Thursday, February 12, 2026

State scoreboard, Thursday, Feb. 12

USC Union 17, Blue Claws 7, Game 1, 6 innings

Blue Claws at USC Union, Game 2

Big League Camp, Marion, N.C.
Columbia International vs. Montreat, DH, 4 p.m.

Canceled
Denmark Tech at Emmanuel JV, DH

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Medlin's wife facing health challenges

Tim Medlin has been a great supporter
of PalmettoStateBaseball.com over
the years. (USC Sumter photo)

I just became aware that Claudia Medlin, wife of former Newberry and USC Sumter coach Tim Medlin, is dealing with health challenges related to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, a neurodegenerative disorder.  Online research reveals one of the possible outcomes is dementia. Tim, who retired after last season, just texted me last weekend. That reminded me how much help he has been to PalmettoStateBaseball.com for years. Their daughter has started a Go Fund Me account to help deal with what are expected to be large medical and care bills. I just donated. I hope you'll consider doing so, too. 

S.C. college baseball recap, Wednesday, Feb. 11


 

Need a permission slip to go to a game on Friday? Here you go



 

To Whom It May Concern:

Please excuse ________________________ from _____________________ on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.  It is Opening Day for South Carolina’s 10 NCAA Division I baseball teams. There is no doubt it is best sports day of the year. It is, therefore, understandable why ______________________ would rather be at a ballpark than at ______________________.

In fact, why don’t you take Friday off, too? An afternoon at a ballpark does wonders for a person’s well-being.

With kindest regards,
Rudy Jones, owner
PalmettoStateBaseball.com




State scoreboard, Wednesday, Feb. 11

Aaron Gilden had five hits as the Lancers snapped
 a four-game losing streak. (USC Lancaster photo)
Player of the day: Aaron Gilden, USC Lancaster, 5-6, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI

* Briefly: Aaron Gilden homered twice and drove in seven runs as USC Lancaster (2-5) spanked Cleveland CC ... Chancellor Jennings had a school-record-tying five hits - including a homer - and Salvatore Laimo and Osmin Melendez drove in four runs apiece as USC Aiken (7-1) beat Erskine (1-7) ...  Kai Tullos doubled, homered, drove in three runs and scored two for North Greenville (8-0) as it pulled away from Newberry (3-4) ... Jasean Perry singled, doubled and homered for USC Sumter (5-1) as it turned back Robeson CC ... Roberto Alvarez's two-run double in the seventh inning lifted Daytona Beach Christian to a walk-off win over Denmark Tech (0-6) in Game 1, then took a run-rule win in the nightcap ... Augusta scored four runs before an out was recorded and never trailed in beating Southern Wesleyan (2-5).

Augusta 8, Southern Wesleyan 4 - Sou: Ethan Shimmel 1B, BB, SB, R, 3 RBI
Daytona Beach Christian 6, Denmark Tech 5, Game 1
Daytona Beach Christian 10, Denmark Tech 0, 5 innings, Game 2
North Greenville 15, Newberry 6 - Nor: Lane McGaha 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI
USC Aiken 18, Erskine 8 - Aik: Maverick Grigsby 4-4, 2B, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 RBI
USC Lancaster 15, Cleveland CC 5 - Lan: Braden Mauro 3-5, BB, HR, 3 R
USC Sumter 10, Robeson CC 6 - Sum: Riley Darby 2-4, 2 R, RBI

Canceled
Florence-Darlington Tech at Fayetteville CC
(7/138)