8-6-22 roundup: Pro baseball, football and soccer, Legion baseball, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
Gastonia’s Chandler Meeks, the Gaston Braves’ Caleb Burr and Chase Stewart and Cherryville’s Joseph Webb led American Legion baseball statistical leaders from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
Note: Statistics provided by area coaches and/or statisticians.
Batting average (minimum: 30 at-bats)
Chandler Meeks, Gastonia (25-53) .472
Austin Parker, Gastonia (22-51) .431
Logan Agosta, G-Braves (31-78) .397
Liam Brady, G-Braves (21-57) .368
Jacob Hamrick, Cherryville (25-69) .362
Steven Spaes, Cleveland County (17-47) .362
Caleb Burr, G-Braves (30-87) .345
Ryan Emery, Cleveland County (26-78) .333
Colby Humphries, Cleveland County (15-46) .326
Landon Jenkins, Gastonia (13-40) .325
Cole Drewery, Cleveland County (30-93) .323
Landon Jenkins, Cherryville (17-53) .321
Tripp Dow, Gastonia (12-38) .316
Dylan Owenby, G-Braves (11-35) .314
Julian Hall, G-Braves (20-65) .308
Carson Adams, Gastonia (11-36) .306
Zane Brockman, Cherryville (33-109) .303
Colby Putnam, Cleveland County (26-87) .299
Home runs
Caleb Burr, G-Braves 6
Ashton Pope, Cherryville 5
Joseph Webb, Cherryville 3
Will Blackburn, Cherryville 2
Cole Irby, Cherryville 2
Steven Spaes, Cleveland County 2
Runs batted in
Caleb Burr, G-Braves 29
Ashton Pope, Cherryville 27
Julian Hall, G-Braves 24
Cole Irby, Cherryville 24
Zane Brockman, Cherryville 19
Joseph Webb, Cherryville 19
Ryan Emery, Cleveland County 18
Reid Stroupe, Cherryville 16
Pitching record (W-L-S)
(Minimum: Combination of 2 wins and/or saves)
Joseph Webb, Cherryville 6-2-1
Tyler Smart, Cleveland County 6-0-0
Parker Agosta, G-Braves 5-3-0
Ethan Simmons, G-Braves 4-1-1
Will Blackburn, Cherryville 4-0-0
Chase Stewart, G-Braves 4-0-0
Colby Humphries, Cleveland County 3-1-0
Jairo Osio, Gastonia 3-1-0
Hunter Reavis, G-Braves 2-1-2
Kanon Willis, Cherryville 2-1-2
Ashton Pope, Cherryville 2-2-1
Landon Hahn, Cherryville 2-0-0
Zane Brockman, Cherryville 2-1-0
Austin Parker, Gastonia 2-1-0
Josh Clanton, Gastonia 2-2-0
Devin Pressley, Cleveland County 2-3-0
Boone Cartee, Cleveland County 1-2-2
Parker Curell, Gastonia 1-0-1
Tucker McSwain, Cleveland County 1-3-1
Zac Flontek, Cleveland County 1-4-1
Innings pitched
Joseph Webb, Cherryville 55 1-3
Tyler Smart, Cleveland County 37 1-3
Parker Agosta, G-Braves 36 2-3
Will Blackburn, Cherryville 33 2-3
Devin Pressley, Cleveland County 32 2-3
Ashton Pope, Cherryville 31 1-3
Chase Stewart, G-Braves 30 2-3
Boone Cartee, Cleveland County 30 1-3
Hunter Reavis, G-Braves 28 2-3
Zac Flontek, Cleveland County 28 1-3
Colby Humphries, Cleveland County 27 1-3
Jairo Osio, Gastonia 26
Tucker McSwain, Cleveland County 25 2-3
Zane Brockman, Cherryville 23 2-3
Josh Clanton, Gastonia 23 1-3
Noah Huss, Cherryville 21 1-3
Ethan Simmons, G-Braves 21
ERA (Minimum: 20 innings pitched)
Chase Stewart, G-Braves 0.91
Ashton Pope, Cherryville 1.34
Tyler Smart, Cleveland County 1.69
Zane Brockman, Cherryville 1.77
Joseph Webb, Cherryville 1.77
Hunter Reavis, G-Braves 1.95
Noah Huss, Cherryville 1.97
Zac Flontek, Cleveland County 1.98
Devin Pressley, Cleveland County 2.36
Jairo Osio, Gastonia 2.42
Will Blackburn, Cherryville 3.33
Boone Cartee, Cleveland County 3.69
Tucker McSwain, Cleveland County 3.82
Ethan Simmons, G-Braves 4.00
Parker Agosta, G-Braves 4.01
Colby Humphries, Cleveland County 4.87
Josh Clanton, Gastonia 5.10
Strikeouts
Joseph Webb, Cherryville 80
Devin Pressley, Cleveland County 49
Zac Flontek, Cleveland County 49
Will Blackburn, Cherryville 40
Ashton Pope, Cherryville 33
Colby Humphries, Cleveland County 29
Tyler Smart, Cleveland County 29
Zane Brockman, Cherryville 28
Boone Cartee, Cleveland County 27
Chase Stewart, G-Braves 27
Jairo Osio, Gastonia 26
Parker Agosta, G-Braves 24
Tucker McSwain, Cleveland County 24
Ethan Simmons, G-Braves 21
Legion baseball
The results and pairings for the Region 3 Southeast Regional at McCrary Park in Asheboro:
August 3
Game 1 – KY champ (Owensboro) vs. SC runner-up (Camden) – Camden 11-0 in 5
Game 2 – GA champ (Evans) vs. TN champ (Columbia) – Evans 5-0
Game 3 – FL champ (Belleview) vs. NC champ (Wilmington) – Belleview 8-5
Game 4 – SC champ (Rock Hill) vs. Host (Randolph County NC) – Randolph 14-8
August 4
Game 5 – Owensboro vs. Wilmington – Wilmington 8-3
Game 6 – Columbia vs. Rock Hill – Rock Hill 11-3
Game 7 – Camden vs. Belleview – Camden 9-7
Game 8 – Evans vs. Randolph County – Randolph 3-2
August 5
Game 9 – Rock Hill vs. Belleview – Rock Hill 7-3
Game 10 – Wilmington vs. Evans – Wilmington 18-0 in 5
Game 11 – Camden vs. Randolph County – Camden 12-7
August 6s
Game 12 – Wilmington vs. Randolph County – Wilmington 15-5 in 5
Game 13 – Rock Hill vs. Camden – Camden 3-2
August 7
Game 14 – Wilmington vs. Rock Hill, 1:30 p.m.
