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USSSA CROWN JEWEL EVENT NEXT FOR CANES CAROLINA

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — As the saying goes, “Business is about to pick up.”

The USSSA Queen City Super Select NIT – the granddaddy of all Charlotte region travel baseball tournaments – takes center stage this weekend. Canes Carolina will once again step between the lines and take on some of the best the area offers in 12U Major-level competition.

The Canes will begin pool play at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow against Dirtbags Charlotte in the first meeting between these teams from rival organizations. Canes then face ZT Prospects Carolina at 2:30 p.m., also for the first time. Both games will take place at Park Road Park in Charlotte.

In all, 16 teams are competing in the 12U Major division, including five of the top eight teams in North Carolina, according to Travel Baseball Rankings. SBA Bolts National (No. 2, TBR), WOW Factor Atlantic (No. 5), GBC Prospects (No. 6), USA Prime Coastal (No. 7), and Dirtbags Elite Gold (No. 8) are among the top contenders for the Queen City crown.

The complete field is as follows:

Major

Athletes Lab Red (Hickory, N.C.)

Canes Carolina (Charlotte, N.C.)

Canes Danko (Clayton, N.C.)

Carolina Clippers Orange (Richfield, N.C.)

Carolina Express (Charlotte, N.C.)

Dirtbags Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.)

Dirtbags Elite Gold (Flat Rock, N.C.)

GBC Prospects (Greensboro, N.C.)

SBA Bolts National (Matthews, N.C.)

USA Prime Coastal Stars (Clemmons, N.C.)

WOW Factor Atlantic (Mooresville, N.C.)

ZT Prospects Carolina (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.)

AAA

5 Star Powerhouse (Leland, N.C.)

Hayseeds (Lugoff-Elgin, S.C.)

GBC Prospects-Baker (Greensboro, N.C.)

Carolina Evo (Evo, N.C.)

Charlotte, news, Perfect Game, schedule

CANES TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: PERFECT GAME SUPER25 SUPER REGIONAL (APRIL 6-7)

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CLOVER (S.C.) — Canes Carolina will compete in their first Perfect Game tournament of the season at this weekend’s 12U Perfect Game Coastal Super25 Super Regional.

The Canes hit the turf at Field Day Park Saturday at 9 a.m., squaring off with Carolina Evo. It will be a rematch of the most recent game for the Canes, an 8-5 loss to the Evo at USSSA March Mania in Charlotte on March 24.

Canes Carolina will then face nationally-ranked Canes Nation in an inter-organizational matchup at 11 a.m.

A total of 13 teams make up the Major and AAA tournament. The full field is as follows:

MAJOR

Canes Carolina (Charlotte, N.C.)

Canes Nation (Raleigh, N.C.)

Carolina Express (Charlotte, N.C.)

Carolina Clippers Orange (Richfield, N.C.)

GBC Prospects-Matthews (Summerfield, N.C.)

SBA Bolts National (Charlotte, N.C.)

South Charlotte Panthers Black (Sophia, N.C.)

South Charlotte Panthers Cardinal (Charlotte, N.C.)

Wow Factor Atlantic National (Mooresville, N.C.)

AAA

5 Star Heat Travelers (Penrose, N.C.)

Carolina Evo (Lexington, N.C.)

Hayseeds (Elgin, S.C.)

Mill Town White (Fort Mill, S.C.)

Charlotte, news, North Carolina, schedule, USSSA

USSSA MARCH MANIA NEXT FOR CANES CAROLINA

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — Spring returned to the Carolinas this week, and with it comes the enthusiastic return of travel baseball for teams across the region.

Canes Carolina joins 15 other 12U teams from North and South Carolina to round out the field for this weekend’s USSSA March Mania tournament in Charlotte.

UPDATED MARCH 23 (2:25 PM)

Inclement weather has transformed March Mania into a one-day tournament. Canes Carolina will face Carolina Express (1:30 p.m.) and Carolina Evo (5:00 p.m.) at TM Winget Park in Charlotte on Sunday, March 24. The top two teams from the 12U pool will advance to the finals at 6:45 p.m.

Canes Carolina last played on March 10 in the one-day March Bucket Bash (Top Gun), where they won a pair of games by a combined 11-3 score to take the top spot in the weather-shortened tournament. Knox Duncan was named to the event’s All-Tournament team after recording three hits, including a pair of doubles, and picking up two runs batted in.

