5-4-22 roundup: Pro baseball, basketball, soccer and hockey, High school basketball, baseball, softball and track, College baseball, Middle school baseball and girls soccer, Legion baseball

By Richard Walker

Belmont Abbey is the No. 3 seed as the Conference Carolinas baseball tournament continues Thursday with six teams competing for the league title.

The Crusaders (34-15, 21-8) set a school record for league victories in a season where head coach Chris Anderson became the Abbey’s all-time winningest baseball coach.

Belmont Abbey has won one league tournament title in its history when it won the 2009 championship to propel the school’s to the NCAA Division II World Series.

 

Here are the pairings for the Conference Carolinas Baseball tournament at Fleming Field in Wilson:

(Wednesday’s play-in games)
Barton 21, Erskine 2
King 9, Francis Marion 4
(Thursday’s games)
Belmont Abbey vs. Mount Olive, 11 a.m.
Barton vs. UNC-Pembroke, 3 p.m.
King vs. North Greenville, 7 p.m.
(Friday’s games)
11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
(Saturday’s games)
11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
(Sunday’s games)
1 p.m., 4 p.m. (if necessary)

 

 

 

High school basketball

A pair of Cleveland County products and a Lincoln County coach will be participating in the 2022 North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star games in Greensboro.

In the boys all-star game, Kings Mountain’s Zeke Cannedy will play for the West team.

In the girls all-star game, Shelby’s Kate Hollifield will play for the West team that will be coached by North Lincoln’s Brad Mangum.

 

 

 

 

High school track

Kings Mountain won the boys title and Cramer claimed the girls title in Tuesday’s Big South 3A Conference meet at Cramer. It was the second straight league title both.

In the boys meet, Kings Mountain amassed 205 points to finish well ahead of South Point’s second-place finish of 113 1-2 points.

All-conference honors for Kings Mountain were the following:

D’Andre Hoyle in the LJ, TJ
Nicholas Harrison in the PV
Alex Jackson in Shot Put
Parker Key in the 1600, 3200 and 4×800
Max Thompson in the 800 and 4×800
Hunter Cruise in the 4×800
Isaiah Watts in the 4×800
Andrea Willis in the 110HH, 300hurdles, and 4×100
Jeremie Thurman in the 100m and 4×100
Zavion Smith in the 4×100
Dwayne Black in the 200, 4×100
Kings Mountain coach Rayvis Key won league Track Coach of the Year honors

In the girls meet, Cramer amassed 144 points to edge second-place Kings Mountain (136 points) and third-place South Point (127).

All-conference honors for Kings Mountain were the following:

4×800 Relay: 1st Place (Divinity Ervin, Carley Evans, Thalia Kushman, Sindy Ulloa)
100M Dash: 2nd Place: Janiya Hunt
1600M Run: 1st Place Divinity Ervin, 3rd Place Thalia Kushman
3200M Run: 1st Place Divinity Ervin
Long Jump: 3rd Place Janiya Hunt
Triple Jump: 3rd Place Alexis Jackson
High Jump: 3rd Place Alexis Jackson
Pole Vault: 2nd Place Rayna Brown, 3rd Place Alexis Jackson

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school baseball

Upcoming schedule:

(Thursday)
Cramer at Forestview
Crest at Kings Mountain

(Friday)
Ashbrook at Huss
South Point at North Gaston

Conference tournaments:

Western Foothills 3A
(Wednesday)
Foard at North Lincoln
St. Stephens 9, East Lincoln 6
(Friday)
Championship – St. Stephens vs. Foard-NL winner

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
(Tuesday)
East Gaston 12, Thomas Jefferson 1
Cherryville 17, Bessemer City 2 (5 innings)
Shelby 5, Highland Tech 2
(Wednesday)
Cherryville 9, East Gaston 5: Kanon Willis was the winning pitcher and Chase Miller had four hits for Cherryville.
Burns 19, Shelby 3
(Thursday)
Championship – Cherryville at Burns

Catawba Valley 2A
(Monday)
Bandys 15, West Caldwell 0 (5 innings)
Maiden 19, West Lincoln 5
Newton-Conover 9, Lincolnton 5
Bunker Hill 10, East Burke 3
(Wednesday at Henkel-Alley Field)
Bunker Hill 8, Newton-Conover 2
Bandys 10, Maiden 0 (5 innings)
(Friday at Henkel-Alley Field)
Championship – Bandys vs. Bunker Hill

 

 

 

 

 

High school softball

Upcoming schedule:

(Friday)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
North Gaston at South Point

Conference tournaments:

Western Foothills 3A
(Wednesday)
East Lincoln 10, Foard 1
North Lincoln def. St. Stephens
(Thursday)
Championship – North Lincoln at East Lincoln

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
(Tuesday’s quarterfinals)
Cherryville 15, Thomas Jefferson 0
East Gaston 13, Bessemer City 1
Highland Tech 12, Shelby 2

(Wednesday’s semifinals)
East Gaston def. Cherryville
Burns 12, Highland Tech 0 (5 innings): Sayge Strange (1-hitter, 12 strikeouts, 2-3, 2 RBIs), Maura Pendleton (3-4, 3 stolen bases), Meah Ivie (2-3, double, 2 RBIs) and Laylah Haynes (2-3, inside-the-park home run, 5 RBIs) led Burns.

(Thursday)
Championship – East Gaston at Burns

Catawba Valley 2A
(Monday’s quarterfinals)
West Lincoln 15, Newton-Conover 0 (4 innings):
West Caldwell 13, East Burke 3 (5 innings)
Bandys 15, Bunker Hill 5
Maiden 9, Lincolnton 3
(Tuesday at Lenoir-Rhyne)
West Lincoln 6, West Caldwell 0
Bandys 9, Maiden 0
(Thursday at Lenoir-Rhyne)
Championship – West Lincoln vs. Bandys

 

 

 

 

Middle school baseball

Gaston County Conference standings through May 3:
Belmont 9-0
Stanley 8-1
Chavis 7-2
Mount Holly 7-3
Cramerton 5-4
W.C. Friday 5-4
Holbrook 3-6
Bessemer City 3-6
York Chester 2-7
Southwest 1-8
Grier 0-9

(Thursday’s games)
Chavis at Bessemer City
Cramerton at Belmont
Grier at Stanley
Holbrook at Southwest
W.C. Friday at York Chester

END REGULAR SEASON

 

 

 

Middle school girls soccer

Gaston County Conference standings through May 3:
Belmont 9-0
Cramerton 9-0
Mount Holly 8-2
W.C. Friday 6-3
Stanley 5-4
Holbrook 4-5
Chavis 3-6
Southwest 3-6
Bessemer City 1-8
Grier 1-8
York Chester 1-8

(Thursday’s games)
Chavis at Bessemer City
Cramerton at Belmont
Grier at Stanley
Holbrook at Southwest
W.C. Friday at York Chester

END REGULAR SEASON

 

 

 

Legion baseball

Gastonia Post 23 will have sign-ups for senior legion baseball Saturday, May 7 from 10-11 a.m. at Ashbrook High School bus parking lot. Players born in 2002 or earlier are not eligible. Contact [email protected] for any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Here’s the schedule for the NBA playoffs:

(Eastern Conference)
FIRST ROUND
1-Miami vs. 8-Atlanta (Miami wins series 4-1)

4-Philadelphia vs. 5-Toronto (Philadelphia wins series 4-2)

2-Boston vs. 7-Brooklyn (Boston wins series 4-0)

3-Milwaukee vs. 6-Chicago (Milwaukee wins series 4-1)

SEMIFINALS
1-Miami vs. 4-Philadelphia
Game 1 at Miami: May 2 (Miami 106-92)
Game 2 at Miami: May 4 (Miami 119-103)
Game 3 at Philadelphia: May 6
Game 4 at Philadelphia: May 8
Game 5 at Miami (if necessary): May 10
Game 6 at Philadelphia (if necessary): May 12
Game 7 at Miami (if necessary): May 15

2-Milwaukee vs. 3-Boston
Game 1 at Milwaukee: May 1 (Milwaukee 101-89)
Game 2 at Milwaukee: May 3 (Boston 109-86)
Game 3 at Boston: May 7
Game 4 at Boston: May 9
Game 5 (if necessary) at Milwaukee: May 11
Game 6 (if necessary) at Boston: May 13
Game 7 (if necessary) at Milwaukee: May 15

(Western Conference)
FIRST ROUND
1-Phoenix vs. 8-New Orleans (Phoenix wins series 4-2)

4-Dallas vs. 5-Utah (Dallas wins series 4-2)

2-Memphis vs. 7-Minnesota (Memphis wins series 4-2)

3-Golden State vs. 6-Denver (Golden State wins series 4-1)

SEMIFINALS
1-Phoenix vs. 4-Dallas
Game 1 at Phoenix: May 2 (Phoenix 121-114)
Game 2 at Phoenix: May 4 (Phoenix 129-109)
Game 3 at Dallas: May 6
Game 4 at Dallas: May 8
Game 5 at Phoenix (if necessary): May 10
Game 6 at Dallas (if necessary): May 12
Game 7 at Phoenix (if necessary): May 15

