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| Posted Apr 11/13 - Apr 11/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Braves take out Myrtle Beach Varsity with help from Thompson, 7-6 Dylan Thompson had three RBIs, sparking the Braves to a 7-6 victory in eight innings over Myrtle Beach Varsity on Tuesday at Soc. He singled in the third and eighth innings. Kyle Smith got the win for the Braves. He allowed one run over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out three, walked two and surrendered two hits. The Braves jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. After Finn Melko singled, Dalton Smith singled, bringing home RJ Bethea. The Braves matched their one-run fourth inning with one more in the eighth. In the fourth, the Braves scored on a sacrifice fly by Thompson, scoring Hunter Renfrow.
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| Posted Apr 7/13 - Region Play Continues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Varsity Braves return to Regional action this week with two games at Socastee Field. The Braves will be looking to revenge losses to Myrtle Beach and Wilson on Tuesday and Thursday respevtively. A third game this week will be played at North Myrtle Beach on Saturday, a Noon start. This was originally slated for April 16. Thr JV squad also plays two this week as NMB visits Socastee on Monday and the 2013 season concludes Thursday at Brave's Field as the boys look to avenge an earlier loss to Conway.
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| Posted Apr 6/13 - The Braves take 5-2 loss to Musselman Applemen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buck Bacot did all he could to give the Braves a boost, but it wasn't enough to get past Musselman Applemen, as the Braves lost 5-2 in seven innings at Socastee on Saturday. Bacot did his best to jumpstart the offense for the Braves, reaching base two times. He singled in the third inning. Chris Schleos got it done on the hill on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over seven innings. Schleos struck out five, walked two and gave up five hits. The top of the second saw Musselman Applemen take an early lead, 1-0. Musselman Applemen's threat began with a single by Jacob Whitmore. A single by Tyler Gross then moved Whitmore from first to second. Hunter Dalton singled, plating Whitmore. The Braves scored one run of their own in the second. The Braves scored on an RBI single by Jason Farria. Musselman Applemen didn't relinquish the lead after scoring one run in the third inning when it scored on an RBI double by Whitmore. Musselman Applemen piled on two more runs in the top of the seventh. The inning looked promising, as Whitmore singled, scoring Maverick Keller to kick things off. That was followed up by Gross' single, bringing home Darrin Zombro. |
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| Posted Apr 6/13 - The Braves beat Jamestown NY 6-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunter Renfrow went 2-4, sparking the Braves to a 6-5 victory in seven innings over Jamestown NY on Saturday at Socasteebaseball. He singled in the sixth inning and doubled in the seventh inning. Jamestown NY couldn't get anything going as long as Justin Dowd was on the mound. Jamestown NY managed just one hit off of the the Braves' pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three during his three innings of work. |
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| Posted Apr 6/13 - Saturday Mingo Bay Update | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Socastee Braves will play two on Saturday 4/6 @ Socastee in the Mingo Bay Tourney. Jamestown NY @ 2:30 and Musselman WV @ 5:00. |
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| Posted Apr 6/13 - The Braves fend off Pleasure Park High's late push, hold on 3-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pleasure Park High wasn't able to come back from the big hole it dug itself into against the Braves, and Pleasure Park High lost 3-2 to the Braves after falling behind by two runs in the sixth inning. Pleasure Park High scored one run in the seventh on an RBI single by Ryan Hart. Despite its efforts, Pleasure Park High couldn't get over the hump. Austin Schmitz's six strikeouts were enough to push the Braves past Pleasure Park. Schmitz allowed one earned run on three hits and four walks over six innings. The top of the first saw Pleasure Park High take an early lead, 1-0. The lead stayed with the Braves after the third, when they scored two runs on a fielder's choice and a hit by pitch. |
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| Posted Apr 25/12 - IT IS TIME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players, it's the playoffs and it is time to step up. This is what you have been practicing for and working hard for since last November. THIS IS THE MOMENT, SEIZE THE MOMENT! You are a TEAM, you have been playing together for a long time, in some cases for years. You know each others strengths and each others weaknesses - help each other - accept your team mates help and he will accept yours when you give it. We will not win a single game if we don't truly believe in each other and have each others back. Don't try to do it all yourself, know (and I mean truly believe it from the very bottom of your heart) that if you miss a ball, fail to hit, give up a run - it doesn't matter because your team mates will be there to bail you out, and you will be there to bail them out when they need it. Know that you are good, and good teams perform when it counts. You have won 17 games, you only gave up an average of 3 runs a game, you scored an average of 6+ runs per game - that is almost a run per inning (remember that you didn't hit 7 times in many games because we were home team and a few other times we won in less innings due to the mercy rule - yeah like the time we kicked St James butt). You can play with anyone - go out and do it ! You don't need me or mom/dad or coach to tell you. Believe it. Go out and play to your ability and everything will take care of itself. The only thing you control is doing your best. DO IT, and don't make excuses. It doesn't matter that the umpire stinks, it doesn't matter that the other team got a good player halfway through the season, it doesn't matter that you didn't get to hit in practice, it doesn't matter weather your coach yelled, it doesn't matter if your coach was silent, it doesn't matter if the coach folds his arms and stares at the ground all day - you are the ones playing, you are the ones with the talent, you are the ones that can get yourself ready, you are the ones that are going to win! Win despite all that! In the words of Coach Bennett, BE A DOG! Put everything behind you and just go out there and play! Play like you can. Play hard, Have Fun and everything will take care of itself. To all of you, but especially for the seniors, allow me to suggest a motto "Believe, DLIE" - which stands for "Believe, Don't Let it End" Let's keep this season going until May 18............... |
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| Posted Apr 25/12 - Braves Finish 2nd in District With Loss To Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves could muster only 1 hit (I don't care what the home "cooked" score book showed - it was not a no-hitter) and 1 run as they lost to St. James 5-1, to finish 2nd in the district. Dylan Thompson started for the Braves and battled mightily against Sharks hitters, a sloppy Brave defense and against the effects of a cold (he ran a fever all day) to take the loss. Carlos Fernandez pitched the final 2 2/3 innings. Chase Keevert produced the Braves only hit in the 7th inning and Manny Berdayes had the only rbi. The Braves will host Berkeley High on Thursday. Come out and support the Braves !
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| Posted Apr 18/12 - Chiefs defeat Braves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves gave up three unearned runs in the first inning and went on to lose 7-1 to North Myrtle Beach. Chase Keevert started and suffered his only defeat of the season. The Braves lone run came on a Jerad Landrey double that just missed going out of the park. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 14/12 - Mingo Bay Champions ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves blasted the St. James Sharks defeating them 11-1 on a mercy rule shortened game to win the Mingo Bay Championship. Carlos Fernandez threw a complete game four hitter while striking out three to earn the pitching victory. Charlie Nicholson blasted two home runs driving in 5 runs and Walker Darnell hit a solo shot to lead the offense. Hunter Renfrow and Chase Keevert each had two hits and Dylan Thompson, Manny Berdayes, Kenny Taylor and Zach Hyde each had a hit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 14/12 - Braves Defeat Cicero, NY to Advance to Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Thompson pitched a complete game three hit shutout to lead the Braves over Cicero, NY 2-1 as the Braves advanced to the championship game. The Braves will play host to the St. James Sharks, whom defeated Pleasure Ridge, Kentucky in the other Semifinal game. Charlie Nicholson had two hits including the game winning double which drove home Hunter Renfrow whom had singled to open the third inning. The Braves were held to 6 hits in the ballgame as Charlie, Hunter and Manny Berdayes each had two. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 11/12 - Braves Wallop Westfield to Win Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeated Westfield 11-0 to go undefeated in pool play and advance to championship play. Bubba Martin pitched a complete game shutout, going 5 superb innings to get the win while giving up just 3 hits and striking out four. Dalton Smith blasted two home runs collecting 4 rbi's to lead the Braves offensively. Manny Berdayes had two hits and three rbi's and Hunter Renfrow had two hits, with two runs scored and a stolen base. Charlie Nicholson had a double , rbi and two runs scored. Buck Baco was hit by a pitch and scored a run and Tyler Dillon walked and scored on a steal of home. Dylan Thompson knocked in a run with a sac fly.
Stats have been update. More details on the game summary will be posted on 12 Varsity. |
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| Posted Apr 11/12 - Braves Beat Bluefield 10-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves came back after trailing 7-4 going into the bottom of the fifth, with a big 7 run inning to go onto win 10-7. Trevor Bigham pitched two innings to pick up the win in relief of Austin Schmitz whom started for the Braves and Kyle Smith got the save with two innings of scoreless relief. Offensively, Chase Keevert had one of the big blows as he hit a bases loaded pinch hit double to drive in two and get the Braves to within one run. Tyler Dillon followed with a Sacrifice fly to tie the game. Dalton Smith was 3-4 with two runs and an rbi. Hunter Renfrow was 2-4 with a double and monster home run, scoring 2 and knocking in two. Charlie Nicholson stroked a double and scored. Manny Berdayes was 2-3, scoring once while being hit with a pitch and stealing a base. Walker Darnell was on base three times with a double a walk and being hit by pitch while scoring twice and stealing a base. And Dylan Thompson scored once on a walk and drove a run in with a sac fly. Zach Hyde was hit by a pitch with a stolen base and a run scored. Stats have been updated.
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| Posted Apr 11/12 - Braves take Game one on Mingo Bay 6-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeated Pennfield 6-2 to get a win in the first game of the second week of Mingo Bay tournament. Chase Keevert picked up his 5th win of the year and Carlos Fernandez picked up the save. Offensively, Dalton Smith was 2-2 with a walk and 2 rbi's, Hunter Renfrow was 1-4 with a triple and two rbi's. Charlie Nicholson, Dylan Thompson, Kenny Taylor and Walker Darnell all contributed hits. Details and Stats have been updated.
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| Posted Apr 6/12 - Congratulations to WMBF Athlete of the Week, Manny Berdayes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congratulations to Manny Berdayes on being recognized as the WMBF Athlete of the week. Catchers do truly have a tough job. To see the coverage by WMBF click on the link below: For more about catching, click on the link below: |
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| Posted Apr 5/12 - Braves Get Rained Out | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Braves game in the championship bracket of the Mingo Bay tournament was rained out on Thursday night. The game will be played on Friday at a time not yet determined. Stats have been updated for all games played.
