CHESNEE, SC- The Chesnee Eagles downed the Blacksburg Wildcats 10-2 on Friday night as the two teams have split first two of three games scheduled this season.
"It felt really good to bounce back and pick up this win," said Chesnee's Ansley Blanton. "After the hard loss earlier this week, we all came together and had some good practices and that helped us pull out the win tonight." Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle said that his team went back to work this week after their earlier loss. "After we lost on Tuesday, we had our best practice of the season on Wednesday," said Fogle. "At the end of the day, that's what we want a resilient team that keeps battling, and we saw that tonight." The Eagles got off to a hot start in the first two innings as Skylar Barrett hit a solo homerun to straightaway centerfield to give the Eagles a one run lead after one inning of play. "This one felt good," said Barrett. "We really wanted to come out and make up for Tuesday. It felt really good off the bat and feels great to know we came up big offensively in a game we needed to win." The Eagles built on the lead in the bottom of the second inning as they sent nine batters to the plate and scored five runs. Delani Wright hit a leadoff single while Natalie Morris doubled to put them both in scoring position. Kyndall Brill and Loren Potter drove them in with an RBI single each before Abby Fogle delivered the big blow of the inning with a two RBI double. Ansley Blanton capped the Eagles scoring with an RBI single of her own to make it 6-0 in favor of the Eagles. The Wildcats got a run back in the top of the third inning as Kayla Butler drew a leadoff walk and later scored on Liz Rice's RBI triple that was just inside the foul line and went into the right field corner. After Delani Wright and Natalie Morris got the Eagles started in the second inning, they once again came up big in the fourth inning. Skylar Barrett and Ansley Blanton each hit two out singles and later scored on RBI singles by Wright and Morris to make the score 8-1 in favor of the Eagles. Chesnee expanded the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning as Claire Owens hit a one out triple while Skylar Barrett drew a walk and advanced to second base thanks to some heads-up base running. Ansley Blanton drove the pair in with a two RBI single to make the score 10-1 in favor of the Eagles after five innings of play. Abby Fogle made a great play defensively when a Blacksburg player hit a bloop single to shallow right field when Fogle then threw her out trying to advance to second base. The play proved pivotal as Paige Beam and Josie Brown followed with back-to-back doubles with Brown picking up an RBI to cut the Eagle lead to 10-2. Kyndall Brill picked up the win in the pitching circle for the Eagles as she pitched five and a third innings scattering nine hits and surrendering just two runs. Bella Rollins closed out the game without allowing a hit in her inning and two-thirds of work. "We have two of the hardest working pitchers in this state," said Fogle. "Coach Sam Carver and Coach Ashley Westbrooks do a tremendous job with our pitching staff, and they keep getting better each time out." Ansley Blanton and Claire Owens each picked up three hits for the Eagles with Blanton driving in three runs and Owens hitting a triple. "We realized our mistakes from earlier this week and worked hard in the cages to be able to attack how she (Blacksburg pitcher Brie Hughey) pitches," said Blanton. Skylar Barrett, Delani Wright, Natalie Morris, and Kyndall Brill each had two hits for the Eagles. Paige Beam and Josie Brown led the Wildcats with two hits each as they each hit a double with Brown collecting an RBI. The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday as they host the Ninety-Six Wildcats with a special spring break 3:00 pm start time. Next week is a big week for the Eagles as they host their annual spring break kid's camp as the camp will be April 1st-3rd and will last from 9 am to noon. The cost will be $50 and is open to kids in second thru sixth grades. CHESNEE, SC - The East Rutherford Cavaliers crossed state lines and went back to North Carolina with an 8-1 win over the Chesnee Eagles on Wednesday night.
