A look at where each of the four SCISA baseball playoff tournaments stand

Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor • May 3, 2025

W.W. King, Marlboro to complete deciding game in Class A quarterfinal series on Monday after Knights win protest

  Ben Lippen and Hilton Head Christian Academy in SCISA AAAA and Orangeburg Prep and Hilton Head Prep moved within one victory of playing in their respective state championship series with triumphs on Thursday.

 

           Defending AA state champion Dorchester Academy and Oakbrook Prep won Game 3 in their respective AA quarterfinal series to advance to the best-of-3 semifinals. Marlboro Academy thought it had done the same in its Class A series against W.W. King.

 

           But not so fast, my friend.

 

           King played the Dragons’ 8-3 win on Thursday in Batesburg-Leesville under protest. The protest was upheld so Marlboro hasn’t won the series yet.

 

           Instead, the teams will resume the game on Monday at 4:30 p.m. – in Holly Hill. It will pick up with the Knights preparing to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning trailing 5-3. Whover wins the game will then take on Holly Hill Academy in Game 1 of the best-of-3 semifinal series at 7 p.m. on Monday.

 

           WWK won the opening game of the series 13-3 before Marlboro claimed a 9-8 victory in Game 2.

 

           The other Class A semifinal series begins on Monday as well with Jefferson Davis Academy taking on defending state champion Richard Winn Academy. Game 1 will be played in Winnsboro beginning at 6 p.m.

 

           JDA advanced to the semifinals by sweeping Wardlaw Academy. RWA, like Holly Hill, received a bye into the semifinals.


AAAA

 

           Ben Lippen, the No. 1 seed in the 5-team, double-elimination upper bracket, defeated Hammond 7-0 on Thursday in Columbia to become the last undefeated in the bracket. The last undefeated team in the lower bracket is No. 4 Hilton Head Christian, which beat No. 2 seed Cardinal Newman 13-6 in Columbia.

 

           Ben Lippen improved to 21-3 on the season with the shutout victory. The Falcons don’t play again until Wednesday when they will play host to Monday’s elimination game between No. 2 Pinewood Prep and No. 3 Hammond.

 

           Pinewood stayed alive with a 5-2 victory over No. 5 Wilson Hall on Thursday in Summerville. The Panthers will travel to Columbia to face the Skyhawks. Hammond beat PP 12-2 earlier in the bracket.

 

           Hilton Head Christian, which is in its first year in AAAA after winning the AAA title last season, improved to 19-8 in the win over Cardinal Newman. Anthony Seminara and Roman Colella combined for 10 runs batted in. Seminara hit a grand slam home run while Colella had a bases-clearing, 3-run double.

 

           Right-hander Chip Hetzel and left-hander Colt Spargur combined to pitch HHCA to the triumph.

 

           Hilton Head Christian will play host to either Cardinal Newman or No. 3 seed Trinity Collegiate School on Wednesday. TCS will travel to Cardinal Newman on Monday for a 6:30 p.m. elimination game.

 

           Trinity stayed alive with a 6-5 victory over top seed Laurence Manning Academy on Thursday in Manning. The game was tied 2-2 after five innings, but the final two innings were wild.

 

           The Titans scored four runs in the top of the sixth to make it 6-2. LMA, which finished with a 17-4 record, scored a single run in the bottom of the inning and two in the seventh. The game ended with the Swampcats having the tying run on third and the winning run on second.

 

           Ray Weston and BJ Balls both had two RBI for Laurece Manning.

 

           AAA

 

           No. 1 seed Orangeburg Prep defeated Pee Dee Academy 2-1 on Thursday in Orangeburg to become the last undefeated team in the upper bracket. The top seed in the lower bracket, Hilton Head Prep, is the lasts undefeated after beating Calhoun Academy 10-0 on Thursday in Hilton Head Island.

 

           OP, which improved to 25-3, will be at home on Wednesday against either No. 2 Pee Dee or No. 3 St. John’s Christian Academy, who will face off on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in an elimination game in Mullins. SJCA improved to 11-8 as it eliminated No. 4 Patrick Henry Academy with a 3-2 triumph on Thursday in Moncks Corner.

 

           The game was tied 1-1 entering the sixth when the Patriots scored a run in the top haff of the inning. The Cavaliers pushed across two runs in bottom of the inning and held on for the win.

 

           Spencer Kelehear had two of PHA’s four hits to go with an RBI. Rylin Brunson had a double and scored a run, while Bryton Peeples had a hit and an RBI. Sims Brunson scored the other run.