Game 15 – Game 14 winner vs. Camden, 4:30 p.m.
Pro baseball
High Point defeated Gastonia 8-4 on Saturday in Atlantic League of Professional Baseball action.
The full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2022 schedule (Games times 6:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4:15 on Sunday):
First half record: 44-21 (South Division winner)
Second half record: 23-6
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 (17-9)
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 (W 7-6)
11 High Point (W 6-4)
12 High Point (W 9-5)
14 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
15 Charleston, W.Va. (W 14-7)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 2-0)
17 at Lexington, Ky. (W 6-1)
18 at Lexington, Ky. (L 2-3 in 10)
19 at Lexington, Ky. (W 4-0 in 11)
21 Charleston, W.Va. (W 8-7)
22 Charleston, W.Va. (L 1-4)
23 Charleston, W.Va. (W 5-4)
24 at So. Maryland (ppd.)
25 at So. Maryland (W 6-3)
25 at So. Maryland (W 3-0)
26 at So. Maryland (L 7-9)
28 Wild Health, Ky. (W 4-0)
29 Wild Health, Ky. (L 2-10)
30 Wild Health, Ky. (L 6-7)
July (21-5)
1 at Lexington, Ky. (W 12-11)
2 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-6)
3 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-5)
4 High Point (L 1-8)
–end of 1st half of season
5 High Point (W 8-5 in 5/weather)
6 at High Point (W 7-6)
7 at High Point (W 6-4)
8 High Point (ppd.)
9 High Point (W 4-0)
10 High Point (W 5-2)
10 High Point (ppd., Aug. 5)
12 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 8-6)
13 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-2)
14 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 4-1)
15 Lexington, Ky (ppd.)
16 Lexington, Ky. (W 4-1)
16 Lexington, Ky. (W 5-3)
17 Lexington, Ky. (W 12-5)
19 at York, Pa. (W 19-5)
20 at York, Pa. (W 10-0)
21 at York, Pa. (L 2-6)
22 at High Point (L 1-2)
23 at High Point (W 5-3)
24 at High Point (L 6-7)
26 Lexington, Ky. (L 4-10)
27 Lexington, Ky. (W 11-0)
28 Lexington, Ky. (W 8-6)
29 York, Pa. (W 3-2)
30 York, Pa. (ppd.)
31 York, Pa. (W 8-7)
31 York, Pa. (W 5-1)
August (4-2)
2 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-8)
3 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-3)
4 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-5)
5 High Point (W 6-3)
5 High Point (L 2-3)
6 High Point (L 4-8)
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.
—ALPB playoffs
(Southern Division championship: Best-of-5)
20 home at 6:15 p.m.
21 home at 6:15 p.m.
23 away TBA
24 (if necessary) away TBA
25 (if necessary) away TBA
Pro football
The Carolina Panthers Fan Fest comes to Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 11. The event, presented by Daimler Truck North America, begins at 5:30 p.m. at Bank of America Stadium. Tickets are $5 and are on sale to the public now on Panthers.com and Ticketmaster.
During Fan Fest, fans can see the Panthers practice on the stadium field and enjoy performances by the TopCats, Sir Purr, PurrCussion and the Black & Blue Crew before the night culminates with a fireworks and laser show.
Pro soccer
Charlotte FC fell to 9-13-2 on the season with a 3-2 home loss to Chicago on Saturday night.
Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
(9-13-2 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 (W 2-0)
June 18, at Columbus (T 1-1)
June 25, at Montreal (L 1-2)
June 30, Austin (L 0-1)
July 3, at Houston (W 2-1)
July 9, Nashville (W 4-1)
July 16, at Miami (L 2-3)
July 23, at Toronto (L 0-4)
July 30, Columbus (suspended at 0-0 in 16th minute to Oct. 5)
August 3, D.C. (W 3-0)
August 6, Chicago (L 2-3)
August 13, at LAFC, 10:30 p.m.
August 17, at New York City, TBDs
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, 5:30 p.m.
October 5, Columbus, 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 (Daniel Suarez)
June 26 Ally 400 (Chase Elliott-2)
July 3 Kwik Trip 250 (Tyler Reddick)
July 10 Quaker State 400 (Chase Elliott-3)
July 17 Ambetter 301 (Christopher Bell)
July 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono (Chase Elliott-4)
July 31 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (Tyler Reddick-2)
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