East Rutherford cracked the scoring column in the bottom of the second inning as Elliott Tisdale and Kalem Curtis each reached with two outs before Malachi Dato drove them in with a two RBI single to give the Cavaliers an early 2-0 lead. Preston Henson hit a one out double for the Cavaliers on the top of the third inning and later stole third base as Colby Condrey hit a slow roller to second base that allowed Henson to score to make it 3-0 in favor of the visitors. The Eagles cracked the scoring column in the bottom of the fifth inning as Carson Gossett drew a one out walk and later stole second base. A pair of errors on the play allowed Carson to score as the Eagles cut the deficit to 3-1. The Cavaliers tacked on three more runs in the sixth inning to expand the lead to 6-1 as Jordan Dixon hit a leadoff double and Colby Condrey along with JD Toney reached base to load the bases for the Cavaliers. Elliott Tisdale and Kalem Curtis each drove in a run with an RBI single each. Malachi Dato drove in another run with a RBI sacrifice fly. The Cavaliers added on two more runs in the seventh inning as Elliott Tisdale hit a RBI single and JD Toney scored on an error to make it 8-1 in favor of the visitors. Kalem Curtis, Elliott Tisdale, and Preston Henson each had two hits for the Cavaliers. Malachi Dato drove in three runs to lead the Cavaliers. Carson Gossett reached base four times and scored a run for the Eagles. Paul Martin, Aiden Greene, and Zaiden Hammett each collected hits for the Eagles. Jacob Lee picked up the win for the Cavaliers as he pitched six innings of one run ball, which was unearned, while striking out six batters and scattering four hits. The Eagles will be back in action on Thursday at Clinton as first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM. CHESNEE, SC - The Blacksburg Wildcats behind a stellar performance from Levi Barrett downed the Chesnee Eagles 5-0 on Thursday to tie the season series at one game each.
Barrett started the game off with a solo home run before throwing six and a third innings of shut out baseball. He had a streak of six straight strikeouts in the early portion of the game while scattering four hits and striking out 11 batters. Barrett also delivered a big blow in the top of the sixth inning with a three RBI double that made the score 5-0 in favor of the Wildcats. Matty Cody scored on an error earlier in the inning for the Wildcats. Barrett finished with two hits and four RBIs including the solo home run to lead the Wildcats. Daniel Wease led the Eagles with a pair of hits including a triple while Carson Gossett reached base three times, once on a single and walking twice. The Eagles will be back in action on Monday as they host Clinton as first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM. BLACKSBURG, SC - The number five was an important one for the Chesnee baseball team on Wednesday night as they used two five run innings to defeat the homestanding Blacksburg Wildcats 10-0 in five innings.
A key in the game for Chesnee was keeping the Wildcats off the scoreboard and that was in large part due to the performance from starting pitcher Kohan Orr who went all five innings allowing one hit and striking out nine batters. He also had a good night at the plate going two of four with an RBI and a run scored. While Orr was dealing from the mound, his teammates had their first big inning in the top of the third inning as they scored five runs to take an early 5-0 lead. Kyle Martin and Carson Gossett both walked with one out and advanced to second and third bases on a passed ball, Orr helped his own cause by getting a single to left field scoring both runners to take a 2-0 lead. Orr later stole third base and scored on an error to push the lead to 3-0 over the Wildcats. After Orr scored, Tucker Johnson worked a five pitch walk before moving to second base on a Paul Martin single to right field and scoring on an Aiden Greene singled to centerfield. Daniel Wease scored Martin to make the score 5-0 in favor of the Eagles on a single up the middle to end the Chesnee scoring in the third inning. In the top of the fifth inning, Johnson, Martin, and Greene began the inning with walks to load the bases with no outs. Zaiden Hammett added two runs to the Eagles column when he singled to centerfield allowing both Johnson and Martin to score to put the lead at 7-0 over the Wildcats. Wease got his second and third RBIs of the game when he singled to centerfield scoring both Greene and Hammett to put the lead at 9-0 in favor of Chesnee. Chesnee made the lead 10-0 over Blacksburg later on a fielder's choice that allowed Wease to score for the final runs of the game. After a walk to start the bottom of the fifth inning, Orr pitched around the walk sealing the victory with a groundout, pop fly to third base, and a flyball to right field. The Eagles got a big game from left fielder Daniel Wease as he went two for three at the plate picking up three RBIs and also scoring a run. Zaiden Hammett also had a good night at the plate one for three with two RBIs and a run scored. With the win the Eagles improve to 3-0 in region play this season and will look to keep those winning ways going as they will be back in action on Thursday night as they host the same Blacksburg team in another region matchup. LIBERTY, SC - The Chesnee softball team went on the road and picked up their second region win in as many days as they downed the Liberty12-2 on Wednesday evening.