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| Posted Apr 5/12 - Braves Win Mingo Bay Pool Play With 10-7 Victory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves came from behind to defeat George Washington Patriots 10-7 in the final game of pool play. The victory clinched first place in the pool and advances the Braves to the championship bracket. Carlos Fernandez got the win, pitching 5 shutout innings, in relief of starter Chase Keevert. Kyle Smith picked up the save working a perfect 7th inning. The Braves fell behind early but the offense kept battling back and Fernandez held the Patriots in check to give the Braves a chance. Manny Berdayes put the Braves ahead for good with a bases loaded two rbi double. Offensive leaders were Zach Hyde 2 for 2, with a single, a double and a walk, with three runs scored. Walker Darnell was 2 for 4 with a run and an rbi. Hunter Renfrow had a single, two walks and two runs. Dylan Thompson single, two rbi's and a run, Charlie Nicholson homer run, 2 rbi's, and Manny Berdayes a double and 2 rbi's. Dalton Smith had a single, walk, a hit by pitch to go with a run and rbi. Finn Melko also had a hit, run and rbi. (stats have been posted)
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| Posted Apr 4/12 - Congratulations to Charlie Nicholson and all the Braves ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congratulations to Charlie Nicholson on winning the Grand Strand Sports Report Player of the week. For all the details go to: And to all the Braves, congratulations on the latest South Carolina Coaches Poll rankings. The Braves are now ranked sixth in the state. You have worked hard and deserve the recognition, but that is not the goal you are working for. DO NOT BECOME COMPLACENT !! STAY HUNGRY - YOU ARE BETTER THAN 6th. USE THIS AS MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE TO DO YOUR BEST - ANYTHING LESS IS UNACCEPTABLE. |
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| Posted Apr 3/12 - Braves Beat Indians in Game 2 of Mingo Bay 9-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Schmitz pitched a complete game to pick up his second Varsity win of the season as the Braves defeated the Virginia Garfield Indians 9-1. Austin gave up just one run while scattering four hits and striking out seven. Offensively, the Braves scored 9 runs on 12 hits. Walker Darnell was on base four times, collecting two doubles a single and a hit by pitch. Hunter Renfrow, Dylan Thompson and Charlie Nicholson each had two hits. Manny Berdayes had a hit and two sacrifice fly's along with a hit by pitch. Chase Keevert had a single and two rbi's and RJ Bethea had a single and an rbi. Click on link to see WMBF News for this game: Complete game details and stats will be posted soon.
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| Posted Apr 2/12 - Braves Get Win in First Mingo Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves beat the South Range Raiders, a team from Ohio, to win game one of the Mingo Bay Tournament. South Range struck first with a single run in the top of the first and held the lead until the bottom of the sixth when the Braves managed to push across an unearned run to tie the game at 1-1. The Braves would then win in walk off fashion, as Walker Darnell knocked a bases loaded base hit into left field to score Kenny Taylor with the winning run. Dylan Thompson started for the Braves and pitched 6 strong inning, giving up just three hits (two of them infield hits) and only 1 run. Kyle Smith pitched a 1,2,3 scoreless seventh with a strikeout to get the win for the Braves. (more details on 12 Varsity and stats posted)
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| Posted Apr 2/12 - WMBF NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM GEORGETOWN GAME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO SEE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR GAME AGAINST GEORGETOWN. |
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| Posted Mar 30/12 - JV GAMES UPDATED ON THE 12 JV BUTTON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted Mar 30/12 - Braves Beat Bulldogs Again! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Socastee Braves beat the Georgetown Bulldogs for the second time this season with a 7-2 victory. Chase Keevert pitched six solid innings giving up 2 runs (only 1 earned) to pick up his fourth victory of the season. Zach Hyde had a double and a triple with two rbi's to spark the offense. (more details and stats will be posted this weekend)
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| Posted Mar 30/12 - Carolina Forest Beats Braves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves had 19 base runners, on 12 hits and 7 walks, but could only manage to push across four runs as they stranded 11 runners and had three of them thrown out on the base paths as they fell to the Carolina Forest Panthers 10-4. Dalton Smith had a big day for the Braves with a Solo Homer, two singles and 4 runs battted in. (more details and stats will be posted this weekend)
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| Posted Mar 28/12 - Braves Scalp Chiefs, 10-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Thompson got his third win of the season, pitching 6 strong innings. Dalton Smith had a first inning two rbi single, Walker Darnell had a 3 run homer, and Charlie Nicholson added a solo blast as the Braves defeated the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs. (more details and stats will be posted soon)
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| Posted Mar 28/12 - Diamond Prospects Player of the Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Congratulations to Charlie Nicholson for being recognized as The Diamond Prospects player of the week on March 19-25. From The Diamond Prospects
We also would like to recognize Manny Berdayes for an Honarable Mention on The Diamond Prospects player of the week for March 12 - 18 |
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| Posted Mar 26/12 - Vote for Charlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Our very own Charlie Nicholson is up for Athlete of the Week. Please use the link below to vote for Charlie. Please note that you are allowed to vote as often as you like. |
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| Posted Mar 24/12 - NEW PHOTOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEVEN VARSITY ALBUMS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED IN THE "PHOTOS" channel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 23/12 - Braves Slam Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves remained unbeaten in district play and handed the St. James Sharks their first district defeat, 11-3. Charlie Nicholson had a night to remember, going 4 for 4, with two hits and two home runs with 6 rbi's. With the score tied at 3 in the bottom of the fourth, and the bases loaded, Charlie hit a mammoth grand slam to put the Braves ahead 7-3. He struck again in the fifth with a two run shot, the Braves second home run of the inning as Zach Hyde also hit a two run shot in the frame. Chase Keevert earned his third win of the season going 6 innings before yielding to Kyle Smith whom struck out the side in the seventh inning. (details posted on 12 varsity - stats have been updated)
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| Posted Mar 23/12 - Socastee Splits Doubleheader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In games held at the Ripken Complex, Socastee defeated the Arkansas Eagles 6-4 and lost to Gliman 2-1. Austin Schmitz pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up just two earned runs and Trevor Bigham pitched the final 2 1/3. While Hunter Renfrow (3 rbi's), Charlie Nicholson (2 rbi's) and Dalton Smith led the offense with two hits each. Game two featured a pitchers duel between Carlos Fernandez and Ryan Ripken. Carlos Fernandez pitched brilliantly for 5 1/3 innings giving up just 2 runs before being relieved by Charlie Nicholson whom pitched the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings. While Ryan Ripken was gone after three innings, the Braves could only muster 1 run on a Walker Darnell double. ( details posted on 12 Varsity button - stats have been updated)
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| Posted Mar 20/12 - JV GAMES 1-4 UPDATED ON "12 JV" BUTTON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JV recaps courtesy of Mr. Martin. Thank you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 20/12 - Socastee Defeats Wilson, 8-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Thompson pitched a complete game shutout, yielding only 4 hits while striking out 8 to get the win 8-0. He got plenty of defensive and offensive support as Hunter Renfrow and Charlie Nicholson both had defensive web gems and Chase Keevert and Charlie Nicholson executed a perfect relay to Manny Berdayes to tag out the only scoring threat for Wilson. In the third inning Finn Melko made a charging off balance throw on a sacrifice bunt to nip the batter at first and Charlie then pegged the ball back to third, which was alertly covered by a Walker Darnell who hustled from left field, to complete the double play. Offensively, Kenny Taylor led the charge with a hit and a double and 4 rbi's (detail posted 12 Varsity, stats posted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 19/12 - NEED JV INFORMATION !! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We would love to include JV information on this site. If anyone would like to provide, roster, photos or game recaps please send them to mberdayes@thesunnews.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 17/12 - Braves Sweep Seahawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves remained undefeated in Region VIII play, defeating the Myrtle Beach Seahawks for the second time this season. Charlie Nicholson singled in the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat the Seahawks 7-6. (more details on 12 Varsity, stats updated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 16/12 - Braves Fall to Carolina Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves battled all night but in the end just fell short in their home opener, losing to Carolina Forest 7-6. After taking a first inning 3-0 lead, they surrendered it in the third inning going down 4-3. The Braves battled back with another 3 spot to go back on top 6-4, and then saw their lead shrink to 6-5 and then lose it outright, for the 7-6 final. (more details on 12 Varsity and stats updated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 13/12 - Braves Beat Bulldogs 4-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Once again the visiting Braves scored first in the game and went on to win. The Braves scored three runs in the first inning and added an insurance run in the seventh, and Chase Keevert pitched a complete game extinguishing a Bulldog rally in the seventh inning to win 4-2. (More details posted in 12 Varsity and stats updated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 10/12 - Braves Trounce Tigers ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRAVES WIN 11-1 ! Kyle Smith started and pitched four solid innings, and Charlie Nicholson ignited the offense with a homerun and a triple. (more details on "12 Varsity" and stats updated )
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| Posted Mar 7/12 - BRAVES WIN! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Keevert pitched a compete game three hit shutout with 8 strikeouts and no walks to lead the Braves to a 1-0 win over the Myrtle Beach Beach Seahawks. (more details posted on the 12 Varsity channel)
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| Posted Jul 21/11 - SOCASTEE SUFFERS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LOSS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Socastee battled mightily but lost 11-1 to a tough Florence team in the State Championship game. The game was much closer than the final score would indicate as Socastee only trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the sixth when Florence busted it open by grinding out six runs on 3 walks and 4 hits while the Braves inexplicably didn't make a pitching change. Florence would later tack on three more runs in the inning to end the game. We could undermine our coaches, who volunteered their time and missed many meals away from their own families to help our boys get better, by second guessing them on why they would let our starter whom was working on three days rest (he threw 81 pitches in game one) give up 7 earned runs (and throw a total 104 pitches) in the final inning of the championship ball game when you have six other pitchers on the team that are able to pitch, however that would be a waste of time, would be unproductive and would not change the final result. We will never know what could have been, but the bottom line is that Florence emerged as the better team on this night. We had a great season, winning 18 games (with a 15 game win streak) and losing only 3. Our young men improved their skills and hopefully learned some baseball and life lessons along the way. We thank them for their hard work and the great memories they produced with their journey through the season, playoffs and in the State tournament. We encourage them to continue to work hard to be the best ball players, students and human beings and to give thanks to all that made it possible. We thank coach Daurity, coach Hudson, coach Renfrow and coach Chris Patrick for their hard work and dedication to our boys. We know you didn't have to do this, but you did and we thank you! Game details are posted on 11 Jr Lgn |
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| Posted Jul 20/11 - Socastee Surrenders to Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Socastee suffered a let down after a big victory the previous night and was never in this ballgame, losing to Union 8-1. The loss means that there will be a one game championship for the state title between Socastee and the winner of Union and Florence on Wednesday. Game details posted on the 11 Jr Lgn page. |
