Midlands softball teams win districts, three SCISA teams headed to state finals
It was another night of playoff action in the Midlands with softball district championships on the line as well as semifinals in SCISA baseball and girls soccer.
Here are some highlights from Wednesday:
▪ Hammond girls soccer earned a spot in the SCISA 3A championship with a 3-0 win over Porter-Gaud. The Skyhawks play Pinewood Prep for the second straight year on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Cardinal Newman.
▪ Ben Lippen baseball headed to the SCISA 3A championship with a 3-2 win over Wilson Hall. Jake Treiber had a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth. The Falcons will play Hammond or Laurence Manning in the best-of-three series beginning Monday. Hammond forced a deciding game with a 9-1 over LMA. The two teams will meet Thursday at Sumter’s Riley Park.
▪ Richard Winn will play for SCISA Class A championship after a 4-3 win over Dorchester. The Eagles will play Clarendon Hall or Andrew Jackson in the championship series.
▪ In SCHSL softball, Lexington and Chapin won district championships in Class 5A. Sarah Gordon hit a pair of homers and drove in seven in Lexington’s 13-3 win over Cane Bay. The Wildcats host Wando on Friday in the lower state round.
▪ Chapin defeated Berkeley, 4-1, to win the district championship. The Eagles will travel to Summerville on Friday.
▪ In Class 3A, Gilbert defeated Camden, 17-5, to win the district and will host Aynor on Friday. The win was coach Sarah Minchew’s 100th of her career.
▪ Gray Collegiate got four home runs to defeat Abbeville, 5-1, to win the Class 2A District 2 championship. The War Eagles host Crescent on Friday.
Wednesday’s Scores
Girls Soccer
SCISA Class 3A
Hammond 3, Porter-Gaud 0
Goals: Briana Pinasco, Katie Frye, Emme Crosland
Softball
Class 5A
Lexington 13 Cane Bay 3 (6)
WP: Mackenzie Mathis. Hitters: L: Sarah Gordon 3-5 2 HR, 6 RBI
Chapin 4, Berkeley 1
WP: Leah Cabe. Hitters: Ella Majchrzak 2-3 2 RBI; Carlee Norris 1-2 RBI.
Summerville 8, White Knoll 0
WP: Bennett Hitters: S: Bennett 3-4 2 HR, 3 RBI; Mazell 3-3 HR, 3 RBI; Edwards 1-3 2 RBI. WK: Gallardo 2-3
Summerville 4, White Knoll 3
WP: Bennett Hitters: S: Bennett 2-3 HR, 2 RBI; Guilliam 3-4, Edwards 1-2 2 RBI. WK: Lexi Winters 2-3 HR, 3 RBI
Wando 10, River Bluff 2
Class 4A
Lugoff-Elgin 11, Greenwood 1
WP: Pickett Hitters: Branham 3-5; Dooley 3-4; Sheorn 3-4; Pickett 3-4 3 RBI; Moore 3-4 3 RBI; Jordan 1-4 RBI
Greenwood 4, Lugoff-Elgin 0
WP: Holland Hitters: G: Holland 2-3 2 RBI. LE: Pickett 2-3
Class 3A
Gilbert 17, Camden 6 (5)
WP: Swinford Hitters: Melinauskas 1-3 RBI; Tara Dorgan 3-3; Taylor Dreher 2-4 HR, 3 RBI; Carley Melton 3-4 3 RBI; Miley Baty 2-3 2 RBI; Izabella Adams 2-3 2 RBI; Abbie Marlowe 3-3 3 RBI
Union County 4, Mid-Carolina 3
Class 2A
Gray Collegiate 5, Abbeville 1
WP: Taylor Corley Hitters: Brooklin Thomas 1-3 HR, RBI; Corley 1-3 HR, 2 RBI; Brooke Tranum 1-3 HR, RBI; Maddox Long 2-3 HR, RBI
Crescent 3, Batesburg-Leesville 1
Saluda 5, Chesterfield 2
Chesterfield 8, Saluda 6
Baseball
SCISA Class 3A
Ben Lippen 3, Wilson Hall 2
WP: Davis McElveen Hitters: BL: Drake Rabon 2-4 RBI; Jake Treiber 1-4 RBI
Hammond 9, Laurence Manning 1
WP: Tyler Albrecht Hitters: H: Tucker Toman 2-3 2 RBI; Rucker Brannon 3-4 RBI
SCISA Class A
Richard Winn 4, Dorchester Academy 3
WP: Berry Bonds Hitters: RW: Jacob Chaisson 2-4 2 RBI; Brian King 3-3 2 RBI
This story was originally published May 11, 2022 at 10:03 PM.
