4-2-22 roundup: College basketball, football and baseball, Pro basketball and soccer, High school baseball and softball

By Richard Walker

For the 27th time, an ACC team will play for the NCAA championship following Saturday’s 81-77 North Carolina victory over Duke in the Final Four in New Orleans.

Duke has advanced to the title game to most (11 times) and won five NCAA tournament titles with six runner-up finishes.

North Carolina has the most titles (six) and has finished runner-up four times.

Also among ACC schools, N.C. State has won two titles, Virginia one title, Maryland one title and Georgia Tech has one runner-up finish.

The ACC teams and their NCAA championships:

North Carolina 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
Duke 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
NC State 1974, 1983
Virginia 2019
Maryland 2002

The ACC teams and their NCAA runner-up finishes:

Duke 1964, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1999
North Carolina 1968, 1977, 1981, 2016
Georgia Tech 2004

Here are the full pairings of the 2022 NCAA tournament:

FIRST FOUR (at Dayton, Ohio)

(March 15)
MIDWEST: No. 16 Texas Southern 76, No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67
EAST: No. 12 Indiana 66, No. 12 Wyoming 58

(March 16)
WEST: No. 11 Notre Dame 89, No. 11 Rutgers 87, 2 OT
SOUTH: No. 16 Wright State 93, No. 16 Bryant 82

FIRST ROUND

EAST REGION
(March 17 at Fort Worth, Tex.)
No. 1 Baylor 85, No. 16 Norfolk State 49
No. 8 North Carolina 95, No. 9 Marquette 63
(March 17 at Portland, Ore.)
No. 5 Saint Mary’s 82, No. 12 Indiana 53
No. 4 UCLA 57, No. 13 Akron 53
(March 18 at Milwaukee, Wisc.)
No. 6 Texas 81, No. 11 Virginia Tech 73
No. 3 Purdue 78, No. 14 Yale 56
(March 17 at Indianapolis, Ind.)
No. 7 Murray State 92, No. 10 San Francisco 87, OT
No. 15 Saint Peter’s 85, No. 2 Kentucky 79, OT
(March 19)
No. 8 North Carolina 93, No. 1 Baylor 86, OT
No. 4 UCLA 72, No. 5 St. Mary’s 56
No. 15 Saint Peter’s 70, No. 7 Murray State 60
(March 20)
No. 3 Purdue 81, No. 6 Texas 71

(March 25 at Philadelphia, Pa.)
No. 8 North Carolina 73, No. 4 UCLA 66
No. 15 Saint Peter’s 67, No. 3 Purdue 64
(March 27)
No. 8 North Carolina 69, No. 15 Saint Peter’s 49

SOUTH REGION
(March 18 at San Diego, Cal.)
No. 1 Arizona 87, No. 16 Wright State 70
No. 9 TCU 69, No. 8 Seton Hall 42
(March 18 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)
No. 5 Houston 82, No. 12 UAB 68
No. 4 Illinois 54, No. 13 Chattanooga 53
(March 17 at Indianapolis, Ind.)
No. 11 Michigan 75, No. 6 Colorado State 63
No. 3 Tennessee 88, No. 14 Longwood 56
(March 18)
No. 7 Ohio State 54, No. 10 Loyola, Chicago 41
No. 2 Villanova 80, No. 15 Delaware 60
(March 19)
No. 11 Michigan 76, No. 3 Tennessee 68
(March 20)
No. 1 Arizona 85, No. 9 TCU 80, OT
No. 5 Houston 68, No. 4 Illinois 53
No. 2 Villanova 71, No. 7 Ohio State 61

(March 24 at San Antonio, Tex.)
No. 5 Houston 72, No. 1 Arizona 60
No. 2 Villanova 63, No. 11 Michigan 55
(March 26)
No. 2 Villanova 50, No. 5 Houston 44

MIDWEST REGION
(March 17 at Fort Worth, Tex.)
No. 1 Kansas 83, No. 16 Texas Southern 56
No. 9 Creighton 72, No. 8 San Diego 69, OT
(March 17 at Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 12 Richmond 67, No. 5 Iowa 63
No. 4 Providence 66, No. 5 South Dakota State 57
(March 18 at Milwaukee, Wisc.)
No. 11 Iowa State 59, No. 6 LSU 54
No. 3 Wisconsin 67, No. 14 Colgate 60
(March 18 at Greenville, S.C.)
No. 10 Miami, Fla. 68, No. 7 USC 66
No. 2 Auburn 80, No. 15 Jacksonville State 61
(March 19)
No. 1 Kansas 79, No. 9 Creighton 72
No. 4 Providence 79, No. 12 Richmond 51
(March 20)
No. 11 Iowa State 54, No. 3 Wisconsin 49
No. 10 Miami, Fla. 79, No. 2 Auburn 61

