From staff reports
Bobby Parnell (East Rowan) allowed five hits, but no walks or runs, as the New York Mets beat Baltimore 4-0 on Friday. Parnell pitched 22/3 innings and struck out two.
– College baseball
Wade Moore (West Rowan) hit his third homer of the season as N.C. State beat Wake Forest 10-3 on Saturday.
Ryan Bostian (South Rowan) walked and scored the tying run in the last inning as Montreat, ranked 20th in NAIA, rallied to beat Virginia-Wise Friday.
* Daniel Wagner had three hits and three RBIs for Belmont and stole his eighth base of the season in an 8-5 win at North Florida Friday.
* Whit Merrifield (Davie) hit a home run for South Carolina in Friday’s 7-3 win against LSU.
* Pfeiffer’s Jonathan McDaniel (Davie) pitched a complete game in a 2-1 victory against Coker that gave the Falcons a doubleheader split.
McDaniel struck out 10.
* UNC’s Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus) had two hits in a 5-4 loss against Duke Saturday. Seager is batting .429.
* Zach Glass (Salisbury) had two RBIs in Lenoir-Rhyne’s sweep of Brevard on Saturday.
* Aubrey Meadows (Mooresville) made his college debut out of the bullpen for Charlotte in Friday’s 13-1 loss against Fordham.
– College softball
Maryland’s Devon Williams (West Rowan) tripled and scored in a 10-2 loss against UNC Saturday.
* Catawba’s Ryann Baker (East Rowan) has a team-high seven homers. The senior catcher has 19 RBIs and is batting .320.
– College indoor track
Appalachian State senior Mark Sturgis (North Rowan) was named Southern Conference field athlete of the month for February. He also won the honor for January.
Sturgis won the triple jump at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational with a NCAA Provisional mark of 50 feet, 11 inches, a season best.
At ASU’s Valentine Open, Sturgis finished first in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.49 and second in the 300-meter dash with a time of 35.99.
At the SoCon Indoor Championships, Sturgis captured the triple jump and was sixth in the long jump.
– College outdoor track
Many teams opened the outdoor track season at the 49er Classic in Charlotte on Saturday.
N.C. State’s Jason Jones (East Rowan) won the shot put (58 feet, 31/4 inches) and was fifth in the hammer throw (161-1). N.C. State’s Lamont Savage (West Rowan) was fourth in the long jump (23-1/2).
* Charlottte’s Makenzie Mullinax (South Rowan) was third in the pole vault (10-8).
* Western Carolina’s Wayne Parker (East) was 12th in the pole vault (12-71/2).
* At the Wake Forest Open, Appalachian State’s Mark Sturgis (North Rowan) was seventh in the 100 (11.10) and eighth in the long jump (22-1/4).
ASU’s Phillip Bush (North) was ninth in the 110 hurdles (15.51) and sixth in the long jump (22-21/4).
– College golf
Virginia’s Will Collins shot 71-73 ó 144 in the first two rounds the Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Ga. Collins stood 11th after two rounds and led the Virginia contingent going into Sunday’s finale.
– Catawba tennis
Catawba’s men’s tennis team topped Chowan 8-1 Saturday at Johnson Tennis Center.
Sean Soltan, Matt King, Tom McCormack and Uri Yarkoni won in singles and doubles for the Indians (9-4).
– Catawba lacrosse
Catawba’s lacrosse team held off St. Andrews 11-8 in Laurinburg Saturday.
Braden Artem had four goals and two assists to lead the Indians (2-4). Marty Tuohy had three goals and an assist.
– Prep track
A.L. Brown’s Tavis Bailey won the discus with a throw of 148 feet, 3 inches at Saturday’s Marvin Ridge Invitational in Waxhaw.
Brown’s Larry Scaggs was third in the 3200 (10:11.6) and eighth in the 1500 (4:23.60).
* Brown’s girls had a strong showing in a field with many 4A teams. They placed sixth with 64 points and posted a number of regional qualifying marks.
In the 200, Wonders Tylivia Blackwelder (26.4), Keonna Eaton (27.1) and Estella Clark (27.3) took second, third and fourth, respectively.
Eaton was second in the 100 (12.4), while Blackwelder was third (12.7). Clark was fifth in the 400 (1:04.40).
Keonna Artis was fourth in the high jump (5-0). Adrian Morrison tied for 10th (4-8).
Krystal Johnson was fourth in the discus (98-11/2). Nia Boyd was sixth (87-10).
Chinii Knox (29-10) was seventh in the triple jump. Ranesha Allison was 10th in the 300 hurdles (52.0).
The 4×100 relay team was fourth. The 4×200 relay team was fifth. The 4×400 relay team was sixth.
* South Rowan’s 4×800 boys relay team placed sixth and posted a regional qualifying time of 8:39. Sophomores Michael York and Caleb O’Neal and juniors Dalton Johnson and Nathaniel Winslow made up the unit.
York was 12th in the 3200 in 10:31.10. Johnson was 12th in the 1500 in 4:28.30.
South’s 4×800 girls relay team of Emily Kinney, Camille Craddock, Brenna Pruitt and Anne Mabry finished ninth. Kinney was 14th in the 3200 in 13:11. Houston was 14th in the 400 in 1:06.90.
* Mooresville junior Aisha Cannon won the long jump (16-61/2) and triple jump (35-3).
Mooresville’s Brandon Koerwitz won the 3200 (10:01.04).
* Northwest Cabarrus’ Garrett West was second in the 800 (2:00.20).
– Intimidators
The Kannapolis Intimidators open the South Atlantic League season April 9 against Asheville.
Twenty-three fireworks days are planned at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium for Fridays and Saturday.
All 10 Thursday games will be Thirsty Thursdays with specials on wings and beer.
Every Tuesday will be a Bi-Lo’s Two-For-Tuesday. Tickets will be buy-one-get-one-free, and there will be two-for-one food specials.
Every Tuesday will also be Senior Day with Baseball Bingo.
Other special nights will include the Intimidators 15th Anniversary Celebration (May 16), Kannapolis Heritage Night with a replica Gem Theater giveaway, sponsored by the City of Kannapolis (May 16), and Back to School Night, featuring a backpack giveaway (Aug. 28).
Seats can be purchased over the phone at (704) 932-FANS (3267), online at IntimidatorsBaseball.com or at the FCS ticket office.
– RAC swimming
Rowan Aquatic Club swimmers Kayla Tennant (9), Michael Mebel (12), Brandon Ralston (12) and Taylor Rodenhuis (12) qualified for the Southern Zone Eastern Section Age Group Championships in Charlotte. There were 860 athletes competing. They represented seven states.
Mebel’s best finish was 12th in the 1650 freestyle (19:02.84).
Ralston was 20th in the 50 backstroke (30.66).
Rodenhuis was seventh in the 100 butterfly (1:01.15) and 1650 free (18:24.16). He was ninth in the 400 IM (4:46.76) and 10th in the 100 backstroke (1:03.46).
Tennant’s highest finished was 47th in the 50 butterfly (34.42).