State scoreboard, Saturday, March 28

* Conference Carolinas: Chase Grube struck out 10 in a seven-inning, six-hit shutout as Erskine (16-19, 11-9) clinched a series win at Chowan (3-21, 3-17) in Game 1 ...

Erskine 5, Chowan 0, Game 1 - Ers: Drew Potts 1B, HR, 2 RBI

Erskine at Chowan, Game 2
Anderson at Mars Hill, DH, noon

Catawba at Coker, DH, noon

Columbia International at Pikeville, DH, noon

Morehouse at Benedict, 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.

Mount Olive at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.

Rust at Voorhees, 1 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Emmanuel, DH, 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 Southwestern 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.

UNC Greensboro at Wofford, 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.

S.C. college baseball recap, Friday, March 27

State scoreboard, Friday, March 27

A day after his error contributed to a loss,
Tryston McCladdie led the Tigers
with 3 extra-base hits. (Clemson photo) 

Player of the day: Tryston McCladdie, Clemson, 3-4, 2B, 2 HR 3 RBI

* NCAA Division I: Tryston McCladdie's second homer of the game gave Clemson (19-9, 2-6 ACC) the lead in the seventh inning as the Tigers evened their series with Miami (20-7, 3-5) ... TJ Anderson's walk-off single capped a three-run comeback by The Citadel (11-13, 2-2 SoCon) as it took a series opener against Western Carolina (17-10, 2-2). Andrew Buffkin (2-0) allowed only a walk and struck out five in four innings of relief ... Jake Armsey's walk-off two-run double capped a USC Upstate (13-14, 4-3 Big South) rally from seven runs against UNC Asheville (13-13, 1-3) ... Brayden Gilley and Harrison Wilson combined on a four-hit shutout as Winthrop (19-7, 4-0 Big South) turned back Charleston Southern (17-8, 2-2) ... Ryan Lynch pitched out a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and No. 15 Coastal Carolina (18-7, 7-0 Sun Belt) held off Marshall (13-11, 5-2) ... Wofford transfer Daniel Jackson hit a grand slam as No. 7 Georgia  (21-6, 5-2 SEC) beat South Carolina (13-14, 1-6). Patrick Evans had three hits and Luke Yuhasz had two for Carolina, which outhit the Dogs 9-4 ... Wofford (17-9, 1-0 SoCon) withstood a three-run ninth inning by UNC Greensboro (12-15, 1-3) to win its conference opener ... Caden Mason scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning and Bo Moody added a two-run single as Presbyterian (5-22) turned back Samford (10-14) ... Campbell (16-9, 9-1 CAA) scored four runs in the sixth and three in the eighth to overtake College of Charleston (10-15, 5-5).

* Conference Carolinas: CJ Dean led off the 10th inning with a home run as North Greenville (26-7, 15-4) took the series opener at Ferrum (12-14, 7-12). The Panthers sent the game to extra innings on a ninth-inning wild pitch ... Mason McManus had four hits and drove in eight runs as Erskine (15-19, 10-9) handed Chowan (3-20, 3-16) its 12th straight loss ... Cole Kirschner was 4-for-4 with a walk and 4 RBI as Southern Wesleyan (11-22, 5-14) steamrolled Emmanuel (14-17, 10-12) ... Mac James' three-run homer in the fifth inning lifted Mount Olive (15-15, 9-10) over Francis Marion (15-4, 25-7).  Charlie Bussey III and Ethan McAnally homered and drove in two runs for the Patriots.

* Peach Belt Conference: Lander (18-14, 11-8) scored five runs in the third inning and withstood a comeback bid by Georgia Southwestern (18-15, 11-5) ... Terry Dean's two-run double in a six-run seventh-inning gave USC Beaufort (7-23, 2-17) the lead and the Sand Sharks held off Columbus State (18-10, 11-5) ... USC Aiken (23-9, 11-5) salted away its run-rule win over Claflin (3-21, 0-16) with a 10-run sixth. The Panthers have lost 19 straight games.

* South Atlantic Conference: Luke Floyd's two-run homer broke a tie in the eighth inning and Aiden Gibson had four hits and four RBI as Carson-Newman (18-12, 9-10) won a series opener against Newberry (19-13, 13-6) ... Mars Hill (14-17-1, 10-8-1) scored four runs in the sixth inning - three on Terick Bumgarner's double - and held on to top Anderson (17-15, 5-14) in the first game of the series ... First-place Catawba (24-6, 16-3) scored eight runs in the fourth and seven in the seventh to run-rule Coker (7-23, 6-13), which has lost six straight games.

