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Practice Tuesday, May 29th 6:00pm location FCS
May 25, 2012
Practice Tuesday, May 29, 6:00pm location FCS. Have a great holiday weekend.God Bless our Troops and Veterans. If anything changes we will let you know. As always ----- GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!
WOW!!! Rockets win it again!!! Win Gold Bracket Championship in Grand Slam Super Regional Oxford
May 20, 2012
Rockets win Grand Slam AAU Super Regional - Oxford by winning 3 straight Sunday and going 4-1 over the entire weekend. Rockets 11U Gold Bracket Champions!!!!!!
Saturday started off a little rough but the guys came back in the second game and finished the day 1-1 and in the 7 seed of the gold bracket Sunday. The first game Saturday the guys faced the Hillsborough Storm and the Storm came out swinging. The game ended with a loss of 16-1. In the second game the guys showed life and started playing Rocket Baseball. They won the second game 10-1.
WOW on Sunday !!!!!!! What a Sunday the guys played 3 great games to win the Gold Bracket Championship with a walk off single by Cody in the bottom of the 6th. The day started by facing the Carolina Coyotes. The Coyotes played hard but the Rockets hit at will and pulled away with a 12-6 win. The second game was against the Carolina Hustle. It was a close defensive game but the Rockets added a run here and there to win it 7 - 3. With that win the guys would get a rematch with the Hillsborough Storm in the Championship Game. It was a battle from the start and momentum would swing back and forth but the Rockets weren't going to quit this Sunday. With the scored tied in the bottom of the 6th Bryan hit his 4th ground rule double of the tourney with 2 outs. Cody was at bat, and with 2 strikes he ripped a single up the middle scoring Bryan for the game winning RBI and the Rockets won 7-6. What a game !!!!! STATS are in. As Always -----GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!
Grand Slam Super Regional Results
Rockets have blast at Mudcats Game Wednesday, May 16!!!!!!!!
May 16, 2012
Having fun and more photos to come - unfortunately I am sure of that!!!!
Congratulations Cody!!!!!
May 13, 2012
Congratulations Cody. One of our Rockets Baseball High School Honorary Coaching Staff was named 1st Team All-Conference which is the Certificate he is holding in the picture. He also found out today that he made the American Junior Legion Cary Bulls. Both are accomplishments he should be very proud of. Notice the cool hat and shirt he wore at Tryouts from what I understand. As always -----GO ROCKETS!!!!! ----- AND BULLS!!!!!!!!
Triple Crown Border Wars Tough on Rockets. Finish 1-2 looking forward to the next one!
May 5, 2012
Boy what a Saturday! The guys battled hard but went 1-1. Starting Saturday off against the Rock Solid Wildcats the guys took the lead but couldn't hang on and ended up losing 5-3. The second game the guys took the lead again but lost it until the top of the six when Trevor was up with Seth on base. 2 out and 2 strikes with wind and rain and Trevor drills a 2 run home run over the left field fence. What a shot. It was an excellent game and the boys hung on to win 5-4. By going 1-1 the boys earned the 18 seed out of 32 teams. The guys had played tough and hoped to make it in the top bracket but fell to the second bracket.
Sunday was a different story. After showing up at 8:45 am, the boys found out their game wasn't until 2:45 pm against the winner of Virginia Venom Black and RBA Elite. RBA won so they were the Rockets first game. RBA came out swinging and hitting gap shots at will. Before you knew, they stretched out a good lead and went on to win 12-2. We are off for Mother's day Weekend with our next tournament May 19 & 20. Oxford is probably the front runner with some possibilities elsewhere. As always ------- GO ROCKETS!!!!!
Border Wars Schedule
NC Northern AAU Spring State - Oxford - Rockets finish in 1st Place in rain shortened tourney.
April 22, 2012
The Rockets finished in 1st Place by going 2 - 0 Saturday in the NC Northern AAU Spring State Champioship. Unfortunately the rain came and cancelled all the games Sunday but the boys looked strong and are playing great. The Rockets started Saturday playing the Carolina Titans. In a game that was more like a Sunday Championship game, the Rockets battled and beat the Titans by a 7-2 score. After that game the boys would face Tri City Baseball. Tri City would play much better later in the day but against the Rockets especially when we start hitting they didn't stand a chance and the Rockets won 15 - 0. We are looking at our options for May 5 & 6 and will pass it along when we see where the teams settle out. As always ----- GO ROCKETS!!!!!!