Knox Duncan hits a baseball for Canes Carolina.

The complete roster of teams competing in this weekend’s 12U field is:

Canes Carolina – Charlotte, N.C.

T24 Black – York, S.C.

Mill Town White – Fort Mill, S.C.

Copperheads Black – Mooresville, N.C.

NBA Queen City Bulls – Charlotte, N.C.

Carolina Express – Charlotte, N.C.

MARA Bolts – Matthews, N.C.

Legacy Baseball – Fort Mill, S.C.

South Park Chargers – Charlotte, N.C.

South Charlotte Revolution (Forman) – Charlotte, N.C.

Carolina Evo – Evo, N.C.

SBA Futures – Matthews, N.C.

Athletes Lab Navy – Denver, N.C.

Red Clay Athletics Black – Huntersville, N.C.

Charlotte, news, roster

TALENTED NEW ADDITION JOINS CANES ROSTER

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — Canes Carolina 12U welcomes the addition of Bryce Henrickson (Huntersville) to the roster for the upcoming 2024 season.

Henrickson joins eight returning players on the only 12U Canes squad in the Charlotte area. The updated roster is:

Miles Byrd – Fuquay-Varina, NC

Knox Duncan – Matthews, NC

Nash Hayes – Iron Station, NC

Bryce Henrickson – Huntersville, NC

Benji Malloy – Davidson, NC

Sam O’Neill – Newton, NC

Eli Schmolke – Mooresville, NC

Connor Sylvan – Charlotte, NC

Chase Willis – Mooresville, NC

The Canes are led by General Manager Darren Schmolke and Assistant Coach Steve Chapter.

Charlotte, news, schedule, USSSA

CANES CLOSE FALL CAMPAIGN AT USSSA QUEEN CITY SELECT SUPER NIT

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — You know a tournament has history and well-earned prestige when it has been gifted a nickname, in this case, “The Beast of the Southeast.”

USSSA’s twice-a-year classic, formally known as the Queen City Select Super NIT, has been a fixture on the Charlotte travel baseball schedule for years and a highlight of the season for all that participate.

Canes Carolina will compete in its fifth and final tournament of the fall season at the NIT. The tourney features a 13-team Major division and some of the top organizations in 12U travel baseball.

Pool play starts for the Canes at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in a matchup with the Rawlings Prospects NC out of Wake Forest, N.C. It will be the first meeting between the squads.

Then comes an all-Canes showdown as Canes Carolina takes on Canes Danko out of Clayton, N.C. at 4:30 p.m. This will also be the first meeting between these Canes affiliates. Both games will take place at Crooked Creek Park in Indian Trail, N.C.

TEAMLOCATION
Canes CarolinaCharlotte, N.C.
Canes DankoClayton, N.C.
Carolina Elite of ClaytonClayton, N.C.
Carolina ExpressCharlotte, N.C.
GBC ProspectsGreensboro, N.C.
HayseedsLugoff-Elkin, S.C.
MARA BoltsMatthews, N.C.
Mission SaintsWaxhaw, N.C.
Rawlings Prospects NCWake Forest, N.C.
SBA FuturesMatthews, N.C.
SBA North ProspectsRockwell, N.C.
South Charlotte Panthers MarucciRandleman, N.C.
USA Prime Coastal StarsClemmons, S.C.
Charlotte, North Carolina, schedule, USSSA

FALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND HAS ARRIVED

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — Canes Carolina is at the midway point of its fall baseball season, and the strongest field to date awaits in the USSSA Fall State Championship.

Nine major-level teams are set to compete for the Old North State’s bragging rights, including a “who’s who” of the best squads in the area.

TEAMCITY
Canes CarolinaCharlotte, N.C.
Mission SaintsMatthews, N.C.
GBC ProspectsGreensboro, N.C.
Carolina ExpressCharlotte, N.C.
Panthers MarucciRandleman, N.C.
USA Prime Coastal StarsClemmons, N.C.
Canes SouthGreenville, S.C.
SBA FuturesMatthews, N.C.
SBA North ProspectsRockwell, N.C.

Canes Carolina will face Carolina Express (2 p.m.) and GBC Prospects (5:40 p.m.) in Saturday’s pool play at Crooked Creek Park in Indian Trail, N.C. It will be the first meeting of the season between the Canes and Express. The Canes will square off with GBC Prospects for the second consecutive tournament, with the Prospects taking a rain-shortened 3-1 win in the previous meeting.

