State scoreboard, Friday, March 6

Weather concerns in New York led to College of Charleston getting
to play at Patriots Point this weekend. (Palmetto State Baseball photo)

* NCAA Division I: Tryston McCladdie homered and drove in three runs as Clemson (12-1) run-ruled La Salle (8-3) to open a four-game series. Jarren Purify and Tyler Lichtenberger added two hits apiece for the Tigers.

* Appalachian Athletic Conference: Travis Dannecker pitched a complete-game three-hitter and Brady Jeffcoat drove in two runs as Spartanburg Methodist (8-11, 2-6) took the opener, but Pikeville (11-5, 5-3) came back to get the split.

* Conference Carolinas: Josh Folks singled twice and homered to drive in four runs as North Greenville (17-2, 8-2) cruised in a series opener against Mount Olive (9-7, 4-6). The Trailblazers scored 12 runs over their final three innings... Erskine (8-14, 6-4) drew three bases-loaded walks in a six-run third inning and Marion McManus singled twice, homered and drove in three runs against Southern Wesleyan (6-14, 2-8) ... Riley Orr had four hits and scored three times as Francis Marion (16-3, 8-2) took the opener of a series at Barton (3-12, 2-8).

* HBCUAC: Wilberforce (7-4, 2-0) scored nine runs in the sixth inning of Game 2 to claim a doubleheader over  Voorhees (1-12, 0-2). Ethan Farrell had four hits and four RBI for Voorhees in the doubleheader..

*NJCAA Region 10: Jackson Mullen pitched a five-inning perfect game againt USC Salkehatchie (3-20, 1-5) as Florence-Darlington Tech (20-5, 5-2) extended its winning streak to seven.

Clemson 14, La Salle 1 - Cle: Dylan Harrison W, 4 IP, 3 H, R, 5 K
College of Charleston 5, Hofstra 1

Columbus State 5, USC Aiken 3

Erskine 10, Southern Wesleyan 3 - Ers: Eric Santaguida W, 6.2 IP, 1 ER
Florence-Darlington Tech 12, USC Salkehatchie 0, 5 innings - Flo: Jacob Brown 3-3, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI

Francis Marion 10, Barton 6 - Fra: Eze Rojas W, 6 IP, 0 R, 8 K

North Greenville 13, Mount Olive 0 - Nor: Matty Brown W, 7 IP, 6 H, 3 K

Spartanburg Methodist 5, Pikeville 1, Game 1 - Spa: Tanner Martin HR, 2 BB
Pikeville 7, Spartanburg Methodist 5, Game 2 - Spa: Elijah Franz 2-4, R
Wilberforce 8, Voorhees 5, Game 1 - Voo: Raekown Wedderburn 2-3, 2 RBI
Wilberforce 16, Voorhees 11, Game 2 - Voo: Ethan Farrell 1B, 2B, BB, SB, R, 3 RBI

Appalachian State at Presbyterian, 4 p.m.

The Citadel at Kentucky, 4 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Georgia State, 5 p.m.

Columbia International at Bluefield, 5 p.m.

Lincoln Memorial at Anderson, 5 p.m.

USC Beaufort at Flagler, 5 p.m.

Wofford at Belmont, 5 p.m.

East Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.

Lander at Augusta, 6 p.m.

Newberry at Coker, 6 p.m.

North Georgia at Claflin, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Auburn, 7 p.m.

USC Upstate at Texas, 7:30 p.m.

Palmetto State Baseball Podcast, March 5, 2026

State schedule, March 6-8

Friday, March 6

Voorhees at Wilberforce, DH, Athletes in Action, Xenia, Ohio, 10 a.m.

Spartanburg Methodist at Pikeville, DH, noon

Francis Marion at Barton, 2 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Erskine, 2 p.m.

USC Salkehatchie at Florence-Darlington Tech, 2 p.m.

Mount Olive at North Greenville, 3:30 p.m.

Appalachian State at Presbyterian, 4 p.m.

Hofstra at College of Charleston, 4 p.m.

