PEMBROKE — Elizabethtown was eliminated from the Diamond Youth Baseball District 9 AAA (Minors) tournament Wednesday, June 17.
West Robeson Blue scored a 9-4 victory in the semifinals of the five-team double elimination tournament.
West Robeson Blue is scheduled to play Lumberton for the district championship Thursday, June 18. Both teams will advance to the Division 1 state tournament scheduled to begin July 3 in Tabor City.
Waylon Smith, Ty’son Powell, T.J. Smith, Boyce Allen, Jacari Rhodie and Camden Wooten had one hit for Elizabethtown in Wednesday’s contest. Eli Rutland and Allen each pitched three innings for Elizabethtown.
Each team scored three runs in the first inning. After an out, Elizabethtown’s Waylon Smith and Powell singled. The second out on a fielder’s choice kept two runners on base. T.J. Smith then ripped a double to left that scored two runs. Singles by Allen and Rhodie scored T.J. Smith with the final run.
West Robeson Blue scored three more runs in the third and added another run in the fourth for a 7-3 advantage.
Elizabethtown plated a run in the fifth to cut it to 7-4. Kohen Smeigh walked, Wooten singled and Bryson Lee walked to load the bases. Smeigh then scored on a passed ball.
West Robeson Blue added two runs in the sixth inning.
Members of the Elizabethtown Minors team were Eli Rutland, Boyce Allen, Jacari Rhodie, Javie Jackson, Tyson Powell, Camden Wooten, T.J. Smith, Kohen Smeigh, Waylon Smith, Jackson Johnson, Bryson Lee and Atlantis Ripley. Coaches were Camrin Wooten, Neil Smeigh and Teffrey McKoy.
District 9 AAA (Minors) tournament
at Pembroke
Saturday, June 13
Game 1: Lumberton beat Fairmont
Game 2: West Robeson Blue 16, Elizabethtown 1
Monday, June 15
Game 3: Lumberton beat West Robeson White
Game 4: Elizabethtown 11, Fairmont 7
Tuesday, June 16
Game 5: Elizabethtown 13, West Robeson White 5
Game 6: Lumberton 7, West Robeson Blue 4
Wednesday, June 17
Game 7: West Robeson Blue 9, Elizabethtown 4
Thursday, June 18
Game 8: Championship: Lumberton vs. West Robeson Blue, 6 p.m.
Game 9: if necessary, 8 p.m.
District 2 Majors tournament
at South Columbus
Saturday, June 13
Game 1: Bladen County 8, Riegelwood 7
Game 2: Columbus County 10, South Columbus Silver 0
Game 3: South Columbus Black 7, Whiteville 0
Sunday, June 14
Game 4: South Columbus Silver 6, Riegelwood 3
Game 5: Columbus County 10, Bladen County 2
Monday, June 15
Game 6: Whiteville 10, South Columbus Silver 0
Game 7: Columbus County 9, South Columbus Black 5
Tuesday, June 16
Game 8: South Columbus Black 8, Bladen County 4
Game 9: Columbus County 2, Whiteville 0
Wednesday, June 17
Game 10: Championship: Columbus County beat South Columbus Black
District 9 Majors tournament
at Pembroke
Saturday, June 13
Game 1: West Robeson Blue beat Fairmont
Game 2: West Robeson White 22, Elizabethtown 11
Monday, June 15
Game 3: West Robeson Blue beat Lumberton
Game 4: Fairmont 9, Elizabethtown 3
Tuesday, June 16
Game 5: Fairmont beat Lumberton
Game 6: West Robeson Blue beat West Robeson White
Wednesday, June 17
Game 7: Fairmont beat West Robeson White
Thursday, June 18
Game 8: Championship: West Robeson Blue vs. Fairmont, 6 p.m.
Game 9: if necessary, 8 p.m.
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