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| Posted Jul 19/11 - Hyde's walkoff blast lifts Socastee over Florence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zach Hyde launched a two out walk-off three run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to propel Socastee past Florence 4- 2. Chase Keevert pitched a superb complete game to get the win. More details posted in 11 jr lgn. |
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| Posted Jul 18/11 - Socastee Beats Conway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Socastee battled all game and came from behind twice to win and advance in the winners bracket of the State Championships. Game details on 11 Jr Lgn page. |
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| Posted Jul 18/11 - Socastee Defeats Darlington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Socastee defeated Darlingtion 7-4 in the opening game of the State Championships. Game details in 11 Jr lgn page. |
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| Posted Jul 13/11 - Socastee Sweeps Mullins to Advance to State Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee defeated Mullins 12-6 to advance to the State tournament. More details on 11 Jr Lgn page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jul 12/11 - Socastee Squeaks by Mullins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee was able to overcome 7 unearned runs to win the first game of the second round of the playoffs over Mullins, 14 to 13. Game details on 11 Jr Lgn page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jul 9/11 - Socastee Advances past Andrews in playoffs! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee defeated Andrews 9-3 to sweep the first round of the playoffs and moved on to face Mullins in round two. Game detail in 11 Jr Lgn page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jul 6/11 - Socastee Defeats Andrews in Playoff Opener! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee battled all night and prevailed with excellent pitching, defense and timely hitting to take game one of the playoffs 4-2 over Andrews. Game details on 11 Jr Lgn page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jul 5/11 - Socastee Wacks Waccamaw! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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How sweet it is! Socastee avenged their only loss of the season with a whalloping of Waccamaw, 10-0. They finished the season with 11 wins and only 1 loss. See more details on "11 Jr Lgn" page. |
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| Posted Jun 30/11 - Socastee Slips by Georgetown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On a night where they could manage only 5 basehits, Socastee (like all good teams) found a way to win, and defeated Georgetown 5-4 to improve their record to 10-1. More details on "11 Jr Lgn" button. |
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| Posted Jun 28/11 - Socastee Shellacks St. James ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee soundly defeated St. James 20-0, to improve their record to 9-1. More details in "11 Jr Lgn". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jun 25/11 - Socastee Shreds Carolina Forest! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Socastee's bats reflected the weather and stayed extremely hot. They pounded out 13 hits and scored 14 runs to destroy Carolina Forest in a 14-3 mercy rule route. Socastee improved their record to 8-1. More details have been posted in "11 Jr Lgn" button. |
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| Posted Jun 23/11 - Socastee Crushes Conway ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee pounded out 15 hits and scored 15 runs to improve their record to 7-1. They have now scored 80 runs in 8 games to average exactly 10 runs per game! More game details are posted on "11 Jr Lgn" and stats have been updated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jun 22/11 - Socastee Beats Andrews ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee defeated Andrews 7-4 to improve their record to 6-1. Socastee led early but had to come from behind in the sixth inning scoring 5 runs to take a 7-3 lead, after surrendering three runs in the bottom of the fourth. More details posted on "11 Jr Lgn" button and stats updated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Jun 20/11 - Braves Route G'town 16-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves, Post 178 Junior Legion team improved its record to 5-1 with a win over Georgetown Post 114. (more details on this game and all our prior games on "11 Jr Lgn" button - courtesy of Mr. Miller) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 25/11 - Braves Win Mingo Bay C Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dillon Thompson pitched a complete game giving up just three runs in 6 innings (game shortend due to rain) and Charlie Nicholson hit a homerun to lead the Braves to the Championship of the C Bracket. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 22/11 - Braves Win in Extra Innings! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An extra inning, 8-7, victory moved the Braves past Kenmore East, NY and into the Championship Game of the C Bracket against Musselmen, WV. Doug English pitched three no-hit, scoreless innings in relief to pick up the victory and Dalton Smith led of the bottom of the eighth inning with a double and Jared Landrey (running for Dalton) scored the winning run on a fielders choice by Walker Darnell. (Stats updated) (photos posted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 20/11 - Braves Win! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Taylor had three hits, including two home runs and 7 Rbi and Austin Schmitz pitched a complete game for a 18-7 victory. (stats posted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 20/11 - Senior Night | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Come out and honor our four seniors in their last scheduled home game at 6:30 pm on Thursday April 21. Chase Cochran, Doug English, Cobi Guilbeau and Matt McKinney thank you for your efforts and the memories. We wish you the very best in your future! |
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| Posted Apr 20/11 - CHANGE IN GAME TIME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TODAYS GAME WILLL START AT 3 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 20/11 - Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Just thought I would point out that it is not comparable to compare last year stats to this year because the team played 29 games last year and we have only played 19 games so far. In addition, 6 of those players from last year are gone. Five of those players were seniors and this years team only has two seniors in the starting lineup! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 20/11 - Braves Get Shelled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Braves were never in the game, giving up 5 runs in the first inning and eventually losing 20-9. (photos have been posted) (more details on 11 Varsity) |
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| Posted Apr 19/11 - Braves Fall in Game 1 of Mingo Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Braves jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, on a first inning Kenny Taylor line drive home run, but could only generate one more run while giving up 6 to lose by the final score of 6-2. (more detail on 11Varsity - Photos have been posted) |
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| Posted Apr 15/11 - St. James 7 Socastee 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In a much closer game than the final score would indicate, (the game was tied at 1 going into the 6th inning), the Sharks prevailed to pull out a win. Chase Cochran started and pitched 5 strong innings to keep the Braves in the game. (more details have been posted on 11Varsity, and photos have been posted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 14/11 - Braves Win, defeat Chiefs 6-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Keevert pitched a complete game 4 hit shutout to lead the Braves to the 6-0 victory. More details have been posted in the 11 Varsity channel. Photos have been posted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 14/11 - JV Braves fall to Carolina Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carolina Forest avenged an early season loss to the Braves by winning 10-0. More details in 11 JV channel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 12/11 - Braves beat Seahawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves rushed out to an 8-1 lead and held on to win 8-7. (More detail have been posted in 11 Varsity channel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 12/11 - JV loses to Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Details of this game and all other JV games have been posted in "11 JV" channel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 5/11 - Braves Win ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee 7 Southside 2 Charlie Nicholson led the offense with two homers and a hit and Treveor Bingham and Austin Schmitz combined on the pitching end to lead the Braves to victory. (More details have been posted in 11 Varsity)
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| Posted Apr 5/11 - Braves Lose First Game of Mingo Bay Tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pleasure Ridge 9 Socastee 4 A tough night for the Braves as Pleasure Ridge led off the game with a home run and added four more runs in the first inning and they coasted from there to an easy victory. (more details have been posted in 11 Varsity) |
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| Posted Apr 4/11 - 11 JV Channel updated ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game summaries of all the JV games have been added in the 11JV channel. Information supplied courtesy of Mr. Ed Martin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 2/11 - Braves lose to G-Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves showed a lot of heart battling back from an 11-1 deficit. The comeback started with a Walker Darnell two run homer to center, but in the end they just ran out of innings and lost 12-8.
(more details in "11Varsity")
("Standings" channel has been updated)
(Game photos posted )
If you check out The Sun News story, please note the following corrections:
Dylan Thompson was not the losing pitcher.
Walker Darnell had 2 rbi's (but did have 3 runs scored) and was 2 for 3, with a walk.
Omitted: Cobi Guilbeau 2-5, rbi ; Kenny Taylor 2-4, BB, RBI, Manny Berdayes 2-4, 2b, rbi - After all we did out hit them!
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/04/02/2075788/glenn-mcconnell-homer-lead-georgetown.html
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| Posted Apr 2/11 - MINGO BAY CLASSIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Mingo Bay tournament begins Monday April 4. Here it the entire schedule: (all games at Socastee High School) Monday April 4 11 am Virginia vs Horseheads 1:30 pm Southside vs. Pendleton 4:30 pm Pleasure Ridge vs Socastee 7:00 pm Wrenn vs Corning-Pointed Post Tuesday April 5 11 am Pleasure Ridge vs Pendleton 1:30 pm Wren vs . Horseheads 4:30 pm Southside vs. Socastee 7:00 pm Corning - Painted Post vs. Virginia Wednesday April 6 11:00 am Pleasure Ridge vs. Southside 1:30 pm Horseheads vs. Corning-Pained Post 4:30 pm Pendleton vs. Socastee 7:00 pm Virginia vs. Wrenn |
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| Posted Mar 31/11 - JV Information needed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please help build out our JV site and remit JV game summaries or other information. I will be glad to post them. They can be emailed to me by clicking on the envelope icon in the left hand rail just under the attendance counter. Thank you. |
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| Posted Mar 31/11 - March 31 game vs Carolina Forest is canceled. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Three things can happen in baseball. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain!"--- Casey Stengel
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| Posted Mar 29/11 - SOCASTEE Wins 11-0 ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KYLE SMITH PITCHED A NO HITTER TO LEAD THE BRAVES TO VICTORY 11-0 OVER THE CHEIFS. (more details on "11 Varsity" channel) Check out the story in The Sun News by clicking on the link below http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/03/30/2069158/socastees-smith-tosses-no-hitter.html |
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| Posted Mar 29/11 - Region Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Region VIII
Updated with results from 3/29 |
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| Posted Mar 28/11 - Braves Lose to Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves could not generate any offense or stop the Sharks offense, and lost 14-0 in five innings. (details in the "11 Varsity" channel). Offensive stats have been updated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 23/11 - Braves lose in extra innings to Wilson, 8-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A wild pitch and an errant throw allowed the winning run to score from second in the bottom of the eighth inning to hand Wilson an 8- 7 victory. (more details on 11 Varsity channel) |
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| Posted Mar 21/11 - Braves lose to Myrtle Beach, 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted Mar 21/11 - Baves fall to Gillman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gillman 22 Socastee 5 The Braves were never in the game as they surrendered 8 runs in the top of the first and trailed 20 to 2 after three innings. It is very hard to find any positives from this performance but it is games like these that make winning so satisfying. This absolute feeling of futility should hurt so bad that it should be the spark that feeds the flame and creates a burning desire to persevere and play winning baseball. Anyone can play when the team is winning and things are going good, but the true measure of character is to play when everything is going against you. This should only inspire you to work harder and when the day comes that you savor the victories, they will only be sweeter because you will know how hard you worked to make it so. Go Braves!
