Sophomore Kyleigh Stonerock had 28 strikeouts in 14 innings for Midway in a 1-0 nonconference softball win over visiting Hoggard on Wednesday night. The state record for strikeouts in a game is 40 in a 26-inning contest by Kayla Richardson for Ashe County in 2005. Samantha Carter had the game-winning RBI for the Raiders (9-2). … Western Harnett offensive lineman Sam Wells Jr. has signed with Clayton State in Morrow, Georgia. … No. 19 UNC hosts Duke in college baseball tonight (ACC Network, 7 p.m.). … The Fayetteville Woodpeckers open the 2025 season at home against Lynchburg on Friday at 7:05 p.m. … The Carolina Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth on Wednesday night with a 5-1 win over Washington. … The NIT men’s championship in Indianapolis tonight sends Chattanooga against Cal Irvine (ESPN, 9 p.m.). … In the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown men’s tournament in Las Vegas on Fox Sports 1, Central Florida plays Cincinnati at 7 p.m. and Villanova meets Southern California at 9:30 p.m. … In the CBC on Wednesday night, Nebraska defeated Georgetown, 81-69, and Boise State topped Butler, 100-93. … The Texas Open gets underway today (Golf Channel, 4 p.m.).