High School Sports

Preseason high school baseball polls are out. See which teams made list

The Gilbert and Brookland-Cayce baseball teams faced off Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Gilbert High School.
The Gilbert and Brookland-Cayce baseball teams faced off Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Gilbert High School. Jeff Blake Photo

The South Carolina Baseball Coaches released its 2023 preseason rankings on Friday.

Here is how the votes turned out for each classification.

Class 5A

1. Berkeley; 2. Summerville; 3. River Bluff; 4. Fort Mill; 5. Lexington; 6. Clover; 7. Blythewood; 8. Carolina Forest; 9. Boiling Springs; 10. (tie). JL Mann and West Ashley

Class 4A

1. Eastside; 2. AC Flora; 3. Catawba Ridge: 4. James Island; 5. North Myrtle Beach; 6. Laurens; 7. Hartsville; 8. Greenwood; 9. South Florence; 10. (tie). Lugoff-Elgin and North Augusta.

Class 3A

1. Chapman; 2. Brookland-Cayce; 3. Powdersville; 4. Hanahan; 5. Blue Ridge; 6. Seneca; 7. Gilbert; 8. Aynor; 9. Crescent; 10. Clinton

Class 2A

1. Oceanside Collegiate; 2. Andrew Jackson; 3. Gray Collegiate; 4. Mid-Carolina; 5. Strom Thurmond; 6. Woodland; 7. Batesburg-Leesville; 8. Abbeville; 9. Liberty; 10. Bishop England

Class A

1. .Southside Christian; 2. Lake View; 3. Johnsonville; 4. Christ Church; 5. St. Joseph’s; 6. Latta; 7. Lewisville; 8. Lamar; 9. Branchville; 10. Bamberg-Ehrhardt

This story was originally published January 20, 2023 at 2:05 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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