Cory Welch

State Finals Preview: 2022

Compiled By: DP Staff - May 20, 2022
Well, here we are now, down to ten teams and attempting to provide you with the forecast of an exciting final week! The post-season will wrap up just as the baseball gods choose, but we looked into our crystal ball at the match-ups, threw in some grades on the clubs involved and made a few bold picks...we must ...

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District Finals: Catawba Ridge @ Laurens

By: Cory Welch – May 9, 2022
On District Finals Day, a lot of crazy things happen around our state! One of the places headed to on this Monday was to Ed Prescott Field in Laurens, SC. The Raiders are in the driver’s seat after traveling to Fort Mill and knocking off Catawba Ridge Thursday night. Catawba Ridge had to fight off elimination Saturday b...

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Upper/Lower Predictions

-Upper & Lower State Finals-  2022  5A Upper  5A Lower  4A Upper  4A Lower  3A Upper  3A Lower  2A Upper  2A Lower  1A Upper  1A Lower  Winner Blythewood Lexington AC Flora James Island Chapman Oceanside Collegiate Gray Collegiate Andrew Jackson Southside Christian Green Sea-Floyd’s  Runner-Up TL Hanna Summerville Eastside Airport Seneca Brookland-Cayce Chesterfield Woodland Lewisville Branchville  DP’s Crystal Ball – State Champions & Final Five 5A – Blythewood, 4A – AC Flora, 3A – Oceanside Collegiate, 2A – Andrew Jackson, 1A – Southside Christian Advancing / Made Bracket Finals/ Eliminated before Finals 

Districts: Nation Ford @ Hillcrest

By: Cory Welch – May 7, 2022
There is something special about playoff Saturday’s in May! Today marks the first of four in the 2022 postseason. Today, DP shot over to Booster Field to see the defending 5A champs host the Nation Ford Falcons in an elimination game in District IV. Hillcrest grabbed a victory to open the playoffs as took down Riversid...

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Districts: Boiling Springs @ JL Mann

By: Cory Welch – May 5, 2022
Day two of playoff brought us to a highly-anticipated matchup that featured the JL Mann Patriots and the Boiling Springs Bulldogs. In the recent years, these two clubs have had a lot to do with where the path of the Upper State Playoffs have gone. These two teams have played several classic games and the Cinco de Mayo v...

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Districts: Broome @ Palmetto

By: Cory Welch – May 3, 2022 
If you are a true high school baseball fan, this is one of the few dates you circle on the calendar! Tonight, there are eighty games across the state with teams vying to grab the trophy in just over three weeks for their respective classification. One of the several spots dp slid over to on opening night was Legio...

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Byrnes @ Wade Hampton

By: Cory Welch – April 29, 2022
The final Friday of the 2022 regular season brings us back to Wade Hampton Sports Complex to watch the Generals play host to the Byrnes Rebels. This has been a very interesting week in Region 2-5A as the Dorman Cavaliers wrapped up the region but the 2-4 seeds are a complete toss-up. Entering play tonight, the Rebel...

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St. Joseph’s @ Laurens

By: Cory Welch – April 27, 2022
With the regular season winding down, DP elected to stroll down to Laurens HS to catch a ballgame between two teams that have already concluded region play. Tonight’s game pitted two teams that have not crossed paths much on the prep baseball circuit; the Laurens Raiders and St. Joe’s Knights. The Knights captured th...

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DP’s 2022 Playoff Picks

Postseason Predictions 2.0: In 2022 we have returned to the traditional playoff format for you to pick apart. As always, DP has compiled our predictions as we surveyed the staff from across South Carolina to see who makes their way out of district play. As always, we will be correct on some but on the flip side we have been known to swing and … The new DP website is here. For all the great DP content, subscribe. If you have any login/subscription issues, please contact our support team. Your feedback on the new experience is appreciated as well.

SBC: Andrew Jackson, Trinity Collegiate, Buford

By: Gary Randall – April 21, 2022
One of the outstanding yearly spring break tournaments in the state of SC, proven so by the test of time, is the Southeastern Baseball Classic (SBC) held in Hartsville, SC. Complete with competitive teams playing in a first-class facility, team meals, lodging, host families, a hospitality night and a SBC Scholarsh...

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