Week 1 | 3.1.2026
Bill Little tossed a 1-hit shutout, and Tyrone Parnell hit a three-run homer to lead the Rockies to a 4-0 win over the defending champion Brewers Sunday at West Craven Park to kickoff the 2026 season for the 18+ division of the East Carolina Amateur Baseball League.
HIGHLIGHTS
Key to the win: Bill Little struck out the first three batters of the game and cruised to a 1-hit shutout, striking out 13 and walking two.
Winning Pitcher: Bill Little
Losing Pitcher: Will Flynn
Game MVPs: Tyrone Parnell went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run. Michael Coombs went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Shawn Ryan went 2-for-3. Aiden Farrell went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Notable Effort: Jayson Melendez went 1-ffor-3. Will Flynn pitched five innings, giving up six hits and one earned run. He struck out three and walked three.
Miscellaneous Notes: The Rockies are 1-0. The Brewers fall to 0-1.
Dakotah Thomas, Drew Hopkinson and Hunter Christopher combined to toss a two-hit shutout and struck out 13 as the Rangers cruised to a 10-0 win over the Diamondbacks Sunday at West Craven Park.
HIGHLIGHTS
Key to the win: Aside from the dominant pitching performance, the Rangers took advantage of 12 walks and four hits to plate four runs.
Winning Pitcher: Dakotah Thomas
Losing Pitcher: Kaiden Morales
Game MVPs: Dakotah Thomas pitched two innings, giving up one hit while striking out five. Drew Hopkinson tossed two innings, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out five. Hunter Christopher pitched two, no-hit innings, striking out three and walking one. Rides Ordonez went 2-fgor-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Hunter Christopher and Dakotah Thomas each went 1-for-3.
Notable Effort: Joseph Lawrence went 1-for-1. Clayton Cuthrell went 1-for-2.
Miscellaneous Notes: The Rangers, formerly the Marlins, are 1-0. The Diamondbacks, formerly thee Red Sox, fall to 0-1.
Malik Dixon and Walker Hill each drove in three runs, and Alex Calabrese and Hill combined on a no-hitter as the Mets crushed the Pirates, 15-0, Sunday at West Craven Park.
HIGHLIGHTS
Key to the win: Alex Calabrese, the 2025 ECABL Cy Young award winner, and Walker Hill combined to strike out eight over five innings, giving up no hits and no walks.
Winning Pitcher: Alex Calabrese
Losing Pitcher: Coleman Barnacascel
Game MVPs: Malik Dixon went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Walker Hill went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Dan Ventry went 1-for-2 with three runs scored.
Notable Effort: Coleman Barnacascel pitched three innings, giving up three hits and no earned runs. He struck out three and walked one.
Miscellaneous Notes: The Mets are 1-0. The Pirates fall to 0-1.