Wednesday’s roundup: Pro baseball, College baseball, football and soccer, High school soccer, softball and baseball
By Richard Walker
Former Burns High and Cherryville Legion Post 100 standout Christopher Proctor is one step away from the major leagues after being promoted to Class AAA Toledo on Wednesday.
Proctor, a 2015 Burns High graduate, had been playing for the West Michigan Whitecaps of the High Class A Central League where he was hitting .250 with a double in one game.
A 13th-round selection out of Duke in the 2018 major league draft by the Detroit Tigers, Proctor is a 6-foot-1, 175-pound catcher who is hitting .208 with two home runs and 33 RBIs in 103 career minor league games.
Proctor played for Cherryville Post 100 in 2015 and for Duke from 2016 to 2018 and he is one step away from becoming the first Burns High product to play in the major leagues.
High school baseball
Cherryville 10, Piedmont Community Charter 0 (Thursday): Starter Tripp Creason got the victory in a two-inning effort and relievers Eli Newsome, Kanon Willis and Logan Hendrick went one inning apiece for Cherryville, whose offense was led by Will Heavner (1-2), Collin Robinson (1-1, 1 RBI), Dalton Pence (1-2, 1 RBI), Newsome (1-1, 1 RBI), Ty Heavner (2 RBIs), Ben Huffstetler (1-2, home run), Quinlan Sanford (1-1, 3 RBIs).
Standings through Tuesday’s games with conference record first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 5-0, 5-0
Kings Mountain 4-0, 5-0
Forestview 3-1, 4-1
North Gaston 2-3, 2-3
Cramer 1-3, 2-3
Huss 0-4, 1-4
Ashbrook 0-4, 0-5
SOUTHWESTERN 2A
R-S Central 5-0, 5-0
South Point 4-0, 4-1
Chase 2-1, 4-1
East Gaston 2-3, 2-3
East Rutherford 1-2, 2-2
Burns 1-4, 1-4
Shelby 0-5, 0-5
SOUTH FORK 2A
East Lincoln 5-0, 5-0
Maiden 4-1, 4-1
North Lincoln 4-1, 4-1
Bandys 3-2, 3-2
Lincolnton 2-3, 2-3
Lk Norman Charter 1-4, 1-4
West Lincoln 1-4, 1-4
Newton-Conover 0-5, 0-5
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Lincoln Charter 5-0, 5-0
Cherryville 4-0, 5-0
Thomas Jefferson 2-2, 2-2
Christ the King 1-2, 1-2
Highland Tech 2-2, 2-2
Piedmont CC 0-4, 0-4
Bessemer City 0-4, 0-5
Friday’s games
Alexander Central at South Point
Ashbrook at North Gaston
Bandys at Lincolnton
Bessemer City at Piedmont Community Charter
Chase at Shelby
Cherryville at Lincoln Charter
East Rutherford at Burns
Highland Tech at Christ the King
Huss at Cramer
Kings Mountain at Forestview
Mountain Island Charter at Queen’s Grant
Newton-Conover at West Lincoln
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
R-S Central at East Gaston
High school girls soccer
Here are the full playoff pairings and results including the upcoming state championship games at Greensboro Grimsley High School’s Jamieson Stadium:
Class 4A
May 3 first round
Myers Park 3, Panther Creek 0
Green Hope 1, Porter Ridge 0
Hough 3, Hickory Ridge 1
Reagan 4, Jordan 1
Athens Drive 1, West Forsyth 0
South Mecklenburg 3, Lake Norman 0
Hoggard 4, Apex Friendship 0
Cardinal Gibbons 3, South Central 1
Pinecrest 1, Wake Forest 0
Broughton 1, Pine Forest 0
Heritage 2, Leesville Road 1
Wilmington Ashley 1, Middle Creek 0
May 4 first round
Northwest Guilford 2, Ardrey Kell 1
Holly Springs 7, Richmond 0
Laney 5, New Bern 0
May 5 first round
Page 9, South Caldwell 0
May 5 second round
Myers Park 2, Green Hope 0
Hough 5, Reagan 1
Athens Drive 2, Northwest Guilford 1
Hoggard 3, Holly Springs 0
Laney 2, Cardinal Gibbons 1
Pinecrest 4, Broughton 0
Wilmington Ashley 2, Heritage 0
May 6 second round
Page 2, South Mecklenburg 1
May 7 quarterfinals
Myers Park 2, Hough 1
Page 2, Athens Drive 1
Hoggard 3, Laney 1
Pinecrest 2, Wilmington Ashley 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#1 Myers Park 3, #15 Page 2
#3 Pinecrest 4, #16 Hoggard 3
Friday’s championship at 7 p.m.