 

           Brian Long pitched all six innings for Patrick Henry. He allowed six hits and walked two while striking out four.

 

           Hilton Head Prep improved to 26-2 as it won by the 10-run mercy rule in six innings. It will face either No. 3 Calhoun or No. 2 seed Williamsburg Academy on Wednesday. Calhoun and the Stallions will play in an elimination game on Monday in St. Matthews beginning at 7 p.m.

 

           Williamsburg, which lost to Calhoun 11-10 in eight innings earlier in the tournament, stayed alive with a 6-5 win over Greenwood Christian School in an elimination game on Thursday in Kingstree.

 

The Stallions scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to get the win. Conner Morris had a run-scoring single to tie the game at 5-5, and Paul Dukes delivered the game-winning hit to score pinch runner Grant Small.

 

Layton Morris gave up five unearned runs in the first two innings, but held GCS down the rest of the way. He worked 6 2/3 innings before having to leave the mound because of the pitch count. He struck out nine and walked four.

 

           Sammy Tomlinson replaced Morris on the mound and threw one pitch to get out of the inning. The game-winning rally made him the winning pitcher.

 

           AA

 

           No. 2 seed Dorchester defeated No. 3 Thomas Heyward 3-1 on Thursday in St. George to rally and win the series after losing the first game in the upper bracket quarterfinal series.

 

           After losing 9-8 in Game 1 on Monday in St. George, DA traveled to Ridgeland on Tuesday and won 11-1 in six innings. Wyatt Judy pitched a complete game for Dorchester, while Layton Wimberly had four RBI.

 

           Brenner Dantzler had a complete-game performance in the deciding game to get the win.

 

           Dorchester will meet No. 1 seed Lee Academy in a best-of-3 semifinal series. It will start on Monday in Bishopville with DA being the host in Game 2 on Tuesday. If a third game is needed, it will be played on Thursday at Lee.

 

           Oakbrook Prep advanced to the lower bracket semifinal series with a 5-4 win over The King’s Academy on Thursday. The No. 2 seed Knights, who improved to 19-4-1, will take on No. 1 seed Andrew Jackson Academy in the series. Oakbrook will travel to Ehrhardt on Monday for Game 1 beginning at 6 p.m. Game 2 is set for Tuesday in Spartanburg with the third game to be played on Thursday at AJA if needed. 


AAAA

Upper Bracket

Monday, April 28

Game 1 – (5) Wilson Hall 7, (4) Porter-Gaud 1

Tuesday, April 29

Game 2 – (3) Hammond 11, (2) Pinewood Prep 6

Game 3 – (1) Ben Lippen 10, (5) Wilson Hall 0

Wednesday, April 30

Game 4 – (2) Pinewood Prep 12, (4) Porter-Gaud 2 (Porter-Gaud eliminated)

Thursday, May 1

Game 5 – (2) Pinewood Prep 5, (5) Wilson Hall 2 (Wilson Hall eliminated)

Game 6 – (1) Ben Lippen 7, (3) Hammond 0

Monday, May 5

Game 7 -- (2) Pinewood Prep at (3) Hammond, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7

Game 8 – Game 7 Winner at (1) Ben Lippen

Thursday, May 8

Game 9 – If Necessary at Neutral Site

 

Lower Bracket

Monday, April 28

Game 1 – (4) Hilton Head Christian 9, (5) Augusta Christian 6

Tuesday, April 29

Game 2 – (2) Cardinal Newman 4, (3) Trinity Collegiate 0

Game 3 – (4) Hilton Head Christian 7, (1) Laurence Manning 3 (9 innings)

Wednesday, April 30

Game 4 – (3) Trinity Collegiate 11, (5) Augusta Christian 7 (Augusta Christianeliminated)

Thursday, May 1

Game 5 – (3) Trinity Collegiate 6, (1) Laurence Manning 5 (Laurence Manning eliminated)

Game 6 – (4) Hilton Head Christian 13, (2) Cardinal Newman 6

Monday, May 5

Game 7 -- (3) Trinity Collegiate at (2) Cardinal Newman, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7

Game 8 – Game 7 Winner at (4) Hilton Head Christian

Thursday, May 8

Game 9 – If Necessary at Neutral Site

 

Championship Series

Best-of-3

May 12, 13, 15

 

