6-22-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, Legion baseball, College baseball
By Richard Walker
The Charlotte Hornets own three picks in Thursday’s 7 p.m. NBA Draft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center – Nos. 13 and 15 in the first round and No. 42 in the second round.
Will the Hornets keep them all or make a trade or trades?
Those possbilities – and when the franchise hires a new coach – will be on the minds of Hornets fans tonight as the team looks to build on a roster that includes All-Star LaMelo Ball, restricted free agent Miles Bridges and others and fashioned a 43-39 overall record last season under since-fired head coach James Borrego.
According to NBA sources, organization owner Michael Jordan personally inteviewed veteran head coach Mike D’Antoni this week, the team is gauging interest around the league on many of its players and has been linked to a handful of trade rumors involving other teams.
To get ready for the 2022 Draft without a head coach, general manager Mitch Kupchak held 97 workouts on 16 dates from May 29 to June 19.
Assuming the team keeps its two first round selections, mock drafts don’t have a true consensus for the Nos. 13 and 15 picks.
NBA Draft.net has Charlotte choosing 6-foot-11 Memphis freshman Jalen Duren at No. 13 and 6-8 LSU sophomore Tari Eason at No. 15.
CBSSports.com’s three-person panel has the Hornets selecting 6-5 Wisconsin sophomore Johnny Davis, 7-0 Duke sophomore Mark Williams or 6-9 Ousmane Dieng of France at No. 13 and Eason, 6-9 Baylor freshman Jeremy Sochan or Williams at No. 15.
NBADraftroom.com and Yahoo.com has Charlotte choosing Davis at No. 13 and Williams at No. 15.
And SI.com has the Hornets selecting Duren at No. 13 and 6-5 Ohio State freshman Malaki Branham at No. 15.
Here’s a look at Charlotte’s previous NBA draft history:
(Hornets)
1988
First round (No. 8 overall) Rex Chapman, Kentucky
Second round (No. 34 overall) Tom Tolbert, Arizona
Third round (No. 58 overall) Jeff Moore, Auburn
1989
First round (No. 5 overall) J.R. Reid, North Carolina
Second round (No. 29 overall) Dyron Nix, Tennessee
1990
First round (No. 5 overall) Kendall Gill, Illinois
Second round (No. 39 overall) Steve Scheffler, Purdue
1991
First round (No. 1 overall) Larry Johnson, UNLV
Second round (No. 28 overall) Kevin Lynch, Minnesota
1992
First round (No. 2 overall) Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown
Second round (No. 35 overall) Tony Bennett, Wisconsin-Green Bay
1993
First round (No. 17 overall) Greg Graham, Indiana
First round (No. 20 overall) Scott Burrell, Connecticut
1994
Second round (No. 38 overall) Darrin Hancock, Kansas
1995
First round (No. 22 overall) George Zidek, UCLA
1996
First round (No. 13 overall) Kobe Bryant, Lower Merion, Pa., HS
First round (No. 16 overall) Tony Delk, Kentucky
Second round (No. 44 overall) Malik Rose, Drexel
1997
No selections
1998
First round (No. 21 overall) Ricky Davis, Iowa
Second round (No. 50 overall) Andrew Betts, Long Beach State
1999
First round (No. 3 overall) Baron Davis, UCLA
Second round (No. 43 overall) Lee Nailon, TCU
2000
First round (No. 19 overall) Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky
2001
First round (No. 16 overall) Kirk Haston, Indiana
(Bobcats)
2004
First round (No. 2 overall) Emeka Okafor, Connecticut
Second round (No. 45 overall) Bernard Robinson, Michigan
2005
First round (No. 5 overall) Raymond Felton, North Carolina
First round (No. 13 overall) Sean May, North Carolina
2006
First round (No. 3 overall) Adam Morrison, Gonzaga
Second round (No. 50 overall) Ryan Hollins, UCLA
2007
First round (No. 8 overall) Brandan Wright, North Carolina
First round (No. 22 overall) Jared Dudley, Boston College
Second round (No. 36 overall) Jermareo Davidson, Alabama
