BASEBALL
Battery Creek (11) at John Paul II (0)
The Dolphins jumped out to a big early lead with five runs in the first and led 8-0 after three before cruising to a shutout win on the road Monday. Bradley Smith scattered seven hits over six scoreless frames, striking out three and walking one, and Hunter Smith struck out two and worked around two walks in the final frame.
Quade Matthews led the Dolphins at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and scoring twice, while Hunter Smith was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Gunner Hollingsworth was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. Logan Cotter had a pair of hits, including a triple, for JPII.
Beaufort High (1) at Calvary Day (10)
The Eagles were done in early when the Cavaliers scored three runs in the first and broke it open with six in the third. Tommy Winburn and Carter Bowersox each had doubles, and Logan Brutcher added a single for the Eagles.
Military Magnet (21) at Whale Branch (18)
The Warriors lost a wild one at home in which the teams combined for 39 runs on 10 hits with 29 walks, 14 hit-by-pitches, and nine errors. Whale Branch led 9-4 after four innings before the Eagles scored four in the fourth and followed up a six-run bottom half from the Warriors with a nine-spot in the sixth and four more in the seventh to rally for the win.
Hezekiah Morrall went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and D’Ante Parker was 2-for-2 with an RBI and four runs for Whale Branch.
Memorial Day (0) at John Paul II (16)
The Golden Warriors won in dominant fashion on an emotional day as they played their first home game at their on-campus field. JPII needed only five hits to do serious damage at the plate, as the Matadors issued 12 walks and made four errors.
Archer Dewig, Roman Colella, Rance Jennings, and Brent Jolley each had a hit and two RBIs for JPII, and Ross Putnam and Caleb Snyder combined on a three-inning no-hitter. Putnam struck out six and walked one in two innings, and Snyder issued two walks and struck out two in one frame.
SOFTBALL
Battery Creek (5) at John Paul II (13)
The Golden Warriors racked up 17 hits, including four each from Maddie Heathcott and Shelby Pinski. Pinski had a double and a triple and drove in two runs, while Heathcott had a pair of doubles and an RBI, and Cayce Graves was 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.
Tevi Mullen added a hit and three RBIs and threw four innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts and one walk before giving way to Graves for the final two frames.
Hannah Maroney had two hits, and Kylee Taff and Emily Rogers each had a hit and two RBIs for Battery Creek.
BOYS SOCCER
Military Magnet (0) at Whale Branch (3)
Whale Branch lost to the Eagles in overtime in the first meeting March 17, but Whale Branch turned the tables in the rematch. William Limas scored a brace and Benjamin Sanchez added a goal with assists from Brian Jaramillo Ruiz, Denis Orellans, and Christian Vasquez. The Warriors lost 9-3 at St. John’s on Friday.
