Lexington, Hammond baseball teams win openers of key region series
Lexington got off to the start it wanted Monday in its important Region 5-5A series with Dutch Fork.
Senior Wells Sykes homered, drove in four runs and stole five bases in the Wildcats’ 13-1 win over the Silver Foxes in six innings. Sykes’ 3-run homer ended the game in the sixth.
With the win, Lexington (13-2, 5-0) pulls into a tie for first with Dutch Fork (12-3, 6-1). The two teams meet again Thursday at Dutch Fork and May 6 back at Lexington.
Gage Goodwin homered and had three RB while Blake Knight and Brantley Stroud each had an RBI. Cole Long went 5 ⅓ innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out four in the win.
Collin Shealy took the loss for Dutch Fork. Shealy started in place of injured pitcher Kevin Samonsky.
Hammond 3, Cardinal Newman 2
The Skyhawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take one in a crucial SCISA 3A series.
The two teams play again Thursday at Segra Park.
LSU commit Tucker Toman hit a two-run homer and also scored the game-winning run in the fifth on a throwing error. Toman also pitched a complete game to get the win.
Patrick Boyle was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Cardinal Newman
Baseball
Lexington 13, Dutch Fork 1
WP: Cole Long LP: Collin Shealy. Hitters: Lex: Wells Sykes 3-4, HR, 4 RBI; Blake Knight 2-3 RBI; Gage Goodwin 1-3 HR, 3 RBI; Brantley Stroud 1-3 RBI; Anthony Plotkin 2-3. DF: Jay Metts 2-3; Cooper French 1-3 RBI
Hammond 3, Cardinal Newman 2
WP: Tucker Toman LP: Sam Corbitt Hitters: CN: Patrick Boyle 2-3 RBI; Austin Laughlin 2-3 RBI. H: Tucker Toman 2-2 HR, 2 RBI
River Bluff 7, Chapin 6
WP: Zach Cowart LP: Ryland Rychener Hitters: RB: Weston Lever 1-3 2 RBI; Todd Hudson 1-2 HR, 2 RBI; Wyatt McPherson 1-2 2 RBI. C: Logan Schillat 3-4 3 RBI; Andrew Baur 2-3 RBI
AC Flora 6, Irmo 0
WP: Grant Loggins LP: Nick Keisler Hitters: ACF: Zander Buchan 1-3 HR, 3 RBI
Dreher 10, Westwood 1
WP: Shane Keup LP: Dylan Bailey. Hitters: D: Keup 1-3 2 RBI; Caleb Gipson 1-2 2 RBI; Nate Harvey 1-2 RBI. W: John Janco 2-3
Airport 6, South Aiken 3
WP: John Allen Forrester LP: Butler. Hitters: A: Forrester 1-3 HR, 3 RBI; Kyle Chavis 1-3 RBI
Lugoff-Elgin 4, Richland Northeast 2
Richard Winn 8, Newberry Academy 0
WP: Dru Caldwell Hitters: Austin Lancaster 2 RBI; Brian King 2 RBI
Softball
Pelion 13, Barnwell 2
WP: Lakyn Phillips Hitters: Phillips 1-3 3 RBI; Katie Henri 1-3 2 RBI Brianna Trimnal 1-3 2 RBI
Lugoff-Elgin 33, Richland Northeast 0 (3)
WP: Emma Spradley LP: Palmer Hitters: Emma Spradley 3-3; Hailey Mock 1-2 HR; Emily Vinson 3-6, Abbey Crates 3-4; Ashley Dooley 2-3, Tomie Christofaro 2-2; Tori Williams 2-3
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 6, Batesburg-Leesville 0
AC Flora 5, Irmo 2
WP: Makayla Bush Hitters: ACF: Makayla Bush 3-3 HR, 3 RBI
Westwood 24, Dreher 14
WP: Koreena Scott LP: Anna Coates. Hitters: W: Koreena Scott 3-5 2 HR, 4 RBI; Anna Graves 3-5 2 RBI; Brionna King 2-3 3 RBI. D: Isabella Ramirez 2-5 3 RBI; Kayla Washington 2-5 HR, 2 RBI; Anna Stewart 2-4 RBI
Dutch Fork 9, Ben Lippen 1
WP: Layla Peppers LP: Jessica Kolp Hitters: DF: Megan Rice 3-3 HR, 3 RBI; Megan Stolzenbach 2-2 HR, 2 RBI; Holly Stolzenbach 2-3.
Girls Soccer
Airport 7, Swansea 1
Courtney Farr 2; Kaylin Liscusky 2; Ella Harman; Reese Yarborough; Sydney Bogart
AC Flora 9, Richland Northeast 0
ACF: Delaney Minor 2, Grace Vipperman 2, Porter Ainsley 2, Jordan Roberts 1, Mackenzie Goethe 1, and Emma Templeton
Dreher 4, Irmo 0
Goals: D: Annie Andrews 2; Abigail Lacy
Gilbert 5, Lugoff-Elgin 3
Goals: R. Barnes 3, Hendrix 2
Boys Soccer
AC Flora 4, Dreher 1
Goals: ACF: Jackson Price, Matthew Worsham, Will Tate, Charlie Stokes. D: Reed Smith
Boys Tennis
Cardinal Newman 4, River Bluff 2
CN winners: Victor Camps, Jack Brown, Steven Sy, Carter Johnson. RB: Rintaro Saito; Ankit Nath/Arya Korrapati
AC Flora 6, Richland Northeast 0
ACF:Michael Davis, Rick Hewitt, Calhoun McCullough, Lucas Jeffords, Alex Frank; Myers Murphy/Ethan Johnson
Boys Golf
Ridge View 189, White Knoll 194, Westwood 232
Low scores: Colin Marshall WK 38; Brent Wilson RV 44l Oliver Kelly WW 46
Anderson Brothers Bank Tournament
Team scores: AC Flora 588; Oceanside Collegiate 592; Trinity Collegiate 595; Lexington 610; Chapin 610; Wando 621; Blythewood 623; River Bluff 630; Central 644; Conway 648; St. James 652; Hartsville 688; Carolina Forest 697; Legion Collegiate 701; Aynor 704; Chesterfield 765
This story was originally published April 12, 2021 at 10:23 PM.