College Sports

Notebook

St. Aug’s Johnson, Batts earn CIAA baseball honors

St. Augustine’s: Marquis Johnson was named CIAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week and Mikal Batts was chosen CIAA Baseball Defensive Player of the Week .

Duke: Sophomore centerfielder Evan Dougherty belted the first three home runs of his career and Duke downed Ohio State 8-1 at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Women’s Golf

Duke: Sophomore Leona Maguire has been named one of six amateur golfers that have accepted invitations to play in the LPGA ANA Inspiration March 28 through April 3 in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Women’s Lacrosse

Campbell: The team is set to open the home portion of its 2016 schedule on Sunday when it welcomes Fresno State to Barker-Lane Stadium.

Softball

St. Augustine’s: Jasmine Rios was named CIAA Softball Defensive Player of the Week.

Elon: The Phoenix returns home to Hunt Softball Park for its first home tournament of the season, the Elon Phoenix Classic this weekend.

Women’s Tennis

Wake Forest: The 27th-ranked team picked up its first conference win of the season, defeating Louisville 6-1 indoors at the Wake Forest Complex on Friday afternoon.

Miscellaneous

The Raleigh Sports Club: Larry Fedora, football coach at North Carolina, will be the special guest speaker Wednesday. Morgan Sullivan, standout Cary High School soccer player, will be recognized as the Student Athlete of the Week.

From news releases

This story was originally published February 26, 2016 at 6:30 PM with the headline "Notebook."

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