By MONTE DUTTON Tanner Finley (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Clinton High’s baseball team ransacked the Low Country as if led by Francis Marion, not Peyton Spangler. In three games at the Hanahan Invitational, the Red Devils cleaned out Hickory Grove Christian, Berkeley and Bishop England by a combined score of 25-10. Berkeley won the …
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Big Red rolls across Low Country
By MONTE DUTTONg Luke Young (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Clinton High got off to a strong start at the Hanahan Invitational, a spring-break tournament near Charleston. The Red Devils began with a 10-7 victory over Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, N.C.), led by red-hot catcher Luke Young. Young, who had homered twice in his previous …
It’s a merry go-round
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. This is a bit jaded by the institution on my diploma – but … In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Furman kept it close for most the game before losing to Connecticut. In the final, the same with UConn against Michigan. The Paladins, …
Things go bad in a hurry at CSU
By MONTE DUTTON Matthew Rollison (PC photo) In the midst of a rough season, Presbyterian College’s baseball team hit a new low on Friday in North Charleston. I was following the game. The Blue Hose took a 12-5 lead over Charleston Southern entering the bottom of the ninth inning. I read a book for a …
Lander to seek Div. II title on CBS
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I have been remiss in overlooking what may be the sports story of the year. It’s been happening across the lake, where Lander University is playing on Sunday afternoon for the NCAA Division II national championship in men’s basketball against Gannon. Who is Gannon? It’s in Erie, Pa., where fans …
Red Devils roll on, 13-0
By MONTE DUTTON Angel Vargas is all smiles running out a home run (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. In Clinton High School’s last eight baseball games, the Red Devils have outscored their opponents, 88-15, with four shutouts. On Tuesday evening, Clinton (10-2, 4-1 Region 3-2A) drew swiftly away from Chester (5-7-1, 2-1), winning, 13-0, in …
PC splits first two at Samford
Emory Guilford (PC photo) The struggling Presbyterian baseball program split the first two games of a non-conference series in Homewood, Ala., against Samford. The Blue Hose won Friday’s opener, 7-5, and fell on Saturday, 7-4. The rubber game is at 2 p.m. on Sunday. On Saturday, Presbyterian (5-21) broke on top but yielded three runs …
Finley brothers hold the line, 2-1
By MONTE DUTTON Tanner Finley fires a strike (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. At its best, high-school baseball is tense, exciting and unlimited by a run rule. Clinton (9-2, 3-1 Region 3-2A) guarded a one-run lead with the tenacity of an animal defending its young on Friday night, gaining a split with rival Mid-Carolina, 2-1, …
Raiders blanked by Fountain Inn, 2-0
By MONTE DUTTON Noah Hughes (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Fountain Inn (14-1, 8-0) goes for a Region 1-4A sweep of Laurens (4-10, 4-4) on the Fury’s home field after winning, 2-0, in Laurens on Wednesday night. Collin Wilson 
and Brayden Passmore combined to stop Laurens on three hits. Wilson struck out 11. Noah …
In dreams and reality
By MONTE DUTTON When I awakened this morning, nature called. Nothing unusual about that. It’s my interior alarm clock. I keep forgetting to buy a new one. Last night I spent an hour talking with an old NASCAR chum. The first Darlington race of the season was Sunday. My friend and I laughed at stories …
