State schedule, Saturday, April 20

Clemson, Coastal, South Carolina, USC Aiken, USC Upstate and Wofford games for Sunday were moved to Saturday as part of doubleheaders. More changes from Sunday may be announced on short notice today

Barton at Erskine, DH, 11 a.m.

Bob Jones at Trinity Baptist, DH, noon

North Greenville at Chowan, DH, noon

Columbia International at Kentucky Christian, DH, noon

Anderson at Lenoir-Rhyne, DH, 1 p.m.

Arkansas at South Carolina, DH, 1 p.m.

Benedict at Edward Waters, DH, 1 p.m.

Catawba at Coker, DH, 1 p.m.

Francis Marion at Southern Wesleyan, DH, 1 p.m.

Lander at Claflin, DH, 1 p.m.

Louisiana at Coastal Carolina, DH, 1 p.m.
Newberry at Lincoln Memorial, DH, 1 p.m.

Pitt at Clemson, DH, 1 p.m.

Spartanburg Methodist at Catawba Valley, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at USC Union, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Salkehatchie at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, DH, 2 p.m.

Flagler at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.

North Georgia at USC Aiken, DH, 2 p.m.

William & Mary at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.

Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.

Wofford at Mercer, DH, 2 p.m.

Florence-Darlington Tech at Gaston College, DH, 3 p.m.

The Citadel at VMI, 3 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 4 p.m.

Limestone at Virginia Wise, 6 p.m.

CAC Showdown

Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Florida National vs. Crowley's Ridge, 11 a.m.

Florida National at Georgia Gwinnett, 2 p.m.

Voorhees at Georgia Gwinnett, 5 p.m.

State scoreboard, Friday, April 19

Cobras junior Cooper Thomas pitched
 a career-long 6 2/3 innings against
SAC leader Catawba. (Coker photo)

Player of the day: Cooper Thomas, Coker, W, 6 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 K in relief

Briefly: Jimmy Obertop homered twice as No. 6 Clemson rallied to win the opener of an ACC series with Pitt ... No. 19 Coastal Carolina scored eight runs in the first two innings and blistered No. 14 Louisiana to open their Sun Belt Conference series ... South Carolina batters struck out 16 times and No. 2 Arkansas pushed across two runs in the sixth take an SEC series opener from the No. 20 Gamecocks ... Zac Cowan struck out 14 in nine innings and Wofford scored seven runs in the 12th inning to take the opener of a Southern Conference series at Mercer ... USC Upstate scored four runs in the eighth to rally past Charleston Southern in the opener of a Big South Conference series ... College of Charleston scored an unearned run in the eighth to take the opener of  Coastal Athletic Association series with William & Mary ... Sam Swygert took a no-hitter into the seventh inning at VMI and The Citadel got its first Southern Conference victory of the season ... Chandler Moeller hit a three-run homer and Lander extended its winning streak to 12 with a run-rule win over Claflin to open a Peach Belt Conference series. The Panthers' losing streak hit 38 ... Cameron Ferrell drove in three runs, including a fielder's choice in the seventh to give Coker the lead as the Cobras knocked off South Atlantic Conference leader Catawba in the series opener ... Scott McDonough had three hits and drove in six runs as Columbia International won the opener of an Appalachian Athletic Conference series at Kentucky Christian ... Pat Monteith homered twice and drove in five runs as North Greenville took the opener of a Conference Carolinas series at Chowan ... Josean Sanchez singled, doubled and drove in two runs as Erskine won the first game of a Conference Carolinas series with Barton at Grier Field ... Southern Wesleyan had 17 hits against Francis Marion to snap a 14-game losing streak in the opener of a Conference Carolinas series ... Kawan Ellerbe-James had three hits and drove in four runs as Voorhees beat Crowley's Ridge in its second game of the day at the Continental Athletic Conference Showdown at Georgia Gwinnett College. The Tigers lost to Florida National in the opener ... Isaiah Brandt doubled and homered as Bob Jones held off Trinity Baptist in the opener of a series ...  A four-run third put UNC Asheville in control as it took the opener of a Big South Conference home series with Winthrop ... North Georgia scored a run in the sixth and two in the seventh to pull away from USC Aiken in the opener of a Peach Belt Conference series ... High Point knocked off Presbyterian in the opener of a Big South Conference series ... Lenoir-Rhyne topped Anderson in the opener of a South Atlantic Conference series at Hickory ... Flagler took the opener of its Peach Belt Conference series with USC Beaufort ... Lincoln Memorial scored five runs in the first inning of its SAC win over Newberry.

