By Thomas Grant Jr. In Coastal Plain League season’s past, the second half truly was the “second season”. Teams that did not win the first half titles in their respective divisions had another opportunity at reaching the Petitt Cup playoffs. By winning the second half, those teams would meet theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. As the Lexington County Blowfish prepare to invite Fort Jackson soldiers to its stadium Saturday, it looks to rebound from two straight high-scoring losses. This past Saturday at Lexington County Baseball Stadium saw the Blowfish fall 16-6 in eight innings to High Point-Thomasville. The Hi-Toms brokeContinue Reading
Special from the University of South Carolina Brookland-Cayce alumnus and University of South Carolina pitching great Kip Bouknight is headed to the College Baseball Hall of Fame. He and former head coach Ray Tanner are among 21 inductees in the Class of 2025, announced Monday by the College Baseball Foundation.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Baseball continues to serve as a source of pride in Lexington County. This past month, Airport and Batesburg-Leesville won state titles, and defending Class 5A champion Lexington was the Class 5A Division I state runner-up. This past weekend, four former members of the Lexington County BlowfishContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Saturday night is a dream come true for Banks Faulkner. The Lexington baseball assistant coach gets to watch his former players square off at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. When Coastal Carolina and LSU play Game One in the Best-of-Three series, each team willContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Year 20 of the Lexington County Blowfish has the team off to a winning streak. They sported a 2-1 record through Monday, both wins coming at home against the Macon Bacon. Friday’s home opener also served as the 2025 debut for Lexington County. The Blowfish cameContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past Saturday had three high school teams with state title aspirations. Only Batesburg-Leesville baseball was able to fulfill those dreams and, in the process, end a championship drought of 76 years. The Panthers defeated Phillip Simmons 8-5 in the deciding game of the Best-of-Three ClassContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Bad weather has created “Championship Saturday” for Lake Murray teams in the S.C. HighSchool League baseball finals. Both Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville will play deciding games of their respective Best-of-Three Series on the same day. Riley Park in Sumter is where the Wildcats will play host toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville bounced back from Game One losses at home Wednesday to force deciding games in their respective baseball finals. The Wildcats defeated James Island 9-4 in Game Two of the Class 5A Division I final. Grant Kissner went 3-4 with four RBI and allowedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For the second straight year, the Lexington baseball team has returned to the Class 5A finals. Once again, the Wildcats are riding an undefeated post-season streak in pursuit of the school’s eighth state championship and third under head coach Brian Hucks. Last week’s sweep of BlythewoodContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Lake Murray region were In high standing for the final regular season S.C. Baseball Coaches Association’s Top 10 polls. Region champions Gilbert and Mid-Carolina were number one in Classes 3A and 2A, respectively. In Class 5A Division I Lexington was one of three Region 4-5AContinue Reading