Blythewood, River Bluff baseball teams win spring break tournament championships
The Blythewood baseball team won its second straight SC Diamond Invitational in dominating fashion.
The top-ranked Bengals defeated Chapin, 12-1, in five innings on Friday night. The championship was moved up a day with rain in the forecast for Saturday.
It is Blythewood’s 20th win of the season and fifth SCDI championship. The Bengals have back-to-back 20-win seasons after winning 23 games last year.
The Bengals went 4-0 for the week and won the last two games by combined score of 26-1.
Zac Cowan and Justin Flemming each homered for the Bengals and Landon Penfield added two RBI. Jacob Hardy went three innings to pick up the win. Blythewood’s Caleb McCants earned MVP honors for the tournament
Chapin made it to the championship game by defeating Hillcrest, 8-2, earlier in the day. The Eagles and Brookland-Cayce both were 3-0 but they won the tiebreaker of runs allowed in the tournament to earn the spot in the championship game.
On Thursday, River Bluff captured its second straight Forest Acres Classic and fourth overall by defeating Gray Collegiate, 3-0. Senior Todd Hudson allowed one hit in six plus innings to pick up the win.
Beau Hollins and Colby Reynolds each had RBI for the Gators. Zach Cowart earned tournament MVP honors. Cowart pitched a complete-game shutout against AC Flora to help River Bluff move to the title game.
Baseball
SC Diamond Invitational
At Blythewood High School
Thursday
Chapin 3, TL Hanna 0
WP: Gray Wells. Hitters: C: Matthew Lively 1-3 2 RBI; Foster Apple 2-3
Dutch Fork 3, Hillcrest 1
WP: Clark Hubbard. Hitters: DF: Kevin Samonsky 2-3 RBI;
Lexington 2, Berkeley 1
WP: Cole Long, CG. Hitters: L: Gabe Herold 1-3 RBI; Cole Long 1-3 RBI; Brandon Cromer 2-2
Brookland-Cayce 8, Spartanburg 3
WP: Mason Turner Hitters: BC: Skylar King 2-4 RBI; Parker Mergo 1-4 RBI; Jackson Thomas 2-2, HR, 4 RBI; Jordan Gibbs 1-4 RBI
Blythewood 12, TC Roberson 0 (5)
WP: Landon Penfield. Hitters: B: Caleb McCants 3-3 HR, 3 RBI; Zac Cowan 1-2 2 RBI; John Rollins 2-2 2 RBI; Kevin Steelman 3-3 2 RBI
Friday
TL Hanna 12, Spartanburg 6
Brookland-Cayce 8, Berkeley 7
WP: Jackson Thomas. Hitters: Skylar King 2-3 HR ,2RBI; Jordan Gibbs 2-3,RBI; Jackson Thomas 1-3, 2 RBI; Jordan Wise 1-3, RBI; Mason Turner 1-4 HR, RBI
Chapin 8, Hillcrest 2
WP: Yates Bland. Hitters: C: Gray Wells 3-3; Foster Apple 1-3 2 RBI; Camden Reeves 2-4 RBI; Matthew Lively 1-2 2 RBI
TC Roberson 11, Dutch Fork (5)
Blythewood 14, Chapin 1 (5)
WP: Jacob Hardy LP: Butcher Hitters: B: Zac Cowan 2-3 HR, 4 RBI; John Rollings 1-4 RBI; Landon Penfield 2-3 2 RBI; Justin Flemming 2-3 HR, 3 RBI
Forest Acres Classic
At AC Flora High School
Tournament MVP: Zach Cowart, River Bluff
Thursday
AC Flora 2, Nation Ford 1
WP: Carter Harrington LP: Seth Hanson Hitters: ACF: Jake Sears 2-3 RBI; Charles Flake 1-3 RBI
River Bluff 3, Gray Collegiate 0 (Championship)
WP: Todd Hudson LP: Brent Stukes SV: Andrew Vaughn. Hitters: Beau Hollins 1-3 RBI; Colby Reynolds 1-2 RBI
Hammond 11, Miller (Va,) 2
WP: Tyler Albrecht. Hitters: H: Cannon Dorsey 2-4 3 RBI; Jack Weston 1-3 3 RBI; Tucker Toman 1-4 2 RBI; Bentley Yeatts 1-2 2 RBI; Campbell Wall 2-2 RBI
Westminster Christian (Fla.) 2, Eastside 2 (tie)
Richland-Kershaw Classic
Wednesday
Games at Irmo
North Central 9, Ridge View 3
Irmo 9, Camden 8
WP: Dylan Williams LP: Gage Mims Hitters: C: Lane Sexton 2-3 2 RBI; Will Stines 2-2 RBI. I: Carson Rivers 2-3; Tate McCarthy 1-4 2 RBI; Jaylie Fray 2-3 3 RBI; Elliott Graham 2-3.
Dreher 9, Mid-Carolina 6 (Championship)
WP: Shane Keup LP: Blake Chappell SV: Jacob Muir. Hitters: D: Ethan Campbell 2-3; Isaiah McPherson 1-1 2 RBI; Sheldon Coffman 2-2 2 RBI. MC: CJ Turner 2-4 2 RBI; Jace Martin 2-2 RBI
Sandlapper Classic
At Gilbert High School
Wednesday
Cardinal Newman 3, Westwood 0
WP: Matthew Haffner. LP: Linn. Hitters: CN: Matthew Haffner 1-3 RBI; Austin Laughlin 1-3 RBI; Parker Hocutt 2-4; Bailey 2-3
Fort Mill 1, Gilbert 0 (Championship)
WP: Connor Rasmussen LP: Cooper Burkett. Hitters: FM: Scott Young 2-3; Nick Krise 1-1 RBI.
White Knoll 7, Newberry 5
WP: Bryson Steele. Hitters WK: Brayden McCrory 1-4 2 RBI; Hayden Cushman 2-3 RBI; Robbie Murphy 2-3 2 RB
Spring Valley 7, Richland Northeast 6
Other Games
Mingo Bay Invitational
Asheville (NC) 5, Lugoff-Elgin 3
Regular season
Airport 8, South Aiken 0
WP: John Allen Forrester, CG, 1 H. Hitters: Blake Palyok 2-4; Layne Turner 2-4; Luke Palyok 1-4 RBI; Adam Rushing 1-4 RBI
Boys Soccer
NIKE Palmetto Cup
At Saluda Shoals
Tuesday
Cardinal Newman 8, Sumter 0
Wando 4, Gray Collegiate 2 (Palmetto Championship)
Wednesday
Blythewood 0, Cardinal Newman 0 (Crescent Championship)
Gray Collegiate 2, T.L. Hanna 2
Goals: Charlie Bozard, Carlos Vasquez
Ashley Ridge 7, Sumter 1
Final Standings
Palmetto Division
Champion: Wando (2-0-0, 19 pts )
Runner-Up: Gray Collegiate (0-1-1, 7 pts )
Crescent Division
Champion: Blythewood (2-0-1, 24 pts )
Runner-Up: Cardinal Newman (2-0-1, 22 pts)
This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 10:30 AM.
