More to follow as the day plays out…
6pm Update :
We had a weather delay.
Patrick County just lost to Appomattox 15-7 in 6 innings.
We probably won’t see the field until 8:30 or 9 tonight.
Division 2 game is before ours, Clarksville and Amherst.
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Three teams remain – Halifax County (3-0), Appomattox (2-1) and Carroll County (2-1). A Carroll County victory pushes the team into a tie with Halifax and into a drawing for a Bye while a defeat leaves them tied for 3rd place with Patrick County.
Appomattox Community Park is the host site for the event.
The team Hotel 🏨 is in Farmville
Our Squad !
First Pitch ETA – 9pm
79° will feel like a cold 🥶 spell by comparison to the past few days !
1st Update :
Mason leads off and reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop and advances to 2nd on a wild pitch. Will walks. Mason and Will both advance on a passed ball. Alex hits a line drive to right center, scoring Mason and Will. Jace walks. New pitcher in for Halifax. Aiden hits into a fielders choice shortstop to first baseman. Both runners advance. Landon hits into fielders choice, pitcher to catcher tagging out Alex. 2-0 after the first half inning.
Halifax answers back with 3 runs in the bottom half to take the lead 3-2. Plenty of ball left to play.
Nothing doing for us in the top of the inning. Halifax pushes another one across the plate. 4-2 after 2.
Same result for us in the third. Halifax adds 4 more. 8-2 Halifax after 3.
Nothing going in the top of the 4th. Halifax leads 8-2 through 3.5. Plenty of fight left in our boys. Aiden Dority on the hill. We may be down, but we’re not out.
Halifax tacks on 1 more. 9-2 after 4.
10:52 pm – Carroll County won’t go quietly into the night….
Landon leads off with a dropped third strike and reaches in error. Grant and Ty both walk. Camden hits a fly ball to left, Landon tags up and scores. Grant to 3rd on throw home. Appomattox catcher throws to 3rd and it goes into left field. Grant scores, Ty to 2nd. Connor walks. Remington reaches on an error by the third baseman, Ty scores. We get 3 in the frame and trail 9-5 .
Aiden Dority holds Halifax scoreless in the bottom of the 5th. 9-5 through 5 complete. (11:01)
3 up, 3 down to end the game. 9-5 Halifax.
Shortly after 11pm on Day Four, the impressive run by our team comes to its conclusion. The official finish is tied for 3rd in the Commonwealth.
” Nothing to hang their heads about. Super proud of all these kids and all they’ve accomplished over their 4 year careers (most of them).”
Thank You Travis for helping share 🙏 the teams journey !
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Mr. Shane Reed checked in with his closing thoughts :
Finished 3rd, forth game in a row as the visitor, came out and scored 2 runs in the first, there were two play at home that didn’t go our way and we ended the first down 3-2. We struggled some in the field but battled back as the game went on. Eventually falling 9-5.
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Either Franklin County or Madison Heights awaits Carroll County today when the action 🎬 gets underway this afternoon.
Another victory would mean another Day in their Farmville 🏨 Hotel and their dreams of winning their State Championship remains alive. A second setback will end an incredibly exciting season.
Travis has checked in to confirm its Franklin County (0-1) as far as the opponent.
Our team will enjoy a 10° drop in the temperature 🌡
3:45 – check in by Travis
Some of the guys watching the Patrick County-Madison Heights game…
5:20 –
Game before ours is still going on. Patrick leads Madison Heights 11-4. Probably be 6 before we hit the field.
6:07 –
Will with a deep shot to left center for a double. Alex hit by a pitch, Jace doubles to center, Will scores, Alex advances to 3rd. Landon reaches on an error by the shortstop, Alex & Jace score. 3-0 after a half inning.
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6:16 – A couple of walks for Franklin County, but no runs come across the board. 3-0 after 1.
6:40 –
Grant singles to lead off the inning and steals second. Camden in as pinch runner. Connor hit by pitch, Remington beat out an infield single, Mason reaches on an error, Connor scores, Remington to 2nd. Remington steals 3rd, Mason steals 2nd. Will singles to left, Remington scores. 6-0 after 1.5 innings.
Will with an efficient inning on the mound. 6-0 after 2.
6:49 Jace singles to right field to open the 3rd and steals second, advances to 3rd on passed ball. Aiden walks, Landon reaches on a fielders choice, Aiden out at second, Jace scores. Ty with a fielders choice, pitcher to 2nd for the out. Grant reaches on an error, Ty to 2nd. Camden with a hard hit ball to left scores Ty. 8-0 after 2.5 innings.
6:53 – Alex Hawks now on the mound for Carroll. Another efficient inning. 8-0 after 3.
7:04 – Dane walks to start the 4th, Remington hits into a fielders choice second to shortstop, Dane out on the play. Remington steals 2nd. Mason singles to right, Remington to 3rd. Will hits into fielders choice, short to first, Remington scores. 9-0 after 3.5.
7:12 – Alex with 3 strikeouts in the 4th. 9-0 after 4.
7:57 – Grant and Camden both walk to start the 6th. Connor hits a hard ground ball single to right center scoring 2. Dane, Remington and Mason all walk. Will reaches on an error and Dane scores. Jace hits a deep ball to center fielder for a single scoring Remington. Aiden walks, scoring Mason. Landon singles to left, scoring Mason. Ty hits into a fielders choice scoring Jace. 17-0 after 5.5 innings. Landon Smith on the mound to finish up the game.
Final score 17-0. We will play the winner of Halifax and Appomattox tomorrow at 7 pm.
Only four teams remain now, meaning just 2 games on Monday. Carroll County (2-1) will be facing the lone 3-0 team in the 7pm nite cap.
Once again it will be Win or return to The Hill. Either way, our group has reached the Final Four in the State!
CC has outscored their opponents 37-1 over the past two days….
A.S.P.N on The Hill 