LaSalle at Clemson, 4 p.m.

Lincoln Memorial at Anderson, 4 p.m.

The Citadel at Kentucky, 4 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Georgia State, 5 p.m.

Columbia International at Bluefield, 5 p.m.

Columbus State at USC Aiken, 5 p.m.

USC Beaufort at Flagler, 5 p.m.

Wofford at Belmont, 5 p.m.

East Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.

Lander at Augusta, 6 p.m.

Newberry at Coker, 6 p.m.

North Georgia at Claflin, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Auburn, 7 p.m.

USC Upstate at Texas, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7

Francis Marion at Barton, DH, 11 a.m.

Voorhees vs. Wilberforce, DH, Xavier University, noon

LaSalle at Clemson, DH, noon & 4 p.m.

Mount Olive at North Greenville, DH, noon

Newberry at Coker, DH, noon

Southern Wesleyan at Erskine, DH, noon

Spartanburg Methodist at Pikeville, noon

USC Salkehatchie at Florence-Darlington Tech, DH, noon

Columbia International at Bluefield, DH, noon

Edward Waters at Benedict, DH, 1 p.m.

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

Hofstra at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.

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

Morris at Virginia State, DH, 1 p.m.

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

Presbyterian vs. Appalachian State, Hickory, N.C. 1 p.m.

Princeton at South Carolina, DH, 1 p.m.

The Citadel at Kentucky, 1 p.m.

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

Columbus State at USC Aiken, 2 p.m.

East Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.

USC Beaufort at Flagler, 2 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Georgia State, 3 p.m.

USC Upstate at Texas, 3 p.m.

Wofford at Belmont,  3 p.m.

Lander at Augusta, 4 p.m.

Winthrop at Auburn, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 8

Charleston Southern at Georgia State, 1 p.m.

Columbus State at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

Hofstra at College of Charleston, 1 p.m.

East Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.

Edward Waters at Benedict, 1 p.m.

Gaston College at USC Union, 1 p.m.

Lander at Augusta, 1 p.m.

LaSalle at Clemson, 1 p.m.

Morris at Virginia State, 1 p.m.

Presbyterian at Appalachian State, 1 p.m.

The Citadel at Kentucky, 1 p.m.

USC Beaufort at Flagler, 1 p.m.

USC Sumter at USC Lancaster, 1 p.m.

USC Upstate at Texas, 1 p.m.

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

Winthrop at Auburn, 2 p.m.

Wofford at Belmont, 2 p.m.

S.C. college baseball recap, Wednesday, March 4

State scoreboard, Wednesday, March 4

Carew Bates reached base five times in Wednesday's
doubleheader. (USC Sumter photo)

* Player of the day: Carew Bates, USC Sumter, 3-for-6, 2 BB, 2 SB, 2B, HR, 4 R, 6 RBI

* Briefly: Jay Dillard's two-run homer - Clemson's fourth home run of the game - capped a run-rule win for the Tigers (11-1) against Michigan State (3-8) at Fluor Field. Tryston McCladdie, Luke Gaffney and Jacob Jarrell also went deep. Tigers pitchers struck out 10 and didn't allow a walk ... South Carolina (9-5) pitchers struck out nine and didn't allow an earned run to turn back Charleston Southern (10-2). Aaron Jamison homered and Ethan Lizama had a two-run double in the sixth to give USC some breathing room. CSU had loaded the bases in the top of the sixth, but Brandon Stone pitched out of the jam with only the unearned run scoring. Kain Collins had three hits for the Buccaneers, who outhit the Gamecocks 9-7, but left 11 runners on base ... T.J. Anderson singled and hit a three-run homer as The Citadel (5-5) handled Georgia Southern (2-10) at Joe Riley Park. Bulldogs pitchers struck out 11 ... Florence-Darlington Tech (19-5) scored six runs in its final three innings to top Brunswick CC (12-6). It was the sixth straight win for the Stingers. Jake Little had three singles, a homer and three stolen bases ... USC Sumter (12-6) rebounded from a weekend series loss at Gaston College to take two against Southeastern CC (2-14), which has lost seven straight. Carew Bates and Jasean Perry drove in six runs apiece ... Columbia International's JV broke a tie with three runs in the sixth and snapped USC Union's (12-5) five-game winning streak.

