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Columbus County has a rich history of outstanding On the high school level, Whiteville High baseball has
sports teams and athletes. This is especially true in the been dominant over the past seven seasons. The Wolf-
game of baseball. Numerous teams at a variety of levels pack won state titles in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
have won state championships and been successful in na- Whiteville was state runner-up in 2016. Whiteville also
tional tournaments. won state titles in 1983, 1985, 1989 and 1991. East Co-
Dixie Youth teams from the Columbus County and lumbus (2011) and West Columbus (1970) baseball each
Wolfpack (formerly Whiteville) Optimist leagues are have one state championship. West Columbus was the 1A
competitive each season and lay claim to multiple state state runner-up in 2018.
titles. Columbus County claimed the 1993 Dixie Youth These programs have spawned MLB players Otis Nix-
Majors World Series championship. on, Tommy Greene, Donell Nixon and Patrick Lennon in
Columbus County Junior Dixie Boys and Dixie Majors addition to numerous players who had stellar collegiate ca-
teams won World Series titles in 2001 and 2007 respec- reers. Whiteville’s MacKenzie Gore, the third pick overall
tively. Whiteville Post 137 lays claim to four NC American in the 2017 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres, is the
Legion State Championships. latest in a continuing line of outstanding young players.
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