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Area players&#8217; high schools are also listed.<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6>Team records only include games against other members of the Old North State League.<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Cape Fear Ghost Crabs 10, New Bern Southpaws 3 (7 innings)<\/h4>\n<p>Eight of the nine starters collected a hit, and the Ghost Crabs scored in five of their six trips to the plate to secure a non-division victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coleman Cross (West Virginia Wesleyan\/Ashley), Jack Cuba (Catawba\/New Hanover), Trey Pierce (Brunswick CC\/WCA), and Ryan Seagroves (Brunswick CC) all had two hits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cape Fear (19-8) scored three runs in the third inning to take the lead for good. After two quick outs, Gavin Marceric (Tiffin, Ohio) and Cuba recorded back-to-back singles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kayden Leck (Owens CC, Ohio) tied the score at 2-2 with a base hit of his own. Quinlan Keefe (Manhattan, N.Y.) followed with a two-run triple to left field.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce singled home Cross and Julian King (St. Maarten) an inning later to increase the lead to 6-2. Pierce also increased his league-leading stolen base total to 33 by swiping a pair of bags.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghost Crabs later got RBI singles from Drew Nye (Highland CC, Kan.) in the fifth as well as from Seagroves and Cuba in the sixth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Starting pitcher Kody Romero (UNC Pembroke) allowed only one earned run with four strikeouts in five innings to earn the win. Noah Swanson (Southeastern CC\/Ashley) was terrific in his debut, striking out a pair of batters in two scoreless innings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Standings<\/h4>\n<h5>(Overall record, Coastal Division record)<\/h5>\n<p>Sandhills Bogeys (25-3, 19-3)<\/p>\n<p>Cape Fear Ghost Crabs (19-8, 16-7)<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Ospreys (18-7, 15-7)<\/p>\n<p>Oak Island Loggerheads (11-10, 11-10)<\/p>\n<p>Shallotte Shallywags (5-20, 5-20)<\/p>\n<p>Laurinburg Highland Hooligans (3-22, 3-22)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTES: All players&rsquo; previous colleges are listed in parentheses. Area players&rsquo; high schools are also listed. Team records only include games against other members of the Old North State League. 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