Wake Forest outscored Western Harnett, 11-1, in the semifinals of the Johnston County Easter Invitational on Monday night at South Johnston. The Eagles (8-9) will face Clayton (4-6) in the third-place game at South's Bruce Coats Field on Tuesday (April 3) at 5 p.m....
The Buies Creek Astros had their media day Monday at Jim Perry Stadium on the Campbell campus. The high Class A affiliate of the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros opens its Carolina League baseball season at Salem on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. The first home game...
South Johnston’s baseball team rallied with three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take rival Cleveland to extra innings in the Johnston County Easter Invitational Monday, but the Rams scored a pair in the eighth to take an 8-6 win over the host Trojans. “We...
A late surge lifted Smithfield-Selma to an 11-6 varsity baseball win over Triton in the Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston Monday. “We run out of pitching and then the wheels fall off the bus is basically what seems to happen every game,” said...
Midway took a 10-5 baseball win over Jack Britt in the Bulldog Invitational at Terry Sanford on Monday. Cameron Barefoot had two hits and drove in two runs as the Raiders improved to 8-2 going into a consolation bracket contest with Bandys at 4 p.m. Tuesday (April 3)....
ASHEVILLE — Senior slugger Christian Jones cranked two home runs to lead Campbell to a 9-5 series-clinching Big South Conference baseball victory over UNC Asheville Saturday afternoon at Greenwood Baseball Field. Jones posted his eighth and ninth home runs of the...
Missed opportunities were costly as South Johnston fell 4-2 in a varsity baseball contest with visiting Wake Forest in the opening round of the Johnston County Easter Invitational on Saturday. “We had base runners, we had opportunities,” said South coach Aaron...
Some early big hits and some big defensive plays late led Western Harnett to a 6-4 varsity baseball win over Cleveland in the opening round of the Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston on Saturday. “A huge win,” said Western coach Dalton Hardee. “We...
Christian Jayne of host Terry Sanford went 4-for-4 and scored three runs in a 7-1 win over Midway in the first round of the Bulldog Invitational on Saturday. Jayne also went six innings on the mound, allowing two hits and an unearned run while striking out seven with...
Austin Cagle had a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to send Clayton to a 6-4 win over Triton on Saturday in the first round of the Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston's Bruce Coats Field. The Hawks (1-10) will meet Smithfield-Selma on Monday...
ASHEVILLE – Campbell dropped its first Big South Conference baseball game Friday night as UNC Asheville defeated the Camels, 20-7, at Greenwood Baseball Field. Asheville's Eric Whitecavage (2-1) earned the win, tossing two and two-thirds innings of relief with one...
Coats-Erwin Middle School rallied with six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat visiting Harnett Central 14-13 in softball Thursday. Ava Blackman went the distance for the win for the Falcons (4-0), recording three strikeouts. Kimah Warren led the Falcons...