Clemson 12, Michigan State 1, 7 innings - Cle: Jay Dillard 2B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI
Columbia International JV 10, USC Union 7
Florence-Darlington Tech 10, Brunswick CC 6 - Flo: Gabe Herold 1B, HR, BB, SB, 2 RBI 
South Carolina 4, Charleston Southern 1 - USC: Aaron Jamison 1B, HR

The Citadel 7, Georgia Southern 1 - Cit: Zach Hunt 1B, 2B, R, 2 RBI

USC Sumter 5, Southeastern CC 3, Game 1 - Sum: Carew Bates 2-4, HR, SB, 2 R, 2 RBI
USC Sumter 17, Southeastern CC 7, 6 innings, Game 2 - Sum: Jasean Perry 4-4, BB, SB, 3 R, 3 RBI

Postponed

USC Lancaster at Francis Marion, JV, DH

No report

Southern Wesleyan JV at Emmanuel JV, DH
(7/463)

S.C. college baseball recap, Tuesday, March 3

State scoreboard, Tuesday, March 3

With leadoff hitter Will Craddock sidelined with an illness,
 Patrick Evans stepped back into the No. 1 spot and
raised his batting average from .250 to .317. (USC photo)

Player of the day: Patrick Evans, South Carolina, 4-5, 2 HR, SB, 3 R, 3 RBI

* Briefly: Three relievers held Michigan State (3-7) scoreless on one hit over the final eight innings at Fluor Field and Winthrop (10-2) extended its winning streak to eight. Alan Benhardt and Josh Skowronski drove in two runs each for the Eagles. Skowronski's two--run homer in the sixth tied the score and Benhardt's eighth-inning sacrifice fly gave Winthrop the lead ... A pair of USC Upstate (7-7) errors opened the door for a tie-breaking five-run rally in the sixth and South Carolina (8-5) pulled away to victory. The five hits Carolina hand in a three-run first innings topped the four-hit total in each of the three Clemson games over the weekend. Gamecocks pitchers struck out 14 ... Chris McHugh hit two home runs, including a go-ahead two-run blast in the eighth, as N.C. State (11-1) rallied to beat Coastal Carolina (7-5). A homer by Dean Mihos and an RBI single by Walker Mitchell in the top of the eighth had drawn the Chanticleers even ... Matt Smith's home run gave Spartanburg Methodist (7-10) a walk-off win over Milligan (15-4) in Game 1 of a doubleheader split. Blake Martin had five hits for the Pioneers ... Will Tippett homered and drove in three runs as College of Charleston (5-7) dealt Presbyterian (2-11) its 11th straight loss Cougars pitchers struck out 10 ... Johann Rodriguez's two-run triple capped a four-run eighth for USC Aiken (15-4) as it turned back USC Pembroke (13-3). The Pacers had 15 hits ... Marion Huffstickler struck out 10 and didn't allow an earned run in five innings as Francis Marion (16-3) pounded area rival Coker (4-14). Five Patriots batters had two hits apiece ... Matthew McCaffrey's two-run triple broke a tie score in the 10th as Southern Wesleyan (6-13) topped Mars Hill (6-11). Warriors starter Lukas Arvantides took a shutout into the bottom of the ninth ... USC Lancaster (10-9) scored five runs in the fourth and turned back Rockingham CC. Tommy Zimmerman singled and homered twice to drive in five runs. Lancers teammate John Dober struck out eight in four no-hit innings, although he did walk six ... UNC Asheville (6-7) escaped a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning to hand Wofford (8-4) its second straight loss. It was the Bulldogs' first win over the Terriers since 2018. Andrew Mannelly's bases-loaded single pulled Wofford within a run in the ninth. Tanner Hardin walked on four pitches to load the bases. After UNCA pitcher TJ Brooks fell behind Harrison Campi 2-0, Ryland Howell came in and threw three straight strikes to end the game ... Wingate (15-4) built a four-run lead and held off Lander (12-7) at Dolny Stadium ... Brendan Clark allowed a run over six innings as Anderson (14-5) beat Emmanuel (7-12). Myles Denton and Braeden Harrison homered and Ben Bullard doubled and tripled for the Trojans ... Georgia College (6-12) extended its winning streak to four as Bobcats pitchers struck out 13 batters against Erskine (7-14) ... Toccoa Falls (10-7-1) broke a 4-4 tie with two runs in the sixth and held on to hand Claflin (3-13) its 11th straight loss. The Panthers outhit the Eagles, 10-7 ... Bridgeport (4-4) wiped out a two-run deficit with a six-run fifth against USC Beaufort (4-13) ... Nathan Chumley had a grand slam and drove in eight runs as Gordon State (14-10) beat Denmark Tech (1-8). Gordon State scored 17 runs in the fifth inning. 

