HS Update: Myers Park baseball advances to Elite 8, Tuesday’s NCHSAA playoff scores
Myers Park’s baseball team is heading back to the Elite 8.
The Mustangs, who reached the 4A state quarterfinals last season, beat Cuthbertson 2-1 Tuesday night in a third-round game.
Pitcher Luke McGrath threw seven innings and allowed one hit. He struck out nine and walked one.
But the Mustangs (23-5) were the only Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools team to advance.
Reigning state 4A champion Providence lost 8-6 at Northern Guilford in a rain-shortened game. And Hopewell fell to powerhouse and top seed T.C. Roberson 13-1.
Roberson will host Myers Park in the state quarterfinals Friday.
Providence battled back early in the game but fell short.
The Panthers, down 1-0 early, scored three times in the top of the third for a 3-1 lead. But the Vikings responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning and led 6-3.
Northwest Guilford led 8-4 entering the top of the sixth, but Providence erupted for two runs and had the bases loaded before Viking reliever Dominic Azarello entered the game and got the third out.
Shortly afterward, a thunderstorm arrived, and the game eventually was called.
Here’s how other Charlotte-area teams fared in Tuesday N.C. High School Athletic Association playoff action:
#BIG5 Top Performers
Morgan Banks, Charlotte Christian softball: tossed a 12-strikeout, three-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over North Raleigh Christian in the NCISAA semifinals.
Anna Dew, Hickory Ridge softball: struck out 11 and tossed a two-hitter in a 8-0 win over Ardrey Kell.
Lexi Kirby, Marvin Ridge softball: tied a state playoff record with three home runs in a 11-1 win over Cuthbertson.
Luke McGrath, Myers Park baseball: threw seven innings of one-hit ball in a 2-1 win over Cuthbertson to send his team to back-to-back Elite 8s in NCHSAA 4A ball.
Bo Ziegler, Providence Day baseball: pitched a four-hit shutout in the Chargers’ 5-0 win over Covenant Day in the NCISAA 4A baseball semifinals. Providence Day will try to win its first state title since 1998
Baseball
North Iredell stunned top-seeded 5-4 in the 3A playoffs. Hunter Baldwin led the Raiders (15-11) with a two-run home run. He also scored twice.
Other games involving area teams – Lincoln Charter in 2A; Union Academy, Cherryville and Highland Tech in 1A – were postponed to Wednesday evening.
Softball
Ardrey Kell’s season ended with an 8-0 loss at top-seeded Hickory Ridge, and Marvin Ridge advanced with an 11-1 drubbing of local rival Cuthbertson.
Hickory Ridge (23-2) hosts Northwest Guilford in a 4A quarterfinal Friday. While Marvin Ridge faces the winner of the South Caldwell-Alexander Central game, which was halted by rain in the top of the seventh Tuesday and will be finished Wednesday. The game was tied 5-5.
Hickory Ridge standout Anna Dew tossed a two-hitter and struck out 11. Kristyn Embler doubled and drove in four runs. Dew reached the 200-strikeout plateau for the season and has fanned more than 500 in her career.
Marvin Ridge had a sensational performance from Lexi Kirby, who tied a state playoff record by slamming three home runs.
East Lincoln advanced in 3A by downing host West Rowan 5-3. Jaelyn Freeston and Taniyah Thomas each homered for the Mustangs (20-1), who will travel to top-seeded Enka (23-0) in a Friday quarterfinal game.
Boys’ lacrosse
The Charlotte Catholic-Lake Norman 4A semifinal was postponed due to thunderstorm activity. It will be played Wednesday evening.
But Lake Norman Charter trounced Bishop McGuinness 19-4 in the 1A-2A-3A semifinal. The Knights will face Northwood in the state championship game at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Durham County Stadium.
The Charlotte Catholic-Lake Norman victor will face Cardinal Gibbons at 8 p.m. Friday at Durham County Stadium for the state title.
Girls’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic downed Myers Park 14-6 in the 4A semifinals, advancing to the state championship game this weekend. The Cougars will face Cardinal Gibbons in the championship game, set for 5 p.m. Friday at Durham County Stadium.
