6-6-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, College baseball and basketball, Legion baseball, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Gaston College didn’t accomplish all it set out to accomplish at last week’s National Junior College Athletic Association World Series in Grand Junction, Col.
But the Rhinos, who went 1-2 and finished fifth in the 10-team tournament, set a standard future teams will be shooting for in the years to come.
Not only did Gaston College win a game in its first-ever baseball World Series appearance but the Rhinos finished 50-13 overall to become the eighth Region 10 baseball team in history to win 50 games in a season – and first since 2009.
After the tournament, the Rhinos were honored for their spirit and fair play on and off the diamond as Doty was given the “Tilman M. ‘Tillie’ Bishop Sportmanship Award.
The historic season came in Gaston College’s first year of eligibility for NJCAA postseason competition. The Rhinos were ranked nationally throughout the year – and were as high as No. 4 in one poll – after finishing as Region 10 regular season runner-up, Region 10 tournament champions and NJCAA East Division tournament champions to earn a berth in the World Series.
It also capped the careers of 23 sophomores, including 12 two-year players who joined the program in its 2022 start-up season after the school had gone 50 years without athletics.
The 12 two-year players were catcher-infielder J.D. Yakubinis, infielder Miller St. John, infielder Enrique Wood, pitcher David Sande, outfielder Hayden Brandon, outfielder Wade Kelly, outfielder Konni Durschlag, pitcher Hunter Shew, pitcher J.D. Everett, pitcher Tyler Parks, catcher Pierson Gunnell and infielder Matthew Dobson.
The 11 one-year players were outfielder Trey Truitt, infielder-outfielder Adam Quintero, pitcher Derek Vartanian, pitcher Nolan Straniero, infielder Preston Hall, pitcher Darrell Johnson, pitcher Hayden Ridenhour, pitcher Alex Jankowski, pitcher Kyle McKernan, pitcher Jaxson Mangum and pitcher Evan Lewis.
Complete NJCAA Division I World Series results at Grand Junction, Col. (with seeding, district won, team and record):
(Saturday, May 27)
Game 1: No. 4 Southwest- Weatherford, Tex. (50-9) vs. No. 7 South Central- Delgado, La. (45-11) – Weatherford 10-9
Game 2: No. 1 South Atlantic- Central Florida (51-6) vs. No. 10 Appalachian- Andrew, Ga. (34-23) – Central Florida 12-0 in 5
Game 3: No. 2 Plains- Johnson County, Kansas (55-8) vs. No. 9 South- Shelton State, Ala. (31-28) – Shelton State 6-5 in 10
Game 4: No. 3 Midwest- Wabash Valley, Ill. (53-11) vs. No. 8 West- Salt Lake, Utah (31-18) – Wabash Valley 9-8
(Sunday, May 28)
Game 5: No. 5 Mid-South- Blinn, Tex. (44-13) vs. No. 6 East- Gaston College (49-11) – Blinn 9-3
Game 6: Delgado, La. vs. Andrew, Ga. – Delgado 11-5 (Andrew eliminated)
Game 7: Johnson County, Kansas vs. Salt Lake, Utah – Johnson County 16-4 in 5 (Salt Lake eliminated)
(Monday, May 29)
Game 8: Shelton State, Ala. vs. Wabash Valley, Ill. – Wabash Valley 6-5
Game 9: Delgado, La. vs. Johnson County, Kansas – Delgado 14-4 in 5 (Johnson County eliminated)
Game 10: Weatherford, Tex. vs. Central Florida – Weatherford 14-6 in 7
(Tuesday, May 30)
Game 11: Gaston College vs. Shelton State, Ala. – Gaston College 13-6 (Shelton State eliminated)