* Other: Jaden Johnson singled in Daren Drayton in the bottom of  the seventh inning to give Voorhees (6-17, 5-7 HBCUAC) a win over Rust (8-21, 5-6) in Game 1 of a sweep ... Cole Fowler's grand slam capped a five-run 12th inning as Pikeville (16-11, 8-8 AAC) took the series opener against Columbia International (11-21, 9-9). A couple of run-scoring wild pitches and a bases-loaded walk staked the Rams to a three-run lead in the top of the 12th ... A four-run eighth powered Bryan (15-16, 8-7 AAC) to victory over Spartanburg Methodist (16-15, 9-7).

Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 3 Georgia Tech downed No. 14 N.C. State, 3-1 ... Boston College upended No. 9 Virginia, 5-3 ... No. 10 Florida State was held to four hits, but beat Duke, 3-1 ... Pitt beat Louisville, 4-3 ... Stanford defeated Virginia Tech, 9-7 ... North Carolina and Notre Dame were rained out.

* SEC: Florida whipped No. 4 Arkansas, 9-4 ... No. 6 Mississippi State beat rival No. 18 Ole Miss, 5-4, with two runs in the ninth inning ... Vanderbilt was a 3-2 walk-off winner over No. 21 Tennessee in 10 innings ... No. 2 Texas clinched a series win over No 8. Oklahoma with a 10-inning 4-3 walk-off win ...Alabama pounded No. 5 Auburn, 11-1 ...No. 19 Kentucky won at LSU, 7-4 ... No. 25 Texas A&M was an 11-9 victor at Missouri.

* D1Baseball.com Top 25: No. 1 UCLA beat Iowa, 5-2 ... No. 11 Southern Miss beat Appalachian, 6-5, on the strength of a four-run eighth inning.

* Elsewhere:  High Point dumped Gardner-Webb, 10-3 ... Hofstra surprised Northeastern, 5-4, in 11 innings ... East Tennessee State nipped VMI, 6-5.

Bryan 6, Spartanburg Methodist 4 - Spa: Jarian Pinckney 3-3, 2B, BB, RBI

Carson-Newman 11, Newberry 7 - New: Luke Compton 2-5, BB, 2 R, RBI

Campbell 12, College of Charleston 10 - Cha: Jacob Amman 3-45, HR, SB, 2 R, 3 RBI
Catawba 22, Coker 7, 7 innings - Cok: Luke Alford 2B, HR, 2 RB, 3 RBI

Clemson 7, Miami 6 - Cle: Justin LeGuernic S, IP, K

Coastal Carolina 11, Marshall 9 - Coa: Walker Mitchell 3-3, 2 BB, SB, R, 2 RBI

Erskine 24, Chowan 6 - Ers: Drew Potts 3-3, 3 BB, SB, 4 R, 2 RBI

Georgia 5, South Carolina 2 - USC: Alex Philpott 2 IP, K
Lander 8, Georgia Southwestern 6 - Lan: Pip Smalley 3-5, 2B, R, 3 RBI

Mars Hill 7, Anderson 3 - And: Gray Wells 2-4, RBI
Mount Olive 9, Francis Marion 7 - Fra: Riley Orr HR, 2 RBI

North Greenville 5, Ferrum 3 10 innings - Nor: Conner Brinson W, 3 IP, 2 H, 4 9 K

Pikeville 9, Columbia International 7, 12 innings - Col: Aiden Pomnitz 3-5. HR, BB, 3 

Presbyterian 7, Samford 5 - PC: James Green 4-4, 2B, HR, BB, 3 R

Southern Wesleyan 17, Emmanuel 8 - Sou: Tristan Tillman 3-5, SB, 6 R, 2 RBI

The Citadel 4, Western Carolina 3 - Cit: Jayden Williams 2-4, HBP, 3 R

USC Aiken 17, Claflin 2, 7 innings - Aik: Joseph Rauscher W, 6 IP, 2 R, 6 K
USC Beaufort 10, Columbus State 9 - Bea: Nicholas Barcelo 1B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI
USC Upstate 11, UNC Asheville 10 - Up: Johnny Sweeney 3-5, HR, 3 RBI

