The S.C. High School League Class 5A baseball champion Lexington Wildcats were recognized at Monday’s Lexington County Blowfish home game. The team and head coach Brian Hucks were presented a proclamation from the Lexington County Council highlighting their accomplishments. Lexington went 8-0 in the post-season and repeated as both theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past Saturday saw the Lexington County Blowfish hold Fort Jackson Night as it invited nearly 1,000 troops for a night of baseball and post-game fireworks. What they and the fans in attendance also came away with was a memorable 11-10 comeback victory that served asContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Defending Coastal Plain League champion Lexington County Blowfish held its second annual “Hooties” Night this past Friday. The contest against the Macon Bacon saw the team wear their Hooties themed jerseys which were auctioned off online. Proceeds from the event benefitted the Lexington Medical Center FoundationContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The state of South Carolina will have at least one representative at the College World Series. Shortstop Colby Shelton, a native of Lexington, earned a trip to Omaha, Neb. with the University of Florida this past weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Returning to his home state,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The opening weekend for the Lexington County Blowfish was filled with action both game and non-game related at the stadium. The defending Coastal Plain League champions split their first two home games. On Friday, it jumped out to a seven-run lead before holding on for theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The 11-year wait for state baseball title number seven ended Friday for Lexington High School. The Wildcats completed a Best-of-3 series sweep of Ashley Ridge 3-1 in Summerville to win the Class 5A title. Its title is the first since 2013 for Lexington (, which finishedContinue Reading
The 11-year wait for the Coastal Plain League championship ended last August for the Lexington County Blowfish. As Ryan Ouzts caught the final out in the 7-5 victory over Wilmington, the franchise had finally achieved the goal obtained one other time in its history in 2012. Instead of the CapitalContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Lexington County, SC — The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association’s North/South All-Star Games will bring the high school baseball season to an exciting conclusion in Lexington County on May 29-30. Schedule and Venues Day One – May 29: Select Game: Lexington Ballpark, starting at 2:30 p.m.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. As Lexington High School celebrated graduation Wednesday, it was still competing for state titles in two spring sports. The baseball team finally learned their Class 5A state final opponent Tuesday nearly a week after defeating Dorman 5-2 to win the Upper State title. It all startedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Lexington baseball team entered Wednesday one win away from the Class 5A final. The Wildcats opened Friday with a 6-5 win over Dutch Fork. This was their 10th comeback victory of the season and started with two outs in the bottom seventh. University of SouthContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Only two of the four Region 4-A baseball teams remain in contention in the Class 5A playoffs. In one case, Lexington has advanced to the Upper State playoffs in dramatic fashion. The Wildcats rallied from an early deficit to defeat Spartanburg 2-1 to win the DistrictContinue Reading