Game 12: Central Florida vs. Delgado, La. – Central Florida 12-9 (Delgado eliminated)
Game 13: Wabash Valley, Ill. vs. Blinn, Tex. – Wabash Valley 16-6 in 6
(Wednesday, May 31)
Game 14: Gaston College vs. Blinn, Tex. – Blinn 15-0 in 5 (Gaston College eliminated)
Game 15: Weatherford, Tex. vs. Wabash Valley, Ill. – Wabash Valley 14-4 in 6
(Thursday, June 1)
Game 16: Blinn, Tex. vs. Weatherford, Tex. – Weatherford 12-2 in 5 (Blinn eliminated)
Game 17: Wabash Valley, Ill. vs. Central Florida – Central Florida 19-12 in 12
(Friday, June 2)
Game 18: Central Florida vs. Weatherford, Tex. – Central Florida 14-13 (Weatherford eliminated)
(Saturday, June 3)
Game 19: Wabash Valley, Ill. vs. Central Florida – Central Florida 13-6 (Wabash Valley eliminated, Central Florida is national champion)
(All-tournament team and special awards)
IF: Luke Odden, Wabash Valley (IL)
IF: Tanner Reaves, Blinn (TX)
IF: Juan Correa, Central Florida
IF: Robin Villenueve, Weatherford
IF: Bruce Jellison, Wabash Valley (IL)
OF: Nicklas Williams, Wabash Valley (IL)
OF: Jack Arthur, Weatherford (TX)
OF: Bryan Broussard, Jr., Delgado (LA)
OF: Richard Bonomolo, Jr., Wabash Valley (IL)
C: Ian Collier, Blinn (TX)
C: Kanon Sundgren, Weatherford (TX)
P: Brian Holiday, Central Florida
P: Ryne Rodriguez, Weatherford (TX)
P: Cam Schuelke, Central Florida
DH: John Marant, Central Florida
Bus Burgman Coach of the Tournament: Marty Smith, Central Florida
Robert Purkey, Jr. Memorial Outstanding Pitcher: Brian Holiday, Central Florida
Jay W. Tolman Outstanding Defensive Player: Luke Odden, Wabash Valley (IL)
Tilman M. “Tillie” Bishop Sportmanship Award: Shohn Doty, Gaston College
Most Outstanding Hitter: Nicklas Williams, Wabash Valley (IL)
Daily Sentinel Tournament MVP: Juan Correa, Central Florida
College basketball
Former Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez is returning to the program in the same role, Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett announced Tuesday.
Sanchez, who has been Charlotte 49ers head coach the last five seasons, served nine seasons on Bennett’s staff from 2009-18 with the last three as associate head coach.
During his tenure at Virginia, the Cavaliers won 212 games, three ACC regular-season titles and two ACC Tournament titles while making six appearances in the NCAA Tournament and one NIT appearance. The Cavaliers earned three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and won 29 or more games four times. The Cavaliers won 31 games and reached No. 1 in the AP rankings for the first time since 1982-83 during Sanchez’ last season at UVA in 2017-18.
Sanchez’s resignation from Charlotte came earlier on Tuesday. Sanchez led the 49ers to a 72-78 records that included last season’s 22-14 record and CBI postseaon championship, which marked the school’s first-ever national tournament title.
Legion baseball
(Tuesday’s games)
Gaston Braves 9, Gastonia 4: Carson Green (2 hits, 1 RBI), Dylan Owenby (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Matthew Makowski (2 hits, double), Garrison Carpenter (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Myles Gordon (2 hits), Chase Stewart (2 hits, 1 RBI), Gavin Williams (triple, 1 RBI) and reliever Hunter Reavis (3 1/3 innings, 1 hit, 4 strikeouts, win) led the Braves and Isaac Aycock (2 hits), Jesse Osborne (1 hit, 1 RBI) and Parker Curell (1 hit, 1 RBI) led Gastonia.