Offensively, Walker Darnell was 3-3, (rbi) Kenny Taylor 2-3 (double, 2 rbi's) and Cobi Guilbeau, Manny Berdayes, Chase Cochran and Kyle Smith all had a hit a piece. |
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| Posted Mar 21/11 - Georgetown 8 Socastee 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted Mar 14/11 - Braves split with Camden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 12 The Braves rallied to erase an eight run deficit by scoring score 10 runs in the last two innings of the second game to earn the victory 14-12 and a split of the double header after losing game one 13 - 4. The dramatic highlight was a two out three run walk off home run by Charlie Nicholson. This was Charlie’s second home run of the game to go along with a double and 6 runs batted in. (read all the details in the "11 Varsity" channel) |
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| Check out the photos of the two games against Camden in the "photos" channel under the "11 Varsity Braves vs Camden" album. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 14/11 - Editorial from (outside) the Press Box | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two things happened this Saturday that have to be addressed. The first is an important one, and was the use of profanity in one of the songs that was played. There are absolutely no excuses for this happening and I apologize. I also commit to you that this will not happen again. I spent approximately three hours on Friday night listening to all the new music that would be played to insure that they were profanity free; however the CD containing the inappropriate word was created for the players walk up music and was intended to be played for only a few seconds. This author was unaware of that and played the music for an extended time while the coach was visiting the mound. Regardless, I sincerely apologize and regret that this occurred. The second item is not as important but one that I would like to address. This is the matter of the ejection of a person from the scorers’ booth or press box. While there was definitely no profanity used, (as some have suggested), there was loud vehement disagreement with the calls on the field. Initially the point being made was that no call had been made, and when the umpires insisted that a call had been made the dispute was that it was the inappropriate call. Regardless, it was the wrong thing to do. Never should a spectator enact his first amendment right (freedom of speech) and embarrass an umpire. Think about it, what if someone came to your job and the minute you made a mistake (or a few of them) and they started yelling at you and embarrassing you, wouldn’t you throw them out too? After all why is there an expectation that the umpire will get the call correctly all the time or even most of the time? Some of you might say because that is the reason why they get paid. I have to disagree because they get paid whether they make all the calls correctly or not. (Think about that one) Furthermore, I believe (and I think it has been proven somewhere) that everyone goes to work with the intention of doing a good job. No one goes to work thinking today I am going to do a lousy job. But it happens all the time and the reason it does is because sometimes people just don’t have the skills to do the job correctly. Plain and simple, they are just not good at what they do. And, if umpiring is like most jobs, these underperforming employees keep getting fair evaluations keep doing a poor job and keep getting paid. I wonder if the umpiring would improve if coaches had to write up evaluations after each game and that would determine if or how much an umpire got paid. No, this probably won’t work because a bad call for one coach is a great call for the other coach and you would have conflicting evaluations. Or possibly a coach might be conscious that a bad evaluation could lead to the umpire holding a grudge and to further bad calls against his team. But this is highly unlikely, because we all know that umpires don’t hold grudges. Really! Trust me, I know. So I have another idea, maybe umpires should come with a warning card. Think about it, everything today does – even when you buy a hot coffee from McDonalds the cup says, “Warning – contents inside is hot”. Really? Yeah Really! This way everyone would know exactly what to expect and there wouldn’t be any surprises, and most importantly any reasons to yell or argue with umpires. Think about it, what if you were given a card that said, “NOTICE – umpire has difficulty making a call on the infield fly rule, he is indecisive and has a poor understanding of Chapter VI, item 24, of the National Federation of State High School Associations Umpires manual which states: “When the hit ball is judged to be an infield fly, the infield fly-signal is given. It is the right hand raised overhead, with your index finger pointing at the ball. At the same time yell, “Infield fly! If fair, batter’s out!” Maybe, it could say something like, this umpire suffers from the inability to point and yell at the same time. Then we would understand what to expect and know that the rules won’t be followed. Likewise, umpire is not a meteorologist and does not know atmospheric conditions, thus he has difficulty understanding and implementing Chapter XII, item (6) Infield Fly (of the NFHS Umpires Manual): “….Remember, a fair fly ball that can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort is an out; even if the ball is dropped…..Make a vocal call, “Infield fly, if fair, the batter is out!” Do not call the play too soon; wait until the ball is on its Downward arc, especially on windy days, so you can be sure the ordinary effort part of the rule is met. A good guideline for ordinary effort is whether the infielder can turn and face the infield while waiting to make the catch. If only we had this warning, wouldn’t this have saved a lot of grief for everyone? Also, “ CAUTION: while this is a fundamental and basic concept, the umpires have difficulty keeping track of the number of strikes on a batter and the number of outs.” - Then we would for sure understand what is going on when the field is cleared after only two outs and two strikes. And lastly, “DANGER – umpire ignores rule #5, Chapter 1 of the NFHS Umpires Manual”. This states: “5. Umpires are encouraged to ignore spectator comments. If warranted, the umpire should request that the game management handle unruly or unsportsmanlike behavior from spectators. Every crowd will include a number of people who heckle an umpire. Many persons believe that to do so is a legitimate part of a ball game. Fans not only lose respect for an umpire who in any way reacts to criticism, but if he gives evidence of being conscious of heckling, their criticism becomes more intense. Umpires must ignore any and all spectator comments.” Believe me, I am not making these rules up. If you don't believe me, I encourage you to look them up. Its truly amazing.
In a similar manner I am sure that the person ejected would agree to have his own warning card for the umpires stating: “NOTE – these stands include parents and grandparents who live and die on every pitch and would appreciate a little effort and some better calls. Failure to do so will result in loud obnoxious outbursts so we urge you to abide by chapter 1, rule 5 of the NFHS Umpires Manual. And we will try to remember, no one goes to work wanting to do a lousy job, some just don’t have the skills. All in all, I have it on good authority that the ejected person is sincerely remorseful for the incident and will not be conducting him self in this manner in the future. So as you rush to condemn him, let the person whom has never disagreed with an umpires call throw the first stone. Just as I suspected, no stones. |
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| Posted Mar 10/11 - Update on Varsity Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My apologies to Charlie Nicholson as I neglected to give him credit for a double in the left field gap when I originally posted the update on our game with Wilson. |
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| Posted Mar 9/11 - Varsity Braves lose season opener to Wilson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Varsity Braves lose season opener to The Braves lost the season’s first game 7-3 to district opponent Wilson Tigers. Failure to execute was the cause of the loss and was evident both offensively and defensively. (Read more in the "11 Varsity" channel) |
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| Posted Mar 9/11 - Schedules Updated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Varsity and Junior Varsity Schedules have been added and are available in the "Schedule" button. You can also see each or both schedules on the "Calendar" button |
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| Posted Mar 8/11 - JV Wins Season opener 6-5 ! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Junior Varsity won their opening game of the 2011 season with a 6-5 victory at home over Myrtle Beach. More details on the "11 JV' page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WHO IS UP FOR A CHALLANGE? FOURTH, REALLY?
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| Posted May 4/10 - Socastee defeats Bluffton in elimination game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee defeats visiting Bluffton in an elimination game behind the pitching of Travers Woodward and 4 RBI night from Charlie Nicholson. Travers pitched a 3 hit complete game and the defense played error free ball. Hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (1-3, 2B), Jake Davis (1-4, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-3), Gunnar Kines (2-2, RBI), Tim Starkey (2-4, 2RBIs), and Charlie Nicholson (3-4, HR, 2B, 4RBIs). Braves visit St James on Wednesday for district championship. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted May 2/10 - Braves lose 2nd round game to St James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee loses to local rival St James in 2nd round of playoffs by a score of 10-0. The little things made the difference in this game as the Braves threatened early but could not capitalize and the Sharks seized the momentum and never looked back. Gunnar Kines pitched for Socastee and hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (1-2), Gunanr Kines (1-2), Kyle Presley (1-2), and Tim Starkey (1-2). They play Bluffton at home on Monday at 6pm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 30/10 - Braves win playoff opener against Bluffton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee wins playoff opener at Bluffton by a score of 9-6 behind the combined pitching of Kyle Presley, Travers Woodward (gets the win), and Gunnar Kines and an explosive 4th inning where the Braves scored 8 runs on 8 hits. The Braves fell behind 2-0 in the 2nd and were struggling at the plate until their 2nd time through the lineup. In the top of the 4th, Jake Davis led off with a double, Travers Woodward drove him in with a single, Gunnar Kines followed with a double and were driven in by Tim Starkey's 2RBI hit. Then an RBI single by Walker Darnell, single by Charlie Nicholson, RBI single by Matt McKinney, Justin Vreeland was hit by a pitch, sac fly by Jake Davis and then another RIBI single by Travers Woodward and they have an 8-2 lead. In the bottom of the 4th the Bobcats scored a couple and Travers Woodward was brought in relief. He gave up 1 run and then shut them down until the 7th. In the top of the 7th we got the first two runners on, Jake Davis was HBP and then another single by Travers Woodward. After a couple of outs Jake scored on a mishandled ball hit by Tim Starkey to the shortstop. This gave them a 9-5 lead going into the bottom of the 7th. The Bobcats loaded the bases and after Travers got a strikeout for 1 out, Gunnar Kines came in and struck out the next two batters to preserve the win. Hitting for the Braves were Jake Davis (1-2, 2B, RBI, 2runs), Travers Woodward (3-4, 2RBIs, run), Gunnar Kines (2-3, 2B, run), Tim Starkey (1-4, 2B, 2RBIs, run), Walker Darnell (1-4, RBI, run), Charlie Nicholson (1-3, run), Matt McKinney (1-3, RBI, run) |
