Monday, March 9

by | Mar 9, 2026 | Quick Hits

— Jack Herring hit a 2-run homer and East Carolina had eight RBIs with two out in a 10-4 weather-shortened baseball win at No. 16 Coastal Carolina on Sunday.

— Campbell knocked top-seeded UNC Wilmington out of the Coastal Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament in Washington, D.C., on Sunday with an 85-70 quarterfinal victory despite 21 points and 13 rebounds by Patrick Wessler.

— The Brunswick Community College men’s basketball team is 25-5 going into the Region 10/Atlantic District tournament, which starts Thursday in Petersburg, Virginia, at Richard Bland College. The Dolphins downed Denmark Tech, 132-80, on Sunday as sophomore Amari Latham had 27 points on Sophomore Day.

— The BCC baseball team is 15-4 after a 12-2 win in six innings over visiting Fayetteville Tech on Sunday as Ryan Seagraves had a home run and three RBIs.

— Hoggard will take on West Charlotte at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Wednesday at 5 p.m. for the NCHSAA 8-A boys championship. The Hoggard girls meet Mallard Creek for the 8-A title at 7:30 p.m.

— Ryan Blaney won the caution-filled NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix on Sunday.

— Akshay Bhatia took the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando in a playoff with Daniel Berger after both finished regulation play at 15-under par.

— Team USA plays Mexico in the World Baseball Classic in Houston tonight (FOX, 8 p.m.).