By Thomas Grant Jr. An improbable comeback coming off Spring Break against the defending Region 4-5A champions has Dutch Fork back in contention. The 10-9 home win over the Lady Wildcats saw the Lady Silver Foxes score all of their runs in the bottom of the sixth inning after trailingContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Former Dutch Fork pitcher Morgan Scott continues to thrive on the West Coast. On Monday, the University of Oregon senior was named the Pac-12 Softball pitcher of the week. Scott was involved in all three wins in the Ducks’ sweep of Arizona State this past weekend.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Precious Bross is closing out her Irmo High School career swinging for the fences. The University of Georgia-bound senior cracked her fourth home run of the season in Monday’s 15-0 victory over American Leadership Academy. It was the second straight game with a home run forContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. When Precious Bross looks back on 2023, some of her high moments in softball took place with Minority Softball Prospects. The national organization provided the University of Georgia signee an opportunity this summer to play at the Jennie Finch Classic in Seattle, Washington. Bross’ Toni’s PromiseContinue Reading
By THOMAS GRANT JR. Add national softball champion to the list of accomplishments for Irmo softball infielder Precious Bross. The All-State University of Georgia commit participated in the 4-day Jennie Fitch Classic which took place in Seattle, Wash. She was a member of Toni’s Promise, a team put together byContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Home Run Derby is not the only event drawing athletes to Seattle, Washington during Major League Baseball All-Star Week. A softball tournament involving the top national talent in the Class of 2024 will include All-State senior shortstop Precious Bross of Irmo High School. The UniversityContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Chapin was the last District Five softball team left standing in the state semifinals tournament, and the Lady Eagles took it all the way to the lower state championship game before bowing out for the season. After defeating St. James in the first game of the lowerContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Playing for the first-ever Class 2A softball championship seemed like a long shot a week ago for Mid-Carolina. As of press time, the Lady Rebels were a victory away from the Class 2A state title. It all started May 15 following a 5-0 loss to defendingContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo’s juniors softball team advanced to the fourth round of pool play on Wednesday, as yet undefeated as the final round of pool play was about to get underway at Kirkland, Washington at this publication’s press time. Standing at 3-0 after the first three rounds, Southeast (IrmoContinue Reading
By CT McDonald While varsity softball and baseball championship tournaments are still to be determined, some local area teams recently completed their seasons with losses deep in the playoffs. The 2019 Class 5A varsity baseball state champion Silver Foxes played to the Lower State District 3 title game without aContinue Reading