Arkansas 2, South Carolina 1 - USC: Cole Messina 2-4, BB

Bob Jones 7, Trinity Baptist 6 - BJU: Sam Gonzalez 3-5, 2B, SB, 2 R 

Clemson 6, Pitt 4 - Cle: Tristan Smith 2.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 K

Coastal Carolina 9, Louisiana 1 - Coa: Riley Eikhoff W, 7 IP, R

Coker 6, Catawba 5 - Cok: Adam Wilkerson 2B, BB, R, SB, RBI

College of Charleston 7, William & Mary 6 - Cha: Kevin Madden 1B, HR, 3 RBI

Columbia International 12, Kentucky Christian 2, 7 innings - Col: Matthew Garris W, 5 IP, 0 R, 6 K

Erskine 4, Barton 2 - Ers: David Hernandez 3-4, HR

Flagler 12, USC Beaufort 6 - Bea: Brian Meyer 3-4, BB, 2 R

High Point 13, Presbyterian 3 - PC: Noah LeBron HR, BB
Lander 14, Claflin 0, 7 innings - Lan: Chris Manriquez 3-4, BB, R, 3 RBI 
Lenoir-Rhyne 7, Anderson 3 - And: Carlos Hernandez 1B, 2B, 2 R

Lincoln Memorial 9, Newberry 3 - New: Jesse Free 2-4, RBI

North Georgia 9, USC Aiken 6 - Aik: Brock Myers 3-4, BB, RBI
North Greenville 22, Chowan 1 - Nor: Kaleb Hall 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
Southern Wesleyan 20, Francis Marion 13 - Sou: Jarrett Whitley 3-5, HR, 4 BB, 3 RBI

The Citadel 7, VMI 1 - Cit: Wells Sykes 2B, 3B, BB, HBP, 3 R, RBI
UNC Asheville 10, Winthrop 4 - Win: Anthony Ruocco 3-4, R
USC Upstate 10, Charleston Southern 7 - Up: Koby Kropf 2-4, HR, BB, 3 RBI
Wofford 9, Mercer 2, 12 innings - Wof: Jack  Renwick 2B, HR, 3 RBI

CAC Showdown

Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Florida National 8, Voorhees 5 - Voo: Isaiah Palmer 3-4, 2 R, RBI

Voorhees 14, Crowley's Ridge 7 - Voo: Jordyn Hill 2-2, 2 R, 3 RBI

Georgia Gwinnett 34, Crowley's Ridge 3

Moved to April 20

Limestone at Virginia Wise

(22/1072)

Beyond the border 

ACC: N.C. State clinched a series win over No. 11 North Carolina, 5-4 ... Georgia Tech won the opener of a series with No. 10 Virginia, 13-2 ... No. 12 Wake Forest edged No. 8 Florida State, 5-4, in a series opener ... Notre Dame beat Boston College, 14-3, to open their season ... Louisville took its series opener with Miami, 9-5 ... No. 7 Duke beat No. 23 Virginia Tech, 9-8, in 11 innings.

SEC: Top-ranked Texas A&M scored the game's final 10 runs to beat No. 18 Alabama in the first game of a doubleheader and doubled up the Crimson Tide again in the nightcap, 18-9 ... No. 3 Kentucky edged No. 4 Tennessee, 5-3, in the opener of a key East Division series ... Slate Alford homered twice and drove in eight runs as No. 14 Georgia smoked Ole Miss, 17-6 ... No. 13 Vanderbilt beat Florida, 5-2, to clinch a series win ... LSU took the series opener from Missouri, 12-1 ... Mississippi State  took the series opener with Auburn, 8-1.

Elsewhere: Texas Tech beat No. 22 West Virginia, 15-2 ... No. 9 East Carolina survived Wichita State, 6-4 ... Kansas State edged No. Oklahoma State, 6-5 ... Louisiana Tech upended No. 25 Dallas Baptist, 5-3 ... Samford topped Western Carolina, 6-4 ... Hofstra stopped Campbell, 11-7 ... UNCW outlasted Northeastern, 11-5 ... James Madison beat Georgia Southern, 4-2 ... Marshall topped Old Dominion, 4-2 ... Appalachian State clubbed Arkansas State, 20-7 ... Georgia State downed Troy, 10-8 ... Texas State doubled up South Alabama, 6-3 and Southern Miss whipped Louisiana Monroe, 14-2 ... Stanford drilled No. 16 Oregon, 19-7 ... Cal bested No. 5 Oregon, 10-8,