SBA Futures and SBA North Prospects were ranked Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in the most recent TBR North Carolina poll. Canes South was the top-ranked team in South Carolina.

Sunday’s tournament play will occur at Catawba Park in Tega Cay, S.C.

Charlotte, news, North Carolina, schedule, USSSA

CANES BACK IN ACTION IN USSSA FALL KICKOFF NIT

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — The “unofficial start” of the fall travel baseball season happens this weekend – the first Saturday and Sunday after Labor Day – as 26 teams enter the 12U division of the USSSA Fall Kickoff NIT in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Canes Carolina is one of eight major-level squads competing in the nine-team Pool A of the weekend tourney. This will be the season’s second tournament for the Canes, who got a jump on the traditional fall calendar by reaching the semifinal round of the USSSA Carolina Fall Brawl on August 27.

The Canes will face Carolina Clippers Orange (Richfield, N.C.) at 4:45 p.m. and GBC Prospects (Greensboro, N.C.) at 6:30 p.m. at TM Winget Park. It will be the season’s first meeting against either team for the Canes.

The other teams participating in Pool A are:

SBA North StarsMooresville, N.C.Major
Mission SaintsMatthews, N.C.Major
MARA BoltsMatthews, N.C.Major
Carolina ExpressCharlotte, N.C.Major
Dirtbags Elite GoldFlat Rock, N.C.Major
T24 BlackYork, S.C.AAA

The Canes have won six of their last nine games overall and have a 7-3 mark in pool play over the last five tournaments entered.

Charlotte, news, schedule, USSSA

USSSA FALL BRAWL FIRST TEST OF 12U CAMPAIGN

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — Few things in sports rival the hopes and dreams present on the opening day of a new baseball season. The ledger is as clean as the fabric of the uniform, and the belief is steadfast that all the preseason’s hard work and preparation will elevate results to a new level.

Time will tell how successful the 12U run will be for the Canes, but starting Saturday, August 26, results will begin to accumulate.

The Canes will take the field for the first game of the season in the USSSA Fall Brawl at 2:30 p.m. at Nevin Community Park in Charlotte. They will face the South Charlotte Revolution – Forman.

The Canes conclude the first day of pool play at 6:30 p.m. against a familiar opponent, the SBA North Stars (Mooresville, N.C.). The Stars concluded the 11U season ranked ninth in the state by Travel Baseball Rankings.

The Canes and Stars are the Major-level contingent in the tournament’s Pool A, joined by five AAA squads: Carolina Baseball Club (Charlotte), South Charlotte Revolution-Norris, South Park Chargers (Charlotte), T24 Black (York, S.C.), and South Charlotte Revolution-Forman.

Canes Carolina has a 12-man roster, including three newcomers to the squad. Miles Byrd, Connor Sylvan, and Cameron White will join nine returning players, including Knox Duncan, Isaiah Everett, Nash Hayes, Benji Malloy, Caden Moss, Sam O’Neill, Eli Schmolke, Kenneth White III, and Chase Willis. The Canes are coached by Darren Schmolke and Steve Chapter.

The team is coming off a 13-11 spring season that concluded with wins in four of the final five games and a pair of championship game appearances over the final three tournaments contested. The marquee victory was a 4-2 win over the SBA North Prospects (ranked No. 3 in NC by TBR) in the semifinals of the USSSA Easton Showdown NIT.

Charlotte, news, Ripken Experience, schedule, USSSA

RIPKEN EXPERIENCE FALL KICKOFF, USSSA QUEEN CITY NIT HIGHLIGHT SCHEDULE

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CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — Canes Carolina’s 12U Fall schedule features five tournaments over nine weeks, including Charlotte’s largest autumn tourney and the team’s first trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Play begins August 26 for the Canes in the USSSA Carolina Fall Brawl. It continues every other weekend, concluding with the premier fall travel baseball showcase in Charlotte, the USSSA Queen City Select Super NIT (October 20-22).

The Canes head to Myrtle Beach for the first time to compete in the Ripken Experience’s Fall Kickoff (October 7-8), marking the squad’s lone tourney beyond the borders of the Old North State this upcoming season.

Canes Carolina looks to build on a winning spring season that saw the team win four of its final five games and advance to the championship round in its last two USSSA tournaments.