Midlands baseball teams win district crowns, plus Monday high school scoreboard
Brookland-Cayce baseball ended its region championship drought earlier this season. The Bearcats ended another drought Monday.
The Bearcats defeated Lake City 6-1 to win the Class 3A District 5 championship. It is B-C’s first district championship since 2013.
Brookland-Cayce advances to the Lower State playoffs and will host Hanahan on Thursday.
“We are very fortunate. That is a talented Lake City team and we had them at home,” B-C coach Rusty Charpia said. “But when you win the first two games (of district), you have advantage because you are able to cut into the other team’s pitching. We had our guys and we are very fortunate.”
BJ Etheridge tossed six shutout innings in the Bearcats win. Jordan Wise had two RBIs while Skylar King and Ty Marshall each had one.
B-C was one of several Midlands teams winning district championships Monday. Others included top-ranked Blythewood and AC Flora squads, Chapin, Lexington, Dreher, Airport, Gilbert and Gray Collegiate.
▪ Chapin and Lexington will play in the first round of the 5A Lower State while Blythewood has to go to TL Hanna in the 5A Upper State. The Bengals’ 9-1 win over Nation Ford gave them a school-record 28th victory,
▪ Lexington swept Chapin three games in the regular season, but the Eagles cruised through the district round by going 3-0.
▪ AC Flora will host Laurens in the 4A Upper State on Thursday.
▪ Airport lost its first game to South Florence but won the second 3-1 and will host James Island on Thursday.
▪ Dreher and Gilbert each had to win twice on the road to win districts. The Blue Devils defeated Greenville 3-0 in 10 innings and will host Eastside in the 4A Upper State playoffs.
▪ Gilbert, the defending 3A champions, defeated Lakewood 19-0 and 13-2 to win. The Indians host Oceanside on Thursday.
▪ Gray Collegiate defeated Blacksburg 9-0 to win district in Class 2A.
Monday’s results
Baseball
—Class 5A—
Blythewood 8, Nation Ford 1
WP: Landon Penfield. Hitters: John Rollins 3-4 4 RBI; Caleb McCants 2-3; Stephen Lang-Splitter 1-3 2 RBI; Alex Myers 1-3 RBI
Ashley Ridge 7, Lexington 5
AR: Mcaughlin 1-4 2 RBI. L: Braden Fournel 2-3 HR, 2 RBI; Landon Knight 2-4 RBI; Cole Long 2-3 RBI;
Lexington 10, Ashley Ridge 0 (6)
WP: Reese Marcum CG, 10 Ks. L: Nathan Hall 3-4 2 HR, 5 RBI; Cole Long 2-2 HR, 2 RBI; Gabe Herrold 3-4 RBI; Caleb Warren 2-3 HR, RBI
Chapin 4, Carolina Forest 2
WP: Yates Bland. SV: B. Reeves. Hitters: C: Camden Reeves 2-3 RBI; Matthew Lively 2-3 RBI; Greene 2-3 RBI
River Bluff 10, Berkeley 3
WP: Beau Hollins. Hitters: RB: Wyatt McPherson 2-4 HR, 4 RBI; Carnahan 2-3 2 RBI; Zach Cowart 1-3 HR, 2 RBI.
Berkeley 2, River Bluff 1
Hitters: B: Hewette 1-2 2 RBI.
Dutch ForK 5, Summerville 2
WP: Hunter Phipps Hitters: Clark Hubbard 2-3 HR, 2 RBI; Qwinton Bennett, 1-3 2 RBI
Summerville 13, Dutch Fork 3 (6)
WP: Tavormina. Hitters: S: Messina 4-4 HR, 6 RBI; Bunch 3-4 HR, 3 RBI
—Class 4A—
AC Flora 11, Easley 1 (5)
WP: Stephen West Hitters: Jake Sears 3-4 RBI; Carew Bates 3-4 RBI; Stephen West 1-3 HR, 2 RBI; Hunter Helmly 3-3
Dreher 9, Greenville 8
WP; Matt Moore Hitters: Micah Elliott 3-5; Caleb Gipson 2-3 2 RBI; Josh Elliott 1-3 2 RBI; Shane Keup 2-4
Dreher 3, Greenville 0 (10)
WP: Josh Elliott Hitters: D: Micah Elliott 1-4 RBI
South Florence 9, Airport 5
WP: Ayden Palmer Hitters: SF: Jake Hardee 2-4 HR, 4 RBI. A: Corbin Wright 2-4 HR, 3 RBI; John Allen Forrester 2-4 HR, 2 RBI
Airport 3, South Florence 1
WP: Blake Morrison SV: John Allen Forrester Hitters: Blake Palyok 1-2 HR, 2 RBI
—Class 3A—
Chapman 3, Mid-Carolina 2
WP: Dalton Mahafffey Hitters: MC: Michael Lindler 1-3 2 RBI
