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Wednesday, June 20

Buies Creek Astros players made significant contributions to the Southern Division's 7-6 win over the Northern Div ision in the Carolina League All-Star game at Five County Stadium in Zebulon on Tuesday night. Brett Bielak was the winning pitcher. Abraham Toro had two...

Tuesday, June 19

The Carolina League All-Star baseball game is at Five County Stadium in Zebulon tonight at 7. Country singer Jason Michael Carroll of Youngsville will do the national anthem. … North Carolina's winners bracket contest with Mississippi State in the College World Series...

Monday, June 18

Right-handed pitcher Logan Bender (Triton) has announced that he plans to transfer from Campbell after earning freshman All-America honors with the Camels in 2018. Bender was 5-2 with a 3.42 earned run average as CU won the Big South Conference tournament and played...

Sunday, June 17

Triton football coach Ben Penny and wife, Meghan, became parents Friday with the birth of daughter, Emery Rose. Meghan is the daughter of former Campbell football coach Dale Steele … The Buies Creek Astros topped host Potomac, 4-2, on Saturday. … The Atlanta Havoc...

Saturday, June 16

Potomac turned back the visiting Buies Creek Astros 4-0 on Friday night in a Carolina League baseball contest. … The Grand Junction Rockies of the Pioneer League opened their season on Friday night with a 9-4 win over the Orem Owlz. Grand Junction is the team Trent...

Friday, June 15

The Buies Creek Astros were eliminated from the first half season Carolina League Southern Division baseball race with a 2-0 loss at Potomac and Winston-Salem's 8-2 win over the visiting Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday. The win for the Dash was their seventh...

Thursday, June 14

Triton's varsity boys basketball team has practice tonight. The Hawks will be playing games Friday and Saturday at Apex Friendship. … Campbell baseball players Christian Jones and Matthew Barefoot (Midway) have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association...

Wednesday, June 13

Former Overhills pitcher Tanner Myatt was drafted in the 11th round by the New York Yankees. Myatt's fast ball velocity reached the upper 90s (mph) at Florence-Darlington Technical College. … The Cape Fear Heroes are scheduled to host Atlanta in the American Arena...

Tuesday, June 12

Texas Tech downed Duke 6-2 in baseball Monday to win the Lubbock Super Regional and a berth in the College World Series. … The Buies Creek Astros' home game with the Carolina Mudcats was rained out Monday evening. The teams will play a doubleheader today with contests...

Monday, June 11

A 4-2 loss at Down East on Sunday and Winston-Salem's 2-1 win at Carolina dropped the Buies Creek Astros 1.5 games behind the first-place Dash in the Carolina League Southern Division baseball standings. Myrtle Beach has won nine straight and is 2.5 games back. … Duke...

Sunday, June 10

Jake Adams' first two hits for the Buies Creek Astros since being called up from Quad Cities were a pair of two-run homers in a 6-1 win at Down East on Saturday night. Buies Creek remained a half-game behind Winston-Salem in the Carolina League Southern Division...

Saturday, June 9

The Buies Creek Astros stopped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win at Down East on Friday night as J.J. Matijevik had a double, a home run, two RBIs and scored two runs. The Wood Ducks had two hits, including a solo homer by Brendon Davis. Hector Perez (2-2) and...

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