Monday, March 23, 2026
Sunday, March 22, 2026
State schedule, March 23-29
Monday, March 23
Southern Wesleyan JV at Erskine JV, DH, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24
Augusta at Erskine, 2 p.m.
Voorhees at Morris, DH, 2 p.m.
Bob Jones at Truett McConnell, 3 p.m.
Spartanburg Methodist at Tennessee Wesleyan, 3 p.m.
Savannah State at Claflin, 4 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at Anderson, 4 p.m.
Mars Hill at Lander, 5 p.m.
Davidson at Winthrop, 6 p.m.
Francis Marion vs. Catawba, Kannapolis, 6 p.m.
Georgia Southern at Charleston Southern,6 p.m.
North Greenville at Newberry, 6 p.m.
USC Upstate at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
South Carolina vs. North Carolina, Charlotte (Truist Field), 6:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Clemson, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25
USC Lancaster at Rockingham CC, DH, 1 p.m.
Florence-Darlington Tech at Francis Marion JV, DH, 4 p.m.
Presbyterian at The Citadel, 4 p.m.
Brevard JV at Southern Wesleyan JV, DH, 6 p.m.
Georgia Southern at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.
USC Aiken vs. Augusta, North Augusta (SRP Park), 6:35 p.m.
Thursday, March 26
Bob Jones at Morris, DH, 1 p.m.
Miami at Clemson, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 27
Rust at Voorhees, DH, noon
Anderson at Mars Hill, 2 p.m.
Erskine at Chowan, 2 p.m.
Newberry at Carson-Newman, 2 p.m.
UNC Greensboro at Wofford, 2 p.m.
Columbia International at Pikeville, 3 p.m.
North Greenville at Ferrum, 3:30 p.m.
Bryan at Spartanburg Methodist, 5 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at Emmanuel, 5 p.m.
UNC Asheville at USC Upstate, 5 p.m.
Catawba at Coker, 6 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 6 p.m.
Claflin at USC Aiken, 6 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Marshall, 6 p.m.
College of Charleston at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Georgia Southwestern at Lander, 6 p.m.
Mount Olive at Francis Marion, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at Samford, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Georgia, 6 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Columbus State, 6 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 6 p.m.
Miami at Clemson, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 28
Erskine at Chowan, DH, 11 a.m.
Anderson at Mars Hill, DH, noon
Catawba at Coker, DH, noon
Columbia International at Pikeville, DH, noon
Newberry at Carson-Newman, DH, noon
North Greenville at Ferrum, DH, noon
Bryan at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.
Gaston College at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, 1 p.m.
Morehouse at Benedict, DH, 1 p.m.
Mount Olive at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.
Rust at Voorhees, 1 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan at Emmanuel, 1 p.m.
USC Lancaster at USC Salkehatchie, DH, 1 p.m.
USC Sumter at USC Union, DH, 1:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 2 p.m.
Claflin at USC Aiken, 2 p.m.
Georgia Southwester at Lander, 2 p.m.
Presbyterian at Samford, 2 p.m.
South Carolina at Georgia, 2 p.m.
UNC Asheville at USC Upstate, 2 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Columbus State, 2 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
College of Charleston at Campbell, 3 p.m.
Miami at Clemson, 3 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Marshall, 4 p.m.
UNC Greensboro at Wofford, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 29
Claflin at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Marshall, 1 p.m.
College of Charleston at Campbell, 1 p.m.
Gaston College at Florence-Darlington Tech, 1 p.m.
Georgia Southwestern at Lander, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Samford, 1 p.m.
South Carolina at Georgia, 1 p.m.
UNC Asheville at USC Upstate, 1 p.m.
UNC Greensboro at Wofford, 1 p.m.
USC Beaufort at Columbus State, 1 p.m.
USC Lancaster at USC Salkehatchie, 1 p.m.
USC Sumter at USC Union, 1 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 2 p.m.
Morehouse at Benedict, 2 p.m.
