W.W. KING BASEBALL HOPES FOR IMPROVEMENT

By: Gerald Doolittle

Contributing Writer

Batesburg-Leesville, S.C. – Coach Brian Kneece and staff are working hard to whip the Knights into a more competitive team for the 2025 season. The Knights will battle with Newberry Academy, Richard Winn Academy and Wardlaw Academy for the SCISA Region 3-A Title.

At this writing, the Knights are 1-2 starting the 2025 season. They defeated Ridge Spring-Monetta 16-8. They lost games to Greenwood Christian (1-14) and Richard Winn Academy (4-14).

After three games the offensive leader is Dallas Hill (jr) with a .571 batting average and 4 RBIs. Elijah Hutto (so) follows with a .500 batting average and 2 RBIs. Joshua Oswald (fr) has a .333 batting average. Zed Watkins (jr) and Colton Buzhardt (sr) have a batting average of .222.

Cason Buzhardt (so), Colton Black (so) and Wyatt Burbank (jr) each have .143 batting averages with a combined 4 RBIs. 

Rounding out the Knights roster are Bubba Buzhardt (fr), Smith Kirby (jr), Landell Anderson (so), Joseph Morse (fr), Colby Buzhardt (fr), Greyson Rikard (fr) and Kevin Crapps (sr).

The Knights still have two- region games left with Wardlaw Academy and two games with Newberry Academy. Also, they still have a region battle with Richard Winn Academy.



Non-Region games left with Laurens Academy (2), South Aiken Baptist (2), Greenwood Christian (1) and Ridge Spring-Monetta (1).