— Shallotte got back-to-back home runs from Branton Jernigan and Jacob Koenig in the eighth inning of an 8-4 Old North State League baseball loss at Sandhills on Tuesday night.
— Choices from NCAA runner-up Coastal Carolina in the Major League Baseball draft included catcher Caden Bodine (Baltimore, first round, No. 30 overall), right-handed pitcher Jacob Morrison (Milwaukee, third round, No. 94), right-handed pitcher Riley Eickhoff (Chicago White Six. ninth round, No. 256) and right-handed pitcher Matthew Potok (Philadelphia, 18th round, No. 551).
— Picks from UNC Wilmington included right-handed pitcher Zane Taylor (Athletics, fifth round), first baseman Tanner Thach (Colorado, eighth round), catcher Bryant Arendt (Athletics, 13th round), right-handed pitcher Trace Baker (Toronto, 13th round) and right-handed pitcher Aubrey Smith (Houston, 13th round).
— Carlos Rodon (N.C. State, New York Yankees) pitched a scoreless second inning with one hit and one strikeout for the American League in a 7-6 loss to the National League in the All-Star game in Atlanta.
— The NL won a deciding Swing-Off, 4-3, with three home runs in three swings from Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia).
— Balls and strikes were called by an automated system in the Midsummer Classic.
— The AL rallied from a 6-0 deficit to force the new tiebreaking system with three players getting three swings each.
— The NL won for the fifth time in the last 28 meetings but for the second time in the last three years.
— The N.C. State women’s basketball program has signed 6-2 forward Khamil Pierre, who averaged 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds last season as a sophomore at Vanderbilt.
— In NBA Summer League games on ESPN tonight, Dallas plays Philadelphia at 7 p.m. and Washington meets Utah at 10 p.m.
