By Thomas Grant Jr. The road to Founder’s Park for the championship in the100th anniversary season of South Carolina American Legion Baseball begins on Tuesday. On Thursday, West Columbia Post 79, and Lexington Post 7 hope to settle the League III championship. The two teams and Richland Post 215 wereContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s a 3-way race for the top of the South Carolina American Legion League III standings. Both Lexington Post 7 and West Columbia Post 79 are currently chasing Richland Post 215 for the top spot. Lexington dropped 2-3 to Richland early in the season, while WestContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington Post 7’s senior team is off to a 2-0 start. It opened the season with a 9-8 victory in extra innings at Rock Hill Post 34. The game was tied at 6-6 in the top of the 8th inning when Logan Blight of Lexington hitContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The South Carolina American Legion Baseball playoffs opened with three Lexington County teams with title aspirations. On July 31, the last remaining team was eliminated in the semifinals played at Sparrow Stadium in Florence. Lexington Post 7 lost 5-4 to defending champion Florence Post 1. JacksonContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The South Carolina American Legion Baseball playoffs opened with three local teams with title aspirations. As on Wednesday, only Lexington Post 7 remaining in the running for the championship and a spot in the Southeast Regional. On Tuesday, Lexington eliminated West Columbia Post 79 with aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Call this week the “calm before the storm” in American Legion baseball. It’s a relatively light schedule for Lexington Post 7, West Columbia Post 79, and Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24. The three teams will play a combined three games all out of their respective leagues. The followingContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. West Columbia Post 79 and Lexington Post 7 are involved in a 3-team race for first place in the American Legion League 3 standings. West Columbia (4-3, 4-2) held a ½ game lead over Richland Post 215 (3-4, 3-2) following Monday’s 2-0 loss to Orangeburg PostContinue Reading