From staff reports
Senior Keegan Linza (North Rowan) pitched his final home game for Liberty on Saturday.
The Flames won 2-1 against Radford. Linza (10-3) allowed six hits, two walks and one run in six innings. He struck out five.
Linza leads the Big South Conference in wins and innings pitched (96) and was fourth in ERA (2.23) entering Saturdayís outing.
Linza is only the fourth Liberty pitcher to win 10 games in a season.
n Preston Troutman (East Rowan) scored two runs and Trey Holmes (East) had two hits in Appalachian Stateís 8-6 win against Georgia Southern on Friday.
Noah Holmes (East) went 1-for-1 and Trey Holmes was 2-for-3 in ASUís 12-4 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday.
n Charlotteís Corbin Shive (East) had two doubles and three RBIs as the 49ers split two games with Dallas Baptist on Saturday.
Justin Roland (East) had four hits, and Ross Steedley (East) was 2-for-5.
n College golf
Virginia senior Will Collins (Salisbury) bounced back from a first-round 77 to shoot 71 and 72 on the final two days of the NCAA East Regional held at the Pete Dye River Course.
Collins finished 14th overall at 4-over 220.
Virginia finished eighth but failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships. The top five teams from the regional advanced.
n Pro golf
Elliot Gealy (Salisbury, Clemson) shot three 73s in the first three rounds of the BMW Charity Pro-Am being played in South Carolina.
n Pro baseball
The Kannapolis Intimidators broke loose offensively on Saturday and pounded Delmarva 16-6 at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium.
Kannapolis held a 5-0 lead after it had sent five men to the plate.
Brady Shoemaker hit two homers and combined with Trayce Thompson to drive in eight runs.
The four-game series continues today at 5:05 p.m.
n Los Angeles rookie Jerry Sands (Catawba) hit his first MLB homer on Saturday against the White Sox.
n New York Mets reliever Bobby Parnell (East Rowan) is still working his way back to the majors. He was good at Triple A Bufalo on Friday, striking out two while throwing a scoreless inning.
n Wilmington outfielder Whit Merrifield (Davie, South Carolina) has been one of the best players in the Carolina League.
Merrifield is second in the league in batting average (.318), third in runs (30) and fourth in on-base percentage (.393). He collected his 13th double of the season on Saturday.
n Winston-Salemís Daniel Wagner (South Rowan, Belmont) has not had as much success in the Carolina League to this point.
After hitting .253 in April, Wagnerís at .188 in May, and thatís pulled his batting average for the season down to .222. The positives are heís 8-for-12 on steals and is tied for eighth in the league with 22 runs scored.
n Spencer Steedley (East, Charlotte 49ers) has a high ERA (4.05) at New Britain in Double A ball, but heís striking people out and appears to be healthy.
Steedley (2-1) fanned three in his only inning of work on Friday and now has 19 strikeouts in 20 innings.
n Wade Moore (West Rowan, Catawba) hasnít gotten hot yet for Hagerstown and his batting average (.171) isnít where heíd like it to be.
Moore is batting .125 in May, but heís been able to stay in the lineup in left field for the Suns because of his glove, speed and ability to draw walks. He has as many walks (19) as he does hits.
The lefty swinging Moore is 2-for-28 against southpaw pitchers, and thatís done some damage to his batting average.
Moore and his teammates are scheduled to play in Kannapolis on May 29-31. It will be the closest trip home for Moore since he signed with Washington last June.
Fans also will be interested in seeing Mooreís teammate, 18-year-old Bryce Harper, the youngest player in the South Atlantic League and the most touted hitting prospect in baseball. Harper has been as good as advertised so far, with 10 homers and a .359 batting average, while playing against mostly 23-year-olds. Heís a 6-foot-3, 225-pound left-handed masher from Nevada.
Harperís promotion to high A ball in Potomac, Va., could happen any day. Hopefully, heíll still be with Hagerstown the rest of May.
n Jacksonís Kyle Seager (NW Cabarrus, UNC) hasnít destroyed the Southern League like he did advanced A ball last summer in California, but heís more than held his own in Double A. After collecting two hits Friday, the second baseman is batting .302 with some pop ó four homers and 14 doubles.
n Prep tennis
Newton-Conover won the 2A tennis state title with a 6-0 win against Durham School of the Arts.
The Red Devils (25-2) beat Salisbury in the second round.
n Baseball camp
The 23rd annual Piedmont Area Baseball Camp will be held on July 6-7 (8:30-noon) at Central Davidson.
The cost is $60. The camp is for ages 5-18.
Instructors will include Appalachian Stateís Chris Pollard and Davidsonís Dick Cooke and many other outstanding coaches.
Contact Mike Lawson (336-239-0139) or Jonathan Brown (336-357-2920).
n Free shooting camp
North Rowan High will host a free basketball shooting camp on Saturday, May 28, from 10-12.
This is a ěNoahî shooting clinic that teaches proper form and alignment for straight shooting.
The first 30 players registered will get a free analysis and breakdown of their shot. All others may pay $25 for a shot analysis.
The camp is open to boys and girls in grades 7-12. Registration is this coming Monday and Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. A parent or coach must be present to register a player.
For more information, call North Rowan High at 704-636-4420, ext. 141 or 704-267-1122.