Legion update (thru July 5)
Area IV standings
Area Overall/Playoffs
Cherryville Post 100 15-1 17-4/1-0
Shelby Post 82 11-5 14-8/1-0
Asheville Post 70 10-6 13-8/1-0
Caldwell County Post 29 9-7 9-7/0-1
Gaston Braves Post 144-266 9-7 9-9/1-0
Rutherford County Post 423 6-10 6-10/0-1
Gastonia Post 23 5-11 5-11/0-1
Hickory Post 48 4-12 4-12/0-1
Burke County Post 21 3-13 3-13/DNQ
Regular-season games:
x-non-division games
(All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
Friday, May 15
No games
Saturday, May 16
No games
Sunday, May 17
No games
Monday, May 18
No games
Tuesday, May 19
x-Matthews vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston) – Matthews 5-4
Wednesday, May 20
x-Gaston Braves at Rock Hill, S.C. – Rock Hill 6-3
Thursday, May 21
No games
Friday, May 22
No games
Saturday, May 23
x-Davidson County at Cherryville, DH (ppd., no date)
Sunday, May 24
No games
Monday, May 25
x-Matthews at Cherryville (ppd., June 1)
Tuesday, May 26
No games
Wednesday, May 27
No games
Thursday, May 28
x-Cherryville at Union County (ppd., no date)
Friday, May 29
Burke County at Asheville (A 7-4)
Saturday, May 30
x-Easley, S.C. at Shelby (S 10-0 in 6)
x-Anderson, S.C. at Asheville (A 7-4 in 6/rain)
x-Garner at Cherryville (ppd., no date)
Sunday, May 31
x-Garner at Cherryville (ppd., no date)
x-Garner at Shelby (G 4-3)
Caldwell County at Cherryville (Cville 9-5)
Monday, June 1
x-Asheville at Anderson, S.C. (Asheville 18-8)
Caldwell County at Gastonia (CC 6-5)
x-Matthews at Cherryville (C 3-0)
Tuesday, June 2
Asheville at Hickory (H 4-3)
Gaston Braves at Caldwell County (CC 5-3)
Wednesday, June 3
Cherryville at Hickory (C 12-4)
Thursday, June 4
Gaston Braves at Shelby (GB 14-1)
Rutherford County at Cherryville (C 10-4)
Friday, June 5
No games
Saturday, June 6
Asheville at Shelby (S 7-1)
x-Caldwell County alumni game
Sunday, June 7
Gastonia vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, Gastonia 8-5)
Monday, June 8
Cherryville vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, C 8-2)
Hickory at Gastonia (H 8-7 in 12)
Shelby at Burke County (S 10-4)
Tuesday, June 9
No games
Wednesday, June 10
Burke County vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, GB 5-0)
Cherryville at Asheville (A 8-7)
Rutherford County at Gastonia (RC 16-11)
Shelby at Hickory (S 12-2)
Thursday, June 11
Hickory at Rutherford County (RC 8-5, H 4-2)
Burke County at Gastonia (G 4-1)
Friday, June 12
Gaston Braves at Asheville (ppd., June 25)
Saturday, June 13
No games
Sunday, June 14
Rutherford County vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, RC 8-7, GB 5-1)
Asheville at Caldwell County (A 11-1)
Monday, June 15
Gastonia at Shelby (S 11-2)
Tuesday, June 16
Asheville at Burke County (A 8-7)
Caldwell County at Shelby (S 8-7)
Gaston Braves at Hickory (GB 4-1)
Gastonia at Rutherford County (RC 7-3)
x-Union County at Cherryville (C 14-11)
Wednesday, June 17
Cherryville at Gastonia (C 13-1 in 5)
x-Greenville, S.C. at Shelby (S 11-1 in 6)
Hickory vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, GB 8-7)
Thursday, June 18
Burke County at Hickory (B 2-0)
Cherryville at Caldwell County (Cville 5-3, suspended bottom 5)
Gaston Braves at Gastonia (GBraves 7-1)
Friday, June 19
Rutherford County at Caldwell County (CC 10-6, CC 13-2 in 5)
