Zane McLendon was 4-4 with three extra-base hits. (Monte Dutton photos) Zane McLendon’s smooth batting stroke played particular dividends in Clinton’s 11-3 first-round playoff victory over Broome on Tuesday night. How smooth? Smooth as butterscotch pudding. A first-inning triple, a double in the second, a single in the fifth and another double in the sixth. …
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Nabors goes yard in Raider triumph
Mason Hamby had three hits and two stolen bases. (Monte Dutton photo) As first home runs of a season go, Laurens’ Hunter Nabors demonstrated exquisite timing. With one out and one run in, one ball and one strike, the Raider second baseman hammered a blast to right field to give Laurens (15-9-1) a 4-0 lead …
A town of two tales
In the town of Clinton, there are two entities: the Clinton High School Red Devils, who win the games, and the Presbyterian College Blue Hose, who lose them. These are their stories. PC and Clinton used to be damn near one and the same. People in Clinton with no formal means of connection used to …
What it was … was baseball
Preparing to pose for photos are, from left, Caleb Taylor, Justin Copeland, Wilson Wages, Jalen Barnhill and Zach Fortman (Monte Dutton photo). The plan was to watch a baseball game Friday night, but the rains on Thursday, throughout Laurens County, were too severe for play, and I drifted into the Clinton High School cafeteria in …
Moon shots …
I have some thoughts regarding here, there and yonder. Every NFL team that needs a quarterback better have a reliable backup, too. Quarterbacks who run are popular. Defenders who want to clobber them are, too. The only quarterback I’ve ever seen who was more physical than the men trying to tackle him was washed up …
An audible at the line
Clinton's Jayden Robinson runs away from Laurens defenders. (Monte Dutton photo) I’ve held this blog back a couple of days while I first informed people who needed to know. Laurens County Sports is no more. Furman All the Time! is no more. I pulled the plugs two days ago. I’d been thinking about it for …
Red Devils wrap up region crown
UNION – Clinton put an emphatic claim on the Region 4-3A baseball title with a 6-1 victory over Union County, the only remaining obstacle in its path. Wil Stewart gave up a single and a walk to the Yellow Jackets in the bottom of the 1st but struck out Andrew Latham to end the inning …
Martin homers twice but Raiders fall
GREENWOOD – As a practical matter, Laurens’ Tuesday-night visit to Greenwood was little more than a non-conference workout for the baseball playoffs, but the Eagles and Raiders are familiar rivals. Greenwood (13-2) whipped Laurens (14-9-1) for the 2nd time – the 1st was on Feb. 18 – by 6th-inning run rule, 15-5. The Raiders’ Jackson …
Whole lotta scoring going on at LA
(Monte Dutton file photo) What in the wide, wide world of sports was going on at Laurens Academy’s baseball field? The Crusaders edged Berea, 19-18, on Monday night. The teams didn’t just combine for 37 runs. They compiled 30 hits (15 apiece) and 19 errors (LA made 10). Laurens Academy (5-10) is SCISA Class A. …
Laurens’ wave greener, 7-1
EASLEY -- Behind a gutty performance on the mound by Grayson Ledford, Laurens won for the 4th time in a row with a workmanlike 7-0 victory over Easley on Monday night. Tuning up for the Class 4A playoffs, which begin next Monday, Jackson Martin and Bennett Edwards each collected two hits, Martin scored three times, …
