BOILING SPRINGS, SC - In the matchup between two schools located within 10 miles of each other, there was some late inning drama, but the Boiling Springs baseball team was able to come away with a 6-3 win over the visiting Chapman Panthers on Wednesday night.
As Boiling Springs was leading 6-3 in the top of the seventh inning with one out, Chapman worked the bases loaded when the Bulldogs turned to pitcher Logan Merchant who shut down the Panthers rally with in four pitches forcing two pop outs for the win. Boiling Springs struck first in the bottom of the first inning as Landon Stevens and Kai Lee reached base on a single and an error to put runners at first and second base. Justin Dawkins gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead when he singled to left field allowing Stevens and Lee to score from second and third base respectively. In the bottom of the second inning the Bulldogs added to their lead by adding three runs to take a 5-0 lead over the Panthers. The scoring in the second inning got started when the bases were loaded, and Noah Ezell scored from third base when Kai Lee singled to the right side of the infield. Titus Hutchins followed Lee with a walk allowing Kyle Patterson to score after reaching base on a double earlier in the inning. Boiling Springs finished their scoring when Chansen Cole hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield that allowed Landon Stevens to score. With two runners still on base the for the Bulldogs, Chapman pitcher Carson Seymour was able to strike the next Boiling Springs batter out to end the inning. Chapman got on the board in the top of the fourth inning as they scored two runs to cut the lead to 5-2 in favor of the Bulldogs. The Panthers scoring started when Colt McPeters singled to rightfield scoring Hank Tolleson from third base before Lewis McAlister singled to centerfield scoring Kole Brown from third base. With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, JD Moore singled to rightfield before courtesy runner Merchant scored from second base on a double to rightfield by Emory Horton to give the Bulldogs a 6-2 lead. In the top of the seventh inning, Chapman loaded the bases and saw Chandler Cartee score on a walk to Kole Brown to cut the lead to 6-3 before Merchant came in to close out the game. Boiling Springs had nine of the 10 batters that came to the plate get a hit while Justin Dawkins had two RBIs and Landon Stevens scored two runs. Kyle Dill picked up the win for the Bulldogs as he pitched six innings allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four batters. Kole Brown, Colt McPeters, and Lewis McAlister all picked up RBIs for Chapman on Wednesday night. Boiling Springs will be back in action on Saturday as they play Fountain Inn in the Sparkle City Tournament at Duncan Park starting at 1:30 PM. Chapman will also play again on Saturday in the same tournament against Mid-Carolina at 3:45 PM. INMAN, S.C. – It was the start of a home-and-home series Monday night as the Boiling Springs Bulldogs and Chapman Panthers clashed on the baseball diamond.
A big game from Justin Dawkins proved to be the catalyst and propelled the Bulldogs to a 9-5 victory over Chapman in eight innings. The Bulldogs drew first blood in the first inning as Kai Lee sprinted home on a double steal, which saw Titus Hutchins advance to second on the play. Two batters later, Hutchins scored on a Dawkins RBI single to left for a two-run lead. Chapman cut the deficit in half, 2-1, when Cole Daughterty singled, stole second, and later scored on a Bulldog error. “It was two good teams (battling),” said Boiling Springs head coach Jeff Lipscomb. “Chapman is always good, and they’re coached well, as always. We were fortunate tonight and found a way to win. We’re proud to come out of here with a victory.” Hank Tolleson drew a walk to open the Panthers’ half of the third inning and scored on a Lewis McAlister RBI base knock to center. A couple of moments later, Bryson Cothran scored from third on an error and gave Chapman a 3-2 lead. Dawkins led off the fourth inning with a single and later crossed home plate on an Emory Horton RBI base hit, tying the game at three runs apiece. A Hank Tolleson double and Kole Brown triple to left in the fifth broke the deadlock and put the Panthers ahead by a 4-3 tally. Dawkins scored the next two runs for Boiling Springs on a Kyle Patterson RBI fielders’ choice in the sixth and JD Moore RBI hit in the seventh, respectively, that gave the Bulldogs a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the frame, a McAlister single to center scored Tolleson from second and sent the game to an extra frame, tied at five. “We’re proud of our guys for what we did on offense tonight,” Chapman head coach J.D. Goodwin stated. “(Boiling Springs) is a great team and they are close by. We play a lot of the ‘big boys’ to help us prepare for the playoffs. We don’t want to be surprised and see arms or teams that sneak up on us in the playoffs. We’ll go over (to Boiling Springs) on Wednesday, we’ll battle, and will try to make amends for tonight.” Boiling Springs reclaimed the lead in the eighth when back-to-back RBI singles by Landon Stevens and Lee plated three runs. A two-out triple to right by Dawkins plated Hutchins and provided the final margin of 9-5. “He deserves it,” Lipscomb exclaimed about Dawkins’ showing at the plate. “The boy works his tail off. Sometimes he has bad luck, but that’s the nature of the game. He has struggled with the breaking stuff, but he’s learning to lay off it and work the count to where he can get a fastball. When he gets fastballs, they jump off his bat. He’s got some very quick hands… it’s good to see something good happen for him.” Dawkins led Boiling Springs, going 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and three runs scored. Moore was 2-for-3 with a double, run scored, and RBI, while Lee went 2-for-5 (run scored, RBI). Noah Ezell picked up the win for the Bulldogs, throwing one and two-thirds scoreless innings in relief, allowing only two hits and a walk. For Chapman, Daughterty was 2-for-4 with a run scored while McAlister also went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Tolleson was 1-for-3 with two runs scored, while Brown went 1-for-3 with a triple and RBI. Boiling Springs (9-3) will host Chapman (9-4) on Wednesday at Bulldog Park, slated for a 6:30 PM start. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - The Boiling Springs boys soccer team trailing Byrnes by one game for the top spot in the region standings and when the night was over it was the Bulldogs taking a 2-1 victory over the Rebels and claiming their stake to the lead in the current region standings.