Cherryville Junior Legion 10, R-S Central 6
Matthews Junior Legion 6, Belmont 2
College baseball
Here’s the 2023 NCAA Division I tournament field by sites and pairings:
Winston-Salem Regional
(June 2)
Maryland vs. Northeastern – Maryland 7-2
No. 1 Wake Forest vs. George Mason – Wake Forest 12-0
(June 3)
Northeastern vs. George Mason – George Mason 11-3
Maryland vs. Wake Forest – Wake Forest 21-6
(June 4)
George Mason vs. Maryland – George Mason 11-10
Wake Forest vs. George Mason – Wake Forest 15-1
Gainesville Regional
(June 2)
UConn vs. Texas Tech – Texas Tech 3-2
No. 2 Florida vs. Florida A&M – Florida 3-0
(June 3)
UConn vs. Florida A&M – UConn 9-6
Texas Tech vs. Florida – Texas Tech 5-4
(June 4)
UConn vs. Florida – Florida 6-2
Texas Tech vs. Florida – Florida 7-1
(June 5)
Florida vs. Texas Tech – Florida 6-0
Fayetteville Regional
(June 2)
No. 3 Arkansas vs. Santa Clara – Arkansas 13-6
TCU vs. Arizona – TCU 12-4
(June 3)
Santa Clara vs. Arizona – Santa Clara 9-3
(June 4)
Arkansas vs. TCU – TCU 20-5
Santa Clara vs. Arkansas – Arkansas 6-4
(June 5)
TCU vs. Arkansas – TCU 12-4
Clemson Regional
(June 2)
No. 4 Clemson vs. Lipscomb – Clemson 12-5
Tennessee vs. Charlotte – Tennessee 8-1
(June 3)
Lipscomb vs. Charlotte – Charlotte 9-2
Clemson vs. Tennessee – Tennessee 6-5 in 14
(June 4)
Charlotte vs. Clemson – Charlotte 3-2
Tennessee vs. Charlotte – Tennessee 9-2
Baton Rouge Regional
(June 2)
No. 5 LSU vs. Tulane – LSU 7-2
Oregon State vs. Sam Houston – Oregon State 18-2
(June 4)
Tulane vs. Sam Houston – Sam Houston 10-2
LSU vs. Oregon State – LSU 6-5
Sam Houston vs. Oregon State – Oregon State 3-1
(June 5)
LSU vs. Oregon State – LSU 13-7
Nashville Regional
(June 2)
Oregon vs. Xavier – Oregon 5-4
No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. Eastern Illinois – Vanderbilt 12-2
(June 3)
Xavier vs. Eastern Illinois – Xavier 7-0
Oregon vs. Vanderbilt – Oregon 8-7
(June 4)
Xavier vs. Vanderbilt – Xavier 2-1
Oregon vs. Xavier – Oregon 11-2
Charlottesville Regional
(June 2)
No. 7 Virginia vs. Army West Point – Virginia 15-1
East Carolina vs. Oklahoma – East Carolina 14-5
(June 3)
Army West Point vs. Oklahoma – Oklahoma 10-1
Virginia vs. East Carolina – Virginia 2-1
(June 4)
Oklahoma vs. East Carolina – East Carolina 8-5
Virginia vs. East Carolina – Virginia 8-3
Stanford Regional
(June 2)
No. 8 Stanford vs. San Jose State – Stanford 13-2
Texas A&M vs. Cal State Fullerton – Texas A&M 12-7
(June 3)
San Jose State vs. Cal State Fullerton – Cal State Fullerton 9-5
Stanford vs. Texas A&M – Texas A&M 8-5
(June 4)
Cal State Fullerton vs. Stanford – Stanford 6-5
Texas A&M vs. Stanford – Stanford 13-5
(June 5)
Stanford vs. Texas A&M – Stanford 7-1
Coral Gables Regional
(June 2)
Texas vs. Louisiana – Texas 4-2
No. 9 Miami vs. Maine – Miami 9-1
(June 3)
Louisiana vs. Maine – Louisiana 19-10
Texas vs. Miami – Texas 4-1
(June 4)
Louisiana vs. Miami – Miami 8-5
Texas vs. Miami – Texas 10-6
Conway Regional
(June 2)
Duke vs. UNC Wilmington – Duke 12-3
No. 10 Coastal Carolina vs. Rider – Rider 11-10 in 10
(June 3)
UNC Wilmington vs. Coastal Carolina – Coastal Carolina 12-2
Duke vs. Rider – Duke 2-1
(June 4)
Coastal Carolina vs. Rider – Coastal Carolina 13-5
Duke vs. Coastal Carolina – Coastal Carolina 8-6
(June 5)
Coastal Carolina vs. Duke – Duke 12-3
Stillwater Regional
(June 2)
Dallas Baptist vs. Washington – Washington 9-5
