6-23-21 roundup: Legion baseball, Prep baseball, College baseball and Pro baseball

By Richard Walker

Cherryville American Legion Post 100 swept visiting Asheville 4-2 and 2-0 on Wednesday night to improve to 5-1 in N.C. Area IV and 6-2 overall entering another huge home doubleheader on Thursday.

Cherryville will host nearby rival Cleveland County Post 82-155 (3-0, 3-0) in a 5 p.m. doubleheader with first place in the division on the line. It’s also the first regular season matchup between the teams since 2014. Cleveland County leads the all-time series that began in 1938 by a 142-112-1 margin.

In Wednesday’s doubleheader sweep, Cherryville got solid pitching from Brett Mason in the opener and from Brady Mackall and Noah Huss in the nightcap. Will Heavner hit a home run to lead the Post 100 offense in the first game.

Gaston Braves 5-15, Pineville 1-5: The Braves swept the road doubleheader to take over the N.C. Area IV Eastern Division lead at 4-1.

In the first game, Caleb Burr had three hits and starter and winner Parker Agosta pitched four no-hit innings before three relievers completed a four-hitter.

In the second game, which was ended by the 10-run mercy rule after six innings, Burr (3 hits, 3 RBIs) and Jackson Risk (2 hits, 3 RBIs) led the offense and four pitchers combined on a six-hitter.

Queen City 5, Gastonia 2: Dalton Thomason had two hits for Gastonia in its home loss to Queen City.

 

 

 

 

 

High school baseball

Here are the full state playoff results and upcoming pairings:

Class 4A

June 15 first round
No. 16 Wilmington Hoggard 5, No. 1 Wake Forest Heritage 4
No. 9 Scotland County 12, No. 8 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 8
No. 5 Southern Pines Pinecrest 9, No. 12 Wake Forest 5
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 6, No. 13 Raleigh Leesville Road 5
No. 11 Wilmington Laney 5, No. 6 Winterville South Central 0
No. 10 Apex Middle Creek 6, No. 7 Raleigh Millbrook 1
No. 15 Purnell Swett 5, No. 2 Hope Mills South View 3
No. 1 Charlotte Providence 2, No. 16 Jamestown Ragsdale 1
No. 8 Lake Norman 3, No. 9 Cary 1
No. 5 Northwest Guilford 12, No. 12 Huntersville Hopewell 6
No. 4 Huntersville Hough 1, No. 13 East Forsyth (10-4) 0
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 4, No. 14 Greensboro Grimsley 0
No. 11 Charlotte Myers Park 9, No. 6 Durham Jordan 1
No. 7 Porter Ridge 9, No. 10 Charlotte Kell 5
No. 2 McDowell County 5, No. 15 Charlotte Olympic 1

June 16 first round
No. 3 Wilmington Ashley 2, No. 14 Raleigh Broughton 0

June 17 second round
No. 16 Wilmington Hoggard 5, No. 9 Scotland County 3
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 11, No. 5 Southern Pines Pinecrest 6
No. 3 Wilmington Ashley 15, No. 11 Wilmington Laney 7
No. 15 Purnell Swett 7, No. 10 Apex Middle Creek 4
No. 1 Charlotte Providence 10, No. 8 Lake Norman 2
No. 5 Northwest Guilford 11, No. 4 Huntersville Hough 4
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 5, No. 11 Charlotte Myers Park 4
No. 2 McDowell County 5, No. 7 Porter Ridge 4

June 19 regional semifinals
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 7, No. 16 Wilmington Hoggard 1
No. 3 Wilmington Ashley 8, No. 15 Purnell Swett 6
No. 1 Charlotte Providence 13, No. 5 Northwest Guilford 3 (5 innings)
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 4, No. 2 McDowell County 3

Tuesday’s regional final
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 7, No. 1 Charlotte Providence 3

Wedneday’s regional final
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 1, Wilmington Ashley 0

Friday/Saturday state championship series at TBA
Pfafftown Reagan (16-2) vs. Fuquay-Varina (14-3)

