State scoreboard, Saturday, Feb. 7

* Briefly: Corbin Wright's walk-off single in the 11th snapped a season-opening 11-game losing streak and give Columbia International coach Rocke Musgraves his first win with the Rams ... Jake Larson's complete-game four-hitter helped Lander even its series against Mount Olive in Game 1 of 2 ... Gabe Herold homered twice against Catawba Valley as Florence-Darlington Tech won its sixth straight in the opener of the Stinger Invitational ... USC Union opened its season with a walk-off win over Roane State in Game 1 ... Henry Rumble's leadoff single in the fourth inning was Bob Jones' only hit in a shutout loss to Trinity Jacksonville in the first game of a doubleheader.

Columbia International 4, Campbellsville 3, 11 innings -
Florence-Darlington Tech 12, Catawba Valley 6, Game 1 - Flo: Jackson Cook 2B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI
Georgia Highlands 3, USC Lancaster 0, Game 1
Lander 2, Mount Olive 1, Game 1 - Lan: Ryan Hansen HR, BB, 2 R
Newberry 10, Barton 5, Game 1
North Greenville 22, Georgia Southwestern 14, Game 1 - Nor: Skyler Hegler 3-3, 2B, HR, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI
Oakland City 9, Voorhees 5, Game 1 -

Southern Wesleyan 13, Auburn Montgomery 3, Game 1 -
Trinity Jacksonville 12, Bob Jones 0, Game 1 -

USC Salkehatchie 5, Rockingham CC 4, Game 1 -
USC Sumter 10, Florida State Jacksonville 2, Game1
USC Union 8, Roane State 7, Game 1

Catawba Valley at Florence-Darlington Tech, Game 2
Bob Jones at Trinity Jacksonville, Game 2

Florida State Jacksonville at USC Sumter, Game 2
Georgia Southwestern at North Greenville, Game 2
Mount Olive at Lander, Game 2

Roane State at USC Union, Game 2
Rockingham CC at USC Salkehatchie, Game 2
Barton at Newberry, Game 2
Carolina University at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.

Davis & Elkins at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.

Morris at Clark Atlanta, DH, 1 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Auburn Montgomery, Game 2
USC Lancaster at Georgia Highlands, Game 2

Coker at Nova Southeastern, 1 p.m.

West Liberty at Francis Marion, 1 p.m.

Emory & Henry at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

Erskine at Barry, 2 p.m.

Wheeling at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.

Columbia International at William Carey, app. 4:15 p.m.
Oakland City at Voorhees, Game 2

Canceled
Lincoln at Claflin, DH

S.C. college baseball recap, Feb. 6, 2026

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I'm trying to come up with a good caricature to use as my profile photo. I don't know how to get all 33 teams in the state represented. At least Clemson, USC and Coastal (wall plaque colors) are represented, and I guess teams wearing red can claim the foam finger.

State scoreboard, Friday, Feb. 6

Jake Sears is 7-for-10 this season.
(North Greenville photo)

Player of the day: Jake Spears, North Greenville, 5-5, HR

* Briefly: CJ Dean's 13th-inning double scored Thomas Powell and allowed No. 5 North Greenville (5-0) to escape with a walk-off victory over Georgia Southwestern. Hurricanes pitchers struck out 17 and Trailblazers pitchers fanned 16 ... Maverick Grigsby's go-ahead, two-run single highlighted 4-0 USC Aiken's five-run seventh in a series opener against Emory & Henry ... Luke Compton was 3-for-5 with a home run as Newberry (2-2) won a series opener against Barton ... Garrett Long struck out 10 in five shutout innings and a nine-run first inning allowed Francis Marion (3-1) to coast to a series-opening win over West Liberty ... Coker starter Casey Cleghorn allowed two earned runs over nine innings, but Barry pushed across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to win. Later, the Cobras (0-3) got the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth before falling to Palm Beach Atlantic ...  A seventh-inning sacrifice fly gave Campbellsville - coached by Woodruff native Beaufort Sanders - a walk-off win over Columbia International. Later, the Rams fell to William Carey to drop to 0-11 ... Jakhari Howard had a two-run single and a two-run triple as Mount Olive handed Lander (3-1) its first loss ... Denmark Tech scored seven runs in the fifth inning to take the lead, but Trinity of Florida scored 10 in the sixth to win Game 1 of a doubleheader sweep. It was Denmark Tech's first action since 2004. Both schools compete in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association ... Auburn Montgomery scored five runs in the first inning and five more in the fourth, then held off a Southern Wesleyan (1-2) comeback to take the opener of series ... Stephen Kriner had a two-run single and a walk, but Erskine (0-5) fell to Nova Southeastern ... Bob Jones scored five runs in the ninth inning and had the bases loaded, but fell to Trinity College of Jacksonville in the Bruins' season opener ... A four-run fifth game Wheeling the lead and it held on the beat USC Beaufort (1-1) ... NJCAA No. 15 Georgia Highlands reached double figures in both games of a run-rule sweep of USC Lancaster (1-3) ... Florida State College of Jacksonville took a five-run lead in the first inning and handled USC Sumter (2-1) in the opener of a series at Riley Park.
* Beyond the border: Central Methodist beat LSU Shreveport, 4-3, to snap the college-record 65-game winning streak.  LSUS went 59-0 last season to win the NAIA championship. Its last lost was in first-round play of the 2024 NAIA playoffs.

