Generalities
* Palmetto palaver: The state's 10 NCAA Division I programs went 13-0 on opening day on Friday. Presbyterian, Winthrop and Wofford won doubleheaders. State teams were 22-7 for the weekend and Coastal Carolina and The Citadel won again on Monday ... Graham Edwards, a transfer from Spartanburg Methodist, struck out 16 in 6 2/3 innings for Young Harris in a win over Chowan on Saturday. He has struck out 26 in 16 2/3 innings ... Donovan Ford, a Greenville High grad who was at Newberry last season, hit .455 with four RBI for Cincinnati in a series at Duke ... Dale Francis Jr., a transfer from Erskine, hit .385 with 2 homers and 6 RBI for Gardner-Webb in a four-game series against St. Bonaventure ... Joe Sperry, a transfer from USC Lancaster, pitched three shutout innings with a hit and four strikeouts to get a save in Minnesota's win over Houston Friday night. Sperry hit 26 homers in two seasons for the Lancers ... Former USC Sumter coach Tom Fleenor got his 100th win as coach at Thomas University on Saturday. He is closing in on 500 for his career.
Anderson
* Trojan treats: Kyle Caccamise is hitting .345 and has hit safely in six of eight games ... Walker Case leads Anderson regulars with a 1.64 ERA. Kaleb Owens has a 1.80 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 10 innings .. The Trojans were 5-for-56 (.089) in the final two games of the Catawba series.
Benedict
* Bene-feats: Isaiah Canty was one of the Tigers' top offensive players last season and he's picked up where he left off in Saturday's season-opening doubleheader. He was 3-for-6 with a triple, a homer, 3 walks and 3 RBI ... Benedict is usually very active on the basepaths, but was only 3-for-3 in Week 1 ... Juan Guardado was an on-base machine. He was 2-for-2 for a homer, 4 walks and 3 hit-by-pitches.
Charleston Southern
* Buc shots: Nathan Martinez has a .692 on-base percentage after three games ... Lucas Pringle threw out both runners who attempted to steal against him. He also hit .429 in two starts ... Blake Edgmon has just two hits, but has walked twice and been hit by three pitches.
Clemson
* Tiger tales: Newcomers Dominic Listi (.556) and Josh Paino (.500) were big contributors during Shriners Children's Collegiate Showdown. The Tigers hit .324 as a team ... Clemson was outhomered, 7-0, but did get 10 doubles in three games. Cam Cannarella tied the school record with three against Arizona ... Pitchers struck out 31 in 25 innings. Ethan Darden struck out six in four shutout innings, Jacob McGovern struck out seven in 3 1./3 innings and Aidan Knaak fanned seven in four.
Coastal Carolina
* Chant rants: Colby Thorndyke went 9-for-16 in the four games of Baseball at the Beach. The Chanticleers hit .344 as a team ... Cameron Flukey pitched 4 1/3 shutout innings, Jacob Morrison struck out six in four scoreless innings and Riley Eikhoff allowed one run in a seven-inning complete game.
Coker
Cobra coils: The Cobras are 56-for-64 in stolen bases in 13 games, led by Gabriel Santiago's 11-for-11 ... Jaylen Mack is hitting .475 with seven extra-base hits and team highs in hits (19), doubles (4) and RBI (12). He's also 8-for-8 in steals and has Coker's only two triples ... Casey Cleghorn has a 1.04 ERA through three starts.
College of Charleston
* Cougar curves: The College hit .344 in its opening series with VCU, led by Avery Neaves at .545. Close behind was Spartanburg Methodist transfer Dariyan Pendergrass (.500) ...Friday
starter Jake Brink started strong, allowing three hits and striking out five in
five innings.
Columbia International
* Ram-egrams: Tre Williams has hit safely in all 11 consecutive games., He pitched in a 12th game, but was not in the batting order ... Maurice Gomez had multiple hits in his first four games,.but does not have more than one hit in his last nine .... Connor Kirkley has struck out 12 in five innings.
Erskine
* Fleet filberts: Josean Sanchez has six multi-hit games in his last eight ... Joe Alegre has 15 and 2 walks in 14 2/3 innings. Opponents have seven hits against him, but six have been for extra bases.
Florence-Darlington Tech
* Stinger zingers: FD Tech has stolen 28 bases in 33 attempts in 13 games ... Devin Mitchell has 13 RBI, four more than any teammate ... Opponents have outhomered Tech 11-4 ... Logan Prisco has struck out 15 in 9 2/3 innings.
Francis Marion
* Patriot points: Rayth Petersen has been held hitless in FMU's two losses and is 19-for-35 in the nine wins ... Owen Taylor leads the Patriots with 13 RBI, while Petersen and Charlie Bussey III have 12 ... The team is 37-for-43 in stolen base attempts ... Rijnaldo Euson has 22 strikeouts in 19 innings. He is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA.
