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July 11, 2026 - Saturday Schedule
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Quarter Finals (2 of 3)
7:00 Randolph County at Queen City (Game 2)
July 10, 2026 - Friday Result
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Quarter Finals (2 of 3)
Randolph County 19, Queen City 15 (Game 1)
The teams combined for 28 hits, including 5 home runs and 6 doubles, and Post 45 scored in all six
offensive innings for the come-from-behind win in the first game against Queen City in the Area III quarter finals.
Tate Andrews had 2 hits witha solo home run and 3 rbi, Lucas Conner hit a solo homer and scored 4 times
and Hudson Deel had 3 hits (2 doubles), scored 3 runs and drove in 2 more. There were 2 hits each by Brady Armfield who
drove in 4 runs and scored three, Jake Riddle (rbi, 2 runs) and Ashton Poe (2 rbi, run). Jackson Hill added a hit and an
rbi and scored a run.
John Kirkpatrick took the mound with 2 outs in the top of the fourth, pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and was the winning
pitcher with scattering 5 hits and a walk. Keaton Hill pitched the first two innings (8 runs, 6 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts)
and Kyle Dillow followed with 1.2 innings of work (7 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks).
July 9, 2026 - Thursday Schedule
No Events Scheduled
July 8, 2026 - Wednesday Result
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
High Point 13, Liberty 3 (Game 3)
The Hi Toms had an early 1-0 lead but Liberty's Bryson Marley led off the top of the third with a single
and tied the game on an rbi double by John Wittig with 2 outs. Chance Holdaway followed with his third home
run of the season to put Post 81 ahead 3-1.
Post 87, however, batted around in the in fifth, scoring 5 runs, and sent 11 to the plate in the sixth,
adding 7 more. before reaching the 10-run lead to clinch the series.
Wittig had 2 hits for Liberty with a double, a run scored and a run-batted-in. Marley had the 2-rbi homer
and Marley a hit with a run scored and Tyler Westbrooks recorded a single.
Starting pitcher Landon Albright took the loss working 3.1 innings with 6 runs (4 er) on 6 hits and 3 walks
with 1 strikeout. Bryson Arrington pitched the final inning with 7 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks.
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July 7, 2026 - Tuesday Result
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
Liberty 5, High Point 4 (Game 2)
Post 81 snapped a six game losing streak and evened their playoff series with High Point t one game
each. The decisive third will be Wednesday at Finch Field in Thomasville.
The Hi Toms scored a run in the top of the first inning but Liberty responded with 3 runs in the home half
and another in the second for a 4-1 lead. Post 87 tied the score in the fourth but Liberty scored again in the
sixth for the final margin.
Tyler Westbrooks and Weston Murphy had 2 hits each with Westbrooks recording a double and scoring twice
while Murphy scored once and drove in a run. Liberty got single hits by John Wittig (run), Jackson Vaughn (rbi),
Cade McCallum (run), Josh Nelson (rbi), Chance Holdaway and Avery Wright.
Holdaway pitched 6.1 innings and got the win allowing 4 runs (3 er) on 7 hits and 4 walks with 5
strikeouts. Landon Albright faced 2 batters in recording the final 2 outs and earned a save.
July 6, 2026 - Monday Schedule
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
High Point 11, Liberty 2 (Game 1)
Liberty couldn't slow down the Hi Toms who put up 12 hits in the win.
Post 81 got single hits from Tyler Westbrooks, Cade McCallum and Avery Wright.
Both runs came in the fifth inning with a one-out walk to Carter Mustian followed by a single by Westbrooks.
Mustian then scored on a ground out by Weston Murphy and Westbrooks followed on a High Point error.
Bryson Marley took the loss with 10 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks with 2 strikeouts in three innings.
Bryson Arrington pitched the final two frames giving up a run on 2 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts.
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July 6, 2026 - SOFTBALL HONORS
The North Carolina Softball Coaches Association selected 21 Randolph County student-athletes to 2026 All-District teams and 15
of those were tagged as All-State performers in 3A and 4A softball.
4A Champions Southwestern Randolph had 6 players named All-State. Four Randleman players received that honor and 2 players
from Uwharrie Charter Academy.
Providence Grove had 3 players selected to the All-State team in 3A softball.
Local players honored with state and district awards can be seen on the SPORTSTONE
SOFTBALL page.
July 6, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES
With a few days between games, Randolph County's Jackson Hill had a chance to talk with Dennis Garcia about the developement of
his game during a busy - but short - American Legion Baseball season for the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.
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