NC Northern AAU Spring State Final Results
Rockets bring home the hardware again by winning Top Gun Super Spring State in Siler City!!!!!
April 15, 2012
WOW!!!!!After a 4 week break the North Raleigh Rockets kept the winning ways going by winning the Top Gun Super Spring State 11U Championship. The Tournament started with the Rockets facing the CBC White Team. The boys played well and ended up beating CBC by a score of 11 - 1 to start Saturday off with a win. The boys then faced the Carolina Rockies. It was another Rockies vs Rockets battle. This time the Rockies ended up beating the Rockets 8-7. By going 1-1, the Rockets earned the 3 seed and would have to win 3 games on Sunday to win it all. So early Sunday morning the guys faced the Carolina Raptors. The boys started off their Championship run by defeating the Raptors 10 - 3. With that win the guys would face the Carolina Rockies once again. This time after another classic battle between these 2 teams the Rockets edged the Rockies 6 - 5. By beating the Rockies, the boys were now in the Championship Game and facing a very good South Wake Storm team. The Storm and the Rockets over the years have played some very good games together and this one was no different. With lead changes and momentum swinging back and forth it looked like extra innings for certain. Then in the top of the 6th the Rockets took the lead and then held on to win the game and the championship by a score of 7-5. The guys once again went 4-1 playing 3 on Sunday, they have really started to play well together and look great. All the teams we faced this weekend played us well and showed a lot of class and character, hats off to all the teams. As Always ---- GO ROCKETS !!!!
Top Gun Siler City Super Spring State Championship Final Results
Top Gun Erwin cancelled or at least the 11U.
March 24, 2012
This weekends tournament has been cancelled. We will update our practice and possible tournament schedule in the next day or so. The guys are getting better and looked great. The coaches were looking forward to having a great weekend. See you at practice. As Always ---- GO ROCKETS!!!
The Boys did it Again!! Rockets win North Wake AAU Season Opener 11U Championship!!!!
March 11, 2012
OK - what a great Sunday. After going 1-1 on Saturday by beating the Raleigh Cobras 12-4 and then losing to the Rock Solid Wildcats 14 - 2, the guys earned the 5 seed for Bracket play on Sunday. The day started off with the Rockets facing the Carolina Coyotes. The game was close but the boys pulled away in the end to win 7-2 and that would set up a rematch with the Rock Solid Wildcats to see who would go to the Championship. The boys started off well and the game went back and forth with a very good Wildcat team. The Rockets just kept battling and finally pulled away to win 9-5. The Championship game lived up to everyone's expectations. The Rockies vs the Rockets, two great teams in a battle that would go back and forth and into extra innings with the score tied 7 - 7. In the 7th inning the boys jumped out to take the lead 11-7 which proved to be too much to overcome for the Rockies and the Rockets won the Championship by winning 3 straight games on Sunday. Our next tournament will be the weekend of March 24 & 25 and we are still waiting to see who goes where but will try to keep everyone informed. Please let the guys know how well they played as a team this weekend. They are a great group of kids. Here's the link to the Results. Also new slideshow - still just lap tops and Desk top computers. As always---- GO ROCKETS!!!!!!
North Wake AAU Season Opener Results
WOW!!!! Rockets Go 2-0 at Oxford AAU Season Opener and take Runner's Up by Runs Allowed
March 4, 2012
The Rockets started the Spring 2012 11U Tournament Season where they left off last Fall by going 2 - 0 in a rain shortened Tournament. The Boys started the day against Fury Baseball. The Fury tried to stay with the guys but the Rocket's bats just came alive and started scoring run after run. Combine that with the excellent pitching and the Rockets rolled to a 15-1 win. In the second game the guys once again came to play. As the temperatures dropped and the wind picked up the guys jumped out to a good lead and then hung on to win 7-5. Unfortunately, the Carolina Titans only allowed 5 runs so we had to settle for Runner's Up. One thing is certain the boys looked good and man can this team play. Thanks to William Brown and Chad Correll with AAU for working so hard this weekend to allow our guys to play and have such a great time. Also the stats are in so if you want to see them and have forgotten the password let us know. As always -------GO ROCKETS!!!!!
