{"id":12118,"date":"2026-07-17T22:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalpreps.com\/baseball\/?p=12118"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:52:34","slug":"old-north-state-league-coastal-division-roundup-july-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalpreps.com\/baseball\/old-north-state-league-coastal-division-roundup-july-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Old North State League Coastal Division Roundup: July 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>NOTES:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6>All players&#8217; previous colleges are listed in parentheses. 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 9 Jacksonville Ospreys 6<\/h4>\n<p>For the second night in a row, the Ghost Grabs grabbed the lead in the eighth inning to secure a key Coastal Division victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Seagroves (Brunswick CC) cleared the bases with a double down the left field to give Cape Fear (23-10, 20-9) an 8-5 lead. Earlier in the inning, Kayden Leck (Owens CC, Ohio) tied the score with a base hit.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, the Ghost Crabs clinched the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye for the upcoming playoffs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A sacrifice fly from Jack Cuba (Catawba\/New Hanover) in the top of the first inning gave Cape Fear an early lead, but Jacksonville (20-10, 17-10) answered back with two runs in the bottom of the frame.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ghost Crabs loaded the bases with no outs in the third inning on consecutive singles from Julian King (St. Maarten), Trey Pierce (Brunswick CC\/WCA), and Gavin Marceric (Tiffin, Ohio).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An error followed by a sacrifice fly from Will Jones (WCA) allowed Cape Fear to regain the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Ospreys again answered right away with two runs of their own and then grabbed a 5-4 advantage with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The score remained the same until the eighth, when the Ghost Crabs sent nine batters to the plate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Other scores<\/h4>\n<p>Sandhills Bogeys 11, Shallotte Shallywags 3<\/p>\n<h4>Standings<\/h4>\n<h5>(Overall record, Coastal Division record)<\/h5>\n<p>Sandhills Bogeys (31-3, 25-3)<\/p>\n<p>Cape Fear Ghost Crabs (23-10, 20-9)<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Ospreys (20-10, 17-10)<\/p>\n<p>Oak Island Loggerheads (13-14, 13-14)<\/p>\n<p>Shallotte Shallywags (5-23, 5-23)<\/p>\n<p>Laurinburg Highland Hooligans (3-24, 3-24)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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. 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