From staff reports
Keegan Linza (North Rowan) continues to pitch well for the Bristol Sox of the Appalachian League.
Linza tossed a scoreless ninth in Bristol’s 4-3, 11-inning loss to Danville on Monday.
Linza, who pitched a lot of innings as a starter at Liberty before he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in June, is almost always used for just one inning in relief, but the results have been impressive so far.
In 13 1/3 innings, Linza has allowed one earned run and has yet to walk a batter. He’s struck out 15.
n Wade Moore (Catawba, West Rowan) continued his recent surge with a single, a double, a triple, his 13th stolen base and four runs scored for Hagerstown in Monday’s wild 14-13 loss at Hickory. It was the third triple and 13th double for Moore, who has five multi-hit games in his last 10 outings.
Hudson Valley’s Craige Lyerly (Catawba, East Rowan) hit his third homer of the season in the ninth inning on Sunday. He went 0-for-5 on Monday, but he stole two bases. He’s 13-for-13 on steal attempts.
New Britain’s Spencer Steedley (East Rowan), a lefty reliever, is a likely candidate to get a callup from the Minnesota Twins in 2012 if he can stay healthy.
Since returning from the DL on July 9, Steedley has put zeroes on the scoreboard in eight of nine relief appearances in Double A. Last week, he pitched 61/3 scoreless innings, while allowing three hits and no walks.
Playing for Seattle’s Triple A farm club in Tacoma, Wash., Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus) had a double, a steal and two runs scored in a late game Monday on the West Coast.
The Kannapolis Intimidators lost 8-7 in 11 innings at Lexington on Monday.
Lexington scored six runs in the fourth. Kannapolis got two hits each from Marcus Semien, Keenyn Walker and Carlos Sanchez.
Wood bat leagues
The Carolina Hurricanes of the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League competed their summer regular season Monday night with an 8-6 loss to the Kernersville Bulldogs.
Alex Litaker (East Rowan) completed the regular season with a perfect 0.00 ERA in 23 innings.
Litaker pitched two innings on Monday and struck out three. In a team-leading 11 relief appearances, he’s 2-0 with four saves and 25 strikeouts.
The Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League double-elimination tournament begins this weekend at Mocksville’s Rich Park.
Local track and field
Marshall Shank, a freshman at East Rowan, is competing in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in New Orleans.
Shank is ranked second in the nation in the pole vault in the 14-year-old age group.
Salisbury Speedsters Alex Crook, Jabari Dalton, Payton Russell and Jaleesa Smoot are competing in running events in New Orleans.
North Hills camp
A soccer camp for ages 6-11 will be held at North Hills Christian, today through Friday, from 4:15-5:45 p.m. daily. The cost is $60 for all four days or $20 per day.
Camp for middle school and high school players will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. daily. Cost is $90 for all four days or $25 per day.
Adidas All-American Daniel Butner is the instructor.
Hurley Y programs
Registration for fall soccer and fall flag football has started at JF Hurley YMCA.
Registration will run through Sept. 4. The J.F. Hurley YMCA will be taking online registration as well. These leagues are great introductions to the sports of football and soccer. If you are interested in coaching, contact youth sports director Phillip Hilliard at philliard@rowanymca.org or 704-636-0111.
Youth baseball
Spencer Little League/Franklin Ellis Pee Wee League fall baseball registration will be held on Fridays, Aug. 5 and 12, from 4-7 p.m. and Saturdays, Aug. 6 and 13, from 9 a.m. until noon at 8th Street Ballpark in Spencer. Or register online at www.eteamz.com/spencerlittleleague1.
Contact William Noles at 704-633-0151 or Chris Fries at 704-637-2766 for information.
Leagues are for ages 4-14. Cost is $ 30 per player for Coach Pitch, B League, A League and Junior League. This is an instructional league — a must for improving current skills or preparing for a new league next spring.
Tennis camp
There are still some spots for Catawba’s last summer tennis camp, Aug. 8-11. The link to the tennis camp brochure is www.gocatawbaindians.com. Contact Jeff Childress at 704-637-4265 or jchildre@catawba.edu.n Soccer league
South Rowan YMCA is accepting registrations through Sept. 3 for its fall soccer program. The program is for rising K-8th grade boys and girls. Practice starts the week of Sept. 12. Games begin the week of Sept. 26.
Fees are $36 for members and $60 for potential members. Contact Gary Earnhardt at the South Rowan YMCA at 704-857-7011.