Region X - Div I Tournament Recap & Post Season Awards
May 11, 2021
The Region X tournaments started on Friday May 7th with the Division 1 tournament being held at Lexington County Ballpark in Lexington, SC. Below is a full recap of the week, with Florence-Darlington Tech CC taking home the championship.
Tournament Seedings
- Florence-Darlington Technical College: 41-6 (15-3)
- Spartanburg Methodist College: 31-16 (13-6)
- Louisburg College: 28-10 (15-7)
- USC Union: 15-18 (5-9)
- USC Salkehatchie: 12-34 (6-12)
- USC Sumter: 28-22 (7-15)
- USC Lancaster: 16-26 (4-14)
Tournament Schedule & Results
Friday, May 7
Game 1 at 10:00am: #5 USC Salkehatchie defeated #4 USC Union - 7-6
- USC Union led through 7th but Salkehatchie plated runs in the 8th to take the game
Game 2 at 1:00pm:#3 Louisburg defeated #6 USC Sumter - 6-5
- Louisburg came back from a 4-0 deficit scoring 1 in the 4th, 4 in the 5th, and walking off with a run in the 9th
- KJ Wells worked a perfect 9th for the win, striking out 2
- Trendon Craig & Logan West each had 2 hits for Louisburg
- Elie Weisner homered for Louisburg
Game 3 at 4:30pm: #2 Spartanburg Methodist defeated #7 USC Lancaster - 9-4
- SMC jumped out to an early 4-1 lead after 2 innings and never looked back
- SMC scored in their final 4 at-bats to put the game away
Game 4 at 7:30pm: #1 Florence-Darlington Tech defeated #5 USC Salkehatchie - 9-0, 8 inn
- Nathan Williams and Jacob Greer combine on a no-hitter
- Nathan Williams struck out 14, including the 1st 11 hitters faced for FDTCC
- HR from Scott McDonough and Luke Wood for FDTCC
Saturday, May 8
Game 5 at 10:00am: #3 Louisburg defeated #2 Spartanburg Methodist - 6-2
- Tyler Hall worked a complete game, punching 5 in the Win
- Trendon Craig, Eli Weisner, and David Cucci all had multiple hits for Louisburg
Game 6 at 1:00pm: #6 USC Sumter defeated #7 USC Lancaster (eliminated) - 6-5
- Sumter plated 4 in the 2nd to take a 5-1 lead
- Lancaster socred in the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings to tie the game only to see Sumter plate the winning run in the 8th and hold on
Game 7 at 4:30pm: #2 Spartanburg Methodist defeated #4 USC Union (eliminated) - 12-3, 7 inn.
Game 8 at 7:30pm: #6 USC Sumter defeated #5 USC Salkehatchie (eliminated) - 7-5
Sunday, May 9
Game 9 at 10:00am: #2 Spartanburg Methodist defeated #6 USC Sumter (eliminated) - 11-0, 6 inn.
Game 10 at 1:00pm: #1 Florence-Darlington Tech defeated #3 Louisburg - 8-3
- A 6 run 2nd would be plenty of cushion for FDTCC starter Hunter Parks
- Hunter Parks punched 14 in 7 innings of work
- JT Marr, Luke Wood, and Scott McDonough each had two hits for FDTCC
Game 11 at 4:30pm: #2 Spartanburg Methodist defeated #3 Louisburg (eliminated) - 12-8
Monday, May 10
Championship Game at 1:00pm: #1 Florence-Darlington Tech defeats #2 Spartanburg Methodist (eliminated) - 13-7
- Down 2-1, FDTCC would plate 6 in the 5th to take the lead, adding insurance runs with 3 spots in the 7th and 8th
- Charlie Mac Toman worked 5 innings in the win
- Luke Wood, Gary Lora, and Patrick Baggett each had multiple hits for FDTCC
District Tournament Schedule
Winner Advances to the Division 1 JUCO World Series
Best of 3 Series
Friday May 14th
Monroe College vs. Florence Darlington Tech CC (Florence, SC – 1:00pm)
Saturday May 15th
Monroe College vs. Florence Darlington Tech CC (Florence, SC – 1:00pm)
Sunday May 16th
Monroe College vs. Florence Darlington Tech CC (if needed, Florence, SC – 1:00pm)
Region X 2021 Awards
Player of the Year: Trendon Craig; Louisburg
Pitcher of the Year: Nathan Williams; Florence-Darlington Tech
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tristan Snyder; Louisburg
Coach of the Year: Preston McDonald; Florence-Darlington Tech
First Team All-Region
Infield
​​Jonah Beamon – Louisburg
​​Luke Wood – Florence Darlington
​​Patrick Matthews – Florence Darlington
​​Dosi Jonas – Spartanburg Methodist
Outfield
​​Trendon Craig – Louisburg
​​Kameron Heath – USC Sumter
​​Khyree Miller – Spartanburg Methodist
Catcher
​​Chris Sparber – Louisburg
DH
​​Jackson Price – USC Sumter
Pitcher
​​Tyler Hall – Louisburg
​​Nathan Williams – Florence Darlington
​​Charlie Mac Toman – Florence Darlington
Second Team All-Region
​Infield
​​Eli Weisner – Louisburg
​​Gary Lora – Florence Darlington
​​Sean Flannery – Spartanburg Methodist
​​Austin Baal – USC Union
Outfield
​​Scott McDonough – Florence Darlington
​​Chandler Moeller – USC Union
​​Jordan Starks – Spartanburg Methodist
Catcher
​​JT Marr – Florence Darlington
DH
Kobe Miller - Spartanburg Methodist
Pitcher
​​Hunter Parks – Florence Darlington
​​Heston Thompson – USC Salkehatchie
​​Tristan Snyder – Louisburg
All-Region Defensive Team
P – Tyler Hall - Louisburg
C – Chris Sparber - Louisburg
1B – Noah Madison – Louisburg
2B – Patrick Matthews – Florence Darlington
3B – Henry Gibson – USC Salkehatchie
SS – Bryce Medlock – USC Union
OF – Xavier Cumbee – USC Sumter
OF – Trendon Craig - Louisburg
OF – Khyree Miller – Spartanburg Methodist ​