No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. Oral Roberts – Oral Roberts 6-4
(June 3)
Dallas Baptist vs. Oklahoma State – Dallas Baptist 18-4
Washington vs. Oral Roberts – Oral Roberts 15-12
(June 4)
Dallas Baptist vs. Washington – Dallas Baptist 9-1
Oral Roberts vs. Dallas Baptist – Oral Roberts 6-5
Lexington Regional
(June 2)
No. 12 Kentucky vs. Ball State – Kentucky 12-0
West Virginia vs. Indiana – Indiana 12-6
(June 3)
Ball State vs. West Virginia – West Virginia 13-5
Kentucky vs. Indiana – Indiana 5-3
(June 4)
West Virginia vs. Kentucky – Kentucky 10-0
Indiana vs. Kentucky – Kentucky 16-6
(June 5)
Kentucky vs. Indiana – Kentucky 4-2
Auburn Regional
(June 2)
Southern Miss vs. Samford – Samford 4-2 in 10
No. 13 Auburn vs. Penn – Penn 6-3 in 11
(June 3)
Southern Miss vs. Auburn – Southern Miss 7-2
Samford vs. Penn – Penn 5-4
(June 4)
Southern Miss vs. Samford – Southern Miss 9-4
Penn vs. Southern Miss – Southern Miss 11-2
(June 5)
Southern Miss vs. Penn – Southern Miss 11-7
Terre Haute Regional
(June 2)
No. 14 Indiana State vs. Wright State – Indiana State 6-5
Iowa vs. North Carolina – Iowa 5-4
(June 3)
Wright State vs. North Carolina – North Carolina 5-0
Indiana State vs. Iowa – Indiana State 7-4
(June 4)
North Carolina vs. Iowa – Iowa 6-5 in 13
Indiana State vs. Iowa – Indiana State 11-8
Columbia Regional
(June 2)
Campbell vs. N.C. State – N.C. State 5-1
No. 15 South Carolina vs. Central Connecticut State – South Carolina 19-1
(June 3)
Campbell vs. Central Connecticut State – Campbell 10-5
N.C. State vs. South Carolina – South Carolina 6-3
(June 4)
Campbell vs. N.C. State – Campbell 11-1
South Carolina vs. Campbell – South Carolina 16-7
Tuscaloosa Regional
(June 2)
Boston College vs. Troy – Troy 11-10
No. 16 Alabama vs. Nicholls – Alabama 4-3
(June 3)
Boston College vs. Nicholls – Boston College 14-6
Troy vs. Alabama – Alabama 11-8
(June 4)
Boston College vs. Troy – Boston College 4-1
Alabama vs. Boston College – Alabama 8-0
(June 9-11 or June 10-12 Super Regionals at the higher seed)
No. 16 Alabama (43-19) at No. 1 Wake Forest (50-10)
Game 1: June 10, Noon ET, ESPN
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD
No. 15 South Carolina (42-19) at No. 2 Florida (48-15)
Game 1: June 9, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Game 2: June 10, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Game 3: TBD
No. 14 Indiana State (45-15) at unseeded TCU (40-22)
Game 1: June 9, 5 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Game 2: June 10, 6 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Game 3: TBD
unseeded Tennessee (41-19) at unseeded Southern Miss (45-18)
Game 1: June 10, 3 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD
No. 12 Kentucky (40-19) at No. 5 LSU (46-15)
Game 1: June 10, 3 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD
unseeded Oral Roberts (49-11) at unseeded Oregon (40-20)
Game 1: June 9, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Game 2: June 10, 9 p.m., ESPNU
Game 3: TBD
unseeded Duke (38-22) at No. 7 Virginia (48-12)
Game 1: June 9, noon ET, ESPN2
Game 2: June 10, noon ET, ESPN2
Game 3: TBD
unseeded Texas (41-20) at No. 8 Stanford (42-17)
Game 1: June 10, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD
The Super Regional winners advance to the College World Series from June 16-23 with the best-of-3 finals held on June 24-26.