Burke County at Cherryville (C 8-0)
(North-South tournament at Shelby)
x-Asheville vs. Greenwood, S.C. (G 5-3)
x-Greenwood, S.C. at Shelby (S 7-6)
Saturday, June 20
Caldwell County vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, CC 7-3)
Hickory at Burke County (B 2-0)
(North-South tournament at Shelby)
x-Cherryville vs. Fort Mill, S.C. (FM 15-10)
x-Asheville vs. Richland, S.C. (A 6-3)
x-Asheville vs. Florence, S.C. (F 2-1)
x-Richland, S.C. at Shelby (R 7-6 in 9)
Sunday, June 21
Caldwell County at Hickory (CC 13-11)
(North-South tournament at Shelby)
x-Cherryville vs. Richland, S.C. (R 5-3)
x-Cherryville vs. Florence, S.C. (F 9-7)
x-Florence, S.C. at Shelby (F 6-4)
Monday, June 22
Burke County at Caldwell County (B 12-8)
Hickory at Asheville (A 14-0 in 5)
Shelby vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, S 17-16)
Tuesday, June 23
Asheville at Gastonia (A 13-1 in 5, G 6-4)
Cherryville at Rutherford County (C 11-0 in 5)
Shelby at Caldwell County (S 15-11)
Wednesday, June 24
Rutherford County at Burke County (RC 8-4, RC 13-2 in 6)
Gastonia at Cherryville (C 11-3)
Hickory at Caldwell County (ppd., June 30)
Shelby at Asheville (A 10-5)
Thursday, June 25
Gaston Braves at Asheville (GB 11-2)
Rutherford County at Shelby (S 2-1)
Friday, June 26
Burke County at Shelby (S 10-0 in 5)
Gaston Braves at Cherryville (C 7-1)
Gastonia at Hickory (H 4-2)
Saturday, June 27
Rutherford County at Asheville (A 10-3, A 9-2)
Cherryville at Burke County (C 10-0 in 6)
x-Union County at Caldwell County (canceled)
Sunday, June 28
Asheville at Cherryville (C 8-6)
Gaston Braves at Burke County (GB 15-0 in 6)
Gastonia at Caldwell County (CC 8-3)
Hickory at Shelby (S 7-2)
Monday, June 29
Shelby at Cherryville (C 15-0 in 5)
Tuesday, June 30
Asheville vs. Gaston Braves (at East Gaston, GB 7-3)
Cherryville at Shelby (C 8-5)
Gastonia at Burke County (G 14-4 in 5)
Hickory at Caldwell County (CC 6-3)
Wednesday July 1
x-Anderson, S.C. at Shelby (canceled)
Caldwell County at Burke County (CC 9-5)
Shelby at Rutherford County (S 4-2)
Thursday, July 2
Hickory at Cherryville (C 13-11)
Caldwell County at Asheville (A 11-8)
Shelby at Gastonia (G 9-8 in 8)
Area IV playoffs:
Quarterfinals (July 5-9, best of 5)
No. 1 (Cherryville) vs. No. 8 (Hickory)
Game 1- July 5 at Cherryville – C 10-0 in 6
Game 2- July 6 at Hickory
Game 3- July 7 at Cherryville
Game 4 (if necessary)- July 8 at Hickory
Game 5 (if necessary)- July 9 at Cherryville
No. 4 (Caldwell County) vs. No. 5 (Gaston Braves)
Game 1- July 5 at Caldwell County – GBraves 5-4
Game 2- July 6 at East Gaston HS
Game 3- July 7 at Caldwell County
Game 4 (if necessary)- July 8 at East Gaston HS
Game 5 (if necessary)- July 9 at Caldwell County
No. 2 (Shelby) vs. No. 7 (Gastonia)
Game 1- July 5 at Shelby – Shelby 2-0
Game 2- July 6 at Gastonia
Game 3- July 7 at Shelby
Game 4 (if necessary)- July 8 at Gastonia
Game 5 (if necessary)- July 9 at Shelby
No. 3 (Asheville) vs. No. 6 (Rutherford County)
Game 1- July 5 at West Henderson HS – Asheville 7-2
Game 2- July 6 at Rutherford County
Game 3- July 7 at West Henderson HS
Game 4 (if necessary)- July 8 at Rutherford County
Game 5 (if necessary)- July 9 at West Henderson HS
Semifinals (July 11-15, best of 5)
No. 1-8 winner vs. No. 4-5 winner
No. 2-7 winner vs. No. 3-6 winner
Final (July 17-22, best of 5)