Class 3A

June 15 first round
No. 1 Northern Guilford 10, No. 16 Fayetteville Cape Fear 0
No. 9 Northern Durham 5, No. 8 Wilson Hunt 3
No. 5 South Brunswick 5, No. 12 Southeast Guilford 1
No. 13 Greenville Rose 7, No. 4 West Johnston 0
No. 3 Greenville Conley 3, No. 14 Jacksonville 0
No. 6 Asheboro 5, No. 11 Orange County 4
No. 7 Fayetteville Sanford 14, No. 10 Cameron Union Pines 6
No. 15 Clayton 9, No. 2 West Carteret 3
No. 16 North Henderson 6, No. 1 Crest 3
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 9, No. 8 Kings Mountain 4
No. 12 Marvin Ridge 2, No. 5 Northwest Cabarrus 1
No. 4 Skyland Roberson 12, No. 13 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 0
No. 3 East Rowan 5, No. 14 Western Guilford 4
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 7, No. 6 Southwest Guilford 1
No. 7 Waxhaw Cuthbertson 12, No. 10 Asheville 3
No. 2 St. Stephens 3, No. 15 China Grove Carson 2 (8 innings)

June 17 second round
No. 1 Northern Guilford 10, No. 9 Northern Durham 0
No. 13 Greenville Rose 2, No. 5 South Brunswick 1
No. 3 Greenville Conley 4, No. 6 Asheboro 1
No. 15 Clayton 11, No. 7 Fayetteville Sanford 0
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 12, No. 16 North Henderson 0
No. 4 Skyland Roberson 7, No. 12 Marvin Ridge 6
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 5, No. 3 East Rowan 4
No. 2 St. Stephens 5, No. 7 Waxhaw Cuthbertson 1

June 19 regional semifinals
No. 13 Greenville Rose 11, No. 1 Northern Guilford 7
No. 3 Greenville Conley 6, No. 15 Clayton 5
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 5, No. 4 Skyland Roberson 1
No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 10, No. 2 St. Stephens 0 (5 innings)

Tuesday’s regional final
No. 13 Greenville Rose 13, No. 3 Greenville Conley 3

Wednesday’s regional final
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 6, No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 4

Friday/Saturday state championship series at TBA
Greenville Rose (14-4) vs. Concord Cox Mill (15-3)

Class 2A

June 15 first round
No. 16 North Pitt (8-2) 2, No. 1 Mayodan McMichael 1
No. 9 East Bladen 6, No. 8 Croatan 1
No. 5 Roanoke Rapids 7, No. 12 West Craven 3
No. 4 North Lenoir 6, No. 13 Providence Grove 2
No. 14 Whiteville 1, No. 3 Midway 0
No. 6 First Flight 6, No. 11 East Duplin 5
No. 10 Randleman 17, No. 7 Reidsville 0
No. 15 Southwest Onslow 7, No. 2 North Johnston 5
No. 16 Thomasville Ledford 7, No. 1 North Davidson 5
No. 9 East Lincoln 5, No. 8 West Stokes 4
No. 5 West Wilkes 17, No. 12 Foard 2
No. 13 East Bend Forbush 8, No. 4 Bunker Hill 0
No. 14 South Point 7, No. 3 Canton Pisgah 2
No. 6 R-S Central 3, No. 11 North Lincoln 1
No. 10 Oak Grove 3, No. 7 Madison 2
No. 15 South Rowan 6, No. 2 West Stanly 2

June 17 second round
No. 9 East Bladen 13, No. 16 North Pitt 3
No. 4 North Lenoir 6, No. 5 Roanoke Rapids 4
No. 6 First Flight 3, No. 14 Whiteville 2
No. 10 Randleman 10, No. 15 Southwest Onslow 0
No. 9 East Lincoln 11, No. 16 Thomasville Ledford 1 (5 innings)
No. 13 East Bend Forbush 7, No. 5 West Wilkes 4
No. 6 R-S Central 8, No. 14 South Point 3
No. 15 South Rowan 11, No. 10 Oak Grove 0

June 19 regional semifinals
No. 9 East Bladen 5, No. 4 North Lenoir 0
No. 10 Randleman 10, No. 6 First Flight 1
No. 13 East Bend Forbush (11-5) 6, No. 9 East Lincoln 4
No. 6 R-S Central 4, No. 15 South Rowan 3

Tuesday’s regional finals
No. 10 Randleman 10, No. 9 East Bladen 3
No. 6 R-S Central 8, No. 13 East Bend Forbush 4

Friday/Saturday state championship series at TBA
Randleman (17-1) vs. R-S Central (16-2)

