American Legion baseball update (thru May 22)
N.C. Area IV 2023
Missing schedules: Caldwell, Mint Hill
(Standings through May 22)
Area IV standings
Eastern Division Division Overall/Playoffs
Gaston Post 144-266 0-0 1-0/0-0
Gastonia Post 23 0-0 1-3/0-0
Matthews Post 235 0-0 0-1/0-0
Mint Hill Post 555 0-0 0-0/0-0
Lincoln County Post 455 0-0 0-0/0-0
Queen City 0-0 0-0/0-0
Western Division Division Overall/Playoffs
Burke County Post 21 1-0 1-0/0-0
Rutherford County Post 423 1-0 1-0/0-0
Asheville Post 70 0-0 0-0/0-0
Caldwell County Post 29 0-0 0-0/0-0
Cherryville Post 100 0-0 2-0/0-0
Cleveland County Post 82-155 0-1 2-1/0-0
Hickory Post 48 0-1 1-3/0-0
Regular-season games:
x-non-division games
(All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
Tuesday, May 16
No games scheduled
Wednesday, May 17
x-Hickory at Gastonia (H 6-5)
Thursday, May 18
x-Gastonia at Hickory (G 13-4)
Friday, May 19
No games scheduled
Saturday, May 20
x-Gastonia at Cleveland (C 7-1)
x-Matthews at Cherryville (C 6-2)
Sunday, May 21
x-Cherryville at Gastonia (C 11-0)
Cleveland at Rutherford (R 7-6 in 9)
Hickory at Burke (B 3-2)
Monday, May 22
x-Gaffney, S.C. at Cleveland (C 9-1)
x-GBraves at Hickory (G 6-2)
Tuesday, May 23
x-Cleveland at Gastonia
x-Lincoln at Hickory
x-Matthews at Kannapolis
Wednesday, May 24
Burke at Rutherford
x-Cleveland at GBraves
x-Queen City at Cherryville
Thursday, May 25
x-Cherryville at Queen City
x-Gastonia at GBraves
Friday, May 26
x-Lincoln at Burke
x-Queen City at Cleveland, ppd., no date
Saturday, May 27
Asheville at Cleveland
Sunday, May 28
Cherryville at Burke
x-Kannapolis at Cleveland, 1 p.m. DH
Mint Hill at Lincoln
Monday, May 29
Asheville at Cherryville
x-Matthews at Mocksville
Tuesday, May 30
x-Cherryville at Gastonia
Wednesday, May 31
Caldwell at Cleveland
Matthews at Queen City
Thursday, June 1
Caldwell at Asheville
x-Cherryville at Rowan
Friday, June 2
Burke at Caldwell
Queen City at Matthews
Saturday, June 3
No games scheduled
Sunday, June 4
Asheville at Hickory
Mint Hill at Matthews
Monday, June 5
x-Burke at GBraves
Queen City at Gastonia
Tuesday, June 6
Asheville at Burke
x-Caldwell at Matthews
GBraves at Gastonia
Mint Hill at Queen City
Wednesday, June 7
x-GBraves at Caldwell
x-Matthews at Cherryville
Thursday, June 8
Caldwell at Rutherford
x-GBraves at Cherryville
x-Lincoln at Hickory
Friday, June 9
x-Matthews at Fort Mill, S.C.
x-Queen City at Gastonia
(June Classic at Shelby/Cherryville)
x-Cleveland
x-Cherryville
Saturday, June 10
Hickory at Caldwell
(June Classic at Shelby/Cherryville)
x-Cleveland
x-Cherryville
Sunday, June 11
GBraves at Mint Hill
Lincoln at Matthews
Rutherford at Hickory
(June Classic at Shelby)
x-Cleveland
x-Cherryville
Monday, June 12
Cleveland at Cherryville
x-Hickory at GBraves
Tuesday, June 13
Cherryville at Caldwell
Cleveland at Hickory
GBraves at Matthews
Gastonia at Mint Hill
Queen City at Lincoln
Wednesday, June 14
x-Caldwell at GBraves
Thursday, June 15
Asheville at Cleveland
Caldwell at Hickory
Lincoln at Mint Hill
Matthews at Gastonia
Rutherford at Cherryville
Friday, June 16
x-Hamlet at Matthews
(North-South Challenge at Fort Mill, S.C.)
x-Florence, S.C. vs. Cherryville, 5 p.m.
x-Fort Mill, S.C. vs. Cherryville, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 17
Cleveland at Caldwell
Gastonia at Lincoln
x-Lancaster, S.C. at Matthews
Mint Hill at GBraves
x-Mount Airy at Asheville, 2 p.m. DH
Rutherford at Burke
(North-South Challenge at Fort Mill, S.C.)
x-Florence, S.C. vs. Davidson County, 11 a.m.
x-Florence, S.C. vs. Queen City, 1:30 p.m.
x-Rock Hill, S.C. vs. Cherryville, 4 p.m.
x-Fort Mill, S.C. vs. Queen City, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 18
GBraves at Lincoln
Rutherford at Cleveland
(North-South Challenge at Fort Mill, S.C.)
x-Rock Hill, S.C. vs. Queen City, noon
x-Rock Hill, S.C. vs. Davidson County, 2:30 p.m.
x-Fort Mill, S.C. vs. Davidson County, 5 p.m.
Monday, June 19
Asheville at Caldwell
Burke at Hickory
GBraves at Gastonia
Matthews at Lincoln
Tuesday, June 20
Cherryville at Asheville
Mint Hill at Lincoln
Wednesday, June 21
Burke at Cleveland
Cherryville at Rutherford
Hickory at Asheville
Matthews at Mint Hill
Queen City at GBraves, 5 p.m. DH
Thursday, June 22
Burke at Cherryville
x-Matthews at Caldwell
Friday, June 23
x-Caldwell at Lincoln
Gastonia at Matthews
Hickory at Cherryville
(Randolph County tournament at Asheboro)
x-Cleveland vs. Martinsville, Va., 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 24
Burke at Asheville
Cherryville at Hickory
Lincoln at GBraves
Queen City at Mint Hill
Rutherford at Caldwell
(Randolph County tournament at Asheboro)
x-Cleveland at Randolph, 2 p.m.
x-Cleveland vs. St. Marys, Md., 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 25
Caldwell at Burke
Gastonia at Queen City
Hickory at Rutherford
x-Cleveland at Rowan, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, June 26
Cherryville at Cleveland
Lincoln at Gastonia
Tuesday, June 27
Cleveland at Burke
x-Matthews at Hamlet
Wednesday, June 28
Asheville at Rutherford
Caldwell at Cherryville
Hickory at Cleveland
Lincoln at Queen City
Matthews at GBraves
Thursday, June 29
Mint Hill at Gastonia
Friday, June 30
Area IV pairings meeting
Area IV playoffs:
First round (July 1-5, best of 5)
Quarterfinals (July 6-11, best of 5)
Semifinals (July 12-19, best of 7)
Final (July 20-22, 1 game or best of 3)