Local pitchers shine in last week’s baseball and softball games

Spring sports roundup for Chatham County’s high schools

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Baseball

Chatham Charter senior Zach Cartrette struck out a career-high 13 batters in the Knights’ 12-1 win over River Mill on April 16.

Down 6-0 to Southwestern Randolph after four innings, Chatham Charter scored 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings to comeback and beat the Cougars 10-6 in the Zookeeper Classic Friday.

Seaforth outscored opponents 44-0 during the week, beating Jordan-Matthews 13-0 on April 15, Bartlett Yancey 19-0 on April 16 and Jordan-Matthews again 12-0 on April 17. In the second game against the Jets, sophomore Easton Sykes threw 11 strikeouts and allowed one hit in five innings.

Northwood and Chatham Central split their two-game series with the Bears taking a 9-7 win on April 15 and the Chargers winning 8-2 on April 17. Northwood senior Kaleb Howell went 3-for-4 from the plate and recorded a team-high 4 RBIs in game two.

Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday) (overall, conference): 1. Southeast Alamance (15-5, 10-1); 2. Seaforth (12-7, 8-1); 3. Northwood (10-8, 7-5); 4. North Moore (7-7, 4-5); 5. Chatham Central (6-13, 4-6); 6. Bartlett Yancey (5-12, 3-7); 7. Jordan-Matthews (0-15, 0-11)

Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chatham Charter (10-7, 6-0); 2. Clover Garden School (6-9, 3-1); 3. River Mill (9-6, 5-3); 4. Southern Wake Academy (1-7, 1-6); 5. Triangle Math and Science (2-7, 0-5)

 

Softball

Chatham Central scored 10 runs in the first inning on the way to a 13-1 win over Jordan-Matthews on April 16. That’s the Bears’ largest win over their in-county rivals since 2021.

The Jets bounced back the next day with an 11-0 win over Bartlett Yancey. Junior Lilli Hicks threw 10 strikeouts and allowed two hits in five innings on the mound.

Seaforth dominated Bartlett Yancey 23-6 on April 16. Three different Hawks recorded three hits. Alyssa Harris went 3-for-3 from the plate with a team-high six RBIs.

Chatham Charter beat Northwood 11-3 in a non-conference in-county matchup on April 17.

Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chatham Central (14-2, 12-0); 2. North Moore (13-4, 9-3); 3. Seaforth (8-6, 8-3); 4. Jordan-Matthews (10-6, 8-4); 5. Southeast Alamance (8-8, 6-6); 6. Northwood (4-12, 4-9); 7. Graham (2-13, 1-11); 8. Bartlett Yancey (1-13, 1-13)

Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Clover Garden School (10-4, 7-1); 2. Chatham Charter (7-7, 5-3); 3. River Mill (9-6, 5-4); 4. Ascend Leadership (0-10, 0-10)

 

Girls’ Soccer

Seaforth junior Sofia Viana scored seven goals in Seaforth’s 15-0 win over Bartlett Yancey on April 14. In the Hawks’ 4-1 win over Orange on April 16, Viana and senior Caitlin Erman scored two goals each. And against 4A opponent Middle Creek on April 17, Seaforth needed just one goal from Viana to win 1-0.

After beating both River Mill (April 14) and Chatham Charter (April 16) 9-0, Woods Charter tied Thales Academy Apex 2-2 on April 17. Sophomore Annabel Unah scored a team-high five goals in the win over River Mill.

Northwood continued its win streak with a 7-0 win over Jordan-Matthews on April 16 and a 9-0 victory over Bartlett Yancey the next day. The Chargers have won four straight games as of Sunday (all shutouts).

Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Seaforth (9-2-1, 7-0); 2. Northwood (9-6, 8-2); 3. Southeast Alamance (7-5-2, 6-2); 4. North Moore (7-2, 3-2); 5. Bartlett Yancey (5-9, 4-5); 6. Jordan-Matthews (5-10, 3-6); 7. Graham (1-9, 1-8); 8. Cummings (0-9, 0-7)

Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Woods Charter (8-3-1, 7-0); 2. Southern Wake Academy (5-3, 5-1); 3. Clover Garden School (6-7, 4-2); 4. River Mill (7-6-1, 5-3); 5. Chatham Charter (3-9, 2-5); T6. Ascend Leadership (1-7, 0-6); T6. Triangle Math and Science (0-10, 0-6)

 

Boys’ Lacrosse

Despite three goals from junior Grayson Cox, Northwood fell to Orange 9-5 on April 17.

Central/Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Orange (13-3, 11-1); 2. Seaforth (10-3, 9-1); 3. Southern Alamance (13-3, 7-3); 4. Williams (8-6, 6-3); 5. Northwood (6-8, 6-6); 6. Cedar Ridge (5-7, 4-6); 7. Eastern Alamance (5-9, 3-8); 8. Western Alamance (1-10, 1-8); 9. Southeast Alamance (2-14, 1-12)

 

Girls’ Lacrosse

After an 18-9 loss to Chapel Hill on April 14, Seaforth sophomore Natalie Boecke scored a team-high four goals to help the Hawks beat Riverside Durham 15-3 on April 16.

 

DC/Northern Lakes Athletic/Central/Mid-Carolina conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Chapel Hill (14-1, 9-0); 2. East Chapel Hill (12-1, 5-1); 3. Seaforth (6-5, 5-3); 4. Carrboro (5-5, 3-3); 5. Jordan (2-6, 1-3); 6. Northwood (2-6, 0-5); 7. Riverside-Durham (0-14, 0-8)

 

Track and Field

Team results from the Northwood Meet No. 2 on April 16:

Boys

  1. Northwood (147.5); 2. Seaforth (142.5); 3. Jordan-Matthews (71); 4. Bartlett Yancey (65); 5. Chatham Charter (42); 6. Eno River (41); T7. Chatham Central (30); T7. Woods Charter (30); 9. Hawbridge School (13); 10. Triangle Math and Science (9)

Girls

  1. Northwood (136); 2. Seaforth (128); 3. Bartlett Yancey (113); 4. Jordan-Matthews (83); 5. Woods Charter (74); 6. Chatham Charter (35); 7. Chatham Central (32); 8. Triangle Math and Science (23); 9. Hawbridge School (12); 10. Eno River Academy (9)

 

Boys Golf

Team scores from the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A Conference Match No. 7 at the Siler City Country Club:

  1. Seaforth (153); 2. Chatham Central (167); 3. North Moore (172); 4. Northwood (174); 5. Southeast Alamance (188); 6. Bartlett Yancey (239); 7. Graham (249); Jordan-Matthews (+17)

 

Boys’ Tennis

Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Seaforth (10-5, 7-0); 2. Northwood (9-5, 6-2); T3. Jordan-Matthews (3-9, 2-4); T3. North Moore (3-6, 2-4); 5. Southeast Alamance (0-8, 0-6)

Central Tar Heel 1A conference standings (as of Sunday): 1. Triangle Math & Science (4-4, 3-0); 2. Chatham Charter (6-9, 2-1); 3. Clover Garden School (2-6, 0-5)