(March 25 at Chicago, Ill.)
No. 1 Kansas 66, No. 4 Providence 61
No. 10 Miami, Fla. 70, No. 11 Iowa State 56
(March 27)
No. 1 Kansas 76, No. 10 Miami, Fla. 50

WEST REGION
(March 17 at Portland, Ore.)
No. 1 Gonzaga 93, No. 16 Georgia State 72
No. 9 Memphis 64, No. 8 Boise State 53
(March 17 at Buffalo, N.Y.)
No. 12 New Mexico State 70, No. 5 UConn 63
No. 4 Arkansas 75, No. 13 Vermont 71
(March 18 at San Diego, Cal.)
No. 11 Notre Dame 78, No. 6 Alabama 64
No. 3 Texas Tech 97, No. 14 Montana State 62
(March 18 at Greenville, S.C.)
No. 7 Michigan State 74, No. 10 Davidson 73
No. 2 Duke 78, No. 15 Cal State Fullerton 61
(March 19)
No. 1 Gonzaga 82, No. 9 Memphis 78
No. 4 Arkansas 53, No. 12 New Mexico State 48
(March 20)
No. 3 Texas Tech 59, No. 11 Notre Dame 53
No. 2 Duke 85, No. 7 Michigan State 76

(March 24 at San Francisco, Cal.)
No. 4 Arkansas 74, No. 1 Gonzaga 68
No. 2 Duke 78, No. 3 Texas Tech 73
(March 26)
No. 2 Duke 78, No. 4 Arkansas 69

FINAL FOUR
(April 2 at New Orleans, La.)
Kansas 81, Villanova 65
North Carolina 81, Duke 77

(April 4)
Kansas vs. North Carolina, 9:20 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school baseball

(Saturday’s results)
Asheville Christian 3, Gaston Christian 1

East Gaston 8, Highland Tech 2 (Friday): Parker Agosta (winning pitcher), Dylan Howell (3 hits), Liam Brady (2 hits), Jaxon Cogdill (2 hits), Daniel McClellan (2 hits) and Ben Summey (2 hits) led East Gaston.

Standings are through Saturday’s games:

Big South 3A
Crest 6-0, 9-3
Kings Mountain 5-1, 6-3
South Point 4-2, 7-3
Forestview 3-3, 5-6
North Gaston 3-3, 4-5
Cramer 2-4, 7-5
Ashbrook 1-5, 5-6
Huss 0-6, 0-8

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Burns 6-0, 10-1
East Gaston 7-1, 9-4
Cherryville 4-2, 7-4
Shelby 5-3, 8-5
Highland Tech 1-5, 4-7
Bessemer City 1-5, 1-9
Thomas Jefferson 0-8, 0-10

Others
Piedmont CC 3-2, 5-4
East Lincoln 4-3, 7-3
North Lincoln 6-1, 9-1
Lincolnton 5-3, 7-6
West Lincoln 5-3, 5-8
Lincoln Charter 3-1, 10-1
Mtn Isl Charter 0-4, 4-6
Gaston Christian 3-2, 6-5
Gaston Day 0-5, 2-7

This week’s schedule

(Monday)
Crest at North Gaston
North Lincoln at Forestview
Patton at Burns

(Tuesday)
Ashbrook at Cramer
Huss at Forestview
South Point at Kings Mountain
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Cherryville at East Gaston
Highland Tech at Burns
Hickory at East Lincoln
Statesville at North Lincoln
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Maiden
Mountain Island Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Gaston Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
Gaston Day at Metrolina Christian

(Wednesday)
Lincoln Charter at Langtree Charter
Bandys at East Lincoln
Berry at Huss
Shelby at Ashbrook

(Thursday)
Burns at Highland Tech
East Gaston at Cherryville
Gaston Christian at Metrolina Christian
Gaston Day at Concord Academy
Lincoln Charter at Bunker Hill

(Friday)
Cramer at Ashbrook
Forestview at Huss
Kings Mountain at South Point
North Gaston at Crest
Thomas Jefferson at Bessemer City
East Lincoln at Statesville
North Lincoln at Hickory
Bunker Hill at West Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bandys
Langtree Charter at Lincoln Charter
Pine Lake Prep at Mountain Island Charter

 

 

 

 

High school softball

East Lincoln 13- North Lincoln 3 (Friday): Leah Correll (3-hitter), Taniyah Thomas (2 singles, RBI, stolen base), Taliyah Thomas (double, 2 2-run home runs, 5 RBIs), Betsy Eatmon (single, 2 solo home runs, 3 RBIs), Madison Currence (2 singles, stolen base), Jaelyn Freeston (2 singles, RBI sac fly) and Tatum Martin (single, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs) led East Lincoln.

