5-4-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school baseball, softball, tennis and soccer, College baseball, softball and golf, Middle school baseball and soccer, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Former North Gaston High golfing star and Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame inductee Larry Penley is among 11 members of the 2023 Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame.
Penley, who played and coached golf at Clemson, will be honored with 10 others during the Sept. 23, 2023 weekend that coincides with the Florida State at Clemson football game.
Baseball and football standout Kyle Parker, football players DeAndre McDaniel and Raymond Priester, men’s track athletes Yehzekel Halifa and Miller Moss, men’s tennis player Lawson Duncan, women’s tennis player Ani Mijacika, men’s basketball player Will Solomon, baseball player Gary Burnham and women’s track athlete April Sinkler are the other members of the 11-person induction class.
After a standout career on the Clemson golf team, Penley became the Tigers’ golf coach in 1983 and guided the program to an ACC-record 83 tournament victories including the 2003 NCAA championship.
A 2004 College Golf Hall of Fame, 2009 South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame and 2009 Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Penley coached Clemson to 10 ACC titles. That includes the 2003 title run in which he bacme the first coach to guide his team to ACC, regional and NCAA titles in the same season.
He was voted ACC coach of the year nine times and NCAA district coach of the year eight times.
Penley becomes the fourth Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln county-area product to be inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame; Harold Stowe (Belmont High 1955 graduate), Duane Ross (North Gaston 1992) and Travis Padgett (Crest 2005) have previously been inducted.
Pro golf
Thursday’s opening round scores from the Wells Fargo Championship at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club:
1 Tommy Fleetwood -6 32 – 33 – 65
2 Kevin Streelman -5 32 – 34 – 66
K.H. Lee -5 33 – 33 – 66
Taylor Moore -5 32 – 34 – 66
Xander Schauffele -5 32 – 34 – 66
Ryan Palmer -5 33 – 33 – 66
7 Patrick Cantlay -4 32 – 35 – 67
Sahith Theegala -4 31 – 36 – 67
Kramer Hickok -4 34 – 33 – 67
Tom Kim -4 32 – 35 – 67
Chris Kirk -4 34 – 33 – 67
Adam Scott -4 32 – 35 – 67
Wyndham Clark -4 33 – 34 – 67
Matthew NeSmith -4 34 – 33 – 67
Emiliano Grillo -4 33 – 34 – 67
16 Beau Hossler -3 34 – 34 – 68
Rory McIlroy -3 34 – 34 – 68
Adam Svensson -3 36 – 32 – 68
C.T. Pan -3 35 – 33 – 68
Justin Thomas -3 34 – 34 – 68
J.J. Spaun -3 34 – 34 – 68
Si Woo Kim -3 34 – 34 – 68
Nate Lashley -3 35 – 33 – 68
Michael Kim -3 35 – 33 – 68
25 Keith Mitchell -2 34 – 35 – 69
Matt Fitzpatrick -2 32 – 37 – 69
Seamus Power -2 33 – 36 – 69
Gary Woodland -2 32 – 37 – 69
Sungjae Im -2 32 – 37 – 69
Lucas Glover -2 35 – 34 – 69
Troy Merritt -2 36 – 33 – 69
Chesson Hadley -2 34 – 35 – 69
Chad Ramey -2 32 – 37 – 69
Tyrrell Hatton -2 33 – 36 – 69
Davis Thompson -2 33 – 36 – 69
36 Ryan Armour -1 33 – 37 – 70
Stephan Jaeger -1 36 – 34 – 70
Max Homa -1 33 – 37 – 70
Corey Conners -1 34 – 36 – 70
Matt Wallace -1 35 – 35 – 70
Austin Eckroat -1 34 – 36 – 70
Rory Sabbatini -1 34 – 36 – 70
Nick Watney -1 33 – 37 – 70
