6-9-22 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball and soccer, High school baseball, Legion baseball, College baseball

By Richard Walker

Unbeaten Big South 3A Conference championship-winning softball team Crest High took two of the three top honors in all-league done by conference coaches.

The Chargers’ Aidan Ledbetter was named pitcher of the year and Greg Earl was named coach of the year after Crest went 14-0 in league play.

Kings Mountain’s Austyn Dixon took the other top honor as she was named player of the year.

The full all-conference team follows:

Coach of the Year – Greg Earl (Crest)
Player of the Year – Austyn Dixon (Kings Mountain)
Pitcher of the Year – Aidan Ledbetter (Crest)
Pitchers – Kali Weaver (Kings Mountain), Emma Donaldson (Stuart Cramer), Elissa Rich (North Gaston)
Catchers – Braley Hamilton (Stuart Cramer), Lily Smith (Forestview)
Infielders – Sara Rose Warlick (Crest), Bryn Bumgardner (Forestview), Megan Towery (North Gaston), Caroline Allred (North Gaston), Andrea Melton (Kings Mountain), Alexis Shope (Crest), Andrea Detweiler (Stuart Cramer), Mackenzi Luckenbaugh (Crest)
Outfielders – Madison Lee (Stuart Cramer), Payton Conroy (Stuart Cramer), Riley Parker (Crest), Jaylen Ledbetter (Crest), Blair Riley (Forestview), Skylar Smith (North Gaston)
Utility/DH – Gracie Nichols (North Gaston), Paige Flemming (Kings Mountain), Carson Upton (Forestview)

 

 

 

 

Legion baseball

Cherryville 1, Cleveland County 0: Joseph Webb pitched a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts as Cherryville edged host Cleveland County and Devin Pressley. Pressley yielded only a first-inning run on a wild pitch and fired a four-hitter with eight strikeouts. Zane Brockman had two hits and the scored the game’s only run after a first-inning double.

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Legion baseball

Burns 13, Shelby 3 (5 innings)

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

Former Crest High standout C.J. Mayhue will start on the mound for East Carolina in the Friday opener of its best-of-three super regional at home against Texas.

A 2019 Crest High graduate, Mayhue is 5-1 with one save and a 2.82 ERA in 29 appearances (11 starts) this season. Mayhue was in the bullpen for 18 of his first 22 appearances of the season before becoming a full-time starter in late April. He went five innings for a 4-2 victory over Virginia in last weekend’s regional it hosted.

Also for the Pirates, Lane Hoover (Lincolnton 2018) is hitting a team-high .343 with 33 RBIs in 64 games (63 starts).

East Carolina (45-19) hosts Texas on Friday at noon in the opener. The second game is Saturday at noon and a third game, if necessary, will played at a time to be determined on Sunday.

The Pirates went 3-1 last weekend, highlighted by a 13-4 win over Coastal Carolina to advance to the super regional.

 

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
Rollins 12, Point Loma 4
North Greenville 8, West Chester 5 (West Chester eliminated)

June 10
Point Loma vs. Rollins, noon
National championship – Point Loma-Rollins winner vs. North Greenville, 7 p.m.

June 11
If North Greenville loses June 10 7 p.m. game, TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

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

Dominick Barlow (Overtime Elite)
Garrison Brooks (Mississippi State)
John Butler (Florida State)
Michael Devoe (Georgia Tech)
Mitch Lightfoot (Kansas)
Iverson Molinar (Mississippi State)

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 moved back into first place of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on Thursday after a 3-2 win at Charleston, W.Va.

Gastonia (29-14) hosts second-place High Point (28-15) in a three-game homestand that starts on Friday.

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 (5-3)
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.(W 3-2)
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