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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.)

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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.

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CANES LOOKING TO BUILD ON CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE

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CHARLOTTE (NC) — Enjoy the moment but focus on the future, because the work never stops.

In many ways, that was the message delivered to the Canes Carolina team following its championship game appearance two weeks ago. It was a feel-good moment for the team’s players and coaches, but the celebration gave way to work as another tough tournament challenge awaits in this weekend’s Perfect Game Youth Showcase Invitational.

The Perfect Game field features 16 top 11U teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio, headlined by a pair of teams appearing in Perfect Game’s national rankings, Charlotte’s SBA Bolts National (5th) and Dublin, Ohio’s Hit Dogs (41st).

Canes Carolina will begin tomorrow’s pool play in the same way it began its most recent tournament outing, facing Dirtbags Black (Cornelius, NC) at 9 am at George Poston Park in Gastonia. Canes lost 3-1 in that matchup a fortnight ago.

Canes Carolina will then square off against their organizational brothers, Canes Land (Raleigh, NC) at 12:50 pm. It will be the first meeting between the teams this season.

The balance of the Perfect Game 11U field is as follows:

Canes SC-864 (Duncan, SC)

Carolina Clippers (Richfield, NC)

Carolina Express (Charlotte, NC)

Carolina Swagg (Travelers Rest, SC)

Elite Diamond Dawgs Red (Simpsonville, SC)

Hayseeds 11U (Lugoff-Elgin, SC)

Makos Red (Morehead City, NC)

SBA North Prospects (Rockwell, NC)

SBA North Stars (Mooresville, NC)

South Charlotte Panthers Marucci (Charlotte, NC)

Wilmington Seahawks (Wilmington, NC)

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USSSA EASTON SHOWDOWN NIT NEXT FOR CANES CAROLINA

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CHARLOTTE (NC) –– Canes Carolina 11U enters this weekend’s USSSA Easton Showdown NIT tournament with four victories in the team’s last five games.

Get hot, stay hot. That’s the event mission for these resurgent Canes – find a way to keep the momentum rolling in their favor as the 2023 Spring season reaches its apex.

The tournament starts with a stout contest against Dirtbags Black, one of the best 11U teams in the Charlotte metro area. The Canes and Dirtbags take the field at 8:30 am at Catawba Park in Tega Cay, South Carolina.

The morning’s second game starts at 10:30 am with the Canes taking on Panthers Marucci out of Charlotte.

Overall, there are four Major-level teams making up Pool A – Canes, Dirtbags Black, SBA North Prospects (Rockwell, NC), and Dirtbags Carolina (Rock Hill, SC).

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PAID HEAD BASEBALL COACH OPPORTUNITY

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Canes Carolina 11U baseball club is actively seeking a paid head coach for its Charlotte Metro-area team.  Canes Carolina 11U is a Major classification team participating in Perfect Game, USSSA, Triple Crown, and Top Gun events. 

Candidates should possess coaching experience (travel, showcase, middle school, high school baseball) and a passion for player development.  

This position will collaborate with the Canes Carolina 11U general manager and will be responsible for leading and managing practice plans and gameday coaching decisions. 

As part of the Canes Baseball network of teams, our mission is to promote a team-oriented attitude that is displayed on and off the field. The Canes program is modeled after college programs, with an emphasis on teamwork, discipline, and dedicating themselves to baseball year-round. Playing for the Canes gives student-athletes the experience of traveling all over the east coast and playing high-level baseball.

Interested candidates should contact Canes Carolina 11U general manager Darren Schmolke at schmolkeconstruction@gmail.com or (504) 388-1994.  Once again, this is a paid coaching position that can start immediately. 

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CANES CAROLINA WEEKEND PREVIEW: APRIL 29-30

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CHARLOTTE (NC) — Keep moving forward. That’s the message Canes Carolina 11U takes with them into this weekend’s tournament action.

The Canes take the field tomorrow afternoon in the Top Gun Trucker Hat Classic, looking to put the lessons learned during a tough tournament outing two weeks ago to use.

Pool play begins at 1 pm when the Canes square off with Dry Pond 11U (Denver, NC), which captured a Top Gun Gold Bracket championship last weekend and sports a 25-6 record in the 11U classification in Top Gun competition.

