Midlands soccer, baseball and softball teams keep championship hopes alive
The Chapin girls and boys soccer teams punched their tickets to the state semifinals on Saturday.
The Chapin girls defeated St. James, 2-1 while the boys defeated Fort Dorchester, 4-0 to move on to the Class 5A Lower State championship matches.
Both Chapin teams will play Wando with the winners advance to the state championship on Saturday at Irmo High School. On Monday, Chapin boys will host Wando while the girls are at Wando on Tuesday.
Chapin won’t be the only Midlands soccer team in the state semifinals. Defending Class 3A champion Brookland-Cayce, top-ranked Gray Collegiate and Saluda boys teams also will play on Monday night.
B-C defeated Hanahan, 1-0, on Saturday and will host Waccamaw on Monday in Class 3A Lower State championship.
On Friday, the Gray Collegiate boys defeated Buford, 3-0, behind two goals from JT Gardner. The War Eagles will host Andrew Jackson in the Class 2A semifinals at West Columbia Soccer Complex.
Saluda defeated Greenville Tech on Friday and will travel to Christ Church.
Other highlights from Friday and Saturday:
▪ Hammond boys and Heathwood Hall girls finished runner-up at SCISA 3A track meet and several area athletes had first-place finishes.
▪ Lexington, Chapin and White Knoll softball teams all stayed in the winners bracket in the Class 5A playoffs and will host district championship games Wednesday.
▪ River Bluff, Dutch Fork, Dreher, Gilbert and Mid-Carolina baseball teams won elimination games and advanced to Monday’s district championships. They join Blythewood, Lexington, Chapin, AC Flora, Airport, Brookland-Cayce and Gray Collegiate who will host district title games.
▪ In River Bluff’s win, South Carolina commit Thomas Powell hit a pair of homers in the 14-3 victory over Socastee.
▪ Dreher won its game over York, 5-4, by scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jack Painter had the game-winning single.
▪ Gilbert girls softball defeated Camden on Saturday to advance to the district championship.
▪ Westwood softball won its first playoff game in school history with an 11-0 win over Laurens.
▪ On Friday, Ben Lippen and Richard Winn baseball teams stayed in winner’s bracket in SCISA Class 3A and Class A playoffs and each are a win away from making it to state championship.
Saturday’s Results
Baseball
Class 5A
River Bluff 14, Socastee 3
WP: Todd Hudson. Hitters: RB: Thomas Powell 2-4 2 HR, 5 RBI; Beau Hollins 3-4 3 RBI; Zach Cowart 1-1 HR, RBI; Todd Hudson 1-2 3 RBI
Dutch Fork 4, St. James 0
WP: George Schodowski Hitters: DF: Brennan Ottone 1-4 RBI; Landon Kahl 1-4 RBI; Blake Martin 1-4 RBI; Clark Hubbard 1-3 RBI; Kevin Samonsky 2-4
Class 4A
Dreher 5, York 4
WP: Shane Keup Hitters: Keup 2-3; Micah Elliott 1-2 RBI; Caleb Gipson 1-3 2 RBI; Jack Painter 1-2 RBI (Walk-off RBI); Sheldon Coffman 1-3 RBI
Indian Land 5, Lugoff-Elgin 3
Class 3A
Pendleton 12, Fairfield Central 0
Mid-Carolina 4, Wren 3
WP: Kaden Myers Hitters: MC: Cole Bouknight 2-3 RBI; CJ Turner 1-3 2 RBI
Gilbert 1, Georgetown 0
WP: Jake Tolbert, CG, 3 H. Cooper Burkett 1-3; Connor Shumpert 1-3
Class 2A
