By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Next week high-school coverage will amp up, but for now, here’s a collection of thoughts from here, there and yon. https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants The dominant story on radio/TV gabfests is “who will get Shohei Ohtani?” Either the Los Angeles Angels keep him in Anaheim at the risk of watching him become …
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Diamonds are forever but not for a while
By MONTE DUTTON Bryce Young fires to first. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ This might be weird. I feel as if baseball is over. I haven’t watched so little major-league baseball on TV in more than 25 years. I kept hearing about how great the College World Series was, so I finally watched a couple games, …
Down to the last drop
By MONTE DUTTON The "good game, man" line (Monte Dutton photos) What’s not to like about playing a little ball on a beautiful morning? High school football is one of many arts of the possible. They don’t put the pads on till August. The High School League lets them play pitch-and-catch, and they make a …
The road to Red Devil
By MONTE DUTTON Shortstop Bryce Young throws out a Batesburg-Leesville batter (Monte Dutton photos). The Clinton Junior American Legion Post 56 baseball team has a long name and a long way to go. They’ll get there, though, Batesburg-Leesville Post 7’s 13-12 victory on Wednesday night, notwithstanding. Clinton High JV and assistant varsity coach Peyton Spangler …
It takes a village
(Monte Dutton photos) Any successful team is a many splendored thing, but baseball takes it to the nth degree. Football requires many coordinated actions, but football players do not dash beyond the goalposts to retrieve the extra points. In high-school baseball, the junior varsity completes its game and then prepares the field for the varsity. …
Devils put spring’s toil on display
(Monte Dutton photos) By MONTE DUTTON The Red Devils have many holes to fill but ample seeds in the planter. Identifying which of those seeds will sprout is the first task of spring practice, which ended with Clinton High’s spring game on Thursday, pushed back by the unprecedented length of the baseball season and to …
Baseball to brag about
(Monte Dutton photos) By MONTE DUTTON The first time I heard Asher Goss was injured, Tori Patterson told me about it before a Raider game. I thought, what a shame. I had no idea it was life-threatening. It could be that Tori didn’t know, either. Conditions apparently deteriorated quickly, but Goss pulled through, some dour …
Splendor on the grass of the infield
Sweet victory (Monte Dutton photos) By MONTE DUTTON This is the way to win a state championship. Bring out the honored heroes of the past. It’s been 62 years since the baseball team won the state. Establish the link because, in a place like this, the team does not just represent the school; it represents …
Red Devils strike baseball gold
Caleb Taylor (8), Wil Stewart (12) and head coach Sean McCarthy celebrate. (Monte Dutton photos) By MONTE DUTTON Oh, they ringed the baseball stadium on Tuesday night, and ever how many were there, all but a few got what they came for, which was a Class 3A state championship for the Clinton Red Devils, 5-4 …
Here come Hawks with an attitude
Justin Copeland (Monte Dutton photos) Do not be deluded into thinking Tuesday night’s game at Clinton High School is going to anywhere near as easy as the first game at Hanahan. Clinton won, 17-3, in the first game on the Hawks’ home field and is a victory away from the Class 3A state championship. A …