Callum Tarren -1 34 – 36 – 70
Sam Stevens -1 34 – 36 – 70
Keegan Bradley -1 35 – 35 – 70
Brian Harman -1 36 – 34 – 70
Paul Haley II -1 34 – 36 – 70
Trey Mullinax -1 35 – 35 – 70
Cameron Champ -1 35 – 35 – 70
Taylor Pendrith -1 36 – 34 – 70
Henrik Norlander -1 34 – 36 – 70
S.H. Kim -1 35 – 35 – 70
Max McGreevy -1 35 – 35 – 70
Harry Hall -1 33 – 37 – 70
MJ Daffue -1 33 – 37 – 70
Trace Crowe -1 34 – 36 – 70
58 Robby Shelton E 38 – 33 – 71
Will Gordon E 37 – 34 – 71
Denny McCarthy E 34 – 37 – 71
Martin Laird E 33 – 38 – 71
Tony Finau E 35 – 36 – 71
Harris English E 36 – 35 – 71
Cam Davis E 33 – 38 – 71
Webb Simpson E 34 – 37 – 71
Nick Hardy E 35 – 36 – 71
Justin Lower E 37 – 34 – 71
Doug Ghim E 34 – 37 – 71
Eric Cole E 36 – 35 – 71
Brendon Todd E 35 – 36 – 71
Rickie Fowler E 36 – 35 – 71
Stewart Cink E 35 – 36 – 71
Viktor Hovland E 37 – 34 – 71
Cameron Young E 37 – 34 – 71
Sam Burns E 36 – 35 – 71
David Lingmerth E 35 – 36 – 71
Jason Dufner E 36 – 35 – 71
Ryan Cole E 36 – 35 – 71
79 Hayden Buckley +1 37 – 35 – 72
Mark Hubbard +1 36 – 36 – 72
Joel Dahmen +1 38 – 34 – 72
Sepp Straka +1 37 – 35 – 72
Jason Day +1 35 – 37 – 72
Francesco Molinari +1 36 – 36 – 72
Garrick Higgo +1 37 – 35 – 72
Robert Streb +1 35 – 37 – 72
Zac Blair +1 36 – 36 – 72
Joseph Bramlett +1 35 – 37 – 72
Jimmy Walker +1 36 – 36 – 72
James Hahn +1 36 – 36 – 72
Aaron Rai +1 35 – 37 – 72
Ryan Gerard +1 38 – 34 – 72
Justin Suh +1 36 – 36 – 72
Ben Taylor +1 37 – 35 – 72
Jordan Spieth +1 36 – 36 – 72
Shane Lowry +1 34 – 38 – 72
Matt Kuchar +1 37 – 35 – 72
Brent Grant +1 34 – 38 – 72
Akshay Bhatia +1 38 – 34 – 72
Dylan Wu +1 37 – 35 – 72
101 Byeong Hun An +2 36 – 37 – 73
Erik van Rooyen +2 34 – 39 – 73
Chez Reavie +2 36 – 37 – 73
J.T. Poston +2 35 – 38 – 73
Alex Smalley +2 36 – 37 – 73
Scott Piercy +2 35 – 38 – 73
Kevin Tway +2 38 – 35 – 73
Carson Young +2 34 – 39 – 73
Willie Mack III +2 36 – 37 – 73
Collin Morikawa +2 33 – 40 – 73
Richy Werenski +2 38 – 35 – 73
112 Adam Long +3 38 – 36 – 74
Lee Hodges +3 36 – 38 – 74
Luke List +3 35 – 39 – 74
Nico Echavarria +3 37 – 37 – 74
Mackenzie Hughes +3 36 – 38 – 74
Adam Hadwin +3 39 – 35 – 74
Harrison Endycott +3 36 – 38 – 74
A Austin Greaser +3 36 – 38 – 74
Patrick Rodgers +3 37 – 37 – 74
Danny Willett +3 38 – 36 – 74
Alex Noren +3 39 – 35 – 74
Tyler Duncan +3 38 – 36 – 74
Zach Johnson +3 38 – 36 – 74
Adam Schenk +3 36 – 38 – 74
Greyson Sigg +3 37 – 37 – 74
Morgan Deneen +3 36 – 38 – 74
128 Ryan Moore +4 37 – 38 – 75
Michael Thompson +4 36 – 39 – 75
Doc Redman +4 37 – 38 – 75
Russell Knox +4 38 – 37 – 75
Alejandro Tosti +4 37 – 38 – 75
David Lipsky +4 38 – 37 – 75
134 Taylor Montgomery +5 36 – 40 – 76
Jim Herman +5 38 – 38 – 76
Trevor Cone +5 38 – 38 – 76
Austin Smotherman +5 37 – 39 – 76
Matthias Schwab +5 37 – 39 – 76
Kurt Kitayama +5 39 – 37 – 76
Lanto Griffin +5 37 – 39 – 76
Andrew Landry +5 38 – 38 – 76
Ben Griffin +5 37 – 39 – 76
143 Austin Cook +6 38 – 39 – 77
Kelly Kraft +6 41 – 36 – 77
Dylan Frittelli +6 36 – 41 – 77
Patton Kizzire +6 41 – 36 – 77
Sam Ryder +6 40 – 37 – 77
Marcus Byrd +6 40 – 37 – 77
149 Davis Riley +7 37 – 41 – 78
150 Ben Martin +8 41 – 38 – 79
Pierceson Coody +8 38 – 41 – 79
Danny Guise +8 41 – 38 – 79
153 Tyson Alexander +10 41 – 40 – 81
154 Quinn Riley +11 40 – 42 – 82
WD Peter Malnati +1
WD Andrew Putnam +7
College baseball
