Beer goes to left field
Sophomore Seth Beer made his first career start in left field in Clemson's 9-2 win over Wofford on Tuesday. He had a single and a walk as he extended his on-base streak to 68 games.
Andrew Cox started at first base, where Beer began the season, and went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. K.J. Bryant played right field, where Beer spent most of last season, and also went 2-for-4. He doubled, tripled, scored two runs and drove in two.
Williams gets in on defense
Clemson catcher Chris Williams made his first appearance of the season as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning of the Wofford game. Williams, the projected starting catcher this season, suffered a hand injury during a preseason scrimmage earlier this month and was projected to be out four to six weeks.
Coach Monte Lee said Williams got his stitches out on Monday and immediately went into the batting cage for work. He also took part in batting practice before the Wofford game.
Kyle Wilkie started the season in the lineup at catcher, but Robert Jolly has replaced him the last five games. He has hit safely in all five games (10-for-19) with 10 runs scored.
Mack is torrid
Voorhees coach Justin Thomas reports infielder Garrett Mack from Goose Creek is batting .650 (26-for-40) with nine runs and 12 RBIs through 12 games.
Honors
Sun Belt Conference
Player of the week: Kevin Woodall Jr., Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt
Polls
NCBWA Division II: 1. Nova Southeastern (1st last week). 3. USC Aiken (3). 12. Francis Marion (18).
Writers II
PerfectGame.org junior college: 1. Chipola
JC
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monte Lee talks about the South Carolina-Clemson series
Clemson coach Monte Lee addresses the upcoming weekend series
with South Carolina. Both teams are nationally
ranked. (PalmettoStateBaseball.com video)
with South Carolina. Both teams are nationally
ranked. (PalmettoStateBaseball.com video)
Monte Lee discusses Tuesday's win over Wofford
Clemson coach Monte Lee gives his evaluation of Tuesday's
9-2 win over Wofford. (PalmettoStateBaseball.com video)
9-2 win over Wofford. (PalmettoStateBaseball.com video)
News digest, Feb. 28
Clemson/USC series streaming plans set
The Greenville Drive report Saturday's Clemson-South Carolina game (1 p.m.) in Greenville will be streamed over the Internet at MiLB.TV. Friday's game (6:30 p.m.) in Clemson will stream on the ACC Network Extra. Sunday's game (1:30 p.m.) in Columbia will stream on SEC Network+.
There are ways (HDMI cables, Apple TV, Roku, etc.) to get computer streams transferred over to regular TVs. The picture quality is usually great and it's virtually indistinguishable from a cable/broadcast feed.
Claflin sets series in Lowcountry
Clafin's SIAC series against Morehouse will be played in the Charleston area March 24-26. The Friday (11:30 a.m.) and Sunday (1:30 p.m.) games will be played at Collins Park in North Charleston. The Saturday game (4 p.m.) will be played at West Ashley High School.
Drive show view from the top
The Greenville Drive's Twitter and Facebook accounts recently posted these views of Fluor Field and the new seats added atop the left-field mini-Green Monster.
(Greenville Drive photos)
More games at Fluor Field
The Greenville Drive graciously make Fluor Field available to college and high school teams for games each year. The College Baseball Series kicks off this weekend with the First Pitch Invitational on Friday. Here's the schedule of college games at Fluor Field for this season.
March 3: Tennessee Martin vs. Presbyterian, noon; Michigan State vs Furman, 5 p.m.
March 4: Clemson vs. South Carolina, 1 p.m.
March 5: Michigan State vs. Tennessee Martin, 11 a.m.; Furman vs. Presbyterian, 3 p.m.
March 8: Michigan State vs. Clemson, 7 p.m.
March 14: South Carolina vs. Furman, 7 p.m.
March 22: USC Aiken vs. North Greenville, 7 p.m.
March 29: Wofford vs. Presbyterian, 7 p.m.
April 14: Paine vs. Benedict, 3 p.m. Claflin vs. Clark Atlanta, 7 p.m.
April 19: Catawba vs. North Greenville, 7 p.m.
May 9: Clemson vs. Furman, 7 p.m.
May 23-28: Southern Conference Tournament
Drive
Honors
Conference Carolinas
Pitcher of the week: Mike Batten, Southern Wesleyan
Player of the week: Chase Allen, Limestone
CC
South Atlantic Conference
Co-player of the week: Trejon Smith, Newberry
SAC
The Greenville Drive report Saturday's Clemson-South Carolina game (1 p.m.) in Greenville will be streamed over the Internet at MiLB.TV. Friday's game (6:30 p.m.) in Clemson will stream on the ACC Network Extra. Sunday's game (1:30 p.m.) in Columbia will stream on SEC Network+.
There are ways (HDMI cables, Apple TV, Roku, etc.) to get computer streams transferred over to regular TVs. The picture quality is usually great and it's virtually indistinguishable from a cable/broadcast feed.
Claflin sets series in Lowcountry
Clafin's SIAC series against Morehouse will be played in the Charleston area March 24-26. The Friday (11:30 a.m.) and Sunday (1:30 p.m.) games will be played at Collins Park in North Charleston. The Saturday game (4 p.m.) will be played at West Ashley High School.
Drive show view from the top
The Greenville Drive's Twitter and Facebook accounts recently posted these views of Fluor Field and the new seats added atop the left-field mini-Green Monster.
(Greenville Drive photos)More games at Fluor Field
The Greenville Drive graciously make Fluor Field available to college and high school teams for games each year. The College Baseball Series kicks off this weekend with the First Pitch Invitational on Friday. Here's the schedule of college games at Fluor Field for this season.
March 3: Tennessee Martin vs. Presbyterian, noon; Michigan State vs Furman, 5 p.m.
March 4: Clemson vs. South Carolina, 1 p.m.
March 5: Michigan State vs. Tennessee Martin, 11 a.m.; Furman vs. Presbyterian, 3 p.m.
March 8: Michigan State vs. Clemson, 7 p.m.
March 14: South Carolina vs. Furman, 7 p.m.
March 22: USC Aiken vs. North Greenville, 7 p.m.
March 29: Wofford vs. Presbyterian, 7 p.m.
April 14: Paine vs. Benedict, 3 p.m. Claflin vs. Clark Atlanta, 7 p.m.
April 19: Catawba vs. North Greenville, 7 p.m.
May 9: Clemson vs. Furman, 7 p.m.
May 23-28: Southern Conference Tournament
Drive
Honors
Conference Carolinas
Pitcher of the week: Mike Batten, Southern Wesleyan
Player of the week: Chase Allen, Limestone
CC
South Atlantic Conference
Co-player of the week: Trejon Smith, Newberry
SAC
State scoreboard, Tuesday, Feb. 28
Clemson's Tyler Jackson discusses his seven innings of three-hit, nine-strikeout
baseball in Tuesday's 9-2 win over Wofford. (PalmettoStateBaseball.com video)
Clemson 9, Wofford 2 - Cle: Tyler Jackson 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 9 K
Coker 22, Barton 5 - Cok: Thomas Lopez 4-5, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Erskine 9, Wingate 1 - Ers: Chaz Davey 3-5, 2B, SB, 2 R, RBI
Furman 7, USC Upstate 4 - Fur: Jabari Richards HR, BB, 3 RBI
Limestone 10, Anderson 7 - Lim; Brennan Strovnik 2B, HR, 5 RBI
North Carolina 11, Winthrop 0 - Win: Brandon Fite 2-4
North Greenville 4, Mars Hill 0 - NG: Andrew Frazier 2-run HR
South Carolina 8, Appalachian State 4 - SC: L.T. Tolbert 3-4, 2 RBI
The Citadel 9, Presbyterian 8 - Cit: Ben Peden 1B, 3B, 2 RBI
USC Beaufort 3, Brewton-Parker 1, G1 - bea: Zac Burke 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 11 K,
USC Beaufort 4, Brewton-Parker 2, G2 - Bea: McLean Hartz 1B, 2 RBI
Monday, February 27, 2017
Composite of 5 major NCAA DI polls, Feb. 27
Each week during the regular season, CollegeBaseballInsider.com posts a composite poll of five
national NCAA Division I rankings. In the table below, I've added
PerfectGame.org to the mix for a six-ranking composite.
The USA TODAY coaches poll doesn't publish another poll until later in the season, but the other five polls offered updated rankings today.
TCU is No. 1 in all five rankings.
South Carolina is seventh, Clemson is tied for 17th with East Carolina and Coastal Carolina is tied for 24th with Georgia Tech.
There are seven ACC teams and six SEC teams in the composite Top 25 ranking. The +/- represents rise or fall from last week's composite rankings.
26. Oklahoma State 14; 27. (tie) Houston 11; Oklahoma 11; 29. Baylor 9; 30. Arkansas 8; 31. Virginia 7; 32. UCLA 6; 33. Miami 5; 34. Dallas Baptist 4; 35. Cal Santa Barbara 3; 36. Utah 2; 37. Mississippi State 1.
Dropped out: Miami (No. 20 last week); Oklahoma State (tie-No. 23); UNC Wilmington (No. 25).
Poll key: NCBWA -- National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; BBA -- Baseball America; USAT -- USA TODAY coaches; CB -- Collegiate Baseball; D1 -- D1Baseball.com; PG -- PerfectGame.org
Points are awarded on a descending scale, from 25 points for a first-place vote to 1 for a 25th-place vote. Some polls ranked more than 25 teams, but I kept it at the top 25 for consistency's sake. In the event of ties, the points are divided evenly among the tied teams.
The USA TODAY coaches poll doesn't publish another poll until later in the season, but the other five polls offered updated rankings today.
TCU is No. 1 in all five rankings.
South Carolina is seventh, Clemson is tied for 17th with East Carolina and Coastal Carolina is tied for 24th with Georgia Tech.
There are seven ACC teams and six SEC teams in the composite Top 25 ranking. The +/- represents rise or fall from last week's composite rankings.
| School +/- | NCBWA | BBA | USAT | CB | D1 | PG | Total | |
| 1. | TCU | 25 | 25 | NA | 25 | 25 | 25 | 125 |
| 2. | Florida | 24 | 23 | NA | 24 | 24 | 23 | 118 |
| 3. | LSU | 23 | 22 | NA | 23 | 23 | 24 | 114 |
| 4. | Florida State | 21 | 24 | NA | 16 | 23 | 22 | 106 |
| 5. | Oregon State +1 | 22 | 18 | NA | 22 | 19 | 19 | 100 |
| 6. | Louisville +1 | 20 | 20 | NA | 20 | 17 | 20 | 97 |
| 7. | S. Carolina -2 | 19 | 21 | NA | 13 | 21 | 21 | 95 |
| 8. | N. Carolina +2 | 18 | 13 | NA | 19 | 18 | 17 | 85 |
| 9. | Mississippi +6 | 13 | 6 | NA | 17 | 15 | 18 | 69 |
| 10. | Cal Fullerton -1 | 12 | 19 | NA | 11 | 14 | 11 | 67 |
| 11. | Virginia +4 | 16 | 14 | NA | 18 | 13 | 3 | 64 |
| 12. | Arizona +1 | 17 | 7 | NA | 21 | 12 | 5 | 62 |
| 13. | Vanderbilt -6 | 11 | 12 | NA | 12 | 9 | 16 | 60 |
| 14. | Texas Tech +4 | 15 | 5 | NA | 14 | 16 | 2 | 52 |
| 15. | N.C. State -4 | 0 | 16 | NA | 0 | 20 | 14 | 50 |
| 16. | Texas A&M +1 | 14 | 1 | NA | 15 | 11 | 4 | 45 |
| 17. | (tie) Clemson | 9 | 11 | NA | 4 | 6 | 8 | 38 |
| 17. | (tie) E. Caro. +1 | 0 | 17 | NA | 0 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 19. | La. Lafay. -7 | 0 | 10 | NA | 0 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| 20. | Stanford +3 | 10 | 4 | NA | 1 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 21. | (tie) St. John's - | 8 | 0 | NA | 10 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 21. | (tie) Wash. -5 | 0 | 15 | NA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 23. | Texas +3 | 0 | 0 | NA | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 24. | (tie) C. Caro -3 | 5 | 8 | NA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 24. | (tie) GA Tch +10 | 7 | 9 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
26. Oklahoma State 14; 27. (tie) Houston 11; Oklahoma 11; 29. Baylor 9; 30. Arkansas 8; 31. Virginia 7; 32. UCLA 6; 33. Miami 5; 34. Dallas Baptist 4; 35. Cal Santa Barbara 3; 36. Utah 2; 37. Mississippi State 1.
Dropped out: Miami (No. 20 last week); Oklahoma State (tie-No. 23); UNC Wilmington (No. 25).
Poll key: NCBWA -- National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; BBA -- Baseball America; USAT -- USA TODAY coaches; CB -- Collegiate Baseball; D1 -- D1Baseball.com; PG -- PerfectGame.org
Points are awarded on a descending scale, from 25 points for a first-place vote to 1 for a 25th-place vote. Some polls ranked more than 25 teams, but I kept it at the top 25 for consistency's sake. In the event of ties, the points are divided evenly among the tied teams.
News digest, Feb. 27
Recaps/previews
* Winthrop plays at Tuesday game at North Carolina. Here is the Eagles' preview.
Eagles
* South Carolina has posted notes recapping last week and another file looking ahead to Tuesday's home game with Appalachian State.
Recap
Look ahead
* Clemson has posted preview information for its game with Wofford.
Tigers
* Furman has issued information previewing its Tuesday game at USC Upstate.
Paladins
* Here's USC Upstate's take on its midweek games.
Spartans
* Presbyterian has sent out information on its midweek games at The Citadel and North Carolina A&T.
Blue Hose
* Here are The Citadel's notes on the PC game.
Bulldogs
* Lander plays host to Belmont Abbey on Tuesday.
Bearcats
Polls
D1Baseball.com: 1. TCU (1st last week). 5. South Carolina. (4). 20. Clemson (22). 23. Coastal Carolina (19).
D1
Collegiate Baseball DI: 1. TCU (1). 13. South Carolina (4). 22. Clemson (22).
CB DI
Baseball America: 1. TCU (1). 5. South Carolina (5). 15. Clemson (15). 18. Coastal Carolina (18).
BA
PerfectGame.org: 1. TCU (1). 5. South Carolina (5). 18. Clemson (20).
PG
National Collegiate Baseball Writers: 1. TCU (1). 7. South Carolina (5). 17. Clemson (20). 21. Coastal Carolina (19).
Writers
Collegiate Baseball DII: 1. Nova Southeastern (1). 9. USC Aiken (10).
CB DII
D2Baseballnews.com DII
National: 1. Nova Southeastern (2). 5. USC Aiken (5).
Southeast Region: 1. USC Aiken (1).
D2 DII
PerfectGame.org Juco: 1. Chipola (1). Dropped out: Spartanburg Methodist (14).
PG JC
Honors:
The Sun Conference
Player of the week: Thomas Estopare, USC Beaufort
Sun
Southern Conference
Pitcher of the week: J.P. Sears, The Citadel
SoCon
Big South Conference
Pitcher of the week: Will Smith, Presbyterian.
Player of the week: Sammy Taormina, Liberty (Rock Hill)
Big South
* Winthrop plays at Tuesday game at North Carolina. Here is the Eagles' preview.
Eagles
* South Carolina has posted notes recapping last week and another file looking ahead to Tuesday's home game with Appalachian State.
Recap
Look ahead
* Clemson has posted preview information for its game with Wofford.
Tigers
* Furman has issued information previewing its Tuesday game at USC Upstate.
Paladins
* Here's USC Upstate's take on its midweek games.
Spartans
* Presbyterian has sent out information on its midweek games at The Citadel and North Carolina A&T.
Blue Hose
* Here are The Citadel's notes on the PC game.
Bulldogs
* Lander plays host to Belmont Abbey on Tuesday.
Bearcats
Polls
D1Baseball.com: 1. TCU (1st last week). 5. South Carolina. (4). 20. Clemson (22). 23. Coastal Carolina (19).
D1
Collegiate Baseball DI: 1. TCU (1). 13. South Carolina (4). 22. Clemson (22).
CB DI
Baseball America: 1. TCU (1). 5. South Carolina (5). 15. Clemson (15). 18. Coastal Carolina (18).
BA
PerfectGame.org: 1. TCU (1). 5. South Carolina (5). 18. Clemson (20).
PG
National Collegiate Baseball Writers: 1. TCU (1). 7. South Carolina (5). 17. Clemson (20). 21. Coastal Carolina (19).
Writers
Collegiate Baseball DII: 1. Nova Southeastern (1). 9. USC Aiken (10).
CB DII
D2Baseballnews.com DII
National: 1. Nova Southeastern (2). 5. USC Aiken (5).
Southeast Region: 1. USC Aiken (1).
D2 DII
PerfectGame.org Juco: 1. Chipola (1). Dropped out: Spartanburg Methodist (14).
PG JC
Honors:
The Sun Conference
Player of the week: Thomas Estopare, USC Beaufort
Sun
Southern Conference
Pitcher of the week: J.P. Sears, The Citadel
SoCon
Big South Conference
Pitcher of the week: Will Smith, Presbyterian.
Player of the week: Sammy Taormina, Liberty (Rock Hill)
Big South
State scoreboard, Monday, Feb. 27
Caravelle Resort Tournament
West Virginia 4, Coastal Carolina 1 - Coa: Seth Lancaster 1B, 2B
West Virginia 4, Coastal Carolina 1 - Coa: Seth Lancaster 1B, 2B
Sunday, February 26, 2017
State schedule, Feb. 27-March 5
* One of the best college baseball rivalries in the country resumes this week when Clemson and South Carolina play a three-game series. Games are at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Clemson, 1 p.m. Saturday at Fluor Field in Greenville and 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Columbia. Both schools were top 15 teams in the preseason.
Friday's game will stream on the ACC Network Extra and Sunday's game will stream on SEC+. There has not been an announcement about streaming for the Saturday game, but the Drive provided a feed last year.
Clemson plays host to Wofford and South Carolina entertains Appalachian State in Wednesday games serving as the final tune-ups.
* That Saturday game is part of the Greenville Drive's annual College Baseball Series at the scenic ballpark in downtown Greenville. In the annual First Pitch Invitational, Furman, Presbyterian, Michigan State and Tennessee Martin will be involved in doubleheaders at Fluor Field on Friday and Sunday, as well as a Saturday stint at Latham Stadium on the Furman campus.
* Coastal Carolina gave up six home runs in a 22-9 loss to West Virginia on Saturday. The teams have a Monday rematch.
* Winthrop pays a Tuesday visit to North Carolina.
* Midweek matchups of state teams include Anderson at Limestone, Furman at USC Upstate and Presbyterian at The Citadel on Tuesday and North Greenville and USC Upstate at Charleston Southern on Wednesday.
* Other intriguing midweek games include Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington, College of Charleston at Georgia Southern, and nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne at Limestone, all on Wednesday
* North Greenville's late-season series with Belmont Abbey determined the Conference Carolinas champion last season. They meet earlier this year, beginning on Friday.
* Coastal Carolina plays host to a weekend tournament for the third consecutive weekend, with Winthrop among the visiting teams.
* USC Upstate and Wofford swap opponents for a second straight weekend in a mutual scheduling arrangement. The weekend ends with the two Spartanburg schools playing late Sunday afternoon.
* The Citadel and College of Charleston play a three game series. A Saturday game at Joe Riley Park is sandwiched around Friday and Sunday games at Patriots Point.
* Erskine plays at Southern Wesleyan in the only other weekend meeting of S.C. teams.
Monday, Feb. 27
Caravelle Resort Tournament
West Virginia at Coastal Carolina, noon
Tuesday, Feb 28
Brewton-Parker at USC Beaufort, DH, 1 p.m.
Coker at Barton, 2 p.m.
North Greenville at Mars Hill, 2 p.m.
Wingate at Erskine, 2 p.m.
Winthrop at North Carolina, 3 p.m.
Appalachian State at South Carolina, 4 p.m.
Furman at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
Wofford at Clemson, 4 p.m.
Anderson at Limestone, 5 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Lander, 5 p.m.
Presbyterian at The Citadel, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 1
Francis Marion at St. Augustine's, Cary, NC (USA Complex), 1 p.m.
Southeastern CC at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at Benedict, 1:30 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Armstrong State, 2 p.m.
Anderson JV at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 3 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington, 4 p.m.
Presbyterian at North Carolina A&T, 4 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at North Georgia, 4 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Limestone, 5 p.m.
North Greenville at USC Aiken, 5 p.m.
College of Charleston at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Newberry at Augusta, 6 p.m.
UNC Asheville at Furman, 6 p.m.
USC Upstate at at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Postponed
Brunswick at Florence-Darlington Tech
Thursday, March 2
No games scheduled
Friday, March 3
Olney Central vs. USC Salkehatchie, DH, Myrtle Beach (Ripken Experience), 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at Armstrong State, 2 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville 3:30 p.m.
Erskine at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.
Wright State at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
North Georgia at Lander, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Wofford, 5 p.m.
The Citadel at College of Charleston, 5 p.m.
Anderson at Wingate, 6 p.m.
Brevard at Newberry, 6 p.m.
Coker at Lincoln Memorial, 6 p.m.
Limestone at Pfeiffer, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Clemson, 6:30 p.m.
First Pitch Invitational
Fluor Field, Greenville
Presbyterian vs. Tennessee Martin, noon
Michigan State vs. Furman, 5 p.m.
Tidelands Health Classic
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Albany vs. San Francisco, 10 a.m.
San Francisco at Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Winthrop vs. Albany, 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville, DH, noon
Clark Atlanta at Voorhees, DH, noon
Erskine at Southern Wesleyan, DH, noon
USC Sumter at Brunswick, DH, noon
Anderson at Wingate, DH, 1 p.m.
Brevard at Newberry, DH, 1 p.m.
Clemson vs. South Carolina, Greenville (Fluor Field), 1 p.m.
Coker at Lincoln Memorial, DH, 1 p.m.
College of Faith at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech at Pitt CC, DH, 1 p.m.
Hofstra at Charleston Southern, DH, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at USC Upstate, DH, 1 p.m.
Spartanburg Methodist at Patrick Henry, DH, 1 p.m.
St. Rose at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at Armstrong State, 1 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Stillman, DH, 1 p.m.
Wake Tech at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.
Limestone at Pfeiffer, DH, 2 p.m.
North Georgia at Lander, 2 p.m.
Wright State at Wofford, 2 p.m.
College of Charleston at The Citadel, 3 p.m.
Tidelands Health Classic
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Winthrop vs. San Francisco, 10 a.m.
Winthrop at Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Albany at Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m.
First Pitch Invitational
Latham Stadium, Greenville (Furman)
Presbyterian vs. Michigan State, noon
Tennessee Martin at Furman, 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Florence-Darlington Tech at Pitt CC, DH, noon
USC Sumter at Brunswick, DH, noon
Wake Tech at USC Lancaster, noon
Hofstra at Charleston Southern, 1 p.m.
North Georgia at Lander, 1 p.m.
Spartanburg Methodist at Patrick Henry, DH, 1 p.m.
St. Rose at Francis Marion, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Stillman, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at College of Faith, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at Armstrong State, 1 p.m.
Clemson at South Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Wofford at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
First Pitch Invitational
Fluor Field, Greenville
Michigan State vs Tennessee Martin, 11 a.m.
Presbyterian vs. Furman, 3 p.m.
Tidelands Health Classic
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
San Francisco at Coastal Carolina, noon
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
Albany vs. Winthrop, noon
Harley Park, Spartanburg
Wright State vs. Pittsburgh, noon
Friday's game will stream on the ACC Network Extra and Sunday's game will stream on SEC+. There has not been an announcement about streaming for the Saturday game, but the Drive provided a feed last year.
Clemson plays host to Wofford and South Carolina entertains Appalachian State in Wednesday games serving as the final tune-ups.
* That Saturday game is part of the Greenville Drive's annual College Baseball Series at the scenic ballpark in downtown Greenville. In the annual First Pitch Invitational, Furman, Presbyterian, Michigan State and Tennessee Martin will be involved in doubleheaders at Fluor Field on Friday and Sunday, as well as a Saturday stint at Latham Stadium on the Furman campus.
* Coastal Carolina gave up six home runs in a 22-9 loss to West Virginia on Saturday. The teams have a Monday rematch.
* Winthrop pays a Tuesday visit to North Carolina.
* Midweek matchups of state teams include Anderson at Limestone, Furman at USC Upstate and Presbyterian at The Citadel on Tuesday and North Greenville and USC Upstate at Charleston Southern on Wednesday.
* Other intriguing midweek games include Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington, College of Charleston at Georgia Southern, and nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne at Limestone, all on Wednesday
* North Greenville's late-season series with Belmont Abbey determined the Conference Carolinas champion last season. They meet earlier this year, beginning on Friday.
* Coastal Carolina plays host to a weekend tournament for the third consecutive weekend, with Winthrop among the visiting teams.
* USC Upstate and Wofford swap opponents for a second straight weekend in a mutual scheduling arrangement. The weekend ends with the two Spartanburg schools playing late Sunday afternoon.
* The Citadel and College of Charleston play a three game series. A Saturday game at Joe Riley Park is sandwiched around Friday and Sunday games at Patriots Point.
* Erskine plays at Southern Wesleyan in the only other weekend meeting of S.C. teams.
Monday, Feb. 27
Caravelle Resort Tournament
West Virginia at Coastal Carolina, noon
Tuesday, Feb 28
Brewton-Parker at USC Beaufort, DH, 1 p.m.
Coker at Barton, 2 p.m.
North Greenville at Mars Hill, 2 p.m.
Wingate at Erskine, 2 p.m.
Winthrop at North Carolina, 3 p.m.
Appalachian State at South Carolina, 4 p.m.
Furman at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
Wofford at Clemson, 4 p.m.
Anderson at Limestone, 5 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Lander, 5 p.m.
Presbyterian at The Citadel, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 1
Francis Marion at St. Augustine's, Cary, NC (USA Complex), 1 p.m.
Southeastern CC at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at Benedict, 1:30 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Armstrong State, 2 p.m.
Anderson JV at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 3 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington, 4 p.m.
Presbyterian at North Carolina A&T, 4 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at North Georgia, 4 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Limestone, 5 p.m.
North Greenville at USC Aiken, 5 p.m.
College of Charleston at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Newberry at Augusta, 6 p.m.
UNC Asheville at Furman, 6 p.m.
USC Upstate at at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Postponed
Brunswick at Florence-Darlington Tech
Thursday, March 2
No games scheduled
Friday, March 3
Olney Central vs. USC Salkehatchie, DH, Myrtle Beach (Ripken Experience), 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at Armstrong State, 2 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville 3:30 p.m.
Erskine at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.
Wright State at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
North Georgia at Lander, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Wofford, 5 p.m.
The Citadel at College of Charleston, 5 p.m.
Anderson at Wingate, 6 p.m.
Brevard at Newberry, 6 p.m.
Coker at Lincoln Memorial, 6 p.m.
Limestone at Pfeiffer, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Clemson, 6:30 p.m.
First Pitch Invitational
Fluor Field, Greenville
Presbyterian vs. Tennessee Martin, noon
Michigan State vs. Furman, 5 p.m.
Tidelands Health Classic
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Albany vs. San Francisco, 10 a.m.
San Francisco at Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Winthrop vs. Albany, 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville, DH, noon
Clark Atlanta at Voorhees, DH, noon
Erskine at Southern Wesleyan, DH, noon
USC Sumter at Brunswick, DH, noon
Anderson at Wingate, DH, 1 p.m.
Brevard at Newberry, DH, 1 p.m.
Clemson vs. South Carolina, Greenville (Fluor Field), 1 p.m.
Coker at Lincoln Memorial, DH, 1 p.m.
College of Faith at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech at Pitt CC, DH, 1 p.m.
Hofstra at Charleston Southern, DH, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at USC Upstate, DH, 1 p.m.
Spartanburg Methodist at Patrick Henry, DH, 1 p.m.
St. Rose at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at Armstrong State, 1 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Stillman, DH, 1 p.m.
Wake Tech at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.
Limestone at Pfeiffer, DH, 2 p.m.
North Georgia at Lander, 2 p.m.
Wright State at Wofford, 2 p.m.
College of Charleston at The Citadel, 3 p.m.
Tidelands Health Classic
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Winthrop vs. San Francisco, 10 a.m.
Winthrop at Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Albany at Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m.
First Pitch Invitational
Latham Stadium, Greenville (Furman)
Presbyterian vs. Michigan State, noon
Tennessee Martin at Furman, 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Florence-Darlington Tech at Pitt CC, DH, noon
USC Sumter at Brunswick, DH, noon
Wake Tech at USC Lancaster, noon
Hofstra at Charleston Southern, 1 p.m.
North Georgia at Lander, 1 p.m.
Spartanburg Methodist at Patrick Henry, DH, 1 p.m.
St. Rose at Francis Marion, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Stillman, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at College of Faith, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Aiken at Armstrong State, 1 p.m.
Clemson at South Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Wofford at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
First Pitch Invitational
Fluor Field, Greenville
Michigan State vs Tennessee Martin, 11 a.m.
Presbyterian vs. Furman, 3 p.m.
Tidelands Health Classic
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
San Francisco at Coastal Carolina, noon
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
Albany vs. Winthrop, noon
Harley Park, Spartanburg
Wright State vs. Pittsburgh, noon
Wrapping up the weekend, Feb. 26
* Biggest surprise (positive): Southern Wesleyan winning its Conference Carolinas opener over North Greenville, 5-2. North Greenville rebounded to outscore the Warriors 34-1 in a Saturday doubleheader to win the series.
* Biggest shocker (negative): South Carolina pitchers hitting nine batters and the Gamecocks defense committing for errors in a 2-1 series win over Wright State. USC will need to straighten out both areas if it wants to be an elite team.
* Game of the weekend No. 1: USC Upstate 21, Dayton 20, 12 innings (Saturday): The Spartans fell behind 16-6 before rallying to win the marathon game. There were nine lead changes.
* Game of the weekend No. 2: Clemson 1, Elon 0, 13 innings (Friday): Tigers pitchers struck out 23 batters and Seth Beer singled in the winning run. Beer was 0-5 before that at-bat. He has failed to reach base in only one of his 69 career games at Clemson. His streak currently is at 67.
* Series of the weekend: Presbyterian going 2-1 vs. Stony Brook. The Blue Hose won one-run games on Friday and Sunday. Stony Brook won the middle game, 8-3, with a five-run 11th inning.
* Yes, we have no hits: Spartanburg Methodist's Ridge Chapman (Wade Hampton High) struck out 11 batters in a complete-game no-hitter against Roane State in the opener of a Saturday doubleheader. A few hours later, Florence-Darlington Tech's Tate Autry (Chester High) threw a no-hitter and struck out 15 as the Stingers beat Cecil. On Sunday, Lucas Coan (Greenville High) got within an out of another no-hitter for SMC before New River spoiled his bid.
* Worth the wait: Anderson's Saturday doubleheader with No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne was interrupted for more than three hours in Game 1 when the home plate umpire got dust in his eyes (it was windy, remember) and a replacement had to be summoned to Memorial Stadium. The Bears held a 6-5 lead at the interruption, but Anderson quickly scored three runs and held on for the victory en route to a doubleheader split.
* Please don't go: Newberry and Trejon Smith probably hated to see Goldey-Beacom leave town after the Wolves' four-game sweep. Newberry scored 74 runs (29 on Sunday) on 72 hits. Smith was 11-for-14 with six doubles, a triple, a homer, nine runs scored and 16 RBIs. The Wolves had school-record 27 RBIs and tied the school record with 26 hits in the series finale.
* Coastal Carolina fell behind Georga Mason 8-0 on Sunday, but scored the game's final nine runs to win. Matt Beaird's two-out single in the ninth drove in the tying and winning runs.
* South Carolina entered the season as a consensus Top 5 team nationally, but the Gamecocks' 5-1 Sunday loss to Wright State dropped the record to 5-3. A loss to Wright State -- a projected NCAA Tournament team - is no disgrace, but USC hasn't looked like a national title contender so far. The weekend starting rotation of Clarke Schmidt, Wil Crowe and Adam Hill has been as good as advertised, but USC has struggled defensively on what appear to be routine plays and has shown an early penchant to failing to get big hits in key situations.
* Furman capped a 3-1 week with a 10-6 win over Monmouth. The Paladins had five home runs among their 39 hits in the series.
* USC Aiken stretched its winning streak to five games with a sweep of Young Harris. The Pacers have scored 15 runs or more in three of their last four games.
* USC Lancaster improved to 18-3 by winning three of four games over the weekend to cap a 5-1 week.
* Charleston Southern had a second consecutive 2-1 weekend to improve to 4-2 under interim coach Adam Ward.
* J.P. Sears struck out 12 batters in seven innings as a highlight of The Citadel's 2-1 series win over Delaware State.
* College of Charleston pitchers picked up 31 strikeouts in a series win over Cincinnati. After splitting one-run games on Friday and Saturday, the Cougars won by two runs on Sunday.
* Zach Piazza homered in all three games as Limestone got a 2-1 series win over Barton. Piazza has 10 home runs in 17 games. Garrett Lowery homered once to give him nine for the Chase Allen had three homers to improve his total to seven.
* Coker picked up a nice 2-1 series win for first-year coach Luke Harrigan in South Atlantic Conference play at Tusculum.
* Clark Scolamiero may have found a home at the top of North Greenville's batting order. For the first time this season he moved to the leadoff spot for Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Southern Wesleyan and the USC transfer responded by going 3-for-7 with a double, 2 walks, 3 stolen bases, 3 RBIs and 5 runs scored. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Crusaders had 28 hits and 34 runs in the twinbill.
* Erskine opened Conference Carolinas play with a sweep of Pfeiffer.
* Bobby Wenthe drove in nine runs as USC Beaufort went 3-0 against Warner. Wenthe has 26 RBI in 10 games this season.
* Reed Massey went 8-for-14, but Wofford dropped two of three games it played in a tournament it co-hosts with USC Upstate.
* Francis Marion dropped the finale of its series with Augusta, but the Patriots still have a lofty 13-2 record.
* Lander pulled to .500 for the first time since the first-week of the season before losing Sunday's series finale at Montevallo.
* In retrospect, Hunter Lipscomb's three-run homer in Friday's victory over Kennesaw State may have been Winthrop's biggest hit of the weekend. The eighth-inning blast led to a 4-3 victory, the Eagles' only win in the series.
* Biggest shocker (negative): South Carolina pitchers hitting nine batters and the Gamecocks defense committing for errors in a 2-1 series win over Wright State. USC will need to straighten out both areas if it wants to be an elite team.
* Game of the weekend No. 1: USC Upstate 21, Dayton 20, 12 innings (Saturday): The Spartans fell behind 16-6 before rallying to win the marathon game. There were nine lead changes.
* Game of the weekend No. 2: Clemson 1, Elon 0, 13 innings (Friday): Tigers pitchers struck out 23 batters and Seth Beer singled in the winning run. Beer was 0-5 before that at-bat. He has failed to reach base in only one of his 69 career games at Clemson. His streak currently is at 67.
* Series of the weekend: Presbyterian going 2-1 vs. Stony Brook. The Blue Hose won one-run games on Friday and Sunday. Stony Brook won the middle game, 8-3, with a five-run 11th inning.
* Yes, we have no hits: Spartanburg Methodist's Ridge Chapman (Wade Hampton High) struck out 11 batters in a complete-game no-hitter against Roane State in the opener of a Saturday doubleheader. A few hours later, Florence-Darlington Tech's Tate Autry (Chester High) threw a no-hitter and struck out 15 as the Stingers beat Cecil. On Sunday, Lucas Coan (Greenville High) got within an out of another no-hitter for SMC before New River spoiled his bid.
* Worth the wait: Anderson's Saturday doubleheader with No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne was interrupted for more than three hours in Game 1 when the home plate umpire got dust in his eyes (it was windy, remember) and a replacement had to be summoned to Memorial Stadium. The Bears held a 6-5 lead at the interruption, but Anderson quickly scored three runs and held on for the victory en route to a doubleheader split.
* Please don't go: Newberry and Trejon Smith probably hated to see Goldey-Beacom leave town after the Wolves' four-game sweep. Newberry scored 74 runs (29 on Sunday) on 72 hits. Smith was 11-for-14 with six doubles, a triple, a homer, nine runs scored and 16 RBIs. The Wolves had school-record 27 RBIs and tied the school record with 26 hits in the series finale.
* Coastal Carolina fell behind Georga Mason 8-0 on Sunday, but scored the game's final nine runs to win. Matt Beaird's two-out single in the ninth drove in the tying and winning runs.
* South Carolina entered the season as a consensus Top 5 team nationally, but the Gamecocks' 5-1 Sunday loss to Wright State dropped the record to 5-3. A loss to Wright State -- a projected NCAA Tournament team - is no disgrace, but USC hasn't looked like a national title contender so far. The weekend starting rotation of Clarke Schmidt, Wil Crowe and Adam Hill has been as good as advertised, but USC has struggled defensively on what appear to be routine plays and has shown an early penchant to failing to get big hits in key situations.
* Furman capped a 3-1 week with a 10-6 win over Monmouth. The Paladins had five home runs among their 39 hits in the series.
* USC Aiken stretched its winning streak to five games with a sweep of Young Harris. The Pacers have scored 15 runs or more in three of their last four games.
* USC Lancaster improved to 18-3 by winning three of four games over the weekend to cap a 5-1 week.
* Charleston Southern had a second consecutive 2-1 weekend to improve to 4-2 under interim coach Adam Ward.
* J.P. Sears struck out 12 batters in seven innings as a highlight of The Citadel's 2-1 series win over Delaware State.
* College of Charleston pitchers picked up 31 strikeouts in a series win over Cincinnati. After splitting one-run games on Friday and Saturday, the Cougars won by two runs on Sunday.
* Zach Piazza homered in all three games as Limestone got a 2-1 series win over Barton. Piazza has 10 home runs in 17 games. Garrett Lowery homered once to give him nine for the Chase Allen had three homers to improve his total to seven.
* Coker picked up a nice 2-1 series win for first-year coach Luke Harrigan in South Atlantic Conference play at Tusculum.
* Clark Scolamiero may have found a home at the top of North Greenville's batting order. For the first time this season he moved to the leadoff spot for Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Southern Wesleyan and the USC transfer responded by going 3-for-7 with a double, 2 walks, 3 stolen bases, 3 RBIs and 5 runs scored. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Crusaders had 28 hits and 34 runs in the twinbill.
* Erskine opened Conference Carolinas play with a sweep of Pfeiffer.
* Bobby Wenthe drove in nine runs as USC Beaufort went 3-0 against Warner. Wenthe has 26 RBI in 10 games this season.
* Reed Massey went 8-for-14, but Wofford dropped two of three games it played in a tournament it co-hosts with USC Upstate.
* Francis Marion dropped the finale of its series with Augusta, but the Patriots still have a lofty 13-2 record.
* Lander pulled to .500 for the first time since the first-week of the season before losing Sunday's series finale at Montevallo.
* In retrospect, Hunter Lipscomb's three-run homer in Friday's victory over Kennesaw State may have been Winthrop's biggest hit of the weekend. The eighth-inning blast led to a 4-3 victory, the Eagles' only win in the series.
Palmetto State Baseball team rankings, Feb. 26
THROUGH SUNDAY'S GAMES
*-Voorhees counts the Feb. 1 Erskine game as an exhibition
| Rank | School | Week W-L |
Season | Prev. |
| 1. | USC Lancaster | 5-1 | 18-3 | 1 |
| 2 | Florence-Darlington Tech | 2-2 | 10-7 | 2 |
| 3. | Spartanburg Methodist | 5-2 | 8-7 | 4 |
| 4. | USC Sumter | 1-2 | 8-9 | 3 |
| 5. | USC Salkehatchie | 2-2 | 7-11 | 5 |
Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, Feb. 20-26; Clemson
Clemson (4-0 for the week)
(went 1-0 vs. Western Carolina; went 3-0 vs. Elon)
The Tigers rebounded from losing their opening series to Wright State by going unbeaten for the week. They started slowly, falling behind Western Carolina 5-1 before scoring 10 runs over their final two at-bats.
The Elon series started with a dandy pitchers' duel. Clemson won, 1-0, in 13 innings as three pitchers combined for a school-record strikeouts. A big offensive day on Saturday was followed by another shutout on Sunday.
Clemson plays host to Wofford on Tuesday, then faces South Carolina over the weeknd.
Also considered (record for week)
Charleston Southern (2-1)
Erskine (4-0)
Francis Marion (3-1)
Furman (3-1)
Lander (3-1)
North Greenville (2-1)
Spartanburg Methodist (5-2)
The Citadel (2-1)
USC Aiken (4-0)
USC Beaufort (3-0)
USC Lancaster (5-1)
USC Upstate (3-1)
Previous winners
Jan. 28-Feb. 5: USC Lancaster
Feb. 6-12: Erskine
Feb. 13-19: USC Salkehatchie
(went 1-0 vs. Western Carolina; went 3-0 vs. Elon)
The Tigers rebounded from losing their opening series to Wright State by going unbeaten for the week. They started slowly, falling behind Western Carolina 5-1 before scoring 10 runs over their final two at-bats.
The Elon series started with a dandy pitchers' duel. Clemson won, 1-0, in 13 innings as three pitchers combined for a school-record strikeouts. A big offensive day on Saturday was followed by another shutout on Sunday.
Clemson plays host to Wofford on Tuesday, then faces South Carolina over the weeknd.
Also considered (record for week)
Charleston Southern (2-1)
Erskine (4-0)
Francis Marion (3-1)
Furman (3-1)
Lander (3-1)
North Greenville (2-1)
Spartanburg Methodist (5-2)
The Citadel (2-1)
USC Aiken (4-0)
USC Beaufort (3-0)
USC Lancaster (5-1)
USC Upstate (3-1)
Previous winners
Jan. 28-Feb. 5: USC Lancaster
Feb. 6-12: Erskine
Feb. 13-19: USC Salkehatchie
State scoreboard, Sunday, Feb. 26
Augusta 7, Francis Marion 4 - FM: Brooks Kennedy 3-4, 2B, B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Bluefield State 13, Claflin 8 - Cla: Darrell Langston HR, BB, 3 RBI
Charleston Southern 4, Virginia Commonwealth 2 - CS: Cole German 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Clemson 3, Elon 0 - Cle: Alex Eubanks 7 IP, 3 H, 7 K
College of Charleston 5, Cincinnati 3 - Cha: Joey Munday 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
Delaware State 7, The Citadel 1 - Cit: William Kinney 2-4
East Georgia 10, USC Salkehatchie 1, G1 - Sal: Josh Litchfield 2B, R
USC Salkehatchie 2, East Georgia 1, G2 - Sal: Caleb Adams 3-3
Furman 10, Monmouth 6 - Fur: Matthew Quarles W, 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 7 K
Kennesaw State 13, Winthrop 1 - Win: Babe Thomas HR
Montevallo 12, Lander 4 - Lan: Alec Dowell 3-5, HR, 2 RBI
Newberry 29, Goldey-Beacom 0- New: Deren Olenchuk 1B, 2 2B, 7 RBI
Presbyterian 2, Stony Brook 1 - PC: Hayden Deal W, 6.2 IP, 10 K
Rust 7, Voorhees 3, G1
Rust 2, Voorhees 1, G2
Spartanburg Methodist 9, New River 1, G1 - SMC: Lucas Coan 2 H, 11K
Spartanburg Methodist 8, New River 5, G2 - Cole Jackson HR, 3 RBI
USC Aiken 20, Young Harris 0 - Aik: Charles Padilla 3-5, 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI
USC Lancaster 16, Patrick Henry 4, G1 - Lan: Jared Williams 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI
USC Lancaster 19, Patrick Henry 6, G2 - Lan: Tyler Ackard 1B, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
Wright State 5, South Carolina 1 - SC: Jonah Bride 2-3, BB, RBI
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
West Virginia 4, Ball State 1
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Coastal Carolina 9, George Mason 8 - Coa: Matt Beaird 2-run 1B, B9
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Potomac State 5, Cecil 2
Brunswick 2, Walters State 1
Walters State 7, Florence-Darlington Tech 3 - Tech: Caleb Nobles 1B, 2 RBI
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
James Madison 2, USC Upstate 1 - Up: Charlie Carpenter 1B, RBI
Russell King Field
Dayton 8, Georgetown 7
UNC Asheville 7, Wofford 6 - Wof: Carson Waln HR, 3 RBI
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State 4, Liberty 3
St. John's 8, Maryland Baltimore County 0
Bluefield State 13, Claflin 8 - Cla: Darrell Langston HR, BB, 3 RBI
Charleston Southern 4, Virginia Commonwealth 2 - CS: Cole German 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Clemson 3, Elon 0 - Cle: Alex Eubanks 7 IP, 3 H, 7 K
College of Charleston 5, Cincinnati 3 - Cha: Joey Munday 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
Delaware State 7, The Citadel 1 - Cit: William Kinney 2-4
East Georgia 10, USC Salkehatchie 1, G1 - Sal: Josh Litchfield 2B, R
USC Salkehatchie 2, East Georgia 1, G2 - Sal: Caleb Adams 3-3
Furman 10, Monmouth 6 - Fur: Matthew Quarles W, 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 7 K
Kennesaw State 13, Winthrop 1 - Win: Babe Thomas HR
Montevallo 12, Lander 4 - Lan: Alec Dowell 3-5, HR, 2 RBI
Newberry 29, Goldey-Beacom 0- New: Deren Olenchuk 1B, 2 2B, 7 RBI
Presbyterian 2, Stony Brook 1 - PC: Hayden Deal W, 6.2 IP, 10 K
Rust 7, Voorhees 3, G1
Rust 2, Voorhees 1, G2
Spartanburg Methodist 9, New River 1, G1 - SMC: Lucas Coan 2 H, 11K
Spartanburg Methodist 8, New River 5, G2 - Cole Jackson HR, 3 RBI
USC Aiken 20, Young Harris 0 - Aik: Charles Padilla 3-5, 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI
USC Lancaster 16, Patrick Henry 4, G1 - Lan: Jared Williams 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI
USC Lancaster 19, Patrick Henry 6, G2 - Lan: Tyler Ackard 1B, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
Wright State 5, South Carolina 1 - SC: Jonah Bride 2-3, BB, RBI
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
West Virginia 4, Ball State 1
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Coastal Carolina 9, George Mason 8 - Coa: Matt Beaird 2-run 1B, B9
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Potomac State 5, Cecil 2
Brunswick 2, Walters State 1
Walters State 7, Florence-Darlington Tech 3 - Tech: Caleb Nobles 1B, 2 RBI
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
James Madison 2, USC Upstate 1 - Up: Charlie Carpenter 1B, RBI
Russell King Field
Dayton 8, Georgetown 7
UNC Asheville 7, Wofford 6 - Wof: Carson Waln HR, 3 RBI
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State 4, Liberty 3
St. John's 8, Maryland Baltimore County 0
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Saturday's highlights, Feb. 25
It was a windy day in the Upstate and from the looks of the scores the ball was traveling quite well all over South Carolina on Saturday. In games played in state, 25 teams scored at least 10 runs. Also, Voorhees cracked double figures twice at Rust College and Lander took advantage of extra innings to put up 11 runs at Montevallo. Conversely, there were six shutouts across the state.
But in the hometown of the iconic Beacon Drive-In, there were runs a'plenty.
Harley Park in Spartanburg was at the epicenter of the scoring. James Madison blasted UNC Asheville, 25-9, in a neutral-site game played as part of the annual tournament hosted by USC Upstate and Wofford.
Yet, those 34 runs weren't good enough to be high-scoring game of the day on that field ... which brings us to the final game to finish and the state's:
Game of of the day: USC Upstate 21, Dayton 20, 12 innings
There were nine lead changes in the 5-hour, 18-minute game, which ended with the host Spartans scoring two runs in the bottom of the 12th to complete a rally from 10 runs down.
Dayton scored 11 runs in the fifth innings to take a 16-6 lead. But the Spartans answered with eight runs in the bottom of the inning and three more in the sixth to go up 17-16. Each team scored two in the eighth, then, the Flyers had a two-out rally in the ninth to force extra innings.
Dayton scored again the 11th but the Spartans answered again, with Drake Harris doubling in the final run.
Charlie Carpenter and Jordan Miller drove in six runs apiece for Upstate.
Across the state
* Down the road a ways, Wofford had its own big offensive day, pasting Georgetown, 18-11. Reed Massey had four singles and a double, stole two bases and drove in three runs for the Terriers.
* There were two no-hitters pitched by S.C. players on Saturday. Oddly enough, one was in Spartanburg.
* Ridge Chapman of Spartanburg Methodist struck out 11 as the Pioneers beat Roane State, 8-0, in the opener of a doubleheader split. Trent Autry of Florence-Darlington Tech struck out 15 as the Stingers beat Cecil CC, 6-0.
* The Citadel surrendered two runs in the top of the ninth, but Barrett Charpia's single in the bottom of the inning gave the Bulldgos a 6-5 win over Delaware State.
* After winning a 1-0, 13-inning game on Friday, Clemson showed its offensive prowess in a 13-5 win over Elon to clinch the series. The Tigers had 15 hits. Seth Beer singled, walked three times and was hit by a pitch. He has reached base in 66 consecutive games.
* Wil Crowe struck out nine batters in 6 1/3 innings as South Carolina beat Wright State, 10-5, to clich the series win. Hunter Taylor had two doubles and a single for the Gamecocks.
* Furman survived four Monmouth home runs to win, 12-5, and even the series at 1-1. Six Paladins had at least two hits apiece.
* West Virginia had six home runs among its 29 hits ijn a 22-9 pasting of Coastal Carolina. The Mountaineers are coached by former Clemson player and assistant Randy Mazey.
* Zach Giczewski's three-run single in the 11th inning sparked Lander to an 11-8 win at Montevallo to clinch a Peach Belt Conference series win. The Bearcats have won five straight to even their record at 7-7 after a 1-6 start.
* Francis Marion improved to 13-1 by ripping Augusta, 16-7. Five Patriots had at least three hits apiece. FMU put the game with as seven-run seventh.
* A seven-run seventh also put USC Aiken on easy street in its 15-5 win over Young Harris.
* Trejon Smith had five doubles and five RBIs as Newberry pounded Goldey-Beacom in a doubleheader. The Wolves had 30 hits and 30 runs in the sweep.
* USC Beaufort wrapped up a Sun Conference series sweep of Warner with an 11-7 win on Saturday. Bobby Wenthe continued his torrid hitting with three hits and three RBIs.
* Erskine also got a conference series sweep by beating Pfeiffer twice. Zack Bowers pitched a complete game and struck out eight in the nightcap.
* Claflin entered Saturday with a 1-11 record, but swept a doubleheader from Bluefield State as Elliott Melton had five hits.
* North Greenville bounced back from losing Friday's series opener to score 34 runs in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Southern Wesleyan.
* Anderson knocked off nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne, 8-6, in the opener of a doubleheader before the Bears bounced back to win the nightcap and the series.
* Chase Allen had three double and two homers as Limestone split a Conference Carolinas twinbill with Barton. The Saints won the series.
* Voorhees doubled its season wins total by beating Rust, 17-6 and 15-5, in a doubleheader.
Elsewhere
* Florida recorded back-to-back shutouts of Miami for the first time in school history with a 2-0 win.
But in the hometown of the iconic Beacon Drive-In, there were runs a'plenty.
Harley Park in Spartanburg was at the epicenter of the scoring. James Madison blasted UNC Asheville, 25-9, in a neutral-site game played as part of the annual tournament hosted by USC Upstate and Wofford.
Yet, those 34 runs weren't good enough to be high-scoring game of the day on that field ... which brings us to the final game to finish and the state's:
Game of of the day: USC Upstate 21, Dayton 20, 12 innings
There were nine lead changes in the 5-hour, 18-minute game, which ended with the host Spartans scoring two runs in the bottom of the 12th to complete a rally from 10 runs down.
Dayton scored 11 runs in the fifth innings to take a 16-6 lead. But the Spartans answered with eight runs in the bottom of the inning and three more in the sixth to go up 17-16. Each team scored two in the eighth, then, the Flyers had a two-out rally in the ninth to force extra innings.
Dayton scored again the 11th but the Spartans answered again, with Drake Harris doubling in the final run.
Charlie Carpenter and Jordan Miller drove in six runs apiece for Upstate.
Across the state
* Down the road a ways, Wofford had its own big offensive day, pasting Georgetown, 18-11. Reed Massey had four singles and a double, stole two bases and drove in three runs for the Terriers.
* There were two no-hitters pitched by S.C. players on Saturday. Oddly enough, one was in Spartanburg.
* Ridge Chapman of Spartanburg Methodist struck out 11 as the Pioneers beat Roane State, 8-0, in the opener of a doubleheader split. Trent Autry of Florence-Darlington Tech struck out 15 as the Stingers beat Cecil CC, 6-0.
* The Citadel surrendered two runs in the top of the ninth, but Barrett Charpia's single in the bottom of the inning gave the Bulldgos a 6-5 win over Delaware State.
* After winning a 1-0, 13-inning game on Friday, Clemson showed its offensive prowess in a 13-5 win over Elon to clinch the series. The Tigers had 15 hits. Seth Beer singled, walked three times and was hit by a pitch. He has reached base in 66 consecutive games.
* Wil Crowe struck out nine batters in 6 1/3 innings as South Carolina beat Wright State, 10-5, to clich the series win. Hunter Taylor had two doubles and a single for the Gamecocks.
* Furman survived four Monmouth home runs to win, 12-5, and even the series at 1-1. Six Paladins had at least two hits apiece.
* West Virginia had six home runs among its 29 hits ijn a 22-9 pasting of Coastal Carolina. The Mountaineers are coached by former Clemson player and assistant Randy Mazey.
* Zach Giczewski's three-run single in the 11th inning sparked Lander to an 11-8 win at Montevallo to clinch a Peach Belt Conference series win. The Bearcats have won five straight to even their record at 7-7 after a 1-6 start.
* Francis Marion improved to 13-1 by ripping Augusta, 16-7. Five Patriots had at least three hits apiece. FMU put the game with as seven-run seventh.
* A seven-run seventh also put USC Aiken on easy street in its 15-5 win over Young Harris.
* Trejon Smith had five doubles and five RBIs as Newberry pounded Goldey-Beacom in a doubleheader. The Wolves had 30 hits and 30 runs in the sweep.
* USC Beaufort wrapped up a Sun Conference series sweep of Warner with an 11-7 win on Saturday. Bobby Wenthe continued his torrid hitting with three hits and three RBIs.
* Erskine also got a conference series sweep by beating Pfeiffer twice. Zack Bowers pitched a complete game and struck out eight in the nightcap.
* Claflin entered Saturday with a 1-11 record, but swept a doubleheader from Bluefield State as Elliott Melton had five hits.
* North Greenville bounced back from losing Friday's series opener to score 34 runs in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Southern Wesleyan.
* Anderson knocked off nationally ranked Lenoir-Rhyne, 8-6, in the opener of a doubleheader before the Bears bounced back to win the nightcap and the series.
* Chase Allen had three double and two homers as Limestone split a Conference Carolinas twinbill with Barton. The Saints won the series.
* Voorhees doubled its season wins total by beating Rust, 17-6 and 15-5, in a doubleheader.
Elsewhere
* Florida recorded back-to-back shutouts of Miami for the first time in school history with a 2-0 win.
State scoreboard, Saturday, Feb. 25
Anderson 8, Lenoir-Rhyne 6, G1- And: William Thomas 3 1B, 3 RBI
Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Anderson 0, G2 - And: Zach McIlroy 2B for only Trojans hit
Charleston Southern 11, Virginia Commonwealth 9 - CS: Nate Blanchard 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Cincinnati 5, College of Charleston 4 - Cha: Danny Wondrack HR, BB
Claflin 17, Bluefield State 2, G1 - Cla: Elliott Melton 3-4, BB, 3 R, 4 RBI
Claflin 4, Bluefield State 3, G2 - Cla: Elliott Melton 2-4, SB, R, RBI
Clemson 13, Elon 5- Cle: Logan Davidson 1B, 2B, 3 RBI
Coker 5, Tusculum 3, G1 - Cok: A.J. Strnad 1B, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Tusculum 3, Coker 0, G2 - Cok: Darius Coldiron 1B, BB
Erskine 6, Pfeiffer 3, G1 - Ers: Chase Watts 2-4, 2 R, RBI
Erskine 3, Pfeiffer 1, G2 - Ers: Zack Bowers CG, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K
Francis Marion 16, Augusta 7 - FM: Zach Paquette 4-5, 3 R, 4 RBI
Furman 12, Monmouth 5 - Fur: Cam Whitehead 1B, 2B, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Kennesaw State 8, Winthrop 3 - Win: Anthony Paulsen 3-5, 2B
Lander 11, Montevallo 8, 11 innings - Lan: Zach Giczewski 1B, 3 RBI, T11
Limestone 12, Barton 4, G1 - Lim: Chase Allen 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI
Barton 15, Limestone 2 - Lim: Chase Allen 2 2B, RBI
Newberry 19, Goldey-Beacom 1, G1 - New: Trejon Smith 3 2B, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI
Newberry 11, Golden-Beacom 5, G2 - New: Trejon Smith 2 2B, 5 RBI
North Greenville 12, Southern Wesleyan 1, G1 - NG: Andrew Frazier 2 2B, SB, 2 R, 3 RBI
North Greenville 22, Southern Wesleyyan 0, G2 - NG: Nathaniel Maggio 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI
Patrick Henry 6, USC Lancaster 5, G1 - Lan: Josh Evans 2-2, SB, HR
USC Lancaster 6, Patrick Henry 0, G2 - Lan: Harrison Smith CG, 2 H, 1 BB, 12 K
Spartanburg Methodist 8, Roane State 0, G1 - SMC: Ridge Chapman no-hitter, 11 K
Roane State 8, Spartanburg Methodist 4, G2 - SMC: Grant Thompson 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
South Carolina 10, Wright State 5 - SC: Jacob Olson 1B, 2B, BB, 3 RBI
Stony Brook 8, Presbyterian 3, 11 innings - PC: Cletis Avery 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
The Citadel 6, Delaware State 5 - Cit: Cole Buffington 3-4, SB, RBI
USC Aiken 15, Young Harris 5 - Aik: Nile Goings 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI
USC Beaufort 11, Warner 7 - Bea: Bobby Wenthe 1B, 2B, 3 RBI
USC Salkehatchie 4, East Georgia 2, G1 - Sal: Brady Smith H, 3 RBI
East Georgia 7, USC Salkehatchie 4, G2 - Sal: Rod Dobbs HR, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 6, Florida State College Jacksonville 5, G1
Florida State College Jacksonville 13, USC Sumter 4, G2
Voorhees 17, Rust 6, G1
Voorhees 15, Rust 5, G2
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
Ball State 14, George Mason 6, G1
Ball State 7, George Mason 0, G2
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
West Virginia 22, Coastal Carolina 9 - Coa: Josh Crump 2 HR
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Walters State 5, Potomac State 1
Florence-Darlington Tech 6, Potomac State 0 - FD: Harrison Hawkins 2-3, SB, 2 RBI
Walters State 8, Cecil 7
Florence-Darlington Tech 6, Cecil 0 - FD: Trent Autry no-hitter, 15 K
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
James Madison 25, UNC Asheville 9
USC Upstate 21, Dayton 20, 12 innings - Up: Charlie Carpenter, Jordan Miller 6 RBI apiece
Russell King Field
Wofford 18, Georgetown 11 - Wof: Reed Massey 5-6, 2 SB, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State 8, Liberty 2
St. John's 15, Maryland Baltimore County 3
Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Anderson 0, G2 - And: Zach McIlroy 2B for only Trojans hit
Charleston Southern 11, Virginia Commonwealth 9 - CS: Nate Blanchard 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Cincinnati 5, College of Charleston 4 - Cha: Danny Wondrack HR, BB
Claflin 17, Bluefield State 2, G1 - Cla: Elliott Melton 3-4, BB, 3 R, 4 RBI
Claflin 4, Bluefield State 3, G2 - Cla: Elliott Melton 2-4, SB, R, RBI
Clemson 13, Elon 5- Cle: Logan Davidson 1B, 2B, 3 RBI
Coker 5, Tusculum 3, G1 - Cok: A.J. Strnad 1B, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Tusculum 3, Coker 0, G2 - Cok: Darius Coldiron 1B, BB
Erskine 6, Pfeiffer 3, G1 - Ers: Chase Watts 2-4, 2 R, RBI
Erskine 3, Pfeiffer 1, G2 - Ers: Zack Bowers CG, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K
Francis Marion 16, Augusta 7 - FM: Zach Paquette 4-5, 3 R, 4 RBI
Furman 12, Monmouth 5 - Fur: Cam Whitehead 1B, 2B, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Kennesaw State 8, Winthrop 3 - Win: Anthony Paulsen 3-5, 2B
Lander 11, Montevallo 8, 11 innings - Lan: Zach Giczewski 1B, 3 RBI, T11
Limestone 12, Barton 4, G1 - Lim: Chase Allen 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI
Barton 15, Limestone 2 - Lim: Chase Allen 2 2B, RBI
Newberry 19, Goldey-Beacom 1, G1 - New: Trejon Smith 3 2B, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI
Newberry 11, Golden-Beacom 5, G2 - New: Trejon Smith 2 2B, 5 RBI
North Greenville 12, Southern Wesleyan 1, G1 - NG: Andrew Frazier 2 2B, SB, 2 R, 3 RBI
North Greenville 22, Southern Wesleyyan 0, G2 - NG: Nathaniel Maggio 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI
Patrick Henry 6, USC Lancaster 5, G1 - Lan: Josh Evans 2-2, SB, HR
USC Lancaster 6, Patrick Henry 0, G2 - Lan: Harrison Smith CG, 2 H, 1 BB, 12 K
Spartanburg Methodist 8, Roane State 0, G1 - SMC: Ridge Chapman no-hitter, 11 K
Roane State 8, Spartanburg Methodist 4, G2 - SMC: Grant Thompson 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
South Carolina 10, Wright State 5 - SC: Jacob Olson 1B, 2B, BB, 3 RBI
Stony Brook 8, Presbyterian 3, 11 innings - PC: Cletis Avery 1B, 2B, 2 RBI
The Citadel 6, Delaware State 5 - Cit: Cole Buffington 3-4, SB, RBI
USC Aiken 15, Young Harris 5 - Aik: Nile Goings 3-5, 2B, 4 RBI
USC Beaufort 11, Warner 7 - Bea: Bobby Wenthe 1B, 2B, 3 RBI
USC Salkehatchie 4, East Georgia 2, G1 - Sal: Brady Smith H, 3 RBI
East Georgia 7, USC Salkehatchie 4, G2 - Sal: Rod Dobbs HR, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 6, Florida State College Jacksonville 5, G1
Florida State College Jacksonville 13, USC Sumter 4, G2
Voorhees 17, Rust 6, G1
Voorhees 15, Rust 5, G2
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
Ball State 14, George Mason 6, G1
Ball State 7, George Mason 0, G2
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
West Virginia 22, Coastal Carolina 9 - Coa: Josh Crump 2 HR
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Walters State 5, Potomac State 1
Florence-Darlington Tech 6, Potomac State 0 - FD: Harrison Hawkins 2-3, SB, 2 RBI
Walters State 8, Cecil 7
Florence-Darlington Tech 6, Cecil 0 - FD: Trent Autry no-hitter, 15 K
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
James Madison 25, UNC Asheville 9
USC Upstate 21, Dayton 20, 12 innings - Up: Charlie Carpenter, Jordan Miller 6 RBI apiece
Russell King Field
Wofford 18, Georgetown 11 - Wof: Reed Massey 5-6, 2 SB, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State 8, Liberty 2
St. John's 15, Maryland Baltimore County 3
Friday, February 24, 2017
Friday's highlights, Feb. 24
Game of the day
Clemson and Elon went 13 innings before the Tigers left Doug Kingsmore Stadium with a 1-0 victory. Three Tigers pitchers struck out 23 and walked none. Seth Beer, who just missed hitting a pair of home runs earlier in the game, lashed a bases-loaded single to end the game. Beer has reached base in 65 consecutive games dating to last season. Of the 67 games he has played for the Tigers, he failed to reach base only in his second career game.
Across the state
* South Carolina's pitchers combined to strike out 16 batters, but the Gamecocks struggled to put away Wright State, 4-3. Starter Clarke Schmidt struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings, but hit four batters and left the game in a 3-3 tie because an error led to all three Raiders runs. Madison Stokes, who made two errors at shortstop, homered as part of his second straight multi-hit game.
* The Citadel got its first victory of the season. J.P. Sears struck out 12 batters -- nine looking -- in going seven innings of a 4-0 win over Delaware State.
* Hunter Lipscomb's three-run homer in the eighth inning. boosted Winthrop to its fourth straight win, 4-2 at Kennesaw State.
* J.J. Shimko had three of his team's 17 hits and drove in four runs as USC Upstate beat Georgetown, 12-0. Three Spartans pitchers combined to allow six hits and strike out five while walking none.
* Alex Cunningham pitched eight shutout innings and Bobby Holmes left the bases loaded in the ninth inning as Coastal Carolina beat Ball State, 1-0.
* Erven Roper singled, doubled, walked and scored a run as College of Charleston edged Cincinnati.
* Presbyterian rallied from a 5-1 deficit to beat Stony Brooke, 7-6, in an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
* Walk-off wins were all the rage in the Peach Belt Conference. Francis Marion scored two runs in the ninth to upend Augusta, 2-1, in Florence. Antonio Pino and Harris Wright had RBI singles. Chance Ducharme had another good start for the Patriots, striking out 12 in 7 1/3 innings.
* USC Aiken surrendered a 2-0 lead to Young Harris in the top of the ninth, but won 3-2 when Conner Durden delivered a one-out single in the bottom of the inning.
* Chase Watts had a pair of homers and stole as base as Erskine dispatched Pfeiffer, 7-3.
* Mike Batten struck out 10 in eight shutout innings as Southern Wesleyan surprised North Greenville, 5-2 in a Conference Carolinas opener.
* Lander ripped five homers in its 7-3 win at Montevallo.
* Chase Allen and Brandon Etheridge homered in a four-run eighth inning as Limestone rallied to beat Barton, 8-7.
* Jon Koski and Thomas Lopez had two doubles apiece as Coker beat Tusculum, 10-6 in South Atlantic Conference action.
* Thomas Estopare had four hits and drove in six runs in the opener of USC Beaufort's doubleheader sweep of Warner. That 15-12 win was followed by a 7-4 Sand Sharks win, when Bobby Wenthe hit a pair of home runs.
* Trejon Smith doubled and homered and Zack Kelly struck out nine in four innings of relief as Newberry cruised over Golden-Beacom.
* Kip Brandenburg homered twice, but Spartanburg Methodist lost to Roane State, 7-6.
Elsewhere:
* Former USC Sumter coach Tom Fleenor's 22-ranked (NCAA DII) Lenoir-Rhyne team whipped Anderson, 9-0.
* Rock Hill native Sammy Taormina homered twice as Liberty beat Maryland Baltimore County, 8-5, in a game played in Lexington. Those teams are joined by Kansas State and St. John's for more games there Saturday and Sunday.
* Former Florence-Darlington Tech pitcher David Parkinson retired the first 12 batters he faced as Mississippi beat UNC Wilmington, 7-2. Parkinson (2-0) struck out six for the second consecutive start.
* Ex-Clemson assistant Kevin O'Sullivan got his 400th career victory as Florida beat Miami, 1-0.
Clemson and Elon went 13 innings before the Tigers left Doug Kingsmore Stadium with a 1-0 victory. Three Tigers pitchers struck out 23 and walked none. Seth Beer, who just missed hitting a pair of home runs earlier in the game, lashed a bases-loaded single to end the game. Beer has reached base in 65 consecutive games dating to last season. Of the 67 games he has played for the Tigers, he failed to reach base only in his second career game.
Across the state
* South Carolina's pitchers combined to strike out 16 batters, but the Gamecocks struggled to put away Wright State, 4-3. Starter Clarke Schmidt struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings, but hit four batters and left the game in a 3-3 tie because an error led to all three Raiders runs. Madison Stokes, who made two errors at shortstop, homered as part of his second straight multi-hit game.
* The Citadel got its first victory of the season. J.P. Sears struck out 12 batters -- nine looking -- in going seven innings of a 4-0 win over Delaware State.
* Hunter Lipscomb's three-run homer in the eighth inning. boosted Winthrop to its fourth straight win, 4-2 at Kennesaw State.
* J.J. Shimko had three of his team's 17 hits and drove in four runs as USC Upstate beat Georgetown, 12-0. Three Spartans pitchers combined to allow six hits and strike out five while walking none.
* Alex Cunningham pitched eight shutout innings and Bobby Holmes left the bases loaded in the ninth inning as Coastal Carolina beat Ball State, 1-0.
* Erven Roper singled, doubled, walked and scored a run as College of Charleston edged Cincinnati.
* Presbyterian rallied from a 5-1 deficit to beat Stony Brooke, 7-6, in an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
* Walk-off wins were all the rage in the Peach Belt Conference. Francis Marion scored two runs in the ninth to upend Augusta, 2-1, in Florence. Antonio Pino and Harris Wright had RBI singles. Chance Ducharme had another good start for the Patriots, striking out 12 in 7 1/3 innings.
* USC Aiken surrendered a 2-0 lead to Young Harris in the top of the ninth, but won 3-2 when Conner Durden delivered a one-out single in the bottom of the inning.
* Chase Watts had a pair of homers and stole as base as Erskine dispatched Pfeiffer, 7-3.
* Mike Batten struck out 10 in eight shutout innings as Southern Wesleyan surprised North Greenville, 5-2 in a Conference Carolinas opener.
* Lander ripped five homers in its 7-3 win at Montevallo.
* Chase Allen and Brandon Etheridge homered in a four-run eighth inning as Limestone rallied to beat Barton, 8-7.
* Jon Koski and Thomas Lopez had two doubles apiece as Coker beat Tusculum, 10-6 in South Atlantic Conference action.
* Thomas Estopare had four hits and drove in six runs in the opener of USC Beaufort's doubleheader sweep of Warner. That 15-12 win was followed by a 7-4 Sand Sharks win, when Bobby Wenthe hit a pair of home runs.
* Trejon Smith doubled and homered and Zack Kelly struck out nine in four innings of relief as Newberry cruised over Golden-Beacom.
* Kip Brandenburg homered twice, but Spartanburg Methodist lost to Roane State, 7-6.
Elsewhere:
* Former USC Sumter coach Tom Fleenor's 22-ranked (NCAA DII) Lenoir-Rhyne team whipped Anderson, 9-0.
* Rock Hill native Sammy Taormina homered twice as Liberty beat Maryland Baltimore County, 8-5, in a game played in Lexington. Those teams are joined by Kansas State and St. John's for more games there Saturday and Sunday.
* Former Florence-Darlington Tech pitcher David Parkinson retired the first 12 batters he faced as Mississippi beat UNC Wilmington, 7-2. Parkinson (2-0) struck out six for the second consecutive start.
* Ex-Clemson assistant Kevin O'Sullivan got his 400th career victory as Florida beat Miami, 1-0.
State scoreboard, Friday, Feb. 24
Clemson 1, Elon 0, 13 innings - Cle: 23 K, 0 BB
Coker 10, Tusculum 6 - Cok: Clint Allen 1B, HR, 3 RBI
College of Charleston 4, Cincinnati 3 - Cha: Joey Mundy HR, 2 RBI
Erskine 7, Pfeiffer 3 - Ers: Chase Watts 1B, 2 HR, SB, 3 RBI
Florida State College Jacksonville 7, USC Sumter 1
Francis Marion 2, Augusta 1 - FM: Antonio Pino 3-4, R, RBI
Lander 7, Montevallo 3 - Lan: 5 HRs
Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Anderson 0 - And: William Thomas 1B, 2B BB
Limestone 8, Barton 7 - Lim: Chase Allen 1B, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Monmouth 4, Furman 2 - Fur: Jake Crawford 1B, 2B
Newberry 15, Goldey-Beacom 1 - New: Trejon Smith 1B, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Presbyterian 7, Stony Brook 6 - PC: Nick Wise 2B, HR, 2 R
Roane State 7, Spartanburg Methodist 6 - SMC: Kip Brandenburg 2 HR
South Carolina 4, Wright State 3 - SC: 16 K, 1 BB
Southern Wesleyan 5, North Greenville 2 - SW: Mike Batten W, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 10 K
The Citadel 4, Delaware State 0 - J.P. Sears 12 K
USC Aiken 3, Young Harris 2 - Aik: Conner Durden 3-4, 2 RBI
USC Beaufort 15, Warner 12, G1 - Bea: Thomas Estopare 4-6, 2 2B, 2 SB, R, 6 RBI
USC Beaufort 7, Warner 4, G2 - Bea: Bobby Wenthe 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 RBI
Virginia Commonwealth 13, Charleston Southern 4 - CS: Chris Singleton 1B, HR, 3 RBI
Winthrop 4, Kennesaw State 3 - Win: Hunter Lipscomb 3-run HR T8
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
West Virginia 5, George Mason 3
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Coastal Carolina 1, Ball State 0 - Coa: Alex Cunningham W, 8 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Brunswick 6, Florence-Darlington Tech 4
Cecil 2, Brunswick 1
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
USC Upstate 12, Georgetown 0 - Up: J.J. Shimko 1B, 2B, 3B, BB, 4 RBI
Russell King Field
UNC Asheville 12, Dayton 6
James Madison 5, Wofford 1 - Wof: Brett Hash 1B, 2B, R
Lexington County Ballpark
Liberty 8, Maryland Baltimore County 5 - Lib: Rock Hill native Sammy Taormina 2 HR 4 RBI
Coker 10, Tusculum 6 - Cok: Clint Allen 1B, HR, 3 RBI
College of Charleston 4, Cincinnati 3 - Cha: Joey Mundy HR, 2 RBI
Erskine 7, Pfeiffer 3 - Ers: Chase Watts 1B, 2 HR, SB, 3 RBI
Florida State College Jacksonville 7, USC Sumter 1
Francis Marion 2, Augusta 1 - FM: Antonio Pino 3-4, R, RBI
Lander 7, Montevallo 3 - Lan: 5 HRs
Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Anderson 0 - And: William Thomas 1B, 2B BB
Limestone 8, Barton 7 - Lim: Chase Allen 1B, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Monmouth 4, Furman 2 - Fur: Jake Crawford 1B, 2B
Newberry 15, Goldey-Beacom 1 - New: Trejon Smith 1B, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Presbyterian 7, Stony Brook 6 - PC: Nick Wise 2B, HR, 2 R
Roane State 7, Spartanburg Methodist 6 - SMC: Kip Brandenburg 2 HR
South Carolina 4, Wright State 3 - SC: 16 K, 1 BB
Southern Wesleyan 5, North Greenville 2 - SW: Mike Batten W, 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 10 K
The Citadel 4, Delaware State 0 - J.P. Sears 12 K
USC Aiken 3, Young Harris 2 - Aik: Conner Durden 3-4, 2 RBI
USC Beaufort 15, Warner 12, G1 - Bea: Thomas Estopare 4-6, 2 2B, 2 SB, R, 6 RBI
USC Beaufort 7, Warner 4, G2 - Bea: Bobby Wenthe 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 RBI
Virginia Commonwealth 13, Charleston Southern 4 - CS: Chris Singleton 1B, HR, 3 RBI
Winthrop 4, Kennesaw State 3 - Win: Hunter Lipscomb 3-run HR T8
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
West Virginia 5, George Mason 3
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Coastal Carolina 1, Ball State 0 - Coa: Alex Cunningham W, 8 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Brunswick 6, Florence-Darlington Tech 4
Cecil 2, Brunswick 1
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
USC Upstate 12, Georgetown 0 - Up: J.J. Shimko 1B, 2B, 3B, BB, 4 RBI
Russell King Field
UNC Asheville 12, Dayton 6
James Madison 5, Wofford 1 - Wof: Brett Hash 1B, 2B, R
Lexington County Ballpark
Liberty 8, Maryland Baltimore County 5 - Lib: Rock Hill native Sammy Taormina 2 HR 4 RBI
Thursday, February 23, 2017
State schedule, Feb. 24-26
* Clemson and South Carolina fans get a chance to gauge their programs against a common opponent when Wright State comes to Columbia for a three-game series. The Raiders won two of three at Clemson last weekend. Clemson and USC meet next weekend.
* By the way, the prospect of good weather this weekend has prompted South Carolina to move the start of its Friday game from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the Saturday game from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
* Tournaments are on the docket on the Grand Strand, as well and Florence, Lexington and Spartanburg.
* Conference play begins for most of the state's teams in Conference Carolinas, the Peach Belt Conference and the South Atlantic Conference.
Friday, Feb 24
Stony Brook at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.
Warner at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.
Pfeiffer at Erskine, 2:30 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at North Greenville, 3:30 p.m.
Elon at Clemson, 4 p.m.
Monmouth at Furman, 4 p.m.
Roane State at Spartanburg Methodist, 4 p.m.
Winthrop at Kennesaw State, 4 p.m.
Young Harris at USC Aiken., 4 p.m.
Barton at Limestone, 5 p.m.
Cincinnati at College of Charleston, 5 p.m.
Delaware State at The Citadel, 5 p.m.
Goldey-Beacom at Newberry, 5 p.m.
Augusta at Francis Marion, 6 p.m.
Coker at Tusculum, 6 p.m.
Florida State College at USC Sumter, 6 p.m.
Lander at Montevallo, 6 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Anderson, 6 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Wright State at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
George Mason vs. West Virginia, 3 p.m.
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Ball State at Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Brunswick at Florence-Darlington Tech, 4 p.m.
Brunswick vs. Cecil, 6:30 p.m.
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
Georgetown at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
Russell King Field
UNC Asheville vs. Dayton, noon
James Madison at Wofford, 5 p.m.
Lexington County Ballpark
Liberty vs. Maryland Baltimore County, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Barton at Limestone, DH, noon
Florida State College at USC Sumter, DH, noon
Goldey-Beacom at Newberry, DH, noon
Pfeiffer at Erskine, DH, noon
Southern Wesleyan at North Greenville, DH, noon
Warner at USC Beaufort, DH, noon
Bluefield State at Claflin, DH, 1 p.m.
Coker at Tusculum, DH, 1 p.m.
East Georgia at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m,
Lenoir-Rhyne at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.
Monmouth at Furman, 1 p.m.
Patrick Henry at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.
Roane State at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Voorhees at Rust, DH, 1 p.m.
Augusta at Francis Marion, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.
Delaware State at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Stony Brook at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.
Winthrop at Kennesaw State, 2 p.m.
Young Harris at USC Aiken, 2 p.m.
Elon at Clemson, 2:30 p.m.
Lander at Montevallo, 3 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Wright State at South Carolina, 4 p.m.
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
George Mason vs. Ball State, DH, 1 p.m.
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
West Virginia at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Walters State vs. Potomac State, 11 a.m.
Potomac State at Florence-Darlington Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Cecil vs. Walters State, 4 pm.
Cecil at Florence-Darlington Tech, 6:30 p.m.
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
UNC Asheville vs. James Madison, noon
Dayton at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
Russell King Field
Georgetown at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State vs. Liberty, 2 p.m.
St. John's vs. Maryland Baltimore County, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26
Stony Brook at Presbyterian, 11 a.m.
Goldey-Beacom at Newberry, noon
Bluefield State at Claflin, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.
Delaware State at The Citadel, 1 p.m.
Elon at Clemson, 1 p.m.
George Mason at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
James Madison at USC Upstate, 1 p.m.
Lander at Montevallo, 1 p.m.
Monmouth at Furman, 1 p.m.
New River at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Patrick Henry at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at East Georgia, DH, 1 p.m.
Voorhees at Rust, DH, 1 p.m.
Winthrop at Kennesaw State, 1 p.m.
Young Harris at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.
Wright State at South Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Augusta at Francis Marion, 2 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
West Virginia vs. Ball State, 11 a.m.
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
George Mason at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Cecil vs. Potomac State. 10:30 a.m.
Brunswick vs. Walters State, 1 p.m.
Walters State at Florence-Darlington Tech, 3:30 p.m.
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
James Madison at USC Upstate, 1 p.m.
Russell King Field
Dayton vs. Georgetown, noon
UNC Asheville at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State vs. Liberty, 11 a.m.
St. John's vs. Maryland Baltimore County, 2 p.m.
* By the way, the prospect of good weather this weekend has prompted South Carolina to move the start of its Friday game from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the Saturday game from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
* Tournaments are on the docket on the Grand Strand, as well and Florence, Lexington and Spartanburg.
* Conference play begins for most of the state's teams in Conference Carolinas, the Peach Belt Conference and the South Atlantic Conference.
Friday, Feb 24
Stony Brook at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.
Warner at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.
Pfeiffer at Erskine, 2:30 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at North Greenville, 3:30 p.m.
Elon at Clemson, 4 p.m.
Monmouth at Furman, 4 p.m.
Roane State at Spartanburg Methodist, 4 p.m.
Winthrop at Kennesaw State, 4 p.m.
Young Harris at USC Aiken., 4 p.m.
Barton at Limestone, 5 p.m.
Cincinnati at College of Charleston, 5 p.m.
Delaware State at The Citadel, 5 p.m.
Goldey-Beacom at Newberry, 5 p.m.
Augusta at Francis Marion, 6 p.m.
Coker at Tusculum, 6 p.m.
Florida State College at USC Sumter, 6 p.m.
Lander at Montevallo, 6 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Anderson, 6 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Wright State at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
George Mason vs. West Virginia, 3 p.m.
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
Ball State at Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Brunswick at Florence-Darlington Tech, 4 p.m.
Brunswick vs. Cecil, 6:30 p.m.
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
Georgetown at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
Russell King Field
UNC Asheville vs. Dayton, noon
James Madison at Wofford, 5 p.m.
Lexington County Ballpark
Liberty vs. Maryland Baltimore County, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Barton at Limestone, DH, noon
Florida State College at USC Sumter, DH, noon
Goldey-Beacom at Newberry, DH, noon
Pfeiffer at Erskine, DH, noon
Southern Wesleyan at North Greenville, DH, noon
Warner at USC Beaufort, DH, noon
Bluefield State at Claflin, DH, 1 p.m.
Coker at Tusculum, DH, 1 p.m.
East Georgia at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m,
Lenoir-Rhyne at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.
Monmouth at Furman, 1 p.m.
Patrick Henry at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.
Roane State at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Voorhees at Rust, DH, 1 p.m.
Augusta at Francis Marion, 2 p.m.
Cincinnati at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.
Delaware State at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Stony Brook at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.
Winthrop at Kennesaw State, 2 p.m.
Young Harris at USC Aiken, 2 p.m.
Elon at Clemson, 2:30 p.m.
Lander at Montevallo, 3 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Wright State at South Carolina, 4 p.m.
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
George Mason vs. Ball State, DH, 1 p.m.
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
West Virginia at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Walters State vs. Potomac State, 11 a.m.
Potomac State at Florence-Darlington Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Cecil vs. Walters State, 4 pm.
Cecil at Florence-Darlington Tech, 6:30 p.m.
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
UNC Asheville vs. James Madison, noon
Dayton at USC Upstate, 4 p.m.
Russell King Field
Georgetown at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State vs. Liberty, 2 p.m.
St. John's vs. Maryland Baltimore County, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26
Stony Brook at Presbyterian, 11 a.m.
Goldey-Beacom at Newberry, noon
Bluefield State at Claflin, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.
Delaware State at The Citadel, 1 p.m.
Elon at Clemson, 1 p.m.
George Mason at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
James Madison at USC Upstate, 1 p.m.
Lander at Montevallo, 1 p.m.
Monmouth at Furman, 1 p.m.
New River at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Patrick Henry at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at East Georgia, DH, 1 p.m.
Voorhees at Rust, DH, 1 p.m.
Winthrop at Kennesaw State, 1 p.m.
Young Harris at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.
Wright State at South Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Augusta at Francis Marion, 2 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Caravelle Resort Tournament
Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach
West Virginia vs. Ball State, 11 a.m.
Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway
George Mason at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech Tournament
Old Cormell Field, Florence
Cecil vs. Potomac State. 10:30 a.m.
Brunswick vs. Walters State, 1 p.m.
Walters State at Florence-Darlington Tech, 3:30 p.m.
USC Upstate/Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg
Harley Park
James Madison at USC Upstate, 1 p.m.
Russell King Field
Dayton vs. Georgetown, noon
UNC Asheville at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Lexington County Ballpark
Kansas State vs. Liberty, 11 a.m.
St. John's vs. Maryland Baltimore County, 2 p.m.
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