6-7-21 roundup: Prep baseball and softball, College baseball and softball, Pro baseball and hockey, Legion baseball, Golf

By Richard Walker

Former East Lincoln High standout Alec Burleson was honored by the St. Louis Cardinals organization as its Minor League Player of the MOnth for May.

A 2017 East Lincoln graduate, Burleson was a second-round pick of the Cardinals in the 2020 draft after a standout three-year career at East Carolina.

Burleson didn’t play professionally in 2020 since the coronavirus cancelled minor league baseball but he hit .317 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 21 games played for Class A Peoria and Class AA Springfield of the Cardinals’ organization.

 

High school baseball

Here are local high school baseball standings through Monday’s games with conference record first followed by overall record:

BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 11-0, 11-0
Kings Mountain 9-1, 10-2
North Gaston 6-5, 6-6
Forestview 6-4, 8-4
Cramer 4-7, 6-7
Ashbrook 1-9, 1-11
Huss 0-11, 1-11

SOUTHWESTERN 2A
R-S Central 9-1, 10-2
South Point 7-3, 8-4
Chase 6-4, 8-4
East Rutherford 5-5, 6-5
East Gaston 5-7, 5-7
Burns 3-7, 4-8
Shelby 1-9, 1-11

SOUTH FORK 2A
East Lincoln 11-1, 11-1
North Lincoln 9-3, 9-3
Lk Norman Charter 8-4, 8-4
Maiden 7-5, 7-5
Bandys 6-6, 6-6
Lincolnton 4-8, 4-8
West Lincoln 2-10, 2-10
Newton-Conover 1-11, 1-11

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Cherryville 10-0, 12-0
Lincoln Charter 10-1, 11-1
Christ the King 6-4, 7-5
Thomas Jefferson 5-6, 6-6
Highland Tech 4-6, 5-6
Bessemer City 1-9, 1-11
Piedmont CC 0-10, 0-10

PAC 7 2A
Mtn Isl Charter 10-0, 10-0
Pine Lake Prep 10-2, 10-2
Comm Sch Davidson 7-3, 8-3
Union Academy 6-5, 6-5
Bradford Prep 4-6, 4-8
Langtree Charter 0-10, 0-10
Queen’s Grant 0-11, 1-11

This week’s games

Tuesday
Forestview at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Ashbrook
East Rutherford at Shelby
R-S Central at Burns
South Point at Chase
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
Bandys at North Lincoln
East Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Lincolnton at Maiden
West Lincoln at Lake Norman Charter
Christ the King at Highland Tech
Lincoln Charter at Cherryville
Piedmont Community Charter at Bessemer City
Mountain Island Charter at Community School of Davidson

Thursday
Ashbrook at Huss
Cramer at Forestview
Kings Mountain at Crest
North Lincoln at Bandys
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech

Friday
East Gaston at North Gaston
Burns at R-S Central
Chase at South Point
Shelby at East Rutherford
Lake Norman Charter at West Lincoln
Maiden at Lincolnton
Newton-Conover at East Lincoln
Bessemer City at Cherryville
Lincoln Charter at South Caldwell
Piedmont Community Charter at Christ the King
Community School of Davidson at Mountain Island Charter

 

 

 

High school baseball/softball

Here is the full schedule for all best-of-three S.C. High School baseball and softball state championship series:

Class 5A Baseball
Tuesday: Hillcrest 5-3
Friday: Hillcrest 8-7 (Hillcrest beats Summerville 2 games to 0)

Class 4A Baseball
Tuesday: A.C. Flora 10-0
Thursday: A.C. Flora 10-0 (A.C. Flora beats James Island 2 games to 0)

Class 3A Baseball
Tuesday: Gilbert 14-4
Thursday: West-Oak 6-0
Saturday: Gilbert 12-3 (Gilbert wins series 2 games to 1)

Class 2A Baseball
Wednesday: Andrew Jackson 1-0
Friday: Legion Collegiate 11-1 in 5 innings (Series tied 1-1)
Monday: Andrew Jackson vs. Legion Collegiate at Lancaster (ppd. to Tuesday)

Class 1A Baseball
Tuesday: Lake View 11-2
Saturday: Lake 7-6 (Lake View beats Southside Christian 2 games to 0)

