STATE BASEBALL TITLES SERIES: West 2A series starts Tuesday night at North Lincoln

NO. 13 WEST LINCOLN (21-7) vs No. 2 NORTH LINCOLN (22-5)
Game 1, Tuesday: at N. Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Game 2, Thursday: at W. Lincoln, 5:30 p.m.
Game 3, if needed, Friday: at N. Lincoln, 7 p.m.

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The West 2A best-of-3 championship baseball series – West Lincoln versus North Lincoln – will begin on Tuesday night at North Lincoln.

West Lincoln, seeded No. 13, is 21-7 and has won four games in a row while North Lincoln (22-5) is the No. 2 seed and has won eight games in a row.

Game time on Tuesday at North Lincoln will be 7 p.m., with the second game of the series set for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at West Lincoln.

If a third game is needed, it will be played Friday at 7 p.m. at North Lincoln.

The West champion advances to a three-game state title series against No. 11 Randleman (25-4) or No. 4 Washington (20-5), who play a three-game series for the East 2A title.

North Lincoln and West Lincoln shared the South Fork 2A regular season title.

The Rebels beat the Knights 3-0 at West Lincoln on March 12 and North Lincoln beat West Lincoln 16-0 at North Lincoln on April 4.

Bandys knocked West Lincoln out of the tournament before losing to North Lincoln in the final, which gave the Knights the conference’s No. 1 seed into the postseason.

North Lincoln has outscored opponents 26-4 through four rounds and after edging Central Academy 5-4 in the first round has three straight shutout wins at home – 10-0 in five innings over Wilkes Central, 4-0 over West Stokes and 7-0 over North Davidson.

West Lincoln has outscored its four postseason foes 21-10, winning all four at home – 5-1 over South Point, 7-4 at Franklin, 5-2 at home against Smoky Mountain and 4-3 over Oak Grove.

STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFF TITLE SERIES PAIRINGS

(Best-of-3 series)

1A

East: No. 5 Bear Grass Charter (23-3) vs. No. 2 Rosewood (21-3)

West: No. 12 Roxboro Community (19-4) vs. No. 10 Uwharrie Charter (22-5)

2A

East: No. 11 Randleman (25-4) vs. No. 4 Washington (20-5)

West: No. 13 WEST LINCOLN (21-7) vs. No. 2 NORTH LINCOLN (22-5)

3A

East: No. 2 Greenville Conley (25-3) vs. No. 1 Wilmington New Hanover (24-1)

West: No. 10 Marvin Ridge (24-5) vs. No. 1 Carson (27-2)

4A

East: No. 3 Corinth-Holders (21-5) vs. No. 2 Holly Springs (20-5)

West: No. 11 Mooresville (20-9) vs. No. 8 Winston-Salem Reagan (21-5)

 

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