5-7-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school baseball, softball, tennis, College baseball, Middle school baseball and soccer, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Wyndham Clark closed out strong to take his first PGA win in his career on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Clark shot a final round 68 to win by four strokes of second place Xander Schauffele.
Clark’s previous best PGA finish came in 2020 when he lost a playoff to Brian Gay in the Bermuda Championship.
Here are the final scores of the tournament held at Charlotte Quail Hollow Club following Sunday’s fourth and final round:
1 Wyndham Clark -19 67 67 63 68 265
2 Xander Schauffele -15 66 69 64 70 269
3 Harris English -12 71 66 66 69 272
Tyrrell Hatton -12 69 65 68 70 272
5 Tommy Fleetwood -11 65 71 67 70 273
Adam Scott -11 67 68 67 71 273
7 Michael Kim -10 68 68 69 69 274
8 Denny McCarthy -9 71 67 71 66 275
K.H. Lee -9 66 70 71 68 275
Max Homa -9 70 67 68 70 275
Corey Conners -9 70 69 66 70 275
Sungjae Im -9 69 66 68 72 275
Brendon Todd -9 71 68 65 71 275
14 Jimmy Walker -8 72 68 68 68 276
Rickie Fowler -8 71 68 68 69 276
Justin Thomas -8 68 67 70 71 276
Gary Woodland -8 69 69 67 71 276
18 Kevin Streelman -7 66 71 70 70 277
Seamus Power -7 69 70 67 71 277
Alex Smalley -7 73 65 68 71 277
21 Patrick Cantlay -6 67 71 71 69 278
Dylan Wu -6 72 65 69 72 278
23 Tony Finau -5 71 69 70 69 279
Emiliano Grillo -5 67 73 68 71 279
Tom Kim -5 67 73 68 71 279
Matt Kuchar -5 72 67 68 72 279
27 Stephan Jaeger -4 70 70 70 70 280
Taylor Moore -4 66 71 71 72 280
Trace Crowe -4 70 70 69 71 280
Mark Hubbard -4 72 69 67 72 280
J.J. Spaun -4 68 67 72 73 280
Doug Ghim -4 71 69 67 73 280
Nate Lashley -4 68 66 71 75 280
Adam Svensson -4 68 67 70 75 280
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Chad Ramey -3 69 71 70 71 281
Keegan Bradley -3 70 69 69 73 281
Ryan Palmer -3 66 72 70 73 281
Matthew NeSmith -3 67 71 69 74 281
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Joseph Bramlett -2 72 69 72 69 282
Francesco Molinari -2 72 68 71 71 282
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Si Woo Kim -1 68 72 70 73 283
Akshay Bhatia -1 72 69 69 73 283
Viktor Hovland -1 71 69 66 77 283
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High school baseball
Here are the final regular season area standings with conference record, overall record through games of May 5:
Big South 3A
South Point 12-2, 16-6
Kings Mountain 11-3, 17-5
Crest 11-3, 15-8
Cramer 8-6, 17-7
North Gaston 8-6, 15-8
Forestview 4-10, 8-16
Ashbrook 2-12, 4-20
Huss 0-14, 1-17
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Cherryville 11-1, 21-4
Burns 11-1, 20-4
Shelby 7-5, 12-11
East Gaston 6-6, 13-9
Highland Tech 5-7, 11-12
Bessemer City 1-11, 6-19
Thomas Jefferson 1-11, 4-13
Western Foothills 3A
St. Stephens 12-2, 19-4
Hickory 10-4, 16-6
North Lincoln 9-5, 13-9
Foard 8-6, 13-7
East Lincoln 8-6, 13-9
North Iredell 6-8, 12-11
West Iredell 3-11, 9-13
Statesville 0-14, 0-17
Catawba Valley 2A
Maiden 13-1, 18-7
Bandys 11-3, 17-9
East Burke 9-5, 12-9
West Lincoln 8-6, 12-13
Bunker Hill 6-8, 9-12
Newton-Conover 5-9, 7-14
Lincolnton 4-10, 6-15
West Caldwell 0-14, 1-24
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
Lincoln Charter 11-0, 18-5
Christ the King 8-2, 12-7
Comm Sch of Davidson 8-3, 12-10
Pine Lake Prep 5-6, 9-15
Mtn Island Charter 3-9, 4-14
Langtree Charter 2-9, 4-16
Bradford Prep 1-9, 1-16
Others
Gaston Christian 9-10
Gaston Day 5-11
Piedmont CC 10-8
-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 – Cherryville 6-3
(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 – Lincoln Charter 11-9
(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
Here are the final area regular season standings with conference record, overall record through games of May 5:
Big South 3A
Crest 14-0, 18-3
Cramer 10-4, 15-8
Kings Mountain 10-4, 13-7
North Gaston 9-5, 13-6
Forestview 7-7, 13-10
South Point 4-10, 6-17
Ashbrook 2-12, 3-15
Huss 0-14, 0-16
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Burns 12-0, 18-6
Cherryville 9-3, 16-8
Highland Tech 8-4, 11-7
East Gaston 6-6, 7-11
Bessemer City 4-8, 7-12
Shelby 3-9, 6-13
Thomas Jefferson 0-12, 0-16
Western Foothills 3A
East Lincoln 13-1, 17-1
Foard 12-2, 14-4
North Iredell 9-5, 13-8
North Lincoln 9-5, 12-12
St. Stephens 6-8, 10-13
West Iredell 5-9, 6-10
Hickory 2-12, 2-18
Statesville 0-14, 0-14
Catawba Valley 2A
Maiden 13-1, 18-3
Bandys 12-2, 19-4
West Lincoln 10-4, 17-8
West Caldwell 9-5, 21-6
East Burke 6-8, 11-11
Lincolnton 3-11, 6-16
Bunker Hill 3-11, 4-14
Newton-Conover 0-14, 0-15
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
Lincoln Charter 9-0, 14-5
Pine Lake Prep 7-3, 9-10
Mtn Isl Charter 6-3, 11-7
Bradford Prep 4-4, 4-7
Christ the King 1-8, 1-11
Langtree Charter 1-10, 2-16
Others
