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Friday, May 16, 2008
Golden Trojans: MOC collects program-best 50th win of season
MOUNT OLIVE -- The school record almost seemed an afterthought. No. 1-ranked Mount Olive defeated Erskine 11-3 for its 50th victory of the season in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional on a soggy Thursday evening. The mark broke...
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Cougars, Pacers victorious in Day 1 of regional
MOUNT OLIVE -- USC Aiken pushed across a third-inning, unearned run and nipped North Georgia 1-0 during opening-round play of the 2008 NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional. Lead-off batter Cody McMorris started the Pacers' rally by reaching safely on...
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Northern Snakehead causing havoc
The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission is asking sportsmen in the Tar Heel state to be on the lookout for a problematic aquatic species. On inland rivers, fishermen are being asked to report the catch of any Northern Snakehead fish....
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Raynor lifts Cats in 12th
John Raynor delivered a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the 12th inning as Carolina edged division-leading Huntsville 3-2 on Thursday evening. The Mudcats snapped the Stars' six-game win streak. Carolina tied the game at 2-2 on Gaby Sanchez's eighth-inning, two-RBI double....
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Blue Rocks edge K-Tribe
Starting pitcher Carlton Smith retired the final 16 Wilmington batters he faced Thursday evening, but Kinston suffered a 1-0 defeat on the historic Grainger Stadium diamond. Mike Pontius retired all six batters in relief of Smith. Jeff Howell's two-out, first-inning...
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One infield bobble gives Pam Pack late break
PIKEVILLE -- One unfortunate error. A 14th-inning infield bobble proved costly as Washington upended Charles B. Aycock 3-0 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A softball playoffs Thursday evening. Locked in a scoreless stalemate, pitcher Charity Watson started...
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