3-14-23 roundup: Pro basketball and soccer, High school baseball, softball and soccer, College basketball and baseball

By Richard Walker

Former Crest High standout Lawson Harrill of Campbell and Gardner-Webb junior pitcher Casey Young on Monday were given top baseball honors by the Big South Conference.

Harrill, a 2019 Crest graduate and junior outfielder for the Camels, was named the league’s player of the week after hitting three home runs with a .600 average, six runs scored, eight RBIs and a 1.600 slugging percentage. Harrill also drew six walks and finished with a .750 on-base average as Campbell improved to 12-2 with a pair of wins over Tulane and Appalachian State.

Young tossed a 94-pitch complete game shutout for the Runnin’ Bulldogs in which he scattered just three hits with one walk while striking out eight batters in an 8-0 win over St. Bonaventure last Friday. He retired the side five times, and recorded seven of his eight strikeouts in the final five innings of the contest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

The full 2023 NCAA tournament pairings with dates, times and TV networks:

-First Four
(Tuesday – at Dayton, Ohio)
SOUTH: No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-10) vs. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (19-16) – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75-71
MIDWEST: No. 11 Mississippi State (21-12) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh (22-11) – Pittsburgh 60-59

(Wednesday – at Dayton, Ohio)
EAST: No. 16 Texas Southern (14-20) vs. No. 16 Farleigh Dickinson (19-15), 6:40 p.m. (TruTV)
WEST: No. 11 Nevada (22-10) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (22-12), 9:10 p.m (TruTV)

-First Round
EAST
(Thursday – at Orlando, Fla.)
No. 5 Duke (26-8) vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts (30-4), 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
No. 4 Tennessee (23-10) vs. No. 13 Louisiana (26-7), 9:40 p.m. (CBS)
(Friday – at Columbus, Ohio)
No. 1 Purdue (29-5) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson, 6:50 p.m. (TNT)
No. 8 Memphis (26-8) vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic (31-3), 9:20 p.m. (TNT)
(Friday – at Greensboro, N.C.)
No. 6 Kentucky (21-11) vs. No. 11 Providence (21-11), 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
No. 3 Kansas State (23-9) vs. No. 14 Montana State (25-9), 9:40 p.m. (CBS)
(Friday – at Columbus, Ohio)
No. 7 Michigan State (19-12) vs. No. 10 USC (22-10), 12:15 p.m. (CBS)
No. 2 Marquette (28-6) vs. No. 15 Vermont (23-10), 2:45 p.m. (CBS)
(semifinals, finals March 23, 25 at New York, N.Y.)

SOUTH
(Thursday – at Birmingham, Ala.)
No. 1 Alabama (29-5) vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-10), 2:45 p.m. (CBS)
No. 8 Maryland (21-12) vs. No. 9 West Virginia (19-14), 12:15 p.m. (CBS)
(Thursday – at Orlando, Fla.)
No. 5 San Diego State (27-6) vs. No. 12 College of Charleston (31-3), 3:10 p.m. (TruTV)
No. 4 Virginia (25-7) vs. No. 13 Furman (27-7), 12:40 p.m. (TruTV)
(Thursday – Sacramento, Calif.)
No. 7 Missouri (24-9) vs. No. 10 Utah State (26-8), 1:40 p.m. (TNT)
No. 2 Arizona (28-6) vs. No. 15 Princeton (21-8), 4:10 p.m. (TNT)
(Friday – Denver, Colo.)
No. 6 Creighton (21-12) vs. No. 11 N.C. State (23-10), 4 p.m. (TNT)
No. 3 Baylor (22-10) vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (27-7), 1:30 p.m. (TNT)
(semifinals, finals March 24, 26 at Louisville, Ky.)