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BASEBALL
Class 4A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
T.C. Roberson 13, Hopewell 1
Myers Park 2, Cuthbertson 1
Northwest Guilford 8, Providence 6
Davie County (16-10) at Reagan (20-6), ppd. to 7 p.m. Wednesday
East
New Hanover 14, Southern Alamance 8
Wake Forest 11, Hoggard 1
Garner 2, Topsail 1
Corinth Holders 10, Pinecrest 3
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
Myers Park (23-5) at T.C. Roberson (21-6)
Davie County-Reagan winner at Northwest Guilford (25-5)
East
Wake Forest (22-4) at New Hanover (23-2)
Garner (17-6) at Corinth Holders (19-6)
Class 3A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
North Iredell 5, Ledford 4
Fred T. Foard (15-7) at Oak Grove (16-9), ppd. to 7 p.m. Wednesday
West Henderson 9, Kings Mountain 7
East Rowan 8, North Davidson 7
East
J.H. Rose 14, South Brunswick 8
Northern Nash 9, Terry Sanford 8
Southern Lee 10, Currituck County 7
Orange 5, Cape Fear 0
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
North Iredell (15-11) at Fred T. Foard-Oak Grove winner
East Rowan (23-5) at West Henderson (22-4)
East
Northern Nash (20-4) at J.H. Rose (23-3)
Southern Lee (18-6) at Orange (24-2)
Class 2A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
Lincoln Charter (20-5) at Burns (22-4), ppd. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
West Stanly (24-3) at West Stokes (22-4), ppd. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
Morehead 5, Chase 3
Randleman 7, East Davidson 3
East
Midway 4, East Carteret 2
Camden County 7, North Lenoir 2
South Granville 10, South Lenoir 4
Greene Central 4, Farmville Central 0
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
West Stanly-West Stokes winner vs. Lincoln Charter-Burns winner
Morehead (22-5) at Randleman (23-4)
East
Camden County (16-9) at Midway (23-2)
South Granville (19-3) at Greene Central (22-3)
Class 1A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
Union Academy (13-11) at Cherryville (23-4), ppd. to 7 p.m. Wednesday
Eastern Randolph (6-17) at Highland Tech (13-12)
Draughn 2, Starmount 0
North Stokes (23-5) at Uwharrie Charter (16-10)
East
North Moore 11, Wilson Prep 1
Rosewood 7, Falls Lake Academy 4
Voyager Academy 4, Pinetown Northside 0
East Wake Academy 5, Chatham Charter 4
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
Eastern Randolph-Highland Tech winner at Union Academy-Cherryville winner
Draughn (22-4) vs. North Stokes-Uwharrie Charter winner
East
Rosewood (20-7) at North Moore (19-7)
East Wake Academy (17-4) at Voyager Academy (20-5)
SOFTBALL
Class 4A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
Hickory Ridge 8, Ardrey Kell 0
Northwest Guilford 6, East Forsyth 5
Marvin Ridge 11, Cuthbertson 1
South Caldwell (17-4) at Alexander Central (20-4), suspended until 7 p.m. Wednesday (game tied 5-5 in top of seventh)
East
Apex 7, D.H. Conley 5
Wake Forest 2, Cleveland 1
Wakefield 5, Garner 1
Topsail 9, Holly Springs 0
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
Northwest Guilford (21-3) at Hickory Ridge (23-2)
Marvin Ridge (21-3) vs. South Caldwell-Alexander Central winner
East
Apex (17-6) at Wake Forest (19-3)
Topsail (14-6) at Wakefield (20-4)
Class 3A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
Enka 4, Tuscola 0
East Lincoln 5, West Rowan 3
West Henderson (17-5) at Jesse Carson (17-8), ppd. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
Rockingham County (21-5) at Oak Grove (22-3), ppd. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
East
Harnett Central 7, Dixon 3