Here are the full pairings for the Conference Carolinas tournament at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia:
(Wednesday, May 3)
Game 1: No. 5 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 8 Emmanuel – Belmont Abbey 10-3
Game 2: No. 6 Francis Marion vs. No. 7 Erskine – Francis Marion 3-1
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 3: No. 3 UNC Pembroke vs. No. 4 Mount Olive – UNC Pembroke 5-4 (10 innings)
Game 4: No. 2 Barton vs. No. 5 Belmont Abbey – Barton 9-0
Game 5: No. 1 North Greenville vs. No. 6 Francis Marion – Francis Marion 15-5 (7 innings)
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: North Greenville vs. Belmont Abbey, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Francis Marion vs. Mount Olive, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Barton vs. UNC Pembroke, 7 p.m.
…If four teams remain after Game 8
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 7 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
…If five teams remain after Game 8 and two after Game 11
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
…If five teams remain after Game 8 and three after Game 11
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 4 p.m.
Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C.:
(Friday, May 5)
Game 1: USC Sumter vs. USC Union, 9 a.m.
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 9: Game 8 loser vs. Game 5 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 6 winner, 9 a.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Monday, May 8)
Game 13: Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 winner, noon
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 4 p.m.
(Tuesday, May 9)
Game 15 (if necessary): If Game 11 winner loses in Game 14, 11 a.m.
College softball
Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Pine Grove Complex in Lexington, S.C.:
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 1: No. 4 Spartanburg Methodist (19-23) vs. No. 5 Florence Darlington Tech (23-18) – Florence Darlington Tech 7-6
Game 2: No. 3 Harford, Md. (25-6) vs. No. 6 Monroe, N.Y. (26-22) – Monroe 4-0
Game 3: No. 2 USC Union (19-22) vs. No. 7 USC Sumter (2-26) – USC Union 20-12 in 6
Game 4: No. 1 Gaston College (38-8) vs. Florence Darlington Tech – Gaston College 7-1
Game 5: Monroe, N.Y. vs. USC Union – Monroe 6-1
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: Harford, Md. vs. USC Sumter, 11 a.m. Field 5
Game 7: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Union, 1:30 p.m. Field 1
Game 8: Florence Darlington Tech vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m. Field 5
Game 9: Gaston College vs. Monroe, N.Y., 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m. Field 1
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 11: Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1:30 p.m. Field 1
Game 13 (if necessary): If Game 9 winner loses in Game 12, 4 p.m. Field 1
High school baseball
(Thursday, May 4)
Cramer 10, Forestview 0 (5 innings)
South Point 4, North Gaston 3
East Lincoln 5, North Lincoln 4: Winning pitcher Evan Matile (3 scoreless inning in relief), Isaac Armstrong (2 home runs, 2 runs, 3 RBIs),
Matthew Phuntek (2 hits, 1 run, 1 stolen base), Nate Borchardt (1 hit, 1 RBI) and Dylan Scott (1 hit, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base) led East Lincoln.