2-Memphis vs. 3-Golden State
Game 1 at Memphis: May 1 (Golden State 117-116)
Game 2 at Memphis: May 3 (Memphis 106-101)
Game 3 at Golden State: May 7
Game 4 at Golden State: May 9
Game 5 at Memphis (if necessary): May 11
Game 6 at Golden State (if necessary): May 13
Game 7 at Memphis (if necessary): May 16

 

 

 

 

Pro hockey

The Carolina Hurricanes’ first round playoff schedule in their series against the Boston Bruins:

Game 1 at Carolina: May 2 (Carolina 5-1)
Game 2 at Carolina: May 4 (Carolina 5-2)
Game 3 at Boston: May 6
Game 4 at Boston: May 8
Game 5 at Carolina (if necessary): May 10
Game 6 at Boston (if necessary): May 12
Game 7 at Carolina (if necessary): May 14

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here’s the full Charlotte FC schedule for the 2022 season (with results):

(3-6-1 record)
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 (T 0-0)
April 30, at Orlando (L 1-2)
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro baseball

Gastonia’s 10-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday night in a 5-4, 10-inning loss at York, Pa. The loss dropped the Honey Hunters to 10-2 on the season.

The full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2022 schedule (Games times 6:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4:15 on Sunday):

April (8-1)
21 Lancaster, Pa. (L 2-5)
22 Lancaster, Pa. (W 4-3)
23 Lancaster, Pa. (W 8-1)
24 Lancaster, Pa. (W 13-4)
26 Wild Health, Ky. (W 12-1)
27 Wild Health, Ky. (W 17-4)
28 Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-4)
29 Staten Island (W 5-4)
30 Staten Island (W 6-5)

May (2-0)
1 Staten Island (W 10-5)
3 at York, Pa. (W 3-1)
4 at York, Pa. (L 4-5 in 10)
5 at York, Pa.
6 at Staten Island
7 at Staten Island
8 at Staten Island
10 at So. Maryland
11 at So. Maryland
12 at So. Maryland
13 at Staten Island
14 at Staten Island
15 at Staten Island
17 So. Maryland
18 So. Maryland
19 So. Maryland
20 Charleston, W.Va.
21 Charleston, W.Va.
22 Charleston, W.Va.
24 at Lancaster, Pa.
25 at Lancaster, Pa.
26 at Lancaster, Pa.
27 at Long Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island
31 Long Island

June
1 Long Island
2 Long Island
3 at High Point
4 at High Point
5 at High Point
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Charleston, W.Va.
10 High Point
11 High Point
12 High Point
14 Charleston, W.Va.
15 Charleston, W.Va.
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 at Lexington, Ky.
18 at Lexington, Ky.
19 at Lexington, Ky.
21 Charleston, W.Va.
22 Charleston, W.Va.
23 Charleston, W.Va.
24 at So. Maryland
25 at So. Maryland
26 at So. Maryland
28 Wild Health, Ky.
29 Wild Health, Ky.
30 Wild Health, Ky.

July
1 at Lexington, Ky.
2 at Lexington, Ky.
3 at Lexington, Ky.
4 High Point
5 High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 High Point
9 High Point
10 High Point
12 at Wild Health, Ky.
13 at Wild Health, Ky.
14 at Wild Health, Ky.
15 Lexington, Ky.
16 Lexington, Ky.
17 Lexington, Ky.
19 at York, Pa.
20 at York, Pa.
21 at York, Pa.
22 at High Point
23 at High Point
24 at High Point
26 Lexington, Ky.
27 Lexington, Ky.
28 Lexington, Ky.
29 York, Pa.
30 York, Pa.
31 York, Pa.

August
2 at Lexington, Ky.
3 at Lexington, Ky.
4 at Lexington, Ky.
5 High Point
6 High Point
7 High Point
9 Staten Island
10 Staten Island
11 Staten Island
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 So. Maryland
17 So. Maryland
18 So. Maryland
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 High Point
23 at Charleston, W.Va.
24 at Charleston, W.Va.
25 at Charleston, W.Va.
26 at High Point
27 at High Point
28 at High Point
30 High Point
31 High Point

September
1 High Point
2 Wild Health, Ky.
3 Wild Health, Ky.
4 Wild Health, Ky.
6 at Wild Health, Ky.
7 at Wild Health, Ky.
8 at Wild Health, Ky.
9 Lexington, Ky.
10 Lexington, Ky.
11 Lexington, Ky.
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
15 at High Point
16 at Charleston, W.Va.
17 at Charleston, W.Va.
18 at Charleston, W.Va.