DP Recaps > 2022

By: Gary Asbill – May 18, 2022
Playoff baseball, from start to finish, provides the avid sports fan with the excitement level of competition that many seek throughout a season. As the playoffs continue, that level of excitement is magnified and funneled – each pitch is meaningful, and the meaning of that said pitch can either make or break a team’s...

By: Cory Welch – May 18, 2022
On Upper State Championship night, DP has setup shop at one of the best venues in Greenville County, Sabre Park on the grounds of Southside Christian School. The Sabres are the favorite going into tonight as the Lions of Lewisville have to bounce them twice in order to punch their ticket to the State Championship. How...

By: Gary Asbill – May 14, 2022
A mere 40 hours in weather delays will only seemingly add to the electricity on Saturday morning in West Columbia, SC as it features a SCHSL matchup between two perennial state powers in the James Island Trojans (27-2) and the Airport Eagles (22-6). The Trojans, the winner of AAAA District 8 in the Lower-State bracket...

By: Trey Thacker – May 14, 2022
Saturday’s contest between the Berkeley Stags and the Lexington Wildcats is easily the most important game of the season for these two clubs thus far. Both teams are coming off first round victories in the 5A Lower State playoffs, with a victory in this winner’s bracket game making their road to the State Championshi...

By: Trey Thacker – May 17, 2022
Many people compare a Hartsville baseball game to that of the Friday Night Lights TV show. It feels like the entire town is there to rally behind their beloved Red Foxes with fans even stacked up along the leftfield cement wall. Hartsville baseball atmosphere is unlike any other and is an absolute treat to be able to...

By: Taylor Hollifield & Cory Welch – May 14, 2022
The guys here at DP like to call this day of the year “Separation Saturday”, and with what is at stake today it is easy to see why. In the Upper/Lower State brackets you have elimination games and games that feature teams punching their ticket to host Upper/Lower State Finals scheduled for next ...

By: Austin Alexander – May 12, 2022

Upper & Lower State Championship action opened on Thursday evening across South Carolina, meanwhile Diamond Prospects was crawling around in every spot we could point a radar gun and tote a stopwatch. This point of interest was at Green Sea-Floyds hosting East Clarendon as two small towns shut down essential...

By: Trey Thacker – May 12, 2022
The Berkeley Stags traveled across town to face off against the Summerville GreenWave in the first round of the 5A Lower State playoffs on Thursday night to see who can gain the first edge in their pursuit for a state championship. The GreenWave lived up to their name as the wave of fans packed the stadium located i...

By: Taylor Hollifield – May 12, 2022
-Curtis tosses gem, Yellow Jackets earn opening win, 7-0-
As expected, the Boiling Springs faithful showed up in full force for game 1 of the 5A Upper State playoffs. With no empty seats in the stands, 3-4 deep around the backstop, and trucks lining the outfield, DP set in for a good one. The Bulldogs would turn...

By: Cory Welch – May 12, 2022              
Ten days ago, we started the 5A playoffs with 32 teams and we are now down to the final eight! Tonight, starts the Upper State and Lower State playoffs and DP is spread out across the Palmetto State catching the action and one of the po...