(Friday, May 5)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Huss at Ashbrook
Gaston Day at Carolina Royals
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A at top seeds)
May 2 first round
No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 East Gaston – EG 7-5
No. 7 Thomas Jefferson at No. 2 Cherryville – C 10-0 in 5
No. 6 Bessemer City at No. 3 Shelby – Shelby 17-4 in 5
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns – Burns 9-3
No. 3 Shelby at No. 2 Cherryville – Cherryville 7-3
May 5 championship
No. 2 Cherryville at No. 1 Burns
(Catawba Valley 2A at top seeds)
May 1 first round
No. 8 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 10-0 in 5
No. 5 Bunker Hill at No. 4 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 4-2
No. 7 Lincolnton at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 4-3
No. 6 Newton-Conover at No. 3 East Burke – East Burke 15-2
May 2 semifinals
No. 4 West Lincoln at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 9-1
No. 3 East Burke at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 11-1 in 5
May 4 championship
No. 2 Bandys at No. 1 Maiden – Bandys 4-1
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A at top seeds)
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 Pine Lake Prep at No. 1 Lincoln Charter – Lincoln Charter 9-1
No. 3 Community School of Davidson at No. 2 Christ the King – Community School of Davidson 16-13
May 5 championship
No. 3 Community School of Davidson at No. 1 Lincoln Charter
(Metrolina Athletic Conference NCISAA)
May 1 first round
No. 6 Gaston Day at No. 3 Gaston Christian – Gaston Christian 21-2 in 5
No. 5 Concord Academy at No. 4 SouthLake Christian – SouthLake 11-1 in 6
May 2 semifinals at Hickory Grove
No. 3 Gaston Christian at No. 2 Hickory Grove – Hickory Grove 6-2
No. 4 SouthLake Christian at No. 1 Metrolina – Metrolina 9-3
May 4 championship
No. 1 Metrolina at No. 2 Hickory Grove – Metrolina 7-0
High school softball
(Thursday, May 4)
East Lincoln 5, North Lincoln 3: Winning pitcher Leah Correll (8-hitter, 11 strikeouts), Tatum Martin (2 singles, run), Lyla Haywood (2 doubles, RBI), Madison Currence (2 home runs, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Emery Pethel (home run, run, RBI), and Aubrey Gust (single, home run, run, RBI) led East Lincoln.
(Friday, May 5)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
South Point at North Gaston
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A at top seeds)
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns – Burns 3-0
No. 3 Highland Tech at No. 2 Cherryville – Cherryville 15-4
May 5 championship
No. 2 Cherryville at No. 1 Burns
(Catawba Valley 2A at top seeds)
May 1 first round
No. 8 Newton-Conover at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 15-0
No. 5 East Burke at No. 4 West Caldwell – West Caldwell 8-5
No. 7 Bunker Hill at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 15-0
No. 6 Lincolnton at No. 3 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 13-1 in 5
May 3 semifinals
No. 4 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden – West Caldwell 4-3
No. 3 West Lincoln at No. 2 Bandys – West Lincoln 4-3
May 5 championship
No. 4 West Caldwell at No. 3 West Lincoln
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A at Lincoln Charter)
May 3 semifinals
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter vs. No. 3 Pine Lake Prep – Mountain Island Charter 9-7
No. 4 Bradford Prep at No. 1 Lincoln Charter – Lincoln Charter 12-0 in 5
May 5 championship
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter at No. 1 Lincoln Charter, 5 p.m.
High school boys tennis
The pairings/results for area teams:
-May 3 1st round
(Class 1A)
No. 13 Cherryville (6-9) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (6-2) – Piedmont Community Charter 7-2
No. 10 Highland Tech (9-5) at No. 7 Mount Airy (16-2) – Mount Airy 6-0
No. 15 Christ the King (4-7) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (10-2) – Thomas Jefferson 8-1
(Class 2A)
No. 12 Southwestern Randolph (10-2) at No. 5 Burns (11-1) – Burns 6-0
(Class 3A)
No. 16 North Gaston (6-3) at No. 1 Hickory (13-0) – Hickory 9-0
No. 14 North Lincoln (6-3) at No. 3 West Henderson (13-0) – West Henderson 7-2
No. 15 Cramer (8-4) at No. 2 South Point (10-0) – South Point 7-2
-May 9 2nd round
(Class 1A)
No. 5 Bishop McGuinness (10-4) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (7-2)
No. 7 Mount Airy (17-2) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (11-2)
(Class 2A)
No. 5 Burns (12-1) at No. 4 Bandys (12-1)
(Class 3A)
No. 10 St. Stephens (12-1) at No. 2 South Point (11-0)
-May 15 3rd round
-May 17 Regional championships
-May 20 State championships
Middle school baseball
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley 10, No. 1 Belmont 3: Winning pitcher Jack Scholz (8 strikeouts) and Bryson Summey (3 hits), Caleb Smith (1 hit), Blake Wilkinson (1 hit), Devin Phillips (1 hit), Kai Lucas (1 hit), Scholz (1 hit), Cam Stillwell (2 hits) and Seth Massey (3 hits) led Stanley.