Class 5A Softball
Tuesday: Byrnes 2-0
Thursday: Byrnes 4-0 (Byrnes beat Ashley 2 games to 0)

Class 4A Softball
Tuesday: Lugoff-Elgin 4-3
Friday: Lugoff-Elgin 5-4 (Lugoff-Elgin beats Darlington 2 games to 0)

Class 3A Softball
Tuesday: Dillon 3-2
Thursday: Seneca 6-5 (Series tied 1-1)
Saturday: Dillon vs. Seneca at neutral site

Class 2A Softball
Tuesday: Legion Collegiate 6-3
Thursday: Legion Collegiate 10-4 (Legion Collegiate beats Andrew Jackson 2 games to 0)

Class 1A Softball
Tuesday: Lake View 5-3
Thursday: Lake View 8-2 (Lake View beats Dixie 2 games to 0)

 

 

College baseball

Eight Carolinas teams are in the 64-team NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Here are the pairings and results for the regionals:

Fayetteville Regional hosted by Arkansas (No. 1 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Arkansas 13, No. 4 NJIT 8
No. 2 Nebraska 8, No. 3 Northeastern 6
Saturday’s games
NJIT 3, Northeastern 2
Arkansas 5, Nebraska 1
Sunday’s games
Nebraska 18, NJIT 4
Nebraska 5, Arkansas 3
Monday’s game
Arkansas 6, Nebraska 2 (Arkansas wins regional)

Austin Regional hosted by Texas (No. 2 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Texas 11, No. 4 Southern U. 0
No. 2 Arizona State 7, No. 3 Fairfield 6
Saturday’s games
Fairfield 6, Southern U. 2
Texas 10, Arizona State 3
Sunday’s games
Fairfield 9, Arizona State 7
Texas 12, Fairfield 2 (Texas wins regional)

Knoxville Regional hosted by Tennessee (No. 3 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 3 Liberty 11, No. 2 Duke 6
No. 1 Tennessee 9, No. 4 Wright State 8
Saturday’s games
Duke 14, Wright State 6
Tennessee 9, Liberty 3
Sunday’s games
Liberty 15, Duke 4
Tennessee 3, Liberty 1 (Tennessee wins regional)

Nashville Regional hosted by Vanderbilt (No. 4 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 2 Georgia Tech 7, No. 3 Indiana State 6
No. 1 Vanderbilt 10, No. 4 Presbyterian 0
Saturday’s games
Indiana State 9, Presbyterian 2
Vanderbilt 4, Georgia Tech 3
Sunday’s games
Georgia Tech 9, Indiana State 0
Vanderbilt 14, Georgia Tech 11, 11 innings (Vanderbilt wins regional)

Tucson Regional hosted by Arizona (No. 5 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 14, No. 2 Oklahoma State 4
No. 1 Arizona 12, No. 4 Grand Canyon 6
Saturday’s games
Oklahoma State 5, Grand Canyon 3
Arizona 4, UC Santa Barbara 0
Sunday’s games
UC Santa Barbara 13, Oklahoma State 3
Arizona 5, UC Santa Barbara 2 (Arizona wins regional)

Fort Worth Regional hosted by TCU (No. 6 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 3 Dallas Baptist 6, No. 2 Oregon State 5
No. 1 TCU 12, No. 4 McNeese 4
Saturday’s games
Oregon State 10, McNeese 5
Dallas Baptist 8, TCU 6
Sunday’s games
Oregon State 3, TCU 2
Oregon State 5, Dallas Baptist 4
Monday’s game
Dallas Baptist 8, Oregon State 5 (Dallas Baptist wins regional)

Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi State (No. 7 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Mississippi State 8, No. 4 Samford 4
No. 2 VCU 19, No. 3 Campbell 4
Saturday’s games
Campbell 16, Samford 13
Mississippi State 16, VCU 4
Sunday’s games
Campbell 19, VCU 10
Monday’s game
Mississippi State 6, Campbell 5, 10 innings (Mississippi State wins regional)

Lubbock Regional hosted by Texas Tech (No. 8 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Texas Tech 6, No. 4 Army 3
No. 3 North Carolina 5, No. 2 UCLA 4
Saturday’s games
UCLA 13, Army 6
Texas Tech 7, North Carolina 2
Sunday’s games
UCLA 12, North Carolina 2
Texas Tech 8, UCLA 2 (Texas Tech wins regional)