Semifinal winners
N.C. state tournament (at Gastonia Sims Legion Park):
July 25-29 (Gaston Braves-host, Area IV champion, Area I-2 teams, Area II-2 teams, Area III-2 teams)
Southeastern Regional tournament (at Cherryville Fraley Field & Gastonia Sims Legion Park)
Aug. 5-9
American Legion World Series (at Shelby Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium)
Aug. 13-18
Junior Legion standings:
NORTH DIVISION Area Overall/Playoffs
North Wilkes Post 31 11-3 11-3/2-2
R-S Central 10-4 10-4/0-2
Asheville Post 70 9-4 9-4/1-2
Hibriten Black 8-6 8-6
South Caldwell 8-6 8-6/2-1
Watauga County 6-8 6-8
Hickory Post 48 3-10 3-10
Hibriten Red 0-14 0-14
SOUTH DIVISION Area Overall/Playoffs
Burns 11-2 13-2/1-2
Shelby Post 82 11-3 12-4/3-1
Cherryville Post 100 10-4 10-5/2-0
Gaston Braves Red Post 144 7-6 7-7/1-2
Lincolnton Post 30 7-7 7-7
Gaston Braves Blue Post 144 6-8 7-9
Gastonia Post 23 3-11 4-11
Bessemer City 0-13 0-13
East Rutherford 0-0 4-4
x-non-division games
(All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
Friday, May 15
No games
Saturday, May 16
No games
Sunday, May 17
No games
Monday, May 18
No games
Tuesday, May 19
No games
Wednesday, May 20
No games
Thursday, May 21
No games
Friday, May 22
x-Matthews at Shelby (ppd., May 25)
Saturday, May 23
No games
Sunday, May 24
No games
Monday, May 25
x-Matthews at Shelby (S 8-1)
Tuesday, May 26
Asheville at Watauga (ppd., May 30)
Hickory at South Caldwell (ppd., June 17)
Bessemer City at East Rutherford (ppd., no date)
Burns at Gastonia (ppd., June 30)
Gaston Braves Blue at Cherryville (susp. with Cville leading 19-5 bottom 3 to June 11)
Lincolnton at Shelby (ppd., June 11)
Wednesday, May 27
East Rutherford at Gastonia (ppd., June 29)
Hickory at Asheville (ppd., June 3)
Gaston Braves Red at Shelby (S 2-0)
North Wilkes at Hibriten Black (H 10-8)
Thursday, May 28
North Wilkes at South Caldwell (ppd., June 10)
Watauga at Hibriten Black (W 7-6)
East Rutherford at Lincolnton, 6:15 p.m. (ppd., June 26)
Cherryville at Burns (ppd., June 21)
Gaston Braves Red vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, Red 2-0)
R-S Central at Hickory (R 14-4)
Shelby at Gastonia (S 11-7)
Friday, May 29
Bessemer City vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, GB Blue 16-4 in 5)
Burns vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian) (ppd., June 26)
Gastonia at Cherryville (C 12-1 in 5)
Hickory at Asheville (ppd., June 3)
R-S Central at Hibriten Red and Hibriten Black (R-S 14-3 in 4, H Black 10-8)
Saturday, May 30
Asheville at Watauga (A 8-6)
Sunday, May 31
No games
Monday, June 1
Asheville at South Caldwell (ppd., June 29)
Hibriten Black at R-S Central (R 13-7)
Hibriten Red at Hickory (Hky 15-3 in 5)
Watauga at North Wilkes (NW 15-5 in 5)
Gaston Braves Blue at Lincolnton (ppd, June 3)
Bessemer City at Burns (Burns 15-0 in 5)
Cherryville at Shelby (ppd., June 13)
Gastonia vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, GB Red 13-10)
Tuesday, June 2
R-S Central vs. Watauga (at Appalachian State Beaver Field, R 13-5)
Cherryville vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, C 10-7)
East Rutherford vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, ppd., June 17)
Gastonia at Bessemer City (G 10-5)
Lincolnton at Burns (B 11-1 in 5)
South Caldwell at Hibriten Red (S 15-8)