Brookland-Cayce 6, Lake City 1
WP: BJ Etheridge Hitters: BC: Jordan Wise 1-3 2 RBI; Skylar King 1-3 RBI; Ty Marshall 1-1 RBI
Gilbert 19, Lakewood 0 (5)
WP: Jackson Lineberry (no-hitter). Hitters: G: Jake Torbett 2-3 4 RBI; Chance Jennings 2-3 2 RBI; Nathan Reynolds 2-3 2 RBI
Gilbert 13, Lakewood 2 (5)
WP: Cooper Burkett Hitters: Nathan Reynolds 1-2 3 RBI; Dylan MAssey 1-4 2 RBI; Michael Black 2-3 RBI
—Class 2A—
Gray Collegiate 9, Blacksburg 0
WP: Peyton Starkey Hitters: Savion 3-4 2 RBI; Brent Stukes 3-3 2 RBI; Bryce Williamson 2-3
Pelion 10, Woodland 1
Woodland 12, Pelion 0
—SCISA 3A Baseball—
Hammond 3, Trinity Collegiate 1
WP: Dylan Richardson Hitters: Cannon Dorsey 2-3; Jack Weston 2-3; Grant Croft 2-3
Wilson Hall 5, Cardinal Newman 2
Hitters: WH: Schwedler 1-3 HR, 4 RBI. CN: Austin Laughlin 1-2 RBI; Mitch Risinger 1-2 RBI
—SCISA 2A—
Orangeburg Prep 5, Northside Christian 1
Soccer
—Class 5A Boys—
Chapin 2, Wando 1
—Class 3A Boys—
Brookland-Cayce 3, Waccamaw 1
—Class 2A Boys—
Gray Collegiate 2, Andrew Jackson 2 (GC wins 4-2 in PKs)
—SCISA 3A Girls—
Hammond 10, Ashley Hall 0
H: Emme Crosland, Anna Katherine Adams, Eme McQueen, Briana Pinasco 2, Logan Rivers 2, Katie Frye, Rebecca Waites, Annie Waites
Ben Lippen at Pinewood Prep
Hilton Head Prep 7, Cardinal Newman 1
—SCISA 2A Girls—
Northside Christian 5, Oakbrook Prep 1
Softball
—Class 5A—
Nation Ford 5, Blythewood 4
River Bluff 14. St. James 12
Gaffney 9, Spring Valley 1
—Class 4A—
Lugoff-Elgin 11, Indian Land 1
WP: Mallory Branham. Hitters: LE: Tomie Christofaro 2-3 3 RBI; Tori Williams 2-3; Camryn Jordan 2-3 RBI; Lexie Stout 1-3 2 RBI; Aubre Moore 2-4 RBI
Lancaster 8, AC Flora 0
Westside 12, Westwood 1
—Class 3A—
Camden 9, Georgetown 5
Mid-Carolina 1, Daniel 0
Hanahan 12, Swansea 1
—Class 2A—
Batesburg-Leesville 9, Andrew Jackson 8
Saluda 19, Blacksburg 10
Boys Golf
—Class 5A Lower State—
Team Scores (Top 8 qualify): Chapin 303; Conway 317; Wando 317; River Bluff 320; Socastee 321; Lexington 321; Ashley Ridge 324; West Ashley 336; St. James 337; Summerville 346; Sumter 364; Berkeley 366l Dutch Fork 380; Fort Dorchester 383; Cane Bay 399; Stratford 481
Medalist: Harrison James, Chapin, 72
—Class 5A Upper State—
Team Scores (Top 8 qualify): Boiling Springs 312, Dorman 313; Nation Ford 315; Spartanburg 330; Mauldin 320; Riverside 321; Fort Mill 321; JL Mann 323; Gaffney 325; TL Hanna 326; Wade Hampton 336; Spring Valley 351; Rock Hill 360; Blythewood 362; Woodmont 370; Ridge View 426
Medalist: Andrew Gregory, Boiling Springs, 71
Individual qualifiers: Ryan Paolucci, Blythewood 72; John Thompson, Spring Valley, 77
—Class 4A Upper State—
Team Scores (Top 8 qualify): AC Flora 296; Indian Land 307; Eastside 316; Greenville 319; Easley 322; South Pointe 340; Pickens 341; Greenwood 341; Travlers Rest 343; Catawba Ridge 343; Lugoff-Elgin 346; Greer 360; Walhalla 377
Medalist: Adam Hunt, AC Flora, 71
—Class 3A Lower State—
Team Scores (Top 8 qualify): Oceanside 293; Bishop England 307; Waccamaw 313; Camden 316; l Fox Creek 320; ; Academic Magnet 355; Hanahan 357; Aynor 367; Gilbert 372; Brookland-Cayce 386; Strom Thurmond 399; Manning 479; Marlboro County 513; Loris 551
Medalist: Logan Lutz, 68
Individual qualifiers: James Pollard, Swansea 88; Dakota Chavis, Gilbert 89; Owen Price, Gilbert 89
—Class 3A Upper State—
Team Scores (Top 8 qualify): Wren 303; Blue Ridge 310; Woodruff 314; Palmetto 333; Daniel 339; Mid-Carolina 342; Powdersville 347; West-Oak 349; Chapman 354; Clinton 358; Seneca 366; Emerald 385; Berea 407; Chester 485.
Medalists: Dylan Park, Wren, 74; Ben McKinney, Woodruff, 74
This story was originally published May 10, 2022 at 12:55 AM.
