6-27-21 roundup: Prep wrestling and baseball, Legion baseball, College baseball and Pro baseball

By Richard Walker

Five local wrestlers advanced to championship matches in the N.C. High School Athletic Association, with two taking home state titles.

Crest’s Rex Howard won the Class 3A 138-pound weight class by major decision over West Carteret’s Jacob Bennett.

And Cramer’s Zack Karagias won the Class 3A 145-pound weight class by fall over North Brunswick’s Hunter Campbell.

By virtue of their state titles, Howard and Karagias are named Big South 3A Conference co-wrestlers of the year.

Three others finished as state runner-ups.

In the Class 2A 132-pound weight class, North Lincoln’s Jorden Schlossman lost by decision to Central Academy’s Hunter Ross.

In the Class 2A 152-pound weight class, South Point’s Tyson Ryley lost by decision to Pisgah’s Lucas Whitted.

And in the Class 3A 126-pound weight class, North Gaston’s Chance Cottingham lost by major decision to Piedmont’s Tripp Collins.

The championships were held at Uwharrie Charter Academy (Class 1A), Wheatmore High School (Class 2A), Eastern Guilford High School (Class 3A) and Glenn High School (Class 4A).

In Class 1A, Alleghany’s Riley Pruitt was named most outstanding wrestler and Avery County was the team champion.

In Class 2A, Central Academy’s Kyle Montaperto was named most outstanding wrestler and Mount Pleasant was the team champion.

In Class 3A, Western Harnett’s Will Lewis was named most outstanding wrestler and Central Cabarrus was the team champion.

And in Class 4A, High Point Central’s Joe Sealey was named most outstanding wrestler and Wilmington Laney was the team champion.

 

Legion baseball

Cherryville 4, Caldwell 3: Zach Wilson threw a seven-hitter and struck out 10 for Cherryville, whose offense was led by Brett Mason’s two hits.

Cleveland County 2, Hickory 0: Tyler Smart threw a two-hitter and struck out seven for Cleveland County, whose offense was led by two hits apiece from Jackson Ledbetter and Porter Hall.

Gaston Braves 7, Gastonia 3: Starter and winner Grayson Guy and reliever Marshall Witherall combined on a seven-hitter for the Braves and Liam Brady (two hits), Parker Agosta (two hits), Daniel McClellan (one hit, three RBIs) and Caleb Burr (two RBIs) led the offense. Austin Wood, Allan Berroa and Parker Richards had two hits apiece for Gastonia.

 

 

 

Junior Legion baseball

Cherryville 3, East Rutherford 2: Braden Reynolds was the winner for unbeaten Cherryville (9-0).

 

 

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- Reagan 7-0
Game 2: Saturday- Fuquay-Varina 13-3
Game 3: Saturday- Fuquay-Varina 12-1 (Fuquay-Varina wins series 2-1)

 

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/Terry Sanford High School
Greenville Rose Rampants (14-4) vs. Cox Mill Chargers (16-3)
Game 1: Friday (ppd., rain)
Game 1: Saturday – Greenville Rose 8-1
Game 2: Sunday- Greenville Rose 9-4 (Greenville wins series 2-0)

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- Randleman 9-5
Game 2: Saturday- R-S Central 2-1
Game 3: Saturday- Randleman 4-0 (Randleman wins series 2-1)

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/South View High School
Perquimans Pirates (16-2) vs. East Surry Cardinals (17-1)
Game 1: Friday (ppd., rain)
Game 1: Saturday- suspended
Game 1: Sunday- Perquimans 5-4 in 10
Game 2: Sunday- Perquimans 7-5 (Perquimans wins series 2-0)

 

 

 

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 (N.C. State eliminated)
Game 14: Mississippi State 4, Texas 3 (Texas eliminated)

Finals (Best-of-3 series)
Game 1: Monday, Vanderbilt (48-16) vs. Mississippi State (48-17), 7 p.m.
Game 2: Tuesday, Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m.

 

 

 

Pro baseball

The Gastonia Honey Hunters lost 10-6 to Long Island to fall to 12-14 on the season.

Gastonia continues its current 10-game homestand with a 6:50 p.m. game on Monday night against Southern Maryland.