American Legion Baseball Final with Post 87 HiToms over Hope Mills and there still’s hope as High Point advances

Final from Monday at Catawba College/Newman Park:
Post 87 HiToms 4, Hope Mills 1

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High Point led from the first inning and, behind a strong performance by pitcher Matt Stanley, remained in full control to beat the Hope Mills Boosters 4-1 on Monday in the double-elimination American Legion state tournament at Catawba College.

With the win, Post 87 – which staved off elimination by beating Wilson on Sunday after losing to Hope Mills on Saturday – advanced to the final day of the tournament. It will face either Rowan County or Caldwell County today at 1 p.m. at Newman Park.

“Matt showed up on a day we should’ve hit the ball better but didn’t,” HiToms manager Rob Shore said. “We did what we needed to do on the mound and defensively. Matt was outstanding – absolutely outstanding.

“(The Boosters) had 19 hits last night and he held them to seven today and one run. So, that’s impressive. That’s the best I’ve ever seen Matt pitch, and it was a great day to have his best outing.”

Colin Lipke went 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI to lead Post 87 (28-9), which totaled 10 hits for the game. Evan Edwards also had two hits, including a solo home run, while Zach McLean crushed an RBI single high off the wall in left field.