3-15-22 roundup: College basketball and baseball, High school baseball, softball and girls soccer, Pro basketball and soccer
By Richard Walker
A pair of Huss teammates are a part of NCAA women’s basketball tournament teams this week.
For the Charlotte 49ers, 2002 Huss graduate Nicole Woods is a ninth-year assistant coach for a school making its third NCAA tournament appearance in history – and first since 2009.
Charlotte is the No. 13 seed in the East Regional and visits No. 4 Indiana on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in its first round game after it won the 2022 Conference USA tournament title. The 49ers last won a conference tournament in 2009 (Atlantic 10) and their only other NCAA appearance came in 2003 as a Conference USA at-large team.
For Tennessee, 2004 Huss graduate Catherine Greene is a third-year director of basketball operations for the only school that has made all 40 NCAA women’s basketball tournaments.
The Volunteers are a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Regional and host No. 13 Buffalo on Saturday at 3 p.m.
High school baseball
(Tuesday’s results)
Crest 8, Ashbrook 2: Tucker McSwain was the winning pitcher, with Colby Humphries, Cole Drewery getting two hits each and Clayton Brown, Connor Gantt, Brayden Blaylock and McSwain getting one hit apiece.
Kings Mountain 11, Huss 0 (5 innings)
Forestview 3, North Gaston 2
South Point 6, Cramer 2
Bessemer City 6, Highland Tech 5
East Gaston 12, Thomas Jefferson 1
Cherryville 3, Shelby 2
North Lincoln 5, Hickory 0
East Lincoln 10, Statesville 0 (5 innings): Kaden Scott threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and Trey Spees (3-4, 1 run, 3 RBIs), Gavin Houser (1-1, 1 run, 1 RBI), Nathan Borchardt (1-3, 1 run) and Carson Dahle (1-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI) led East Lincoln.
Bandys 12, Lincolnton 2
Bunker Hill 11, West Lincoln 6
Metrolina 13, Gaston Christian 4
Lincoln Charter 8, Starmount 1
THIS WEEK’s REMAINING SCHEDULE:
(Wednesday)
Bunker Hill at East Lincoln
Clover, S.C. at South Point
Cramer at North Meck
Crest at Burns
East Rutherford at Forestview
Lincolnton at East Gaston
West Meck at Huss
(Thursday)
Burns at Kings Mountain
Community School of Davidson at Cherryville
Gaston Christian at SouthLake Christian
Lincoln Charter at Rocky River
Carolina Royals at Mountain Island Charter
(Friday)
Cramer at South Point
Crest at Ashbrook
Forestview at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Huss
Bessemer City at Highland Tech
Cherryville at Shelby
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
North Iredell at North Lincoln
West Iredell at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Mountain Island Charter at South Iredell
High school softball
(Tuesday’s results)
Crest 15, Ashbrook 0 (3 innings): Aidan Ledbetter, Hadley Watts, and Riley Parker all pitched shutout innings for Crest, whose offense was led by Riley Parker, Nevaeh Blackwell, Mackenzi Luckenbaugh, Ella Shope, Taylor Black and Sara Rose Warlick.
Kings Mountain 23, Huss 1 (5 innings)
North Gaston 16, Forestview 0
Cramer 15, South Point 0 (3 innings)
Bessemer City at Highland Tech
North Lincoln 12, Hickory 2 (5 innings)
East Lincoln 19, Statesville 0 (4 innings): Leah Correll threw a perfect game and struck out 11 of the 12 batters she faced. Leading the East Lincoln offense was Taniyah Thomas (single, 2 runs, RBI, stolen base), Taliyah Thomas (inside the park 2-run home run, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 stolen bases), Betsy Eatmon (2 singles, RBI), Hailey McFadden (double, 1 run), Emilee Phuntek (single, 1 run, RBI), Tatum Martin (2 singles, RBI), Val Lohr (2 singles, 1 run, RBI), Morgan Summey (single) and Hannah Cox (single, 2 runs, RBI).
Piedmont CC 18, Sugar Creek 0 (3 innings): G East (2 hits, 4 RBIs), A Harris (2 hits, 2 RBIs), J East (2 hits, home run, 3 RBIs), S Rhodes (2 hits, home run, 3 RBIs), A Kenna (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Piedmont Community Charter’s offense and Kenna threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts.
THIS WEEK’s REMAINING SCHEDULE:
(Wednesday)
Cramer at East Lincolnton
Kings Mountain at Burns
North Lincoln at Bandys
(Thursday)
Chase at Crest
South Stanly at Mountain Island Charter
(Friday)
Crest at Cramer
Forestview at Ashbrook
Huss at South Point
Kings Mountain at North Gaston
Cherryville at Shelby
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
North Iredell at North Lincoln
West Iredell at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Lincoln Charter at South Caldwell
Freedom at Burns
High school girls soccer
Crest 8, Ashbrook 2: Morgan Setzer (4 goals, 1 assist), Cadence Walker (3 goals, 4 assists) and Isabella Sanchez (1 goal, 1 assist) led Crest.
