CHARLESTON, S.C. – From one end of Interstate 26 to the other went the Chapman Panthers as they opened the 3A baseball state championship series on Saturday on the road against the Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks at Shipyard Park.
When the dust settled, the Panthers dropped a 7-3 decision to the Landsharks. Chapman leadoff hitter Jarren Metcalf wasted little time, as he sent the first pitch of the game into left field for a leadoff single, but was left stranded to end the Panthers’ opening frame. Oceanside struck first on a bases-loaded walk for a 1-0 lead after one inning. The Panthers responded in the second when Hudson Moss drilled a double to the left field wall, allowing Devin Roe to score and tie the game at one. A couple of batters later, Metcalf smacked a single to center field, plating Moss and putting Chapman ahead 2-1. Oceanside reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the inning with three runs on a pair of hits, including a two-run double, for a 4-2 advantage. The Panthers tallied a run in the third on another Metcalf RBI single to center, which cut the deficit to 4-3. The Landsharks added three more runs over the final three innings to provide the final margin. Chapman will host game two of the best-of-three series, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24th at 7:00 PM. Comments are closed.
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