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| Posted Apr 23/10 - Socastee loses region finale, enters playoffs against Bluffton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee falls to St James in region finale by a score of 11-4. Of the 11 runs only 3 were earned as mistakes were costly to the Braves. They fall to 7-3 in the region and will travel to Bluffton on Thursday night for their first round playoff game. Kyle Presley was on the mound and pitched well for a complete game against #1 ranked St James. Hitting for the Braves were Jake Davis (3-4, RBI), Travers Woodward (2-4, RBI), Gunnar Kines (2-4, RBI), Kyle Presley (1-3, RBI), and Charlie Nicholson (1-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 21/10 - Braves beat NMB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves beat visiting North Myrtle Beach by a score of 12-10 on Senior night. It was the last regular season home game for seniors Tim Starkey, Jake Davis, Justin Vreeland, Kyle Presley, and Travers Woodward. Socastee fell behind early 1-0 when a run was walked in but then scored 4 of their own in the 2nd capped off by a Matt McKinney 3run homer. The next inning saw Socastee falter as they gave up 7 runs with only 2 being earned. They battled back scoring 2 each in the next 4 innings including a Charlie Nicholson 2 run homer and then held on to win by a score of 12-10. Pitching were Justin Vreeland and Travers Woodward and hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (2-5, 3B, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-2), Kyle Presley (2-3, RBI), Tim Starkey (1-3), Walker Darnell (3-4, 2B), Charlie Nicholson (2-3, 2B, HR, 4RBIs), and Matt McKinney (2-4, HR, 3RBIs). They go to 7-2 in the region and meet St James on Thursday. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 20/10 - Socastee moves to 6-2 in region play | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee beats visiting Myrtle Beach by a score of 5-2 behind the pitching of Gunnar Kines and Kyle Presley's 3 run homer to move to 6-2 in the region. Gunnar added a few hits and Travers made a great play on a diving catch to save a run and stop a rally. Hitting for the Braves were Travers Woodward (1-3 2B), Gunnar Kines (2-2, 2B), Kyle Presley (1-3, HR, 3RBIs), Tim Starkey (RBI), Walker Darnell (1-3), and Kenny Taylor (1-2, RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 15/10 - Socastee loses to Lake City in region game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves jump to early lead on Travers Woodward homer but could not hold on as they fall to region opponent, Lake City by a score of 8-4. 1st inning saw Justin Vreeland reach base on an error, moved to 2nd by a Jake Davis sac bunt and then scored on Travers' 2 run shot to centerfield. They added 2 more in the 2nd as Tim Starkey led off with a single and reached 2nd on the mishandled ball. Moved to 3rd with a Walker Darnell sac bunt and scored on Justin's 2 out single. Justin caused more trouble as he stole 2nd and Kenny Taylor scored on the catchers throw. That was all the offense showed for Socastee on the night and Lake City scored 3 in the bottom of the 3rd and then 2 in the 4th to take the lead. One of the better defensive plays was Jake Davis' throw to Tim at the plate to get a speedy runner trying to score from 2nd. Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley and Travers Woodward. Hitting for Socastee were Justin Vreeland (1-3, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-3, HR, 2RBIs), Gunnar Kines (1-3), and Tim Starkey (2-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 13/10 - Kines shuts down Myrtle Beach as Braves win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gunnar Kines pitches 1 hit shutout to pickup win against Myrtle Beach. Gunnar pitched great against a strong hitting MB team and Justin Vreeland delivered a two out RBI for the games only score as Socastee wins 1-0. They played a great overall game defensively and made the best of the hits they did get. Hitting for Socastee were Justin Vreeland (1-3, RBI), Gunnar Kines (1-3), Matt McKinney (2-3), and Kenny Taylor (1-3). Braves go to 5-1 in region play. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 11/10 - Braves lose to Carolina Forest in non-region game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee loses to non-region opponent, Carolina Forest by a score of 3-2. The Braves played very well but couldn't put enough offense on the board to capture the win. Justin and Jake delivered the only hits and the Braves had RBIs on suicide squeeze plays by Tim Starkey and Travers Woodward. Pitching were Kyle Presley, Gunnar Kines, and Travers Woodward. Hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (2-3, 2-2Bs), Jake Davis (2-2), Tim Starkey (RBI), and Travers Woodward (RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 2/10 - Socastee defeats University (WV) in bracket opener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee wins opening game in C bracket by 10 run rule, 12-2. Leading Socastee were Travers Woodward on the mound and at the plate with an HR. Travers pitched a complete game and hitting for Socastee were Jake Davis (1-4, RBI), Travers Woodward (2-2, HR, 2RBIs), Walker Darnell (3-4, 3B, 4RBIs), Kenny Taylor (2-4), and Matt McKinney (1-2, 2RBIs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 2/10 - Braves win C Bracket of Mingo Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeat Upper Saint Claire from Pittsburgh to win the "C" bracket of the Mingo Bay Classic by a score of 8-4. Socastee's bracket from early in the week proved the strongest as the teams (Fairmont, Greenville, Cherry Hill) all won on Thursday and 3 of the 4 won on Friday to win their brackets. Kyle Presley pitched well and Gunnar Kines closed to lead Socastee from the mound. Hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (3-4, 3RBIs), Jake Davis (1-4, RBI), Tim Starkey (1-4, RBI). Travers Woodward (2-4), Walker Darnell (1-2), Charlie Nicholson (1-2, 2B, RBI), Gunnar Kines (1-2, 2B, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (1-3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 1/10 - Braves lose to Cherry Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee loses to eventual bracket winner, Cherry Hill by a score of 18-10. The Braves brought it to within 1 on HRs by Kenny Taylor, Justin Vreeland and Kyle Presley in the 5th but CH scores 8 in the sixth to take it out of reach. Pitching for SB were Matt McKinney, Kenny Taylor, Tim Starkey, and Justin Vreeland. Hitting for Socastee were Justin Vreeland (2-4, HR, RBI), Tim Starkey (1-2, 2B), Travers Woodward (1-4, RBI). Kyle Presley (1-3, HR, 3RBIs), Walker Darnell (2-4, 2B, RBI), Manny Berdayes (1-3, 2B, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (1-4, HR, 2RBIs). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 31/10 - Braves fall to Greenville in Mingo Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves lose to visiting Greenville 4-2 in 2nd game of Mingo Bay. They gave up some early runs to a strong hitting Greenville club but then held them. Socastee rallied to score 2 but could get no more as they fall to a SC 3-A team. Starting pitcher for the Braves was Gunnar Kines who went 4 and Chase Keevert did a great job in relief holding the Greenville team to 1 hit and no runs over 3 innings. Hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (1-3, 2B), Jake Davis (1-3), Tim Starkey (1-3, 2B, 2RBIs), Travers Woodward (1-3), and Kenny Taylor (1-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 30/10 - Socastee wins Mingo Bay Opener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves unload for 12 hits including a game ending 3 run hit by Travers Woodward to defeat visiting Fairmont WV 13-3 in the Mingo Bay opener. The game resumed from Monday night, Kyle Presley pitched 1 inning of shutout ball on Monday and Justin Vreeland pitched 4 innings on Tuesday for the win. Hitting for the Braves Justin Vreeland (1-3), Jake Davis (1-3, 2B), Travers Woodward (2-2, HR, 3RBIs), Kyle Presley (2-3, 2B, 2RBIs), Walker Darnell (3-3, 2B, 2RBIs), Gunnar Kines (1-3, 2B, 2RBIs), Matt McKinney (1-3, 2B, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (1-2, RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 26/10 - Travers Woodward leads win against Georgetown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves go to 4-1 in the region behind the pitching of Travers Woodward and home runs by Gunnar Kines and Tim Starkey. Travers held the visiting Georgetown Bulldogs to 4 hits to pick up the win and Justin Vreeland came in to close them down in the 7th. Hitting for the Braves were Justin Vreeland (2-4, 2B, RBI), Jake Davis (RBI), Tim Starkey (3-4, HR, 2RBIs), Travers Woodward (1-3, 2RBIs), Kyle Presley (2-4, RBI), Walker Darnell (1-4, 2B, RBI), Gunnar Kines (1-3, HR, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (1-2, 2B). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 25/10 - McKinney wins against Green County Ark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt McKinney earns the win as Socastee defeats visiting Green County from Arkansas at Ripken Field. Matt went 6 innings before Chase Keevert came in relief. Hitting for the braves were Justin Vreeland (3-6, 2RBIs), Jake Davis (2-3,2B, 2RBIs), Tim Starkey (RBI), Travers Woodward (2RBIs), Kyle Presley (3-5, 2-2B, 2RBIs), Walker Darnell (1-4, RBI), Charlie Nicholson (2-5), Gunnar Kines (2-4, 2B, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (3-3, 3B, 2RBIs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 24/10 - Kines leads Braves past NMB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gunnar Kines threw 5 innings of shutout ball, striking out 9 as the Braves rolled past region opponent NMB by a score of 10-0. This raises their region record to 3-1. Hitting for Socastee were Justin Vreeland (2-3), Jake Davis (2-4, 2RBIs), Travers Woodward (2-4, 3RBIs), Kyle Presley (1-2), Walker Darnell (1-2, 2B, RBI), and Charlie Nicholson (1-1). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 21/10 - Socastee drops 2 to Camden in non-region play | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves lose doubleheader to Camden but show well. They lose 18-13 in game 1 but Kyle pitched well and their bats showed up. Justin threw a complete game and with just one more hit they would have won but fell 4-3. Pitching for Socastee today were Kyle Presley, Chase Keevert, Tyler Bigham, Travers Woodward in game 1 and Justin Vreeland threw a complete game in 2nd. Hitting for the Braves in the 1st gtame were Justin Vreeland (2-5), Matt McKinney (1-4), Tim Starkey (2-5), Kyle Presley (1-3), Jake Davis (1-3), Walker Darnell (2-3), Manny Berdayes (1-2), and Kenny Taylor (1-3). In 2nd game it was Jake Davis (1-2), Tim Starkey (3-3, 2Bs, 2 RBIs), Kyle Presley (1-3, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (1-2) |
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| Posted Mar 20/10 - Socastee loses to Gilman, MD team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee loses to visiting Gilman from MD by 16-10. Cal Ripken's son, Ryan Ripken played for Gilman and went 3-4. Pitching for the Braves were Charlie Nicholson, Kyle Smith, and Chase Keevert. Hitting for Socastee were Justin Vreeland (3-5), Kyle Presley (1-5), Kyle Smith (1-2, RBI), Manny Berdayes (1-4, RBI), Jake Davis (2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs), Kenny Taylor (2-3, 2RBIs), Cobi Guilbeau (RBI) and Dalton Smith (1-3, 2B, RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 19/10 - Braves are no-hit by St James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ST James pitcher Colby Crooks threw a no-hitter against the Braves who fell down by a bunch early and never recovered. The drop to 2-1 in the region. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 17/10 - Braves down Lake City behind Gunnar Kines pitching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gunnar Kines struck out 12 and gave up 5 hits and the Braves down visiting Lake City 6-1. Gunnar was in command all night as the Braves scored 1 in the first and 1 in the second and then added 3 late to secure the win. Hitting for Socastee were Tim Starkey (1-3, RBI), Justin Vreeland (1-4), Travers Woodward (1-4), Charlie Nicholson (1-2), Jake Davis (2-3), Matt McKinney (1-3, 2B), and Walker Darnell (3-3, 2B, 3RBIs). Walker, Jake, and Matt were big contributors at the plate with their hitting as the Braves move to 2-0 in the region. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 17/10 - Socastee falls in non-region game to CF 6-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee falls to non-region opponent Carolina Forest by a score of 6-2. They fell behind early and could not muster enough hits to come back. Pitching for the Braves were Matt McKinney and Kenny Taylor. Hitting were Justin Vreeland (1-2, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-3), and Jake Davis (1-3, 3B). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 10/10 - Braves win region opener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gunnar Kines struck out 14 batters and walked one while scattering five hits over seven innings, and drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly Tuesday to lead the Socastee baseball team to a 2-0 win over Georgetown. Hitting for the Braves were Matt McKinney (1-2, 2B), Tim Starkey (1-2), Gunnar Kines (RBI), Manny Berdayes (1-3), Jake Davis (2-3, 2B), and Kenny Taylor (1-3).Read More... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 7/10 - Socastee falls to Sharks 11-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves lose 11-3 to a strong hitting St James team. Socastee could not hit like they did in the 3 previous outings and were unable to mount a threat after St James had a big inning in the 4th. Pitching for the Braves were Matt McKinney and Kenny Taylor. Socastee scattered 6 hits including hits by Travers Woodward (2-4, RBI), Tim Starkey (1-2), Gunnar Kines (2-2), and Walker Darnell (1-2, 2 RBIs) |
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| Posted Mar 6/10 - Braves rally against North Myrtle Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves fall behind early 6-0 but rally to beat North Myrtle Beach in tournament play. Travers Woodward gets the win with pitching efforts by Walker Darnell, Kenny Taylor, Justin Vreeland, and Travers.
