
The NCHSAA baseball playoffs' third round saw D.H. Conley win 3-2 against Topsail, while South Central edged Heritage 7-6 in 13 innings. J.H. Rose dominated Triton with a 10-0 victory.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) â The third round of the NCHSAA baseball playoffs were in full swing tonight, with many teams fighting to keep championship aspirations alive.
7A top seed D.H. Conley walked it off against 8-seed Topsail with a bases-loaded walk to win 3-2. The Vikings will play Holly Springs in the next round.
2-seed South Central was taken to 13 innings by 7-seed Heritage, but the Falcons prevailed 7-6 with a walk-off hit-by-pitch. South Central will taken on 3-seed Cardinal Gibbons on Friday.
In the 6A bracket, 1-seed J.H. Rose put up runs early went on to win 10-0 over 9-seed Triton. The Rampants will host 12-seed Southern Alamance on Friday.
1-seed Ayden-Grifton won 10-1 over South Lenoir in the 3A bracket, and the Chargers will play 4-seed Whiteville in the next round.
6-seed Midway upset 3-seed Martin County 6-4, and they will play 7-seed Princeton on Friday. The Gators finish with a record of 19-6.
In the 2A bracket, a combination of walks and hit-by-pitches led top-seed East Carteret to be upset by 10-seed East Wake Academy 4-3. The Mariners end the year with a 21-5 record.
In the 1A bracket, 2-seed Bear Grass Charter got out to a quick lead over 3-seed Northside and never looked back, beating their rival 11-1. Bear Grass will play 5-seed East Columbus in the 1A Eastern Finals.
NCHSAA baseball brackets:
D.H. Conley defeated Topsail 3-2, South Central won against Heritage 7-6 in 13 innings, and J.H. Rose triumphed over Triton 10-0.
D.H. Conley will play Holly Springs in the next round of the NCHSAA baseball playoffs.
Teams advancing include D.H. Conley, South Central, and J.H. Rose, who will face Holly Springs, Cardinal Gibbons, and Southern Alamance, respectively.

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