AAA

Upper Bracket

Monday, April 28

Game 1 – (4) Patrick Henry 5, (5) Spartanburg Christian 1

Tuesday, April 29

Game 2 – (2) Pee Dee 4, (3) St. John’s Christian 0

Game 3 – (1) Orangeburg Prep 11, (4) Patrick Henry 3

Wednesday, April 30

Game 4 – (3) St. John's Christian 6, (5) Spartanburg Christian 1 (Spartanburg Christian eliminated)

Thursday, May 1

Game 5 – (3) St. John's Christian 3, (4) Patrick Henry 2 (Patrick Henry eliminated)

Game 6 – (1) Orangeburg Prep 2, (2) Pee Dee 1

Monday, May 5

Game 7 -- (3) St. John's Christian at (2) Pee Dee, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7

Game 8 – Game 7 Winner at (1) Orangeburg Prep

Thursday, May 8

Game 9 – If Necessary at Neutral Site

 

Lower Bracket

Monday, April 28

Game 1 – (4) Greenwood Christian 16, (5) Florence Christian 5

Tuesday, April 29

Game 2 – (3) Calhoun Academy 11, (2) Williamsburg 10 (8 innings)

Game 3 – (1) Hilton Head Prep 4, (4) Greenwood Christian 1

Wednesday, April 30

Game 4 – (2) Williamsburg 4, (5) Florence Christian 0 (Florence Christian eliminated)

Thursday, May 1

Game 5 – (2) Williamsburg 6, (4) Greenwood Christian 5 (Greenwood Christian eliminated)

Game 6 – (1) Hilton Head Prep 10, (3) Calhoun Academy 0

Monday, May 5

Game 7 -- (2) Williamsburg at (3) Calhoun Academy, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7

Game 8 – Game 7 Winner at (1) Hilton Head Prep

Thursday, May 8

Game 9 – If Necessary at Neutral Site

 

Championship Series

Best-of-3

May 12, 13, 15

 

AA

Quarterfinal Series

Best-of-3

Upper Bracket

No. 4 Laurens Academy vs. No. 1 Lee Academy

Monday, April 28 – Lee 15, Laurens 0

Tuesday, April 29 – Lee 7, Laurens 4 (Lee wins series 2-0)

No. 3 Thomas Heyward vs. No. 2 Dorchester

Monday, April 28 – Thomas Heyward 9, Dorchester 8

Tuesday, April 29 – Dorchester 11, Thomas Heyward 1

Thursday, May 1 – Dorchester 3, Thomas Heyward 1 (Dorchester wins series 2-1)


.Lower Bracket

No. 4 Carolina Academy vs. No. 1 Andrew Jackson

Monday, April 28 – Andrew Jackson 11, Carolina 10

Tuesday, April 29 – Andrew Jackson 9, Carolina 7 (8 innings) (Andrew Jackson wins series 2-0)

No. 3 The King’s Academy vs. No. 2 Oakbrook Prep

Monday, April 28 – Oakbrook Prep 4, The King’s Academy 3 (13 innings)

Tuesday, April 29 – The King's Academ,y 12, Oakbrook Prep 4

Thursday, May 1 – Oakbrook Prep 5, The King’s Academy 4 (Oakbrook Prep wins series 2-1)

 

Semifinal Series

Best-of-3

Upper Bracket

No. 2 Dorchester vs. No. 1 Lee Academy

Monday, May 5 -- at Lee, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 – at Dorchester

Thursday, May 8 –at Lee (if necessary)

Lower Bracket

No. 2 Oakbrook Prep vs. No. 1 Andrew Jackson

Monday, May 5 -- at Andrew Jackson, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 – at Oakbrook Prep

Thursday, May 8 –at Andrew Jackson (if necessary)

 

Championship Serie

Best-of-3

Monday, May 12 – at Lower Bracket Winner

Tuesday, May 13 – at Upper Bracket Winner

Thursday, May 15 – at Neutral Site (if necessary)

   

CLASS A

Quarterfinal Series

Best-of-3

Upper Bracket

No. 3 Wardlaw Academy vs. No. 2 Jefferson Davis

Monday, April 28 – Jefferson Davis 9, Wardlaw 1

Tuesday, April 29 – Jefferson Davis 11, Wardlaw 6 (Jefferson Davis wins series 2-0)

Lower Bracket

No. 3 Marlboro Academy vs. No. 2 W.W. King

Monday, April 28 – W.W. King 13, Marlboro 3

Tuesday, April 29 – Marlrobo 9, W.W. King 8 (series tied 1-1)

Thursday, May 1 – Marlboro 5, W.W. King 3 (game to resume in bottom of 6th on Monay in Holly Hill)

