Hope Mills knocked off previously unbeaten Winter Park 8-7 and Topsail eliminated Wilmington Supper Optimist 4-1 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 1 AAA (Minors) state tournament at Clarkton DYB Complex.
The results left three teams with one loss and will require an extra game Friday to determine which team represents North Carolina in the DYB World Series in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Winter Park, which had a bye earlier in the tournament, will, again, play Hope Mills on Thursday at 5 p.m. The winner of the game will play Topsail on Friday at 6 p.m. for the state championship.
Topsail won a coin flip with Hope Mills on Wednesday to receive a bye into the title game. Neither of the two teams previously had received a bye during the tournament.
Saturday, July 6
Game 1: Wilmington Supper Optimist 10, Bessemer City 0
Game 2: Lumberton 10, South Columbus 6
Game 3: Stanley 8, Hope Mills 0
Game 4: East Duplin 16, West Chatham 2
Game 5: Topsail 13, Columbus County 0
Game 6: Winter Park 20, Moore County National 2
Sunday, July 7
Game 7: Columbus County 6, Moore County National 4
Game 8: Hope Mills 17, West Chatham 0
Game 9: South Columbus 12, Bessemer City 9
Game 10: Winter Park 10, Topsail 1
Game 11: Stanley 13, East Duplin 2
Game 12: Wilmington Supper Optimist 8, Lumberton 6
Monday, July 8
Game 13: Hope Mills 10, Columbus County 3
Game 14: East Duplin 3, South Columbus 2
Game 15: Topsail 11, Lumberton 4
Game 16: Wilmington Supper Optimist 12, Stanley 1
Tuesday, July 9
Game 17: Hope Mills 6, East Duplin 5
Game 18: Topsail 9, Stanley 6
Game 19: Winter Park 10, Wilmington Supper Optimist 6
Wednesday, July 10
Game 20: Topsail 4, Wilmington Supper Optimist 1
Game 21: Hope Mills 8, vs. Winter Park 7
Thursday, July 11
Game 22: Hope Mills vs. Winter Park, 5 p.m. (Field 1)
Friday, July 12
Game 23: Topsail vs. Hope Mills-Winter Park winner, 6 p.m. (Field 1)
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