Berkeley Excessive Faculty’s softball staff made its playoff opener look as straightforward it was within the common season.
Three-hole hitter Abby Prince knocked in 5 runs and hurler Gracie DeCuir restricted visiting Socastee Excessive Faculty to 1 hit over three innings because the Stags coasted by the Braves, 11-0, of their Class 5A playoff opener on Saturday.
Prince’s three-run triple highlighted a seven-run second inning because the Stags went up 8-0. She was at it once more within the third inning with a two-run double.
Savannah Ballentine added two hits and two RBIs for the Stags (25-2). Hayden Richberg additionally drove in a run.
Caroline Ballentine hurled two scoreless innings to maintain the shutout for Berkeley, the Area 7-AAAAA champion.
Berkeley hosts Summerville on Monday. The Inexperienced Wave defeated Lexington 3-1 in 11 innings on Saturday.
Hanahan 4,
Aynor 3
Catcher Kayla Cummings delivered a two-run single within the backside of the fifth inning to place the Hanahan Hawkettes excessive, 4-3, of their Class 3A playoff opener on Saturday at HHS.
Aynor struck first within the prime of the primary on a three-run homer by Peyton Rabon however Hanahan answered with Brooke Patterson’s two-run shot within the backside of the primary, her ninth of the season.
It stayed 3-2 till Cummings got here by within the clutch within the fifth with two outs.
Hawkettes pitcher Kaylee LeCompte scattered 5 hits and whereas hanging out 4 batters.
Hanahan outhit Aynor, 6-5.
Hanahan 7,
Aynor 0
Hanahan pitchers AJ Bryant and Braylon Mitchell mixed on a shutout to steer the Hawks previous visiting Aynor on Friday within the opening sport of the Class 3A baseball playoffs.
Hawks infielder Brick Nichols drove in three runs for Hanahan, which improved to 18-8.
Bryant allowed 4 hits and struck out 4 batters over six innings and Mitchell fanned all three batters he confronted within the seventh. Leadoff hitter Aryan Patel scored twice for the Hawks.
St. James 6,
Stratford 5
St. James scored three runs within the backside of the fifth inning to rally previous Stratford, 6-5, in a Class 5A playoff sport on Friday.
The visiting Knights had simply scored 4 runs within the prime of the inning to go up 5-3.
Madison Goosens had a pair of RBIs for Stratford.
