THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 7, 1996 TAG: 9604040172
SECTION: CAROLINA COAST PAGE: 30 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JEFF ZEIGLER
CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: EDENTON LENGTH: Short : 42 lines
THE ANNUAL Easter Baseball Tournament, which features seven area high school baseball teams in a three-day showdown, will feature a well-balanced field this year.
The tournament will get underway at 1 p.m. Monday, when Perquimans County will face Hertford County in the first of three opening day games.
Other opening day action will include a face-off between Manteo and Currituck County, two Northeastern Conference rivals, at 3:30 p.m., and a battle between neighboring Camden County and Northeastern at 6 p.m.
Host Edenton-Holmes has a first-round bye.
On Tuesday, the winners of the Perquimans-Hertford County and Currituck-Manteo games will play at 3:30 p.m.
The losers of those games will play at 1 p.m. At 6 p.m., the Aces will make their debut in the tournament against the winner of the Camden-Northeastern game.
On Wednesday, the fifth place game will be at 1 p.m.
The third place game will be played at 3 p.m.
The tournament championship will start at 6 p.m.
``This tournament has been real good for the area,'' said Edenton head coach Robert Woodley.
``Originally it started with just us, Currituck, Perquimans and Northeastern. Then Northeastern dropped out and we picked up Camden and it's grown since then.
``We've gone from four to six to eight teams. This year we only have seven because we couldn't get an eighth team.''
Admission to the tournament is $3 per person per day. by CNB