#1 Myers Park (17-0-1) vs. #3 Pinecrest (18-0)
Class 3A
May 3 first round
Watauga 5, Crest 3
Asheville 4, Northwest Cabarrus 3
A.C. Reynolds 3, Jesse Carson 0
T.C. Roberson 2, South Iredell 1
Cox Mill 1, Cuthbertson 0
Charlotte Catholic 2, Forestview 0
Marvin Ridge 1, Hickory 0
Clayton 2, Hunt 1
Northern Guilford 8, South Brunswick 0
Eastern Alamance 1, Jacksonville 0
Union Pines 4, Fike 1
Southern Alamance 3, Swansboro 1
Cleveland 8, Cape Fear 0
Chapel Hill 9, Gray’s Creek 0
May 4 first round
St. Stephens 2, Southwest Guilford 1
East Chapel Hill 2, D.H. Conley 1
May 5 second round
Asheville 1, Watauga 0
A.C. Reynolds 6, St. Stephens 1
Cox Mill 2, T.C. Roberson 1
Charlotte Catholic 2, Marvin Ridge 1
Northern Guilford 3, Clayton 0
Union Pines 5, Eastern Alamance 2
East Chapel Hill 3, Southern Alamance 2
Chapel Hill 5, Cleveland 0
May 7 quarterfinals
A.C. Reynolds 2, Asheville 1
Cox Mill 2, Charlotte Catholic 1
Northern Guilford 4, Union Pines 0
Chapel Hill 3, East Chapel Hill 2
Tuesday’s semifinals
#6 Cox Mill 2, #4 A.C. Reynolds 2
#2 Chapel Hill 1, #8 Northern Guilford 0
Saturday’s championship at 6 p.m.
#6 Cox Mill (17-0-1) vs. #2 Chapel Hill (17-1)
Class 2A
May 3 first round
South Point 3, Central Davidson 1
Foard 1, Hendersonville 0
North Davidson 3, East Lincoln 0
Central Academy 2, Forbush 1
Salisbury 8, Madison County 1
Lake Norman Charter 7, Hibriten 0
Wilkes Central 9, Pisgah 0
Richlands 3, Roanoke Rapids 2
Carrboro 9, McMichael 0
East Bladen 4, Durham School of Arts 2
South Columbus 2, Farmville Central 1
Dixon 2, First Flight 1
Wheatmore 6, East Duplin 1
Croatan 9, SouthWest Edgecombe 0
May 4 first round
Atkins 5, Shelby 0
Clinton 7, Washington 0
May 5 second round
South Point 1, Foard 1 (SP wins on penalty kicks 4-3)
North Davidson 3, Central Academy 0
Salisbury 4, Atkins 2
Lake Norman Charter 3, Wilkes Central 1
Carrboro 3, Richlands 0
East Bladen 7, South Columbus 0
Clinton 1, Dixon 0
Croatan 3, Wheatmore 2
May 7 quarterfinals
South Point 3, North Davidson 0
Lake Norman Charter 3, Salisbury 1
Carrboro 9, East Bladen 0
Clinton 1, Croatan 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#7 Lake Norman Charter 4, #1 South Point 0
#8 Carrboro 2, #11 Clinton 1
Saturday’s championship at 11 a.m.
#7 Lake Norman Charter (18-0) vs. #8 Carrboro (13-2-1)
Class 1A
May 3 first round
Christ the King 4, South Stokes 2
Woods Charter 4, Elkin 1
Polk County 5, South Stanly 0
Lincoln Charter 4, Highlands 0
Community School of Davidson 9, Swain County 1
Raleigh Charter 2, Thomas Jefferson Academy 1
East Carteret 9, Rosewood 0
East Wake Academy 7, Southside 0
Manteo 4, Hobbton 0
Granville Charter 2, Vance Charter 1
Franklin Academy 7, Edenton Holmes 1
Bear Grass Charter 5, Princeton 3
Neuse Charter 2, Roxboro Community 1
Voyager Academy 3, East Columbus 0
May 4 first round
Bishop McGuinness 9, Uwharrie Charter 0
Pine Lake Prep 2, Gray Stone Day 0
May 5 second round
Christ the King 2, Bishop McGuinness 0
Woods Charter (7-2) d. Polk County, forfeit
Community School of Davidson 6, Lincoln Charter 1
Pine Lake Prep 2, Raleigh Charter 1
East Carteret 8, East Wake Academy 0
Manteo 3, Granville Central 0
Franklin Academy 9, Bear Grass Charter 0
Neuse Charter 3, Voyager Academy 0
May 7 quarterfinals
Christ the King 4, Woods Charter 0
Community School of Davidson 2, Pine Lake Prep 0
East Carteret 5, Manteo 0
Franklin Academy 6, Neuse Charter 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#6 Community School of Davidson 3, #1 Christ the King 0
#3 Franklin Academy 3, #1 East Carteret 0
Saturday’s championship at 2:30 p.m.
