BASEBALL Lugoff-Elgin 3, Hartsville 0 WP: Morris (7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 17K, 3BB) LP: Ace Gibson (4IP, 3H, 2R, 0ER, 1K, 0BB) LEADING HITTERS: H: Dawson McKimmey 1-3. Florence Christian 24, Spartanburg Christian 19 WP: Gabe McLaughlin (2IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 3K, 1BB). LEADIGN HITTERS: FCS: McLaughlin 4-4, 3B, 3 RBI; Austin Howard 3-4, 5 RBI; Matthew Chance 3-5, 4 RBI; Stone Poston 2-3, 2B,2 RBI; … Continue reading WEDNESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Hartsville baseball shut out by Lugoff-Elgin

Loris was just fine earning itself a long bus ride on Thursday. The Lions baseball team pulled off a relatively rare 4-1 seeding upset on Tuesday, beating Lake City 5-3 on the road. It keeps Tim Graham’s squad in the winner’s bracket of the district playoffs and sets up a trip to No. 2 seed Beaufort in two days. “That was a big win for … Continue reading High school playoff roundup: Loris baseball knocks off No. 1 seed in district opener

Spring sports roundup TennisIndian Land: The Indian Land High School tennis team lost in its second round match to Riverside High School, knocking Indian Land out of the 4A state playoffs. Indian Land lost 6-0 to Riverside on Monday, May 1, falling in each match by straight sets. Their closest match was at No. 4 singles as David Neicuilescu fell, 6-3, 6-3. In No. 1 … Continue reading Spring sports roundup

It’s time to vote for The State’s spring sports Athletes of the Week from Midlands-area high schools and games played April 24-29. Voting ends Friday at noon. The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page. If you would like a player to be considered, email lbezjak@thestate.com by noon Mondays. The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and … Continue reading Vote for The State’s high school spring sports Athletes of the Week (5.1.23)

BASEBALL A.C Flora 7, West Florence 1 WP: D Rivers (5IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 8K, 3BB). LP: Peyton Rogers (2 1/3IP, 2H, 5R, 3ER, 3K, 3BB). LEADING HITTERS: WF: Camp Keels 1-2; Tyler Bird 1-1; Bryson Graves 1-1, 1 RBI. RECORD: WF: 17-9. NEXT GAME: West Florence will host Irmo at TBA in Class 4A lower state bracket 2 at TBA Wednesday. Hartsville 6, May … Continue reading PREP ROUNDUP: West Baseball Falls to AC Flora

North Myrtle Beach knew that three straight home playoff wins to open the postseason would help it get into striking distance of its goals. Make that two more now. The Chiefs beat at-large squad Bluffton 5-0 Monday to protect what ultimately could be home-field advantage right on into at least the state quarterfinals. “We’re excited to win, get that first one under our belt,” coach … Continue reading High school playoff roundup: NMB baseball stays on track with first-round win