4-18-22 roundup: Pro basketball and soccer, High school baseball, College baseball
By Richard Walker
Some high school tournaments dodged Monday’s raindrops and others were postponed.
At Gastonia’s Sims Legion Park, the Gaston County Baseball Championship made its return to action after two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
East Gaston, Forestview, North Gaston and Cramer were Monday’s first round winners and advance into Tuesday’s semifinals of an event that began in 1987.
South Point, which has won the most GCB titles with eight, along with Cherryville were the two county schools that aren’t in the 2022 tournament.
Cramer will be seeking its first-ever tournament title game appearance when it meets North Gaston on Tuesday at 7 p.m. while East Gaston seeks a record 13th title game appearance when it meets Forestview at 4 p.m. on Tuesday; East Gaston and South Point are currently tied with 12 championship game appearances and are followed by North Gaston (9), Ashbrook (8), Cherryville (7) and Forestview (7).
Here are this week’s tournament schedules and results:
Gaston County Baseball Championship at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia:
(Monday’s games)
East Gaston 13, Bessemer City 3 (6 innings)
Forestview 6, Highland Tech 5
North Gaston 10, Huss 0 (5 innings)
Cramer 12, Ashbrook 7
(Tuesday’s games)
Bessemer City vs. Highland Tech, 10 a.m.
Huss vs. Ashbrook, 1 p.m.
East Gaston vs. Forestview, 4 p.m.
North Gaston vs. Cramer, 7 p.m.
(Thursday’s games)
7th place, 10 a.m.
5th place, 1 p.m.
3rd place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 1 p.m.
Shelby Easter tournament at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium:
Pool 1: Shelby, Crest, Piedmont, South Caldwell
Pool 2: Burns, Kings Mountain, South Point, Bandys
(Monday’s games)
Shelby vs. Piedmont, ppd.
South Caldwell vs. Crest, ppd.
(Tuesday’s games)
Shelby vs. Piedmont, 11 a.m.
South Caldwell vs. Crest, 2 p.m.
Kings Mountain vs. Bandys, 4 p.m.
Burns vs. South Point, 7 p.m.
(Wednesday’s games)
Shelby-Piedmont loser vs. Kings Mountain-Bandys loser, 11 a.m.
South Caldwell-Crest loser vs. Burns-South Point loser, 1:30 p.m.
Shelby-Piedmont winner vs. Kings Mountain-Bandys winner, 4 p.m.
South Caldwell-Crest winner vs. Burns-South Point winner, 7 p.m.
(Thursday’s games)
7th place, 11 a.m.
5th place, 1:30 p.m.
3rd place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
Catawba County Easter Baseball Classic at the Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds:
(Tuesday’s games)
No. 2 Foard vs. No. 7 West Lincoln, 11 a.m.
No. 3 St. Stephens vs. No. 6 Bunker Hill, 1:30 p.m.
No. 1 Alexander Central vs. No. 8 Newton-Conover, 4 p.m.
No. 4 Hibriten vs. No. 5 Hickory, 6:30 p.m.
(Wednesday’s games)
Consolation games, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Foard-West Lincoln winner vs. St. Stephens-Bunker Hill winner, 4 p.m.
Alexander Central-Newton-Conover winner vs. Hibriten-Hickory winner, 6:30 p.m.
(Thursday’s games)
3rd place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 6:30 p.m.
Beach Diamond Invitational at West Brunswick in Shallotte:
(Monday’s games)
Rock Hill Legion Collegiate vs. South Columbus, 11 a.m.
Scotland County vs. Northwest Guilford, 1 p.m.
Southwest Guilford vs. West Stanly, 4 p.m.
(Tuesday’s games)
Cherryville at West Brunswick, 9 a.m. or 11 a.m.
Consolation games and semifinals
(Wednesday’s games)
Placement games
Myrtle Beach, S.C., Ripken Experience:
(Monday)
Canfield, Ohio 15, East Lincoln 5 (6 innings)
(Tuesday)
East Lincoln vs. North Royalton, Ohio, 2:30 p.m.
(Wednesday)
East Lincoln vs. Boardman, Ohio, 11:45 p.m.