#6 Community School of Davidson (17-0) vs. #3 Franklin Academy (12-0)
High school softball
Here are the full playoff pairings and results:
Class 4A
May 3 first round
Hickory Ridge 14, South Mecklenburg 4
Providence 12, High Point Central 0
Hough 6, Panther Creek 1
Mooresville 20, Cary 0, 4 innings
South View 16, Sanderson 1
Fuquay-Varina 12, Millbrook 0
Purnell Swett 12, Pine Forest 0
Laney 7, Cardinal Gibbons 6
New Bern 1, Scotland County 0
Hoggard 2, Jack Britt 0
Holly Springs 1, Wakefield 0
May 4 first round
East Forsyth 10, Green Level 0
May 5 first round
South Caldwell 9, West Forsyth 1
Lake Norman 7, Porter Ridge 1
Davie County 10, Northwest Guilford 5
Apex Friendship 9, Wake Forest 6
May 5 second round
East Forsyth 7, Hough 6
Fuquay-Varina 11, South View 1
Laney 4, New Bern 2
Hoggard 1, Holly Springs 0
May 6 second round
South Caldwell 12, Providence 2
Hickory Ridge 8, Lake Norman 3
Mooresville 8, Davie County 1
Purnell Swett 2, Apex Friendship 1
May 7 quarterfinals
South Caldwell 16, Hickory Ridge 0
East Forsyth 6, Mooresville 1
Fuquay-Varina 1, Purnell Swett 0
May 8 quarterfinals
Hoggard 9, Laney 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#6 East Forsyth 2, #4 South Caldwell 1
#7 Hoggard 3, #9 Fuquay-Varina 2
Championship series at Davie County
#6 East Forsyth (18-0) vs. #7 Hoggard (18-0)
Game 1: Friday at 8 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday at 1 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday at 7 p.m.
Class 3A
May 3 first round
West Rowan 9, Crest 1
Piedmont 10, Kings Mountain 0
Montgomery Central 10, West Henderson 3
East Rowan 1, Central Cabarrus 0
Topsail 6, Franklinton 0
Eastern Alamance 12, Havelock 0
Southern Alamance 4, Cleveland 3
Gray’s Creek 3, Western Alamance 2
West Carteret 11, Northern Durham 1
Clayton 11, Southern Nash 1
Southwestern Randolph 7, Orange 5
May 4 first round
North Buncombe 1, Cox Mill 0
Enka 8, Southwest Guilford 0
Alexander Central 5, Tuscola 4
D.H. Conley 8, Triton 0
May 5 second round
West Rowan 4, Piedmont 0
North Buncombe 4, Enka 0
East Rowan 8, Montgomery Central 0
Topsail 5, D.H. Conley 2
Southern Alamance 5, Eastern Alamance 4
Gray’s Creek 11, West Carteret 1
Southwestern Randolph 4, Clayton 2
May 6 first round
Carson 5, Marvin Ridge 3
May 7 second round
Alexander Central 3, Jesse Carson 0
May 7 quarterfinals
North Buncombe 3, West Rowan 2
Southern Alamance 5, Topsail 1
Gray’s Creek 5, Southwestern Randolph 0
May 8 quarterfinals
Alexander Central 1, East Rowan 0
Tuesday’s semifinals
#3 Alexander Central 3, #5 North Buncombe 0
#4 Southern Alamance 7, #3 Gray’s Creek 2
Championship series at Davie County
#3 Alexander Central (15-3) vs. #4 Southern Alamance (14-3)
Game 1: Friday at 5 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday at 4 p.m.