Boiling Springs is 3-1 currently in region play with wins over Byrnes, Dorman, and Spartanburg while their one loss was a 2-1 road loss at Gaffney last Monday. With such a pivotal match for the Bulldogs, they got started quickly as Boiling Springs took an early 1-0 goal at the ten-minute mark of the first half. The goal was a tap in goal by senior Chase Hogsed off a good run and an assist that fell behind the Rebels defense. Boiling Springs added to their lead at the thirty-minute mark of the first half as senior Melvin Mendez took an assist from junior Emir Sanchez to find the back of the net for the Bulldogs to go ahead 2-0 heading into the halftime break. The Bulldogs kept the pressure on keeping possession of the ball from the Rebels, which is a staple of the team under head coach Jack Underwood. Byrnes was able to add a goal late to cut the lead to 2-1 but were never able to find the equalizing goal as the Bulldogs took the victory. Boiling Springs improves to 4-3-1 on the season and 3-1 in region play as they look to earn their second straight region title this season. The Bulldogs will return to action on April 2nd when they travel to Mauldin for a matchup at 7:00 PM. Their next region matchup will start their second half of region play as they'll travel to Spartanburg for a 7:00 PM match. SPARTANBURG, SC - The Boiling Springs boys' soccer team got off to a good start to begin region play over the last week as they got wins over Spartanburg and Dorman with their only loss coming to Gaffney.
Last Thursday, the Bulldogs started region play with a home matchup against Spartanburg that saw them come away with a 3-1 victory. It was a hard fought contest as they held a 2-0 lead before the Vikings cut the lead to 2-1 but Yonathan Gonzalez put the game out of reach with a late goal for the win. On Monday the Bulldogs traveled to Gaffney where they suffered their only region loss of the season falling 2-1 to the Indians. Boiling Springs controlled most of the game but couldn't take advantage of their opportunities as they outshot the Indians 25 to 4 in the match. Boiling Springs bounced back on the road against Dorman on Thursday and made their region record 2-1 when they defeated the Cavaliers in penalty kicks. In 90 minutes of regulation and overtime, the Bulldogs and Cavaliers couldn't break the 2-2 tie but in penalty kicks it was Boiling Springs who came out on top outshooting Dorman 4-3 for the victory. With the win the Bulldogs improve to 2-2-1 on the season and 2-1 in region play and will look to finish out the first half of region play with a home matchup against Byrnes at 7:00 PM on Monday. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - As a cold snap hit the upstate of South Carolina it seemed the Boiling Springs girls' soccer team offense had gone cold as well, but they used an impressive run in the second half to overcome an early deficit to come away with a 3-2 victory over Gaffney on Monday night.