This week’s schedule:

(Monday)
East Gaston at Cramer
Huss at Bessemer City

(Tuesday)
Cramer at Forestview
Huss at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Crest
South Point at North Gaston
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Cherryville at East Gaston
Highland Tech at Burns
Hickory at East Lincoln
Statesville at North Lincoln
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton, DH
West Lincoln at Maiden
Langtree Charter at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Pine Lake Prep

(Wednesday)
Lincoln Charter at Maiden
Hopewell at East Lincoln
Shelby at Forestview
South Iredell at North Lincoln

(Thursday)
Burns at Highland Tech
East Gaston at Cherryville

(Friday)
Cramer at South Point
Crest at Ashbrook
Forestview at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Huss
Thomas Jefferson at Bessemer City
East Lincoln at Statesville
North Lincoln at Hickory
Bunker Hill at West Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bandys
Lincoln Charter at Langtree Charter
Pine Lake Prep at Mountain Island Charter

 

 

 

College football

Quarterback Trexler Ivey scored on a 3-yard run as time expired to give the White team a 23-21 win over the Green in Saturday’s Charlotte 49ers spring game.

“It was a great crowd and a beautiful day,” Charlotte coach Will Healy said in a school news release. “It went as well as we could possibly ask. And it was an exciting game. Of course, you’ve got a quarterback who’s not live who carries the ball on the last play, so somebody’s going to be mad at me whenever I tell them who actually won the game.”

Returning starting QB Chris Reynolds completed 12 of 17 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns for the Green team, including a 39-yard TD pass to Victor Tucker on the opening drive and an 18-yard TD pass to Jairus Mack in the second quarter.

After trailing 21-10, the White team scored the final 13 points on a 2-yard TD rush from ChaVon McEachern in the third quarter and Ivey’s final TD.

James Foster completed seven of 17 passes for 107 yards and one touchdown and one interception for the White team. McEachern led all rushers with 66 yards on 10 carries, including a 34-yard burst, and Tucker had two catches for a game-high 86 yards.

Aveon Grose led the White team with five tackles while defensive tackle Bryan Wallace was credited with two sacks, including one of Reynolds on second and goal from the six. Cam Burden led the Green Team with five tackles.

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

Gaston College 7-4, Patrick & Henry Community College 4-3 (2nd game 8 innings): One week after throwing the first no-hitter in Gaston College history, pitcher Gus Hughes was dominating again for the Rhinos as his 7-4 victory Saturday started what became a dramatic doubleheader sweep of Patrick & Henry Community College at Sims Legion Park. Gaston College, ranked in the top five of all three National Junior College Athletic Association polls, rallied from an early deficit to win 4-3 in eight innings the nightcap on Enrique Wood’s walkoff RBI single to improve its overall record to 29-2 and 19-1 in the Western Division of Region 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

After winning eight of the last 10 games to get two games over .500, the Charlotte Hornets were routed 144-114 at the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 144 points allowed were the most Charlotte has yielded in a regulation game this season.

In the loss that dropped the Hornets to 40-38, Gordon Hayward returned for the first time since missing 22 games with a left ankle injury; Hayward came off the bench to score five points on two of six shooting in 17 minutes.

Miles Bridges (20 points, 5 rebounds), P.J. Washington (14 points), LaMelo Ball (13 points, 5 assists), Mason Plumlee (11 points), Kelly Oubre (11 points) and Terry Rozier (10 points, 6 assists). led Charlotte.
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 (W 116-106)
Sat. 19 DALLAS (W 129-108)
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS (W 106-103)
Wed. 23 NEW YORK (L 106-121)
Fri. 25 UTAH (W 107-101)
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn (W 118-110)
Mon. 28 DENVER (L 109-113)
Wed. 30 at New York (W 125-114)
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia (L 114-144)
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

After a scoreless first half, the Philadelphia Union scored two second half goals for a 2-0 victory.

The result snapped a two-game Charlotte FC winning streak and dropped the team’s record to 2-4.

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, 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