Jada Sellars drove in the first run for the Eagles in the top of the first inning while Harley Grady and Claire Owens each drove in runs on fielder choices. The Eagles exploded for nine runs in the top of the fifth inning to pull away from the Red Devils. Ansley Blanton and Claire Owens each drove in a run with a RBI single as Natalie Morris hit a pair of RBI singles in the inning. Skylar Barrett delivered the big blow of the inning with a three RBI double. The Eagles also plated two more runs on errors. Chesnee's Bella Rollins picked up the win as she threw a complete game scattering four hits while striking out three and surrendering just one earned run. Chesnee will return to action on Thursday night as they travel to Chapman in a matchup of county rivals with first pitch set for 7:30 PM. CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee softball team opened up region play with an impressive 8-1 victory over the Landrum in front of the home crowd on Tuesday night.
Chesnee got a strong start in the pitching circle from Kyndall Brill as she started the game off fast, sitting down the first seven batters she faced. Landrum put a dent in Brill's strong showing with three singles in the third inning with the last one being an RBI single by Sydney Price which gave the Cardinals an early 1-0 lead. The Eagles offense picked up their pitcher in the bottom of the third inning though as Claire Owens led off the inning with a double before Harley Grady drove her in with an RBI single, also heads up baserunning on the Cardinal's throw home got her to second base. The impressive base running move set Jada Sellars up to drive Grady in with a RBI single of her own to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead that they never relinquished. The fifth inning was a big inning for the Eagles that allowed them to put some breathing room into their lead as they scored five runs in the inning while keeping the Cardinals off the board. "It feels great to see our offense have a big inning," said Brill. "It helps me relax and know I only have to worry about making good pitches." After back-to-back walks by Landrum's Aaliyah Greene and Alaina Adams, along with a single by Sydney Price loaded the bases, Brill responded in the pitching circle for the Eagles with a strike out and a flyout to centerfield that saw Skylar Barrett make a great throw home that prevented the runners from trying to advance. Brill recorded the final out by fielding a groundball and flipping it to her catcher Ansley Blanton for the force out to end the top half of the inning. After a big half inning in the field, the Eagles had an even bigger half inning at the plate as the Eagles sent all nine batters to the plate and scoring five runs to blow the game open. Skylar Barrett led off the inning with a single and later stole second base before later scoring on Abby Fogle's RBI single. Loren Potter followed with a two run RBI double before Faith Wall hit a deep RBI triple. "After Kyndall did a good job in the top of the inning, we knew we needed to put up some runs in the bottom half of the inning," said Chesnee's Faith Wall. "It felt great to give her a big lead." Claire Owens finished off the big inning of runs for the Eagles with a RBI sacrifice fly to give the Eagles a 7-1 lead after five innings of play. Skylar Barrett added to the Eagles lead with a solo leadoff homerun in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Chesnee an 8-1 lead. "It felt great off of my bat," said Barrett. "It's always a good feeling when I can hit one over the fence and celebrate with my teammates." Brill pitched a complete game only allowing the one run and scattering eight hits while striking out seven. "I felt great tonight," said Brill. "I felt in control the entire game. We worked ahead in the count all game long and I'm looking forward to our next game." Claire Owens led the Eagles with three hits including two doubles and a RBI. Harley Grady, Skylar Barrett, and Ansley Blanton each had a pair of hits for the Eagles. Sydney Price led the Cardinals with three hits and an RBI, while Skylar Cornett added a pair of hits. The Eagles will return to action on Wednesday as they make the long trip to Liberty for a game that was originally scheduled for Friday, but predicted weather prompted the schedule change as first pitch is set for 6:00 PM. CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles opened region play with an 11-4 win over the Landrum Cardinals on Wednesday evening.