Class 2A
May 3 first round
West Stanly 10, West Stokes 0
Smoky Mountain 4, Surry Central 0
North Davidson 8, Bunker Hill 0
Midway 8, Bartlett-Yancey 0
North Johnson 6, East Duplin 0
Eastern Randolph 12, West Bladen 0
Morehead 2, South Columbus 0
South Granville 2, First Flight 0
May 4 first round
Hibriten 2, Franklin 0
West Wilkes 11, Burns 0
Currituck County 3, East Bladen 0
Randleman 1, South Lenoir 0
Washington 9, Richlands 4
May 5 first round
East Rutherford 4, Bandys 1
Oak Grove 8, Madison County 1
East Lincoln 11, Mountain Heritage 0 (6 innings)
May 5 second round
West Stanly 9, Hibriten 0
West Wilkes 4, Smoky Mountain 3
Randleman 1, Washington 0
Eastern Randolph 8, North Johnston 4
South Granville 1, Morehead 0
May 6 second round
North Davidson 10, East Rutherford 2
East Lincoln 3, Oak Grove 2
Currituck County 5, Midway 4
May 7 quarterfinals
West Stanly 11, West Wilkes 5
East Lincoln 6, North Davidson 4
May 8 quarterfinals
Currituck County 5, Randleman 4
South Granville 3, Eastern Randolph 1
Tuesday’s semifinals
#8 West Stanly 2, #2 East Lincoln 0
#2 South Granville 4, #1 Currituck County 3
Championship series at North Davidson
#8 West Stanly (17-0) vs. #2 South Granville (17-1)
Game 1: Friday at 5 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday at 4 p.m.
Class 1A
May 3 first round
South Stanly 13, Cherryville 0
Alleghany 11, Queen’s Grant 0
Mountain Island Charter 12, Swain County 0
Vance Charter 8, Pamlico County 3
North Duplin 10, Falls Lake Academy 0
Pender 7, Rosewood 1
Princeton 6, Louisburg 4
East Columbus 16, Martin Riverside 6
May 4 first round
Chatham Central 8, Union Academy 0
East Surry 4, Hiwassee Dam 3
Murphy 17, Chatham Charter 3
Pinetown Northside 4, Perquimans 3
Camden County 15, East Carteret 0
Bear Grass Charter 9, Roxboro Community 3
May 5 first round
Uwharrie Charter 1, Polk County 0
South Stokes 3, Robbinsville 0
May 5 second round
South Stanly 12, Chatham Central 0
Alleghany 3, East Surry 0
Vance Charter 11, Pinetown Northside 1
Camden County 3, North Duplin 1
Pender 7, Princeton 6
Bear Grass Charter 10, East Columbus 7
May 6 second round
Mountain Island Charter 11, Uwharrie Charter 0
Murphy 3, South Stokes 1
May 7 quarterfinals
Mountain Island Charter 7, Murphy 3
Bear Grass Charter 15, Pender 2
May 8 quarterfinals
Camden County 10, Vance Charter 0
Monday’s quarterfinals
South Stanly 2, Alleghany 1 (8 innings)
Tuesday’s semifinals
#1 South Stanly 16, #3 Mountain Island Charter 6
#5 Camden County 5, #7 Bear Grass Charter 1
Championship series at North Davidson
#1 South Stanly (15-2) vs. #5 Camden County (13-0)
Game 1: Friday at 8 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday at 1 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday at 7 p.m.
College football
Results and pairings from the FCS playoffs:
April 24 first round games
Sam Houston 21, Monmouth 15
Jacksonville State 49, Davidson 14
James Madison 31, VMI 24
South Dakota State 31, Holy Cross 3
North Dakota State 42, Eastern Washington 20
North Dakota 44, Missouri State 10
Southern Illinois 34, Weber State 31
Delaware 19, Sacred Heart 10
May 2 quarterfinals
South Dakota State 31, Southern Illinois 26
Delaware 20, Jacksonville State 14
James Madison 34, North Dakota 21
Sam Houston 24, North Dakota State 20
May 8 semifinals
South Dakota State 33, Delaware 3
Sam Houston 38, James Madison 35
Sunday’s championship game
South Dakota State vs. Sam Houston, 2 p.m. at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Tex.