Palmetto State Baseball team rankings, March 22
Disagree? Tell me where I'm wrong in the comments section
NCAA Division II
| Rank | School | Week W-L | Season W-L | Last Week | Streak |
| 1. | North Greenville | 5-0 | 25-6 | 1 | W6 |
| 2. | Francis Marion | 3-1 | 24-6 | 2 | W3 |
| 3. | USC Aiken | 3-1 | 21-9 | 3 | L1 |
| 4. | Lander | 0-4 | 16-14 | 4 | L4 |
| 5. | Newberry | 1-3 | 18-12 | 5 | L1 |
| 6. | Anderson | 2-2 | 17-13 | 6 | L2 |
| 7. | Benedict | 2-1 | 12-8 | 8 | W1 |
| 8. | Erskine | 2-2 | 13-19 | 7 | W1 |
| 9. | Coker | 0-3 | 7-21 | 9 | L4 |
| 10. | Southern Wesleyan | 0-4 | 9-22 | 10 | L6 |
| 11. | USC Beaufort | 2-3 | 6-23 | 11 | W1 |
| 12. | Claflin | 0-3 | 3-20 | 12 | L18 |
Team of the week, March 16-22: Florence-Darlington Tech
Florence-Darlington Tech (went 4-0)
(beat Robeson CC, went 3-0 vs. USC Union)
Sunday marked the midway point of the NJCAA Region 10 schedule, with Florence-Darlington Tech (12-3) resting one game behind Gaston College (13-2).
The Stingers trail by a game because they went 1-2 at Gaston College the first weekend region play.
The second lap around the region begins next weekend, with Tech playing host to Gaston College.
Coach Preston McDonald certainly has his offense in a good place. The Stingers have scored 77 runs in their last five games, including 4-0 this past week.
They're batting .343 as a team with 348 runs scored, 45 homers and 168 stolen bases in 35 games. Contrast that with Gaston College, which is batting .368 with 411 runs scored 74 homers and 70 steals. The Rhinos have scored 11 or more runs in nine straight games.
It ought to be a dandy series.
Up next: at Francis Marion JV, DH, Wednesday
Also considered
Bob Jones (2-0) - snapped seven-game losing streak
Charleston Southern (3-1)
Coastal Carolina (3-1)
Francis Marion (3-1)
Coastal Carolina (3-1)
Francis Marion (3-1)
North Greenville (5-0) - beat ranked North Georgia
Spartanburg Methodist (3-1) - AAC series sweep
USC Aiken (3-1)
USC Sumter (4-1)
Voorhees (2-1)
Winthrop (3-1) - 3-1 on California road swing
Wofford (3-1)
Previous winners
Jan. 23-Feb. 1: North Greenville
Feb. 2-8: Anderson
Feb. 9-15: Francis Marion
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
Feb. 23-March 1: Benedict
March 2-8: Clemson
March 9-15: Coastal Carolina
State scoreboard, Sunday, March 22
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| In just his third start of the season - and first in the outfield - Jake Randolph provided a spark for the Gamecocks. (USC photo) |
Honorable mention: Rex Watson, Coastal Carolina, 1B, 2 HR, BB, 7 RBI (I picked Randolph because Watson has already won POTD once)
Honorable mention: Cameron Haley Benedict 4-4, 2 HR, 8 RBI
* Briefly: Jake Randolph, in a rare start, singled and hit two of South Carolina's four homers and Brandon Stone pitched 5 1/3 strong innings as the Gamecocks (13-12, 1-5 SEC) beat No. 4 Arkansas (18-7, 4-2). Tyler Bak and Talmadge LeCroy also homered for the Gamecocks. The result snapped a seven-game losing streak for USC and gave Monte Lee his first win as USC's interim coach ... Rex Watson singled and hit two homers to drive in seven runs as No. 16 Coastal Carolina (16-7, 3-0 Sun Belt) completed a sweep of James Madison (11-11, 3-3) with a third straight run-rule win. That's the