Barnwell Softball Has Devore, Buckmon Named All-State, Four Others earn All-Region Honors After 22-4 Season

Staff Reports • June 20, 2024

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Barnwell — The last team standing in competition for Barnwell High School in the 2023-24 school year was the Warhorse softball team head coached by veteran Michael Beasley.

The team had an outstanding 22-4 record. They were a top seed in the AA softball lower state play-offs. They had playoff wins over Lake Marion (16-0) and Andrews (8-6) but could not shake-off the strong pitching from Northside Central losing twice to them (4-2, 10-0).

Barnwell was led in the circle by junior pitching prospect Jaidyn Devore who was the Region Player of the Year. Devore had an incredible 228 strike-outs on the season. She led the team in batting with a .563average including 28 RBI’s, 10 doubles and she scored 31 runs and had 40 hits on the season.

Devore has been named to both the Coaches Association and the HSSR-SCHSL 2024 all-state softball team. In the circle Devore was 16-3 with an ERA of .99. She pitched five no-hitters and two perfect games.

The second member of the HSSR-SCHSL 2024 all-state softball team is senior catcher Bre’anna Buckmon. Buckmon batted .375 with 17 RBI’s and she scored 30 runs. She had a very strong arm to second and was a very good defensive catcher.

Four additional Warhorse players earned all-region honors for their outstanding play during the 2024 season. Sophomore third baseman Abigail Corley batted .426 with 17 RBI’s and she collected 23 hits.

The next all-region performer is freshman outfielder Laney Grubbs. Grubbs batted .318 with 12 RBI’s, 21 hits, and 32 runs scored. She was also 3-1 in the circle.

Junior first baseman Tierra Arnold batted .284 with 22 RBI’s and she produced 19 hits and scored 27 runs. The fourth all-region pick is junior shortstop Brooklyn Gordon. She batted .299 with 10 RBI’s scoring 22 runs while producing 20 hits.

Coach Beasley concluded the season with a career record of 257-171. With five of these six players returning next year Barnwell is expected to have another outstanding season.

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