Polk County's season came to an end Tuesday as solid West Stokes pitching keyed an 11-1 victory in the opening round of the state 2A baseball playoffs in King.
Polk County will open the state 2A baseball playoffs with a trip to West Stokes, according to brackets released Monday by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
Brevard stormed back Tuesday from an 8-0 deficit, pushing across the winning run in the sixth inning to defeat Polk County 9-8 in junior varsity baseball action in Brevard.
East Rutherford's Mason Huffstickler kept Polk County's offense hitless on Tuesday, his no-hit effort sparking the Cavaliers to a 5-0 victory in Bostic.
Polk Middle clinched a postseason berth Tuesday, defeating Apple Valley Middle 12-2 in Blue Ridge Conference baseball action at Polk County Recreation Complex.