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UMO -- Weekend digest

Baseball MISENHEIMER -- No. 5-ranked University of Mount Olive remained unbeaten in Conference Carolinas play with a three-game sweep 7-5, 5-2, 17-10 of in-state rival Pfeiffer University. It's the final meeting between the two schools. Pfeifferwill depart for the Division...

SOFTBALL -- So. Wayne @ C.B. Aycock

rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Put the ball in Mackenzie Wheeler's glove and you're guaranteed one thing -- the contact pitcher lets her defense work behind her. Friday afternoon proved a perfect example. Wheeler benefited from two double plays and scattered four...

DIGEST -- Weekend

Softball Wayne Christian 14, Bethel Christian 9 * Abbe Harris smacked an inside-the-park home run during Wayne Christian's 14-9, non-conference conquest of Bethel Christian on Friday evening. Lindsay Stallard batted 3-for-4 as the Eagles evened their worksheet at 1-1 this...

BOX -- So. Wayne SB @ C.B. Aycock

Southern Wayne 000 00 -- 0 4 4 C.B. Aycock 142 21 -- 10 14 0 Two outs when game-ending run scored. Leading hitters: Southern Wayne -- Kelly Dail 1-2; Rebecca Coor 1-2; Iyahna Bess 1-2; Kayla Raynor 1-2. C.B....

BOX -- So. Wayne @ C.B. Aycock

Southern Wayne 020 010 1 -- 4 6 2 C.B. Aycock 000 100 0 -- 1 2 2 Leading hitters: Southern Wayne -- Matthew Stott 1-3, 2B, RBI; Aryc Chrisman 1-3, RBI; Jack Casbarro 1-3; Manny Walker 1-3; Kolby Anderson...

BOX -- S. Creek @ Hobbton

Spring Creek 003 011 0 -- 5 4 5 Hobbton 010 110 0 -- 3 8 9 Leading hitters: Spring Creek -- Christian Yarbrough 1-3, RBI; Kaden Geelen 2-4, 3 RBI; Casey Whitfield 1-4. Hobbton -- Mason Wilson 1-4; Jackson...

BOX -- New Bern @ E. Wayne

New Bern 000 313 0 -- 7 6 5 Eastern Wayne 000 001 0 -- 1 7 8 Leading hitters: New Bern -- Daniel Rust 1-4; Davis Balentine 1-4; Jamie Winfield 1-4, RBI; Zach Long 1-4; Jay Pike 1-3; Alex...

BASEBALL -- So. Wayne @ C.B. Aycock

bcoley@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- C.B. Aycock's Blake Gipson could only muster a blank, disagreeable stare. Southern Wayne's Derek Holsinger had just snuck a pitch by him. As the umpire gave his signal for the strikeout, the Saints' crowd erupted. The punch-out...

BASEBALL -- NB @ E. Wayne

jhayes@newsargus.com Decisions made in haste often sting. Such was the case Friday for the Eastern Wayne varsity baseball team, whose read-react nature formed the substantive basis of a puzzling, 7-1 home loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe New Bern....