This was a big win for us,” said Chesnee senior Kohen Orr. “We learned how hard it was last year to not win the first region game of the season. This win opens the door for a lot of possibilities as this region win gives us a lot of momentum.” Chesnee head coach Scott Wease was happy with how his team has fought so far this year. "I'm proud of them,” said Wease. “We haven't had an easy schedule to open the season. They have kept working, and I'm really proud of how they responded tonight. I thought we had some great at bats, and Kohen pitched well for us." Kohen Orr sat the Cardinals down in order in the top of the first inning. Orr reached base in the bottom of the first on a one out walk, the first of three consecutive walks for the team to load the bases. Aiden Greene and Daniel Wease each cashed in RBI singles to give the Eagles an early 2-0 lead after one inning of play. Orr continued the good work on the mound as he only allowed one base runner over the first three innings of play. The Eagles built on their lead in the bottom of the second inning as Kyle Martin reached base after being hit by a pitch with one out. He later scored on Carson Gossett's deep RBI triple to make it 3-0 in favor of the Eagles. The Eagles added another run in the third inning as Paul Martin and Aiden Greene led off the inning with back to back singles and Dawson Pruitt 's two out walk loaded the bases for Kyle Martin to drive in a run after he drew a walk himself to make it 4-0. Landrum scratched across a pair of runs in the fifth inning as Drew Coleman, Wyatt Gulledge, and Hunter Craig each hit singles to open the inning with Craig picking up an RBI. Grady Zipperer got an RBI after he hit into a fielder's choice to make it 4-2 in favor of the Eagles. Chesnee responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as Kyle Martin and Carson Gossett each hit one out singles and later scored on Tucker Johnson's two RBI single. Johnson later scored on a Paul Martin RBI double to make it 7-2 in favor of the Eagles. Daniel Wease came on in relief of Orr to start the top of the sixth inning and quickly sent the Cardinals down in order. Daniel Wease, after being hit by a pitch with one out in the bottom.of the sixth inning, became the first of six straight batters to reach base for the Eagles. Wease later scored on an error before Carson Gossett hit a two RBI double along with Kohen Orr and Tucker Johnson each hitting an RBI single to make the score 11-2 in favor of the Eagles heading into the seventh inning. Kohen Orr pitched five innings of three hit ball and allowed two runs while striking out nine to pick up the win on the mound. Carson Gossett, Paul Martin, and Aiden Greene each finished with three hits for Chesnee. "We have worked all week on our two strike approach,” said Chesnee’s Carson Gossett. “It has really helped us cut down on strikeouts, and increase our quality at bats." Gossett finished just a home run short of hitting for the cycle as he hit a single, a double, and a triple to go along with three RBIs. Martin hit two singles along with a RBI double while Aiden Greene hit three singles. Tucker Johnson also collected three RBIs for the Eagles. Wyatt Gulledge finished with a pair of singles for the Cardinals. The Eagles and the Cardinals will face off again on Thursday evening, this time at Landrum High School as first pitch is set for 7:30 PM. CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles used timely plays to pull out a ninth inning walk off 5-4 win over the Broome Centurions in front of the home crowd on Thursday night.
"I'm proud of our effort and how the girls fought," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "It was great to see us bounce back after a tough loss on Monday night and to get that final run across was a big lift to our team." Broome loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the first inning after a pair of hits batter and a Reagan Lee single. Chesnee eighth grade pitcher Bella Rollins induced a groundball and got the force play out at home followed by two infield pop ups to escape the jam. Senior Harley Grady led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple before scoring on a Jada Sellars RBI sacrifice fly to give the Eagles an early 1-0 lead. Broome once again loaded the bases in the top of the second inning, but this time with two outs and Daiton West was able to push across the tying run with a RBI single. The Eagles got another force out at home to end the threat and keep the game tied at 1-1. For the second straight inning for the Eagles a senior led off an inning with an extra base hit, this time Skylar Barrett hit a leadoff double. She later scored off a well-placed RBI bloop single by Abby Fogle to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead after two innings of play. Lauren Banks was able to get a two out RBI single to tie the game at two for the Centurions in the top of the third inning. Chesnee respond though with back-to-back one out singles by Delani Wright and Natalie Morris in the bottom of the third inning. Barrett followed with a RBI ground out before eighth grader Ansley Blanton's RBI single gave the Eagles a 4-2 lead after three innings of play. The Eagles once again worked out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the fifth inning to keep before finding themselves in another bases loaded situation in the top of the sixth inning, this time with one out. Chesnee got another force out at home, but the Centurions followed