MIDWEST
(Thursday – at Birmingham, Ala.)
No. 1 Houston (31-3) vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky (22-12), 9:20 p.m. (TNT)
No. 8 Iowa (19-13) vs. No. 9 Auburn (20-12), 6:50 p.m. (TNT)
(Thursday – at Des Moines, Iowa)
No. 7 Texas A&M (25-9) vs. No. 10 Penn State (22-13), 9:55 p.m. (TBS)
No. 2 Texas (26-8) vs. No. 15 Colgate (26-8), 7:25 p.m. (TBS)
(Friday – at Albany, N.Y.)
No. 5 Miami (25-7) vs. No. 12 Drake (27-7), 7:25 p.m. (TBS)
No. 4 Indiana (22-11) vs. No. 13 Kent State (28-6), 9:55 p.m. (TBS)
(Friday – at Greensboro, N.C.)
No. 6 Iowa State (19-13) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh (23-11), 3:10 p.m. (TruTV)
No. 3 Xavier (25-9) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (26-8), 12:40 p.m. (TruTV)
(semifinals, finals March 24, 26 at Kansas City, Mo.)

WEST REGION
(Thursday – at Des Moines, Iowa)
No. 1 Kansas (27-7) vs. No. 16 Howard (22-12), 2 p.m. (TBS)
No. 8 Arkansas (20-13) vs. No. Illinois (20-12), 4:30 p.m. (TBS)
(Thursday – at Sacramento, Calif.)
No. 7 Northwestern (21-11) vs. No. 10 Boise State (24-9), 7:35 p.m. (TruTV)
No. 2 UCLA (29-5) vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville (27-7), 10:05 p.m. (TruTV)
(Friday – at Albany, N.Y.)
No. 5 St. Mary’s (26-7) vs. No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7), 2 p.m. (TBS)
No. 4 Connecticut (25-8) vs. No. 13 Iona (27-7), 4:30 p.m. (TBS)
(Friday – at Denver, Colo.)
No. 6 TCU (21-12) vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Nevada, 10:05 p.m. (TruTV)
No. 3 Gonzaga (28-5) vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon (24-11), 7:35 p.m. (TruTV)
(semifinals, finals March 23, 25 at Las Vegas, Nev.)

FINAL FOUR at Houston, Tex.
April 1 semifinals (East vs. West, South vs. Midwest)
April 3 championship game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school baseball

(Monday, March 13)
Highland Tech 16, Bessemer City 6: Erwing Soza (4 1-3 innings, 5 strikeouts), Liam Fulbright (2 home runs, 4 RBIs), Trey Costner (2 hits) and Ethan Wilson (3 hits) led Highland Tech.

(Tuesday, March 14)
Kings Mountain 10, Ashbrook 0

Crest 20, Huss 0 (5 innings): Zack Rayfield, Asher Smith and Ryan Ropp had 2 hits apiece and Smith struck out 13 while throwing a no-hitter for Crest.

South Point 11, Forestview 3

Cramer 9, North Gaston 5: Hunter Reavis (2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 3 innings, 5 strikeouts, save), Hunter Dye (3 hits, 3 RBIs) and Carter Jessen (4 innings, 7 strikeouts, win) led Cramer and Trey Walker (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Carter Wright (2 hits, 1 RBI) led North Gaston.

Cherryville 8, Shelby 6

Hickory 3, East Lincoln 1: Carson Dahle, Isaac Armstrong, Aden Tompkins, Dylan Scott all had hits – Scott a double – to lead East Lincoln.

North Lincoln 22, Statesville 0

West Lincoln 8, Bunker Hill 2

Bandys 10, Lincolnton 0 (6 innings)

Lincoln Charter 23, Mountain Island Charter 3

(Wednesday, March 15)
Bandys at North Gaston
Cherryville at Lincolnton
Crest at Burns
East Gaston at South Point
Freedom at Shelby
Huss at Palisades
Piedmont CC at Langtree Charter

(Thursday, March 16)
South Point at Forestview
Shelby at Cherryville
Cramer at Bessemer City
Gaston Christian at Metrolina
Highland Tech at Piedmont CC

(Friday, March 17)
Cramer at North Gaston
Huss at Crest
Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
Bessemer City at Highland Tech
East Gaston at Thomas Jefferson
North Lincoln at Hickory
Statesville at East Lincoln
Newton-Conover at West Lincoln
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
Lincoln Charter at Mountain Island Charter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school softball

-This week’s schedule
(Monday, March 13)
R-S Central 2, Burns 0: Sayge Strange (10 strikeouts) and Maggie Earl (2 hits) led Burns.

