Photo by Jailen Leach, graduate assistant at North Carolina Central
Marvin Jones: Former Cedar Ridge high jumper Marvin Jones had another first place finish for the North Carolina Central track and field team at the Aggie Classic at North Carolina A&T State University on Friday. Jones jumped 2.06 meters to win the high jump. He was the only competitor to clear 2.00 meters on the day. It is Jones’ fifth victory of the calendar year, but his first in the Eagles’ outdoor season. He has finished in the top five of each event of this outdoor season for Central. Jones also claimed the gold medal in the MEAC Indoor Championships in February.
Phillip Berger: Berger earned his sixth win of the season for the Division III William Peace University baseball team on Friday. The Pacers defeated Averett University 19-6. Berger threw six inning and struck out three. He surrendered three runs off six hits and three walks. Berger is 6-2 with a 4.83 ERA. The Pacers improved to 19-17 overall, 9-7 in the USA South Athletic Conference.
Bryse Wilson: Wilson started on Thursday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Pirates edged the Cubs 4-3. Wilson had his third no-decision of the season. He gave up two runs in the first inning. Wilson threw three innings and gave up three runs off three hits and four walks. Wilson struck out two. On Wednesday, Wilson is slated to start against Milwaukee at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
Joey Berini: The East Carolina baseball team dropped two out of three games against Tulane over the weekend at Greer Field in New Orleans. On Friday, Berini doubled for the Pirates and scored in the seventh inning. Berini replaced starter Zach Agnos at shortstop. The Green Wave won 11-5. On Sunday, Berini replaced starter Jacob Starling on Sunday at 2nd base. Tulane won 10-5.
Will Walker: On Wednesday, the Pitt Community College baseball team defeated Lenoir Community College 7-4. Walker entered the game as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-1. The Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from Camp Community College in Franklin, VA on Friday. In the opener, Pitt outscored the Hurricanes 13-12. Walker went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the seventh inning to put the Bulldogs ahead 13-8. On Sunday, Walker went 1-for-2 with an RBI single as the Bulldogs completed a four-game sweep of Camp, winning 15-1. Through 30 games, Walker is hitting .343 with five home runs and 28 RBIs.
Matt Hughes: On Saturday, Hughes played as a relief pitcher for the Wake Tech baseball team in a 13-3 loss to Guilford Tech Community College.
Mia Davidson: On Tuesday, Davidson hit a walkoff home run for the Mississippi State softball team to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 2-1 at Nusz Park in Starkville, MS. It came during Davidson’s 250th career game with the Bulldogs, despite playing with a cold. Davidson now has 87 career home runs and is now tied for sixth on the all-time NCAA list. Davidson finished 3-for-4 with an RBI against the WarHawks. On Wednesday, Davidson went 1-for-3 as the Bulldogs edged UT Martin 3-2. Mississippi State defeated #18 Auburn 3-2 on Friday at Nusz Park in Starkville, MS. Davidson was hit by a pitch, extending her streak of reaching base to 26 consecutive games, the 10th longest streak in school history. She finished 0-for-2. On Saturday, the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs 5-2. Davidson’s streak ended after she finished 0-for-3. Auburn won the rubber game of the series 9-2 on Sunday. Davidson went 2-for-3 with a double. It was her 10th multi-hit game of the season. This season, Davidson has hit 18 home runs, which is tied for 1st in the SEC with Bri Ellis of Auburn. Davidson has a .402 batting average. She has a .926 slugging percentage, good enough for fifth place in the SEC. The Bulldogs are 29-19 overall, 8-10 in the SEC.
Montana Davidson: Montana entered the UT Martin game as a pinch-hitter.
Tori Dalehite: The UNC Greensboro softball team won two games in the Lady Vol Invitational this weekend at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. On Saturday, the Spartans defeated East Carolina 8-5. Dalehite scored the game-winning run off a double by Makenna Matthijs in the sixth inning. Dalehite entered the game as a pinch-runner. Dalehite also played in the Spartans’s 3-1 win over the Pirates on Sunday, once again as a pinch-runner. On Wednesday, Campbell edged UNCG 5-4 in eleven innings at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek. Dalehite played as a pinch-runner.
Jaden Hurdle: Jaden Hurdle shared the right side of Orange’s infield with Grace Andrews when the Lady Panthers won the 2017 3A State Softball Championship. Over the weekend, the two were on opposing sides when Patrick & Henry Community College faced Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory. The Patriots and the Red Hawks split the doubleheader on Friday. Patrick & Henry won the opening game 6-2. Hurdle went 0-for-4, but scored a run after she reached on an error in the 4th inning. In the nightcap, the Red Hawks prevailed 5-2. Hurdle went 1-for-4. She also came on in relief of starting pitcher Summer Anderson in the second inning and have one of her most effective outings in the circle this season. Hurdle threw four-and-one-thirds innings in relief. She didn’t give up a run and struck out four. She allowed only three hits. On Thursday, the Patriots swept a doubleheader from Pitt Community College in Martinsville, VA. The Patriots defeated the Bulldogs 5-2 in the opener. Hurdle went 1-for-3 with an RBI single. In the second game, PHCC won 5-1. Hurdle, starting at first base, went 2-for-3 with an RBI double. Hurdle is hitting .394 (2nd on team) with 10 home runs (1st on team) and 35 RBIs (2nd on team).
Grace Andrews: The big doubleheader for Catawba Valley Community College came Tuesday against Louisburg College, who leads the Division II standings of Region X. Louisburg, ranked #4 in the National Junior College Athletic Association, swept the Red Hawks on scores of 10-1 and 12-4, both in six innings. Andrews started at third base and went 0-for-2 in the opener. In the nightcap, Andrews drove in a run with an RBI single. She went 1-for-2. Louisburg is 21-0 in Region X. Against Patrick & Henry on Friday, Andrews finished 1-for-3 in the opening game. In the nightcap, she finished 0-for-2. On Saturday, Catawba Valley split a doubleheader against Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute in Hickory. The Red Hawks won the opener 5-2 over the Cobras. Andrews went 0-for-2. Caldwell won the second game 7-1. Andrews finished 1-for-2. Catawba Valley is 31-7 overall, 14-6 in Region X.
Kara Tackett: Bryant & Stratton Community College defeated the Wake Tech Community College softball team 9-2 on Saturday. Tackett started in centerfield and finished 0-for-2. Wake Tech had a 7-0 led in the second game, but the Lady Bobcats fought back and won 10-9 in Virginia Beach, VA. Tackett started in the circle and had a no decision. She threw four-and-one-thirds innings. Tackett also finished 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and an run scored. On Sunday, Paul Camp Community College swept a doubleheader against the Eagles. Camp won the opener 9-1 Tackett, starting in centerfield, went 1-for-2. In the second game, the Eagles had a 5-4 lead, but lost 6-5. Tackett started as pitcher and threw five innings with three strikeouts. She finished 1-for-3 at the plate.