South Point 2, Cramer 1
College basketball
Here’s the full pairings and results for the 2022 NCAA tournament:
FIRST FOUR (at UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio)
(Tuesday’s games)
MIDWEST: No. 16 Texas Southern 76, No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67
EAST: No. 12 Indiana 66, No. 12 Wyoming 58
(Wednesday’s games)
WEST: No. 11 Rutgers (18-13) vs. No. 11 Notre Dame (22-10)
SOUTH: No. 16 Wright State (21-13) vs. No. 16 Bryant (22-9)
FIRST ROUND
EAST REGION
(Thursday’s games at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas)
No. 1 Baylor (26-6) vs. No. 16 Norfolk State (24-6)
No. 8 North Carolina (24-9) vs. No. 9 Marquette (19-12)
(Thursday’s games at Moda Center, Portland)
No. 5 Saint Mary’s (25-7) vs. No. 12 Indiana
No. 4 UCLA (25-7) vs. No. 13 Akron (24-9)
(Friday’s games at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee)
No. 6 Texas (21-11) vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech (23-12)
No. 3 Purdue (27-7) vs. No. 14 Yale (19-11)
(Thursday’s games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)
No. 7 Murray State (30-2) vs. No. 10 San Francisco (24-9)
No. 2 Kentucky (26-7) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s (19-11)
SOUTH REGION
(Friday’s games at Viejas Arena, San Diego)
No. 1 Arizona (31-3) vs. No. 16 Wright State/Bryant
No. 8 Seton Hall (21-10) vs. No. 9 TCU (20-12)
(Friday’s games at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh)
No. 5 Houston (29-5) vs. No. 12 UAB (27-7)
No. 4 Illinois (22-9) vs. No. 13 Chattanooga (27-7)
(Thursday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)
No. 6 Colorado State (25-5) vs. No. 11 Michigan (17-14)
No. 3 Tennessee (26-7) vs. No. 14 Longwood (26-6)
(Friday’s games)
No. 7 Ohio State (19-11) vs. No. 10 Loyola, Chicago (25-7)
No. 2 Villanova (26-7) vs. No. 15 Delaware (22-12)
MIDWEST REGION
(Thursday’s games at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas)
No. 1 Kansas (28-6) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern
No. 8 San Diego (23-8) vs. No. 9 Creighton (22-11)
(Thursday’s games at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 5 Iowa (26-9) vs. No. 12 Richmond (23-12)
No. 4 Providence (25-5) vs. No. 5 South Dakota State (30-4)
(Friday’s games at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee)
No. 6 LSU (22-11) vs. No. 11 Iowa State (20-12)
No. 3 Wisconsin (24-7) vs. No. 14 Colgate (23-11)
(Friday’s games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.)
No. 7 USC (26-7) vs. No. 10 Miami, Fla. (23-10)
No. 2 Auburn (27-5) vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State (21-10)
WEST REGION
(Thursday’s games at Moda Center, Portland)
No. 1 Gonzaga (26-3) vs. No. 16 Georgia State (18-10)
No. 8 Boise State (27-7) vs. No. 9 Memphis (21-10)
(Thursday’s game at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 5 UConn (23-9) vs. No. 12 New Mexico State (26-6)
No. 4 Arkansas (25-8) vs. No. 13 Vermont (28-5)
(Friday’s games at Viejas Arena, San Diego)
No. 6 Alabama (19-13) vs. No. 11 Rutgers/Notre Dame winner
No. 3 Texas Tech (25-9) vs. No. 14 Montana State (27-7)
(Friday’s games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.)
No. 7 Michigan State (22-12) vs. No. 10 Davidson (27-6)
No. 2 Duke (28-6) vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton (21-10)
Here are the pairings for the 2022 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at Augusta, Ga.:
(Saturday’s quarterfinals)
No. 3 Lincoln Memorial 100, No. 6 Georgia College 65
No. 2 Queens 86, No. 7 Columbus State 84
No. 1 Augusta 106, No. 8 Belmont Abbey 77
No. 4 UNC-Pembroke 74, No. 5 Flagler 70
(Sunday’s semifinals)
Queens 81, Lincoln Memorial 76
Augusta 82, UNC-Pembroke 76
(Tuesday, March 15 championship)
Augusta 77, Queens 76
College baseball
For the second straight week, Gaston College’s baseball team is ranked among the nation’s top teams in all three National Junior College Athletic Association polls. After moving up from No. 10 to No. 8 in the NJCAA poll on Monday, the Rhinos (21-1) remained No. 4 in the www.jbb.net poll and moved up to No. 6 to PBR JUCO poll.
