Randolph County Post 45 Legion team:STATE CHAMPS

The Randolph County Post 45 Legion baseball team defeated Cherryville 7-4 in game two on Saturday at Newman Park in Salisbury to capture the State American Legion baseball Championship.

Cherryville(43-8) knocked off Post 45(40-12) in game one but that proved to be the first and only loss for Post 45 in the double-elimination tournament and now Randolph County Post 45, coached by Ronnie Pugh of Asheboro, will move on to play in the American Legion Southeast Regionals August 14-18, at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, NC.

This is first Legion State Title for Randolph County Post 45 since 1978.

Here’s the lineup for Post 45 from the Championship season:
SS Cam Cockman(Southeast Guilford HS)-Committed to UNC-Wilmington
C Josh Hohn-Played a yr of college already, transferring to Catawba
3B/1B Hunter Ridge-Rising sr. committed to UNC-Wilmington-SW Randolph HS
LHP/LF/DH Steven Davis-Committed to UNC-Wilmington
CF Ethan Marsh-Played a yr of college already, Pfeiffer University
2B/RHP Tyler McSwain-Committed to UNC-Wilmington
RF Bradley Holland-Rising sr. at Randleman HS
1B/RHP Austin Moyer(Southeast Guilford HS)-Committed to USC-Upstate
Utility-Nolan Seawell-Rising jr. at SW Randolph HS
+++++Jake Ozment from Southern Guilford HS is also on this team.+++++
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