East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin surpassed Dr. Gary Overton, who recruited him to ECU, for the most baseball wins in school history with 428 as the Pirates topped Charlotte, 6-5, on Thursday in the American Athletic Conference tournament in Clearwater, Florida....
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Thursday, May 22
Campbell topped Elon, 10-9, on a walk-off homer by Joe Simpson in the first round of the Coastal Athletic Association baseball tournament in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on Wednesday. Dalen Thompson (Triton) had a 2-run homer for the Camels (25-29), who play UNC...
Wednesday, May 21
Midway took the first game in a best of three for the Eastern 2-A baseball championship, 8-1, at South Lenoir on Tuesday night as sophomore Tanner Williams scattered six hits with one run (earned), one walk and five strikeouts. Freshman Wesley Tew and junior Carson...
Tuesday, May 20
East Carolina opens play in the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament in Clearwater, Florida, tonight against South Florida (ESPN+). … The Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament starts today at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. First round games on...
Monday, May 19
Cape Fear Christian Academy has its athletic banquet tonight for spring sports and end-of-year awards. … Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte by five shots at 11-under par. … Wake Forest finished a 40-1 season in...
Sunday, May 18
Freshman right-hander Braxton Davis (Triton) made his 19th appearance for North Carolina A&T’s baseball team on Saturday, pitching two-thirds of an inning with no runs allowed at Northeastern. … Ro’mello Pegues of Triton cleared six feet, two...
Eagles advance to softball state final series with 7-1 win over Ridgecroft at CU
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity softball team got five innings of perfect pitching from Gardner-Webb signee Glenna McLamb and scored six runs in the fourth inning to defeat Ridgecroft, 7-1, in the NCISAA 1-A semifinals at Campbell on Thursday evening. The...
Saturday, May 17
Midway advanced to the Final Four in the NCHSAA 2-A baseball playoffs with a 2-0 win over visiting SouthWest Edgecombe on Friday night as senior Wyatt Herring pitched a 4-hit shutout for the Raiders (22-7). Wyatt Scott (RBI) and Wilson Mayo each had two hits for...
Tripp wins state shot put, Ammons 2nd in high jump
Cape Fear Christian Academy senior Larah Tripp won the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Division 3 championship in the shot put at Wingate University on Friday. Division 3 includes the 1-A and 2-A classifications. Tripp, a left-handed thrower who...
Friday, May 16
Olivia Crumpler and Reese Penny had RBIs for South Johnston in a 5-run eighth inning as the Trojans won, 5-0, at Richlands on Thursday night in the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A softball playoffs. … Winning pitcher Sarah Autry, Peyton Herring and Kiley Ives had...
Thursday, May 15
Tanner Williams pitched a no-hitter with eight strikeouts as Midway, the No. 13 seed in the East bracket, advanced to the NCHSAA 2-A baseball quarterfinals with a 4-0 win at No. 5 East Carteret on Wednesday night. Carson Tew had a double and two RBIs for the Raiders...
CFCA maintains position for runners-up in 1-A golf
Cape Fear Christian Academy held on to second place in the second and final round of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A golf tournament at Jamestown Park Golf Course on Tuesday. The Eagles finished with a team score of 536 after totaling...