 

Semifinal Series

Best-of-3

Upper Bracket

No. 2 Jefferson Davis vs. No. 1 Richard Winn

Monday, May 5 – at Richard Winn, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 – at Jefferson Davis, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 – at Richard Winn (if necessary)

Lower Bracket

No. 2 W.W. King or No. 3 Marlboro Academy vs. No. 1 Holly Hill Academy

Monday, May 5 – at Holly Hill, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 – at Marlboro or W.W. King

Thursday, May 8 – at Holly Hill (if necessary)

 

Championship Series

Best-of-3

Monday, May 12 – at Lower Bracket Winner

Tuesday, May 13 – at Upper Bracket Winner

Thursday, May 15 – at Neutral Site (if necessary)

Andrews beats East Clarendon to reach Lower State finals

By Billy Baker • May 21, 2026
Andrews—East Clarendon out-hit Andrews 6-5 on May, 20, on the road in the AA Lower State softball semi-finals, but the Yellow Jackets took advantage of two errors and six walks to come out on top 5-1, as they advance to play Chesterfield on Friday in the Lower state finals. Joy Weisner is the Andrews head coach, and she told the HSSR after the game: “What we have tried to do all season is take advantage of any opportunities a team gives us,” said Coach Weisner. “We hit the ball better today and that is very important.” Andrews last won a state title in 20218. Andrew had five players earning all-region honors. They were center fielder Sarah Jennings, pitcher Addyson Davis, who will also play in the North-South game. Other all-region selections were junior catcher Chloe Skipper who was the Region MVP, senior Addison McCants, Region MVP outfielder Skipper, and talented sophomore shortstop Tori Smith. Andrews lost to Chesterfield 7-3 this past Monday (May 18). “We have to hit the ball better when we go to them this Friday,” said Coach Weisner. “We didn’t hit the ball well at all this past Monday when we played Chesterfield. We hit the ball well today, so we just have to keep that momentum going into Friday. “We have to go to Chesterfield and beat them twice,” said Coach Wesiner. “We have to play some of our best softball this season in order to that, so I hope we are focused. We need to start the game with momentum and end the game with momentum when we play at Chesterfield. East Clarendon (25-8) head coach Jason Newsome closed out his third season in the loss. “I thought our pitcher hung tough (Addyson Davis) today and she is just a freshman and she has been learning by fire all year long,” said Coach Newsome. “She is extremely talented and she is a good pitcher now, but she is going to an even better pitcher in the future.” Coach Newsome. “In the playoffs the margin of error is very thin and the mistakes we made, they took advantage of,” said Coach Newsome. “On the other hand, the mistakes they made, and the opportunities they gave us we didn’t take advantage of them and that was a key in the game. They did a good job of keeping us off-balance.” All region players from EC included: Region POY Peyton Hanniford, Bailey Hicks, Riley Atkinson, Layke Jeffords, and Zoey Culick. The score was tied 0-0 until the bottom of the third when Andrews scored four runs. Karaline Gainey singled to start the inning and was advanced on a sac bunt by Lauren Stump to second. Sarah Jennings next singled to left field advancing Gainey to third. Torian Smith drew a walk. Then Jenna Cook hit a ball deep into the corner down the first base line that resulted in an inside the park grand slam. Andrew added an insurance run in the bottom of the 4thwhen B. Walker singled and advanced on a single by Gainey. Stump was then Hit by pitcher to load the bases. Sarah Jennings then hit an RBI ground out that brought in Walker to account for the Yellow Jackets’ five runs.

Hanahan wins lower state in softball

By David Shelton • May 21, 2026
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Wilson Hall Softball Finishes With 21-7 Record

