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Old North State League Coastal Division Roundup: June 21, 2026

June 21, 2026, 11:07 pm | by Tim Hower
NOTES:
  • All players’ previous colleges are listed in parentheses. Area players’ high schools are also listed.
  • Team records only include games against other members of the Old North State League.

Cape Fear Ghost Crabs 6, Sandhills Bogeys 5

After dropping the first two matchups of the season, the Ghost Crabs finally took down the league leaders on a walk-off double from Quinlan Keefe (Manhattan, N.Y.). 

Cape Fear (14-5, 12-4 Coastal Division) trailed 5-0 before getting on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning on a double from Drew Beard (Lenoir-Rhyne) that allowed Gavin Marceric (Tiffin, Ohio) to score from first base following his base hit. 

Ryan Seagroves (Brunswick CC) singled home Will Jones (WCA) in the sixth inning. An error on the same play allowed Marceric to score and cut the deficit to 5-3. 

The score remained the same until the ninth. Marceric got the rally started with a seven-pitch walk. Beard and Seagroves singled to load the bases with no outs. 

Following a strikeout, Keefe came through with his biggest hit of the summer. His line drive down the left field line allowed all three runners to touch home plate. 

Beard, Marceric, and Seagroves all finished with a pair of hits. 

Relief pitcher Davis Watson (Lynchburg, Va.) was terrific, scattering one hit with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. Of his 77 pitches, 53 went for strikes. 

With the victory, the Ghost Crabs moved to within 1.5 games of the Bogeys (17-2, 15-2). The teams will square off three more times, including a game at Sandhills on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Oak Island Loggerheads 19, Lauringburg Highland Hooligans 2 (7 innings)

The Loggerheads pounded out 15 hits and scored a season-high 19 runs to cruise at home and move back to .500 in Coastal Division play.

Shortstop Rocco Tenuta (Hillsdale, Mich.) finished 3-for-4 with a hit by pitch, double, two RBI, and two runs scored for the leadoff spot in the lineup.

Nicky Moretto (Allen CC, Kan.) went 2-for-4 with a double, two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Justin Dawkins (North Greenville, S.C.) was 2-for-3 with a walk, double, two RBI, and three runs.

Brady Wozniak (Washington, Md.) collected two hits and scored twice, while Jaden Marvin (USC Salkehatchie/South Brunswick) crossed the plate three times.

Oak Island (9-9, 9-9) sent 12 batters to the plate during an eight-run bottom of the first inning that featured seven hits and a pair of walks. A nine-run sixth inning completed the scoring. 

Banks Hartman (N.C. Wesleyan/South Brunswick) finished with three RBI. 

Cole Barnes (UNC Greensboro/Ashley) started on the mound and allowed two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts in three innings.

The Loggerheads also got a combined nine strikeouts from relievers Hayden McCarley (Arkansas Rich Mountain) and Ryan Turner (Northeast Iowa CC), who each pitched two scoreless innings.

Standings

(Overall record, Coastal Division record)

Sandhills Bogeys (17-2, 15-2)

Cape Fear Ghost Crabs (14-5, 12-4)

Jacksonville Ospreys (12-5, 11-5)

Oak Island Loggerheads (9-9, 9-9)

Laurinburg Highland Hooligans (3-15, 3-15)

Shallotte Shallywags (0-15, 0-15)