Wednesday, April 23

by | Apr 23, 2025 | Quick Hits

Midway defeated North Duplin, 11-1, in five innings in baseball at Grainger Stadium in Kinston on Tuesday as freshman Wesley Tew had two hits and four RBIs. Sophomore Tanner Williams pitched a 2-hitter with seven strikeouts for the Raiders (16-6). … Henric Bjelke of Campbell won the individual title while the Camels finished third in the team standings Tuesday in the Coastal Athletic Association men’s golf tournament at Union League National Golf Club in Swainton, New Jersey. Bjelke earned a berth in the NCAA regionals, May 12-14. … The Carolina Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead over New Jersey in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with 3-1 win in Raleigh on Tuesday night as Jordan Martinook scored the go-ahead goal in a shorthanded situation in the second period. … Baseball games canceled on Tuesday included Campbell at UNC Greensboro and East Carolina at N.C. State. … Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had two hits and scored two runs for St. Louis in a 10-4 win at Atlanta. … Connor Norby (ECU) had ab double and scored for Miami in a 4-3 win over visiting Cincinnati. … In the NBA playoffs on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers evened their series at 1-1 with a 94-85 win over visiting Minnesota as Luka Doncic had 31 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Oklahoma City and Indiana each took 2-0 series leads as the Thunder downed visiting Memphis, 118-95 and Milwaukee fell to the host Pacers, 123-115. … In NBA matchups tonight, host Boston has a 1-0 lead over Orlando (TNT, 7 p.m.), Miami is down 0-1 at Cleveland (NBA Network, 7:30 p.m.) and Golden State takes a 1-0 lead into its contest at Houston (TNT, 9:30 p.m.).

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