Abbeville Spring Sports Aim to Finish Strong
By David Shelton
Senior Writer
Abbeville – Entering spring break, the spring sports teams at Abbeville High have set their sights on a strong finish.
Abbeville will have a good presence in the Class A state playoffs when the postseason begins at the end of April.
One team hoping for a good run in the baseball team, coached by Daniel Little. Though Little has a relatively young team after losing nine seniors off a 24-win team of 2025. The Panthers carried an 8-3 record into spring break.
“Much younger group with a lot of new faces, but it’s a fun team to coach,” Little said. “They are a scrappy bunch. They play hard and they practice well. We have a lot who have been in the program for a few years waiting on their chance. They know the exprctations of the program and they understand what it takes to compete.
“This is my fifth year here so these kids have been with me since I took over and we have grown together. We have good team chemistry and it is a tight group.”
The two most experienced players on the roster are shortstop Easton Townsend and pitcher Trey Deason. Deason is hitting .391 through 11 games while Townsend is hitting .333. Sophomore second baseman Thomas Nickles is hitting.381 and sophomore Logan Overholt is hitting .333.
Sophomore Brayden Randall leads the team with 15 innings pitched through March.
“We don’t have the big power guys so we have to work hard to get guys on base, play small ball and use our speed to create scoring opportunities,” says Little.
The softball team hit the break ar 8-6 overall and 5-2 in region 1-A. Senior Carli Smith has been the leader offensively with a .436 batting average and 12 RBI. Senior Jocelyn Foster is hitting .342 with 11 RBI and senior Miranda Smith is hitting .333. Freshman Rylee Tiller is hittimg .316 with 10 RBI. Freshman Maddie Beiler also has driven in 10 runs.
The boys soccer team sits at 7-5 overall and 4-2 in region play. Senior Parker Henderson is among the top players with 16 goals and eight assists. Sophomore Carter Oberholzer has scored 15 goals with eight assists while freshman Juren Dominguez has `10 goals and eight assists. Sophomore Juan Velazquez has scored four goals and juior Brice Williams has scored three goals.