Palo Alto Regional hosted by Stanford (No. 9 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Stanford 9, No. 4 North Dakota State 1
No. 2 UC Irvine 7, No. 3 Nevada 0
Saturday’s games
North Dakota State 6, Nevada 1
Stanford 12, UC Irvine 4
Sunday’s games
UC Irvine 18, North Dakota State 3
UC Irvine 8, Stanford 4
Monday’s game
Stanford vs. UC Irvine, late

South Bend Regional hosted by Notre Dame (No. 10 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Notre Dame 10, No. 4 Central Michigan 0
No. 2 Connecticut 6, No. 3 Michigan 1
Saturday’s games
Central Michigan 8, Michigan 2
Notre Dame 26, Connecticut 3
Sunday’s games
Central Michigan 14, Connecticut 9
Notre Dame 14, Central Michigan 2 (Notre Dame wins regional)

Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina (Old Dominion No. 11 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No 2 South Carolina 4, No. 3 Virginia 3
No. 1 Old Dominion 4, No. 4 Jacksonville 3
Saturday’s games
Virginia 13, Jacksonville 8
Old Dominion 2, South Carolina 1
Sunday’s games
Virginia 3, South Carolina 2
Virginia 8, Old Dominion 3
Monday’s game
Virginia vs. Old Dominion (ppd. to Tuesday)

Oxford Regional hosted by Ole Miss (No. 12 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 3 Florida State 5, No. 2 Southern Miss 2
No. 1 Ole Miss 6, No. 4 Southeast Missouri State 3
Saturday’s games
Southern Miss 21, Southeast Missouri State 0
Ole Miss 4, Florida State 3
Sunday’s games
Southern Miss 7, Florida State 4
Southern Miss 10, Ole Miss 7
Monday’s game
Ole Miss 12, Southern Miss 9 (Ole Miss wins regional)

Greenville Regional hosted by East Carolina (No. 13 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 East Carolina 8, No. 4 Norfolk State 5
No. 2 Charlotte 13, No. 3 Maryland 10
Saturday’s games
Maryland 16, Norfolk State 0
East Carolina 7, Charlotte 5
Sunday’s games
Maryland 2, Charlotte 1
East Carolina 9, Maryland 6 (East Carolina wins regional)

Eugene Regional hosted by Oregon (No. 14 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 1 Oregon 13, No. 4 Central Connecticut State 10
No. 2 Gonzaga 3, No. 3 LSU 0
Saturday’s games
LSU 6, Central Connecticut State 5 (10 innings)
Oregon 7, Gonzaga 3
Sunday’s games
LSU 9, Gonzaga 4
LSU 4, Oregon 1
Monday’s game
Oregon vs. LSU, late

Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida (No. 15 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 4 South Florida 5, No. 1 Florida 3
No. 2 Miami 1, No. 3 South Alabama 0
Saturday’s games
South Alabama 19, Florida 1
South Florida 10, Miami 2
Sunday’s games
South Alabama 7, Miami 2
Monday’s games
South Alabama 4, South Florida 0
South Florida 6, South Alabama 4 (South Florida wins regional)

Ruston Regional hosted by Louisiana Tech (No. 16 overall seed)
Friday’s games
No. 2 N.C. State 8, No. 3 Alabama 1
No. 1 Louisiana Tech 18, No. 4 Rider 2
Saturday’s games
Alabama 3, Rider 1
N.C. State 8, Louisiana Tech 3
Sunday’s games
Louisiana Tech 10, Alabama 8
N.C. State 14, Louisiana Tech 7 (N.C. State wins regional)

This weekend’s Super Regional pairings

No. 1 Arkansas vs. N.C. State

No. 2 Texas vs. South Florida

No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Oregon or LSU

No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 East Carolina

No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 12 Ole Miss

Dallas Baptist vs. No. 11 Old Dominion or Virginia

No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 10 Notre Dame

No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Stanford or UC Irvine

 

NCAA Division II: Pairings are set for the World Series being held Saturday through June 12 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary.