Anderson 9, Emmanuel 2 - And: Myles Denton 1B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI
Bridgeport 10, USC Beaufort 8 - Bea: Raeder McIntire 2-4, BB, SB, R, RBI
College of Charleston 6, Presbyterian 3 - Cha: Dylan Johnson 3B, BB, 2 R 
Francis Marion 13, Coker 3 - Fra: Ethan McAnally 3B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI 

Georgia College 5, Erskine 2 - Ers: Marion McManus 2-3, BB, R

Gordon State 20, Denmark Tech 0

N.C. State 6, Coastal Carolina 4 - Coa: Case Bosch 4 2/3 IP, 5, H, R, K

South Carolina 12, USC Upstate 3 - USC: Logan Sutter 2B, HR, 3 RBI

Southern Wesleyan 6, Mars Hill 3, 10 innings - Sou: Kade Bowling 1B, 2B, SB, 2 RBI

Spartanburg Methodist 5, Milligan 4, Game 1 - Spa: Tanner Martin 3-3, 2B, 2 SB, R, RBI 
Milligan 11, Spartanburg Methodist 6, Game 2 - Spa: Bryce Satterwhite HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI

Toccoa Falls 8, Claflin 5 - Cla: Devon Whitehead 3-4, 2B, RBI
UNC Asheville 8, Wofford 7 - Wof: Cade Collins 1B, HR, 2 R, RBI
USC Aiken 13, UNC Pembroke 11 - Aik: Blake Martin 3-5, 2B, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI

USC Lancaster 8, Rockingham CC 5 - Lan: Aaron Gilden 4-5, 2B, R

Wingate 5, Lander 3 - Lan: Oliver Zohn 2-4, 2 RBI
Winthrop 5, Michigan State 2 - Win: Gabe Natividad 1B, 2 BB, SB, 3 R
(17/456)

In case you missed it ...

* College of Charleston's opening Coastal Athletic Association series against Hofstra Friday-Sunday has been moved from Hempstead, N.Y., to Mount Pleasant because of weather issues. Friday's game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start, with the Saturday and Sunday games scheduled for 1 p.m.

* Fluor Field in Greenville will play host to a pair of games involving state teams against Michigan State this week. Winthrop meets the Spartans at 3 p.m. Tuesday and Clemson makes its only 2026 appearance at the home of the Greenville Drive with a 6 p.m. Wednesday game against Michigan State.

* CORRECTED: Spartanburg Methodist will retire the No. 11 of former Pioneers coach Tim Wallace in a ceremony during a March 28 doubleheader against Bryan at Mooneyham Field.  Wallace was a former standout player at Wofford and longtime coach at SMC. He died last May after a months-long bout with cancer.

* Clemson transfer Tristan Bissetta has hit two home runs in a game twice in his first season at Ole Miss. He has 5 homers, a team-leading 19 RBI and a .444 batting average. He has had two or more hits in 9 of 12 games. The Mann High product hit 10 homers in 87 games - including 58 starts - for the Tigers.