North Wilkes at Hickory (NW 11-7)
Wednesday, June 3
R-S Central at South Caldwell (R 6-4)
Gaston Braves Blue at Lincolnton (GB 9-8)
Bessemer City at Cherryville (C 12-3)
East Rutherford at Shelby (E 7-3)
Hickory at Asheville (A 7-6)
Thursday, June 4
Hibriten Black at Watauga (W 7-6)
Hickory at R-S Central (R 15-3 in 5)
South Caldwell at North Wilkes (NW 4-2)
Burns at East Rutherford (B 5-2)
Lincolnton at Gastonia (G 8-7)
Shelby vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, S 18-11)
Friday, June 5
Cherryville at Lincolnton (L 7-6)
Bessemer City vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, GB Red 12-2 in 5)
Shelby vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, S 8-5)
Saturday, June 6
No games
Sunday, June 7
No games
Monday, June 8
Hibriten Red at R-S Central (R-S 13-3 in 6)
South Caldwell at Hibriten Black (ppd., no date)
Hickory at Watauga (H 8-6)
East Rutherford at Cherryville (ER 7-4)
Gaston Braves Blue at Burns (B 14-7)
Lincolnton vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, GB 10-6)
Shelby at Bessemer City (S 19-0 in 5)
North Wilkes at Asheville (A 16-6)
Tuesday, June 9
Hibriten Black and Hibriten Red at North Wilkes (NW 7-4, NW 2-1)
Bessemer City at Lincolnton (L 12-4)
Burns at Shelby (B 10-4)
Gaston Braves Blue at Gastonia (GB Blue 16-3 in 5)
Gaston Braves Red at East Rutherford (ER 6-5)
Watauga at South Caldwell (SC 6-3)
Wednesday, June 10
East Rutherford at Bessemer City (ppd., no date)
North Wilkes at South Caldwell (NW 10-8)
Thursday, June 11
Hibriten Black vs. Hibriten Red (H Black 11-5)
Asheville at R-S Central (RS 11-3)
South Caldwell at Hickory (SC 18-6)
Cherryville vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, C 19-5, C 11-3)
Gastonia at Burns (B 15-2 in 5)
Lincolnton at Shelby (L 5-4)
Watauga at Hibriten Red (H Red 6-5… later ruled W forfeit win)
Friday, June 12
North Wilkes at R-S Central (RS 11-4)
Burns at Cherryville (B 6-3)
Gaston Braves Blue vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, GB Blue 6-4)
Gastonia at Shelby (S 11-3)
Lincolnton at East Rutherford (ppd., no date)
Watauga at Asheville (ppd., June 30)
Saturday, June 13
Cherryville at Shelby (ppd., June 24)
Sunday, June 14
No games
Monday, June 15
Asheville at North Wilkes (NW 9-8)
Hibriten Black at Hickory (Hib Black 12-1)
Hibriten Red at Watauga (W 16-6 in 5)
Shelby at Lincolnton (S 12-1 in 6)
Cherryville at Gastonia (C 11-4)
Gaston Braves Blue at Bessemer City (GB Blue 17-3 in 6)
Gaston Braves Red at Burns (Burns 10-3)
Tuesday, June 16
Hickory at Hibriten Red and Hibriten Black (Hky 18-5 in 5, HBlack 6-2)
North Wilkes at Watauga (NW 16-7)
Burns at Bessemer City (Burns 14-2 in 6)
Gaston Braves Red at Gastonia (GB Red 7-2)
Lincolnton vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, L 10-0 in 6)
South Caldwell at Asheville (A 8-6)
Wednesday, June 17
Watauga at R-S Central (W 13-8)
Gaston Braves Blue at East Rutherford (ER 18-9)
Hickory at South Caldwell (SC 9-4)
Shelby at Cherryville (C 12-1 in 5)
Thursday, June 18
Bessemer City at Gastonia (G 16-4 in 5)
Hibriten Red at South Caldwell (SC 14-0 in 5)
Gaston Braves Red at Cherryville (C 13-3 in 5)
Hickory at North Wilkes (suspended in 3rd inning to June 24)
Burns at Lincolnton (B 8-4)
East Rutherford vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, GB Blue 11-5)
