State schedule, 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,  1 p.m.

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

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

Johnson & Wales at Morris, 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.

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, 4 p.m.

S.C. college baseball recap, Friday, March 20

State scoreboard, Friday, March 20

Darius Keyton hit his third homer of the season in
the Tigers' Friday victory. (Voorhees photo)

Player of the day: Darius Keyton, Voorhees 1B, HR, 2 SB, 7 RBI

* NCAA Division I: Trace Mazon and Colby Thorndyke had three hits apiece as No. 16 Coastal Carolina (14-7, 4-0 Sun Belt) run-ruled James Madison (11-9, 3-1). Rex Watson hojmered and ended the game with a RBI double ... Mason Reising was 5-for-5 with 2 homers, 5 runs scored and 5 RBI as Charleston Southern (15-6, 1-0 Big South) whipped Gardner-Webb (12-10, 2-2) ... Jack Radel pitched a four-hit complete game shutout as Notre Dame (12-6, 4-3 ACC) won the series opener against No. 19 Clemson (18-5, 1-3). It's the third time this season the Tigers have been shut out in a series opener ... No. 4 Arkansas (17-6, 3-1 SEC) scored a crooked number in the first six innings to run-rule South Carolina (12-11, 0-4), which has lost six straight. The Razorbacks hit 6 homers and drew 12 walks. Carolina got two-run homers from Jake Randolph, KJ Scobey and Luke Yuhasz ... Maloy Heaghney doubled in two runs in the ninth inning and USC Upstate (12-11, 3-1 Big South) pitchers allowed one earned run in a win at Longwood (15-7, 1-3) ... Winthrop (15-7) broke a tie with six runs in the eighth, but had to withstand a late rally by Sacramento State (9-14) to even its series., Gabe Natividad, Josh Skowronski and Alan Benhardt drove in three runs apiece for the Eagles ... Xavier (7-16) scored two runs in the third and six in the fourth to take the first game of a three-game series with Wofford (14-9) ... Will Tyrrell's two-run double gave UNCW (15-7, 4-0 Coastal Athletic Association) its runs in a win over College of Charleston (9-12, 4-3) ... Mercer (19-3, 1-0 SoCon) continued the best start in school history with a run-rule win over The Citadel (8-12, 0-1). The Bulldogs were no-hit until Garrett Fulmer's seventh-inning single ... Jace Kohler's 10th-inning RBI single gave High Point (12-9, 2-2 Big South) a walk-off win over Presbyterian (4-19, 2-2).

* Appalachian Athletic Conference: Travis Dannecker pitched a six-hit complete game as Spartanburg Methodist (14-13, 7-6) took the opener of a series at Bluefield (6-15, 0-9) ... NAIA No. 10 Tennessee Wesleyan (23-8, 11-2) won the series opener to snap a seven-game winning streak by Columbia International (10-19, 8-7).

* Conference Carolinas: Lane McGaha singled and homered twice to drive in six runs and North Greenville (23-6, 12-4) racked up 19 hits to claim a series opener at Southern Wesleyan (9-20, 4-12) ... Charlie Bussey III had a homer and three singles as Francis Marion (23-6, 13-3) rallied with five runs in the seventh and three in the ninth to win the opener at Emmanuel (13-14, 10-9) ... Mount Olive (12-12, 7-9) scored 11 runs in the seventh inning to salt away a win over Erskine (12-18, 8-8) in a series opener.

* Peach Belt Conference: USC Aiken (20-8, 9-4) stole 15 bases - setting school and conference single-game records - and scored in the first seven innings to slide past USC Beaufort (5-22, 0-16) ... Evan Koehler struck out 11 in six innings as Georgia Southwestern (16-13, 9-4) handed Claflin (3-18, 0-13) its 16th straight loss ... Lander (16-12, 10-6) scored two runs in the ninth to force extra innings, but Columbus State (15-9, 9-4) won on a 12th-inning sacrifice fly. 

* South Atlantic Conference: Myles Denton doubled and homered to drive in four runs and Kaleb Owens and Brady Williams combined for a six-hit shutout as Anderson (17-11, 5-11) beat Emory & Henry (6-19, 3-13) ... Lincoln Memorial (18-10, 11-5) pitched out of a bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the ninth to top Newberry (17-11, 12-4) at the Smith Road Complex ... Nathan Kidder's ninth-inning RBI single capped Lenoir Rhyne's (19-5-1, 11-4-1) rally to beat Coker (7-19, 6-11).

* HBCUAC: Darius Keyton singled, homered, stole two bases and drove in seven runs as Voorhees (4-16, 3-7) took the series finale against Oakwood (2-18, 1-8). The Tigers had 10 hits, drew 11 walks and stole 12 bases.

Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 3 Georgia Tech beat Pitt, 11-9 ... No. 9 Virginia topped No. 24 Wake Forest, 10-6 ... No. 10 N.C. State won at No. 11 Florida State, 6-4 ... Boston College defeated California, 4-3 ... No. 14 North Carolina beat Louisville 11-1, in eight innings ...Virginia Tech won over Duke, 7-1 ... Miami beat Creighton, 9-4

* SEC: Tyler Fay pitched a no-hitter and struck out 13 as Alabama beat No. 18 Florida, 6-0 ... No. 2 Texas scored two run in the top of the ninth, but No. 5 Auburn scored three in the bottom of the inning for a walk-off win when the ball scooted under the outfielder's glove on a bases-loaded single ... No. 6 Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt, 4-2 ... No. 7 Georgia beat No. 23 Texas A&M, 9-4 ... No. 7 Oklahoma evened its series with No. 20 LSU, 4-2 ... Missouri beat No. 22 Tennessee, 8-4 ... No. 15 Kentucky evened its series at Ole Miss, 3-1.