No. 3 Chavis 5, No. 2 Cramerton 3 (9 innings): Winning pitcher Parker Anderson (2 hits, 2-run home run), Kenan Fowler (2 hits), Jackson Heavner (1 hit), Trevor Dalton (1 hit), Landry Pruitt (1 hit) and Canon Whitesides (1 hit) led Chavis.
(Tuesday, May 9)
-Finals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 3 Chavis
Middle school girls soccer
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 1 Belmont 2, No. 4 Stanley 0
No. 2 Cramerton 5, No. 3 Mount Holly 0: JyiYanna Watkins (4 goals), Brooklyn Cheatham (1 goal, 1 assist)
Ava Cabe 2 assists
Katalina Carter 1 assist
Tori Chao led the shutout at keeper
(Monday, May 8)
-Finals
No. 2 Cramerton at No. 1 Belmont
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(2-5-3 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 (W 2-1)
March 25 New York Red Bulls (T 1-1)
April 1 at Toronto FC (T 2-2)
April 8 at Real Salt Lake (L 1-3)
April 15 Colorado Rapids (T 2-2)
April 22 Columbus Crew (W 1-0)
April 29 at D.C. United (L 0-3)
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 Revolution, 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
Pro basketball
The NBA play-in tournament games:
(April 11)
Game 1- East No. 8 Atlanta at East No. 7 Miami – Atlanta 116-105
Game 2- West No. 8 Minnesota at West No. 7 L.A. Lakers – L.A. Lakers 108-102 (OT)
(April 12)
Game 3- East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 9 Toronto – Chicago 109-105
Game 4- West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 9 New Orleans – Oklahoma City 123-118
(April 14)
East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 7 Miami – Miami 102-91
West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 8 Minnesota – Minnesota 120-95
The first round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
East No. 1 Milwaukee vs. East No. 8 Miami
Game 1: April 16 at Milwaukee – Miami 130-117
Game 2: April 19 at Milwaukee – Milwaukee 127-106
Game 3: April 22 at Miami – Miami 121-99
Game 4: April 24 at Miami – Miami 119-114
Game 5: April 26 at Milwaukee – Miami 128-126, OT (Miami wins series 4-1)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 7 Atlanta
Game 1: April 15 at Boston – Boston 112-99
Game 2: April 18 at Boston – Boston 119-106
Game 3: April 21 at Atlanta – Atlanta 130-122
Game 4: April 23 at Atlanta – Boston 129-121
Game 5: April 25 at Boston – Atlanta 119-117
Game 6: April 27 at Atlanta – Boston 128-120 (Boston wins series 4-2)
East No. 3 Philadelphia vs. East No. 6 Brooklyn
Game 1: April 15 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 121-101
Game 2: April 17 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 96-84
Game 3: April 20 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 102-97
Game 4: April 22 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 96-88 (Philadelphia wins series 4-0)
East No. 4 Cleveland vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 15 at Cleveland – New York 101-97
Game 2: April 18 at Cleveland – Cleveland 107-90
Game 3: April 21 at New York – New York 99-79
Game 4: April 23 at New York – New York 102-99
Game 5: April 26 at Cleveland – New York 106-95 (New York wins series 4-1)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 8 Minnesota
Game 1: April 16 at Denver – Denver 109-80
Game 2: April 19 at Denver – Denver 122-113
Game 3: April 21 at Minnesota – Denver 120-111
Game 4: April 23 at Minnesota – Minnesota 114-108
Game 5: April 25 at Denver – Denver 112-109 (Denver wins series 4-1)
West No. 2 Memphis vs. West No. 7 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: April 16 at Memphis – L.A. Lakers 128-112
Game 2: April 19 at Memphis – Memphis 103-93
Game 3: April 22 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 111-101
Game 4: April 24 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 117-111, OT
Game 5: April 26 at Memphis – Memphis 116-99
Game 6: April 28 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 125-85 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)
West No. 3 Sacramento vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: April 15 at Sacramento – Sacramento 126-123
Game 2: April 17 at Sacramento – Sacramento 114-106
Game 3: April 20 at Golden State – Golden State 114-97
Game 4: April 23 at Golden State – Golden State 126-125
Game 5: April 26 at Sacramento – Golden State 123-116
Game 6: April 28 at Golden State – Sacramento 118-99
Game 7: April 30 at Sacramento – Golden State 120-100 (Golden State wins series 4-3)
West No. 4 Phoenix Suns vs. West No. 5 L.A. Clippers
Game 1: April 16 at Phoenix – L.A. Clippers 115-110
Game 2: April 18 at Phoenix – Phoenix 123-109
Game 3: April 20 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 129-124
Game 4: April 22 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 112-100
Game 5: April 25 at Phoenix – Phoenix 136-130 (Phoenix wins series 4-1)
The second round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
East No. 8 Miami vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 30 at New York – Miami 108-101
Game 2: May 2 at New York – New York 111-105
Game 3: May 6 at Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 10 at New York, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Miami, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at New York, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 3 Philadelphia
