Wednesday, June 21

by | Jun 21, 2023 | Quick Hits

Today is the first day of summer. … The Dunn Majors (12-amd-under) baseball all-stars defeated Hoke County twice on Tuesday night by scores of 5-0 and 3-1 at Tart Park to win the Dixie Youth district tournament. The Dunn team, coached by Bruce Bates, advances to the state tournament in Lumberton, which gets underway on July 14. … Dominique Alexander and Chastity Pickett of Campbell have been voted the 2022-23 Big South Conference Men’s and Women’s Track Athletes of the Year. … In elimination games in the College World Series in Omaha on Tuesday, Texas Christian topped Oral Roberts, 6-1, and LSU defeated Tennessee, 5-0. … CWS matchups today include Florida vs. TCU (ESPN, 2 p.m.) and Wake Forest vs. LSU (ESPN, 7 p.m.). The Gators and Demon Deacons are each unbeaten and would advance to the final series with wins. … Victor Wembanyama is projected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft by San Antonio on Thursday night. … Right-handed pitcher Gavin Williams of Cape Fear High School and East Carolina has been called up to the major leagues by Cleveland.

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