Pro basketball
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full regular season schedule (with results):
OCTOBER
Wed. 20 INDIANA (W 123-122)
Fri. 22 at Cleveland (W 123-112)
Sun. 24 at Brooklyn (W 111-95)
Mon. 25 BOSTON (L 129-140, OT)
Wed. 27 at Orlando (W 120-111)
Fri. 29 at Miami (L 99-114)
Sun. 31 PORTLAND (W 125-113)
NOVEMBER
Mon. 1 CLEVELAND (L 110-113)
Wed. 3 at Golden State (L 92-114)
Fri. 5 at Sacramento (L 110-140)
Sun. 7 at LA Clippers (L 106-120)
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers (L 123-126, OT)
Wed. 10 at Memphis (W 118-108)
Fri. 12 NEW YORK (W 104-96)
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE (W 106-102)
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON (W 97-87)
Fri. 19 INDIANA (W 121-118)
Sat. 20 at Atlanta (L 105-115)
Mon. 22 at Washington (W 109-103)
Wed. 24 at Orlando (W 108-99)
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA (W 133-115)
Sat. 27 at Houston (L 143-146, OT)
Mon. 29 at Chicago (L 119-133)
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee (L 125-127)
Sun. 5 at Atlanta (W 130-127)
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA (L 124-127, OT)
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA (L 106-110)
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO (W 124-123)
Mon. 13 at Dallas (L 96-120)
Wed. 15 at San Antonio (W 131-115)
Fri. 17 at Portland (L 116-125)
Sun. 19 at Phoenix (L 106-137)
Mon. 20 at Utah (L 102-112)
Thu. 23 at Denver (W 115-107)
Mon. 27 HOUSTON (W 123-99)
Wed. 29 at Indiana (W 116-108)
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX (L 99-133)
Mon. 3 at Washington (L 121-124)
Wed. 5 DETROIT (W 140-111)
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE (W 114-106)
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE (W 103-99)
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia (W 109-98)
Fri. 14 ORLANDO (L 109-116)
Mon. 17 at New York (W 97-87)
Wed. 19 at Boston (W 111-102)
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY (W 121-98)
Sun. 23 ATLANTA (L 91-113)
Tue. 25 at Toronto (L 113-125)
Wed. 26 at Indiana (W 158-126)
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS (W 117-114)
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS (L 90-115)
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston (L 107-113)
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND (L 101-102)
Sat. 5 MIAMI (L 86-104)
Mon. 7 TORONTO (L 101-116)
Wed. 9 CHICAGO (L 109-121)
Fri. 11 at Detroit (W 141-119)
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS (L 118-125)
Tue. 15 at Minnesota (L 120-126, OT)
Thu. 17 MIAMI (L 107-111, 2 OT)
Fri. 25 TORONTO (W 125-93)
Sun. 27 DETROIT (L 126-127, OT)
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee (L 106-130)
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland (W 119-98)
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO (W 123-117)
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN (L 121-132)
Wed. 9 BOSTON (L 101-115)
Fri. 11 at New Orleans (W 142-120)
Mon. 14 at Oklahoma City (W 134-116)
Wed. 16 ATLANTA 7:00
Sat. 19 DALLAS 7:00
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Wed. 23 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 25 UTAH 7:00
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn 7:30
Mon. 28 DENVER 7:00
Wed. 30 at New York 7:30
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia 12:30
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD
Pro soccer
Here’s the full Charlotte FC schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta (L 1-2)
March 19, New England, 7 p.m.
March 26, Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
April 4, at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
April 10, Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
April 16, at New England, 7:30 p.m.
April 23, at Colorado, 9 p.m.
April 30, at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
May 7, Miami, 3:30 p.m.
May 14, Montreal, 7 p.m.
May 22, Vancouver, 5 p.m.
May 29, at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
June 11, New York, 3 p.m.
June 18, at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
June 25, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
June 30, Austin, 7 p.m.
July 3, at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
July 9, Nashville, 7 p.m.
July 16, at Miami, 8 p.m.
July 23, at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
July 30, Columbus, 7 p.m.
August 3, D.C., 7 p.m.
August 6, Chicago, 7 p.m.
August 13, at LAFC, 10:30 p.m.
August 17, at New York City, TBD
August 21, Orlando, 7 p.m.
August 27, Toronto, 7 p.m.
September 3, at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
September 10, New York City, 7 p.m.
September 17, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
October 1, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, TBD