College women’s soccer
Pairings for the NCAA tournament that will almost exclusively be played in Cary:
April 27 first round games
Mississippi 0, Bowling Green 0 (Mississippi wins on penalty kicks)
New Mexico 1, Navy 1 (New Mexico wins on penalty kicks)
Iowa 1, Campbell 0
Rutgers 1, Southeastern Louisiana 0
South Florida 3, Central Connecticut State 0
South Alabama 1, Colorado 0
Washington 3, Liberty 0
Denver 3, Loyola Chicago 1
April 28 first round games
Milwaukee 1, Elon 0
Penn State 5, Alabama State 0
Arizona State 4, Siena 0
Rice 3, Furman 1
Virginia 3, SIUE 1
South Carolina 1, Montana 0
Ohio State 5, Stony Brook 1
Utah Valley 1, Memphis 0
April 30 second round games
Mississippi 2, Southern California 2 (Mississippi wins on penalty kicks)
TCU 6, New Mexico 2
UCLA 2, Iowa 1
Clemson 1, Rutgers 1 (Clemson wins on penalty kicks)
Texas A&M 2, South Florida 0
Oklahoma State 7, South Alabama 0
Washington 0, Saint Louis 0 (Washington wins on penalty kicks)
North Carolina 2, Denver 0
May 1 second round games
Florida State 3, Milwaukee 0
Penn State 2, Vanderbilt 0
Duke 2, Arizona State 1
Rice 1, West Virginia 0
Virginia 2, BYU 0
Georgetown 1, South Carolina 0
Santa Clara 4, Ohio State 1
Arkansas 3, Utah Valley 1
May 5 third round games
Florida State 3, Penn State 1
Duke 1, Mississippi 0
Virginia 3, Rice 0
TCU 1, Georgetown 1 (TCU wins on penalty kicks)
Clemson 1, UCLA 1 (Clemson wins on penalty kicks)
Santa Clara 2, Arkansas 0
Texas A&M 3, Oklahoma State 3 (Texas A&M wins on penalty kicks)
North Carolina 1, Washington 0
May 9 quarterfinals
Florida State 0, Duke 0 (Florida State wins on penalty kicks)
Virginia 1, TCU 0
Santa Clara 1, Clemson 0
North Carolina 1, Texas A&M 0
May 13 semifinals
Florida State vs. Virginia
Santa Clara vs. North Carolina
May 17 final
At Cary
College men’s soccer
NCAA tournament pairings:
April 29 first round games
American 3, Jacksonville 3 (American wins on penalty kicks)
Omaha 3, UNC-Greensboro 2
St. Francis Brooklyn 2, Milwaukee 1 (2 OT)
Monmouth 2, Bowling Green 1
May 2 second round games
Clemson 2, American 1
Marshall 2, Fordham 1
Penn State 4, Massachusetts 1
Georgetown 2, High Point 0
Wake Forest 3, Coastal Carolina 2
Kentucky 2, New Hampshire 0
North Carolina 1, Charlotte 1 (North Carolina wins on penalty kicks)
Stanford 1, Omaha 0
Indiana 1, St. Francis Brooklyn 1 (Indiana wins on penalty kicks)
Marquette 0, Loyola Marymount 0 (Marquette wins on penalty kicks)
Virginia Tech 2, Oregon State 1 (OT)
Seton Hall 2, Air Force 1
Washington 2, Grand Canyon 0
Missouri State 2, Maryland 1
Central Florida 2, James Madison 1
Pittsburgh 6, Monmouth 1
May 6 third round games
Marshall 1, Clemson 1 (Marshall wins on penalty kicks)
Georgetown 3, Penn State 2
Wake Forest 2, Kentucky 1
North Carolina 1, Stanford 0
Indiana 2, Marquette 1
Seton Hall 2, Virginia Tech 2 (Seton Hall wins on penalty kicks)
Washington 2, Missouri State 0
Pittsburgh 4, Central Florida 0
May 10 quarterfinals
Marshall 1, Georgetown 0
North Carolina 2, Wake Forest 1
Indiana 2, Seton Hall 0
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 0
May 14 semifinals
Marshall vs. North Carolina
Indiana vs. Pittsburgh
May 17 final
At Cary
College baseball
ACC update: As we close in on the ACC Baseball Tournament at Charlotte’s Truist Field from May 25-30, here’s the current league standings and upcoming conference games:
(Atlantic Division)
Notre Dame 22-10
Louisville 16-10
Florida State 17-13
N.C. State 14-13
Clemson 15-15
Boston College 9-21
Wake Forest 7-19
(Coastal Division)
Georgia Tech 18-12
Pittsburgh 16-11
Virginia Tech 16-14
Miami 15-14
North Carolina 14-16
Virginia 13-17
Duke 10-17
This weekend’s league 3-game series: Clemson at Florida State, Louisville at North Carolina, N.C. State at Pittsburgh, Wake Forest at Virginia, Virginia Tech at Duke, Georgia Tech at Miami
Legion baseball
Gastonia Post 23 is going to have signups for senior legion baseball this Sunday, May 16, 3-4 p.m. at the Ashbrook High School bus parking lot. Players born in 2001 or earlier are not eligible. Contact [email protected] for any questions.