Game 1: May 1 at Boston – Philadelphia 119-115
Game 2: May 3 at Boston – Boston 121-87
Game 3: May 5 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5-x: May 9 at Boston, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Philadelphia, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Boston, TBD (TBD)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 4 Phoenix
Game 1: April 29 at Denver – Denver 125-107
Game 2: May 1 at Denver – Denver 97-87
Game 3: May 5 at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4: May 7 at Phoenix, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 9 at Denver, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Phoenix, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Denver, TBD (TBD)
West No. 7 L.A. Lakers vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: May 2 at Golden State – L.A. Lakers 117-111
Game 2: May 4 at Golden State – Golden State 127-100
Game 3: May 6 at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 10 at Golden State, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Los Angeles, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Golden State, TBD (TBD)
Pro hockey
The Carolina Hurricanes’ NHL playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
(First round)
Carolina vs. New York Islanders
Game 1: April 17 at Carolina – Carolina 2-1
Game 2: April 19 at Carolina – Carolina 4-3 in OT
Game 3: April 21 at N.Y. Islanders – N.Y. 5-1
Game 4: April 23 at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 5-2 (TNT)
Game 5: April 25 at Carolina – N.Y. 3-2
Game 6: April 28 at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 2-1 in OT (Carolina wins series 4-2)
(Second round)
Carolina vs. New Jersey
Game 1: May 3 at Carolina – Carolina 5-1
Game 2: May 5 at Carolina, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: May 7 at New Jersey, 3:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
Game 4: May 9 at New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5-x: May 11 at Carolina, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 13 at New Jersey, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at Carolina, TBD (ESPN)
Pro baseball
Charlotte 15, Gwinnett 2: The Knights erupted for runs in seven of the nine innings and had 19 hits in the third game of their 6-game road series. Game 4 of the series is Friday at 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field.
Southern Maryland 4, Gastonia 2: Gastonia rallied within 3-2 after 6 1/2 innings but couldn’t get any closer as the Honey Hunters suffered their first loss of the season.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 5-1
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)
May (2-1)
2 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 at So. Maryland (W 11-6)
4 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
5 at Long Island
6 at Long Island
7 at Long Island
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 Frederick
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 Charleston, W.Va.
18 Charleston, W.Va.
19 at Lexington
20 at Lexington
21 at Lexington
23 at Frederick
24 at Frederick
25 at Frederick
26 Lancaster
27 Lancaster
28 Lancaster
29 Lancaster
30 High Point
31 High Point
June
1 High Point
2 Lexington
3 Lexington
4 Lexington
6 at Charleston, W.Va.
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Frederick
10 at Frederick
11 at Frederick
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 So. Maryland
16 Staten Island
17 Staten Island
18 Staten Island
20 at Lancaster
21 at Lancaster
22 at Lancaster
23 at Staten Island
24 at Staten Island
25 at Staten Island
27 High Point
28 High Point
29 High Point
30 So. Maryland
July
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
4 at Frederick
5 at Frederick
6 at Frederick
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 at High Point
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 Staten Island
15 Staten Island
16 Staten Island
18 High Point
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 at So. Maryland
22 at So. Maryland
23 at So. Maryland
25 at Staten Island
26 at Staten Island
27 at Staten Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island
August
1 High Point
2 High Point
3 High Point
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Lexington
8 Frederick
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 at Long Island
12 at Long Island
13 at Long Island
15 York
16 York
17 York
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 Lexington
22 at Long Island
23 at Long Island
24 at Long Island
25 at Lancaster
26 at Lancaster
27 at Lancaster
29 Frederick
30 Frederick
31 Frederick
September
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 So. Maryland
5 at High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
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 (Joey Logano-2)
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX (Tyler Reddick)
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA (Kyle Larson)
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN (Christopher Bell)
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA (Kyle Larson-2)
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL (Kyle Busch-2)
May 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE (Martin Truex, Jr.-2)
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