Tar Heel State Tournament

Bracket and Game Info

Games start on Thursday, July 21st. The tournament is a double elimination  tournament with the Championship Game on Sunday, July 24th at 2:00 p.m. The BIG Reds first game will be at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 21st. With a win the BIG Reds would play on Friday at 11:00 a.m. If we lose the BIG Reds would play at 2:00 p.m.

Location
Smithfield Community Park
600 East Booker Dairy Road 
Smithfield, NC  27577

Admission
The admission price for the games is $4 for adults and $2 for kids.

Top Gun 8U All Star Tournament

Bracket and Game Info
Games start at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 11th. The tournament is a pool play tournament with bracket play on Saturday. The BIG Reds first game will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night. The second pool play game will be Friday at 7:45 p.m. 

Location
Bethel Fields and Park
2425 Midland Road
Midland, NC 28107

Admission
The admission price for the games is not known yet.

Tar Heel District III: Game 3 vs East Chatham #1

Game #3 would be the Championship Game, West Raleigh BIG Reds vs East Chatham #1 (again). THe BIG Reds became Tar Heel District III Champs with a 13-7 win in 5 innings.  The BIG Reds were ready to hit and had 17 hits versus 8 hits for East Chatham #1.  We pulled it out hits and solid D when it counted.  East Chatham #1 made some great plays. Every time East Chatham #1 scored, the BIG Reds came back to put even more runs on the board.  The BIG Reds played like a great team today, winning with with their defense and great base running.  Coach Andrew noted that the boys were really hustling to 1st base, they were listening to him so much better today, and he was able to do a lot more with the base running than ever before.  Great job boys!

Tar Heel District III: Game 2 vs East Chatham #2

Game 2 for the BIG Reds took place Friday evening vs. East Chatham 2. The BIG Reds won 6-0 in 4 1/2 innings. The BIG Reds had 14 hits and East Chatham #2 had only 1 hit.  We held them to "3-up 3-down" in four innings, and the other inning took only 4 batters to get 3 outs. The BIG Reds' defense was amazing tonight!

Tar Heel District III Tournament Update

Due storms in the area the district tournament was pushed back one day. The BIG Reds opened play Thursday night against East Chatham #1 before 8:00 p.m. due to approaching bad weather. The game was able to be completed and the BIG Reds were victorious. They are back in action Friday, July 8th at 8 p.m. at Tramway Park in Sanford, N.C.

Tar Heel District III: Game 1 vs East Chatham #1

Game 1 the BIG Reds faced East Chatham #1. The BIG Reds defeated East Chatham #1 13-10 in a full game, with a come from behind win in the 6th inning. The BIG Reds had 20 hits and East Chatham had 15 hits.

Tar Heel District III Tournament

The Bracket and Games
Games start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6th. The tournament is a double elimination tournament. The BIG Reds first game will be at 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. If they win the next game will be Thursday at 8 p.m. If they lose the next game will be Thursday at 6 p.m. The championship game is Saturday, July 9th at 10 a.m.

Location
Tramway Road Park
2303 Tramway Road
Sanford, NC 27331

Admission
The admission price for the games is not known yet.

Top Gun Rocky Mount: Game 5 vs Carolina Pilots

Game 5 of the World Series would be versus the Carolina Pilots. The BIG Reds won 12-11 in extra innings!  This was our first tie-breaker - and in the 7th inning, each team got to start with a kid on second base.  The Pilots scored two runs in the top of the 7th, and had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs, but we SHUT THEM DOWN!  Then the BIG Reds scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to bring the win.  It was a great way to end the game and the weekend's tournament!

Top Gun Rocky Mount: Game 4 vs NC Stars

Game 4 for the BIG Reds took place in the stadium versus the NC Stars. The BIG Reds lost 1-2 in a hard played game.  The BIG Reds had 5 hits and the NC Stars had 5 hits in the game.  It was a close one!  It was a great battle, a great game.  We made some little mistakes, but it made a big difference.  Some poor base running cost us crucial runs in this game.

Top Gun Rocky Mount: Game 3 vs GBI Express

Sunday the BIG Reds opened the day off with an 11:00 a.m. game against the GBI Express. The BIG Reds lost 13-4.

Top Gun Rocky Mount: Game 1 vs Fishers

Top Gun Rocky Mt. was actually played in Wilson for the 8Us.  Game 1 had us meeting up with the RV Fishers again. The BIG Reds were ready for the rematch. The BIG Reds were victorious, 8-3. The BIG Reds had 15 hits to the Fishers 10 hits.