An opportunity to play baseball or softball before a World Series crowd.It’s what close to 80 youngsters signed up for this past Saturday at Friarsgate Park in Irmo. For the firsttime, the Irmo Little League held a “Hit, Pitch and Run” competition. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, it’s a nationwideContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The first-ever appearance in the Senior League Baseball World Series for South Carolina Southeast (Irmo) opened in heartbreaking fashion Sunday night in Easley. Grayson Austin’s walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the 7th inning lifted host team South Carolina Post 1 (Easley) past Irmo 3-2Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The top All-Stars of the Coastal Plain League are headed back to Lexington County Baseball Stadium. The home of the Lexington County Blowfish will once again hold the CPL All-Star Show. The 2-day event begins Tuesday with the All-Star Fan Fest, a skills competition, and HomeContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Dutch Fork High School graduate and former Chapin/Newberry infielder is playing his first season for the Lexington County Blowfish. The summer college baseball team competes in the Coastal Plain League and has called Lexington County Baseball Stadium home since 2015. Martin’s first two weeks withContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Spring break starts Friday, with some local teams kicking off the spring tournament ritual late this week and others playing through next week. Irmo’s varsity baseball team will complete a two-game Region 5-4A matchup with A. C. Flora today, Thursday, and then start the Kershaw Richland (KRC)Continue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo Little League teams are now into their all-star tournament season as they continue the tradition oftop-level competition for youth in the area. Irmo Gold finished as the runner-up in the District Three Baseball Coaches Pitch tournament and isnow heading to the state tournament at Corey BurnsContinue Reading
By CT McDonald All three of the District Five varsity baseball teams are competing in tournaments this week, with the few remaining region games just ahead. Dutch Fork and Chapin are playing in the South Carolina Diamond Invitational hosted by Blythewood High School. The event runs Tuesday through Saturday withContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Lexington Post 7 made it to last week’s South Carolina American Legion Baseball (ALB) state finals before being eliminated while Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24 and West Columbia Post 79 completed their seasons in the week leading up to the finals tournament. Post 7 took an early 2-0 leadContinue Reading
A Dutch Fork High School student-athlete has been named the 2020-2021 Gatorade South Carolina Baseball Player of the Year. Will Taylor is the first South Carolina Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Dutch Fork High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but alsoContinue Reading
By CT McDonald After last weekend’s little league baseball tournaments some Irmo Little League (ILL) teams have added titles to their records. Irmo’s Intermediate team played against Summerville and Easley in a one-day state tournament on Saturday and came away undefeated to win the state title. Irmo defeated Summerville 26-4Continue Reading
By CT McDonald South Carolina American Legion Baseball teams were to play their final games of the regular season Wednesday, excluding any makeup games still to be played. Lexington Post 7 was holding on to first place in League 3 at the time, with Camden Post 17 and Chapin/Newberry PostContinue Reading