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Fayetteville high school baseball, softball, lacrosse 2023 postseason scores, schedules

rodd baxley, the fayetteville observer
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The postseason continues for several Fayetteville-area high school baseball and softball teams.

Cape Fear's baseball and softball squads, along with Terry Sanford baseball, advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA playoffs. The soccer playoffs begin Monday night with five Cumberland County teams competing in first-round matches.

Cape Fear, Gray's Creek and Terry Sanford won conference championships on the pitch. Check in here for updates throughout the postseason for spring sports in the NCHSAA and NCISAA.

2022-23 Fayetteville Area Spring Sports Coverage

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BASEBALL STANDOUTS: Fayetteville area NCHSAA, NCISAA baseball players to watch in 2023 playoffs

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POSTSEASON SCORES, SCHEDULE: Fayetteville high school baseball, softball, lacrosse 2023 postseason scores, schedules

STAT LEADERS: These are Fayetteville's high school baseball and softball stat leaders

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NCHSAA Baseball Playoffs Schedule

First Round, Tuesday, May 9

Class 4A

  • No. 24 Rolesville 8, No. 9 Purnell Swett 0

  • No. 6 Chapel Hill 3, No. 27 Gray's Creek 0

  • No. 23 Apex Friendship 9, No. 10 Pine Forest 0

  • No. 18 Richmond Senior at No. 15 Millbrook

  • No. 2 Pinecrest 8, No. 31 Laney 2

Class 3A

  • No. 24 Union Pines at No. 9 Carrboro

  • No. 13 Lee County 7, No. 20 Person 0

  • No. 4 Terry Sanford 4, No. 20 Western Alamance 2

  • No. 6 Southern Lee 5, No. 27 North Brunswick 4

  • No. 10 Cape Fear 5, No. 23 West Johnston 4 (8)