Socastee had 9 hits including 3 RBIs each from Manny Berdayes and Gunnar Kines. Hitting for the Braves were Jake Davis (1-5, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-3), Kyle Presley (1-3, 2B, RBI), Justin Vreeland (3-5), Manny Berdayes (1-4, 2B, 3RBIs), Gunnar Kines (1-3, 2B, 3RBIs), and Kenny Taylor (1-3). |
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| Posted Mar 5/10 - Braves split Double Header | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves split double header at West Brunswick on opening night. In the first game the Braves started out strong by beating Laney 14-5 behind solid performances on the mound by Justin Vreeland and Matt McKinney and 13 hits including hits by Jake Davis (1-5, 3RBIs), Tim Starkey (2-5, 2B), Charlie Nicholson (2-4, HR, 2B, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-3), Kyle Presley (1-4, 2B, 2RBIs), Manny Berdayes (2-3, 2B, 2RBIs), Justin Vreeland (2-4, RBI), and Kenny Taylor (2-3, 2RBIs)
In the nightcap Socastee looked strong through 4-1/2 innings but couldn't hold on as they fall to #5 ranked West Brunswick 9-6. Gunnar Kines looked strong on the mound for 4 innings and we outhit WB by 12-7 with hits from Jake Davis (1-3), Tim Starkey (1-4, 2B, RBI), Charlie Nicholson (2-4, 2B, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-4), Kyle Presley (2-4, RBI), Manny Berdayes (2-4, RBI), Justin Vreeland (2-4, RBI), and Gunnar Kines (1-3, RBI). Kyle Presley (below) doubles in 2 runs against Laney 
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| Posted Mar 3/10 - JV at Georgetown Tourney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Socastee Braves JV Baseball team began its season with an impressive showing in the Georgetown JV Tournament. With a starting lineup that includes four eighth graders and one seventh grader, the Braves scored 27 runs in three games while finishing in third place in the six team tournament.
Game 1 - The Braves hammered Andrews in the opener 12-2 in five innings while getting solid pitching from Kyle Smith (4ip, 2er, 2k) and Chase Clark (1ip, 0 hits, 0 runs). Offensively, Chase Keevert paced the attack (2-3, 3b, 3r, 4rbi) with help from Tyler Dillon (2-3, 2r), Dalton Smith (1-1, 2r), Kyle Smith (1-2, sac fly, 2rbi), Trevor Bigham (1-2, sac fly,2rbi, 1r), and Hayden Miller (1-2, 2r).
Game 2 - The late game saw a last inning rally fall short in a 5-4 loss to Georgetown. Trailing 5-1 going into the final frame, the offense clawed away, scoring 3 runs and having runners on second and third before the final out was recorded. Chase Keevert took the tough luck loss, pitching a complete game, allowing 1 earned run, and striking out 7 in four innings of work. Offensively, Kyle Smith led the way with 2 doubles and three rbi’s (2-3, 2 2b, 3 rbi). Hunter Renfrew (1-2, r), Chase Keevert (2r), and Hayden Miller (1-1) contributed to the effort.
Game 3 - The Braves offense again flexed its muscle in the seven inning contest against Waccamaw to determine third place. Socastee prevailed 11-4 pounding out 11 hits, including a 6 hit, 7 run fourth inning. Dylan Thompson (3-4, 2b, sb) and Kyle Smith (3-4, 2b, 2rbi, 2r, sb) did the most damage. Tyler Dillon (2-5, 1r, rbi), Hayden Miller (1-3, 2b, r, 2rbi, sb), Hunter Renfrew (1-4, rbi) and Trevor Bigham (1-4, r) rounded out the hitting. Defensively, the Braves outfielders gunned out three base runners, two by centerfielder Hunter Renfrow. Trevor Bigham (3ip, 1er, 2k) and Chase Clark (2 2/3ip, 0 runs, 3k) also pitched effectively. Special recognition goes to Dalton Smith who was hit by pitch on three consecutive plate appearances over two games. |
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| Posted Feb 21/10 - Braves scrimmage Marion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Braves visited Marion on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The team is starting to look good after limited practices with strong showings by the returners as well as some new faces. Charlie Nicholson and Travers Woodward both looked strong on the mound. There were some good performances by younger players including Darnell Walker, Dalton Smith, Kyle Smith, and Kenny Taylor. Defensively I thought Justin Vreeland stood out making some solid plays at short. |
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| Posted Feb 18/10 - Braves complete first Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee Braves played their first scrimmage against Conway in cold/windy conditions. From what I understand they looked good early with hitting from most of the starting 9. It was tough to gauge how they would have performed in a real game with the 5 batter rule but playing under those rules made sense so the coaches could seee the full 25 player roster. Braves travel to Marion on Saturday which should provide better weather conditions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Feb 17/10 - Scrimmage Season Begins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The first scrimmage of the season will be tonight against Conway and will be played at 5pm at the Ripken complex. This is the first chance to see the 2010 Braves in action. The entire team is scheduled to attend including Varsity and JV players so you should get a look at everyone.
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| Posted Feb 2/10 - Schedules Posted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The schedules have been posted. They include scrimmages with Andrews, Conway, Marion, and Dilllon and the addition of a preseason tournament at North Myrtle Beach. The Braves also play teams from Baltimore MD and Charleston WV as well as non-region games with Carolina Forest and Camden. Please email us with any corrections.
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| Posted Feb 1/10 - Preseason Rankings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Preseason rankings have been released and Socastee is #3 in region with St James listed as #9 in state, #1 in region, Myrtle Beach as #2 in region. As it was last year, it is up to the team. They could finish last in region or first based on how they play as a team.
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| Posted May 11/09 - Braves end season against BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Braves end their season in a Lower State Championship bracket elimination game to Brookland-Cayce by a score of 10-4. They should be proud of the season though as at the beginning the year they were predicted to finish last in their region yet finished second in the region at 7-3 and won a very difficult District VIII Championship to enter the Lower States.
Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley and Travers Woodward. They both had great years on the mound and should be strong next year as returners. Hitting for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (1-4), Tim Starkey(1-3), Jason Tomlinson (1-3, RBI), Travers Woodward (2-4, 2B, RBI), Cody Rice (1-3, RBI), Kyle Presley (1-3), and Justin Vreeland (1-2).
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| Posted May 10/09 - Socastee loses state playoff opener to Camden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee loses opener in Lower State Championship bracket to Camden 13-4.
We had homers by Travers Woodward and Cody Rice but not enough hits strung together. Pitching for the Braves were Jason Tomlinson, Gunnar Kines, and Richard Carmichael. Hitting for Socastee were Tim Starkey(1-2, 2B), Travers Woodward (2-4, HR, 3RBIs), Cody Rice (2-4, HR, RBI), Kyle Presley (2-3, 2B), and Justin Vreeland (1-3).
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| Posted May 6/09 - Braves advance as District VIII Champs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Braves rallied to score 8 runs in the 7th inning to get a 13-10 victory in the championship game.
Game#2 Summary - Socastee started the scoring with a Cody Rice 3 run homer in the 1st and it looked good but Hilton Head scored 3 in the bottom half of the 1st and we were tied. We went down by a score of 9-3 in the 3rd and it looked like it was over until the Braves last at bat in the 7th inning trailing 9-5. Jason led off the inning with a walk, a few walks later, a single by Richard Carmichael, followed by a double by Justin Vreeland and the Braves take the lead. They add a few more (they were playing as the visitors) and go into the bottom of the 7th with a 13-9 lead. Incredible rally. Travers allowed a few base runners but then struck out Leitner (he hit a homer earlier) to seal the victory. With the win they win the District VIII championship. Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley, Richard Carmichael, and Travers Woodward (Travers gets his 3rd victory in 3 playoff games!!!). Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (2-2, 2-2Bs), Tim Starkey (RBI), Jason Tomlinson (1-4, RBI), Travers Woodward (2-4, RBI), Cody Rice (1-4, HR, 3RBIs), Kyle Presley (RBI), Jake Davis (RBI), Richard Carmichael (1-2, RBI), and Justin Vreeland (3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs).
Game#1 Summary - Braves fell behind early trailing 7-2 in the 5th. A late rally brought them to 9-6 but not enough for the win and forced a second game. Pitching for the Braves were Gunnar Kines, Sean Bonawitz, and Justin Vreeland. Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (3-4, 2-2Bs), Tim Starkey (2-4, 2B, RBI), Jason Tomlinson (2-3, RBI), Travers Woodward (3-4, 2RBIs), Cody Rice (RBI), Kyle Presley (1-4).
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| Posted May 1/09 - Socastee surprises #1 seed Hilton Head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Socastee defeats #1 seed Hilton Head 8-4 in 9 innings. Cody Rice belts a 3 run HR to give us a 4 run lead and Travers shut them down for the last 3 innings to get the win. Kyle Presley started on the mound and pitched 3 solid innings before giving up a few hits in the 4th. Jason Tomlinson came in and pitched 2 shutout innings before giving way to Richard Carmichael. Richard looked strong but gave up a few walks so Travers Woodward was brought in with the bases loaded and Greg Harrison at the plate. Travers got him to popup to Tim to end the threat. He then held them scoreless for 3 more innings to get his 2nd win in 2 nights! In the top of the 9th Tim reached 1st, stole 2nd and 3rd and scored on an error on a Jason Tomlinson hit to give the Braves a 5-4 lead but the big blow was after Travers reached on a walk Cody Rice crushed a deep homer to left field to give the visitors a 4 run lead that they would hold. Hitting for the Braves were Tim Starkey (2-5, 2RBIs), Cody Rice (1-5, HR, 3RBIs), Kyle Presley (2-5, 2B), and Jake Davis (1-4).