The Canes wrap up their Saturday double-header at 3 pm against the Belmont Bandits (Belmont, NC). All games will be played at Martha Rivers Park in Gastonia, NC. This will be the Canes’ first Top Gun action of the season.

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CANES CAROLINA QUEEN CITY SELECT SUPER NIT PREVIEW

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CHARLOTTE (NC) — There are tournaments, there are big tournaments, and then there’s the USSSA Queen City Select Super NIT. Formerly called “The Beast of the East,” this USSSA event brings together the best travel baseball teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, and other areas of the Southeastern United States.

Canes Carolina will compete in a stacked, 14-team 11U Major field that includes seven of the top 10 teams in USSSA’s North Carolina power rankings, as well as the No. 1 team in South Carolina. Seven teams are ranked by Travel Baseball Rankings.

Canes Carolina will be taking to the diamond for the first time since a semifinal round showing in the USSSA St. Patty’s Classic (March 18-19). This begins a stretch of baseball that finds the Canes in tournament action for three of the next four weekends.

The squad will open play in the Queen City Select Super NIT Saturday at noon in a Canes inter-organization matchup, as Canes Carolina faces Canes South (Greenville, SC) at TM Winget Park. Canes South enters play as the No. 1 ranked team in South Carolina by both USSSA and TBR.

The back half of Canes Carolina’s double-header occurs at 4 pm as the Canes take on the Asheville A’s, the 11th-ranked team in TBR’s North Carolina poll. The Asheville A’s have one of the longest-tenured core groups of players in the tournament, with eight of the team’s 11 players spending at least four years with the squad.

Tournament play takes place Sunday at Catawba Park in Tega Cay, SC.

USSSA QUEEN CITY SUPER SELECT NIT

11U FIELD

TEAMCITYSTATESTATE
POWER
RANK		NATIONAL
POWER
RANK
Mission Saints – CorrellWaxhawNC14
Canes SouthGreenvilleSC113
Canes LandRaleighNC28
SBA North ProspectsRockwellNC418
Carolina ExpressCharlotteNC619
GBC ProspectsGreensboroNC851
5 Star RailroadersClaytonNC973
Dirtbags BlackCharlotteNC1077
SBA North StarsMooresvilleNC12108
TPA NationalsApexNC14138
Canes CarolinaMooresvilleNC15145
Asheville A’sAshevilleNC16154
USA Prime Coastal StarsClemmonsNC20192
On Deck UnionPinevilleNCNR263
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CANES CAROLINA SCHEDULE SET

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MOORESVILLE (NC) — The Canes Carolina 11U baseball team will participate in seven sanctioned tournaments this spring, appearing in events organized by Perfect Game, Triple Crown Baseball, and USSSA.

New head coach Chris Manriquez will direct the Canes, which features six returning players and four new faces for the spring season. Manriquez is also the head varsity baseball coach at Charlotte’s Carmel Christian High School. Tyler Roakes will serve as Canes’ assistant coach.

Three crown jewel tournaments appear on the team’s calendar, including two tournaments outside the Charlotte footprint.

The Perfect Game 11U World Series (June 15-20) in East Cobb, Ga., features more than 100 of the top travel baseball teams across the country and a minimum of six games per team.

The 13th annual installment of Triple Crown Baseball’s popular Border Wars tournament has 14 of the top teams from North Carolina and Virginia meeting in Rocky Mount, NC (May 6-7).

Canes Carolina will also play in USSSA’s biggest Charlotte-based event, the prestigious Queen City Select Super NIT (April 14-16), a three-day event with three dozen of the region’s top Major-level teams in the field.

The complete Canes Carolina schedule is as follows:

  • March 18-19: USSSA St. Patty’s Classic (Charlotte)
  • April 14-16: USSSA Queen City Select Super NIT (Charlotte)
  • April 29-30: USSSA Metrolina Classic NIT (Charlotte)
  • May 6-7: Triple Crown Baseball Border Wars XIII (Rocky Mount, NC)
  • May 20-21: USSSA Easton Hype Series (Charlotte)
  • June 3-4: USSSA Race City Classic (Charlotte)
  • June 15-20: Perfect Game 11U World Series (East Cobb, Ga.)