College baseball
The ACC tournament returns to Charlotte’s Truist Field on May 24-29. Here are the league’s standings through April 17:
(Atlantic Division)
Louisville 9-6
N.C. State 10-7
Florida State 10-8
Wake Forest 10-8
Notre Dame 8-7
Clemson 4-10
Boston College 3-15
(Coastal Division)
Miami 14-4
Virginia Tech 9-7
Virginia 10-8
Pitt 9-8
Georgia Tech 9-9
North Carolina 8-10
Duke 6-12
(This weekend’s games)
Duke at Georgia Tech
Florida State at Clemson
North Carolina at Virginia
N.C. State at Louisville
Pitt at Miami
Virginia Tech at Boston College
Wake Forest at Notre Dame
Pro basketball
Here’s the schedule for this week’s NBA play-in tournament:
(Tuesday’s games)
East-7 Brooklyn 115, East-8 Cleveland 108 (Brooklyn becomes East-7)
West-7 Minnesota 109, West-8 L.A. Clippers 104 (Minnesota becomes West-7)
(Wednesday’s games)
East-9 Atlanta 132, East-10 Charlotte 103
West-9 New Orleans 113, West-10 San Antonio 103
(Friday’s games)
Atlanta 107, Cleveland 101
New Orleans 105, L.A. Clippers 101
Here’s the schedule for upcoming NBA playoffs:
(Eastern Conference)
1-Miami vs. 8-Atlanta
Game 1 at Miami: April 17 (Miami 115-91)
Game 2 at Miami: April 19
Game 3 at Atlanta: April 22
Game 4 at Atlanta: April 24
Game 5 (if necessary) at Miami: April 26
Game 6 (if necessary) at Atlanta: April 28
Game 7 (if necessary) at Miami: April 30
4-Philadelphia vs. 5-Toronto
Game 1 at Philadelphia: April 16 (Philadelphia 131-111)
Game 2 at Philadelphia: April 18 (Philadelphia 112-97)
Game 3 at Toronto: April 20
Game 4 at Toronto: April 23
Game 5 (if necessary) at Philadelphia: April 25
Game 6 (if necessary) at Toronto: April 28
Game 7 (if necessary) at Philadelphia: April 30
2-Boston vs. 7-Brooklyn
Game 1 at Boston: April 17 (Boston 115-114)
Game 2 at Boston: April 20
Game 3 at Brooklyn: April 23
Game 4 at Brooklyn: April 25
Game 5 (if necessary) at Boston: April 27
Game 6 (if necessary) at Brooklyn: April 29
Game 7 (if necessary) at Boston: May 1
3-Milwaukee vs. 6-Chicago
Game 1 at Milwaukee: April 17 (Milwaukee 93-86)
Game 2 at Milwaukee: April 20
Game 3 at Chicago: April 22
Game 4 at Chicago: April 24
Game 5 (if necessary) at Milwaukee: April 27
Game 6 (if necessary) at Chicago: April 29
Game 7 (if necessary) at Milwaukee: May 1
(Western Conference)
1-Phoenix vs. 8-New Orleans
Game 1 at Phoenix: April 17 (Phoenix 110-99)
Game 2 at Phoenix: April 19
Game 3 at New Orleans: April 22
Game 4 at New Orleans: April 24
Game 5 (if necessary) at Phoenix: April 26
Game 6 (if necessary) at New Orleans: April 28
Game 7 (if necessary) at Phoenix: April 30
4-Dallas vs. 5-Utah
Game 1 at Dallas: April 16 (Utah 99-93)
Game 2 at Dallas: April 18 (Dallas 110-104)
Game 3 at Utah: April 21
Game 4 at Utah: April 23
Game 5 (if necessary) at Dallas: April 25
Game 6 (if necessary) at Utah: April 28
Game 7 (if necessary) at Dallas: April 30
2-Memphis vs. 7-Minnesota
Game 1 at Memphis: April 16 (Minnesota 130-117)
Game 2 at Memphis: April 19
Game 3 at Minnesota: April 21
Game 4 at Minnesota: April 23
Game 5 (if necessary) at Memphis: April 26
Game 6 (if necessary) at Minnesota: April 29
Game 7 (if necessary) at Memphis: May 1
3-Golden State vs. 6-Denver
Game 1 at Golden State: April 16 (Golden State 123-107)
Game 2 at Golden State: April 18 (Golden State 126-106)
Game 3 at Denver: April 21
Game 4 at Denver: April 24
Game 5 (if necessary) at Golden State: April 27
Game 6 (if necessary) at Denver: April 29
Game 7 (if necessary) at Golden State: May 1
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 (W 3-1)
March 26, Cincinnati (W 2-0)
April 2, at Philadelphia (L 0-2)
April 10, Atlanta (W 1-0)
April 16, at New England (L 1-2)
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