The Reidsville Nationals will play Boger City, NC in the first round of the State Coach Pitch Tournament after placing second in the District Tournament. The players are pictured, from left: (front row) Carter Wilson, Colby Johnson, Grayson Tudor, Breon Pass, Austin McKinney, Matthew McKinney, Sterling McKinney; (second row) Lucas Cain, Jared Stadler, Shawn Watlington, Will Jones, Charlie Lynn, Jarrett Pulliam, Daniel Abel; (back row) Coach Shawn Watlington, Head Coach Chuck Jones, Coach Russell McKinney. Not pictured is Coach Bentley Stadler.

The Reidsville Americans took to the field at the Eden Boys & Girls Club for Coach-Pitch All-Star Action. Players are pictured, from left: (front row) Justin Jarvis, Austin Lynch, Dylan Apple, Noah Sutton, Will Hyler, Nolan Lawrence, William Rogers; (second row) Zach Baber, Hunter Hanks, Stephen Shoemaker, Abigail Goolsby, Noah Pruitt, Gene Gibbs, Alden Kolessar; (back row) Assistant Coach Jeff Lynch, Assistant Coach Jason Lawrence; Head Coach Jason Pruitt; and Assistant Coach John Kolessar.

Reidsville Coach-Pitch All-Stars

Play Friday at Eden B&G Club

     The Dixie Youth District 8 Coach-Pitch Tournament will begin this Friday, June 18, at the Boys & Girls Club of Eden.  Games will begin on Friday afternoon at 5:30 as the Reidsville National League All-Stars face the Boys & Girls Club at 5:30 P.M.  At 7 p.m., the Eden Parks & Recreation Department will take on Cherry Grove. The final game on Friday night will see the Eden “YMCA” face the Reidsville American League. 

    Games will continue on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. as Caswell County faces Person County.  Games will continue throughout the day on Saturday with the final game being played at 8:30 p.m.

     Games will continue on Sunday with games beginning at 1:00 p.m.  

     The championship game will be played at either 4 or 5:30 P.M. 

     The top two teams will represent District 8 in the State Tournament in Town Creek beginning July 3rd.

     An admission will be charged at the gate as follows:  On Friday and Sunday, the gate charge will be $3.00 for ages 13 & Up; $1.00 for ages 7 thru 12 and ages 6 & under are admitted free.  On Saturday, the gate charge will be $6.00 for ages 13 & Up; $2.00 for ages 7 thru 12 and ages 6 & Under are admitted free.

First-Round Action

Reidsville National 24

Eden B&G             1

      The Reidsville National team started off with a bang in first-round Dixie Youth Coach-Pitch action Friday night, beating home team Eden Boys & Girls Club 24-1 in Eden.

      Reidsville's first eight batters all got hits, scoring seven runs without any outs made that ended the visting team's at bat. A highlight of the first inning for Reidsville was a homerun by Shawn Watlington, one of two for him for the night.

     Eden B&G was only able to respond with two hits from Kiaris Scales and Cole Vernon but no runs scored.

     In the second inning, Reidsville's first two batters hit into outs but the team "rallied on two" to get five runs in before their ab-bat ended. A single stretched into a double by B&G's Ian Fleming was the lone high spot for the Club as Fleming would later score his team's only run after a double by teammate Lavar Strange.

     In the third inning, Reidsville scored five runs. B&G left two runners, Cole Garret and Kiaris Scales, stranded on base.

     In the fourth and final inning, Reidsville's Jared Stadler would knock in the seventh run to end his team's at-bat. B&G's Tyson Broadnax attempt to stretch his hit into a homerun was foiled by Reidsville catcher Colby Johnson at the plate. B&G would be unable to secure any hits and the game ended in the fourth inning due to the slaughter rule.

     Reidsville will play Cherry Grove Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Eden B&G Club will play Eden Rec at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the loser's bracket of this double-elimination tournament.

Box Score

Reidsville: 1B - Jared Stadler (3), Austin McKinney, Charlie Lynn, Lucas Cain (3), Shawn Watlington, Jarrett Pulliam, Sterling McKinney (2), Will Jones, Colby Johnson, Carter Wilson (2); 2B - Charlie Lynn (2), Jarrett Pulliam, Breon Pass (2), Grayson Tudor, Will Jones, Colby Johnson (2); 3B- Austin McKinney, Sterling McKinney, Breon Pass; HR - Shawn Watlington (2).

