Buies Creek’s 7-5 loss on the road to the Carolina Mudcats on Saturday and Winston-Salem’s 3-0 win at Down East left the Dash with a one-game lead over the Astros in the Carolina League Southern Division second-half season baseball standings. … Kaizer Ray (Harnett Central) has walked on in the football program at East Carolina as an offensive lineman. Ray, who is 6 feet, 5 inches and 337 pounds, has been assigned jersey number 71. … ECU’s season opener at home against North Carolina A&T on Saturday night was postponed to today at 3:30 p.m. due to persistent lightning and rain.