Shallotte was dealt a 12-6 Old North State League baseball loss by visiting Laurinburg on Wednesday night to put the Shallywags at 11-8 going into a home game with Oak Island on Friday at 7 p.m. Trey Pierce had two RBIs for Shallotte against the Highland Hooligans (6-13). … Ryan Jeffers (UNC Wilmington) had a hit, a walk, a run and an RBI for Minnesota in a 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs. … Baltimore hosts the New York Mets in the second game of a doubleheader today (ESPN, 5:05 p.m.). … The women’s semifinals in Wimbledon tennis are today (ESPN). … The Scottish Open gets underway at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick today (Golf Channel, 11 a.m.). … NBA Summer League matchups in Las Vegas today include New Orleans vs. Minnesota (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.), Oklahoma City vs. Brooklyn (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.), the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and San Antonio vs. Philadelphia (ESPN, 10 p.m.). Summer league contests on NBA TV include Cleveland vs. Indiana at 5 p.m., Orlando vs. Sacramento at 7:30 p.m. and Denver vs. Milwaukee at 9:30 p.m.