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule with results:
(7-7-3 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC (L 1-3)
March 11 Atlanta United FC (L 0-3)
March 18 at Orlando City SC (W 2-1)
March 25 New York Red Bulls (T 1-1)
April 1 at Toronto FC (T 2-2)
April 8 at Real Salt Lake (L 1-3)
April 15 Colorado Rapids (T 2-2)
April 22 Columbus Crew (W 1-0)
April 29 at D.C. United (L 0-3)
May 6 New York City FC (W 3-2)
May 13 at Atlanta United FC (W 3-1)
May 17 Chicago Fire FC (W 2-1)
May 20 Nashville SC (L 1-2)
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy (W 1-0)
May 31 at Philadelphia Union (L 0-1)
June 3 at Columbus Crew (W 4-2)
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m.
June 21 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
June 24 CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
July 5 at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
July 8 FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
July 15 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 20 at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 26 L.A. FC, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 23 at FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30 at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Chicago Fire FC, 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD
Pro basketball
The NBA play-in tournament games:
(April 11)
Game 1- East No. 8 Atlanta at East No. 7 Miami – Atlanta 116-105
Game 2- West No. 8 Minnesota at West No. 7 L.A. Lakers – L.A. Lakers 108-102 (OT)
(April 12)
Game 3- East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 9 Toronto – Chicago 109-105
Game 4- West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 9 New Orleans – Oklahoma City 123-118
(April 14)
East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 7 Miami – Miami 102-91
West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 8 Minnesota – Minnesota 120-95
The first round NBA playoffs schedule:
East No. 1 Milwaukee vs. East No. 8 Miami
Game 1: April 16 at Milwaukee – Miami 130-117
Game 2: April 19 at Milwaukee – Milwaukee 127-106
Game 3: April 22 at Miami – Miami 121-99
Game 4: April 24 at Miami – Miami 119-114
Game 5: April 26 at Milwaukee – Miami 128-126, OT (Miami wins series 4-1)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 7 Atlanta
Game 1: April 15 at Boston – Boston 112-99
Game 2: April 18 at Boston – Boston 119-106
Game 3: April 21 at Atlanta – Atlanta 130-122
Game 4: April 23 at Atlanta – Boston 129-121
Game 5: April 25 at Boston – Atlanta 119-117
Game 6: April 27 at Atlanta – Boston 128-120 (Boston wins series 4-2)
East No. 3 Philadelphia vs. East No. 6 Brooklyn
Game 1: April 15 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 121-101
Game 2: April 17 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 96-84
Game 3: April 20 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 102-97
Game 4: April 22 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 96-88 (Philadelphia wins series 4-0)
East No. 4 Cleveland vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 15 at Cleveland – New York 101-97
Game 2: April 18 at Cleveland – Cleveland 107-90
Game 3: April 21 at New York – New York 99-79
Game 4: April 23 at New York – New York 102-99
Game 5: April 26 at Cleveland – New York 106-95 (New York wins series 4-1)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 8 Minnesota
Game 1: April 16 at Denver – Denver 109-80
Game 2: April 19 at Denver – Denver 122-113
Game 3: April 21 at Minnesota – Denver 120-111
Game 4: April 23 at Minnesota – Minnesota 114-108
Game 5: April 25 at Denver – Denver 112-109 (Denver wins series 4-1)
West No. 2 Memphis vs. West No. 7 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: April 16 at Memphis – L.A. Lakers 128-112
Game 2: April 19 at Memphis – Memphis 103-93
Game 3: April 22 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 111-101
Game 4: April 24 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 117-111, OT
Game 5: April 26 at Memphis – Memphis 116-99