South Johnston 2, Cape Fear 0
Triton (17-5) at Western Alamance (18-3), ppd. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
South Central (17-5) at Scotland County (19-3), 6
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
East Lincoln (20-1) at Enka (23-0)
West Henderson-Jesse Carson winner at Rockingham County-Oak Grove winner
East
Harnett Central (22-4) at South Johnston (23-2)
Triton-Western Alamance winner vs. South Central-Scotland County winner
Class 2A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
Anson County (13-11) at McMichael (26-0)
West Stanly 5, Maiden 2
East Rutherford (17-6) at West Wilkes (20-0), ppd. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
Mount Pleasant (16-10) at Southwestern Randolph (21-1)
East
Camden County 8, South Columbus 7
Midway 11, Nash Central 1
North Johnston 5, Washington 3
South Granville 6, East Duplin 0
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
West Stanly (26-1) vs. Anson County-McMichael winner
East Rutherford-West Wilkes winner vs. Mount Pleasant-Southwestern Randolph winner
East
Midway (19-4) at Camden County (21-4)
South Granville (18-5) at North Johnston (15-4)
Class 1A
Tuesday’s third-round games
West
South Stokes 10, Bethany Community 0
East Wilkes (22-5) at Eastern Randolph (17-5), ppd. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Union Academy (20-4) at Robbinsville (19-4), ppd. to 5 p.m. Wednesday
Uwharrie Charter 12, North Stokes 0
East
Pamlico County 3, Chatham Central 0
North Duplin 12, Riverside 2
Pinetown Northside 7, Perquimans 2
East Columbus 4, Roxboro Community 3
Friday’s quarterfinals
West
East Wilkes-Eastern Randolph winner at South Stokes (23-1)
Uwharrie Charter (15-8) at Union Academy-Robbinsville winner
East
North Duplin (20-5) at Pamlico County (23-3)
Pinetown Northside (20-4) at East Columbus (25-2)
BOYS’ LACROSSE
Class 4A
Tuesday’s semifinals
West
Charlotte Catholic (21-2) at Lake Norman (21-2), 6
East
Cardinal Gibbons 11, Middle Creek 10
This weekend’s state finals
Charlotte Catholic-Lake Norman winner vs. Cardinal Gibbons (20-5)
Class 1A/2A/3A
Tuesday’s semifinals
West
Lake Norman Charter 19, Bishop McGuinness 4
East
Orange 18, Northwood 10
This weekend’s state finals
Lake Norman Charter (16-5) vs. Orange (19-3)
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Tuesday’s semifinals
West
Charlotte Catholic 14, Myers Park 6
East
Chapel Hill (23-0) at Cardinal Gibbons (19-2), 5:30
This weekend’s state finals
Charlotte Catholic (17-3) vs. Chapel Hill-Cardinal Gibbons winner
Class 1A/2A/3A
Tuesday’s semifinals
West
Bishop McGuinness 16, Hickory 4
East
Croatan 15, Northwood 8
This weekend’s state finals
Bishop McGuinness (16-3) vs. Croatan (18-3)
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Class 4A
Thursday’s second round
West
Northern Guilford (13-4-1) at Weddington (18-4)
Providence (16-3-2) at Lake Norman (13-5-2)
Porter Ridge (9-10-2) at Northwest Guilford (15-2-1)
T.C. Roberson (20-5-1) at Asheville (20-1-1)
South Mecklenburg (16-3-1) at West Forsyth (19-3-1)
Marvin Ridge (12-6-2) at Ardrey Kell (20-3-1)
Cuthbertson (14-4-2) at Hough (19-3-1)
Cox Mill (12-6-3) at Watauga (15-2-1)
East
Leesville Road (10-5-7) at Ashley (21-1)
Pinecrest (17-6) at Cleveland (18-5-1)
Topsail (15-6-1) at Holly Springs (16-1-3)
Apex Friendship (15-5) at Heritage (19-2-3)
Apex (16-4-2) at Cardinal Gibbons (16-2-3)
Middle Creek (10-11) at Hoggard (18-3)
Willow Spring (13-7-2) at Overhills (13-4-2)
Jordan (12-6) at Chapel Hill (19-0-2)
Class 3A
Thursday’s second round
West
North Henderson (13-5) at South Point (18-0-3)
