Airport baseball wins thriller. Lugoff-Elgin, Gilbert teams win playoff openers
A look at how Midlands teams fared in SC High League baseball and softball playoffs from Friday and Saturday:
High School Baseball Playoffs
Saturday
Class 4A
Airport 10, Hartsville 9 (8)
WP: Caleb Roberts. LP: Taylor; Hitters: A: Blake Palyok 2-3 HR, 3 RBI; Bryce Rucker 1-3 HR, 2 RBI; Corbin Wright 3-4 2 RBI; Layne Turner 1-4 2 RBI. H: Cannarella 3-4 HR, 4 RBI; McFarland 3-5 RBI; Morris 3-4 RBI; McFarland 2-4 RBI
Lugoff-Elgin 4, Easley 0
WP: Will Morris. Hitters: Branham 2-3 RBI; Evans 1-4 RBI; Morris 2-3 RBI
Class 3A
Gilbert 11, Lakewood 1
WP: Joey Parker. Hitters: Dylan Massey 2-4 5 RBI; Joey Parker 2-3 2 RBI;Austin Waters 2-4 RBI
Daniel 12, Mid-Carolina 1
WP: Brooks Mauro. LP: Colby Doolittle Hitters: D: Brooks Mauro 3-4 2 HR, 6 RBI; Brody Conn 1-3 2 RBI; Ben Gilliam 1-3 2 RBI. MC: Bryson Holland 1-3 RBI
Class 2A
West-Oak 2, Fairfield Central 1
WP: Kurt Rogers. LP: Blake Gambrell. Hitters: Shykein Holmes 2-3. W: Jordan Eaton 1-3 RBI; Braden Moore 1-2 RBI
Friday
Class 5A
J.L. Mann 4, Blythewood 1
WP: Wyatt Evans LP: Davis Wright SV: Owen Malloy. Hitters: B: Watson Saunders 1-3. JL: Ben Lumsden 2-3 RBI
Dutch Fork 11, Ashley Ridge 1 (5)
WP: Jay Metts LP: Nick Vaughn. Hitters: DF: Will Taylor 1-3 2 RBI; Blake Martin 1-4 2 RBI; Collin Shealy 2-3 2 RBI; Clark Hubbard 2-2 2 RBI
Summerville 1, Lexington 0
WP: Aidan Hunter LP: Cole Long Hitters: L: Gage Goodwin. S: Morlando 2-3 RBI
Class 4A
A.C. Flora 11, Westside 1 (5)
WP: Davis Rivers. Hitters: ACF: Jack Reynolds 2-4 RBI; Max Childress 1-3 2 RBI; Tillman Geddings 1-2 2 RBI; Jake Sears 2-3 RBI
Class 2A
Gray Collegiate 13, Chesnee 1
WP: Dominick McIntosh LP: Hoskyns. Hitters: GC: Turner Thackston 3-4 2 RBI; Peyton Starkey 1-2 3 RBI; Brent Stukes 2-2 2 RBI; Gavin Creede 1-2 2 RBI
Landrum 9, Batesburg-Leesville 6
WP: Carson Shipman. LP: Cade Bouknight Hitters: BL: Andy Chavez 1-4 HR, 3 RBI. L: Noah Hyder 1-4 2 RBI; Bo Burnette 2-3 2 RBI
High School Softball Playoffs
Saturday
Class 5A
Summerville 3, Lexington 1 (11)
WP: Bennett. LP: Mathis. Hitters: L: Sarah Gordon 3-4; Alyssa McCraw 2-4, RBI S: Bennett 2-4
Ashley Ridge 5, White Knoll 1
WP: Eubanks LP: Marlena Perez. Hitters: WK: Alexis Winters 2-3 RBI. AR: Ingram 3-3 HR, RBI
Class 4A
Lugoff-Elgin 5, Easley 0
WP: Spradley. Hitters: Staples 3-3 RBI; Williams 2-3 2 RBI; Vinson 1-3 2 RBI
Class 3A
Gilbert 14, Lakewood 2
Hitters: G: Amaya Kearse 3-3, RBI; Taylor Branham 2-3, 4 RBI; Tara Dorgan 2-3, 3 RBI; Taylor Dreher 2-4; Ayden Leaphart 1-1, RBI
Friday
Class 5A
Mauldin 10, Blythewood (6)
WP: Kendall Thackston LP: Lauren Hardy. B: Anna Fridriksson 2-3. Virginia Bishop 4-4 RBI; Kayla Threadgill 1-3 RBI
Hillcrest 9, Spring Valley 0
Class 4A
Travelers Rest 2, A.C. Flora 1
WP: Ali Hartin LP: Makayla Bush
Class 3A
Mid-Carolina 3, West-Oak 2
WP: Amber Hughes Hitters MC: Amber Hughes 1-3 RBI; Kaitlyn Brown 2-2; Emma Chapman 1-1 RBI
Class 2A
Gray Collegiate 6, Landrum 2
WP: Buzhardt Hitters: GC: Corley 1-3 HR, 3 RBI; Tranum 2-3 RBI; Long 1-2 RBI
Chesnee 1, Saluda 0
WP: Samantha Carver LP: Miranda Fulmer Hitters: C: Samantha Carver 1-3 RBI; Mattie Martin 2-3. S: Abby Gentry 2-3
Pelion 11, Woodland 1
This story was originally published May 15, 2021 at 6:00 AM.