It was the second straight region win for the Bulldogs as they also came away with a 2-0 victory at Spartanburg on Thursday night. After such a big win against the Vikings last week, Bulldogs head coach Chad Kerr thought his team may have come into the game a little too confident but was happy with the end result. "It was definitely a tough one," said Kerr. "I don't know if they played so well in the game last week and just thought that today was going to be a walk in the park, but they know every time we play Gaffney it's going to be a tough one. I'm happy for the girls to find three goals in the second half and not go into overtime." Gaffney held a 2-0 halftime lead but the Bulldogs made an impressive second half comeback and it started with a goal from senior Ava McCaskill to cut the lead to 2-1 in favor of the Indians. Boiling Springs captain Charley Kerr found the back of the net at the 30-minute mark for the Bulldogs second goal of the second half to tie the game at 2-2 between the two teams. With it looking like the game was heading for overtime, Kerr came up big once again as the game going went into the final two minutes of play. Kerr received a pass at the football 20-yard line with less than a minute left to play before spinning right for a left footed shot that sailed over the goalie into the top right corner of the goal to take a 3-2 lead over the Indians. Head coach Chad Kerr said that his team has faced adversity all season and that coming back in the game was just another show of them overcoming that adversity once again. "I knew they could do it and that's what we talked about at halftime," said Kerr. "We've faced adversity all season from injuries to sickness and just everything we've had to overcome. It's great to see by our girls and they found a way to win." The Bulldogs improve their region to 2-0 this season and will host Dorman in another region matchup on Thursday in a match set to begin at 7:00 PM. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - The Boiling Springs baseball team continued their winning ways in region play on Monday night as they opened their second straight region series with a victory by defeating Byrnes 10-0 in five innings.
With the win the Bulldogs have now won all three of their region games this season, as their final game against Dorman last week was postponed until April 12th. It was also announced earlier on Monday that the Bulldogs are the #3 ranked team in 5A according to the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. Boiling Springs struck the scoreboard first as Titus Hutchins, who had reached on a fielder's choice, came around to score on an error that came off the bat of Chansen Cole to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead over the Rebels. It was the second inning that was the difference maker in the game as the Bulldogs erupted for five runs in the inning. Kyle Patterson reached base on a fielder's choice while JD Moore reached base via a walk and with two outs both were sitting at first base and third base. Patterson pushed the Bulldogs lead to 2-0 over the Rebels when he scored on a groundball by Landon Stevens that was misplayed for an error allowing him to reach base safely. Justin Dawkins followed Stevens with a hard single up the middle allowing Logan Merchant to score and push the Bulldogs lead to 3-0 over Byrnes. Hutchins was hit by a pitch to load the bases on the next at-bat before Chansen Cole walked allowing Stevens to score and put the lead at 4-0 in favor of the Bulldogs. Emory Horton added another run for the Bulldogs when he singled to right field allowing Dawkins to score and keeping the bases loaded. Lucas Morrison followed Horton with a bases loaded walk to score Hutchins and put Boiling Springs up 6-0 over Byrnes. In the bottom of the fourth inning Titus Hutchins and Emory Horton both singled as both of them advanced up a base on an error during Horton's single putting runners at second and third bases. With two outs, Kyle Patterson hit a hard single up the middle scoring both Hutchins and Horton to push the Bulldogs lead to 8-0 over Byrnes. Boiling Springs started the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game early and started it out by loading the bases. On the first pitch to Grayson Easler with the bases loaded he was hit by a pitch which allowed Justin Dawkins to score and make the score 9-0 over the Rebels. Logan Merchant ended the game when he hit a line drive to centerfield scoring Titus Hutchins to end the game with a 10-0 Boiling Springs victory. Titus Hutchins led the Bulldogs offense going one of two at the plate while scoring four runs. Emory Horton went two of three at the plate scoring one run and picking up an RBI while Justin Dawkins went two of four with two runs scored and an RBI. Boiling Springs got another strong pitching performance from Chansen Cole who pitched four innings only allowing two hits while striking out five batters. Mason Shuford pitched the final inning for the Bulldogs allowing no hits and no runs while striking out two batters. The Bulldogs now improve to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in region play as the same two teams will meet again on Wednesday at Byrnes in a game set to begin at 6:30 PM. