Quick Hits

Sunday, July 6

Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a double, two walks, two stolen bases and two runs for Baltimore in a 9-6 win at Atlanta on Saturday. ... Host Philadelphia topped Cincinnati, 5-1, as Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two hits with a double, a stolen base and a run for the...

Saturday, July 5

Right-handed pitchers Jason DeCaro (UNC) and Jacob Dudan (N.C. State) are repeat selections to the Collegiate National Team which will play a series in Japan beginning July 8. The team also includes right-handers Ryan Lynch (UNC) and Blake Morningstar (Wake Forest) as...

Friday, July 4

Happy Fourth of July! ... Zach Neto (Campbell) had three hits with a double, a home run and three runs for the Los Angeles Angels in a 5-1 win at Atlanta on Thursday night. ... Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina) got his 21st save for host Toronto as the Blue Jays completed...

Thursday, July 3

Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina) got his 20th save of the season as host Toronto topped the New York Yankees, 11-9, on Wednesday to move into a tie for first with the Yankees in the American League East Division. ... John Crooks has been named Director of Golf and women's...

Tuesday, July 2

Braxton Davis (Triton) has an MRI today to check out his shoulder. The right-hander made 19 mound appearances as a freshman for North Carolina A&T during the 2025 season. He has been playing for the Clayton Clovers of the Old North State League. ... A Charlotte...

Tuesday, July 1

Rookie Paul Gervase (Harnett Central, LSU) has a 2.08 earned run average after his fourth appearance for Tampa Bay on Monday night, tossing one and two-thirds scoreless innings in a 6-4 loss to the visiting Athletics with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts. Rookie...

Monday, June 30

Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a hit, a run and an RBI for Baltimore in a 5-1 win over visiting Tampa Bay on Sunday. ... Trea Turner (N.C. State) had a sacrifice fly for the winning run for Philadelphia in a 2-1 win at Atlanta. The Phillies have a 1.5-game lead in the...

Sunday, June 29

Bijou Hester, a rising eighth grader at Cape Fear Christian academy, had 20 points in two games for her Carolina Lynx basketball team in Myrtle Beach in contests on Thursday and Saturday. ... Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had a hit and two RBIs for St. Louis in a 9-6...

Saturday, June 28

Trea Turner (N.C. State) had four hits and four runs with two homers for Philadelphia in a 13-0 win at Atlanta on Friday night. Turner raised his average to .302. Game two of the Phillies-Braves series is tonight (FOX, 7 p.m.). ... Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a...

Friday, June 27

Paul Gervase (Harnett Central, LSU) maintained a 0.00 earned run average with an appearance for visiting Tampa Bay in a 4-0 win at Kansas City on Thursday. ... Redshirt freshmen Mekhi Dupree of Campbell has been named Rookie of the Year in the Colonial Athletic...

Thursday, June 26

Former Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity girls basketball coach Bobby Lamb has been approved to work in that capacity at Union High School in Sampson County. Randy Jordan, who has coached at Anson County and Clinton in recent years, is the new varsity boys...

Wednesday, June 25

Ryan Thompson (Campbell) got the win in relief for Arizona as the Diamondbacks topped the host Chicago White Soz, 4-1, on Tuesday night. ... Chase Burns (Wake Forest) started in his MLB debut for Cincinnati and had eight strikeouts in five innings as the Reds won,...

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