Live scoreboard, April 19

Visitor	Runs	Inn	Runs	Home	Time	Notes
Florida National	8	F	5	Voorhees
Barton	2	F	4	Erskine
Columbia International	12	F/7	2	Kentucky Christian
Voorhees	14	F	5	Crowley's Ridge
North Greenville	22	F	1	Chowan
Charleston Southern	7	F	10	USC Upstate
William & Mary	6	F	7	College of Charleston
Anderson	3	F	7	Lenoir-Rhyne
Winthrop	4	F	10	UNC Asheville
Bob Jones	7	F	6	Trinity Baptist
Catawba	5	F	6	Coker
Flagler	12	F	6	USC Beaufort
Francis Marion	13	T9	20	Southern Wesleyan
Lander	14	F/7	0	Claflin
Limestone				Virginia Wise	moved to	April 21
Louisiana	1	F	9	Coastal Carolina
Newberry	3	F	9	Lincoln Memorial
North Georgia	9	F	6	USC Aiken
Pitt	4	F	6	Clemson
Presbyterian	3	F	13	High Point
The Citadel	7	F	1	VMI
Wofford	9	F12	2	Mercer
Arkansas	2	F	1	South Carolina

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Greater Greenville Baseball Hall of Fame revived

The Greater Greenville Baseball Hall of Fame, inactive for a decade, is getting a jump-start thanks to Greenville native and hall of fame member Randy Phillips.

Phillips, a longtime minor-league hitting instructor, is spearheading the revival along with his wife, Renee.

Four people have been selected for induction into the Greater Greenville Baseball Hall of Fame later this year. They are Eric Jarinko, general manager of the Greenville Drive; former major leaguer Bob Kipper, a Greenville resident and pitching coach of the Drive; Travis Barbary, an Easley native who has held several positions in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization; and Greg Burgess, vice president of operations and grounds for the Drive.

Jarinko and Burgess have been instrumental in making Fluor Field available for college and high school games when the Drive are not at home.

Barbary played baseball at the University of Virginia before beginning his pro career. He is the son of Eddie Barbary, who played at Clemson and was a longtime  coach and educator at Easley High School. Eddie's father, Odell "Red" Barbary, was a 1992 induction into the Greenville group.

Updates are to be posted at the Greater Greenville Baseball Hall of Fame Facebook page

Class of 2024

Travis Barbary - minor league player/instructor

Greg Burgess - Greenville Drive VP of operations and grounds
Eric Jarinko - Greenville Drive general manager

Bob Kipper - major league player, minor league coach

Past inductees
(I've added details of members I know)

Class of 2013

Tommy Lasorda - Greenville Spinners pitcher

Nolan Ryan - Greenville Mets pitcher
Steve DeSalvo - Greenville Braves general manager
Fielden Culbreth  - Inman native, major league umpire
M.V. Voss -  spearheaded American Legion Post 3's baseball program
Elizabeth Mahon - women's professional player.
Craig Brown - Greenville Drive owner

Class of 2012

Randy Phillips - longtime minor league instructor

Alva Phillips - minor league player, area baseball coach

Bob Patterson - Taylors native, major league pitcher

Doug Strange - major league player

Class of 1993

Wiley Williams - minor league player

Walter Barbare Sr. - major league player

Dan Foster - longtime Greenville sportswriter/columnist

Class of 1992

Flint Rhem - major league player

Sam Phillips - instrumental in getting Greenville Braves in 1984

Odell “Red” Barbary - major league player

Class of 1991

Bill Phillips - minor league player, longtime area coach

Joe Anders - minor/textile league player

Class of 1990

Dick Dietz - major league catcher

George Blackwell 

Champ Osteen - major league player

Class of 1989

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson - major league player

Lou Brissie - major league player who was wounded in World War II

Verner Ross - owner of Greenville minor league teams in 1960s-70s

State schedule, April 19-21

Friday, April 19

Barton at Erskine, 2 p.m.

Columbia International at Kentucky Christian, 2 p.m.

North Greenville at Chowan, 2:30 p.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 3 p.m.

William & Mary at College of Charleston, 4 p.m.

Anderson at Lenoir-Rhyne, 5 p.m.

Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 5 p.m.

Bob Jones at Trinity Baptist, 6 p.m.

Catawba at Coker, 6 p.m.

Flagler at USC Beaufort, 6 p.m.

Francis Marion at Southern Wesleyan, 6 p.m.

Lander at Claflin, 6 p.m.

Louisiana at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.

Newberry at Lincoln Memorial, 6 p.m.

North Georgia at USC Aiken, 6 p.m.

Pitt at Clemson, 6 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 6 p.m.

The Citadel at VMI, 6 p.m.

