The North Carolina (Dunn) Majors (12-and-under) baseball All-Stars fell to Georgia in the Dixie Youth World Series in Lumberton on Sunday. The local team trailed 14-2 going into the bottom of the sixth before losing, 14-8. The N.C. Stars face Mississippi in an elimination game today at 5:45 p.m. … The Buies Creek Astros overwhelmed Lynchburg, 17-2, on Sunday at Campbell’s Jim Perry Stadium. Jacob Meyers and J.J. Matijevic hit home runs for the Astros. Matijevic’s blast was a grand slam in a six-run eighth inning. … The Boston Red Sox overcame a 4-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning and edged New York 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday night, completing a four-game sweep of the Yankees.
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