The East Carteret Mariners (Beaufort, NC) baseball trounced the visiting North Pitt Panthers (Bethel, NC), 11-1 in Friday's non-league challenge.

The Mariners now own a 5-0 record. They take the field next when they host North Lenoir for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 10. East Carteret will clash with a Hawks team coming off a 7-5 non-league loss to Greene Central (Snow Hill, NC). The Hawks record now stands at 2-1.

With the defeat, North Pitt drops to 2-3 on the year. The Panthers host Greene Central (Snow Hill, NC) to clash with the Rams in a Eastern Plains 2A challenge on Tuesday, March 11. The Rams go into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Greene Central won 7-5 in their recent non-league challenge against North Lenoir (LaGrange, NC)