Wofford at Mercer, 6 p.m.

Arkansas at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

CAC Showdown

Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Voorhees vs. Florida National, 11 a.m.

Voorhees vs. Crowley's Ridge, 2 p.m.

Crowley's Ridge at Georgia Gwinnett, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 20

Barton at Erskine, DH, 11 a.m.

Benedict at Edward Waters, DH, noon

Bob Jones at Trinity Baptist, DH, noon

North Greenville at Chowan, DH, noon

Columbia International at Kentucky Christian, DH, noon

Anderson at Lenoir-Rhyne, DH, 1 p.m.

Arkansas at South Carolina, DH, 1 p.m.

Catawba at Coker, DH, 1 p.m.

Francis Marion at Southern Wesleyan, DH, 1 p.m.

Lander at Claflin, DH, 1 p.m.

Louisiana at Coastal Carolina, DH, 1 p.m.
Newberry at Lincoln Memorial, DH, 1 p.m.

Pitt at Clemson, DH, 1 p.m.

Spartanburg Methodist at Catawba Valley, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at USC Union, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Salkehatchie at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, DH, 2 p.m.

Flagler at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.

North Georgia at USC Aiken, DH, 2 p.m.

William & Mary at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.

Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.

Wofford at Mercer, DH, 2 p.m.

Florence-Darlington Tech at Gaston College, DH, 3 p.m.

The Citadel at VMI, 3 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 4 p.m.

Limestone at Virginia Wise, 6 p.m.

CAC Showdown

Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Florida National vs. Crowley's Ridge, 11 a.m.

Florida National at Georgia Gwinnett, 2 p.m.

Voorhees at Georgia Gwinnett, 5 p.m.

Sunday, April 21

Winthrop at UNC Asheville, noon

Flagler at USC Beaufort, 1 p.m.

Limestone at Virginia Wise, DH, 1 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 1 p.m.

The Citadel at VMI, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at USC Union, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Salkehatchie at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.

William & Mary & College of Charleston, 1 p.m.

Benedict at Edward Waters, 2 p.m.

Moved to April 20

Arkansas at South Carolina

Charleston Southern at USC Upstate
Louisiana at Coastal Carolina

North Georgia at USC Aiken

Pitt at Clemson

Wofford at Mercer

Moved to April 22

Florence-Darlington Tech at Gaston College, DH

News digest, April 18

Andrew Ciufo will live in Clemson lore
for his game-winning homer against
South Carolina March 2. (Clemson photo)

Ciufo out for season

Multiple media outlets report Clemson shortsrop Andrew Ciufo is out for the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury. Ciufo was hurt in the April 6 game at Notre Dame. He was scheduled  to have surgery on Wednesday. Ciufo hit .280 with 2 homers and 16 RBI in 27 games.  One of his homers was a 12th-inning walk-off shot against South Carolina at Segra Field in Columbia March 2. Jacob Hinderleider has moved from first base to replace Ciufo, with Jimmy Obertop and Tryston McCladdie sharing time at first base.

Kingsmore to be remembered

Clemson will celebrate the life of former player and stadium namesake Doug Kingsmore prior to Saturdays home game with Pitt. Kingsmore, who died in December at age 90,  was co-captain of the school's first ACC championship team in any sport in 1954.
Kingsmore

Series previews

* Bob Jones (at Trinity Baptist)

Bruins

* Clemson (Pitt)
Tigers

Panthers

* Coastal Carolina (Louisiana)
Chanticleers

Ragin' Cajuns

* College of Charleston (William & Mary)
Cougars

Tribe

* Newberry (at Lincoln Memorial)
Wolves

* Presbyterian (at High Point)
Blue Hose

* South Carolina (Arkansas)
Gamecocks
Hogs

* The Citadel (at VMI)
Bulldogs

Keydets

* USC Upstate (Charleston Southern)
Spartans

* Voorhees (Continental Athletic Conference showdown, Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Grizzlies

* Winthrop (at UNC Asheville)
Eagles

* Wofford (at Mercer)
Terriers
Bears

Honors

Buster Posey Award midseason watch list: Nicholas Badillo, Winthrop;  Jackson Hugus, Presbyterian; Cole Messina, South Carolina; Travis Lott, The Citadel.
Catchers

Polls

* NCBWA Division II
National: 1. Tampa. 3. North Greenville. 
National
Southeast Region: 1. North Greenville. 2. Young Harris. 3. Catawba. 4. Mount Olive. 5. Barton. 6. Lander. 7. UNC Pembroke. 8 (tie). Georgia College, North Georgia. 10. Georgia Southwestern. 

Region