DP's 2018 Playoff Picks
Post-season Predictions: Since everyone loves a good list or ranking, DP will take a stab at predicting each round of the prep playoffs. Things of this nature are not an exact science and pitching match-ups plus weather will always play a major hand in any bracket. And now pitch counts are a variable! We have surveyed our area scouts and this is what we came up with for the 2018 postseason...Bulletin board material for coaches now, go!
Pre-Season Picks / Scoreboard / Probable Pitchers
-Upper & Lower State Finals-
2017 | 5A Upper | 5A Lower | 4A Upper | 4A Lower | 3A Upper | 3A Lower | 2A Upper | 2A Lower | 1A Upper | 1A Lower |
Winner | Dorman | Lexington | Airport | AC Flora | Seneca | Bishop England | Cheraw | Latta | Lewisville | Lake View |
Runner-Up | TL Hanna | Dutch Fork | Wren | Lugoff-Elgin | Pendleton | Strom Thurmond | Chesnee | Barnwell | Lamar | Hannah-Pamplico |
DP's Crystal Ball - State Champions & Final Five
5A - Lexington 4A- AC Flora, 3A - Bishop England 2A - Cheraw 1A - Lewisville
Advancing / Made Bracket Finals/ Eliminated before Finals
-District Playoffs-
Dist. | 5A #1 | 5A #2 | 4A #1 | 4A #2 | 3A #1 | 3A #2 | 2A #1 | 2A #2 | 1A #1 | 1A #2 |
I | Spartanburg | Mauldin | Wren | York | Pendleton | Palmetto | Chesnee | Central | Lamar | Whitmire |
II | Dorman | Fort Mill | Eastside | South Aiken | Seneca | Powdersville | Fox Creek | Ninety Six | Lewisville | Williston-Elko |
III | Northwestern | Boiling Springs | Greenville | Aiken |
Mid-Carolina | Walhalla | Andrew Jackson | Saluda | Ridge Spring-M | Ware Shoals |
IV | Riverside | Gaffney | Airport | BHP | Indian Land | Chapman | Cheraw | Abbeville | McBee | Dixie |
V | Lexington | Stratford | Chapin | North Myrtle Beach | Strom Thurmond | Bluffton | Barnwell | Phillip Simmons | Hannah-Pamplico | Military Magnet |
VI | Blythewood | Wando | Lugoff-Elgin | Myrtle Beach | Waccamaw | Hanahan | Latta | Calhoun County | Branchville | Green Sea-Floyds |
VII | River Bluff | South Florence | St. James | Dreher | Bishop England | Aynor | Academic Magnet | Batesburg-Leesville | East Clarendon | St. Johns |
VIII | Summerville | Dutch Fork | AC Flora | Cane Bay | Dillon | Gilbert | Bamberg-Ehrhart | Johnsonville | Lake View | Charleston M&S |
DP's Crystal Ball - State Champions & Final Five
5A - Northwestern, 4A - AC Flora, 3A -Bishop England, 2A - Cheraw, 1A - Lewisville
Key: Advancing / Made District Finals / Eliminated before Finals