Scoreboard & Recap: Upper/Lower Championship Week
May 27, 2021
SCOREBOARD
RECAPS
Upper and Lower State Championships
Class 5A
Upper State
Game 1
Hillcrest – 12 Dorman – 2
+ Hillcrest blows open a 3-2 game with a 9 run 6th, ending the game after 6 innings
+ Peyton Nelson (H) – CG Win, 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 5K
+ Jacob Calvert (H) – 3-5, 1R
+ Brady Jeffcoat (H) – 2-4, 2B, 1R, 3RBI
+ Landen Thurston (H) – 2-3, 3R, 1RBI
+ Hunter Jagodzinski (H) – 2-3, 2B, 2R, 3RBI
Game 2
Dorman – 2 Hillcrest – 6
+ Hillcrest scores 1 in the first and never trails in the game
+ Dorman did tie the game in the 5th, but Hillcrest answered with 3 in the bottom of the 6th to advance
+ Houston Curry 3 Run homer in the 6th was the difference
+ Cameron Long (H) – ND, 4.2IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 6K
+ Wyatt Stone (H) – Win in relief, 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 4K
+ Wyatt Stone (H) – 2-3, 3R
+ Brady Jeffcoat (H) – 2-3, 2B, 3B, 2R, 1RBI
+ Houston Curry (H) – 1-4, HR, 1R, 4RBI
Hillcrest advances to the 5A State Championship Series
Lower State
Game 1
Berkeley – 6 Summerville – 7
+ Summerville would plate 2 in the 2nd and 3rd innings to take a 4-1 lead after 3
+ Berkeley plated 2 of their own in the 4th to pull to within 4-3. Summerville answered with 3 in the 5th to make it 7-3
+ 5 walks in the top of the 6th would help Berkeley pull to within 1. In the 7th N Chapman closed the door striking out the side
+ Aidan Hunter (S) – Win, 5IP, 3H, 3R, 1ER, 4BB, 4K
+ Noah Chapman (S) – Save, 1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 4K
+ Cole Messina (S) – 1-3, HR, 1R, 1RBI
+ PJ Morlando (S) – 2-4, 2B, 1R
+ Maddox Webb (S) – 2-4, 2B, 1R
+ Carson Messina (S) – 2-3, 1R, 1RBI
Game 2
Summerville – 8 Berkeley – 5
+ Summerville led 3-0 after 2 innings. Berkeley took the lead with a 4 run 3rd, and added 1 more in the 4th
+ A 3 run 5th gave Summerville the lead back. They added 2 insurance runs in the 7th
+ Two out double from PJ Morlando added the insurance in the 7th
+ Noah Chapman (S) – 2.1IP, 2H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 5K
+ Ty Hedges (S) – 2.2 IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 1K
+ Owen Wellman (S) – Win, 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 0K
+ Maddox Webb (S) – 3-4, 1R, 1RBI
+ Carson Messina (S) – 2-4, 2 2B, 2R, 2RBI
Summerville advances to the 5A State Championship Series
Class 4A
Upper State
Game 1
AC Flora – 17 Lugoff-Elgin – 1
+ Flora jumped out to a 3-1 lead after 1 before ambushing Lugoff-Elgin with 7 in the 2nd and 7 in the 3rd to end the game after 3 innings
+ Grant Loggins (ACF) – Win, 2IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K
+ Jack Reynolds (ACF) – 2-3, 2B, 2R, 1RBI
+ Phillips Daniels (ACF) – 1-2, HR, 1R, 5RBI
+ Zander Buchan (ACF) – 2-3, HR, 2R, 1RBI
+ Max Childress (ACF) – 1-1, HR, 3R, 2RBI
+ Jake Huggins (ACF) – 3-3, 2R, 1RBI
Game 2
Lugoff-Elgin – 1 AC Flora – 8
+ Each club scored 1 in the 2nd. Flora took command and advanced on the strength of a 7 run outburst in the 5th
+ Davis Rivers (ACF) – 4.2IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K
+ Jake Huggins (ACF) – Win, 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
+ Matthew Crews (ACF) – 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
+ Tillman Geddings (ACF) – 2-4, 2B, 1R, 2RBI
AC Flora advances to the 4A State Championship Series
Lower State
Game 1
Beaufort – 4 James Island – 5
+ James Island jumped out to a 4-1 lead after 3 innings. Beaufort tied it with 3 runs in the 5th
+ In the 6th, Hogan Garner doubled to lead off the inning. He advanced to 3B on a wild pitch and scored on a balk
+ Stephen West (JI) – ND, 4.1IP, 3H, 4R, 3ER, 4BB, 9K
+ Keillor Osbon (JI) – Win, 2.2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
+ Julius Reynolds (JI) – 2-3, 2B, 1R
+ Hogan Garner (JI) – 2-3, 2B, 1R, 1RBI
+ Oliver Holmes (B) – Loss, CG, 6IP, 6H, 5R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K // 2-3, 2RBI
