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Rocky Mount will play 3-A title series at Five County Stadium

July 28, 2008
By iHigh Staff of Rocky Mount High School


CHAPEL HILL - The schedules have been set for the 92nd annual edition of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's state baseball championship series.

Two of the series, including the 3-A and 4-A championships, will be played at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, the home of the Carolina Mudcats. The 1-A and 2-A championships are scheduled for the University of North Caroilna at Greensboro. Two series of games had traditionally been played at N.C. State University for the last several years, but it will be hosting an NCAA baseball regional this year. All of the series are best of three games.

Each of the qualifiers survived best-of-three series at the regional level to advance to the state championship series.

Here are the schedules:

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2008 STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - 92nd ANNUAL

(all series best of three)

CLASS 3-A: FIVE COUNTY STADIUM, ZEBULON
ROCKY MOUNT vs. EAST ROWAN
Game 1: Friday, May 30, 5 pm.; Game 2: Saturday, May 31, 11 am; Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, May 31 at 5 pm

CLASS 4-A: FIVE COUNTY STADIUM, ZEBULON
GREENVILLE ROSE vs. CHARLOTTE ARDREY KELL
Game 1: Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m.; Game 2: Saturday, May 31 at 2 pm; Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, May 31 at 8 pm (5 pm if no third game in 3-A)

CLASS 2-A: UNCG BASEBALL STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
ORANGE vs. EAST RUTHERFORD

Game 1: Friday, May 30, 8 pm; Game 2: Saturday, May 31 at 2 pm; Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, May 31 at 8 pm (5 pm if no third game in 3-A)

CLASS 1-A: UNCG BASEBALL STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
HAMPSTEAD TOPSAIL vs. CHERRYVILLE
Game 1: Friday, May 30 at 5 pm.; Game 2: Saturday, May 31 at 11 am; Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, May 31 at 5 pm

NCHSAA FastFacts
Event: 92nd annual NCHSAA Baseball Championships
Date: May 30-31, 2008
Site: UNCG Baseball Stadium, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1-A, 2-A); Five County Stadium, Zebulon (3-A, 4-A)
First Held: 1914
Qualifiers: Eastern and Western champions meet for state title in best two-of-three series; 64 schools initially qualified for playoffs in each classification
Defending champions: 1-A: Princeton; 2-A: Pikeville Charles B. Aycock; 3-A: East Rutherford; 4-A: South Caldwell
Of Interest: Chad Flack of East Rutherford was the 2-A series Most Valuable Player in both 2002 and '03 and now is a standout at the University of North Carolina, one of the top ranked teams in the country this year.
Host City Sponsors: Raleigh Sports Consortium and Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (Raleigh games); Greensboro Sports Commission (Greensboro games)
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