Ospreys wrap up comeback season
LowcoSports.com
The Beaufort Ospreys’ foray back into American Legion Baseball didn’t yield many victories — one, to be precise — but with a young roster and a pipeline of talent coming up across the region, the foundation was built to once again make the Lowcountry a stronghold in the state.
After earning their first win with a 4-2 victory at Moncks Corner on June 26, the Ospreys dropped their final five contests, watching their playoff hopes vanish with a 7-6 walkoff defeat at Walterboro on July 8.
Beaufort limped to 19-2 and 14-4 losses in the final two games of the series, as a red-hot Walterboro squad jumped to the No. 2 seed in the state playoffs starting this week.
BHS star Mullen commits to The Citadel
Hudson Mullen still has one more year starring on the mound and behind the plate at Beaufort High School, but he has already settled on his next destination.
Mullen announced his commitment to The Citadel on social media last week, capping off a great summer in which he has slashed .357/.437/.607 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 16 RBIs with the Diamond Devils 17U Black out of Mount Pleasant. Mullen also drew eight walks and struck out just seven times in 71 plate appearances, and he committed just one error and allowed only one passed ball in 32 innings behind the plate.
At 6-foot-4 and pushing 200 pounds, Mullen is also an intriguing prospect on the mound. In 14 ⅔ innings this summer, he has compiled a 1.43 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 20 strikeouts and eight walks while hitting two batters.
Former Eagle coming home to USCB
Former Beaufort High standout Zack Talbert announced on social media last week he is coming home to play for USCB next season.
Talbert, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound outfielder, signed with Francis Marion out of high school but did not appear in a game as a freshman last season, so he will have four years of eligibility left with the Sand Sharks.
