May River swept a two-game series from region rival Hilton Head High, and Hilton Head Prep picked up two more wins before suffering its first loss of the season to highlight a busy week of high school baseball in the Lowco. Here’s a look at the action from the diamond last week.
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Battery Creek at Edisto
BCHS 300 001 0 — 4 5 5
EHS 014 200 x — 7 8 1
Battery Creek had the tying run at the plate with no one out but the rally came up short and the Dolphins dropped their regular season opener 7-4 at Edisto Monday.
LP: Hunter Hollingsworth 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
BCHS: CJ Robinson 2-4, 2 SB; Matthew Hastings RBI single; Hunter Hollingsworth 1-4, 2 RBIs, 2 R
Up next: BCHS (0-4) at Wade Hampton (Tues.)
Hilton Head Prep at Pinewood Prep
PP 040 020 0 — 6 5 3
HHP 420 401 x — 11 13 1
The Dolphins put up a pair of four-run frames on the road and banged out 13 singles to sweep the season series from the Panthers on the road Monday.
WP: Peyton Bullock 4 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
HHP: Phoenix Betancourt 3-4, 2 RBIs, 2 R; Steele Burd 2-4; Peyton Bullock 3-4, RBI; Tristin Bonomo 2-4 4 RBIs, 2 R
Hilton Head Prep at Beaufort Academy
HHP 442 6 — 16 13 0
BA 000 0 — 0 2 1
Connor Campbell and Phoenix Betancourt combined on a two-hit shutout as the Dolphins blasted four home runs and blanked the Eagles 16-0 in four innings Tuesday on Lady’s Island, limiting BA to only three baserunners.
WP: Connor Campbell 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K
HHP: Steele Burd 2-2, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs, 3 R; Phoenix Betancourt 2-3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 R; Christian Bueso 3-4, HR, 4 RBIs, R; Slaide Burd 3-3, HR, RBI, 3 R
BA: Braydon Dineen 1-2; Dylan Chapman 1-1
Up next: BA (0-3) at Thomas Heyward (Thurs.)
Whale Branch at Palmetto Scholars
WB 044 6(12) — 26 14 9
PSA 240 63 — 15 4 3
Kai’Shawn Jenkins had a big day at the plate and earned the win on the mound, and the Warriors drew 13 walks and a pair of hit by pitches and blew it open with a 12-run fifth inning to win their regular-season opener at Palmetto Scholars on Tuesday.
WP: Kai’Shawn Jenkins 3.1 IP, 4 H, 11 R, 5 ER, 6 K, 7 BB, HBP
Sv: Freddie Lawton 1.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 5 BB
WB: Kai’Shawn Jenkins 3-4 2B, 5 RBIs, 4 R; Ron Smith 1-1, HR, 4 BB, 2 RBIs, 3 R; D’Ante Parker 3-3, 2 RBIs, 5 R; Keion Joseph 1-3, 4 RBIs, 3 R
Colleton Prep at HHCA
CPA 100 045 0 — 10 10 3
HHCA 305 330 x — 14 14 2
James Crosby tossed four strong innings before his defense let him down, but HHCA held off a late rally from Colleton Prep to win a slugfest Tuesday.
WP: James Crosby 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
HHCA: Jackson Lanier 2-5, 2 R; Jesse Hall 2-4, 3 R; Dylan Clark 2-3, RBI, 3 R; Colton Young 2-2, 2B, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Morgan Bedenbaugh 2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBIs, R
CPA: Matt Hooker 2-3, 2B, 3 R, 2 BB; Caden Crosby 2-5, RBI, 2 R; Drew Murdaugh 2-4, 2 RBIs, 2 R
Up next: HHCA (7-2) vs. Coastal Hurricanes (Mon.)
John Paul II at Thomas Heyward
JPII 000 00 — 0 1 2
THA 200 44 — 10 11 0
Nick Wise tossed a gem and the Rebels broke open a close game with a pair of four-run frames to invoke the run-rule after five innings at home against John Paul II on Tuesday.
WP: Nick Wise 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
THA: Brody Crider 2-2, 2B, 2 BB, 3 R; Walker Taylor 1-2, 2B, 3 RBIs, 2 BB; Mackie Bowers 1-3, 2 RBIs; Dylan Boyles 2-2, 2 R; Zane Wilson 2-2, 2 RBIs, R
JPII: Caleb Snyder 1-2
May River at HHIHS
MR 000 004 3 — 7 8 0
HH 010 001 1 — 3 6 2
Freshman Tysen Brasington gave the Sharks five strong innings to earn the win and was one of three May River players with two hits, an extra-base knock, and at least one RBI as the Sharks rallied to finish the season sweep of the Seahawks on Wednesday.
WP: Tysen Brasington 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K, 4 BB
LP: Reyman Matos 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
MR: Davis Rose 2-4, 3B, 2 RBIs, R; James Layman 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Tysen Brasington 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; Will Corn 1-2, 2B, 2 RBIs
HH: Ethan Russo 2-2, 2B, RBI, R; Gregory 2-3; McCabe 1-3, 2B, RBI
Up next: MR (2-3, 2-0) at James Island (Mon.)
Thomas Heyward at Colleton Prep
THA 420 403 — 13 10 1
CPA 000 102 — 3 1 6
Zane Wilson continued the Rebels’ outstanding recent work on the mound, and Walker Taylor led a potent THA offense in a run-rule win at Colleton Prep on Thursday.
WP: Zane Wilson 6 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 14 K, 2 BB
THA: Walker Taylor 3-5, 2B, 2 RBIs, 3 R; Eli Minton 2-4, 2B, R; Dylan Boyles 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs, R; Zane Wilson 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs, R
CPA: Hayden Williams 1-1, 2B, RBI
Up next: THA (4-3, 2-0) at HHP (Tues.); CPA (1-3) vs. Northwood (Mon.)
Holy Innocents at Hilton Head Prep
HI 021 021 (11) — 17 9 4
HHP 000 200 4 — 6 5 5
Atlanta private school Holy Innocents broke out the bats for 11 runs in the seventh inning to hand the Dolphins their first loss with a 17-6 defeat Friday.
WP: Ian Graves 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
LP: Steele Burd 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
HI: Jack Mallady 2-5, 4 RBIs, R; Zachary Jackson 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R
HHP: Peyton Bullock 2-3, RBI; Phoenix Betancourt 1-4, 2 RBIs, R
Up next: HHP (8-1) vs. THA (Tues.)
Holy Innocents at HHIHS
HI 001 010 0 — 2 3 1
HHIHS 002 020 x — 4 3 2
Jake Richardson knocked in three runs, and the Seahawks scraped out a pair of runs in the fifth to escape with a 4-2 win over Holy Innocents in a well-pitched game Friday.
WP: Christian Stratis 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
LP: Z. Jackson 5 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 13 K
HHIHS: Jake Richardson 1-2, 3 RBIs; Connor Wiendl 1-1, 2B, R; Reymar Matos 1-3, 2 R
Up next: HHIHS (3-3, 0-2) at Bluffton (Mon.)
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