Sunday, March 31, 2024

Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, March 25-31: Florence-Darlington Tech



Florence-Darlington Tech
(6-0 for the week)
(went 2-0 vs. USC Sumter; went 4-0 vs. USC Lancaster)

What were you doing Feb. 25? Don't remember? Luckily, my phone can remind me. It was a Sunday, so I went to church.

What's the significance of that date? It's the last time Florence-Darlington Tech lost a game. The Stingers have won 20 straight since then, with half of their 12 NJCAA Region 10 wins coming this week.

FD Tech has won 27 of 28 since starting the season 5-4. Coach Preston McDonald's squad is the only team without a Region 10 loss - although it has played four fewer games that first-place Gaston College.

Unless one or both teams stumble prior to the final week of region play, the regular-season champion is likely to be decided in an April 20-21 series between Tech and Gaston in Gastonia, N.C.before 

Up next: Caldwell Tech, Lexington County Stadium, Wednesday

Also considered

Anderson
 (3-1) - winning streak reached six
Bob Jones (2-1) - first consecutive wins of season
Clemson (2-1) - 10 straight ACC series wins
Coastal Carolina (2-1)
Coker (2-1)
College of Charleston (3-1)
Newberry (3-1) - reached .500
North Greenville (4-0) - swept conference series vs. No. 9 Young Harris 
USC Union (6-0) -
USC Upstate (3-1)

Previous winners
Jan. 28-Feb. 4: 
Lander
Feb. 5-11: Voorhees
Feb. 12-18: Presbyterian
Feb. 19-25: USC Sumter
Feb. 26-March 3: Limestone
March 4-10: Coastal Carolina
March 11-17: USC Upstate
March 18-24: Clemson

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