(Tuesday, March 14)
Cramer 8, North Gaston 7

Forestview 17, South Point 7 (6 innings): Lily Cabe (3 hits, 3 RBIs, double, triple), Madison Ladin (double, 3 RBIs) and Kayla Johnson (pitching win in relief) led Forestview.

Cherryville 14, Shelby 2: Winning pitcher Raylei Gidney (5 strikeouts), Krista Davis (single, inside the park home run, 2 RBIs), Lexi McSwain (2 doubles, 2 RBIs) and Laila Davis (single, double, 2 RBIs) led Cherryville.

East Gaston 10, Thomas Jefferson 0

East Lincoln 27, Hickory 2

North Lincoln 15, Statesville 0

West Lincoln 17, Bunker Hill 0 (5 innings)

Bandys 10, Lincolnton 2

Mountain Island Charter 10, Lincoln Charter 0

(Wednesday, March 15)
Bessemer City at Highland Tech
Crest at Burns
Lincolnton at South Point
North Lincoln at Bandys
West Lincoln at East Lincoln
Lake Norman at Lincoln Charter
Shelby at Ashbrook

(Thursday, March 16)
Ashbrook at Crest
Shelby at Cherryville
Highland Tech at Piedmont CC
North Gaston at Bessemer City
Gaston Christian at Metrolina

(Friday, March 17)
Cramer at South Point
Huss at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Forestview
East Gaston at Thomas Jefferson
East Lincoln at Statesville
North Lincoln at Hickory
Newton-Conover at West Lincoln
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
Burns at Freedom
Cabarrus Charter at Piedmont CC
Mountain Island Charter at Lincoln Charter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school girls soccer

(Monday)
Ashbrook 1, East Rutherford 0: Trinity Osorio had 1 goal, America Santiago 1 assist and Arden Winter and Tupelo Guzauskas led the defense for Ashbrook.

(Tuesday)
Ashbrook 4, Olympic 2: Monica Velasco (2 goals, 1 assist), Trinity Osorio (1 goal, 1 assist), Dawt Hniang (1 goal) and Dasha Antonio (1 assist) led Ashbrook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

(Tuesday’s games)
Gaston College 14, Brunswick Community College 3 (7 innings): Gaston College, ranked No. 14 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I poll, improved to 22-3 with a win in a contest shortened to 6 1-2 innings. Pierson Gunnell hit two home runs and drove in four runs to lead a 10-hit offensive attack. Other offensive standouts were Konni Durschlag (2 hits, 2 RBIs, double), Adam Quintero (2 hits, 3 RBIs, home run), Seth Christmas (2 hits, double) and Enrique Wood (double, RBI).

North Carolina 16, Charlotte 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets dropped their third straight game – and second straight to the Cleveland Cavaliers – in a 120-104 home loss on Tuesday night.

Kelly Oubre (28 points, 6 rebounds), Terry Rozier (22 points, 9 assists) and J.T. Thor (11 points, 6 rebounds) led the Hornets.

Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

(22-49 record)
October
19 at San Antonio (W 129-102)
21 New Orleans (L 112-124)
23 at Atlanta (W 126-109)
26 at New York (L 131-134, OT)
28 at Orlando (L 93-113)
29 Golden State (W 120-113, OT)
31 Sacramento (L 108-115)
November
2 at Chicago (L 88-106)
4 at Memphis (L 99-130)
5 Brooklyn (L 94-98)
7 Washington (L 100-108)
9 Portland (L 95-105)
10 at Miami (L 112-117, OT)
12 at Miami (L 115-132)
14 at Orlando (W 112-105)
16 Indiana (L 113-125)
18 at Cleveland (L 122-132, 2 OT)
20 at Washington (L 102-106)
23 Philadelphia (W 107-101)
25 Minnesota (W 110-108)
28 at Boston (L 105-140)
December
2 Washington (W 117-116)
3 Milwaukee (L 96-105)
5 L.A. Clippers (L 117-119)
7 at Brooklyn (L 116-122)
9 New York (L 102-121)
11 at Philadelphia (L 113-131)
14 Detroit (L 134-141, OT)
16 Atlanta (L 106-125)
18 at Denver (L 115-119)
19 at Sacramento (W 125-119)
21 at L.A. Clippers (L 105-126)
23 at L.A. Lakers (W 134-130)
26 at Portland (L 113-124)
27 at Golden State (L 105-110)
29 Oklahoma City (W 121-113)
31 Brooklyn (L 106-123)
January
2 L.A. Lakers (L 115-121)
4 Memphis (L 107-131)
6 at Milwaukee (W 138-109)
8 at Indiana (L 111-116)
10 at Toronto (L 120-132)
12 at Toronto (L 114-124)
14 Boston (L 106-122)
16 Boston (L 118-130)
18 at Houston (W 122-117)
21 at Atlanta (W 122-118)
23 at Utah (L 102-120)
24 at Phoenix (L 97-128)
26 Chicago (W 111-96)
29 Miami (W 122-117)
31 at Milwaukee (L 115-124)
February
2 at Chicago (L 98-114)
3 at Detroit (L 112-118)
5 Orlando (L 113-119)
8 at Washington (L 104-118)
10 at Boston (L 116-127)
11 Denver (L 105-119)
13 Atlanta (W 144-138)
15 San Antonio (W 120-110)
24 at Minnesota (W 121-113)
25 Miami (W 108-103)
27 Detroit (W 117-106)
March
1 Phoenix (L 91-105)
3 Orlando (L 106-117)
5 at Brooklyn (L 86-102)
7 at New York (W 112-105)
9 at Detroit (W 113-103)
11 Utah (L 111-119)
12 Cleveland (L 114-118)
14 Cleveland (L 104-120)
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:

(0-3 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC (L 1-3)
March 11 Atlanta United FC (L 0-3)
March 18 at Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
March 25 New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
April 1 at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
April 8 at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
April 15 Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m.
April 22 Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
April 29 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
May 6 New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 13 at Atlanta United FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 17 Chicago Fire FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 20 Nashville SC, 7:30 p.m.
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.
May 31 at Philadelphia Union, 7:30 0.m.
June 3 at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m.
June 21 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
June 24 CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
July 5 at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
July 8 FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
July 15 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 20 at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 26 L.A. FC, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 23 at FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30 at New England Revoultion, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Chicago Fire FC, 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto racing

The 2023 NASCAR schedule (with winners in parentheses):

Feb 5 Clash at The Coliseum, Los Angeles CA (Martin Truex, Jr.)
Feb 16 Duel No. 1, Daytona Beach FL (Joey Logano)
Feb 16 Duel No. 2, Daytona Beach FL (Aric Almirola)
Feb 19 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach FL (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.)
Feb 26 NASCAR Cup Series at California, Fontana CA (Kyle Busch)
Mar 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV (William Byron)
Mar 12 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ (William Byron-2)
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7 p.m. on FOX
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA, 3 p.m. on FS1
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 3 p.m. on FOX
Apr 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE, 2 p.m. on FS1
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 6 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 8 p.m. on FS1
May 28 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 6 p.m. at FOX
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN, 7 p.m. on NBC
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL, 5:30 p.m. on NBC
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 7 p.m. on USA
Jul 16 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 6 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL, 7 p.m. on NBC

(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 6 p.m. on USA
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on USA
Sep 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7:30 p.m. on USA
Sep 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Texas, Fort Worth TX, 3:30 p.m. on USA
Oct 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 8 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 15 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 22 NASCAR Cup Series at Miami, Homestead FL, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville, 2 p.m. on NBC
Nov 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3 p.m. on NBC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel Basketball

The Denver Nuggets Travel boys’ basketball teams will be holding tryouts for the following teams: 7th-8th Grade Boys Monday, March 20th, Thursday, March 23rd, and Monday, March 27th from 6:00-7:30 PM in the competition gym at East Lincoln High School (6471 Hwy 73 Denver, NC 28037). 9th-11th grade boys have the same dates 7:30-9:00 PM. Players need to be at all 3 tryout dates if possible.

All basketball players in Lincoln and surrounding counties are encouraged to tryout for the teams. Parent Permission, Medical Consent, and Information forms are required to tryout and can be electronically sent to you. Contact Chip Ashley, at [email protected] or call 704-718-5136.