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| Stingers players leave the home plate area after accepting the Region 10 championship trophy. (Palmetto State Baseball photo) |
Stingers wrap up Region 10 Tournament title
The celebration begins. (Palmetto State Baseball video)
The Stingers (44-6) advance to play Monroe College of New York in the Eastern District Tournament Friday, Saturday and, if necessary, Saturday in Florence. A best-of--three series will determine a representative in the Junior College World Series later this month.
Tater Goodson's homer gave Spartanburg Methodist (35-18) a 2-0 lead in the second inning before the Stingers rallied.
Tech scored six runs in the fifth inning to take a 7-2 lead, only to have Kobe Miller hit a three-run homer in the sixth to make the score 7-5.
Down 10-5, SMC got a two-run double from Godson in the eighth and later in the inning got the potential tying run to the plate. Tech pitcher Josh Patterson got Sean Flannery to ground out to end the threat. The Stingers salted the game away with a three-run eighth. Patterson struck out the final two hitters of the ninth and the celebration began.
"These guys have fun," said Stingers coach Preston McDonald. "They hate to lose."
Luke Wood had three hits for the Stingers. Every FD Tech batters reached base at least twice.
The Stingers have scored 502 runs in 50 games this season.
In normal years, SMC would be be going to a four-team Eastern District Tournament as the host region's second team. But COVID-19 protocols changed that. Pioneers coach Tim Wallace said that's just the latest in a series of unusual circumstances his players have had to endure over the past year because of the impact of the Coronavirus.
Elsewhere:
* Henry Wallach pitched the first shutout in program history as Bob Jones beat Kansas Christian, 11-0, in five innings in a first-round game of the National Christian College Athletic Association Regional for schools note affiliated with a conference. Adrian Lasval hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run first inning for the Bruins. Conley Burk and Riley Ramsey added three hits apiece in a game played in Springdale, Ark. Later in the day, the Bruins lost to Champion Christian, 10-4, and face a losers' bracket game Tuesday against Southeastern Baptist.
* Gabe Austin singled, homered twice and drove in four runs as Columbia International beat Trinity Baptist, 8-2, in a first-round game of the NCCAA South Regional in Toccoa. The Rams play host Toccoa Falls Tuesday in the four-team, double-elimination event.
In normal years, SMC would be be going to a four-team Eastern District Tournament as the host region's second team. But COVID-19 protocols changed that. Pioneers coach Tim Wallace said that's just the latest in a series of unusual circumstances his players have had to endure over the past year because of the impact of the Coronavirus.
Elsewhere:
* Henry Wallach pitched the first shutout in program history as Bob Jones beat Kansas Christian, 11-0, in five innings in a first-round game of the National Christian College Athletic Association Regional for schools note affiliated with a conference. Adrian Lasval hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run first inning for the Bruins. Conley Burk and Riley Ramsey added three hits apiece in a game played in Springdale, Ark. Later in the day, the Bruins lost to Champion Christian, 10-4, and face a losers' bracket game Tuesday against Southeastern Baptist.
* Gabe Austin singled, homered twice and drove in four runs as Columbia International beat Trinity Baptist, 8-2, in a first-round game of the NCCAA South Regional in Toccoa. The Rams play host Toccoa Falls Tuesday in the four-team, double-elimination event.
NCCAA Independent Regional
Tyson Sports Complex, Springdale, Ark.
Dallas Christian 13, Southeastern Baptist 1
Champion Christian 12, Randall 2
Ecclesia 9, Dallas Christian 6
Bob Jones 11, Kansas Christian 0, 5 innings - BJU: Henry Wallace CG, 5 IP, 2 H
Champion Christian 12, Randall 2
Ecclesia 9, Dallas Christian 6
Bob Jones 11, Kansas Christian 0, 5 innings - BJU: Henry Wallace CG, 5 IP, 2 H
Champion Christian 10, Bob Jones 4 - BJU: Zach Burk 2-4, 2 R
Kansas Christian 9, Randall 3, Randall eliminated
NCCCAA South Regional
Toccoa Falls (Ga.) College
Toccoa Falls 17, Carolina University 8
Toccoa Falls (Ga.) College
Toccoa Falls 17, Carolina University 8
NJCAA Region 10 Tournament
Lexington County Baseball Stadium
Championship Game
Florence-Darlington Tech 13, Spartanburg Methodist 7 - Flo: Josh Patterson S, 2 IP, 2 K
Player of the day: Henry Wallach, Bob Jones, W, CG 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Florence-Darlington Tech 13, Spartanburg Methodist 7 - Flo: Josh Patterson S, 2 IP, 2 K
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| Henry Wallach pitched the first shutout in BJU program history. (Bob Jones photo) |
Player of the day: Henry Wallach, Bob Jones, W, CG 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
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