They see each other as rivals during the high school season, but they all share the same passion — baseball. And this summer, Wayne County Post 11 came together as one to have a special season. Wayne County finished the season with a 23-7 record, claimed the Area I East Division regular-season title, and won…… read more »
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Baseball: Summer’s Been Good To Wayne County Post 11 (PHOTO GALLERY)
Baseball: Post 11’s Season Comes To An End
Down 6-0 after the first inning, Wayne County Post 11 battled hard to come back against Rowan County Post 342. And despite a valiant effort and having the tying run at the plate, Wayne County could not complete the comeback as Rowan County held off Wayne County 7-4, which marked the end of Wayne County’s…… read more »
Athlete Of The Week: Will Pennington
Will Pennington is having a breakout summer for Wayne County Post 11 and has emerged as one of Post 11’s best pitchers this summer. In 36 innings pitched this summer, Pennington has 5-0 record on the mound, a 0.77 earned run average and has tossed 41 strikeouts. And as evidenced by his phenomenal performance against…… read more »
Baseball: Post 11 Walks Off Against Port City
In a must-win game, Wayne County Post 11 bounced back in a big way against Port City Post 545 on Thursday afternoon. Will Pennington pitched six and one-third innings and tossed seven strikeouts as Post 11 held off Port City 7-6. “When you find a way to win, you’re happy with your kids, and that’s…… read more »
Baseball: Post 11 Opens State Tournament Against Cherryville Post 100
Playing in its first N.C. Senior American Legion State Tournament since 2014, Wayne County faced off against Cherryville Post 100 in front of hundreds of baseball fans from across the state. Before the game started, Wayne County participated in the opening ceremonies with seven other teams competing in the state tournament. “That was really cool,…… read more »
Baseball: Post 11 Reaches State Tournament For First Time Since 2014 (PHOTO GALLERY)
For the first time since 2014, Wayne County Post 11 is heading to the N.C. Senior American Legion state tournament. In his most important start of the season, Will Pennington pitched a complete-game four-hitter, and Wayne County used a fifth-inning rally to earn a 5-2 victory, and win the Area I East tournament, against Pitt…… read more »
Athlete Of The Week: Tyler Thompson
Tyler Thompson does whatever it takes to help his team. Whether he is getting the start on the mound, coming out of the bullpen, or always keeping a smile on his face in the dugout, Thompson is the definition of a good teammate. Thompson, who recently graduated from Princeton High School, has played baseball for…… read more »
Baseball: With Walk-off Victory, Post 11 Is One Win Away From State Tournament (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne County Post 11 is one win away from the N.C. Senior American Legion state baseball tournament in Cherryville Logan Merritt hit a walk-off single and capped Wayne County’s thrilling 6-5 victory against Pitt County Post 39 in the Area I East Tournament on Wednesday evening. “I’m proud of all the boys. The energy in…… read more »
Baseball: Post 11 Shuts Out Kinston Post 43 To Win Playoff Opener (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne County Post 11’s Tyler Thompson pitched a complete game, struck out six batters, had zero walks, and allowed just two hits as Post 11 won its playoff opener 4-0 against Kinston Post 43 on Tuesday evening at Jim Perry Field at Campbell University. “First thing was Tyler Thompson, that was really great to see.…… read more »
Wayne County Post 11 Holds Inaugural Golf Tournament (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne County Post 11 held its inaugural golf tournament on Friday afternoon at Southern Wayne Country Club. Organized by Wayne County Post 11 coaches Adam Pate and Colton Chrisman, the tournament was created to help raise community involvement and support for the Wayne County Post 11 baseball program. Pate said organizing the tournament was an…… read more »
