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Dylan Faulk of Laurinburg Post 50 fouls off a pitch during Sunday afternoon’s championship game. Faulk was one of Post 50’s top hitters in the tournament.
Despite their perseverance, Lumberton was just too much for Laurinburg.
Lumberton Border Belt jumped out with seven runs in first inning and never looked back to win the 14-year-old North Carolina Babe Ruth District I Tournament with a 21-9 win over Laurinburg at Legion Park Sunday afternoon.
After Lumberton scored seven runs, Post 50 cut the deficit to 7-5 after the first.
Dustin Canady picked up the win for Lumberton in the championship.
Terrance Rucker led the Robeson County squad with a 3-for-4 performance with a pair of doubles and a walk. Alex Britt went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs.
Martin Locklear, Dylan Faulk and Brandon Smith accumulated a hit apiece for Laurinburg.
Elimination Game
Post 50 13, Lumber River 11
Led by a winning pitching performance from Brandon Gibson, Laurinburg eliminated Lumber River, 13-11, Saturday night.
Dylan Faulk drove in three runs while going 1-for-2 with a walk and a pair of sacrifice flies. Brandon Smith paced Post 50 with a 2-for-4 performance with a pair RBIs for Post 50.
Lumber River was led at the dish by Denzel Whittington (2-for-3) and Kenston Locklear (2-for-4) who had two hits apiece with an RBI.
Lumberton 12, Post 50 7
Lumberton knocked Laurinburg into the loser's bracket with a 12-7 win Saturday afternoon.
Dakota Chavis (2-for-3) and Hunter Davis (2-for-4) had two hits apiece for Border Belt. Chavis scored twice with a pair of walks and drove in a run. Davis also drove in a run. Logan Frederick was the winning pitcher.
Teth Cook was Post 50's leading hitter, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
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