2008
First round (No. 9 overall) D.J. Augustin, Texas
First round (No. 20 overall) Alexis Ajinca, France
Second round (No. 38 overall) Kyle Weaver, Washington State
2009
First round (No. 12 overall) Gerald Henderson, Duke
Second round (No. 40 overall) Derrick Brown, Xavier
Second round (No. 54 overall) Robert Vaden, UAB
2010
No selections
2011
First round (No. 7 overall) Bismack Biyombo, Congo
First round (No. 9 overall) Kemba Walker, Connecticut
First round (No. 19 overall) Tobias Harris, Tennessee
Second round (No. 39 overall) Jeremy Tyler, Japan
2012
First round (No. 2 overall) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
Second round (No. 31 ovearll) Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt
2013
First round (No. 4 overall) Cody Zeller, Indiana
(Hornets)
2014
First round (No. 4 overall) Noah Vonleh, Indiana
First round (No. 24 overall) Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
First round (No. 26 overall) P.J. Hairston, North Carolina
Second round (No. 45 overall) Dwight Powell, Stanford
Second round (No. 55 overall) Semaj Christon, Xavier
2015
First round (No. 9 overall) Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Second round (No. 39 overall) Juan Pablo Vaulet, Argentina
2016
First round (No. 22 overall) Malachi Richardson, Syracuse
2017
First round (No. 11 overall) Malik Monk, Kentucky
Second round (No. 31 overall) Frank Jackson, Duke
Second round (No. 40 overall) Dwayne Bacon, Florida State
2018
First round (No. 11 overall) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky
First round (No. 12 overall) Miles Bridges, Michigan State
Second round (No. 34 overall) Devonte’ Graham, Kansas
Second round (No. 44 overall) Hamidou Diallo, Kentucky
Second round (No. 55 overall) Arnoldas Kulboka, Germany
2019
First round (No. 12 overall) PJ Washington, Kentucky
Second round (No. 36 overall) Cody Martin, Nevada
Second round (No. 52 overall) Jalen McDaniels, San Diego State
2020
First round (No. 3 overall) LaMelo Ball, Australia
Second round (No. 32 overall) Vernon Carey, Jr., Duke
Second round (No. 56 overall) Grant Riller, College of Charleston
2021
First round (No. 11 overall) James Bouknight, Connecticut
Second round (No. 56 overall) Scottie Lewis, Miami, Fla.
Second round (No. 57 overall) Balsa Koprivica, Serbia
2022
First round (No. 13 overall)
First round (No. 15 overall)
Second round (No. 45 overall)
Legion baseball
Caldwell County 4-3, Cherryville 2-4: Caldwell County won the opener in the completion of a protested game before Cherryville won the regularly scheduled contest.
Rutherford County 11, Cleveland County 1 (5 innings)
Gaston Braves 8, Gastonia 6: Daniel McClellan (2 hits), Garrison Carpenter (2 hits, triple), Hunter Reavis (1 inning relief for win) and Ethan Simmons (2 1-3 innings for save) led the Braves.
Junior Legion baseball
Area IV East Division standings (through Tuesday):
Matthews 9-1
Burns 9-1
Dallas 6-5
Belmont 5-5
Shelby 4-4
Cherryville 2-6
Stuart Cramer 2-8
Gaston Christian 1-8
(Thursday’s games)
Cherryville at Belmont
Matthews at Burns
Shelby at Gaston Christian
Pro baseball
The Gastonia Honey Hunters fell 4-1 to the visiting Charleston Dirty Birds on Wednesday night.
Gastonia (37-17) still leads the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball by seven games over second-place High Point (30-24).
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 (16-10)
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. (W 12-7)
6 at Staten Island (ppd.)
7 at Staten Island (ppd.)
8 at Staten Island (W 4-1)
8 at Staten Island (W 7-2)
10 at So. Maryland (W 2-0)
11 at So. Maryland (L 0-4)
12 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
13 at Staten Island (ppd.)
14 at Staten Island (ppd.)