Game 6: April 28 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 125-85 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)
West No. 3 Sacramento vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: April 15 at Sacramento – Sacramento 126-123
Game 2: April 17 at Sacramento – Sacramento 114-106
Game 3: April 20 at Golden State – Golden State 114-97
Game 4: April 23 at Golden State – Golden State 126-125
Game 5: April 26 at Sacramento – Golden State 123-116
Game 6: April 28 at Golden State – Sacramento 118-99
Game 7: April 30 at Sacramento – Golden State 120-100 (Golden State wins series 4-3)
West No. 4 Phoenix Suns vs. West No. 5 L.A. Clippers
Game 1: April 16 at Phoenix – L.A. Clippers 115-110
Game 2: April 18 at Phoenix – Phoenix 123-109
Game 3: April 20 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 129-124
Game 4: April 22 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 112-100
Game 5: April 25 at Phoenix – Phoenix 136-130 (Phoenix wins series 4-1)
The second round NBA playoffs schedule:
East No. 8 Miami vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 30 at New York – Miami 108-101
Game 2: May 2 at New York – New York 111-105
Game 3: May 6 at Miami – Miami 105-86
Game 4: May 8 at Miami – Miami 109-101
Game 5: May 10 at New York – New York 112-103
Game 6: May 12 at Miami – Miami 96-92 (Miami wins series 4-2)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 3 Philadelphia
Game 1: May 1 at Boston – Philadelphia 119-115
Game 2: May 3 at Boston – Boston 121-87
Game 3: May 5 at Philadelphia – Boston 114-102
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 116-115, OT
Game 5: May 9 at Boston – Philadelphia 115-103
Game 6: May 11 at Philadelphia – Boston 95-86
Game 7: May 14 at Boston – Boston 112-88 (Boston wins series 4-3)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 4 Phoenix
Game 1: April 29 at Denver – Denver 125-107
Game 2: May 1 at Denver – Denver 97-87
Game 3: May 5 at Phoenix – Phoenix 121-114
Game 4: May 7 at Phoenix – Phoenix 129-124
Game 5: May 9 at Denver – Denver 118-102
Game 6: May 11 at Phoenix – Denver 125-100 (Denver wins series 4-2)
West No. 7 L.A. Lakers vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: May 2 at Golden State – L.A. Lakers 117-111
Game 2: May 4 at Golden State – Golden State 127-100
Game 3: May 6 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 127-97
Game 4: May 8 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 104-101
Game 5: May 10 at Golden State – Golden State 121-106
Game 6: May 12 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 122-101 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)
Conference finals schedule:
-Eastern
No. 8 Miami vs. No. 2 Boston
Game 1: May 17 at Boston – Miami 123-116
Game 2: May 19 at Boston – Miami 111-105
Game 3: May 21 at Miami – Miami 128-102
Game 4: May 23 at Miami – Boston 116-99
Game 5: May 25 at Boston – Boston 110-97
Game 6: May 27 at Miami – Boston 104-103
Game 7: May 29 at Boston – Miami 103-84 (Miami wins series 4-3)
-Western
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 7 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: May 16 at Denver – Denver 132-126
Game 2: May 18 at Denver – Denver 108-103
Game 3: May 20 at Los Angeles – Denver 119-108
Game 4: May 22 at Los Angeles – Denver 113-111 (Denver wins series 4-0)
NBA finals schedule (x-if necessary)
West- Denver vs. East- Miami
Game 1: June 1 at Denver – Denver 104-93
Game 2: June 4 at Denver – Miami 111-108
Game 3: June 7 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: June 9 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 5: June 12 at Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 6-x: June 15 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 7-x: June 18 at Denver, 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
Pro baseball
Gwinnett 5, Charlotte 4: The Knights had 2 runners on base in the 9th inning before a late rally was stopped by host Gwinnett. The 2nd game of the 6-game series is 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gastonia 4, Charleston, W.Va. 1: Carlos Franco’s 3-run home run in the top of the 9th inning led the Honey Hunters to a victory.
