Day 1 of SCISA softball state tournaments

      Sumter – Laurence Manning Academy and Wilson Hall in AAAA, Pee Dee Academy and Clarendon Hall in AAA, Dorchester Academy and Carolina Academy in AA and Holly Hill Academy and W.W. King in Class A are all within one victory of reaching their respective best-of-3 state championship series after the first day of the SCISA softball state tournament on Friday at both Patriot Park SportPlex and Palmetto Park.

   The AAAA and AAA tournaments resume on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Patriot Park, while the AA and Class A tournaments will resume at 9 at Palmetto Park.

   AAAA

   Defending state champion LMA rolled to a pair of easy victories on Friday. The Lady ‘Cats defeated Heathwood Hall 16-2 in its opening game before hammering defending state runner-up Hammond 17-2. They will face the winner of the 9 a.m. game between Ben Lippen and Heathwood Hall in the championship round of their bracket beginning at 11 a.m. needing just one win.

   In the triumph over Heathwood, Laurence Manning led 3-2 going into the bottom of the fourth before scoring 13 runs. It wrapped it up after five due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Ashley Rae Hodge and Marlee Black led LMA with three hits apiece. Hodge had two doubles, a home run, two runs scored, two runs batted in and two stolen bases. Black came up a homer short of hitting for the cycle and had two runs and three RBI.

   Lyza Prickelmyer had two hits, including a homer, three runs and three RBI, Caroline Welch had two doubles and three RBI, Jessica Griffith had a hit, two RBI and two runs, Carol Ann Briggs had a hit, three runs and three stolen bases, and Laini Kosinski had a double and an RBI.

   Kosinski worked five innings to get the win. She allowed six hits while striking out eight and walking none.

   Frances Laughlin had two hits and two runs to lead the Highlanders. Mamie Biel had a hit and an RBI, and Finley Buscher had an RBI.

   Against Hammond, the Lady ‘Cats scored 10 runs in the second and added five in the third to end the game after three innings due to the 15-run mercy rule.

   Briggs went 3-for-3 with two doubles, Pthree runs and an RBI to lead Laurence Manning. Prickelmyer had two doubles and five RBI, and Black, Hodge and Kosinski had two hits apiece. Hodge had a double and two runs, and Kosinski had a triple and two RBI. Griffith had a hit, three runs and an RBI.

   Kosinski again got the win in the circle, finishing with seven strikeouts among the nine outs she recorded in three innings.

   Barrett Brazell had a hit and two RBI for Hammond, while Ava Sapp had a hit and a run.

   Wilson Hall is trying to get back to the state championship series after having a lengthy streak snapped last season. The Lady Barons defeated Augusta Christian School 10-0 before edging Ben Lippen 4-3. They will face either Hammond or John Paul II at 11 a.m.

   Againist ACS, WH beat up eight runs in the bottom of the first. Caroline Moorman was 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and an RBI, while Mary Paisley Geddings had two hits,one a triple, an RBI and two runs . Caroline Andrews had a hit and two RBI.

   Lily Grace Przybyla allowed just one hit in three innings of work. Mary Kate Skey pitched hitless ball in the final two innings. Both had four strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter.

   Against Ben Lippen, Wilson Hall scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh after the Falcons had tied the game 3-3 in the top of the inning.

   Moorman had a triple in this game with a run and an RBI. Skey had two RBI, and Abby Bradley had a hit and a run.

   Pryzbyla worked the first three innings, allowing two runs. Skey worked the final four innings to get the victory.

   AAA

   If Clarendon Hall and Pee Dee are able to advance to the championship series, AAA will have a team that has won four straight state titles at the end of the series.

   PDA has won the last two AAA state titles after claiming the AA crown in 2022. The Golden Eagles won 12-0 over Colleton Prep Academy and beat Orangeburg Prep 4-0. They will face either Williamsburg Academy or Colleton Prep at 11 a.m. in the championship round.

   Clarendon Hall is in its first year in AAA after realignment. The Lady Saints won the last two AA crowns and the Class A title in ’22. They edged Dillon Christian School 4-2 and Williamsburg 9-0. They will meet either Dillon Christian, Calhoun Academy or Orangeburg Prep at 1:15 p.m. in the championship round.

