Area sports briefs: Indians get bid to regional

Published 12:00 am Sunday, May 15, 2011

From staff reports
Catawbaís baseball team received an at-large bid to the Division II Southeast Regional on Sunday night.
The Indians (40-13), SAC regular season champions, will be seeded fifth in the six-team regional. Top-seeded Mount Olive (41-7) is the host team. SAC tournament champion Wingate is seeded sixth.
Play begins Thursday with Catawba taking on No. 2 seed Francis Marion (37-14) at 3 p.m. in the first round. Wingate (34-20) takes on Mount Olive at 7 p.m. No. 3 seed UNC Pembroke (42-10) battles No. 4 Columbus State (32-17) at 11 a.m.
The winner of the double-elimination tournament will move on to the Division II World Series, which will be held in Cary.
n 49ers baseball
Charlotteís Justin Roland (East Rowan) had all three RBIs for the 49ers in a 3-2 win against La Salle on Friday, including the game-winner in the 11th inning. Ross Steedley (East) homered and knocked in four runs in the 49ersí 10-3 win against La Salle on Saturday.
n Pro baseball
Trayce Thompson connected for his eighth homer as the Kannapolis Intimidators whipped West Virginia 5-1 on Sunday.
n Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus) hit his fourth homer and drove in four runs as Jackson blasted Huntsville 15-4 in a Southern League game on Sunday.
n Winston-Salemís Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) had two RBIs on Sunday.