Chesnee 4, Batesburg-Leesville 2 (8)
Marion 4, North Central 1
Pelion 6, Edisto 5 (8)
Liberty 9, Newberry 6
Girls Soccer
Class 5A
Chapin 2, St. James 1
Goals: C: Darcy Ahern 2
Wando 5, Lexington 0
Class 4A
Indian Land 0, AC Flora 0 (Indian Land wins 3-2 in PKs)
Class 3A
Bishop England 2, Camden 1 (2 OT)
C:Joyce Edwards
Class 2A
Southside Christian 3, Gray Collegiate 0
Boys Soccer
Class 5A
Chapin 4, Fort Dorchester 0
Class 3A
Brookland-Cayce 1, Hanahan 0
BC: Andy Rivera
Class 2A
Christ Church 7, Columbia 0
Softball
Class 5A
Dorman 13, Blythewood 3
Spring Valley 18, JL Mann 17
Lexington 10, Cane Bay 0
WP: Riley Ford Hitters: L: Sarah Gordon 3-3 HR, 2 RBI; Riley Ford 3-3 2 RBI; MacKenzie Mathis 1-2 HR, 5 RBI;
River Bluff 9, Ashley Ridge 4
Chapin 4, Berkeley 2
WP: Leah Cabe Hitters: Andee Dircks 1-3 HR, 2 RBI; Leah Cabe 2-4 RBI; Taylor Palfrey 2-4
White Knoll 3, Summerville 2
WP: Marlena Perez Hitters: WK: G. Porterfield 2-3 HR, 3 RBI
Woodmont 14, Ridge View 5
Class 4A
Greenwood 4, Lugoff-Elgin 2
AC Flora 11, Greenville 1
WP: Lanford Hitters: ACF: Nostrant 2-2 RBI; Masinsky 3-3 2 RBI; Anderson 2-3 3 RBI
Westwood 11, Laurens 0
Pickens 9, Irmo 6
Class 3A
Mid-Carolina 8, Powdersville 2
Gilbert 14, Camden 1
WP: Lakyn Swinfordl. Hitters: G: Taylor Dreher 3-4, RBI; Emma Melinauskas 2-3, HR, 3 RBI’ Payton Melinauskas 3-4, RBI; Carley Melton 2-3; Ayden Leaphart 1-3, 3 RBI; Abbie Marlowe 1-3, RBI; Izabella Adams 1-3, RBI
Lakewood 5, Brookland-Cayce 4
Class 2A
Gray Collegiate 9, Landrum 1
WP: Corley Hitters: GC: Tranum 2-2 HR, 5 RBI; Anderson 1-3 2 RBI; Corley 2-3 HR, RBI
Marion 7, Pelion 1
Track & Field
SCISA 3A Championships
At Charleston
Girls
Midlands Individual Champions
Ben Lippen: Riley Beyer (400 hurdles)
Cardinal Newman: Simone Joseph (400); Caroline Timmons (800); 4x400 relay
Hammond: Bayli Aiken (100 hurdles, 100, 200)
Heathwood Hall: Madelyn Gomez (1,600, 3,200); 4x100 relay; Gabby David (long jump, triple jump); 4x800 relay
Team Results (Top 5): 1. Porter-Gaud 126.5; Heathwood Hall 113; Wilson Hall 108; Cardinal Newman 59; Ben Lippen 57
Boys
Midlands Individual Champions
Ben Lippen: 4x400 relay; William Kepley (pole vault)
Cardinal Newman: Fred Gillens (triple jump)
Hammond: Omari Bennett (100 hurdles); Leo Addeo (javelin); 4x800 relay
Heathwood Hall: Hugh Wilcox (800, 1,600); Myles Roberts (400 hurdles)
Team Results (Top 5): 1. Porter-Gaud 118; Hammond 95; Ben Lippen 94; Wilson Hall 79; Heathwood Hall 66
Friday’s Results
Boys Soccer
Class 2A
Gray Collegiate 3, Buford 0
Goals: JT Gardner 2, Guillermo Cely
Saluda 1, Greenville Tech 0
Baseball
SCISA 3A
Ben Lippen 18, Wilson Hall 3
Hitters: BL: Suber 3-4; Whitener 4-5 6 RBI; Austin 2-3 2 RBI; Rabon 3-3 6 RBI;
Laurence Manning 6, Hammond 1
SCISA 2A
Pee Dee Academy 12, Northside Christian 2
SCISA A
Richard Winn 16, Holly Hill 11
WP: Caulder Hitters: RW: Baker 1-3 2 RBI; Lancaster 1-3 2 RBI; Wilson 2-5 2 RBI; King 2-5 RBI; Wade 2-3 RBI
Softball
Class 4A
May River 14, Airport 4
Class 2A
Crescent 14, Batesburg-Leesville 0
Chesterfield 6, Saluda 0
Boys Lacrosse
SCISA Championship
Porter-Gaud 13, Heathwood Hall 2
This story was originally published May 7, 2022 at 9:54 PM.
