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Mudcats halt BC’s streak

A seven-game winning streak for the Buies Creek Astros ended Saturday night with a 3-0 loss to the Carolina Mudcats in Zebulon. Marcos Diplan (1-1), Luke Barker and Chase Williams (save, 3) combined on a two-hit shutout. Chuckie Robinson went 2-for-3 for the Astros...

Camels claim series

FARMVILLE, Va. – Campbell piled up 15 runs in the first five innings and cruised to a series-clinching 15-1 Big South Conference baseball victory at Longwood on Saturday afternoon. Five Camels logged multi-RBI outings, highlighted by left fielder Matthew Barefoot...

Campbell tops Longwood

FARMVILLE, Va. — Redshirt senior Allan Winans had his seventh quality start of the season as Campbell took down Longwood 8-4 in Big South Conference baseball Friday night. A native of Bakersfield, Calif., Winans (4-4) earned the win as he threw six and two-thirds...

BC Astros win seventh straight

The Buies Creek Astros outhit the host Carolina Mudcats 10-3 on Friday night in an 8-2 Carolina League baseball victory. Josh Rojas went 3-for-4 for the Astros (11-5) with a double, a home run and two RBIs. Ronnie Dawson had two hits and two RBIs. Osvaldo Duarte had...

BC Astros rally to top Mudcats

Trailing 4-2, the Buies Creek Astros came back with four runs in the seventh inning and went on to take an 8-4 Carolina League baseball win over the Carolina Mudcats at Five County Stadium in Zebulon on Thursday night. Chuckie Robinson had a two-run homer for Buies...

Coats-Erwin nips Dunn

Dillon Faircloth’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh drove in the winning run as Coats–Erwin Middle School took a 13–12 win over visiting Dunn on Thursday afternoon. Trailing 10–7, the Greenwaves rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh to...

Coats-Erwin slams Shughart

The Coats–Erwin Middle School baseball team rallied from a 10-6 deficit in the third inning for a 23-10 win at Shughart on Wednesday. The Falcons (6-1) had 17 hits. Catcher Jacob Hartman hit two grand slams and added a triple among four hits. Dillon Faircloth and...

BC Astros cruise past Pelicans

The Buies Creek Astros scored seven runs in the second inning and completed a three-game sweep of Myrtle Beach with a 9-0 win on Wednesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. Brandon Bielak (2-1) and Justin Ferrell combined for the shuout with 11 strikeouts as the Pelicans...

BC Astros top Myrtle Beach

The Buies Creek Astros took a 6-2 Carolina League baseball win over visiting Myrtle Beach on Tuesday night, outhitting the Pelicans, 9-3. Troy Sieber was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Buies Creek (8-5), which moved into first place in the Southern Division. Chas McCormick...

Astros post third straight shutout

Astros post third straight shutout

The Buies Creek Astros took their third straight win via shutout, 3-0, over Myrtle Beach at Jim Perry Stadium on Monday night as Abdiel Saldana (2-0) and Jorge Alcala (save, 1) combined for a one-hitter. Saldana went five innings and allowed no hits while walking two...

Two from Western sign

Two from Western sign

Western Harnett had signing ceremonies for track standout Asher Prince and softball player Sidney Roberts on Friday. Prince is a proven performer in the shot put and discus. Roberts is an anchor on the corners of the infield for the Eagles.

BC beats Salem, 5-0, again

For the second straight Carolina League baseball game at Jim Perry Stadium, the Buies Creek Astros took a 5-0 win over the Salem Red Sox. Corbin Martin (1-0) went six innings in the shutout and Carlos Sierra went the last three for his first save. Martin allowed two...

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