Gaston Christian 4-11
Piedmont CC 9-7
-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 – Burns 4-3 in 8
(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 – West Caldwell 5-1
(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 – Mountain Island Charter 4-3
(Metro 1A)
May 5 championship
No. 2 Piedmont Community Charter 15, No. 1 Queen’s Grant 4 (5 innings)
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 – Belmont Abbey 8-4 (North Greenville eliminated)
Game 7: Francis Marion vs. Mount Olive – Mount Olive 14-8
Game 8: Barton vs. UNC Pembroke – UNC Pembroke 3-0
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Belmont Abbey vs. Mount Olive – Mount Olive 13-2 in 7 (Belmont Abbey eliminated)
Game 10: Francis Marion vs. Barton – Francis Marion 15-8 (Barton eliminated)
Game 11: Francis Marion vs. UNC Pembroke – Francis Marion 4-2
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Mount Olive vs. UNC Pembroke – Mount Olive 21-1 in 7 (UNC Pembroke eliminated)
Game 13: Francis Marion vs. Mount Olive – Mount Olive 13-3 in 7 (Francis Marion eliminated, Mount Olive is champion)
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 – USC Sumter 8-3
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg – Gaston College 11-3 in 7
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster – USC Lancaster 5-4 in 11
Game 4: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie – Florence Darlington Tech 12-2 in 5
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 5: USC Union vs. Louisburg – USC Union 8-6 (Louisburg eliminated)
Game 6: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Salkehatchie – Spartanburg Methodist 10-0 in 6 (USC Salkehatchie eliminated)
Game 7: USC Sumter vs. Gaston College – Gaston College 8-0 in 7
Game 8: USC Lancaster vs. Florence Darlington Tech – USC Lancaster 8-5
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 9: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Union – USC Union 15-12 (Florence Darlington Tech eliminated)
Game 10: USC Sumter vs. Spartanburg Methodist – USC Sumter 9-7 (Spartanburg Methodist eliminated)
Game 11: Gaston College vs. USC Lancaster – Gaston College 9-6
Game 12: USC Union vs. USC Sumter, 7:30 p.m.
(Monday, May 8)
Game 13: USC Lancaster vs. Game 12 winner, Noon
Game 14: Gaston College 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.
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
No. 3 Chavis 5, No. 2 Cramerton 3 (9 innings)
(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
(Monday, May 8)
-Finals
No. 2 Cramerton at No. 1 Belmont
Middle school track
The Gaston County Conference overall championship meet will be held on Monday at Bessemer City High School.
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(3-5-3 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 (W 3-2)
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 – Miami 105-86
Game 4: May 8 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5: May 10 at New York, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (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 – Boston 114-102
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 116-115
Game 5: May 9 at Boston, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 6: May 11 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
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 – Phoenix 121-114
Game 4: May 7 at Phoenix – Phoenix 129-124
Game 5: May 9 at Denver, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6: May 11 at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Denver, 9 p.m. ET (TNT)
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 – L.A. Lakers 127-97
Game 4: May 8 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5: May 10 at Golden State, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
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 – Carolina 6-1
Game 3: May 7 at New Jersey – New Jersey 8-4
Game 4: May 9 at New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5: 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 18, Gwinnett 11: The Knights had season-highs for runs (18) and hits (23) to complete a 4-2 road series win over the Stripers. After an off day on Monday, the Knights begin a 6-game home series against the Durham Bulls starting on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m.
Long Island 6, Gastonia 4: The Honey Hunters’ late rally wasn’t enough in the road loss that ended a 6-game road trip.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 6-3
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)
May (3-3)
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 (W 3-2)
6 at Long Island (L 1-3)
7 at Long Island (L 4-6)
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 (Denny Hamlin)
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