Baker Nelson (Harnett Central) was the winning pitcher in a relief role as N.C. State topped visiting East Carolina, 12-3, in baseball on Tuesday night. … Jarrod Belbin and Lawson Harrill hit home runs for Campbell in a 13-4 win at UNC Wilmington. … Harnett Central softball pitcher Ashley Ellis has signed to play at Louisburg College. … In the NBA playoffs on Tuesday night, host Miami closed out its series with Atlanta with a 97-94 win; Memphis edged visiting Minnesota, 111-109, for a 3-2 series lead and host Phoenix went up, 3-2, against New Orleans with a 112-97 victory. … In the NBA playoffs tonight, Milwaukee has a 3-1 lead against visiting Chicago (TNT, 7:30 p.m.) and Denver trails host Golden State, 3-1 (TNT, 10 p.m.). … Anthony Rizzo hit three home runs for the New York Yankees in a 12-8 win over visiting Baltimore on Tuesday night. Cedric Mullins (Campbell) was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs for the Orioles.