   Against DCS, Calli Yount and Aubree Richardson both had two hits, a double and an RBI. AC Martens had a hit and two runs

   Brynli Brewer worked 6 2/3 innings to get the win, striking out seven while walking two and allowing six hits. Yount recorded the final out to get the save.

   Molly Andrews went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI to lead the Warriors.

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   Against Williamsburg, Yount pitched a 1-hit shutout, striking out 15 and walking none. It was a 2-0 game until CH scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth.

   Mandy Wells led the CH offense with a homer, two runs and two RBI. Yount had two hits and two RBI, Martens had two hits and an RBI, and Sunshine Brown had a hit and two RBI.

   Abby Ward pitched five innings for the Stallions, striking out 11 while walking our and allowing four hits. Audrey Wadford had WA’s only hit.

   Williamsburg won two earlier games, beating Thomas Sumter Acaemy 15-3 and Calhoun Academy 5-1. In the win over Calhoun, Ward struck out 17.

   Orangeburg Prep, the 2-time defending AAA runner-up, beat Spartanburg Christian Academy 9-2 before falling to Pee Dee 4-1. Prestan Schurlknight had four hits, including a homer, against SCA.

AA

   Carolina rolled to two easy wins in its bracket, beating Thomas Heyward Academy 16-1 and Lee Academy 13-1. The Bobcats will face either The King’s Academy or Cross Schools at 11 a.m.

   Against THA, Natalie Braveboy had two hits, two RBI and a run. Paisley McCutcheon and Carly Ann Smith both had a hit, three runs and an RBI, Raylee Frye had a hit, two runs and two RBI, and Savannah McCutcheon had a hit, two RBI and a run. Lauren Sims and Kaylee Lyerly both scored two runs.

   Frye worked two innings of the 3-inning contest to get the win.

   Against Lee, Smith had three hits, including a double, three RBO and two runs. Frye had two hits and three RBI, while Savannah McCucheon had two hits and two RBI. Paisley Coker and Sims both had a hit and two runs.

Frye struck out eight in five innings, allowing just one hit.

   Dorchester beat Andrew Jackson Academy 15-0 and The King’s Academy 5-1 to advance to the championrhip round of its bracket. The Raiders will face either Lee or Laurens Academy at 11 a.m.

   Lyla Owens had two hits and four RBI against AJA. Briinley Pope, Rylee Matthews, Lucy Varnadoe and Emery McClure each had two hits. McClure got the win, allowing just two hits in four innings of work. She struck out six and walked two.

   McClure had a strong outing against TKA, going all seven innings and allowing just one run. She allowed five hits and four walks while striking out eight.

   Pope, Matthews, McClure and Alyssa Grooms all had a hit and an RBI.

   CLASS A

   Holly Hill and WW. King needed just one win on Friday to advance to the championship round HHA beat defending state champion Jefferson Davis Academy 7-1 and will face Marlboro Academy at 9 a.m. Marlboro eliminated JDA with a 7-2 victory.

   Taylor Wright got the win for Holly Hill, striking out nine. She also had a hit.

   King beat Marlboro 9-5. It will face Richard Winn Academy at 9 a.m.

AAAA

At Patriot Park SportPlex

Upper Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Wilson Hall 10,  Augusta Christian 0

Game 2 – Ben Lippen beat John Paul II

Game 3 – John Paul II beat Augusta Christian (Augusta Christian eliminated)

Game 4 – Wilson Hall 4, Ben Lippen 3

Saturday, May 10

Game 5 – Hammond vs. John Paul II, 9 a.m. (Field 1)

Game 6 – Wilson Hall vs. Game 5 Winner, 11 a.m. (Field 1)

Game 7 – If Necessary

Lower Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Cardinal Newman beat Northwood Academy

Game 2 – Hammond beat Cardinal Newman

Game 3 – Laurence Manning 16, Heathwood Hall 2

Game 4 – Heathwood Hall 17, Northwood Academy 2 (Northwood Academy eliminated)