Lander
* Cat scratches: Evan Wickeri is 11-for-23 over his last five games, raising his batting average to .410. He has struck out once in 42 plate appearances ... Dominic Puccetti is 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA, and 23 strikeouts in 19 innings.
Limestone
* Halo homilies: Ben Partridge had 15 RBI. No teammate has more than nine ... Winston Parke is 7-for-7 in steal attempts ... Pitchers have allowed two homers in 93 2/3 innings ... Opponents have a .091 batting average against Cale Wagoner.
Morris
* Hornet heaters: Christian Moody allowed two earned runs in pitching a six-inning complete game against Fisher on Saturday and had two hits and an RBI on Sunday ... Morris has lost 12 straight games, including the final game of the 2024 season.
Newberry
* Wolf howls: Freshman Chansen Cole is 3-0 with a 1.58 ERA. He has struck out 29 and walked 4 in 17 innings ... Even after a 4-for-12 series against Tusculum, Bryson Nuckols is batting .531.
North Greenville
* Blazer blurbs: Landon Powell got his 400th win as NGU coach in Friday's series opener at Shorter ... Bret Blomquist (.412) has hit safely in eight of nine games ... Gideon Antley has a six-game hitting streak ... Trailblazers pitchers have struck out 135 in 97 1/3 innings and held opponents to a .214 batting average.
Presbyterian
* Kilt kernels: Blue Hose batters were by pitches five times in the Georgetown series ... Eli Lazio and Ryan Ouzts went 3-for-8 against the Hoyas, while Trey Fenderson, Jake Randolph and Matthew Rollison all went 4-for-11 ... Tristan McDaniel held Georgetown batters to a .167 average.
South Carolina
* Cock-a-doodles: Ethan Petry's Friday homer was the 45th of his career, moving him into a tie with Jeff Parnell for fourth on the school's leader list. He had been tied with Landon Powell. The top three are Justin Smoak (62), Hank Small (48) and Garrett Carter (47) ... USC pitchers struck out 45 and walked 4 in 25 innings over the weekend.
Southern Wesleyan
* Warrior Wallops: Tristan Tillman has a .351 batting average and a .528 on-base percentage. His teammates are hitting .188 ... Reliever Garrett Swink has not allowed an earned run in three appearances covering 7 1/3 innings. He has both Warrior wins.
Spartanburg Methodist
* Pioneer pearls: Dylan Willis has a 1.17 ERA in four appearances covering 6 2/3 innings ... Carson Matthews has pitched better than an 0-2 record would suggest. He has a 2.16 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings. Opponents are hitting .172 against him.
The Citadel
* Dog deeds: Travis Elliott leads the Bulldogs with a .400 average, with Garrett Dill (.385) and Daniel Phillips (.375) close behind ... Will Holmes allowed two hit and a walk with four strikeouts in pitching five scoreless innings ... Matthew Lively has both Bulldogs home runs.
USC Aiken
* Pacer patter: Hunter Thompson's season-opening eight game hitting streak ended when he went hitless in the finale of the Seton Hill series. That dropped his average to .412 ... Blayne Newman has 22 strikeouts in 13 innings
USC Beaufort
* Shark shags: Cooper McDaniel is 14-for-26 during a six-game hitting streak ... Noah Campbell is 13-for-21 during a five-game hitting streak .. Opponents have stolen 49 bases in 52 attempts ... Sand Sharks pitchers have 81 walks and 81 strikeouts in 95 innings.
USC Lancaster
* Lancer lobs: Finn McLaughlin leads the team with three home runs and a .474 batting average. His slugging percentage is 1.158 ... Jack Thompson has not allowed a run in four appearances covering 5 2/3 innings.
USC Sumter
*Ant hills: Cavan McMeans leads Fire Ants regulars in batting average (.351), Home runs (2) and RBI (9) ... Tyler Stephenson has a 1-0 record, a .142 ERA and a .136 opponents' batting average.
Voorhees
* Fe-lines: Eric Green, who didn't play in the Tigers' opening weekend, was 6-for-10 against Stillman ... Adam Tinoco has pitched just 2 1/3 innings, but has two of the team's three wins.
Winthrop
* Eagle eggstras: Jaylen Hernandez went 7-for-13 with 4 RBI in the Merrimack series ... Ethan Wilson homered in both games of Friday's doubleheader ... Owen Sarna's nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings are career high ... Winthrop pitchers struck out 32 and walked 2 in the series.
Wofford
* Terrier tappers: Ryan Wynn hit for the cycle, added another homer and drove in seven runs in Sunday's win over Ohio. He has 10 RBI, four more than he had the entire 2024 season ... The Terriers are 11-for-11 in stolen base attempts ... David Wiley leads the team with a .545 batting average. Wofford is hitting .337 after three games.
