North Carolina Dixie Youth Baseball

 8/1/2016-- On Sunday South Park lost the first game and won the second game to finish in 3rd place in the Consolation Bracket  

Leland lost to SC in their first game and won the second game to advance to Monday, where they lost to Alabama and were eliminated.   

 7-30-2016 Leland defeated Laurel but lost to Virginia in the Pool Play at the Coach Pitch World Series. Leland won the tie-breaker as a result of allowing the least runs in the Pool Play. Consequently, Leland advances as the #1 seed from Pool 4 into the 8-team double elimination bracket for the opportunity to win the AA Coach Pitch World Series. Leland will play the #2 seed from Pool 3 today (Sunday). 

South Park lost both games on Saturday in the Machine Pitch World Series, losing to Georgia and Tennessee. South Park advances to the 4-team double elimination Consolation Bracket and will play another #3 seed today (Sunday).

All games can be viewed via the internet at Jock Jive.  

The Danny Jones Club, named after the first Commissioner of Dixie Youth Baseball, is an excellent way to recognize and reward leaders of your local league.

Please send "handouts" for the application and other information about this great program.

Current members of the Danny Jones Club from North Carolina are:

Jiggs Powers- Whiteville and Columbus County--Sportswriter

J.B. Hickman- Whiteville Optimists--Longtime Financial Supporter

Paul Graham- Fairmont- League President, Coach, Financial Supporter

Tom Little- Charlotte South Park- League Incorporator and Supporter

Charlie Cole- Hope Mills-Coach, League Leader and Supporter

James Harper- Southport- Newspaper Publisher and Financial Supporter

Michael Mobley- Columbus County- League President, Coach, Scholarship Games Supporter

Steve Pitt- Indian Trail- League Leader

Thurman Ward- Nakina (Columbus Co)- League Leader, Coach, Supporter

Pat Lucas- Hope Mills- Coach and League Leader

Bill Messimer- Kannapolis- League Leader, Coach, Supporter

George Barber- Reidsville- League Leader, Caoch, Supporter

W.H. Hobbs- Hope Mills - Coach and League Supporter

Larry Slater- Whiteville Optimist- Coach, League Leader, Umpire, Supporter

Cecil Curlee- Norwood- League Leader, Coach, Supporter

Bobby Child- Leland- League Leader, Coach, Supporter

Bill Johnson- Columbus County- League Leader, Coach, Supporter

Mike McDuffy- North Stanly- League Incorporator and Leader, Coach, Supporter

Don Harritan- Whiteville Optimists - League Leader

Terry Bell- Tabor City (South Columbus)- League Leader

Dean Ward- Tabor City (South Columbus)- League Leader  

Lois Mobley- Rose Hill- League Leader

Larry Brown- South Park- League Leader

Jerry Legge- Hope Mills- League Leader

Jay Astoske- Southport-Oak Island- League Leader

Marsha Burney- Clarkton (Bladen County) - League Leader

Tug Deason-Stanley- League President

Perry Hudson- Dunn- League President

Darrell Murray- South Park- League Leader

Mark Gillespie- Elizabethtown- League President

Ralph Smith- Kannapolis-League Leader

Eddie Watson- Leland- League Leader 

Applications should be mailed to:

Carey Wrenn, State Director, 190 Sage Lane, Madison Heights, VA  24572

West Robeson National defeated Southport-Oak Island by scores of 18-8 and 11-3 on Saturday to win the North Carolina Dixie Youth Baseball championship. West Robeson will represent North Carolina in the 2016 Dixie Youth Majors World Series in Laurel, Mississippi beginning on August 6. 

Mount Holly won the sportsmanship award.  

Lee County defeated Hope Mills 8-1 to win the 2016 North Carolina Dixie Youth Baseball Ozone state tournament. Lee County will represent North Carolina in the 2016 Dixie Youth Baseball Ozone World Series in Laurel, Mississippi beginning on August 6. 

Boger City won the sportsmanship award.