* D1Baseball Top 25: Troy dumped No. 12 Southern Mississippi, 6-5 ... Texas State defeated No. 25, Louisiana, 4-1.

* Elsewhere: Marshall beat Georgia Southern in 14 innings, 17-16 ... Samford's Joseph Lee held Western Carolina to one single in an 11-0 run-rule win ... UNC Greensboro topped East Tennessee State, 6-3 ... Flagler bumped off North Georgia, 6-4 ... Catawba beat Wingate, 9-2 ... Young Harris drubbed UNC Pembroke, 16-3.

Anderson 9, Emory & Henry 0 - And: Gray Wells 2-5, 2 RBI 

Arkansas 22, South Carolina 6 - USC: Luke Yuhasz 1B, HR, 2 RBI

Charleston Southern 16, Gardner-Webb 5 - Cha: Lucas Pringle 1B HR, 2 BB, 3 R, 3 RBI

Coastal Carolina 12, James Madison 2, 7 innings - Coa: Rex Watson 1B, HR, 2 R. 2 RBI

Columbus State 6, Lander 5, 12 innings - Lan: Oliver Zohn 4-6, 2B, HR, SB, 2 RBI
Francis Marion 10, Emmanuel 4 - Fra: Jimmy Koza 2-5, SB, R, 2 RBI 

Georgia Southwestern 10, Claflin 2 - Cla: Christian Hill 1B, BB, SB, RBI
High Point 6, Presbyterian 5, 10 innings - PC: Bo Moody 4-5. 2B, SB, 2 R
Lenoir-Rhyne 6, Coker 5 - Cok: Colton Penner 3-5, HR, 2 R
Lincoln Memorial 4, Newberry 3 - New: Cooper Raines 1B, 3B, SB, R, 3 RBI

Mercer 11, The Citadel 0, 7 innings - Cit: Garrett Fulmer 1B

Mount Olive 20, Erskine 5 - Ers: Ricky Dober 1B, 3B, RBI

North Greenville 17, Southern Wesleyan 6 - Nor: Matty Brown W, 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 K
Notre Dame 4, Clemson 0 - Cle: Tryston McCladdie 2-4
Spartanburg Methodist 6, Bluefield 3 - Spa: Dario Astudillo 2B, HR, 2 R
Tennessee Wesleyan 6, Columbia International 3 - Col: Corbin Wright 1B, HR, HBP, 2 RBI

UNCW 2, College of Charleston 1 - Cha: Carter Harrington 7 IP, 2 R, 6 K
USC Aiken 14, USC Beaufort 8 - Chancellor Jennings 4-5, 2B, SB, R, 3 RBI
USC Upstate 5, Longwood 4 - Up: Johnny Sweeney 1B, HR, BB, 
Voorhees 13, Oakwood 8 - Voo: Jaiden Godette 4-5, 2 SB, 2 R

Winthrop 14, Sacramento State 12 - Win: Luke Earnhardt 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 K 

Xavier 8, Wofford 1 - Wof: Tanner Hardin 1B, 2 BB, RBI

Canceled 

Paine at Bob Jones
(22/713)

S.C. college baseball recap, Thursday, March 19

State scoreboard, Thursday, March 19

Player of the day: Landon Schiffhauer, USC Lancaster, 3-6, 2B, 3 RBI (no photo available)

* Briefly: A five-run sixth gave USC Lancaster (16-12) the lead and the Lancers held on to beat Catawba Valley (18-13) ... Oakwood (2-17, 1-7 HBCUAC) scored two runs in the eighth inning and held on to take Game 1 of a doubleheader at Voorhees, but the Tigers (3-16, 2-7) bounced to win the nightcap after allowing five runs in the first inning. Manuel Duran struck out nine in four innings of relief to get the win. Daren Drayton had two hits in each game for the Tigers ... Ethan Lay struck out 11 in eight shutout  innings as Sacramento State (9-13) snapped Winthrop's (15-7) five-game winning streak.  Corey Wouters doubled and Gage Handzel singled for the Eagles, who got their run on a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth.

* Beyond the border: Tristan Bissetta, a Mann High graduate and transfer from Clemson, homered twice and drove in three runs as Ole Miss took an SEC series opener against No. 15 Kentucky, 5-0. Bissetta is hitting .420 with 13 homers and 37 RBI in 23 games ... No. 20 LSU won an SEC series opener over No. 7 Oklahoma, 7-1.

Oakwood 8, Voorhees 6, 8 innings, Game 1 - Voo: Jaylon Sanders 1B, R, 3 RBI

Voorhees 9, Oakwood 8, Game 2 - Voo: Tyrell Wyatt 3-4, 3 RBI

Sacramento State 13, Winthrop 0 - Win: Shane Keup 1.1 IP, 0 R, 3 K

USC Lancaster 9, Catawba Valley 8 - Lan: Parker Carroll IP, K

(4/691)

State schedule, March 20-22

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 Podcast, March 19

S.C. college baseball recap, Wednesday, March 18