Boys Baseball

County baseball tournament pairings set

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — The 24th annual Gaston County Baseball Tournament will open with defending champion Forestview taking on rival Ashbrook. The Jaguars, who beat Cherryville 2-0 in last year’s championship game, will face the Green Wave 10 a.m.... Full story

North Lincoln fires baseball coach

Phillip Gardner

North Lincoln baseball coach Sean Andrews says he has been fired because of unhappiness among parents and players. Andrews, the Knights’ only coach in the six-year history of the school, said principal Rick Freeman fired him in a meeting at... Full story

KM's Howell takes Gazette baseball player-of-the-year honors

Richard Walker

KINGS MOUNTAIN - When Jeffry Howell entered Kings Mountain High School four years ago, he and many of his teammates felt they knew a lot about winning. After all, many of them had won baseball championships in Dixie Youth recreation leagues and for... Full story

Mustangs' Spear leads All-SPC baseball team

Phillip Gardner

Another season. Another East Lincoln sweep.The Mustangs claimed the top baseball awards in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference after winning the league title, completing a perfect run through the major boys' sports this school year.Senior... Full story

Forestview freshman wins HR derby -- with no homers

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA - The Gastonia Grizzlies' high school home run derby became more like a longest drive contest. None of the four high school players were able to hit it out of a windy Sims Legion Park, so the contest reverted to the longest-hit ball,... Full story

Hunter Huss promotes assistant Mellon to head baseball coach

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA - Brent Mellon satisfied the itch to become a head coach three years ago at Highland Tech. But it took him only one season to realize where he truly wanted to be. "Hunter Huss is special to me and one of the reasons that I came back and... Full story

South Stanly stuns Cherryville in Game 2, advances to state title series

Phillip Gardner

NORWOOD - Nothing went right for Cherryville, starting with the bus ride. South Stanly scored 10 runs in the second inning and stunned the defending state champion Ironmen with a 16-3 win in five innings Saturday, closing out the best-of-three 1A... Full story

Cherryville drops Game 1. Follow Game 2 live

Phillip Gardner

Cherryville lost to South Stanly 5-2 Saturday afternoon but has another shot tonight in Game 2 of the best-of-three series. Click here to follow Game 2 through Phil Gardner's blog. First pitch is set for 7:45 -- 45 minutes later than originally... Full story

Cherryville drops Game 1 of regional final series

Phillip Gardner

CHERRYVILLE - Cherryville faces a must-win situation Saturday night after losing to South Stanly, 5-2, in Game 1 of the best-of-three 1A West Region championship series Saturday afternoon. The Rebel Bulls (22-6) can advance to the 1A state... Full story

DaCanal's walk-off home run sends Ironmen to regional finals

Phillip Gardner

EAST FLAT ROCK - After two rainouts, a delayed start, a fog delay, a suspension and a site switch, this game was already one that Cherryville folks wouldn't forget for a long time. Bryan DaCanal gave them one more memory. The Cherryville senior... Full story

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