6-8-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, Legion baseball, College baseball

By Richard Walker

The area high school baseball season has come to a close after the 49th advance to a state championship game or series by a Gaston County school last weekend.

When Perquimans County defeated Cherryville 2-1 in a best-of-three series, it came in Cherryville’s 15th overall state finals appearance and first finals loss since 1997. It also was Gaston County’s first loss since 1998 and leaves Cherryville with a 10-5 all-time record in state championship games or series and Gaston County with a 34-15 record.

Gaston County also had its ninth 10-win playoff season – and first in six years – when eight teams combined to go 10-10 in postseason competition. Gaston County’s all-time best playoff year came in 2008 when it went 15-8 highlighted by Cherryville’s 1A state title and South Point’s Western N.C. 3A runner-up finish.

Cherryville’s playoff appearance was its county-record 55th in history and improved the Ironmen to 126-50 all-time in state playoff competition.

Shelby’s appearance was its Cleveland County-record 36th and the Golden Lions have a county-record 65-27-1 state playoff record.

In Lincoln County, where four of five teams made the playoffs and three advanced to the third round, East Lincoln made its county-record 30th playoff appearance and improved to 30-32 all-time in the state playoffs to tie West Lincoln (30-19 record) for the county record for playoff wins.

Five area teams also increase consecutive streaks of postseason apperaances – Cherryville (22 years) and South Point (16) in Gaston County, Crest (15) in Cleveland County and Lincoln Charter (10) in Lincoln County.

With Charlotte Providence (4A from Mecklenburg County), South Rowan (3A from Rowan County), Randleman (2A from Randolph County) and Perquimans County (1A) taking state titles this season, Gaston County remains the all-time state championship winner with 33 titles.

Old Gastonia Ashley has the most titles (11) followed by Cherryville (10), South Point (4), old Gastonia Highland (2), old Belmont Reid (2), Bessemer City (1), old Lowell Holbrook (1), Ashbrook (1) and North Gaston (1).

Trailing Gaston County is state baseball titles won are Guilford (29), Forsyth (18), Wake (16), Columbus (14), Mecklenburg (14), Rowan (14), Cleveland (13), Martin (12), New Hanover (11), Pitt (11), Wilson (10) and Randolph (10). Lincoln County has three state titles – old Rock Springs in 1953, Lincolnton in 1995 and North Lincoln in 2019.

 

 

 

 

Legion baseball

Cherryville at Asheville (ppd., June 27 at part of 5 p.m. DH)

Cleveland County at Henderson County (ppd., June 29)

 

 

 

 

Junior Legion baseball

Matthews 16, Belmont 4

Area IV East Division standings (through Wednesday):

Dallas 4-1
Burns 3-1
Matthews 2-1
Shelby 1-1
Cherryville 1-2
Gaston Christian 1-2
Stuart Cramer 1-3
Belmont 0-2

 

 

 

 

College baseball

This weekend’s NCAA Division I best-of-three super regionals pairings:

Notre Dame at Tennessee
Texas at East Carolina
Louisville at Texas A&M
Oklahoma at Virginia Tech
Connecticut at Stanford
Arkansas at North Carolina
Mississippi at Southern Mississippi
Auburn at Oregon State

NCAA Division II World Series results/pairings at USA Baseball Training Complex at Cary:

June 4
No. 3 Southern Arkansas 3, No. 6 Rollins 1
No. 2 Point Loma 8, No. 7 Springfield 1

June 5
No. 5 Angelo State 7, No. 4 Southern New Hampshire 4
No. 1 North Greenville 3, No. 8 West Chester 1

June 6
Rollins 3, Springfield 2 (Springfield eliminated)
Point Loma 11, Southern Arkansas 3

June 7
West Chester 7, Southern New Hampshire 3 (Southern New Hampshire eliminated)
North Greenville 18, Angelo State 3

June 8
Rollins 7, Southern Arkansas 5 (Southern Arkansas eliminated)
West Chester 12, Angelo State 2 (Angelo State eliminated)

June 9
Point Loma vs. Rollins, 1:30 p.m.
North Greenville vs. West Chester, 6 p.m.