By Dennis Brunson • May 20, 2026
By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Sumter – The Wilson Hall softball team came up short of reaching the SCISA AAAA state championship series, which is a goal for everyone at the start of the season. Only two can get there though, so while not fun to come up short, it is bearable. However, the way things went down for the Barons this season didn’t help at all. Wilson Hall just needed one victory on Day 2 of the state tournament at Patriot Park SportPlex in Sumter to punch its ticket to the title series. Instead, the Barons lost to archrival Laurence Manning Academy twice by the scores of 12-0 and 6-4. LMA advanced to the best-of-3 series instead and swept Pinewood Prep to win a third straight championship. In retrospect though, Barons head coach Teresa Alexander finds it hard not to be proud of the season her team had. “The season’s ending didn’t turn out how we had hped, but I’m really proud of the tough schedule we played and the success we had all year.,” said Alexander, who guided Wilson Hall to a 21-7 record. “I’m excited to see this young bunch return with the experience they now have under their belts. But we will truly miss our seniors, Addie Griffin and Marymae Lampron .” The Barons had four players selected to the All-Region 3-AAAA team in Griffin, freshman pitcher Marsha Kate Skey , sophomore shortstop Mary Paisley Geddings and junior catcher Caroline Moorman . Griffin, who played left field, had a .279 batting average to go with an on-base percentage of .423. She had one double, one triple, one home run, 13 runs batted in and 18 runs scored. Skey was a standout in the circle as Wilson Hall’s primary pitcher. Shd had a `1.69 earned run average to go with 115 strikeouts. At the plate, Skey batted .400 with an OBP of .489. She had three doubles, two triples, 17 RBI and 33 runs. Geddings batted .317 with a .406 OBP to go with seven doubles, one triple, four homers, 26 RBI and 28 runs. Moorman had 14 RBI, 17 runs and four doubles to go with a .354 batting average and an OBP of .429. Other returning starters are freshman second baseman Tatiana Erichsen , freshman outfielder Anna Meldrim , sophomore third baseman Lilly Grace Przybyla , freshman outfielder Emmie Williamson and eighth-grade centerfielder Caroline Andrews . Meldrim hit .412 with three homers, 31 RBI and 24 runs, Przybyla hit .373 with 21 runs and 15 RBI, Williamson batted .263 with an OBP of .500, and Erichsen batted .324 with 19 RBI and 23 runs.

Stallions Reach SCISA Class AAA Baseball Title Series In Morris’ First Year

By Dennis Brunson • May 20, 2026
Williamsburg runners makes diving slide for the plate in the playoffs. (Photo by Mara Feagin)

Warlaw’s Lady Patriots Fall 5 Runs Short Of Winning State Title

By Gerald Doolittle • May 20, 2026
Lady Patriots Katherine Trotter, Bailey Sturkie, Ellie Yonce, Taylor Hilll and Brianna McNeill (not pictured) were selected to the North-South All-Star Team!

Wolves Boys’ Track Team Finishes Fourth At AA State Meet

By Rob Gantt • May 20, 2026
By Rob Gantt Special to the HSSR ST. STEPHEN - Timberland High School’s boys track and field team finished fourth in the state Saturday, May 15, at Richland Northeast High School. The Wolves, who finished with 45 points, produced state champions in multiple events. They placed three points out of a tie for second place. Hurdler Malyk Goodman won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.63 seconds and jumper Carter Hawkins soared to victory in the triple jump with a mark of 14.24 meters. Goodman also placed third in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.82 and Hawkins finished second in the long jump with an effort of 6.65 meters.  Timberland’s boys sent three more to the awards podium. Hurdler Day’vian Bennett placed third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.89 seconds. Jumper Antaun Faison finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of 6.51 meters. The boys’ 4x100-meter relay team posted a time of 43.17 seconds to place seventh. For Timberland’s boys, jumper Robert Roberts finished 11th in the triple jump with an effort of 12.11 meters, while the 4x800-meter relay placed 11th and 4x400-meter relay team 13th. The Timberland girls finished 10th in the state and sent quite a few to the awards podium (top 8). Kennahdi Murrell placed third in the 400-meter hurdles, sixth in the 100-meter hurdles and seventh in the high jump. Kemani Lampkin finished fifth in the 800-meter run and Jermanee Washington placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles. China Greene recorded a sixth-place finish in the 400 hurdles and teammate Kiana Glenn was two spots back in eighth. Tiana Jefferson finished 12th in the long jump and 13th in the 400-meter dash. Zoe Cooper was 13th in the discus. Timberland’s girls placed eighth in the 4x400-meter relay and 10th in the 4x100 relay.

Thomas Heyward Has Good Season In Golf

By David Shelton • May 20, 2026
The THA golf program is relatively new but interest seems to be gaining each year.

Summerville Softball Wins District 3 Title

By Roger Lee • May 20, 2026
Senior Jayden Bennett has had some key turns at bat for Summerville during the playoffs.

Stratford’s Kowlok Repeats As State Champion In Pole Vault

By Rob Gantt • May 20, 2026
Lukas Kowlok headlined by repeating as the state champion in the pole vault soaring over the bar at 4.85 meters.

