6-24-21 roundup: Legion baseball, Prep baseball, College baseball and Pro baseball

By Richard Walker

Cleveland County American Legion Post 82-155 split a doubleheader at Cherryville Post 100 on Thursday to remain atop the North Carolina Area IV Western Division standings.

Cleveland County (4-1) is tied with Burke County (4-1) with Cherryville (6-2) in third place after Thursday’s games.

In the opener, Colby Humphries threw a two-hitter with seven strikeouts as Cleveland County improved to 4-0. Luke Reynolds and Porter Hall led Post 82-155 with two hits and one RBI apiece and A.J. Wylie and Jeb Bridges had one hit and one RBI apiece.

In the second game, Cherryville won 4-3 behind starter and winner Landon Hahn (four innings, seven strikeouts) and reliever Zach Wilson (three innings, five strikeouts). Wilson, who picked up a save, and Will Heavner had two hits apiece and Hahn had one hit and two RBIs.

 

 

 

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

June 22 regional final
No. 3 Pfafftown Reagan 7, No. 1 Charlotte Providence 3

June 23 regional final
No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 1, Wilmington Ashley 0

State championship series at Burlington Athletic Stadium
Fuquay-Varina Bengals (14-3) vs. Reagan Raiders (16-2)
Game 1: Friday, 5 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, 11 a.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 5 p.m.

 

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)

June 22 regional final
No. 13 Greenville Rose 13, No. 3 Greenville Conley 3

June 23 regional final
No. 9 Concord Cox Mill 6, No. 11 Monroe Sun Valley 4

State championship series at J.P. Riddle Stadium, Fayetteville
Greenville Rose Rampants (14-4) vs. Cox Mill Chargers (16-3)
Game 1: Friday, 5 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, 11 a.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 5 p.m.

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

June 22 regional finals
No. 10 Randleman 10, No. 9 East Bladen 3
No. 6 R-S Central 8, No. 13 East Bend Forbush 4

State championship series at Burlington Athletic Stadium
R-S Central Hilltoppers (16-2) vs. Randleman Tigers (17-1)
Game 1: Friday, 8 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 8 p.m. (would be 5 p.m. if 4A series doesn’t reach Game 3)

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

June 22 regional final
No. 2 East Surry 7, No. 8 Mountain Island Charter 1

June 23 regional final
No. 1 Perquimans 3, No. 2 Granville Central 1

State championship series at J.P. Riddle Stadium, Fayetteville
Perquimans Pirates (16-2) vs. East Surry Cardinals (17-1)
Game 1: Friday, 8 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 8 p.m. (would be 5 p.m. if 3A series doesn’t reach Game 3)

 

 

 

 

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 6, Virginia 2

Friday, June 25
Game 11: N.C. State (37-18) vs. Vanderbilt (47-16), 2 p.m.
Game 12: Mississippi State (47-16) vs. Texas (49-16), 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 finished up their six-game road trip with a 3-3 record after a 5-3 win at Long Island on Thursday night.

Gastonia begins a 10-game homestand on Friday. The Honey Hunters host Long Island (Friday-Sunday), Southern Maryland (June 29-July 1) and High Point (July 2-5).

 

 

 

 

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/