Oxford AAU Season Opener Results
USSSA Umpire Training Tournament -The Boys finished really strong!!!
February 18, 2012
The guys started saturday off a little rusty against a 12U Rolesville Riptide team but in the second game the bats started working and the guys really started to look good to defeat the East Wake Warriors. The Umpire Training Tournament allowed us to get in some scrimmages and meet some of the umpires for USSSA this year. With the first game the Rockets tried to hang in there but couldn't really get going offensively and wound up losing 8 - 1 to the 12U Riptide. In the second game, the Rockets started scoring early and then really started to play well all around with an 11 - 1 win over the Warriors. The guys should be proud of their effort this weekend. It looks like the team is coming together and in 2 weeks, we will take the field for our first full tournament of the year. This is a very good team and we are really looking forward to the first tournament, which is looking like Oxford, NC with AAU - however that could change but Oxford is the front runner right now. Check out the photo album also with updated pictures. As always------GO ROCKETS!!!!!
WOW!!! Rockets finish as Runners Up out of 24 teams at Winter World Series. Go 5-1!!!
November 14, 2011
WOW!!!!!!! The North Raleigh Rockets finished their Fall 2011 - 11U season with a bang, as Runners Up in the D2 Gold Bracket at the Top Gun Winter World Series. The guys ended their season with a run of 9 wins in a row before they lost to the Area Stars in the Winter World Series Championship. The Rockets started the tournament by beating the Hit'n Mill Vipers 11-1 Friday. Then they beat the West Chatham Storm 10 - 0 on Saturday. The guys earned the 2 seed after pool play by going 2-0 and allowing only 1 run against. This put them against the Rolesville Wildcats in the play in game Saturday evening. The Wildcats played us tough but the Rockets weren't going to be denied the Gold Bracket and beat the Wildcats by a score of 7 -6. That win placed them in the Gold Bracket and a Sunday afternoon game against the Hillsborough Storm. The Rockets were ready to start their Bracket play and beat the Hillsborough Storm 6 - 2. After that game the guys faced the South Wake Storm to determine who would go to the Championship Game. It was a close game but the Rockets beat South Wake 5-2. Sending the North Raleigh Rockets to the Winter World Series D2 Championship game. The Rockets tried to keep it close but the Area Stars were too much and beat the Rockets 13-1. The Fall Season is over but before you know it the spring season will begin. The web site will be updated often to provide information on tryouts and team meetings. We should be posting information in the next week or so for tryouts. The coaches are extremely proud of the guys and are looking forward to the spring season. The guys will remember this season for a long time and should always be proud of how the performed. They placed second out of 24 teams and won 5 in a row in this tourney and won 9 in row until the Championship game. Only the Area Stars can say they did better in our group. Thanks for the wonderful season and memories. One more thing, in keeping with tradition the stats are in and open to the public, no password protection so enjoy but also remember stats are just numbers of individual performance and a team wins the game so keep it in perspective. Here's some pictures from the Rocky Mount Telegram that were taken. As Always ------ GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!Rocky Mount Telegram WWS Pictures
Winter World Series 2011 Results
Top Gun Open Winter State Championship - Rockets go 4-0 and win Champioship
October 30, 2011
The boys wore their pink shirts again and played their hearts out to win the Top Gun Winter State Championship. After going 2-0 Saturday with some excellent pitching and fielding, the boys faced two tough opponents Sunday. In the first game, the guys faced the East Coast Road Dawgs and battled back from being down by 3 to win the game 6-4. But the day wasn't over and the guys faced the Capital City Spirit. After a slow start the guys took the lead and went on to win 6-3. Once again the pitching was awesome and the guys earned the trophy and hats. We are extremely proud of the guys and are looking forward to the Winter World Series. As always -------- GO ROCKETS!!!!
North Raleigh Rockets go 4-0 to win Top Gun Angier Tournament 11U Championship
September 25, 2011
The North Raleigh Rockets played some awesome baseball this weekend going 4-0 and winning the Top Gun Angier Tournament Championship. The Championship game was a close one with the Rockets beating the Predators 2-1 behind 5 great innings of Jack pitching and Seth coming in for the save. For the weekend the guys scored 41 runs and only allowed 6 runs. This win earns the guys a free paid berth to the Top Gun Winter World Series. As always ------GO ROCKETS!!!!!
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