6-25-21 roundup: Prep track and baseball, Legion baseball, College baseball and Pro baseball

By Richard Walker

Mountain Island Charter’s boys track team won the school’s first team state championship on Friday and Highland Tech’s Lauren Tolbert was the most valuable girls performer in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1A championships at the North Carolina A&T track and field complex.

The Raptors runners dominated the meet as Mountain Island Charter won individual championships in the 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, the 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay.

Armonte Ferguson won the 100 with a time of 10.96 seconds, Trae Nickelson won the 200 in 22.41 seconds and Giovanni Bernard won the 400 with a 50.65-second clocking.

In the relays, Nickelson, and Ferguson teamed up with Jonavon Fisher and Reginald Taylor to win the 400-meter relay in 44.05 seconds. And Nickelson, Fisher, Taylor and Caleb Patton won the 80-meter relay with a time of 1:31.50.

Those victories helped Mountain Island Charter rack up 91 1-2 points to finish well ahead of second-place Pine Lake Prep (54 points).

Tolbert won the 400-meter run in 56.81 seconds and 800-meter run in 2:22.86 while also finishing second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash. In January, Tolbert won the 1A cross country individual state title.

Swain County won the 1A girls team title.

 

Legion baseball

Cleveland County 2-5, Burke County 1-0: Post 82-155 swept an American Legion baseball doubleheader from visiting Burke County Friday to improve to 6-1 overall and remain atop the Western Division of North Carolina Area IV.

In the opener, Charlie Melton threw a five-hitter with nine strikeouts and Melton, Boone Cartee, Jackson Ledbetter, Luke Reynolds, Ryam Emery and Colby Humphries had hits for Cleveland County.

In the second game, Cartee threw a three-hitter with six strikeouts and Cartee (two hits), A.J. Wylie (two hits), Luke Reynolds (one hit, three RBIs) and Jeb Bridges (one hit, two RBIs) led the offense for Post 82-155.

Lincoln County 6, Gaston Braves 2: Winning pitcher Gavin Jiminez yielded two unearned runs and two hits while striking out five in six innings and Sam Carpenter (three hits, two RBIs), Maddox Walker (two hits), Cade Doolittle (two hits) and Reece Moody (two hits, one RBI) led the Lincoln County offense.

Logan Agosta and Grayson Guy had the hits for the Braves.

Cherryville 5, Hickory 3: Noah Huss went 5 2-3 innings to pick up the pitching win for Cherryville.

Pineville 12-7, Gastonia 0-1: Gastonia suffered a home doubleheader sweep loss to Pineville at Sims Legion Park.

In the opener, Gastonia was no-hit in five innings by Brazile, who struck out nine.

In the nightcap, Austin Wood, Caleb Parker, Noah Caulder, Micheal Royston and Bryson Walker had hits for Gastonia.

 

Junior Legion baseball

Cherryville 13, York, S.C. 7: Cherryville improved to 7-0 with the road victory.

 

 

 

 

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: Reagan 7-0 (Reagan leads series 1-0)
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. (ppd., rain)
Game 1: Saturday, 11 a.m.
Game 2: Saturday, 5 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday, TBA

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: Randleman 9-5 (Randleman leads series 1-0)
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. (ppd., rain)
Game 1: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, 8 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday, TBA

 

 

 

 

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: Vanderbilt 3, N.C. State 1
Game 12: Texas 8, Mississippi State 5

Saturday, June 26
Game 13: N.C. State (37-19) vs. Vanderbilt (48-16), no contest (Vanderbilt advances)
Game 14: Texas (50-16) vs. Mississippi State (47-17), 7 p.m.

Finals (Best-of-3 series)
Game 1: Monday, Vanderbilt vs. Texas-Mississippi State winner, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Tuesday, Vanderbilt vs. Texas-Mississippi State winner, 7 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Vanderbilt vs. Texas-Mississippi State winner, 7 p.m.

 

 

Pro baseball

The Gastonia Honey Hunters opened their 10-game homestand with a 13-11 victory over Long Island on Friday.

The victory improved Gastonia to 12-12. The Honey Hunters play Long Island again on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

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/