From staff reports
The China Grove 12-year-old Cal Ripken baseball team finished pool play in the state tournament 4-0 on Saturday in Liberty.
China Grove plays today at 5 p.m. in bracket play.
China Grove defeated Bunker Hill 5-2, Stewards of the Game 15-2, Sawmills 6-0 and Eastern Randolph 4-2.
China Grove was runner-up in the Area 4 tournament last week, losing to Matthews, which is in the other bracket.
The two could meet again.
n East Rowanís 10-under all-stars split on Friday in Matthews. East lost to Fairview 7-5 and beat St. Stephens 5-0.
n East Rowanís 11-under all-stars beat Anson 4-2 and lost to Bunker Hill 10-4 on Friday in the WNC Cal Ripken tourney in Yadkinville.
n Junior Legion
Chance Bowden pitched four strong innings with no walks as the Rowan County Junior Legion team won 13-3 on Saturday to stay alive in the double-elimination state tournament in Hickory.
Nolan Meyerhoeffer went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, and Roby Holmes was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Chase Hathcock had a hit and three walks.
n Minor Leagues
Starting pitcher Phil Negus tossed six strong inning and Dusty Harvard drove in his first runs since his promotion from Bristol as the Kannapolis Intimidators clipped the Lakewood BlueClaws 5-3 on Saturday night at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium
The Intimidators have won 10 of their last 13.
Kannapolis pulled ahead with four runs in the fifth inning. The big hit was by Marcus Semien, who stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and grounded a ball into right field to score two.
Nick McCully tossed the final three innings for Kannapolis for his second save.
n New Britainís Spencer Steedley (East Rowan) was the winning pitcher in relief in a Double A Eastern League game on Saturday.
Steedley (3-2) struck out two in 11/3 scoreless innings.
n Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) stole his 15th base for Winston-Salem on Saturday.
n Ryan Query (A.L. Brown, Catawba) had a run-scoring double for Danville.
n Local golf
Brice Garnett shot 65-70-64-64 ó 263 to finish 22 under par and win the Egolf Tourís Southern Open held at The Club at Irish Creek.
Garnett won $30,000.
n Camp canceled
North Rowanís youth football camp has been canceled.
The football and baseball fields have been resodded, and the softball field canít hold the numbers.