first time that's happened for Coastal, which has won its last 28 conference games ... No. 19 Clemson (18-7, 1-5 ACC) had 17 baserunners but could only get four around to score as Notre Dame (14-6, 6-3) completed a series sweep ... Michael Gibson struck out 7 in 5 1/3 innings as The Citadel (9-13, 1-2 SoCon) claimed the series finale at Mercer (20-4, 2-1). Lane Tobin drove in what proved to be the winning run in the fourth inning ... Dylan Johnson and Jake Amman homered as College of Charleston (10-13, 5-4 CAA) handed UNCW (16-7, 5-1) its first conference loss to avoid a series sweep ... Charleston Southern (16-7, 2-1 Big South) scored eight runs in the fifth inning and run-ruled Gardner-Webb (13-11, 3-3) in the deciding game of the series ... Florence-Darlington Tech (29-6, 12-3 Region 10) hit five home runs and stole 13 bases as it completed a sweep of USC Union (17-14, 4-10) ... Ryan Piekutoski followed up Saturday's three-homer effort with two more to help USC Sumter (21-10, 9-5) completed a sweep of USC Salkehatchie (3-30, 1-13) ... Brady Gold's two-run single in the sixth inning gave Wofford (16-9) a lead it never lost in a win at Xavier (7-18) ... Tyler Gundelfinger and Kris Levensteins drove in two runs apiece in as seven-run sixth inning as USC Beaufort (6-23, 1-17 Peach Belt) topped USC Aiken (21-9, 10-5) for its first conference win ... Benedict (12-8, 10-8 SIAC) scored in six of seven innings of a run-rule win over Lemoyne-Owen (7-20, 3-13). Cameron Haley was 4-for-4 with 2 homers and 8 RBI ... Longwood (17-7, 3-3 Big South) hit five home runs and withstood a USC Upstate (12-13, 3-3) comeback to take the deciding game of the series ... Three High Point (14-9, 4-2 Big South) players drove in two runs apiece to complete a series sweep of Presbyterian (4-21, 2-4) ... Columbus State (17-9, 11-4 Peach Belt) held Lander (16-14, 10-8) scoreless until the eighth inning as it completed a series sweep ... Gaston College (32-2, 13-2 Region 10) completed a sweep of USC Lancaster (17-15, 4-10). The Rhinos have scored 11 or more runs in nine straight games.
Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 9 topped No. 24 Wake Forest, 14-4, to win the series ... No. 11 Florida State hammered No. 10 N.C. State, 15-5, to win the series ... No. 12 Georgia Tech notched the series finale at Pitt, 12-4 ... No. 14 North Carolina took the series over Louisville with a 7-6 win ... Boston College's 11-inning 3-2 win over California completed a sweep ... Virginia Tech beat Duke, 7-6, in 10 innings to win that series ... Miami drubbed Creighton, 15-5 ... Stanford outslugged Utah Valley, 17-10 and 15-9, in a doubleheader.
*SEC: No. 2 Texas shut out No. 5 Auburn, 5-0, to claim the series ... Alabama swept No. 18 Florida, 14-7 ... No. 6 Mississippi State finished a sweep of Vanderbilt, 17-7 ... No. 22 Tennessee took the rubber game against Missouri, 7-1 ... No. 23 Texas A&M hammered No. 7 Georgia, 18-5, for its lone win of the weekend.
* Sun Belt: No. 12 Southern Miss edged Troy, 5-4 ... Texas State hit eight home runs and completed a sweep of No. 25 Louisiana, 16-6 ... Georgia State topped Arkansas State, 9-5 ... Georgia Southern outslugged Marshall, 18-12, for its only win of the series ... South Alabama pasted Louisiana Monroe, 16-4.
