Diamond Polls > 2019

By: Charles Assey, Jr. – March 12, 2019
The 2019 SCISA 3A is a showdown of Region 1 opponents as #2 seed Ben Lippen will take on #3 seed Hammond. Both teams defeated #1 seeds in the semifinals to advance to the state championship series. Both teams play good defense and throw strikes on the mound. The outcome could possibly come down to who bats la...

Compiled By: DP Staff - May 10, 2019
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 f...

Overview - Overall
While we have already slotted each classification by region and overall, we always find it to be a fun exercise to throw all the public schools into a fantasy scenario, some sort of a statewide tournament where we pick our winners if they were to ever actually play on the field. Most of our tie-breakers were e...

- 4A Overview -
This classification is loaded with contenders but DP’s toughest predictions in 4A were deciding who the top pitcher, player and prospect was for our #1 selection overall. AC Flora is as decorated of a program that our state has seen in the last dozen years, but that has little bearing on the 2019 bunch that is loaded with under...

- 5A Overview -
This spring shapes up to be another interesting year in 5A's third season. But a host of suitors return talent and upcoming prospects will grace South Carolina creating a rollercoaster throughout the campaign, then especially when the post-season arrives! While it is simple to call 5A a toss-up, DP does not have that luxury. In...

 - 3A Overview -
When DP tried every single way to pick against the reigning champ, we were unable to select a team that could overtake our ‘Team of the Year’ from a campaign ago. In 2018, Bishop England was 31-2 and ran roughshod through 3A…but this is another season and we know some other good clubs are poised to make a run in challenging th...

- 2A Overview -
Through the DP lens of 2A baseball, it appears that this classification is a bit Upper State heavy at the top of our overall rankings. There is a team out of the Rock Hill area whose pitching staff has a chance to make them a slam dunk champion, but they will be pursued by a strong host of clubs who could lay claim to winning this n...

-1A Overview-
A small handful of programs have had their grips on this classification over the decades. Is this year the one where the tide turns? Hard to say. 1A baseball is not laden with talent in every direction that we presently look, but in typical DP fashion we will do our best to slot this group of teams by every region statewide and overal...