ASHEBORO – Burlington Christian Academy captured its first baseball state championship by sweeping the best-of-3 championship series in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Class 2-A finals at McCrary Park.
The Royals defeated Freedom Christian Academy of Fayetteville 12-1 in Saturday’s Game 2. BCA (24-1) won 2-1 in eight innings on Cohen Payne’s winning single in Friday night’s series opener.
Payne pitched five innings for the victory in Game 2, when FCA (22-7) gave up four first-inning runs and didn’t recover. The Royals also won two matchups between the teams during the regular season.