that up with back-to-back RBI singles from Lauren Banks and Wren Gaines to tie the game. Chesnee had another bases loaded situation in the top of the ninth with one out but forced out a potential go ahead runner at home, and then got a groundout to second baseman Delani Wright who then threw over to Natalie Morris at first to retire the side. As it generally goes in the diamond sports, make a key play in the field and you get a key at bat the next time around. Delani Wright led off the top of the ninth inning for the Eagles with a bloop single into shallow right field that plated the tie breaking runner Jada Sellars to give the Eagles a 5-4 win. Wright led the Eagles offense with a pair of hits, a RBI, and a run scored. Kyndall Brill picked up the win for the Eagles from the pitching circle as she threw 3 2/3 innings of one run ball and held the Centurions off the scoreboard for the final three innings while striking out four. Bella Rollins threw 5 1/3 innings of three run ball while striking out three batters of her own. Daiton West and Lauren Banks led the Centurions with two hits each while Banks also collected two RBIs. The Eagles worked out of six bases loaded jams in the game and got five force outs at home plate. "The job they did defensively is a testament to how we practice," said Fogle. "We put pressure on them in practice, so when a pressure situation comes in a game, we are ready for it." The Eagles will be back in action on Friday as they host the Crescent Tigers as first pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM. BASEBALL - Broome 4 Chesnee 0 Broome held Chesnee to just four hits on their way to a 4-0 win over the Eagles in a road matchup for the Centurions on Thursday night. Broome got a runner on to leadoff the game after Christian Giles struck out, but advanced to first on a dropped third strike. He later worked himself into scoring position and scored on a Silas Brown RBI groundout to give Broome a 1-0 lead after one inning of play. Broome added another run in the third inning on a Bryson Arrowood RBI single before getting a RBI single in the fifth for Brayden Simpson and a RBI single from Christian Giles in the seventh inning. Kohen Orr, Paul Martin, Aiden Greene, and Zaiden Hammett each collected hits for the Eagles. Brayden Simpson led the Centurions with two singles, a RBI, and a run scored. Giles threw a complete game only allowing four hits while striking out eight Eagles batters. Chesnee will be back in action on Tuesday at Blue Ridge as first pitch is set for 6:00 PM. WOODRUFF, SC - The Woodruff Wolverines rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take a 2-1 win over the Chesnee Eagles in a matchup of county rivals on Monday night.
The pitchers dual matched senior Kaitlynn Jackson for Woodruff against eighth grader Bella Rollins for the Eagles. Both pitchers escaped bases loaded jams as Jackson worked out of one in the first inning and Rollins worked out of another in the sixth inning. Rollins limited the Wolverines to two hits and struck out six over 6.2 innings of work, but the two hits in the seventh ended up being the difference in the game. Jackson surrendered six hits but just allowed only one run in seven innings of work. The Eagles scored their lone run in the top of the fifth inning when Ansley Blanton lead off the inning with a double and later scored on Harley Grady's RBI single. Jada Sellars had a pair of singles for the Eagles. Woodruff's Danicka Simmons worked a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh before later scoring on a Chesnee error. Woodruff's Kaitlynn Jackson hit the walk off RBI single to earn herself along with her team the victory. Kara West had the lone other hit for the Wolverines. The Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday as they host the Broome Centurions as first pitch is set for 7:30 PM. ANDERSON, SC - The Chesnee wrestling capped off their impressive season with eight state placers in the AA individual state championships as they set a school record for All-State placers and tied the school record for most state champions in a single state tournament.
Malachi Hill and Quinton Gerstenacker became the sixth and seventh individual state champions in school history. Hill, a senior, won the 150lbs weight class while Gerstenacker won the 144lbs weight class. The is the third time in school history that Chesnee has taken home two individual titles as the previous two were in 2016 (Kaleb Taylor, Kyle Chrzanowski) and 2023 (Thadeus Gerstenacker and Garrett Williams). The Eagles also had three wrestlers take home second place which tied school record set last season. The wrestlers that took home second place finishes for the Eagles were freshman Taven Pesaro in the 113lbs class, Thadeus Gerstenacker in the 138lbs class, and Aiden Allen in the heavyweight class. Tyler Henderson took home a third place finish for the second consecutive season, this time in the 126th lbs weight class. Senior Gunther Gerstenacker and junior Leonardo De La Cruz rounded out the state placers with fourth place finishes as Gerstenacker placed in the 165lbs class and De La Cruz in the 132lbs class. Freshman Ben Hefner rounded out the state qualifiers as he competed in the 120lbs weight class. The historic individual state tournament wrapped up the historic season for the Eagles as they won the AA state championship along with the impressive showing at the individual state tournament. |
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