Iredell baseball has seen better days

At best, Mooresville Post 66 will finish its Area III Southern Division schedule at 8-12.

Wow. That is hard to believe.

The Moors' American Legion baseball roster is dominated by guys who played in high school this spring at Lake Norman and Mooresville. Lake Norman finished tied for third in the eight-team North Piedmont 3A Conference and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in program history. Mooresville brought home the NPC title, its first league championship since 1985. The Blue Devils lost only two games in conference play.

But those success stories haven't translated into wins when they've combined forces on the diamond this summer.

Despite its shortcomings, at least Post 66 will be in the American Legion playoffs.

The Statesville Owlz were eliminated from playoff contention on Monday night. That's bad in a league where almost everyone qualifies. The Southern Division is made up of 11 teams -- 10 if you take into consideration that winless Montgomery County dissolved at the end of the season. The top eight go to the playoffs.

Statesville will finish ninth.

Mooresville will squeak in at seventh or eighth.

Iredell baseball has seen better days.