Area sports briefs: Intimidators sweep

Friday, July 03, 2009 7:39 AM  |  Printer friendly version | E-mail to a friend |

From staff reports

Three Kannapolis pitchers combined to limit Hagerstown to one unearned run in a doubleheader Thursday at Municipal Stadium.

The Intimidators swept the twin bill 5-1 and 4-0 behind hurlers Charlie Leesman and Kevin Asselin. Leesman pitched the first complete game of the season for the Intimidators in the opener.

Drew Garcia had a homer, triple and single in the first game. Jon Gilmore added two hits.

Jorge Castillo's grand slam — the first of the season for the Intimidators — keyed the Game 2 victory.

* Daniel Wagner had two RBIs and stole a base in Bristol's 5-4 loss against Johnson City on Thursday in the Appalachian League.

Wagner is batting .237 with six RBIs after 10 games.

* Ogden's Jerry Sands (Catawba) had two hits early in his game Thursday to lift his batting average to .450. Sands has four homers and nine RBIs in 10 games.

- Wood bat leagues

Justin Roland (East Rowan, Charlotte) is batting .348 in his first eight games with the Bethesda Big Train in the Cal Ripken Senior League.

* Craige Lyerly (East Rowan, Catawba) is batting .350 with a homer, 15 RBIs and 18 steals for the Asheboro Copperheads.

Zach Brown (South Rowan, UNC Pembroke) is 0-2 on the mound for the Copperheads with a 3.95 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 271/3 innings.

Nathan Furr (Catawba) is 0-2 on the hill for the Copperheads with a 4.65 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 31 innings.

* Forest City's Wade Moore (West Rowan, Catawba) is batting .293 with two homers and 14 RBIs for a team that is 26-4 in the Coastal Plain League. Moore is 21-for-23 on stolen bases.

- Figure skating

Sisters Courtney and Heather Van Wallendael competed in figure skating in the North Carolina State Games held at the Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail.

Courtney won a gold medal in the pre-preliminary freeskate. Heather won gold in the juvenile test track).

The girls live in Gold Hill and compete for the Carolinas Figure Skating Club.

- North boosters

The North Rowan booster club will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the school's media center.

Contact Mark Jennings at (704) 213-2491 for information.

- Hoops Unlimited

Applications are being accepted for both sessions of the 16th annual Hoops Unlimited Basketball Camp at Erwin Middle School.

The camp from July 6-9 is for boys and girls who will be in grades 2-5. The camp from July 13-16 is for boys and girls who will be in grades 6-9.

The cost of the all-day camp is $95. Contact Rick Roseman at 704-279-7334.