* ACC: No. 9 topped No. 24 Wake Forest, 14-4, to win the series ... No. 11 Florida State hammered No. 10 N.C. State, 15-5, to win the series ... No. 12 Georgia Tech notched the series finale at Pitt, 12-4 ... No. 14 North Carolina took the series over Louisville with a 7-6 win ... Boston College's 11-inning 3-2 win over California completed a sweep ... Virginia Tech beat Duke, 7-6, in 10 innings to win that series ... Miami drubbed Creighton, 15-5 ... Stanford outslugged Utah Valley, 17-10 and 15-9, in a doubleheader.
*SEC: No. 2 Texas shut out No. 5 Auburn, 5-0, to claim the series ... Alabama swept No. 18 Florida, 14-7 ... No. 6 Mississippi State finished a sweep of Vanderbilt, 17-7 ... No. 22 Tennessee took the rubber game against Missouri, 7-1 ... No. 23 Texas A&M hammered No. 7 Georgia, 18-5, for its lone win of the weekend.
* Sun Belt: No. 12 Southern Miss edged Troy, 5-4 ... Texas State hit eight home runs and completed a sweep of No. 25 Louisiana, 16-6 ... Georgia State topped Arkansas State, 9-5 ... Georgia Southern outslugged Marshall, 18-12, for its only win of the series ... South Alabama pasted Louisiana Monroe, 16-4.
* D1Baseball.com Top 25: Northwestern clipped No. 21 Oregon, 11-10, in 12 innings
* Elsewhere: East Tennessee State beat UNC Greensboro, 15-8, for a SoCon series win ... Western Carolina edged Samford, 10-9, in a series-decider ... North Georgia run-ruled Flagler, 12-1, in a Peach Belt series finale.
Benedict 18, LeMoyne-Owen 4, 7 innings - Ben: Jonathan Olmedo 4-4, RBI
Charleston Southern 14, Gardner-Webb 4, 7 innings - Cha: Alex Marot 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Coastal Carolina 16, James Madison 6, 7 innings - Coa: Dean Mihos 1B, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
Charleston Southern 14, Gardner-Webb 4, 7 innings - Cha: Alex Marot 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Coastal Carolina 16, James Madison 6, 7 innings - Coa: Dean Mihos 1B, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
College of Charleston 6, UNCW 3 - Cha; Dylan Johnson 2B, HR, HBP, 2 R, 3 RBI
Columbus State 9, Lander 2 - Lan: Mason Salisbury 2-4
Florence-Darlington Tech 15, USC Union 7, 8 innings - Flo: BJ Balls 2B, 2 HR, SB, 4 RBI
Columbus State 9, Lander 2 - Lan: Mason Salisbury 2-4
Florence-Darlington Tech 15, USC Union 7, 8 innings - Flo: BJ Balls 2B, 2 HR, SB, 4 RBI
Gaston College 14, USC Lancaster 3, 5 innings - Lan: Kaidan Baron HR, 3 RBI
High Point 9, Presbyterian 3 - PC: Matthew Rollison 2 HR
Longwood 12, USC Upstate 11 - Up: Trey Bentley 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Longwood 12, USC Upstate 11 - Up: Trey Bentley 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
Notre Dame 7, Clemson 4 - Cle: Nate Savoie 4-5, R
South Carolina 9, Arkansas 4 - USC: Tyler Bak, 1B, 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI
The Citadel 3, Mercer 2 - Cit: Lane Tobin 1B, 2B, BB, R, RBI
USC Beaufort 11, USC Aiken 7 - Bea: Cooper McDaniel 2-3, BB, SB, R, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 16, USC Salkehatchie 5, 6 innings - Sum: Jaxon Jean 1B, HR, 4 RBI
South Carolina 9, Arkansas 4 - USC: Tyler Bak, 1B, 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI
The Citadel 3, Mercer 2 - Cit: Lane Tobin 1B, 2B, BB, R, RBI
USC Beaufort 11, USC Aiken 7 - Bea: Cooper McDaniel 2-3, BB, SB, R, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 16, USC Salkehatchie 5, 6 innings - Sum: Jaxon Jean 1B, HR, 4 RBI
Saturday, March 21, 2026
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