Saturday’s games
Game 1 – No. 5 Tampa 7, No. 4 Trevecca Nazarene 6 (10 innings)
Game 2 – No. 1 Central Missouri 9, No. 8 Northwest Nazarene 3

Sunday’s games
Game 3 – No. 3 Angelo State 6, No. 6 Wingate 2
Game 4 – No. 2 Seton Hill 4, No. 7 Southern New Hampshire 3

Monday’s games
Game 5 – Northwest Nazarence 9, Trevecca Nazarene 3
Game 6 – Central Missouri 8, Tampa 4

Tuesday, June 8
Game 7 – Wingate vs. Southern New Hampshie, 2 p.m.
Game 8 – Angelo State vs. Seton Hill, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 9
Game 9 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m.
Game 10 – Northwest Nazarene vs. Tampa, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 10
Game 11 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.
Game 12 – Central Missouri vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 11
Game 13/14 (if necessary) – If Game 6 and Game 8 winners lose on June 10, TBA

Saturday, June 12
Championship game, TBA

College softball

Full pairings and results for the World Series at Oklahoma City:

Thursday’s games
Game 1: James Madison 4, No. 1 Oklahoma 3, 8 innings
Game 2: No. 5 Oklahoma State 3, Georgia 2
Game 3: No. 3 Alabama 5, No. 11 Arizona 1
Game 4: No. 2 UCLA 4, No. 10 Florida State 0

Friday’s games
Game 5: James Madison 2, Oklahoma State 1
Game 6: Alabama 6, UCLA 0

Saturday’s games
Game 7: Oklahoma 8, Georgia 0
Game 8: Florida State 4, Arizona 3
Game 9: Oklahoma 10, UCLA 3
Game 10: Florida State 4, Oklahoma State 2

Sunday’s games
Game 11: Oklahoma 6, James Madison 3
Game 12: Florida State 2, Alabama 0

Monday’s games
Game 13: Oklahoma 7, James Madison 1
Game 14: Florida State 8, Alabama 5

Championship series:
Game 1: June 8, Oklahoma vs. Florida State, 7:30 p.m.
Game 2: June 9, Oklahoma vs. Florida State, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): June 10, Oklahoma State vs. Florida State, 7 p.m.

 

 

Pro hockey

The Carolina Hurricanes are in the midst of a Stanley Cup playoff pursuit after winning their fourth division title in 25 seasons in North Carolina. The Hurricanes won the 2006 Stanley Cup championship, advanced to the 2002 Stanley Cup finals and were in the Eastern Conference finals in 2019. Carolina is 36-12-8 this season and are the No. 1 seed in the Central Division.

Central Division semifinals vs. Nashville Predators
Game 1 – May 17, Carolina 5-2
Game 2 – May 19, Carolina 3-0
Game 3 – May 21, Nashville 5-4 in 2 OT
Game 4 – May 23, Nashville 4-3 in 2 OT
Game 5 – May 25, Carolina 3-2 in OT
Game 6 – May 27, Carolina 4-3 in OT (Carolina wins series 4-2)

Central Division finals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Game 1 – May 30, Tampa Bay 2-1
Game 2 – June 1, Tampa Bay 2-1
Game 3 – June 3, Carolina 3-2, OT
Game 4 – Saturday, Tampa Bay 6-4 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1)
Game 5 – Tuesday, at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Game 6 (if necessary) – June 10, at Tampa Bay
Game 7 (if necessary) – June 12, at Carolina

 

 

Basketball

East Lincoln High will host its 25th annual basketball camps on June 14-17 and June 28-July 1. Both camps are for boys and girls that are rising second- to tenth-graders. Cost is $65 preregistration and $75 the day of the Camp. Applications can be sent electronically by emailing Coach Chip Ashley at [email protected] or you can download online at http://www.eteamz.com/denvernuggets1.

 

 

 

Golf tournament

The Rutherford County Sports Hall of Fame is holding registration for the T. Max Champion Memorial Golf Tournament presented by Hardin’s Drugs. The event will be held Aug. 6 at Cleghorn Golf and Sports Club in Rutherfordton and will consist of three-person teams and a registration of $75 per player. The proceeds will benefit the RCSHOF Scholarship Fund and a prize of $600 will be awarded to the winning team. For more information on the T. Max Champion Memorial Golf Tournament or to nominate an athlete for the Rutherford County Sports Hall of Fame, please visit the RCSHOF website at https://rcshof.org/ or the organization’s Facebook page.