State schedule, Tuesday, March 17

Voorhees at Paine, DH, noon

USC Beaufort at Erskine, 2 p.m.

The Citadel at Georgia, 3 p.m.

North Florida at Charleston Southern, 3 p.m.

Anderson at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at South Carolina, 4 p.m.

Francis Marion at Wingate, 4 p.m.

Truett McConnell at Bob Jones, 4 p.m.

Wofford at Presbyterian, 4 p.m.

North Greenville at Lander, 5 p.m.

Clemson at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Pacific, 9 p.m.

Moved to April 14

Claflin at Toccoa Falls 

Canceled

Lackawanna at Denmark Tech, DH

Postponed

Morehouse at Morris, DH

In case you missed it ...

* Brennan Dees, an outfielder who played on South Carolina's NCAA Super Regional teams in 2000 and 2001, died near Montgomery, Ala., Saturday as a result of a one-car accident. He was 46.

* Robert Beary, a member of South Carolina's 2010 national championship team, has been released from a Columbia area hospital after the parked Richland County Sheriff's Department vehicle he was in was struck by a suspected intoxicated driver, according to WLTX-TV in Columbia. Beary is a Richland County deputy and a K-9 handler. He was involved in traffic enforcement when the incident happened. Several years ago, Beary was one of the deputies appearing on the "Live PD" program.

* The family of Claudia Medlin has posted a link to a fundraising page to benefit the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation. The wife of former Newberry and USC Sumter coach Tim Medlin died Saturday. Her memorial service is planned for Friday in Fairfax.

* Since the start of the 2025 season, South Carolina is 7-34 against power conference competition and 6-28 against the SEC.

* According to Toccoa Falls' Website, Tuesday's home game with Claflin has been rescheduled to 2 p.m. April 14.

* Spartanburg Methodist's scheduled Tuesday game at Milligan has been pushed back until Wednesday.

* At least four Tuesday games have moved starting times to earlier in the day because of weather (cold temperature) concerns. 
-- North Florida at Charleston Southern, to 3 p.m.

-- Wofford at Presbyterian, to 3 p.m.
-- Charlotte at South Carolina, to 4 p.m.

-- Francis Marion at Wingate, to 4 p.m.

That was the week that was in S.C. college baseball, March 15

Tim Medlin's wife succumbs after brief illness

Claudia Manuel Medlin, wife of longtime college coach Tim Medlin, has passed away after a brief illness.

A few months ago she began having health issues, and after tests she was diagnosed as having Creuzfeldt-Jacob Disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disease.

I became aware of her illness about a month ago, about the time a GoFundMe account was created to help the family deal with medical and other expenses associated with her care.

Tim texted me this Thursday that it appeared she only had days or hours remaining. 

Tonight, I got a text from him that her memorial service is planned for Friday, March 20, at Fairfax First Baptist Church, 725 Seventh Street West, Fairfax (SC).

Visitation is planned for noon, with the service at 1 p.m. The family is looking into a charity for donations in lieu of flowers.

Medlin said the family is requesting attendees "wear bright colors to celebrate Claudia's life."

In addition to her husband, she is survived by daughters Collins Medlin and Ashton Kirkpatrick and a grandson.

As I've mentioned before, Tim has been a great supporter of PalmettoStateBaseball.com

and played a major role in getting information for the Region 10 Tournament each year.

He retired as USC Sumter's coach after last season. He also served for many years as head coach at Newberry.

State schedule, March 16-22

Monday, March 16

No games scheduled

Tuesday, March 17

Voorhees at Paine, DH, noon

Morehouse at Morris, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Beaufort at Erskine, 2 p.m.

The Citadel at Georgia, 3 p.m.

North Florida at Charleston Southern, 3 p.m.

Anderson at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at South Carolina, 4 p.m.

Francis Marion at Wingate, 4 p.m.

Truett McConnell at Bob Jones, 4 p.m.

Wofford at Presbyterian, 4 p.m.

North Greenville at Lander, 5 p.m.

Clemson at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Pacific, 9 p.m.

Moved to April 14

Claflin at Toccoa Falls

Wednesday, March 18

Brunswick CC at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Salkehatchie at South Georgia, 2 p.m.

Embry-Riddle at USC Beaufort, 3 p.m.

Robeson CC at Florence-Darlington Tech, 3 p.m.

USC Upstate at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Spartanburg Methodist at Milligan, 3 p.m.

Newberry at USC Aiken, 5 p.m.

North Greenville at North Georgia, 5 p.m.

Young Harris JV at Southern Wesleyan JV, DH, 5 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Campbell, 6 p.m.

Clemson at The Citadel, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 19

Oakwood at Voorhees, DH, noon

Winthrop at Sacramento State, 9 p.m.

Friday, March 20

Oakwood at Voorhees, 1 p.m.

Mount Olive at Erskine, 2 p.m.

Spartanburg Methodist at Bluefield, 3 p.m.

Wofford at Xavier, 3 p.m.

North Greenville at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.

Tennessee Wesleyan at Columbia International, 4 p.m.

Clemson at Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.

Francis Marion at Emmanuel, 5 p.m.

Claflin at Georgia Southwestern, 6 p.m.

Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne, 6 p.m.

Emory & Henry at Anderson, 6 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.

James Madison at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.

Lander at Columbus State, 6 p.m.

Lincoln Memorial at Newberry, 6 p.m.

Paine at Bob Jones, 6 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 6 p.m.

The Citadel at Mercer, 6 p.m.

UNCW at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.

USC Aiken at USC Beaufort, 6 p.m.

USC Upstate at Longwood, 6 p.m.