Island Packet Coverage (from Hilton Head) The first seven pitchers to toe the rubber against Hilton Head Island High School in the Class 3-A playoffs Friday night all left the mound in the same manner -- frustrated, beat up and ultimately unsuccessful. The eighth, however, pitched like a playoff ace. Socastee's Travers Woodward shut down the Seahawks for 3 1/3 innings, the last two of which were in extra frames, to lead the Braves to an 8-4 win in nine innings against Hilton Head High in the second round of the playoffs. Woodward allowed only two hits to pick up an extra-inning victory for the second straight day after Socastee defeated Bluffton High School on Thursday night in nine innings. "I was just trying to bear down and throw strikes," Woodward said. "You can't lose your focus when the game's on the line." Focus was never a problem for Woodward, who entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning in a pressure-filled situation. Hilton Head High loaded the bases for Greg Harrison, but Woodward got the Seahawks' No. 3 hitter to pop out to end the inning. The Seahawks left 12 runners on base in the game, including in eight of the nine innings. The loss throws them into the loser's bracket of the district playoffs. They'll host the winner of today's Bluffton-North Myrtle Beach matchup on Monday. "We gave ourselves opportunities to win the game," Hilton Head High coach Chris Wells said. "We had so many chances to win but we couldn't seem to capitalize, and that makes it a tough loss to swallow." Socastee, on the other hand, took advantage of the few chances it had against Harrison on the mound. The Braves collected just five hits in the nine-inning contest, but an errant Seahawks defense committed five errors, leading to seven unearned runs. All four runs in the ninth -- three of which came on a home-run blast from Cody Rice with two outs-- were of the unearned variety charged to reliever Elliot Van Dyke, who suffered the loss. "Our defense was really poor. I thought we played on our heels instead of playing aggressively," Wells said. "It's hard to win when you put five errors on the board. It's darn near impossible when you do it in a playoff game." The Seahawks fought back after giving up their first increment of unearned runs. Socastee scored four in the second, but Hilton Head High responded with three of their own in the bottom half of the third. Bruce Leitner tripled to lead off the inning, followed by a Ethan Olliff single and Michael Campbell double. All scored to tie the game. The inning seemingly gave Harrison all the support he needed. He lasted eight innings in his 133-pitch outing and gave up no hits in the last five innings he was on the mound. "He grinded tonight. He fought like he always does," Wells said. "He caught his groove by the middle innings. And that's Greg Harrison. He's such a bulldog." He'll be unavailable when the Seahawks take the next step of the playoffs Monday night against either Bluffton or North Myrtle Beach. The winner of Monday's game will head to Socastee on Wednesday and be forced to upend the Braves in both ends of a doubleheader to advance past the district finals. SOCASTEE 8, HILTON HEAD HIGH 4 (9 innings) SOC 040 000 004 -- 853 HHH 100 300 000 -- 495 WP: Travers Woodward (3-2) 3 1-3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K. LP: Elliot Van Dyke (5-3) 1 IP, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB. Hitters: Socastee -- Cody Rice 1-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, Kyle Presley 2-for-5, R; Hilton Head High -- Elliot Van Dyke 2-for-4, BB, Bruce Leitner 2-for-5, 3B, R. |
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| Posted Apr 30/09 - Socastee tops Bluffton in 9 innings-Bonawitz MVP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Socastee wins the 1st round playoff game 6-5 in 9 innings against visiting Bluffton. They belted 14 hits including a Tim Starkey home run and 2 doubles by Ayres Renfro and a double by Travers Woodward. Kyle Presley had 2 hits including driving in the tying run in the bottom of the 7th to force extra innings. Pitching for the Braves were Gunnar Kines, Sean Bonawitz (Great job and gets the game MVP), and Travers Woodward(picks up the win). Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (3-5, 2-2Bs), Tim Starkey (1-3, HR, 2 RBIs), Jason Tomlinson (1-4), Travers Woodward (3-5, 2B, RBI), Cody Rice (1-3), Kyle Presley (2-5, RBI), Richard Carmichael (1-4), Manny Berdayes (1-3, RBI), Jake Davis (RBI), and Justin Vreeland (1-4).
Island Packet Coverage: Senior pitcher Sean Bonawitz threw 41/3 innings scoreless innings in relief, shutting down the Bluffton offense and allowing Socastee to come back for a 6-5 win in nine innings in its opening game of the Class 3-A baseball playoffs. Bonawitz allowed just one hit while striking out four Bobcats and walking just one after entering with one out in the fourth. The game hung in limbo until Travers Woodward scored in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and one out. Justin Vreeland, Socastee's No. 9 hitter, tapped a grounder to third, but Bluffton third baseman Trey Dymock committed a throwing error to home, allowing Woodward to score. Bluffton will host North Myrtle Beach on Saturday in an elimination game. Socastee plays at Hilton Head Island High School at 6 p.m today. Bluffton 004 100 000 -- 5 8 3 Socastee 002 100 201 -- 6 14 4 WP: Sean Bonawitz LP: Skyler Anderson Top Hitters: Bluffton -- Trey Dymock 2-5, triple, RBI, run; J.W. Wilkerson 2-5, double, RBI, run; Cody Howell 2-4, 2 RBI; Socastee -- Tim Starkey 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs, BB; Ayers Renfrow 3-5, two doubles, run; Travers Woodward 3-5, double, RBI, 2 runs. |
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| Posted Apr 28/09 - Braves move to 2nd in region with win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee Braves end their regular season with a region victory over Georgetown by a score of 5-3. They finish 2nd in the region at 7-3 and overall at 15-6 as they ready for the playoffs. Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley (gets the win and moves to 4-1) and Gunnar Kines (picks up the save). Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (3-4), Tim Starkey (1-2, RBI), Jason Tomlinson (1-4, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-4), Cody Rice (RBI), Kyle Presley (1-4), and Matt McKinney (1-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 24/09 - Braves lose to Carolina Forest in non region game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braves fall to Carolina Forest 7-0 in non-region action. Not many hits in a down game for Socastee. Pitching for the Braves were Richard Carmichael, Gunnar Kines, and Sean Bonawitz. Getting hits for Socastee were Travers Woodward (1-2), and Kyle Presley (1-2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 22/09 - Braves clinch playoff spot! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Socastee beats North Myrtle Beach 8-7 in 9 innings to clinch playoff spot. They have a shot to win the region with a win over Georgetown and a Myrtle Beach loss. The Braves had 16 hits and did them in streaks hitting 5 in a row once and 4 in a row another time. Jason came up big with a 2 run blast against a strong wind and Cody was 4-4 and Ayres had 4 hits. Pitching for Socastee were Kyle Presley, Cody Rice, and Jason Tomlinson (gets the win). Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (4-6, 2B), Tim Starkey (2-5, 2 RBIs), Jason Tomlinson (3-5, 2B, HR, 3RBIs), Travers Woodward (2-5, RBI), Cody Rice (4-4, RBI), and Justin Vreeland (1-5).
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| Posted Apr 20/09 - Socastee beats St James to move to 5-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeat St James on a bottom of 7th hit by Kyle Presley to win by 6-5 and move to 5 and 3 in the region. There were key hits by Richard Carmichael (homer) and many others. Pitching for the Braves were Gunnar Kines, Sean Bonawitz, and Travers Woodward who picks up the win. Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (2-3, 2B), Jason Tomlinson (1-2, RBI), Travers Woodward (2-4), Cody Rice (1-4), Kyle Presley (1-3, RBI), Jake Davis (1-1), and Richard Carmichael (1-3, HR, 2RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 18/09 - Socastee wins region game against Lake City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee beats Lake City in a regional matchup Friday night at Socastee Field by a score of 10-6. Braves went down 1-0 in the 3rd but quickly scored 3 of their own with home run by Ayres and a 2 run homer by Jason. Lake City then scored 4 in the 5th to take a 5-3 lead but it did not last long as Socastee rallied with 7 in the bottom half with key hits by Justin and Travers with each driving in 2 runs. Richard Carmichael started the game and went 4-2/3 and Gunnar Kines came in and picked up the win. Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (3-4, HR, 2 RBIs), Tim Starkey (1-3), Jason Tomlinson (1-3, HR, 2 RBIs), Travers Woodward (2-4, 2B, 2RBIs), Cody Rice (1-4), Kyle Presley (1-4, RBI), Richard Carmichael (1-3), Justin Vreeland (3-4, 2B, 2RBIs), and Jake Davis (1-2). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 17/09 - Braves defeat St James away in region game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeat St James away 7-4 behind the pitching of Kyle Presley and some timely hits as Socastee moves to 3-3 in the region. Socastee went up 1-0 in the first on when Ayres lands on 3rd after a hit and was driven in by Jason. In the 2nd we loaded the bases and Tim hit a 2 out hit to drive in 2 to take us to 3-0. Travers started the 3rd with a hit followed by Cody with a single. Kyle drove in a run with a hit and Jake Davis pinch ran for him. Jake scored the 3rd run of the inning taking the Braves to 6-0. St James scored 2 in the bottom of the 3rd and 2 in the bottom of the 4th. Socastee added 1 in the 5th when Sean scored and the Sharks could get no closer as Kyle pitched well and Cody came in to close out the 7th getting them to fly out for 3 outs in 3 batters. Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley (gets the win) and Cody Rice (save). Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (1-4), Tim Starkey (1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs), Jason Tomlinson (RBI), Travers Woodward (2-3), Cody Rice (1-4), Kyle Presley (2-4, RBI), Richard Carmichael (RBI), and Justin Vreeland (2-4). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 14/09 - Socastee loses region game to Myrtle Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee falls hard to region foe Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach went up 3-0 in top of the first but the Braves came back with an Ayres double, a single from Tim, and a Jason homer to tie it in the bottom of the first. From there it never got better as too many errors and not enough hits contributed to the region loss. Pitching for the Braves were Travers Woodward, Gunnar Kines, Sean Bonawitz, and Cody Rice. Getting hits for Socastee were Ayres Renfro (2-2, 2B), Tim Starkey (1-3, RBI), Jason Tomlinson (1-3, HR, 2 RBIs), Travers Woodward (1-2), Cody Rice (1-3), Kyle Presley (1-2), and Justin Vreeleand (1-1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 10/09 - Braves lose to WV University in game 4 of Mingo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves lose game 4 of the Mingo Bay tourney 7-6 to University High from WV. Socastee jumped out early scoring 4 in the first but gave up 6 unearned runs in the 4th to University. They scored two in the bottom of the 7th but fell one short. They take a few day break before starting region play next week. Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley, Sean Bonawitz, and Cody Rice. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (2-4), Tim Starkey (1-3, 2B), Travers Woodward (2-4, RBI), Kyle Presley (2-4, 2 RBIs), Richard Carmichael (1-3, 2B, RBI), and Justin Vreeland (1-3, RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 8/09 - Braves win game 3 of Mingo Bay tourney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves win game 3 of the Mingo Bay tourney 15-1 against Southwestern from New York. Justin Vreeland pitched a great game and picks up the win in the shortened victory. Ayres homers, Tim triples, Travers and Justin both doubled, and Manny Berdayes gets his first varsity hit and RBI as he was called up to catch. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (2-2, HR, 4RBIs), Tim Starkey (2-3, 3B, 2 RBIs), Travers Woodward (1-2, 2B), Cody Rice (1-3), Kyle Presley (2-2), Richard Carmichael (1-2, RBI), Manny Berdayes (1-2, 2RBIs), and Justin Vreeland (2-3, 2B, 3 RBIs). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 7/09 - Braves win Mingo opener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves win their Mingo Bay opener in a high scoring game 16-15 over visiting Gar-Field from Virginia. They had 16 hits led by Cody Rice, Jason Tomlinson, and Kyle Presley with Cody hitting a grand slam. Pitching for Socastee were Richard Carmichael, Sean Bonawitz, Gunnar Kines, and Cody Rice. Gunnar picks up the win. Hitting for the Braves were Tim Starkey (1-3), Jason Tomlinson (3-3, 4 RBIs), Travers Woodward (2-5, RBI), Cody Rice (4-4, 2B, HR, 6RBIs), Kyle Presley (3-3), Richard Carmichael (1-4, 2 RBIs), and Jake Davis (2-2, 2 RBIs). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 7/09 - Braves lose 2nd round game in Mingo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves lose 2nd Mingo Bay game 12-10 to Central High from New York. Lots of runs but too many errors and they drop to 9-3 for the year. Jason Tomlinson had 2 HRs and 3RBIs in the game and Kyle Presley went 3-4. Pitching for Socastee were Travers Woodward and Jason Tomlinson. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (1-4, RBI), Jason Tomlinson (2-4, 2HR, 3 RBI), Travers Woodward (1-4), Kyle Presley (3-4), Richard Carmichael (1-3, 2B), and Justin Vreeland (1-4). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 2/09 - Socastee overcomes West Brunswick at Ripken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeat visiting West Brunswick at Ripken Field Wednesday night. Final score 9-6 with the lead changing hands throughout. 8 different players had base hits with Cody Rice and Tim Starkey having doubles. Pitching for Socastee were Sean Bonawitz, Jason Tomlinson, and Cody Rice. Jason picks up the win. Best defensive play was Justin making backhand snag up the middle and tossing to 2nd for force. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (1-2), Tim Starkey(2-4, 2B, RBI), Travers Woodward(1-4, RBI), Cody Rice (2-4, 2B, 2RBIs), Richard Carmichael (1-4, RBI), Kyle Presley (2-4, 2RBIs), Justin Vreeland (2-4), and Sean Bonawitz(1-2). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Apr 1/09 - Braves outlast Braves in region action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee defeats North Myrtle Beach in region action Tuesday night. Final score of 7-5 with the Braves hitting 3 homers. Travers Woodward pitched a great game picking up the complete game victory. He shares player of the game with Ayres Renfro who hits two home runs. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (3-4, 2HR, 4 RBIs), Tim Starkey(1-4), Jason Tomlinson(1-4), Travers Woodward(2-3, HR, RBI), Kyle Presley (2-3, 2B), and Justin Vreeland (1-3, 2B). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 30/09 - Socastee beats Carolina Forest 3-1 behind Richard Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee beats Carolina Forest 3-1 away behind the pitching of Richard Carmichael. Defense played well with no errors and some key hits led to the win. Richard gets player of the game honors and hitting for the Braves were Ayre Renfro (1-4), Tim Starkey(1-3), Jason Tomlinson(2-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBIs), Travers Woodward(2-3, 2 2Bs, RBI), Richard Carmichael (1-3, 2B) and Kyle Presley (2-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 25/09 - Braves lose to Lake City in region game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves fall to Lake City 7-5 in region action. They couldn't overcome a 5 run 3rd as they stranded too many runners. Pitching for Socastee were Gunnar Kines and Travers Woodward. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (1-3), Tim Starkey (4-4, 3-2Bs, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-4, 2B), and Kyle Presley (2-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 21/09 - Socastee raises record to 5-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee outscores visiting George Washington (WV) 12-9 to raise their record to 5-1. The Braves played solid defense and used aggressive baserunning to take the win. Pitching for Socastee were Jason Tomlinson, David Rickenbacker (gets the win) and Ayres Renfro. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro (1-2), Jason Tomlinson (1-4, HR, RBI), Travers Woodward (3-4), Tim Starkey (1-2), Justin Vreeland (2-3), Jake Davis (1-2, 2 RBIs), and Gunnar Kines (1-1). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 20/09 - Braves win first region game against MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeat Myrtle Beach for their first region win behind the pitching of Kyle Presley and Gunnar Kines, hitting of Travers Woodward, David Rickenbacker, and Jason Tomlinson, and the game saving catch from Ayres Renfro. Kyle pitched great and when he did not strike them out he had a good defense behind him. In the 2nd, MB led off with a double but Tim picked the runner off of 2nd, and then Kyle and Tim had a strike em out, throw out to end the inning. Later in the game leading 2-1, Ayres reaches base, David hits a single to right, they steal and then MB walks Jason. Cody then hits a hard ball to 2nd and a run scores on the sacrifice. Leading 3-1 going into the bottom of the inning, the leadoff batter gets on, Gunnar strikes out #1, out #2 hits into a force, and then Ayres snatches the game tying hit from the air. It would be hard to describe how great a catch Ayres made, he stretched out after covering a lot of field, if he misses.... but he didn't and they win. Great game. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 19/09 - Braves defeat visiting WV team, George Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves defeat visiting George Washington (Charleston WV) 9-6 led by Cody Rice's 3 run homer in the 2nd. Socastee had an 8-3 lead after 2 but GW worked their way back in to the game. Sean Bonawitz started for the home team and scattered 5 hits before Richard Carmichael came in for 3 innings and David Rickenbacker gets the save. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(1-4), David Rickenbacker (2-4, 2B), Tim Starkey (1-3, RBI), Travers Woodward (1-4), Kyle Presley (2-3, 3RBIs), and Cody Rice (1-3, HR, 3RBIs). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 18/09 - Braves lose to Gtown in region game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee goes down early and can't recover as they lose to visiting Georgetown 8-3. Gtown jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the 1st and the Braves answered with 3 in the bottom of the inning with extra base hits by Renfro, Rickenbacker, and Starkey but could get no closer as they lose their region opener. The Braves outhit the Bulldogs 10-9 but a grand slam by Gtown pitcher Kyle Ward early was enough. Pitching for Socastee were Travers Woodward, Gunnar Kines, Cody Rice, Matt McKinney, and David Rickenbacker. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(2-3, 2B, RBI), David Rickenbacker (2-4, 3B, RBI), Jason Tomlinson (1-4), Travers Woodward (1-4), Tim Starkey (3-4, 2-2Bs, RBI), and Justin Vreeland (1-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 14/09 - Socastee slams Camden on homers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves win big over visiting Camden 16-4 behind 4 home runs include 3 grand slams. On the mound for Socastee was Richard Carmichael for 4 innings and Travers Woodward for the last inning as the game ended on the 10 run rule after 5. The home runs accounted for 14 RBIS as Tim Starkey had a 2run HR and a grand slam while Jason Tomlinson and Ayres Renfro each had a grand slam. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(2-3, HR, 2B, 4RBIs), Jason Tomlinson (2-4, HR, 4RBIs), Cody Rice (1-3, RBI), Tim Starkey (2-2, 2HRs, 6RBIs), Kyle Presley (1-3), Richard Carmichael (1-2) and Matt McKinney (1-3). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Mar 10/09 - Socastee wins season opener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socastee wins their opener against Loris 9-2 behind a great pitching effort from Kyle Presley (no earned runs) and Travers Woodward (struck out all batters he faced (7!) in two innings). Combined pitching held Loris to 1 hit, a Texas Leaguer to right field. The team also hit well with 2 doubles from David Rickenbacker, 2 hits each from Tim Starkey and Kyle Presley, a triple from Ayres Renfro and a double from Jason Tomlinson. All 9 runs were scored with two outs and came on RBI hits starting with Cody Rice's RBI single in the first. Great clutch hitting. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(2-3, 3B, RBI), David Rickenbacker (2-3, 2-2Bs, 4 RBISs), Jason Tomlinson (1-4, 2B, RBI), Cody Rice (1-4, RBI), Tim Starkey (2-4, RBI) and Kyle Presley (2-4, RBI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted Feb 28/09 - Braves scrimmage Conway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves played Conway on Friday and started out well with Ayres Renfro hitting a lead off homer. Through 8 innings the Braves were down only 5-3 against a strong 4A club. Socastee pitching pitched well early and only gave up runs late. Pitching for Socastee were Kyle Presley (0 runs allowed), Gunnar Kines, Travers Woodward (0 runs allowed), Ayres Renfro (1 run allowed), Cody Rice and Richard Carmichael. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(1-3, HR, RBI), David Rickenbacker (2-5), Jason Tomlinson (2-5, 3B), Cody Rice (1-4), Tim Starkey (1-4), Jake Davis (1-2). Regular season starts on 3/10 against Loris |
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| Posted Feb 21/09 - Socastee scrimmages 2 at home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves played a doubleheader at home on Saturday with the first game against Loris and the second game against Marion. Temperatures started the day around 30 degrees but were around 52 at game time. The first game ended in a 6-6 tie as Loris scored 4 in the last inning. Pitching for Socastee were Ayres Renfro, Travers Woodward, and Jason Tomlinson. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(1-2, HR, 2RBIs), Cody Rice(1-2, RBI), Tim Starkey(1-2, 2B, 2RBIs), and Kyle Presley(1-1, RBI). In the second game they fall to Marion 10-1. Pitching for Socastee were Gunnar Kines, Cody Rice, and Sean Bonawitz. Hitting for the Braves were Ayres Renfro(1-2), Tim Starkey(1-2), Sean Bonawitz(1-2), and Gunnar Kines(1-1). Next scrimmage is next Saturday at home. |
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| Posted Feb 20/09 - Socastee defeats Andrews in scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves beat Andrews 12-9 on strong hitting and aggressive base running. Socastee went up early 9-2 but then Andrews started scoring late. Pitching for the Braves were Kyle Presley, Sean Bonawitz, Richard Carmichael, Cody Rice, Chris Drake, and Ayres Renfro. Hitting for Socastee were Ayres Renfro(1-3), David Rickenbacker (2-5), Kyle Presley(1-2), Chris Drake(1-1), Justin Vreeland(2-4), and Matt McKinney(2-3, 2B) Next scrimmage is Saturday at home. |
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| Posted Feb 15/09 - Socastee scrimmages Wando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Braves played their first scrimmage for the year against a very strong Wando team. Wando is ranked pre-season #2 in 4A for South Carolina. Socastee struggled early but then calmed down and only allowed 4 runs after the 1st two innings. Pitching for the Braves were Jason Tomlinson, Gunnar Kines, Ayres Renfro, Matt McKinney, and Cody Rice. Hitting for Socastee were Ayres Renfro(1-4), Cody Rice(1-3, 2B), Kyle Presley(1-3), Tim Starkey(2-3), and Travers Woodward(1-1). Next scrimmage is against Andrews at Andrews on Thursday. |
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