15 at Staten Island (L 1-2)
15 at Staten Island (W 1-0)
16 at Staten Island (W 8-3)
17 So. Maryland (L 4-5)
18 So. Maryland (L 6-8)
19 So. Maryland (W 13-1)
20 Charleston, W.Va.(W 12-10)
21 Charleston, W.Va.(W 6-4)
22 Charleston, W.Va.(L 1-8)
24 at Lancaster, Pa.(W 2-1)
25 at Lancaster, Pa.(L 3-13)
26 at Lancaster, Pa.(L 1-4)
27 at Long Island (W 5-3)
28 at Long Island (W 10-3)
29 at Long Island (W 3-2)
30 at Long Island (W 5-2)
31 Long Island (L 7-8)
June (13-6)
1 Long Island (L 9-10 in 11)
2 Long Island (L 0-5)
3 at High Point (W 5-4)
4 at High Point (W 8-3)
5 at High Point (W 8-3)
7 at Charleston,W.Va.(L 5-7)
8 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 6-0)
9 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 3-2)
10 High Point (W 7-6)
11 High Point (W 6-4)
12 High Point (W 9-5)
14 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
15 Charleston, W.Va. (W 14-7)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 2-0)
17 at Lexington, Ky. (W 6-1)
18 at Lexington, Ky. (L 2-3 in 10)
19 at Lexington, Ky. (W 4-0 in 11)
21 Charleston, W.Va. (W 8-7)
22 Charleston, W.Va. (L 1-4)
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
–end of 1st half of season
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.
Pro soccer
Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
(6-8-2 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 (W 1-0)
May 14, Montreal (L 0-2)
May 22, Vancouver (W 2-1)
May 29, at Seattle (L 1-2)
June 11, New York (W 2-0)
June 18, at Columbus (T 1-1)
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
Auto racing
The 2022 NASCAR cup schedule (with winners):
Feb. 6 Busch Light Clash (Joey Logano)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 (Brad Keselowski)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 (Chris Buescher)
Feb. 20 Daytona 500 (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 27 Wise Power 400 (Kyle Larson)
Mar. 6 Pennzoil 400 (Alex Bowman)
Mar. 13 Ruoff Mortgage (Chase Briscoe)
Mar. 20 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (William Byron)
Mar. 27 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Ross Chastain)
Apr. 3 Toyota Owners (Denny Hamlin)
Apr. 9 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (William Byron-2)
Apr. 17 Food City Dirt Race (Kyle Busch)
Apr. 24 Geico 500 (Ross Chastain-2)
May 2 DuraMAX Drydene 400 (Chase Elliott)
May 8 Goodyear 400 (Joey Logano)
May 15 AdventHealth 400 (Kurt Busch)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star Open (Daniel Suarez)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star (Ryan Blaney)
May 29 Coca-Cola 600 (Denny Hamlin-2)
June 5 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Joey Logano-2)
June 12 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Daniel Suarez)
June 26 Ally 400
July 3 Kwik Trip 250
July 10 Quaker State 400
July 17 Ambetter 301
July 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono
July 31 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
Aug. 7 FireKeepers Casino 400
Aug. 14 Federated Auto Parts 400
Aug. 21 Go Bowling at The Glen
Aug. 27 Coke Zero Sugar 400
Sept. 4 Cook Out Southern 500
Sept. 11 Hollywood Casino 400
Sept. 17 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Sept. 24 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Oct. 2 YellaWood 500
Oct. 9 Bank of America ROVAL 400
Oct. 16 South Point 400
Oct. 23 Dixie Vodka 400
Oct. 30 Xfinity 500
Nov. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship
College baseball
College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. (June 17-27)
June 17
Game 1: Oklahoma 13, Texas A&M 8
Game 2: Notre Dame 7, Texas 3
June 18
Game 3: Arkansas 17, Stanford 3
Game 4: Mississippi 5, Auburn 1
June 19
Game 5: Texas A&M 10, Texas 2 (Texas eliminated)
Game 6: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2
June 20
Game 7: Auburn 4, Stanford 1 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 8: Mississippi 13, Arkansas 5
June 21
Game 9: Texas A&M 5, Notre Dame 1 (Notre Dame eliminated)
Game 10: Arkansas 11, Auburn 1 (Auburn eliminated)
June 22
Game 11: Oklahoma 5, Texas A&M 1 (Texas A&M eliminated)
Game 12: Arkansas 3, Mississippi 1
June 23
Game 13: Mississippi vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m. on ESPN2
College World Series Finals
(Best-of-three series)
Game 1 (June 25) Oklahoma vs. Mississippi or Arkansas, 7 p.m. on ESPN
Game 2 (June 26) Oklahoma vs. Mississippi or Arkansas, 7 p.m. on ESPN
Game 3 (June 27 if necessary) Oklahoma vs. Mississippi or Arkansas, 7 p.m. on ESPN