Scotland had won its playoff-opener by a score of 16-3 over Chatham County on Thursday night, but followed with a 10-6 loss to Lumber River and a 7-3 loss against Borderbelt.
Scotland trailed Lumber River from start to finish after falling behind 3-0 in the first inning. Tim Chavis took the loss after giving up 10 runs in five-plus innings. Daniel Walters and Caison Murphy worked one scoreless inning each to keep the game close.
Walters went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, two walks and two runs batted in to pace the Scotland County offense. Derek Barnes was 2-for-4 and Murphy went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.
Scotland's 7-3 loss to Borderbelt came in a game that didn't get underway until 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night and lasted until almost 1 p.m. on Sunday morning. Laurinburg led 2-1 at the end of the first and second innings, but Borderbelt surged ahead by a score of 5-2 after a four-run third and led 7-2 going into the final inning.
Walters allowed seven runs in four-plus innings and was saddled with the loss while Logan Weagraff worked three scoreless innings to finish the game.
Jeremy Osteen, Johnny Mintz, Chavis and Barnes were all 1-for-4, and Chavis knocked in two of Scotland County's three runs.
It was no doubt a disappointing ending for the Legion All Stars, a team that went into the tournament expecting nothing less than a district championship.
"We just ran out of live arms," said Brooks. "Most of these kids pitched and played for the high school team, all throughout the Legion league, and throughout all-stars."
"After four months of pitching multiple times a week, there was not much left in the tank. Combine that with the bats going cold and it was a hard combination to overcome.
"Despite what happened on the field, Coach (Gary) Chavis and I are proud of the team and still believe that they are one of the most talented teams in the state."
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