Auburn Montgomery 11, Southern Wesleyan 9 - Sou: Nolan Evatt 1B, 2B, HR, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Barry 4, Coker 3, 10 innings - Cok: Gavin Johnson  3-4, BB, R, RBI

Campbellsville 5, Columbia International 4 - Col: Daniel Sidoti 2B, 2 R, RBI
Florida State Jacksonville 9, USC Sumter 1 - Sum: Jasean Perry 1-3, 2 SB, RBI 
Francis Marion 18, West Liberty 2 - Fra: Charlie Bussey III 1B, 2B, 3B, HBP, 3 R, 4 RBI
Georgia Highlands 16, USC Lancaster 5, 5 innings, Game 1 - Lan: Ayden Ray 2B, HR

Georgia Highlands 13, USC Lancaster 3, 6 innings, Game 2
Mount Olive 9, Lander 3 - Lan: OIiver Zohn 3B, 2 BB, 2 RBI
Newberry 11, Barton 8 - New: Bryson Nuckols 2-3, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
North Greenville 2, Georgia Southwestern 1, 13 innings - Nor: Jake Sears 5-5, HR, SB
Nova Southeastern 7, Erskine 2 - Ers: Nick Fraginals 3 IP, H, 5 K
Palm Beach Atlantic 7, Coker 5 - Cok: Peter Adams 2-5, R

USC Aiken 10, Emory & Henry 7 - Aik: Chancellor Jennings 3-4, BB, 3 SB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Trinity College Jacksonville 7, Bob Jones 6 - BJU: Evan Johnson 2-4, R, RBI
Trinity Florida 20, Denmark Tech 10, Game 1
Trinity Florida 12, Denmark Tech 7, Game 2 
Wheeling 8, USC Beaufort 5 - Bea: Noah Campbell 4-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI
William Carey 13, Columbia International 2 - Col: Eli Musgraves 1B, HR, SB

(18/70)

State schedule, Feb. 6-8

Friday, Feb. 6

Columbia International vs. Campbellsville, Hattiesburg, MS, noon

USC Lancaster at Georgia Highlands, DH, 1 p.m.

Coker at Barry, 1 p.m.

Trinity Florida at Denmark Tech, DH, 2 p.m.

Columbia International at William Carey, 3:30 p.m.

Georgia Southwestern at North Greenville, 3:30 p.m.

Barton at Newberry, 4 p.m.

Emory & Henry at USC Aiken, 4 p.m.

Mount Olive at Lander, 4 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Auburn Montgomery, 4 p.m.

West Liberty at Francis Marion, 4 p.m.

Bob Jones at Trinity Jacksonville, 6 p.m.

Erskine at Nova Southeastern, 6 p.m.

Florida State Jacksonville at USC Sumter, 6 p.m.

Wheeling at USC Beaufort, 6 p.m.

Coker at Palm Beach Atlantic, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 7

Catawba Valley at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, 11 a.m.

Bob Jones at Trinity Jacksonville, DH, noon

Florida State Jacksonville at USC Sumter, DH, noon

Georgia Southwestern at North Greenville, DH, noon

Mount Olive at Lander, DH, noon

Roane State at USC Union, DH, noon

USC Salkehatchie at Rockingham CC, DH, noon

Columbia International vs. Campbellsville, Hattiesburg, MS, noon

Barton at Newberry, DH, 1 p.m.

Carolina University at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.

Davis & Elkins at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.

Lincoln at Claflin, DH, 1 p.m.

Morris at Clark Atlanta, DH, 1 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Auburn Montgomery, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at Georgia Highlands, DH, 1 p.m.

Coker at Nova Southeastern, 1 p.m.

West Liberty at Francis Marion, 1 p.m.

Emory & Henry at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

Erskine at Barry, 2 p.m.

Wheeling at USC Beaufort, 2 p.m.

Columbia International at William Carey, 2:30 p.m.

Oakland City at Voorhees, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8

Harford CC at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, 11 a.m.

Wheeling at USC Beaufort, 11 a.m.

Roane State at USC Union, DH, noon

Rockingham CC at USC Salkehatchie, DH, noon
Carolina University at Spartanburg Methodist, DH, 1 p.m.

Davis & Elkins at Anderson, 1 p.m.

Emory & Henry at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

Lincoln at Claflin, 1 p.m.

West Liberty at Francis Marion, 1 p.m.

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