Earlier Tuesday, two Gastonia pitchers – Tyler Thomas (New York Mets) and Bryan Sammons (Detroit Tigers) – have minor league contracts with major league organizations.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 25-9
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)
May (17-9)
2 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 at So. Maryland (W 11-6)
4 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
5 at Long Island (W 3-2)
6 at Long Island (L 1-3)
7 at Long Island (L 4-6)
9 Frederick (W 2-1 in 10)
10 Frederick (W 10-0)
11 Frederick (W 9-7)
12 at High Point (L 5-8)
13 at High Point (W 12-5)
14 at High Point (L 3-4)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 13-4)
17 Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-2)
18 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
19 at Lexington (W 15-2)
20 at Lexington (W 8-0)
21 at Lexington (W 5-3)
23 at Frederick (W 6-0)
24 at Frederick (W 8-5)
25 at Frederick (W 8-3)
26 Lancaster (L 3-4 in 11)
27 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
28 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
29 Lancaster (W 9-1)
29 Lancaster (L 3-4)
30 High Point (L 8-10)
31 High Point (W 14-10)
June (5-0)
1 High Point (W 7-4)
2 Lexington (W 3-2)
3 Lexington (W 10-1)
4 Lexington (W 4-1)
6 at Charleston, W.Va.(W 4-1)
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Frederick
10 at Frederick
11 at Frederick
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 So. Maryland
16 Staten Island
17 Staten Island
18 Staten Island
20 at Lancaster
21 at Lancaster
22 at Lancaster
23 at Staten Island
24 at Staten Island
25 at Staten Island
27 High Point
28 High Point
29 High Point
30 So. Maryland
July
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
4 at Frederick
5 at Frederick
6 at Frederick
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 at High Point
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 Staten Island
15 Staten Island
16 Staten Island
18 High Point
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 at So. Maryland
22 at So. Maryland
23 at So. Maryland
25 at Staten Island
26 at Staten Island
27 at Staten Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island
August
1 High Point
2 High Point
3 High Point
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Lexington
8 Frederick
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 at Long Island
12 at Long Island
13 at Long Island
15 York
16 York
17 York
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 Lexington
22 at Long Island
23 at Long Island
24 at Long Island
25 at Lancaster
26 at Lancaster
27 at Lancaster
29 Frederick
30 Frederick
31 Frederick
September
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 So. Maryland
5 at High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
Auto racing
The 2023 NASCAR schedule (with winners in parentheses):
Feb 5 Clash at The Coliseum, Los Angeles CA (Martin Truex, Jr.)
Feb 16 Duel No. 1, Daytona Beach FL (Joey Logano)
Feb 16 Duel No. 2, Daytona Beach FL (Aric Almirola)
Feb 19 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach FL (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.)
Feb 26 NASCAR Cup Series at California, Fontana CA (Kyle Busch)
Mar 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV (William Byron)
Mar 12 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ (William Byron-2)
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (Joey Logano-2)
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX (Tyler Reddick)
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA (Kyle Larson)
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN (Christopher Bell)
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA (Kyle Larson-2)
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL (Kyle Busch-2)
May 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE (Martin Truex, Jr.-2)
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS (Denny Hamlin)
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC (William Byron-3)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Josh Berry)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Kyle Larson-3)
May 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC (Ryan Blaney)
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL (Kyle Busch-3)
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN, 7 p.m. on NBC
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL, 5:30 p.m. on NBC
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 7 p.m. on USA
Jul 16 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 6 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL, 7 p.m. on NBC
(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 6 p.m. on USA
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on USA
Sep 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7:30 p.m. on USA
Sep 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Texas, Fort Worth TX, 3:30 p.m. on USA
Oct 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 8 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 15 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 22 NASCAR Cup Series at Miami, Homestead FL, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville, 2 p.m. on NBC
Nov 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3 p.m. on NBC