Hibriten Black at South Caldwell (SC 12-11 in 9)
R-S Central at North Wilkes (ppd., June 23)
Friday, June 19
Hibriten Black vs. Hibriten Red (Hibriten Black by forfeit)
Gastonia at Lincolnton (L 12-4)
Burns at East Rutherford (B 9-8 in 10)
Cherryville at Bessemer City (C 16-2 in 5)
Saturday, June 20
No games
Sunday, June 21
Cherryville at Burns (B 8-1)
Monday, June 22
Hibriten Black and Hibriten Red at Asheville, 4:30 p.m. DH (ppd., June 24)
South Caldwell at R-S Central (SC 8-7)
Gaston Braves Blue at Shelby (S 10-0 in 5)
Gaston Braves Red at Bessemer City (GB 10-2)
Gastonia at East Rutherford (G 9-5)
Lincolnton at Cherryville (L 8-6)
Tuesday, June 23
…All future East Rutherford games cancelled, previous games made non-division contests
Gaston Braves Red at Lincolnton (GB 19-7 in 6)
Bessemer City at Shelby (S 12-2 in 5)
Burns vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, B 11-2)
Cherryville at East Rutherford (canceled)
R-S Central at North Wilkes (NW 6-2)
South Caldwell at Hibriten Black (H 7-2)
Watauga at Hickory (W 14-6)
Wednesday, June 24
Hibriten Black and Hibriten Red at Asheville (A 5-2, A 13-0 in 5)
Cherryville at Shelby (C 4-0)
Hickory at North Wilkes (resumed June 18 suspended game, NW 10-9)
Shelby at East Rutherford (canceled)
Thursday, June 25
South Caldwell at Watauga (SC 10-5)
North Wilkes at Hibriten Red (NW 12-2 in 5)
East Rutherford vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, canceled)
Gastonia vs. Gaston Braves Blue (at East Gaston, GB Blue 8-6)
Lincolnton at Bessemer City (L 8-3)
R-S Central at Asheville (RS 9-7)
Shelby at Burns (S 6-5 in 8)
Friday, June 26
Asheville at Hibriten Black and Hibriten Red (HBlack 6-4, A 7-0)
East Rutherford at Lincolnton, 6 p.m. (canceled)
Burns vs. Gaston Braves Red (at Gaston Christian, ppd., no date)
Saturday, June 27
No games
Sunday, June 28
No games
Monday, June 29
Asheville at South Caldwell (A 4-3)
East Rutherford at Gastonia (canceled)
Tuesday, June 30
Burns at Gastonia (B 10-4)
Watauga at Asheville (A 11-1 in 6)
Area IV playoffs:
Quarterfinals (July 1-3, best of 3)
South No. 1 Burns vs. North No. 4 South Caldwell
Game 1- July 1 at Burns – SC 7-0
Game 2- July 2 at South Caldwell – Burns 2-1
Game 3- July 3 at Burns – SC 6-3 (SC wins 2-1)
North No. 2 R-S Central vs. South No. 3 Cherryville
Game 1- July 1 at Cherryville – C 10-0 in 5
Game 2- July 2 at R-S Central – C 13-0 in 5 (C wins 2-0)
North No. 1 North Wilkes vs. South No. 4 Gaston Braves Red
Game 1- July 1 at North Wilkes – NW 7-5
Game 2- July 2 at East Gaston – GB 10-0 in 5
Game 3- July 3 at North Wilkes – NW 13-3 in 5 (NW wins 2-1)
South No. 2 Shelby vs. North No. 3 Asheville
Game 1- July 1 at Shelby – S 6-4
Game 2- July 2 at North Henderson – A 12-2 in 6
Game 3- July 3 at Shelby – S 5-4 in 8 (S wins 2-1)
Semifinals (July 5-7, best of 3)
North No. 4 (South Caldwell) vs. South No. 3 (Cherryville)
Game 1- July 6 at Cherryville
Game 2- July 7 at South Caldwell
Game 3 (if necessary)- July 8 at Cherryville
North No. 1 (North Wilkes) vs. South No. 2 (Shelby)
Game 1- July 5 at North Wilkes – Shelby 6-1
Game 2- July 6 at Shelby
Game 3 (if necessary)- July 7 at North Wilkes
Final (July 9-11, best of 3)
Semifinal winners
N.C. state tournament (at Cherryville Fraley Field):
July 18-23