Game 5 – Heathwood Hall 20, Cardinal Newman 4 (Cardinal Newman eliminated)

Game 6 – Laurence Manning 17, Hammond 2

Saturday, May 10

Game 7 – Ben Lippen vs. Heathwood Hall, 9 a.m. (Field 2)

Game 8 – Laurence Manning vs. Game 7 Winner, 11 a.m. (Field 2)

Game 9 – If Necessary

AAA

At Patriot Park SportPlex

Upper Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Dillon Christian beat Greenwood Christian

Game 2 – Williamsburg 15, Thomas Sumter 2

Game 3 – Clarendon Hall 4, Dillon Christian 2

Game 4 – Williamsburg 5, Calhoun Academy 1

Game 5 – Calhoun Academy beat Greenwood Christian (Greenwood Christian eliminated)

Game 6 – Dillon Christian 3, Thomas Sumter 2 (Thomas Sumter eliminated)

Game 7 – Clarendon Hall 9, Williamsburg 0

Saturday, May 10

Game 8 – Calhoun Academy vs. Dillon Christian, 9 a.m. (Field 3)

Game 9 – Orangeburg Prep vs. Game 8 Winner, 11 a.m. (Field 3)

Game 10 – Clarendon Hall vs. Game 9 Winner, 1:15 p.m. (Field 1)

Game 11 – If Necessary

Lower Bracket

Friday, May 9

At Palmetto Park

Game 1 – Colleton Prep 15, Florence Christian 5

Game 2 – Pee Dee 12, Colleton Prep 0

Game 3 – Orangeburg Prep 9, Spartanburg Christian 2

Game 4 – Spartanburg Christian 21, Florence Christian 14 (Florence Christian eliminated)

Game 5 – Colleton Prep 11, Spartanburg Christian 1 (Spartanburg Christian eliminated)

Game 6 – Pee Dee 4, Orangeburg Prep 1

Saturday, May 10

At Patriot Park SportPlex

Game 7 – Williamsburg vs. Colleton Prep, 9 a.m. (Field 2)

Game 8 – Pee Dee vs. Game 7 Winner, 11 a.m. (Field 2)

Game 9 – If Necessary

AA

At Palmetto Park

Upper Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Carolina Academy 16, Thomas Heyward 1

Game 2 – Lee Academy 13, Cross Schools 6

Game 3 – Cross Schools 17, Thomas Heyward 3 (Thomas Heyward eliminated)

Game 4 – Carolina Academy 13, Lee Academy 1

Saturday, May 10

Game 5 – The King’s Academy vs. Cross Schools, 9 a.m. (Field 1)

Game 6 – Carolina Academy vs. Game 5 Winner, 11 a.m. (Field 1)

Game 7 – If Necessary

Lower Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Dorchester Academy 15, Andrew Jackson 0

Game 2 – The King’s Academy 12, Laurens Academy 1

Game 3 – Laurens Academy 14, Andrew Jackson 9 (Andrew Jackson eliminated)

Game 4 – Dorchester Academy 5, The King’s Academy 1

Saturday, May 10

Game 5 – Lee Academy vs. Laurens Academy, 9 a.m. (Field 2)

Game 6 – Dorchester Academy vs. Game 5 Winner, 11 a.m. (Field 4)

Game 7 – If Necessary

CLASS A

At Palmetto Park

Upper Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Jefferson Davis 4, Wardlaw Academy 1

Game 2 – Holly Hill 7, Jefferson Davis 1

Game 3 – Marlboro Academy 16, Wardlaw Academy 7 (Wardlaw Academy eliminated)

Saturday, May 10

Game 4 – Holly Hill vs. Marlboro Academy, 9 a.m. (Field 3)

Game 5 – If Necessary

Upper Bracket

Friday, May 9

Game 1 – Marlboro Academy 7, Richard Winn 5

Game 2 – W.W. King 9, Marlboro Academy 5

Game 3 – Richard Winn 7, Jefferson Davis 2 (Jefferson Davis eliminated)

Saturday, May 10

Game 4 – W.W. King vs. Richard Winn, 9 a.m. (Field 6)

Game 5 – If Necessary