Old North State League Coastal Division Roundup: June 1, 2026

NOTE: All players’ previous colleges are listed in parentheses. Area players’ high schools are also listed.

Cape Fear Ghost Crabs 3, Clayton Clovers 0

A pair of pitchers – Gabe Abbott (Brunswick CC/West Brunswick) and Brock Polilli (Tiffin) – combined on a three-hitter as the Ghost Crabs secured a victory at home for the third night in a row. 

Abbott started and pitched six solid innings, recording six strikeouts and issuing only one walk. Polilli earned the save by retiring all nine batters he faced, including three by strikeout.  

Cape Fear (6-1) third baseman Dylan Stacks (North Brunswick) went 2-for-4 with two RBI. His two-out single to left field in the fourth inning scored Drew Beard (Lenoir-Rhyne) with the first run of the game.

The lead doubled an inning later on another two-out hit, this time from Trey Pierce (Brunswick CC/WCA). 

Beard singled in the eighth inning and later crossed the plate on a fielder’s choice from Stacks. Beard also worked a pair of walks and stole three bases. 

Standings

(Overall record, Coastal Division record)

Sandhills Bogeys 5-0, 4-0

Cape Fear Ghost Crabs 6-1, 4-0

Oak Island Loggerheads 4-2, 4-2

Jacksonville Ospreys 2-2, 1-2

Laurinburg Highland Hooligans 0-4, 0-4

Shallotte Shallywags 0-5, 0-5