  • No. 15 Triton 12, No. 18 Scotland 2

Class 2A

  • No. 1 Midway 6, No. 32 Bunn 1

  • No. 16 East Bladen 6, No. 17 East Duplin 5

  • No. 25 West Bladen 9, No. 8 Heide Trask 5

  • No. 28 South Columbus 1, No. 5 Pasquotank 0

  • No. 21 Camden County 8, No. 12 Fairmont 2

  • No. 18 Whiteville at No. 15 Southwest Onslow

  • No. 2 Greene Central 4, No. 31 St. Pauls 1

Class 1A

  • No. 9 North Moore 26, No. 24 Ocracoke 5

  • No. 4 North Duplin 4, No. 29 East Columbus 3

  • No. 6 Northside (Pinetown) 10, No. 27 West Columbus 1

  • No. 10 Roxboro Community 13, No. 23 Hobbton 2

Second Round, Friday, May 12

Class 4A

No. 2 Pinecrest 4, No. 15 Millbrook 3

Class 3A

  • No. 4 Terry Sanford 6, No. 13 Lee County 3

  • No. 10 Cape Fear 5, No. 7 West Carteret 3

  • No. 2 Orange 9, No. 15 Triton 8

  • No. 6 Southern Lee 11, No. 22 First Flight 1

Class 2A

  • No. 1 Midway 10, No. 16 East Bladen 0

  • No. 9 East Carteret 8, No. 25 West Bladen 1

  • No. 21 Camden County 14, No. 28 South Columbus 8

Class 1A

No. 9 North Moore 8, No. 8 Gates County 1

Third Round, Tuesday, May 16

Class 4A

No. 2 Pinecrest vs. No. 7 Corinth Holders

Class 3A

  • No. 4 Terry Sanford vs. No. 5 Northern Nash

  • No. 6 Southern Lee Vs. No. 3 Currituck County

  • No. 10 Cape Fear at No. 2 Orange

Class 2A

No. 1 Midway vs. No. 9 East Carteret

Class 1A

No. 9 North Moore at No. 1 Wilson Prep

NCISAA Baseball Playoffs Schedule

First Round, Tuesday, May 9

Division 2A

  • Greenfield 13, Fayetteville Christian 8

  • Village Christian 6, St. Thomas More 1

  • No. 6 Freedom Christian 23, Neuse Christian 0

Second Round, Thursday, May 11

No. 6 Freedom Christian 12, Wayne Christian 2

No. 5 Burlington School 13, Village Christian 3

Quarterfinals, Saturday, May 13

No. 3 Westchester Day 4, No. 6 Freedom Christian 1

NCHSAA Softball Playoffs Schedule

First Round, Tuesday, May 9

Class 4A

  • No. 13 South View 10, No. 20 Panther Creek 0

  • No. 6 Lumberton 11, No. 27 Gray’s Creek 0

  • No. 23 Holly Springs 17, No. 10 Pine Forest 4

Class 3A

  • No. 17 Union Pines at No. 16 Dixon

  • No. 8 Harnett Central 6, No. 25 Lee County 2

  • No. 5 Cape Fear 26, No. 28 Carrboro 0

  • No. 6 South Brunswick 20, No. 27 Southern Lee 0

  • No. 22 Triton 12, No. 11 Vance County 0

  • No. 23 Western Harnett at No. 10 Currituck

  • No. 2 Scotland 11, No. 31 Hunt 1

Class 2A

  • No. 9 South Columbus 6, No. 24 Farmville Central 2

  • No. 13 South Lenoir 9, No. 20 West Bladen 0

  • No. 4 Midway 7, No. 29 Whiteville 0

  • No. 7 South Granville 8, No. 26 East Bladen 0

Class 1A

  • No. 8 Falls Lake Academy 12, No. 25 North Moore 2

  • No. 10 East Columbus 15, No. 23 Pender 7

  • No. 31 Hobbton at No. 2 Bear Grass Charter

Second Round, Friday, May 12

Class 4A

  • No. 6 Cleveland 3, No. 13 South View 2

  • No. 11 Wakefield 3, No. 6 Lumberton 0

Class 3A

  • No. 8 Harnett Central 2, No. 9 Southern Nash 0

  • No. 5 Cape Fear 4, No. 21 Person 0

  • No. 22 Triton 3, No. 6 South Brunswick 2

  • No. 2 Scotland 3, No. 15 Eastern Alamance 1

Class 2A

  • No. 9 South Columbus 12, No. 24 Bartlett Yancey 2

  • No. 4 Midway 4, No. 13 South Lenoir 3

Class 1A

No. 10 East Columbus 11, No. 26 Southside 3

Third Round, Tuesday, May 16

Class 3A

  • No. 8 Harnett Central vs. No. 16 Dixon

  • No. 5 Cape Fear at No. 4 South Johnston

  • No. 22 Triton at No. 3 Western Alamance

  • No. 2 Scotland vs. No. 7 South Central

Class 2A

  • No. 9 South Columbus at No. 1 Camden County

  • No. 4 Midway vs. No. 5 Nash Central

Class 1A

No. 10 East Columbus vs. No. 15 Roxboro Community

NCISAA Softball Playoffs Schedule

Quarterfinals, Tuesday, May 9

Division 2A

No. 2 Freedom Christian 17, No. 7 Neuse Christian 0

Semifinals, Tuesday, May 16

No. 2 Freedom Christian vs. No. 3 Harrells Christian

NCHSAA Girls Soccer Playoffs Schedule

First Round, Monday, May 15

Class 4A

  • No. 9 Pinecrest 1, No. 24 Broughton 0

  • No. 12 Topsail 3, No. 21 Jack Britt 0

  • No. 27 Middle Creek 5, No. 6 Gray's Creek 0

  • No. 10 Overhills 1, No. 23 New Hanover 0

Class 3A

  • No. 8 Cape Fear 5, No. 25 C.B. Aycock 2

  • No. 5 First Flight 3, No. 28 Lee County 1

  • No. 14 J.H. Rose 4, No. 19 Harnett Central 0

  • No. 7 Union Pines 6, No. 20 Smithfield-Selma 1

  • No. 23 Williams 2, No. 10 Terry Sanford 0

  • No. 2 Jacksonville 10, No. 31 Seventy-First 0

Class 2A

  • No. 1 Clinton 9, No. 32 West Bladen 0

  • No. 5 Roanoke Rapids 6, No. 28 South Columbus 0

  • No. 13 East Bladen 3, No. 20 Princeton 0

  • No. 6 East Carteret 8, No. 27 Whiteville 1

  • No. 7 Seaforth 9, No. 26 Midway

Class 1A

  • No. 2 Hobbton, bye

  • No. 6 Perquimans 1, No. 27 East Columbus 0

  • No. 2 Falls Lake Academy 9, No. 30 West Columbus 0

  • No. 8 North Moore 9, No. 25 Excelsior Classical 0

All American Conference Baseball Tournament Schedule

First Round, Monday, May 1 (all games at 6 p.m.)