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - With it looking like Dorman may be able to steal a game over Boiling Springs to even the region series, the Bulldogs had a different idea as they rallied late to take a 4-3 victory over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Both Boiling Springs and Dorman pitchers started the game out strong as only one combined hit was allowed over the first two innings of play between the two teams. Dorman was the first to reach the scoreboard in the top of the third inning as Jackson Pruitt scored on a single by Clay Crossley to give the Cavaliers a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs responded in the bottom of the third inning as Kyle Patterson and JD Moore both singled to start off the inning before moving up one base each on a sacrifice bunt by Kai Lee. Landon Stevens followed Lee with a sacrifice fly to centerfield that allowed Patterson to score from third base and tied the game up at 1-1 after three innings of play. A walk and a double by Mitch Wilson and Coleman Brown in that order respectively, set the Cavaliers up with two runners in scoring position with no outs to start the fourth inning. A sacrifice fly by Campbell Whitener to centerfield along with a double to left field by Aaron Sturgil scored both Wilson and Brown to give Dorman a 3-1 lead over the Bulldogs. Boiling Springs responded in the bottom of the fourth inning as Titus Hutchins hit a single to centerfield. He advanced to third base on the next at-bat after an error on a pickoff attempt allowed him to move up two bases before scoring on a Chansen Cole single up the middle to cut the Dorman lead to 3-2 over the Bulldogs. As both teams went scoreless in the fifth inning, Boiling Springs pitcher Lucas Morrison shut down the Cavaliers in the top of the sixth inning as well to setup the rally by the Bulldogs in the bottom half of the inning. After working a walk and picking up a single with one out by both Lucas Morrison and Kyle Patterson respectively, they both advanced up one base on a groundout to shortstop. With the runners at second base and third base, Morrison scored when Kai Lee reached on an error to tie the game at 3-3 before Patterson scored on a Landon Stevens singled to centerfield to take the Bulldogs first lead of the game at 4-3 over the Cavaliers. Morrison returned to the mound in the top of the seventh inning getting two straight outs and on the next at-bat when shortstop Titus Hutchins fielded the groundball and fired it to first baseman Emory Horton it sealed the victory for the Bulldogs. Lucas Morrison pitched the final three innings to pick up the win for the Bulldogs as he allowed no hits in relief while striking out two Dorman batters. Landon Stevens went one of three with two RBIs for the Bulldogs at the plate while Kyle Patterson was two for two at the plate with two runs scored. With the win the Bulldogs improve to 7-1 on the season and will look to complete the sweep of the Cavaliers in a game scheduled to take place at Dorman on Friday with a start time of 6:30 PM. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - As the world of lacrosse continues to grow in the state of South Carolina, two of the best teams in the state squared off in matchup at Boiling Springs as the Bulldogs came away with a 16-3 victory over the Byrnes Rebels on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs entered the game ranked #5 while Byrnes went into the game ranked in the #10 spot in the state. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter as they got two goals each from Elijah Smith and Lincoln Huskey along with a goal each from Drew Buckmeier and Javen Chhim. Dawson Martinin assisted on the first goal to Smith while Smith assisted on the goal by Buckmeier. Byrnes got their first goal of the match just five seconds inside the seven-minute mark of the second quarter as they scored an unassisted goal to cut the Bulldogs lead to 6-1 over the Rebels. Boiling Springs responded with two back-to-back goals at the five-minute mark of the quarter as Caden Quaranta and Elijah Smith both came away with goals to push the lead to 8-1 over the Rebels. Jaiden Kocak and Dillon Snyder added two more goals over the last four minutes of the half to give the Bulldogs a 10-1 lead at the halftime break. In the second half the Bulldogs continued their domination as they outscored the Rebels 6-2 over the final 24 minutes of the match. Durning the second half of play Boiling Springs got goals from Chhim, Smith, Quaranta, Max Crowe, along with two goals from Drew Buckmeier. Elijah Smith led the Bulldogs with four goals along with five assists in the match while Javen Chhim had an impressive performance at the face off position winning six of 10 attempts for the Bulldogs. Parker Lamb kept the Rebels offense at bay as he recorded six saves in the goal for the Bulldogs. With the win the Bulldogs improve to 4-1 and 2-0 in region play after another big win at Dorman last week. Boiling Springs will return to action on Friday when they host JL Mann in a match set to begin at 7:30 PM/ SPARTANBURG, SC - The Boiling Springs softball team started a new week of play in an impressive fashion as they opened region play taking a 19-8 road victory over longtime region opponent Spartanburg on Tuesday night.
