Updated Fayetteville area high school baseball, softball playoff schedules, scores
The NCHSAA and NCISAA baseball and softball playoffs have arrived for Fayetteville-area high schools.
Bookmark this story to see schedules and scores for squads in Cumberland County and throughout the region.
Baseball
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SECOND ROUND STANDOUTS: Fayetteville area’s top baseball, softball players in NC high school playoffs 2nd round
NCHSAA Baseball Playoffs
First Round Scores (May 10)
4A East
No. 24 Topsail 2, No. 9 Gray's Creek 0
No. 2 Pinecrest 8, No. 31 South View 1
No. 1 New Hanover 14, No. 32 Overhills 2
3A East
No. 9 Terry Sanford 4, No. 24 Union Pines 1
No. 10 Cape Fear 2, No. 23 Person 1
No. 21 North Brunswick 9, No. 12 Lee County 2
No. 29 East Wake 5, No. 4 Scotland 2
No. 22 Triton 9, No. 11 Carrboro 4
No. 16 Southern Lee 5, No. 17 South Johnston 1
2A East
No. 5 Midway 10, No. 28 Clinton 0
No. 12 St. Pauls 3, No. 21 Greene Central 2
No. 4 Whiteville 7, No. 29 Eastern Wayne 3
No. 19 Granville Central 3, No. 14 Fairmont 1
No. 31 East Bladen 11, No. 2 Camden County 5
1A East
No. 29 Hobbton 4, No. 4 North Moore 3
No. 3 Bear Grass Charter 4, No. 30 Lakewood 0
No. 10 East Columbus 13, No. 23 Vance Charter 3
Second Round Scores
4A East
No. 2 Pinecrest 11, No. 15 Richmond Senior 0
3A East
No. 26 Croatan 1, No. 10 Cape Fear 0
No. 8 Orange 8, No. 9 Terry Sanford 5
No. 1 J.H. Rose 10, No. 16 Southern Lee 0
No. 6 West Carteret 6, No. 22 Triton 3
2A East
No. 12 St. Pauls 8, No. 5 Midway 4
No. 4 Whiteville 5, No. 13 South Lenoir 1
No. 15 North Lenior 10, No. 31 East Bladen 6
1A East
No. 13 Roxboro Community 11, No. 29 Hobbton 1
No. 10 East Columbus 14, No. 7 Southern Wake 3
Third Round Schedule (May 17)
4A East
No. 2 Pinecrest 11 vs. No. 10 Hoggard
2A East
No. 5 Whiteville vs. No. 12 St. Pauls
1A East
No. 10 East Columbus vs. No. 18 Tarboro
Softball
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SUPER SENIORS: Seniors shine in Gray's Creek softball's NCHSAA playoff game against Heritage
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COLTS' STRONG FINISH: Meredith finds metal bleachers, ‘ESPN play,’ plastic bat highlight Cape Fear softball’s night against Gray’s Creek
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NCHSAA Softball Playoffs
First Round Scores (May 10)
4A East
No. 13 Gray’s Creek 3, No. 20 Heritage 2
No. 4 Southern Alamance 11, No. 29 South View 1
No. 1 D.H. Conley 14, No. 32 Pine Forest 1
No. 2 Purnell Swett 2, No. 31 Middle Creek 1
No. 18 Wake Forest 8, No. 15 Lumberton 3
No. 8 Richmond Senior 4, No. 25 Hoke County 2
3A East
No. 3 Cape Fear 11, No. 30 Northwood 0
No. 2 South Johnston 16, No. 31 Terry Sanford 0
No. 12 Person 10, No. 21 Western Harnett 0
No. 4 Scotland 9, No. 29 Southern Wayne 1
No. 7 Harnett Central vs. No. 26 Union Pines
No. 18 Triton 3, No. 15 West Carteret 2
2A East
No. 8 South Columbus 10, No. 25 West Bladen 0
No. 9 Midway 5, No. 24 Manteo 0
No. 12 East Duplin 6, No. 21 East Bladen 5
No. 19 Whiteville 19, No. 14 SouthWest Edgecombe 1
No. 6 East Carteret 19, No. 27 Clinton 3
1A East
No. 4 Northside-Pinetown 17, No. 29 Hobbton 3
No. 7 East Columbus 1, No. 26 NE Carolina Prep 0 (Forfeit)
Second Round Scores
4A East
No. 13 Gray’s Creek 13, No. 4 Southern Alamance 4
No. 2 Purnell Swett 4, No. 18 Wake Forest 0
3A East
No. 3 Cape Fear 5, No. 14 Orange 2
No. 13 Western Alamance 2, No. 4 Scotland 1
No. 7 Harnett Central 8, No. 10 Currituck County 2
No. 2 South Johnston 3, No. 18 Triton 1
2A East
No. 8 South Columbus 1, No. 9 Midway 0
No. 3 Roanoke Rapids 7, No. 19 Whiteville 6
1A East
No. 7 East Columbus 11, No. 10 Clover Garden 3
Third Round Schedule
4A East
No. 13 Gray’s Creek at No. 5 Clayton
No. 2 Purnell Swett vs. No. 10 Fuquay-Varina
3A East
No. 3 Cape Fear vs. No. 6 Richlands
No. 7 Harnett Central at No. 2 South Johnston
2A East
No. 8 South Columbus at No. 1 Washington
1A East
No. 7 East Columbus at No. 2 Vance Charter
Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com.
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