Game 2
James Island – 4 Beaufort – 5
+ Tied in the 7th, Beaufort gets a walk off single from William Winburn, scoring Matt Bornsheuer for the win
+ A tight game throughout, Beaufort scored 3 in the first to take a 3-1 lead, but James Island answered to tie it in the 2nd. Each club scored 1 in the 4th
+ Jimmy Davenport (B) – CG Win, 7IP, 9H, 4R, 3ER, 3BB, 1K
+ William Winburn (B) – 3-4, 1R, 2RBI
+ Hogan Garner (JI) – CG, Loss, 6.2IP, 7H, 5R, 2ER, 1BB, 8K
+ Julius Reynolds (JI) – 2-4, 1R, 2RBI
Class 3A
Upper State
Game 1
West Oak – 6 Powdersville – 3
+ Down 3-1 after 4, West Oak took the lead with a 3 run HR from A Stephens in the 5th. West Oak added 2 insurance runs in the 7th, keyed by two walks and an error to leadoff the inning
+ A Stephens (WO) – CG Win, 7IP, 10H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K
+ A Stephens (WO) – 2-3, 2B, HR, 1R, 4RBI
+ Camden Troyer, Cody Morris, Gavin Troyer, and Jake Hill all had 2 hits on the night
Game 2
Powdersville – 0 West Oak – 3
+ A complete game shutout from Austin Merritt set the tone. West Oak would score single runs in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th innings
+ Austin Merritt (WO) – CG Win, 7IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 0K
+ Jordan Eaton (WO) – 2-3, 2R
+ Austin Stephens (WO) – 1-2, 1RBI
+ Morris (P) – Loss, 5IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 5K
West Oak advances to the 3A State Championship Series
Lower State
Game 1
Strong Thurmond – 2 Gilbert – 8
+ Gilbert jumped out to a 3 run lead after the 1st and never lost the lead
+ Gilbert added insurance runs with 2 in the 5th and 3 in the 6th
+ Edwin Amerson (G) – Win, 4.2IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K
+ Joey Parker (G) – 1.1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
+ Alex Dinkins (G) – 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
+ 5 different hitters for Gilbert doubled on the night
+ Austin Waters (G) – 2-3, 2RBI
Game 2
Gilbert – 6 Strom Thurmond – 5
+ Down 4-0 after 3 innings, Gilbert would score 4 in the 4th to tie the game briefly
+ Strom Thurmond would take the lead back with 1 in the 6th, 3 outs from a win
+ Gilbert plated 2 runs in the 7th and slammed the door in the bottom half to advance
+ Joey Parker (G) – 4IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 2K
+ Jackson Lineberry (G) – 1.1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K
+ Conner Camp-Smith (G) – Win, 0.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
+ Alex Dinkins (G) – Save, 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
+ Nathan Reynolds (G) – 2-3, 1R, 1RBI
+ Preston Price (G) – 2-3, 1R, 3RBI
+ Hitt (ST) – ND, 3.2IP, 1H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 8K
Gilbert advances to the 3A State Championship Series
Class 2A
Upper State
Game 1
Crescent - 0 Legion Collegiate – 15
+ Big 8 run 2nd inning put the game away early as two LCA arms team up for a no-no
+ Xavier Pelzer (LCA) – Win, 3.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
+ Roman Edwards (LCA) – 0.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
+ Kollin Crepeau (LCA) – 3-3, 2 2B, 2R, 1RBI
+ Hunter Fryzowicz (LCA) – 3-3, 2B, 3R, 1RBI
+ Jack Killelea (LCA) – 2-3, 2B, HR, 1R, 3RBI
+ Devin Parks (LCA) – 2-2, HR, 3R, 2RBI
Game 2
Legion Collegiate - 7 Crescent – 1
+ LCA takes a 2 run lead in the 1st and increases it to 5-0 going to the bottom of the 4th. A 2 run 7th would put the game away
+ Joey Hylinski (LCA) – CG Win, 7IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 10K
+ Ethan Belk (LCA) – 1-4, HR, 1R, 2RBI
+ Colby Guy (LCA) – 2-2, 2 2B, 2R
*Legion Collegiate advances to the 2A State Championship Series
Lower State
Game 1
Andrew Jackson - 1 Latta – 0
+ Tied at 0-0 through 7, Andrew Jackson plated 1 in the 8th to take a lead in the series
+ 2 out double by Bry Neal was followed by two walks and a hit-by-pitch to score the game’s lone run
