Tough week for Beaufort-area baseball teams
High school baseball action has been in full swing this week in the Lowco, with a busy slate of games each night, including several Lowco-on-Lowco clashes and some key region matchups. Here’s this week’s Lowco HS Baseball Roundup.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Calvary Day 6, Beaufort 3
PJ Daley gave the Eagles five strong innings, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead as the visiting Cavs rallied for five runs in the final two innings to steal a 6-3 win.
CD 010 004 1 — 6 10 2
BHS 011 100 0 — 3 8 4
WP: P. Fox 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LP: Hunter Rast 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
BHS: Carter Bowersox 2-3, R; Hudson Mullen 1-3, 2B; Zach Talbert 1-3, RBI
Up next: BHS (3-4) at West Ashley on Wednesday
Wade Hampton 5, Battery Creek 4
Hunter Smith gave the Dolphins the lead with a two-run single in the top of the seventh and retired the leadoff man in the bottom half, but the Red Devils strung together two walks, two hits, and two hit by pitches, the latter of which forced home the winning run for a 5-4 victory.
BC 100 010 2 — 4 8 2
WH 200 000 3 — 5 5 0
LP: Hunter Hollingsworth 6.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 K, 4 BB
BC: Hunter Smith 1-2, 2 BB, 2 RBIs; Bradley Smith 1-3, 2B; CJ Robinson 1-2, BB, 2 R
WH: Austin McGuire 3-4, 2B, RBI, R
Up next: BCHS (0-5) at Loris (DH) on Saturday
Charleston Math & Science 12, Whale Branch 7
The Warriors couldn’t overcome nine errors and a five-run second inning, falling 12-7 to the Riptide to even their region record.
WB 022 101 1 — 7 4 9
CMS 250 140 X — 12 7 3
LP: Kai’Shawn Jenkins 2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 K, 6 BB
WB: Kenyon Jenkins 1-3, 2 RBIs; Allan Brigmon 2-4, RBI, R
Up next: WB (1-1) at Cross on Friday
Colleton Prep 13, John Paul II 3
Drew Murdaugh and Will Cain combined on a five-inning no-hitter with eight walks, and the War Hawks scored 10 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to turn a close game into a 13-3 mercy-rule rout.
JPII 200 10
— 3 0 5
CPA 030 73
— 13 8 2
WP: Drew Murdaugh 4 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 7 BB
LP: Ross Putnam 3 IP, 5 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
JPII: Roman Colella 0-1, 2 BB, RBI
CPA: Matt Hooker 1-3, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Cole Davis 1-4, RBI, 2 R; Colton Daniels 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; Braeden Hiers 2-2, 2B, RBI, R
Up next: CPA (2-4) vs. Dorchester Academy on Wednesday; JPII (1-2) at HHP on Friday
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
West Ashley 5, Beaufort 0
The Eagles couldn’t muster much at the plate against Matty Brown, who struck out nine in a complete game two-hitter to lead the Wildcats to a 5-0 win in the first of a home-and-home series.
BHS 000 000 0 – 0 2 5
WA 001 202 X – 5 3 1
WP: Matty Brown 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
LP: Davis Woods 3.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
BHS: Tommy Winburn 1-3, SB; Chase McKelvey 1-2
WA: Tyler Jimenez 1-4, 3B, RBI; Zach Russell 1-2, RBI, R
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Thomas Heyward 14, Beaufort Academy 4
The Rebels erupted for nine runs in the first inning and Nick Wise blanked the Eagles for three innings before giving way to the bullpen in a 14-4 win in five innings. THA has won four of its last five games with the lone defeat coming at Hilton Head Prep.
BA 000 13
– 4 3 2
THA 920 21
– 14 13 4
WP: Nick Wise 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
THA: Brody Crider 1-3, 3B, BB, RBI, 2R; Walker Taylor 2-3, 3B, BB, 3 RBIs, R; Mackie Bowers 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2R; Dylan Boyles 2-4, 4 RBIs, R; Ayden Lassiter 2-3, 2 RBIs, R
BA: Braydon Dineen 1-2, 2B, RBI; Walker Day 1-2, BB, R
Up next: THA (5-4, 3-1) at New Hampstead on Monday; BA (0-5) vs. HHCA on Tuesday
FRIDAY’S GAMES
West Ashley 6, Beaufort 3
The Eagles had another tough night at the plate against a strong Wildcat pitcher, as Ben McMillan struck out 10 over 5.2 innings and combined with David Stallworth to limit Beaufort to three hits in a 6-3 win to sweep the series.
WA 201 100 2 – 6 7 1
BHS 002 000 1 – 3 3 1
WP: Ben McMillan 5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
LP: Malcom Webb 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
BHS: Hudson Mullen 1-3; Logan Brutcher 1-1, BB; Mason Connelly 1-3, R
WA: C. Thompson 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2R; D. Stallworth 2-2, 2 BB, R; N. Franklin 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBIs
Up next: BHS (3-6, 2-0) at James Island on Monday
Hilton Head Prep 10, John Paul II 0
Landon Schwartz, Phoenix Betancourt, and Connor Campbell each tossed two innings of no-hit ball and combined for 12 strikeouts as the Dolphins limited the Golden Warriors to a pair of walks in a 10-0 win. Phoenix Betancourt had a homer and three RBIs to lead HHP’s offense.
JPII 000 000 0 – 0 0 6
HHP 330 022 X – 10 12 0
WP: Landon Schwartz 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
LP: Sebastian Frickel 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
HHP: Phoenix Betancourt 2-4, HR, 3 RBIs, R; Peyton Bullock 2-4, RBI, 2R; Slaide Burd 2-2, 2B, 2 RBIs, R; Steele Burd 1-2, 2 BB, RBI, R
JPII: Rance Jennings 0-1, BB
Up next: JPII (1-3) at Memorial Day on Saturday; HHP (10-1) at CPA on Tuesday
Whale Branch 17, Cross 3
The Warriors put up a pair of eight-run innings with the aid of eight Trojans errors to roll to a 17-3 road win in a region matchup. Freddie Lawton had a big game in the leadoff spot to set the tone for the Whale Branch offense.
WB 188
– 17 6 1
CROSS 210
– 3 3 8
WP: Hezekiah Morrall 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
WB: Freddie Lawton 2-2, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBIs, 3R; Kai’Shawn Jenkins 1-2, BB, 2 RBIs, 2R; D’Ante Parker 1-3, RBI, 2R; Corey Frazier 1-1, 2 BB, RBI, 2R; Allan Brigmon 1-2, 2 BB, 3 RBIs, 2R
Up next: WB (2-1) vs. St. John’s on Tuesday.