Boiling Springs head softball coach Hannah McDowell was really impressed with the performance and how they've come together as a team. "The team has really come together, and we were able to utilize everyone while giving opportunities where they are due," said McDowell. "We're definitely building a family environment that is grown off support and caring for one another not just in the game but off the field as well." The Bulldogs got huge games from the pitching and catching duo of Sayde Parris and Chloe Sloand as they combined for 11 RBIs. "Chloe and Sayde commanded the game well from the pitching circle and offensively," said McDowell. "Sayde had six RBIs and Chloe had five of her own, while both had a home run." While the Bulldogs had a big night offensively, they fell behind early as they trailed 5-1 going into the third inning but then the Boiling Springs bats came to life. In the top of the third inning, the bases were loaded when Parris got her first RBI of the game when singling to left field to score Emma Wilkins, who had led off the inning with a single. As the bases were still loaded, Chloe Sloand followed Parris with a triple to right field scoring both Sydnee Spencer and Addison Wheeler (who pinch ran for Parris) to cut the Spartanburg lead to 5-4 over the Bulldogs. Sloand tied the game at 5-5 when she scored on a single to right field by Ashlyn Posey before Posey along with Chloe Osteen came around to score for the Bulldogs to take their first lead of the game at 7-5 on a single to right field of her own by Abbie Wilson. Spartanburg tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the third inning before the Bulldogs retook the lead at 8-7 when Sloand hit her second triple of the game to left field scoring Parris from first base. After the Vikings tied the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Bulldogs offense went back to work as they outscored the Vikings 11-0 over the final three innings of the game. With two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Wilson, Wilkins, and Spencer all singled to load the bases when Parris came back to bat. Wilson scored on a wild pitch before Wilkins and Spencer scored on a single to centerfield by Parris. She added to the lead on the next at-bat when Sloand hit a home run to left field to push the Bulldogs lead to 13-8 over the Vikings. In the top of the sixth inning Myah Salters singled up the middle before scoring on a double to left field by Wilson to push the lead to 14-8. Wilson and Spencer (who worked a walk) put the lead at 17-8 on a Parris line drive home run over the centerfield fence. With one out in the top of the seventh inning with one out, Brooklyn Harrill tripled to left field before scoring on an Osteen single to left field. Emma Wilkins drove in the final run of the game when she singled to left field scoring Osteen to put the lead at 19-8 over the Vikings. Sayde Parris led the Bulldogs offense going five of five while hitting a home run, driving in six RBIs, and scoring three runs of her own. Sloand went three of five at the plate with two triples, a home run, and five RBIs while also scoring two runs as well. Emma Wilkins and Abbie Wilson both went three for six at the plate while Ashlyn Posey and Chloe Osteen each went three of five batting themselves. Allie Simpson, Addison Wheeler, Chloe Osteen, Emma Wilkins, and Myah Salters each had a stolen base for the Bulldogs in the contest. Chloe Sloand picked up the win for Boiling Springs from the pitching circle as she came on in relief for the final five innings striking out seven while only allowing three runs on five hits. The Bulldogs will return to action on Friday night when they host fellow district school Chesnee at 6:00 PM. OTHER SCORES Boiling Springs Boys Lacrosse Bulldogs 16 Byrnes 3 Boiling Springs Girls Lacrosse Bulldogs 7 Byrnes 21 ROEBUCK, SC - In what has been a pivotal series over the last few years for a region championship, the Boiling Springs baseball team jumped ahead with in the series using clutch hitting along with taking advantage of mistakes to take an 8-6 win over Dorman on Monday night.
The Cavaliers jumped ahead to start the game when Clay Crossley hit a triple to centerfield before scoring on two-run homer by Mitch Wilson to left field to take a 2-0 lead after one inning of play. Boiling Springs responded in the top of the second inning with two outs as Kyle Patterson, JD Moore, and Kai Lee worked three straight walks before Landon Stevens came up with one of the biggest hits of the game crushing a grand slam homerun to rightfield on a 2-2 pitch to give the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead. Dorman tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Jackson Pruitt and Palmer Hornick scored from second and third base on a single to centerfield by Crossley to tie game at 4-4 after two innings. After both teams went scoreless in the third inning Boiling Springs got back on the board in the top of the fourth inning as they loaded the bases when Lee walked, Stevens doubled to leftfield, and Justin Dawkins followed with another walk. Titus Hutchins followed Dawkins with a single to leftfield scoring Lee to put the Bulldogs back ahead at 5-4 over the Cavaliers while leaving the bases still loaded. Chasen Cole followed Hutchins with a sacrifice fly to centerfield allowing Stevens to score before Dawkins scored on a wild pitch to push the Bulldogs lead to 7-4. Hutchins scored on another wild pitch just two batters later to push the Boiling Springs lead to 8-4 over Dorman. Boiling Springs got another strong outing on the mound from starting pitcher Chansen Cole who went six innings while only allowing two earned runs on six hits and striking out 11 Dorman batters. Dorman added two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the lead to 8-6 and had runners on first base and third base with two outs when Josh Kanipe came in to save the game striking out the final Cavaliers batter to secure the 8-6 win for the Bulldogs. Landon Stevens led the Bulldogs offense with two hits, including the grand slam, while collecting four RBIs and also scoring two runs of his own. The Bulldogs showed an impressive patience at the plate as Justin Dawkins, Titus Hutchins, and Kai Lee each accounted for two walks as the team worked 10 walks altogether in the game. With the win the Bulldogs improve their overall record to 6-1 on the season and 1-0 in region play. Boiling Springs will return to action on Wednesday at home when they host the same Dorman team in the second game of a three-game series this week. |
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