  • No. 1 Terry Sanford 14, No. 8 Westover 0

  • No. 4 Harnett Central 5, No. 5 Western Harnett 0

  • No. 6 Overhills 10, No. 3 Pine Forest 8

  • No. 2 Triton 21, No. 7 E.E. Smith 1

Semifinals, Tuesday, May 2

  • No. 2 Triton 3, No. 6 Overhills 2

  • No. 1 Terry Sanford 5, No. 4 Harnett Central 2

Championship, Thursday, May 4

No. 1 Terry Sanford 9, No. 2 Triton 7

All American Conference Softball Tournament Schedule

First Round, Monday, May 1 (all games at 6 p.m.)

  • No. 1 Harnett Central 21, No. 8 Terry Sanford 0

  • No. 4 Pine Forest 6, No. 5 E.E. Smith 3

  • No. 3 Triton 24, No. 6 Westover 2

  • No. 2 Western Harnett 12, No. 7 Overhills 2

Semifinals, Wednesday, May 3

  • No. 1 Harnett Central 12, No. 4 Pine Forest 2

  • No. 3 Triton 5, No. 2 Western Harnett 1

Championship, Thursday, May 4

No.3 Triton 5, No. 1 Harnett Central 1

United 8 Conference Baseball Tournament Schedule

First Round, Monday, May 1

  • No. 4 Lumberton 9, No. 5 South View 7

  • No. 1 Cape Fear 9, No. 8 Seventy-First 1

  • No. 3 Gray’s Creek 14, No. 6 Jack Britt 8

  • No. 2 Purnell Swett 15, No. 7 Douglas Byrd 0

Semifinals, Tuesday, May 2

  • No. 3 Gray's Creek 13, No. 2 Purnell Swett 3

  • No. 1 Cape Fear 9, No. 5 South View 0

Championship, Thursday, May 4

No. 1 Cape Fear 8, No. 3 Gray's Creek 7

United 8 Conference Softball Tournament Schedule

First Round, Tuesday, May 2

  • No. 4 Gray's Creek 6, No. 5 Purnell Swett 5

  • No. 1 Lumberton 1, No. 8 Douglas Byrd 0 (FF)

  • No. 3 Cape Fear 20, No. 6 Jack Britt 0

  • No. 2 South View 15, No. 7 Seventy First 0

Semifinals, Thursday, May 4

  • No. 3 Cape Fear 1, No. 2 South View 0

  • No. 1 Lumberton 8, No. 4 Gray's Creek 0

Championship, Friday, May 5

No. 3 Cape Fear 3, No. 1 Lumberton 1

All American Conference Girls Soccer Tournament Schedule

First Round, Thursday, May 4

  • No. 4 Pine Forest 3, No. 5 Western Harnett 0

  • No. 2 Harnett Central 4, No. 7 E.E. Smith 0

  • No. 3 Overhills 3, No. 6 Triton 0

Semifinals, Monday, May 8

No. 1 Terry Sanford 1, No. 4 Pine Forest 0

No. 2 Harnett Central 2, No. 3 Overhills 1

Championship, Tuesday, May 9

No. 1 Terry Sanford 1, No. 2 Harnett Central 0

United 8 Conference Girls Soccer Tournament Schedule

First Round, Monday, May 8

  • No. 1 Cape Fear 9, No. 8 Douglas Byrd 0

  • No. 5 Seventy-First 5, No. 4 Purnell Swett 1

  • No. 2 Gray's Creek 10, No. 7 South View 1

  • No. 3 Jack Britt 4, No. 6 Lumberton 0

Semifinals, Tuesday, May 9

No. 1 Cape Fear 6, No. 5 Seventy-First 2

No. 2 Gray's Creek 2, No. 3 Jack Britt 1 (OT)

Championship, Thursday, May 11

No. 1 Cape Fear vs. No. 2 Gray's Creek

NCHSAA Lacrosse Playoffs Schedule

Girls

Second Round, Thursday, May 4

Class 1A/2A/3A East

No. 8 Swansboro 12, No. 9 Terry Sanford 11

Boys

Second Round, Friday, May 5

Class 1A/2A/3A East

No. 12 Cape Fear 12, No. 5 Terry Sanford 9

Third round, Tuesday, May 9

No. 4 Carrboro 17, No. 12 Cape Fear 3

NCHSAA Boys Tennis Playoffs Schedule

First Round, Wednesday, May 3

Class 4A

No. 9 Millbrook 10, No. 8 Jack Britt 6

Class 3A

No. 13 Harnett Central 5, No. 4 Cape Fear 4

No. 8 Western Alamance 5, No. 9 Terry Sanford 4

Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on Twitter.

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