Class 1A

June 15 first round
No. 1 Perquimans 16, No. 16 Ocracoke 0
No. 9 Hobbton 6, No. 8 East Columbus 0
No. 12 Edenton Holmes 3, No. 5 Roxboro Community 1
No. 4 Bear Grass Charter 2, No. 13 North Duplin 1
No. 3 East Carteret 8, No. 14 West Columbus 5
No. 11 Princeton 5, No. 6 Tarboro 1
No. 10 East Wake Academy 3, No. 7 Rosewood 2
No. 2 Granville Central 4, No. 15 Durham Voyager Academy 1
No. 1 Hayesville 6, No. 16 Huntersville Christ the King 1
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 3, No. 9 North Stanly 2
No. 12 Lincoln Charter 6, No. 5 Greensboro Cornerstone Charter 0
No. 13 North Moore 8, No. 4 Polk County 7
No. 3 Asheboro Uwharrie Charter 11, No. 14 Chatham Charter 0
No. 11 Murphy 13, No. 6 Boonville Starmount 10
No. 7 Cherryville 6, No. 10 Pine Lake Prep 5
No. 2 East Surry 3, No. 15 Community School of Davidson 2

June 17 second round
No. 1 Perquimans 10, No. 9 Hobbton 0
No. 4 Bear Grass Charter 4, No. 12 Edenton Holmes 0
No. 3 East Carteret 9, No. 11 Princeton 5
No. 2 Granville Central 6, No. 10 East Wake Academy 0
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 12, No. 1 Hayesville 9
No. 12 Lincoln Charter 12, No. 13 North Moore 7
No. 3 Asheboro Uwharrie Charter 11, No. 11 Murphy 3
No. 2 East Surry 9, No. 7 Cherryville 2

June 19 regional semifinals
No. 1 Perquimans 10, No. 4 Bear Grass Charter 0 (5 innings)
No. 2 Granville Central 6, No. 3 East Carteret 5
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 4, No. 12 Lincoln Charter 3
No. 2 East Surry 10, No. 3 Asheboro Uwharrie Charter 1

Tuesday’s regional final
No. 2 East Surry 7, No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 1

Wednesday’s regional final
No. 1 Perquimans 3, No. 2 Granville Central 1

Friday/Saturday state championship series at TBA
Granville Central (11-7) vs. East Surry (17-1)

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

Pairings have been set for the upcoming College World Series in Omaha, Neb., where N.C. State will be making its third appearance in the event; The Wolfpack previously advanced to the CWS in 1968 and 2013.

The 2021 CWS pairings:

Saturday’s games
Game 1: N.C. State 10, No. 9 Stanford 4
Game 2: No. 4 Vanderbilt 7, No. 5 Arizona 6 (12 innings)

Sunday’s games
Game 3: Virginia 6, No. 3 Tennessee 0
Game 4: No. 7 Mississippi State 2, No. 2 Texas 1

Monday, June 21
Game 5: Stanford 14, Arizona 5 (Arizona eliminated)
Game 6: N.C. State 1, Vanderbilt 0

Tuesday, June 22
Game 7: Texas 8, Tennessee 4 (Tennessee eliminated)
Game 8: Mississippi State 6, Virginia 5

Wednesday, June 23
Game 9: Vanderbilt 6, Stanford 5 (Stanford eliminated)

Thursday, June 24
Game 10: Texas (48-16) vs. Virginia (36-26), 7 p.m.

Friday, June 25
Game 11: N.C. State (37-18) vs. Vanderbilt (47-16), 2 p.m.
Game 12: Mississippi State (47-16) vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 26
Game 13 (if necessary): 2 p.m.
Game 14 (if necessary): 7 p.m.

Finals (Best-of-3 series)
Game 1: Monday, June 28, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Tuesday, June 29, 7 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Wednesday, June 30, 7 p.m.

 

 

Pro baseball

The Gastonia Honey Hunters won 7-2 at Long Island in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday to improve to 10-11 overall.

 

 

 

Basketball camp

The 25th annual East Lincoln High School boys and girls basketball camp will be June 28-July 1, with rising seventh-10th graders participating from 8:30 a.m.-noon and rising second-sixth graders participating from 1-4 p.m.

Longtime East Lincoln coach Chip Ashley, Director of the Denver Nuggets Travel Basketball teams, is again the camp organizer. announces the date for the 25th annual basketball camp at East Lincoln High School.

Cost of the camp is $65 when you preregister and $75 the day of the camp. There will be a $10 discount for families with two children enrolled in the camps.

Applications can be sent electronically by emailing Coach Chip Ashley at [email protected] or you can download online at https://denvernuggetsnc.teampages.com/