2021 Cape Hatteras Sandlot Tournament Honors Tom Murphy and Scott Day
The 6th annual 2021 Cape Hatteras Sandlot Tournament was played on May 8, 2021, and the event featured beautiful weather, plenty of baseball action, and tributes to two beloved members of the Hatteras Island community.
The tournament began by honoring Tom Murphy’s memory, with his wife Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy throwing out the first pitch for game one. Game two was kicked off by the dedication of the “Scott Day Fieldhouse,” which was also highlighted by Colby Day throwing out the first pitch.
It was a beautiful day for baseball at Grady Austin Field, with fun competition from the Bear Grass Charter, Ocracoke, and Cape Hatteras teams.
Scores and awards from the 2021 Cape Hatteras Sandlot Tournament are as follows:
GAME SCORES
- Game 1 – Bear Grass Charter 18 – Cape Hatteras 0
- Game 2 – Ocracoke 23 – Cape Hatteras 5
- Game 3 – Bear Grass Charter 11 – Ocracoke 3
AWARDS
- CHAMPIONS – Bear Grass Charter School
- Tournament MVP – Colin Langley – Bear Grass
- John Jacobs Memorial Award – Parker Gaskill – Ocracoke. (John Jacobs was a coach at Cleveland High School that died from cancer in 2017)
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Logan Coltrain – Bear Grass
- Logan Hale – Bear Grass
- Shane Lanier – Bear Grass
- Jameson Perry – Bear Grass
- Daymon Esham – Ocracoke
- Dylan Esham – Ocracoke
- Chandler O’Neal – Ocracoke
- Brayan Garcia – Cape Hatteras
- Ayden Paddock – Cape Hatteras