Arkansas at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Winthrop at Sacramento State, 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 21

Mount Olive at Erskine, DH, noon

Paine at Bob Jones, DH, noon

Spartanburg Methodist at Bluefield, DH, noon

Claflin at Georgia Southwestern, DH, 1 p.m.

Coker at Lenoir-Rhyne, DH,  p.m.

Emory & Henry at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.

Francis Marion at Emmanuel, DH, 1 p.m.

Lincoln Memorial at Newberry, DH, 1 p.m.

North Greenville at Southern Wesleyan, DH, 1 p.m.

Tennessee Wesleyan at Columbia International, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at Gaston College, DH, 1 p.m.

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

USC Union at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, 1 p.m.

Clemson at Notre Dame, 2 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.

James Madison at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.

Lander at Columbus State, 2 p.m.

LeMoyne-Owen at Benedict, DH, 2 p.m.

The Citadel at Mercer, 2 p.m.

UNCW at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.

USC Aiken at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.

Wofford at Xavier, 2 p.m.

Johnson & Wales at Morris, DH, 3 p.m.

USC Upstate at Longwood, 3 p.m.

Arkansas at South Carolina, 4 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 4 p.m.

Winthrop at Sacramento State, 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 22

Clemson at Notre Dame, 1 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 1 p.m.

James Madison at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.

Lander at Columbus State, 1 p.m.

Presbyterian at High Point, 1 p.m.

The Citadel at Mercer, 1 p.m.

UNCW at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.

USC Aiken at USC Beaufort, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at Gaston College, 1 p.m.

USC Sumter at USC Salkehatchie, 1 p.m.

USC Union at Florence-Darlington Tech, 1 p.m.

USC Upstate at Longwood, 1 p.m.

Wofford at Xavier, 1 p.m.

Arkansas at South Carolina, 1:30 p.m.

LeMoyne-Owen at Benedict, 2 p.m.

Palmetto State Baseball team rankings, March 15

 Disagree? Tell me where I'm wrong in the comments section

 NCAA Division I

Rank	School	Week W-L	Season W-L	Last Week	Streak
1.	Clemson	1-3	16-4	1	W1
2.	Coastal Carolina	4-0	13-6	2	W4
3.	Winthrop	4-1	14-6	5	W4
4.	USC Upstate	3-1	10-11	8	L1
5.	The Citadel	3-1	8-9	9	W2
6.	South Carolina	0-4	12-9	3	L4
7.	Charleston Southern	1-3	13-6	4	W1
8.	Wofford	2-3	13-8	6	W1
9.	College of Charleston	2-2	9-10	7	W2
10.	Presbyterian	2-3	4-17	10	W2

NCAA Division II

Rank	School	Week W-L	Season W-L	Last Week	Streak
1.	North Greenville	1-4	20-6	1	W1
2.	Francis Marion	2-2	21-5	2	W1
3.	USC Aiken	2-2	18-8	3	W1
4.	Lander	2-2	16-10	4	W1
5.	Newberry	4-1	17-9	5	W1
6.	Anderson	1-3	15-11	6	L3
7.	Erskine	2-2	11-17	7	W1
8.	Benedict	1-2	10-7	8	L1
9.	Coker	2-2	7-18	9	L1
10.	Southern Wesleyan	2-3	9-18	10	L2
11.	USC Beaufort	0-4	4-20	11	L11
12.	Claflin	0-1	3-17	12	L15

NAIA/NCCAA

Rank	School	Week W-L	Season W-L	Last Week	Streak
1.	Spartanburg Methodist	4-1	13-12	1	W3
2.	Columbia International	2-0	10-18	2	W7
3.	Bob Jones	0-5	5-13	3	L6
4.	Voorhees	0-3	2-15	4	L3
5.	Morris	0-0	2-10	5	L4

NJCAA/USCAA

Rank	School	Week W-L	Season W-L	Last Week	Streak
1.	Florence-Darlington Tech	3-1	25-6	1	W1
2.	USC Sumter	3-2	17-9	2	L1
3.	USC Lancaster	4-1	15-12	4	W1
4.	USC Union	2-4	15-11	3	L1
5.	USC Salkehatchie	0-3	3-25	5	L11
6.	Denmark Tech	0-0	1-8	6	L1

Team of the week, March 9-15: Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina (went 4-0)
(beat Wake Forest, went 3-0 at Appalachian State)

If Coastal Carolina was supposed to struggle while playing without several of its top pitchers, someone forgot the tell the Chanticleers.

Coastal staged late-inning rallies in all four games this week to go 4-0 and improve to 13-6. A seven-run sixth inning on Tuesday allowed the Chanticleers to snap Wake Forest's 15-game winning streak.

Over the weekend, Coastal went up in the eighth or ninth inning in all three games to sweep its opening Sun Belt Conference series at Appalachian State.

With Cameron Flukey and Hayden Johnson out for extended periods as they recover from injuries and Dominic Carbone out for the season after surgery, pitching coach Matt Williams has had to make some adjustments to compensate. There was some good news on Saturday, however, when Ryan Lynch was able to make his first appearance of season, allowing a hit in a shutout inning.

Up next: at Campbell, 6 p.m. Wednesday

Also considered

Columbia International (2-0) - seven-game winning streak

Florence-Darlington Tech (3-1)

Newberry (4-1)

Spartanburg Methodist (4-1)

The Citadel (3-1)

USC Lancaster (5-1)

USC Upstate (3-1)

Winthrop (4-1)

Previous winners
Jan. 23-Feb. 1: North Greenville
Feb. 2-8: Anderson
Feb. 9-15: Francis Marion 

Feb. 16-22: Charleston Southern
Feb. 23-March 1: Benedict
March 2-8: Clemson

S.C. college baseball recap, Sunday, March 15