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53 • All.-Stars Continued from Page 1 B better." And the pitching and defense was solid through- out as well. Lee County suffered but one moment - OK, maybe three - of trepidation, rallying three times before prevailing to beat Rocky Mount 9-7 in the semifinals. But that was it, and it certainly wasn't enough to slow Lee County down. "Even in the close game, Rocky Mount had a really good pitcher going, and we still scored nine runs," Grant said. The teams' second meeting was a lot different. Seth Caddell ripped a two- run double and Chrism- pher Grant drove in a run with a sacrifice, and after just one inning, Lee County was already ahead 3-0. fhe All-Stars broke the game open in the second inning, getting an R13I double from Tyler Glenn, nut-scoring singles from Nathan Holt and Noah Terhune, another RBI from Grant and a two-run double from Justin Bethea to make it 9-0. In the fourth inning, Terhune led off with it It iple and was plated byColyn Fowlet's pinch-hit RBI single, ending the game by the 10-run mercy rule - the third such win for Lee County at the tourna- ment. Holt finished with three hits while Glenn,Terhune and Bethea added two hits apiece. Terhune hurled three effective itmings to earn the win before Seth Caddell pitched a scoreless fourth. Scott Grant said that all of the players will move into Lee County's 11-12- year-old division next season, but hopes the first 10-U state ch.unpions since 1989 have built a new foundation for youth baseball in Lee County. " I hope it will attract more kids to come out and be a part of Lee County baseball;' Grant said. "It's great for the kids to gener- ate publicity for winning, and maybe more kids will get involved:" u