Voorhees 6, Rust 5, Game 1 - Voo: Raekwon Wedderburn 3-3, 2B, SB, RBI

Voorhees 9, Rust 4, Game 2 - Voo: Jayden Clay 1B, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Winthrop 4, Charleston Southern 0 - Win: Gabe Natividad 1B, 3B, 2 RBI

Wofford 8, UNC Greensboro 7 - Wof: Marc Quarrie 3-4, HR, 4 RBI

(23/798)

Palmetto State Baseball Podcast, March 26, 2026

S.C. college baseball recap, Thursday, March 26

State scoreboard, Thursday, March 26

Adrian Quinones may be Palmetto State Baseball's
first-ever player of the day on consecutive days. (Morris photo)

Player of the day: Adrian Quinones, Morris, 2 two-run HR

* Briefly: Miami (20-6, 3-4 ACC) scored five unearned runs in the 10th inning and claimed the series opener at Clemson (18-9, 1-6), which suffered its fifth straight loss. All eight Miami runs scored with two out. The Canes scored a run in the first and two in the third against starter Aidan Knaak, who has not had a run scored in his support while in the game since Feb. 20, left after 4 2/3 innings. The Tigers scored a run in the fifth and two in the sixth, but left 12 runners on base.  In the 10th, the Canes loaded the bases with two out and Daniel Cuvet's grounder went off third baseman Tristan McCladdie's glove for a three-run error. Ariston Veasey was Clemson's most effective pitcher, striking out foor in 2 1/3 innings ...  Morris (7-11) scored five runs in the ninth without an out being registered to complete a three-game sweep of Bob Jones (7-17). The Bruins took a four-run lead into the ninth, but Jabari Thompson delivered a two-run single and Adrian Quinones followed with his second two-run homer of the game. Three walks loaded the bases. Jamure Manigo hit a grounder to third, but the Hornets runner beat the throw home for the win. Morris came from behind in all three wins.

Beyond the border: No. 2 Texas (21-4, 5-2 SEC) drilled No. 8 Oklahoma (19-6, 4-3) in 7 innings, 14-0, to open their series. 

Morris 10, Bob Jones 9 - Mor: Adrian Quinones, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Miami 8, Clemson 3, 10 innings - Cle: Tyler Lichtenberger 3-5, R, RBI

(2/775)

State schedule, March 27-29

Friday, March 27

Anderson at Mars Hill, 2 p.m.

Erskine at Chowan, 2 p.m.

Newberry at Carson-Newman, 2 p.m.

Columbia International at Pikeville, 3 p.m.

North Greenville at Ferrum, 3:30 p.m.

UNC Greensboro at Wofford, 4:30 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, 8 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, DH, 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.

Rust at Voorhees, 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.

In case you missed it

* Spartanburg Methodist will retire the No. 11 jersey of former coach Tim Wallace prior to Saturday's home doubleheader against Bryan. Wallace won 1,351 games before taking a leave of absence prior to the 2025 season while dealing with cancer. He retired announced his retirement April 25 and died in May. 

"The retirement of No. 11 ensures that Coach Wallace’s influence remains a permanent fixture of SMC Athletics," said Megan Aiello, SMC's Athletic Director,  in a release earlier this year. "This gesture symbolizes our profound gratitude for a man who shaped not just players, but leaders."

* College of Charleston catcher Dylan Johnson threw out the 42nd would-be base-stealer of his career in Wednesday's game against Georgia Southern. That ties him with Erven Roper for most in program history. 

* Paul Mainieri's 40-40 record at USC included a 9-0 start to the 2025 season, so he was nine games under .500 for his last 71 games.

* Claflin will participate in the CIAA Baseball Series Championship at Virginia State University May 5-9, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced.

The Panthers, coached by Jaylan Bledsoe, will be joined by Bluefield State, Lincoln (Pa.) and Virginia State.  The CIAA does not  have a league schedule for its member baseball teams, so they compete in other groups.

Claflin competes in the Peach Belt Conference, Lincoln is in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Bluefield State is an independent and Virginia State plays in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.

 Any team that advances to its respective conference tournament will not compete in the event.

Game times and other information will be announced later.