Tough Loss to Stags in Playoffs Doesn’t Dilute an Otherwise Great White Knoll Softball Season

By Worthy Evans • May 19, 2026
By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer Columbia - The pain of falling out of the 5A Division 2 District 4 tournament May 11 was still fresh when longtime White Knoll softball head coach talked about the season the next day.  The Timberwolves (14-13, 7-3) faced Berkeley for the second time in the tournament. The Stags held a 6-3 lead but White Knoll rallied for two runs in the seventh. After Melinda Veler drew a walk, Reginae Porterfield swatted a 1-out double to put runners at second and third. Lillian Priest lined out on the next at-bat, but Berkeley first baseman Emma Drawdy misplayed Adelynn Lewis’ ground ball, enabling Veler and Porterfield to score and cut the Stags’ lead to 6-5. With Lewis on base representing the tying run, Jaida Gray struck out swinging to end the hopes of an upset, and close out an otherwise great Timberwolves season. “It’s hard to shake it off. In the season you go to the next game but at the end of the season you can’t,” said Farr, who watched her team take a 3-0 lead only to be hit with Berkeley’s run in the third and a five-run fourth. “I could see my kids kind of feeling it, you could see it in my kids eyes,” she added. “We’ve got to fight to survive and they rallied around those seniors. They knew their time was coming and for two outs we were down 6-5. And that last pitch, it’s a hard way to go out. We’ve got to regroup and build off of what we did this year.” White Knoll beat Socastee 8-7 May 4 to get into the bracket, then upset Berkeley 3-2 May 6. West Florence , led by phenomenal pitcher Annie Eliason (19-0, 0.00 ERA, 309 strikeouts; who gave up two hits and struck out 20) beat White Knoll 7-0 May 8 to set up the rematch with the Stags. While the season ended on a sour note, there was much to praise about a team that Farr said few people would look to as contenders. After a young Timberwolves team battled through trials and tribulations, injuries and other issues, Farr said she watched her team come together in the second half of region play. “On senior night we really started playing for each other and giving it everything we had,” Farr said. “They worked their tails off to get better every single day and it showed. We have 12 players who fought their hearts out. We got to that fourth game, and our losses were close. We were right there, and it really was just one lucky pitch and that’s how the runs ended up.” White Knoll loses just two seniors in Priest and Gracie Fisher , but those seniors made a huge impact on the team. Priest had three home runs, 11 RBI, 34 hits and a .405 batting average. Fisher batted .311 with a double and 14 RBI. “Those two seniors have left their legacy, and we’ll continue with what they started on this swing upward,” Farr said. “We’re really excited that everyone else is returning.” Among the returners are freshmen Veler and Porterfield, and sophomores Charity West and E.G. Birchmore . Porterfield finished with a .393 batting average and a team-leading four home runs and six triples, six doubles and 20 RBI. Veler had 31 hits and 17 RBI to go with a .360 batting average an a .415 on-base percentage. West hit .323 with 11 hits and 10 runs batted in. “Mindy Veler started out in left field since seventh grade and she’s fantastic,” Farr said. “She’s got speed and runs down everything in the outfield but she’s really a good infielder, can play shortstop without missing a beat. An unbelievably great kid who won’t talk very loud but she’s a leader. “Reginae, that kid is small but she’s strong and compact. She can fly and you can’t get anything past her in centerfield,” Farr said. “Charity has been our DP and catcher. She puts the ball in play and has quality at-bats.” Birchmore caught fire in the circle late in the game and finished the season with a 2.23 earned-run average. She was 3-1 in five appearances. “E.G. is a pitcher and utility player, one of those kids in the past couple of years who was always there,” Farr said. “We didn’t expect her to be our starting pitcher but in the back half of the season she started to pour it on and keep us in games. She’s a battler along with our other pitchers.” The White Knoll baseball team finished 10-14 and 5-5 in Region 4-5A, but had a bounce-back season after going 7-22 and 0-10 the year before. The Timberwolves reached the play-in series of the 5A Division 2 District 3 tournament, but fell two games to zero in the best-of-three series with Lugoff - Elgin . White Knoll fell 4-1 in game one, but rallied for six runs in game two after falling behind 7-0. The Timberwolves had a 4-run rally going on in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and two men on, but a strikeout closed out the game and the season. Senior Dillon Woods led the team with a .465 batting average, five home runs and a .573 on-base percentage. Senior Jean Maldonado batted .364, and junior Tra Johnson batted .329. The team loses six seniors but has plenty of younger hitters, fielders, and pitchers to put together another successful season next year.
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