Palmetto State Baseball

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Pacers prep for opener

USC Aiken has posted a notes package previewing its season-opening home series with Mars Hill.
USCA

Preseason rankings

* Perfect Game USA junior college: 1. Iowa Western. 7 Florence-Darlington Tech.
Juco

* ABCA Division II: 1. Tampa. 6. North Greenville.

DII coaches

Monday, January 27, 2025

Claflin's opening weekend schedule set

Michael Coker of BlackCollegeNines.com has posted the schedule for the HBCU Battle of the Divisions this weekend in New Orleans. Claflin will open its season in the eight-team event, which has a fixed schedule. The Panthers' first game is at 11 a.m. Friday against Dillard at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans.

HBCU Battle of the Divisions Invitational

Wesley Barrow Stadium, New Orleans

All Times EST
Friday, January 31

Dillard vs. Claflin, 11 a.m.

Rust vs. Miles, 1:30 p.m.

Southern-New Orleans vs. Morehouse, 4 p.m.

Xavier vs. Edward Waters, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1

Rust vs. Morehouse, 11 a.m.

Southern-New Orleans vs. Miles: 1 p.m.

Xavier vs. Claflin, 4 p.m.

Dillard vs. Edward Waters, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 2

Southern-New Orleans vs. Claflin, 11 a.m.

Rust vs. Edward Waters, 1:30 a.m.

Dillard vs. Morehouse, 4 p.m.

Xavier vs. Miles, 6:30 p.m.
HBCU

Gamecocks set workout times

South Carolina has announced scrimmage times for Week 2 of preseason practice. There will be a 5 1/2 inning scrimmage at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, an eight-inning scrimmage at 3 p.m. Friday, a nine-inning event at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and a six-inning practice at 1 p.m. Sunday. The workouts are at Founders Park and are open to the public.

Preseason rankings

Baseball America: 1. Texas A&M. 8. Clemson.
BA

NCBWA DII: 1. Tampa. 8. North Greenville.

Writers

Sunday, January 26, 2025

State schedule, Jan. 27-Feb. 2

Jan. 27-30

No games scheduled

Friday, Jan. 31

Spartanburg Methodist at Middle Georgia, 10 a.m.

Morris at Toccoa Falls, DH, 11 a.m.

Ohio Christian at Bob Jones, 11 a.m.

Columbia International at Florida National, DH, noon

Mars Hill at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

North Greenville at USC Beaufort, DH, 1 p.m.

Tusculum at Francis Marion, 1 p.m.

Union at Limestone, 1 p.m.

Newberry at Barton, 2 p.m.

Belmont Abbey at Coker, 3 p.m.

Erskine at Lander, 4 p.m.

HBCU Battle of the Divisions

Wesley Barrow Stadium, New Orleans

Claflin vs. Dillard, 11 a.m.

Visit Panama City Beach Classic

Publix Sports Park, Panama City Beach, Fla.
State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota vs. Florence-Darlington Tech, 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1

Lander at Erskine, DH, 11 a.m.

Morris at Toccoa Falls, DH, 11 a.m.

Newberry at Barton, DH, 11 a.m.

Coker at Belmont Abbey, DH, noon

Columbia International at Florida National, DH, noon

North Greenville at USC Beaufort, DH, noon

Spartanburg Methodist at Middle Georgia, 1 p.m.

USC Salkehatchie at Southeastern CC, DH, noon

USC Sumter at East Georgia, DH, noon

Ohio Christian at Bob Jones, DH, 1 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Georgia Southwestern, DH, 1 p.m.

Southwest Virginia at USC Union, DH, 1 p.m.

Tusculum at Francis Marion, DH, 1 p.m.

Union at Limestone, DH, 1 p.m.

USC Lancaster at Catawba Valley, DH, 1 p.m.

Mars Hill at USC Aiken, 2 p.m.

Spartanburg Methodist vs. Brewton-Parker, at Cochran, Ga., 2:30 p.m.
Emory & Henry at Anderson, 3 p.m.

HBCU Battle of the Divisions

Wesley Barrow Stadium, New Orleans

Claflin vs Xavier (La.), 4 p.m.

Visit Panama City Beach Classic

Publix Sports Park, Panama City Beach

Florence-Darlington Tech vs. Wabash Valley, 11:30 a.m.

Florence-Darlington Tech vs. Gulf Coast, 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 2

Catawba Valley at USC Lancaster, DH, 1 p.m.

East Georgia at USC Sumter, DH, 1 p.m.

Emory & Henry at Anderson, DH, 1 p.m.

Mars Hill at USC Aiken, 1 p.m.

Southwest Virginia at USC Union. DH, 1 p.m.

Southern Wesleyan at Georgia Southwestern, 2 p.m.

HBCU Battle of the Divisions

Wesley Barrow Stadium, New Orleans

Claflin vs. Southern-New Orleans, 11 a.m.

Visit Panama City Beach Classic

Publix Sports Park, Panama City Beach, Fla.

Florence-Darlington Tech vs. TBD, 11 a.m.

Audio wrapup, Sunday, Jan. 26

State scoreboard, Sunday, Jan. 26

Tyrique Lambert had half of the
Indians' four hits on Sunday. (no photo available)

Player of the day: Tyrique Lambert, USC Salkehatchie, 2-for 5.

Briefly: Walters State pitchers struck out 13 batters and allowed two hits in each game as the 17th-ranked Senators completed a three-game sweep of USC Salkehatchie to complete the first weekend of regular-season play in South Carolina.

Walters State 5, USC Salkehatchie 1, Game 1 - Sal: Alex Morgan 2B, RBI

Walters State 12, USC Salkehatchie 0, Game 2 - Sal: Demarcus King, 2B

(2/3)

Saturday, January 25, 2025

State scoreboard, Saturday, Jan. 25

Luke Palyok's eighth-inning run kept
the Indians from being shut out.
(no photo available)

Player of the day: Luke Palyok, USC Salkehatchie, 1B, SB, R.

Briefly: No. 17 Walters State scored an unearned run in the first inning and was never headed in beating USC Salkehatchie, 17-1 in eight innings in Allendale. The Senators scored 10 runs in their final three innings to invoke the run rule. The Indians were shut out until scoring an unearned run in the eighth. The teams play a doubleheader at noon Sunday on the Salkehatchie campus

Walters State 17, USC Salkehatchie 1, 8 innings - Sal: Ryan Soto BB, RBI
(1/1)

News digest, Jan. 25

Trailblazers hire Holmes

North Greenville has hired former Major Leaguer Darren Holmes as its pitching coach. The Trailblazers open their season Friday at USC Beaufort.
Holmes

Preseason honors

D2Baseball preseason all-American
* First team: Connor Droze, DH, Lander.

* Third team: Rijnaldo Euson, SP, Francis Marion.
D2baseball.com

Friday, January 24, 2025