+ Kyle Percinal (AJ) – ND, 5.1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 7K
+ Ashton Phillips (AJ) – Win, 2.2IP, 1H, 0R, 3BB, 3K
+ Christian Brigman (L) – ND, 7.1IP, 5H, 0R, 2BB, 8K
Game 2
Latta – 0 Andrew Jackson – 10
+ Andrew Jackson plates 5 in the 3rd to take a big lead and puts the game away with 4 in the 5th
+ Bry Neal (AJ) – CG Win, 5IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 5K
+ Bryce Helms (AJ) – 1-3, 1R
+ Andrew Taylor (AJ) – 2-2, 1R, 1RBI
+ Hammono Wrenn (AJ) – 2-2, 2R
*Andrew Jackson advances to the 2A State Championship Series
Class 1A
Upper State
Game 1
Whitmire – 1 Southside Christian – 11
+Southside took a 4-0 lead after the 1st and put the game away with 3 in the 5th and 4 in the 6th to end it early
+ George Massingill (SC) – CG Win, 6IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
+ Leif Busby (SC) – 4-4, 2B, 2R, 2RBI
+ Aaron Fortune (SC) – 2-3, 3B, 1R, 1RBI
+ Charlie Marchbanks (SC) – 2-3, 2R
+ Casey Stevens (W) – 1-3, HR, 1R, 1RBI
Game 2
Southside Christian – 13 Whitmire – 5
+ Southside pounded out 10 hits and scored in all but one inning in route to the state championship series
+ Nelson Vaughan (SC) – Win, 5IP, 8H, 5R, 4ER, 3BB, 4K
+ Kolby Sentelle (SC) – 1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K
+ Jay Israel (SC) – 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
+ Tyler Herof (SC) – 2-3, HR, 2R, 3RBI
+ Leif Busby (SC) – 2-4, 1R, 4RBI
+ George Massingill (SC) – 2-3, 2R
+ Peyton Crumpton (W) – 3-4, 1R, 1RBI
Southside Christian advances to the 1A State Championship Series
Lower State
Game 1
Lake View – 4 Green Sea-Floyds – 1
+ A tight game throughout, Lake View added to their 2-1 lead in the 6th with 2 insurance runs
+ Thomas Skipper (LV) – CG Win, 7IP, 6H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 11K
+ Noah Carter (LV) – 1-2, 3B, 1R
+ Kason Herlong (LV) – 1-3, 2B, 1R
+ Michael McInnis (LV) – 1-3, 2B, 1RBI
+ Landon Hill (GSF) – Loss, 6IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 5BB, 1K
+ Hayden Enzor (GSF) – 2-3, 2 2B
Game 2
Green Sea-Floyds – 2 Lake View – 10
+ Lake View took a commanding lead early with 4 in the 1st and single runs in the next 3 innings.
+ Michael McInnis (LV) – Win, 5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K
+ Noah Carter (LV) – 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 5K
+ Braxton Dimery (LV) – 2-5, 2B, 1R, 2RBI
+ Michael McDaniel (LV) – 2-2, 2R
+ Kason Herlong (LV) – 2-3, 2B, 1R, 2RBI
+ Grayson Carroll (GSF) – 4-4, 2B, 1R, 1RBI
Lake View advances to the 1A State Championship Series
Class 2A District Tournaments
District 1
Christ Church – 6 Crescent – 4
Batesburg-Lee – 6 Landrum – 9
Batesburg-Lee – 3 Crescent – 4
Christ Church – 2 Landrum – 8
*Landrum moves to 2-0
*Batesburg-Leesville eliminated
Christ Church – 1 Crescent – 11
*Christ Church Eliminated
Crescent – 12 Landrum – 6
Crescent – 1 Landrum – 0
*Landrum Eliminated
*Crescent advances to the State Semi-Finals
District 2
Chesnee – 1 Gray Collegiate – 13
Abbeville - 3 Legion Collegiate – 6
Abbeville - 12 Chesnee - 5
Legion Collegiate – 4 Gray Collegiate - 3
*Chesnee Eliminated
*Legion Collegiate moves to 2-0
Abbeville – 0 Gray Collegiate – 3
*Abbeville Eliminated
Gray Collegiate – 3 Legion Collegiate – 8
*Gray Collegiate Eliminated
*Legion Collegiate advances to the State Semi-Finals
District 3
Woodland – 11 Barnwell – 4
Marion - 2 Andrew Jackson – 12
Andrew Jackson 16 Barnwell – 3
Woodland - 1 Marion – 3
*Woodland Eliminated
*Andrew Jackson moved to 2-0
Marion - 10 Barnwell – 12
*Marion Eliminated
Barnwell – 1 Andrew Jackson – 11
*Barnwell Eliminated
*Andrew Jackson advances to state semi-finals
District 4
Edisto – 0 Phillip Simmons – 10
Buford - 5 Latta – 6
Latta – 6 Phillip Simmons – 3
Buford – 12 Edisto - 1
*Edisto Eliminated
*Latta moves to 2-0
Buford – 3 Phillip Simmons – 4
*Buford Eliminated
Phillip Simmons – 0 Latta – 6
*Phillip Simmons Eliminated
*Latta advances to the state semi-finals