June 10
Game(s) if necessary

June 11
National championship game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets held a pre-draft workout on Wednesday with the following prospects:

Hugo Besson (New Zealand Breakers)
Khalifa Diop (Gran Canaria/Spain)
Hyunjung Lee (Davidson)
Javante McCoy (Boston University)
Andrew Nembhard (Gonzaga)
Yannick Nzosa (Unicaja/Spain)

Here’s the schedule for the NBA playoffs:

(Eastern Conference)
FIRST ROUND
1-Miami vs. 8-Atlanta (Miami wins series 4-1)
4-Philadelphia vs. 5-Toronto (Philadelphia wins series 4-2)
2-Boston vs. 7-Brooklyn (Boston wins series 4-0)
3-Milwaukee vs. 6-Chicago (Milwaukee wins series 4-1)

SEMIFINALS
1-Miami vs. 4-Philadelphia (Miami wins series 4-2)
2-Boston vs. 3-Milwaukee (Boston wins series 4-3)

FINALS
1-Miami vs. 2-Boston (Boston wins series 4-3)

(Western Conference)
FIRST ROUND
1-Phoenix vs. 8-New Orleans (Phoenix wins series 4-2)
4-Dallas vs. 5-Utah (Dallas wins series 4-2)
2-Memphis vs. 7-Minnesota (Memphis wins series 4-2)
3-Golden State vs. 6-Denver (Golden State wins series 4-1)

SEMIFINALS
1-Phoenix vs. 4-Dallas (Dallas wins series 4-3)
2-Memphis vs. 3-Golden State (Golden State wins series 4-2)

FINALS
3-Golden State vs. 4-Dallas (Golden State wins series 4-1)

(NBA Finals)
East-Boston vs. West-Golden State
Game 1 at Golden State: June 2 (Boston 120-108)
Game 2 at Golden State: June 5 (Golden State 107-88)
Game 3 at Boston: June 8 (Boston 116-100)
Game 4 at Boston: June 10
Game 5 at Golden State: June 13
Game 6 (if necessary) at Boston: June 16
Game 7 (if necessary) at Golden State: June 19

 

 

 

 

Pro baseball

The Gastonia Honey Hunters shutout Charleston, W.Va., 6-0 on Wednesday to improve to 28-14 on the season.

The full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2022 schedule (Games times 6:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4:15 on Sunday):

April (8-1)
21 Lancaster, Pa. (L 2-5)
22 Lancaster, Pa. (W 4-3)
23 Lancaster, Pa. (W 8-1)
24 Lancaster, Pa. (W 13-4)
26 Wild Health, Ky. (W 12-1)
27 Wild Health, Ky. (W 17-4)
28 Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-4)
29 Staten Island (W 5-4)
30 Staten Island (W 6-5)

May (16-10)
1 Staten Island (W 10-5)
3 at York, Pa. (W 3-1)
4 at York, Pa. (L 4-5 in 10)
5 at York, Pa. (W 12-7)
6 at Staten Island (ppd.)
7 at Staten Island (ppd.)
8 at Staten Island (W 4-1)
8 at Staten Island (W 7-2)
10 at So. Maryland (W 2-0)
11 at So. Maryland (L 0-4)
12 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
13 at Staten Island (ppd.)
14 at Staten Island (ppd.)
15 at Staten Island (L 1-2)
15 at Staten Island (W 1-0)
16 at Staten Island (W 8-3)
17 So. Maryland (L 4-5)
18 So. Maryland (L 6-8)
19 So. Maryland (W 13-1)
20 Charleston, W.Va.(W 12-10)
21 Charleston, W.Va.(W 6-4)
22 Charleston, W.Va.(L 1-8)
24 at Lancaster, Pa.(W 2-1)
25 at Lancaster, Pa.(L 3-13)
26 at Lancaster, Pa.(L 1-4)
27 at Long Island (W 5-3)
28 at Long Island (W 10-3)
29 at Long Island (W 3-2)
30 at Long Island (W 5-2)
31 Long Island (L 7-8)

June (4-3)
1 Long Island (L 9-10 in 11)
2 Long Island (L 0-5)
3 at High Point (W 5-4)
4 at High Point (W 8-3)
5 at High Point (W 8-3)
7 at Charleston,W.Va.(L 5-7)
8 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 6-0)
9 at Charleston,W.Va.
10 High Point
11 High Point
12 High Point
14 Charleston, W.Va.
15 Charleston, W.Va.
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 at Lexington, Ky.
18 at Lexington, Ky.
19 at Lexington, Ky.
21 Charleston, W.Va.
22 Charleston, W.Va.
23 Charleston, W.Va.
24 at So. Maryland
25 at So. Maryland
26 at So. Maryland
28 Wild Health, Ky.
29 Wild Health, Ky.
30 Wild Health, Ky.

