— Shallotte defeated North Stanly, 11-1, in four innings on Tuesday night in the Diamond Youth Baseball AAA (10-and-under) Division 2 state tournament at South Columbus. Holden Garrett pitched a complete game, allowing two hits with five strikeouts, helping his cause with two hits and two RBIs.
— Also getting hits on Tuesday night for Shallotte, the defending state champions, were Jameson Hardee, Stevie Johnson, Huck Hickman, Preston Lowe, Cody Thomas, Hunter Tozzi (triple), Kason Fulford, Jeffery Farenga and S.J. Teply (double).
— Shallotte is the lone unbeaten team in the tournament and will meet Anson County, which has one loss, at 7:30 tonight. Dunn and North Stanly each have one loss going into their game tonight.
— Argentina scored three goals in 13 minutes, including the equalizer by Lionel Messi, to overcome a 2-0 Egypt lead for a 3-2 win on Tuesday in Atlanta for a berth in the World Cup soccer quarterfinals.
— Switzerland edged Colombia on penalty kicks in Vancouver after play ended in a scoreless draw.
— In an MLB doubleheader on ESPN tonight, Cincinnati hosts Philadelphia at 7:10 p.m. and Arizona plays at San Diego at 10:10 p.m.
— Milwaukee won a doubleheader at St. Louis on Tuesday by scores of 4-3 and 10-2 as the Brewers extended their lead in the National League Central Division to 7.0 games.