Eden B&G: 1B - Kiaris Scales (2), Ian Fleming, Cole Garret; 2B - Ian Fleming, Lavar Strange, 3B - None; HR - None.

Cherry Grove 13

Eden Rec       1

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Eden YMCA 19

Reidsville American 4

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Second Round

Reidsville American defeated Person County Saturday at 12 noon. Reidsville National lost to Cherry Grove 11-9 during the 1:30 p.m. game. The two Reidsville teams will play each other at 7 p.m. Saturday night. The winner will play at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Third Round

Reidsville National 12

Reidsville American 7

     In the loser's bracket Saturday night, the two Reidsville teams faced off to see who would meet Cherry Grove. Reidsville National would be the victor, taking a 12-7 win over Reidsville American.

     The Nationals would score first, racking up four runs in the first inning. The Americans would answer with one run each in the second and third innings. The Nationals got on fire in the third inning, plating six runs.

     The American team rallied back in the fourth inning to get five runs on the scoreboard, but it wasn't enough. The Nationals got some insurance runs in the fourth, which would prove to be the last runs scored of the game.

Box Score

Nationals: 1B - Jared Stadler, Charlie Lynn, Colby Johnson, Lucas Cain (2), Shawn Watlington; Jarrett Pulliam (3); Sterling McKinney (2), Breon Pass, (2), Grayson Tudor (1), Austin McKinney; 2B - Charlie Lynn, Will Jones, Austin McKinney; 3B - Jared Stadler; HR - Shawn Watlington.

Americans: 1B - Alden Kolessar (2), Justin Jarvis, Stephen Shoemaker (2), Will Rogers, Hunter Hanks (2), Noah Sutton, Zack Baber (2), Gene Gibbs, Noah Pruitt (2), Abby Goolsby (2), Noah Lawrence (2); 2B - None; 3B - Alden Kolessar, Justin Jarvis; HR - None.

Fourth Round

Reidsville National 12

Cherry Grove 11

     In the first game played between these two teams, Cherry Grove won 11-9, sending Reidsville National to the losers' bracket. In the second game Sunday afternoon, Reidsville National came from behind to beat Cherry Grove 12-11 and send them home.

     Cherry Grove started off pretty much like they had in the first game with Reidsville, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning. The first three innings, Reidsville went scoreless while Cherry Grove added one more run each inning to the scoreboard, making it 7-0.

     Reidsville finally got the "goose egg" off the board in the fourth inning. With two outs, the Nationals' scored three runs off hits by Shawn Watlington, Jarrett Pulliam, Breon Pass and Colby Johnson.

     Cherry Grove would score an additional run in the 4th and another in the 5th to make it 9-3. After a scoreless fifth innning, Reidsville came back strong in the sixth with six runs to tie the game 9-9. Hits by Jared Stadler, Charlie Lynn, Shawn Watlington (3B), Jarrett Pulliam, Breon Pass, Colby Johnson and Grayson Tudor secured Reidsville's opportunity for another inning of play.

     Cherry Grove scored two more runs in the top of the seventh inning. Austin McKinney led off with a single for the Nationals and would later score on a triple by Lucas Cain. Jared Stadler's single RBI scored Cain and tied the game. Stadler would advance on a single by Sterling McKinney. Nationals' slugger Shawn Watlington's at-bat scored Stadler, winning the game for Reidsville, 12-11.

     The win, coupled with Eden Rec's loss to Eden YMCA, secured Reidsville a shot at the Championship
Game and a berth in the State Tourney. The two top teams advance to play beginning July 2 at Town Creek near Wilmington.

Box Score

Reidsville National: 1B - Jared Stadler (3), Charlie Lynn, Sterling McKinney (2), Shawn Watlington (2), Jarrett Pulliam (2), Breon Pass (2), Colby Johnson (2), Grayson Tudor, Will Jones, Carter Wilson, Austin McKinney (2), Lucas Cain; 2B - Shawn Watlington; 3B - Breon Pass, Lucas Cain.

Championship Game

Eden YMCA 14

Reidsville National  2

     In the championship game at 4 p.m. Sunday, Reidsville National was only able to get two runs in the first inning. Both teams will go on to compete in the State Tournament, which begins July 2nd at Town Creek near Wilmington.

Box Score

Reidsville National: 1B - Jared Stadler (2), Jarrett Pulliam (2), Grayson Tudor, Austin McKinney; 2B - Sterling McKinney.