July
1 at Lexington, Ky.
2 at Lexington, Ky.
3 at Lexington, Ky.
4 High Point
5 High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 High Point
9 High Point
10 High Point
12 at Wild Health, Ky.
13 at Wild Health, Ky.
14 at Wild Health, Ky.
15 Lexington, Ky.
16 Lexington, Ky.
17 Lexington, Ky.
19 at York, Pa.
20 at York, Pa.
21 at York, Pa.
22 at High Point
23 at High Point
24 at High Point
26 Lexington, Ky.
27 Lexington, Ky.
28 Lexington, Ky.
29 York, Pa.
30 York, Pa.
31 York, Pa.

August
2 at Lexington, Ky.
3 at Lexington, Ky.
4 at Lexington, Ky.
5 High Point
6 High Point
7 High Point
9 Staten Island
10 Staten Island
11 Staten Island
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 So. Maryland
17 So. Maryland
18 So. Maryland
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 High Point
23 at Charleston,W.Va.
24 at Charleston,W.Va.
25 at Charleston,W.Va.
26 at High Point
27 at High Point
28 at High Point
30 High Point
31 High Point

September
1 High Point
2 Wild Health, Ky.
3 Wild Health, Ky.
4 Wild Health, Ky.
6 at Wild Health, Ky.
7 at Wild Health, Ky.
8 at Wild Health, Ky.
9 Lexington, Ky.
10 Lexington, Ky.
11 Lexington, Ky.
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
15 at High Point
16 at Charleston,W.Va.
17 at Charleston,W.Va.
18 at Charleston,W.Va.

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):

(5-8-1 record)
Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta (L 1-2)
March 19, New England (W 3-1)
March 26, Cincinnati (W 2-0)
April 2, at Philadelphia (L 0-2)
April 10, Atlanta (W 1-0)
April 16, at New England (L 1-2)
April 23, at Colorado (T 0-0)
April 30, at Orlando (L 1-2)
May 7, Miami (W 1-0)
May 14, Montreal (L 0-2)
May 22, Vancouver (W 2-1)
May 29, at Seattle (L 1-2)
June 11, New York, 3 p.m.
June 18, at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
June 25, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
June 30, Austin, 7 p.m.
July 3, at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
July 9, Nashville, 7 p.m.
July 16, at Miami, 8 p.m.
July 23, at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
July 30, Columbus, 7 p.m.
August 3, D.C., 7 p.m.
August 6, Chicago, 7 p.m.
August 13, at LAFC, 10:30 p.m.
August 17, at New York City, TBD
August 21, Orlando, 7 p.m.
August 27, Toronto, 7 p.m.
September 3, at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
September 10, New York City, 7 p.m.
September 17, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
October 1, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, TBD

 

 

 

 

Auto racing

The 2022 NASCAR cup schedule (with winners):

Feb. 6 Busch Light Clash (Joey Logano)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 (Brad Keselowski)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 (Chris Buescher)
Feb. 20 Daytona 500 (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 27 Wise Power 400 (Kyle Larson)
Mar. 6 Pennzoil 400 (Alex Bowman)
Mar. 13 Ruoff Mortgage (Chase Briscoe)
Mar. 20 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (William Byron)
Mar. 27 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Ross Chastain)
Apr. 3 Toyota Owners (Denny Hamlin)
Apr. 9 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (William Byron-2)
Apr. 17 Food City Dirt Race (Kyle Busch)
Apr. 24 Geico 500 (Ross Chastain-2)
May 2 DuraMAX Drydene 400 (Chase Elliott)
May 8 Goodyear 400 (Joey Logano)
May 15 AdventHealth 400 (Kurt Busch)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star Open (Daniel Suarez)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star (Ryan Blaney)
May 29 Coca-Cola 600 (Denny Hamlin-2)
June 5 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Joey Logano-2)
June 12 Toyota/Save Mart 350
June 26 Ally 400
July 3 Kwik Trip 250
July 10 Quaker State 400
July 17 Ambetter 301
July 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono
July 31 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
Aug. 7 FireKeepers Casino 400
Aug. 14 Federated Auto Parts 400
Aug. 21 Go Bowling at The Glen
Aug. 27 Coke Zero Sugar 400
Sept. 4 Cook Out Southern 500
Sept. 11 Hollywood Casino 400
Sept. 17 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Sept. 24 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Oct. 2 YellaWood 500
Oct. 9 Bank of America ROVAL 400
Oct. 16 South Point 400
Oct. 23 Dixie Vodka 400
Oct. 30 Xfinity 500
Nov. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship