State scoreboard, Thursday, Feb. 22

Chandler Smithart, a sophomore infielder from Murrell's
Inlet, has helped the Lancers craft an 11-3 start, including
a seven-game winning streak. (USC Lancaster photo)

Player of the day: Chandler Smithart, USC Lancaster, 2-6, three-run HR, SB, 2 R

Briefly: USC Lancaster scored two runs each in the first and second innings and three runs apiece in the eighth and ninth to beat Surry, 11-3, in a game delayed by a day and moved from Doomsday Corner to Dobson. N.C.  It was the seventh straight win for coach Nick Calhoun's Lancers, who are 11-3, as Region 10 play approaches next month.

USC Lancaster 11, Surry 3 - Lan: Luke Garabedian, 1B, 2B, RBI

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Beyond the border

* Michael Braswell, who transferred from South Carolina, had a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly as LSU beat Northern Illinois, 10-2.