Central Academy (12-10-1) at Enka (13-7-1)
Central Cabarrus (14-2-1) at Hickory (19-2-2)
St. Stephens (13-4-1) at North Davidson (14-3-2)
Crest (17-4) at Lake Norman Charter (17-1-2)
Oak Grove (15-2-1) at Hibriten (13-4-4)
East Lincoln (18-4-2) at Atkins (18-2-2)
Ashe County (14-6) at West Henderson (20-3)
East
Northwood (11-8-3) at Eastern Alamance (15-0-1)
Carrboro (10-9-2) at Cape Fear (18-5)
Western Alamance (17-2-1) at First Flight (18-3-1)
Currituck County (13-8-1) at Dixon (16-1-3)
J.H. Rose (13-5-2) at Hunt (19-1-3)
Fike (19-2-2) at Southern Nash (20-3)
Williams (10-9-2) at Union Pines (16-7-1)
Richlands (13-6-3) at Jacksonville (21-0)
Class 2A
Thursday’s second round
West
C.D. Owen (11-6) at Pine Lake Prep (17-1-2)
West Stanly (18-4-1) at Forest Hills (15-4-1)
East Davidson (14-3-1) at East Gaston (17-1-2)
Polk County (17-3-1) at Hendersonville (15-4)
Community School of Davidson (11-8-2) at West Davidson (22-0)
Jay M. Robinson (13-7-1) at Madison County (16-1)
Lincoln Charter (8-9-2) at Wilkes Central (14-5)
Forbush (11-8-1) at Wheatmore (20-0)
East
Research Triangle (12-7) at Clinton (20-0-2)
Southwest Onslow (15-2-2) at Farmville Central (12-2)
Franklin Academy (16-5) at Roanoke Rapids (18-2-1)
East Bladen (14-3-1) at North Johnston (15-1-3)
N.C. School of Science and Math-Durham (8-9-3) at Manteo (20-0-2)
Goldsboro (10-7-4) at East Carteret (14-5-2)
Heide Trask (17-3-1) at Seaforth (17-5-1)
Nash Central (12-6-1) at Raleigh Charter (12-4)
Class 1A
Thursday’s second round
West
Bradford Prep (8-10) at Bishop McGuinness (18-3)
Cherokee (7-10-2) at South Davidson (10-6-2)
N.C. Leadership Academy (11-3-2) at Thomas Jefferson Academy (13-3-1)
Bethany Community (11-8-1) at Union Academy (19-3)
Highlands (13-5) at Mount Airy (20-0-1)
Cornerstone Charter (15-3-4) at Swain County (15-4-1)
Mountain Island Charter (16-4) at Draughn (11-5-4)
Uwharrie Charter (8-10-2) at Christ the King (12-2-3)
East
Triangle Math & Science (7-9) at Woods Charter (16-1-3)
Neuse Charter (13-5) at North Moore (8-5)
Vance Charter (11-8) at Lejeune (11-4-1)
Voyager Academy (11-6-1) at Union (10-9-1)
Pender County (5-14-2) at Falls Lake Academy (12-5-2)
Eno River Academy (14-6-2) at Perquimans (9-4-1)
Roxboro Community (13-4-1) at Bear Grass Charter (10-8-1)
Clover Garden (6-11-1) at Hobbton (18-1-1)
BOYS’ TEAM TENNIS
Class 4A
Monday’s quarterfinals
West
Northwest Guilford def. Page 5-4
Providence def. Myers Park 5-3
East
Green Hope def. Panther Creek 5-2
Cardinal Gibbons def. Leesville Road 5-4
Wednesday’s semifinals
West
Providence (15-0) at Northwest Guilford (17-0)
East
Cardinal Gibbons (21-3) at Green Hope (19-0)
Class 3A
Monday’s quarterfinals
West
Hickory def. Atkins 6-3
St. Stephens def. Lake Norman Charter 5-4
East
Fike def. West Carteret 6-3
Carrboro def. J.H. Rose 6-3
Wednesday’s semifinals
West
St. Stephens (14-1) at Hickory (16-0)
East
Fike (20-1) at Carrboro (19-3)
Class 2A
Monday’s quarterfinals
West
Pine Lake Prep def. Burns 5-1
R-S Central def. West Stokes 5-4
East
Seaforth def. North Lenoir 7-2
Raleigh Charter def. North Johnston 7-2
Wednesday’s semifinals
West
Pine Lake Prep (16-3) at R-S Central (16-0)
East
Raleigh Charter (16-2) at Seaforth (16-1)
Class 1A
Monday’s quarterfinals
West
Elkin def. Bishop McGuinness 6-3
Mount Airy def. Mountain Heritage 5-0
East
Martin Riverside def. Voyager Academy 7-1
Triangle Math & Science def. Southern Wake Academy 6-0
Wednesday’s semifinals
West
Mount Airy (19-2) at Elkin (18-0)
East
Triangle Math & Science (12-2) at Martin Riverside (16-0)
This story was originally published May 15, 2023 at 8:42 PM.
