BLYTHEWOOD – For the second straight year, both the Blythewood baseball and softball programs captured Region 4-5A championships. This time around, the Bengals look to avoid disappointment both teams found last year in the first round. The baseball team, aiming to get back into the 5A state championship series, lost twice to J.L. Mann in […]
Todd Mattox’s streak ends, but he keeps going
April 21, 2022 By
FLORENCE – There came a game recently that Francis Marion senior third baseman Todd Mattox went to the plate and did not reach base, either from a hit, walk, or being hit by a pitch. In the Patriots’ 8-5, 12-inning victory over Lander April 12, Mattox went 0-for-4. It was the first time Mattox did […]
Bengals win SCDI tournament again, using as springboard to postseason
April 21, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team isn’t in danger of overlooking teams on what’s left of its regular season schedule. What the Bengals are reveling in isn’t overconfidence, but rather a sureness of taking care of business whenever they take the field. Blythewood (21-1) showed its mettle last week, winning its second straight South Carolina […]
Blythewood tops Dutch Fork in SC Diamond Invitational
April 14, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Dutch Fork starting pitcher Hunter Phipps confounded the Blythewood lineup for four innings Tuesday night, but the Bengals’ patience paid off. Phipps gave up just two hits and struck out 11 in his time on the mound, but one of those hits was Zac Cowan’s three-run double in the bottom of the fifth […]
Bengals rally past, then rout Vikings
April 7, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team got a little lost in a grim attitude Monday night against Region 5-4A rival Spring Valley. The Vikings scored a run in the first and two runs in the third to take a 3-0 lead. Some Blythewood teammates appeared glum at that early point in the ballgame, and head […]
BHS shuts out Northwestern, Rock Hill
March 31, 2022 By
ROCK HILL – The Blythewood baseball team recorded two shutouts on the road Friday and Monday. On Friday at Northwestern, Bengals pitcher Ben Blackwell gave up three hits in five innings and struck out nine, and Alex Simmons and John Rollings combined for an 8-0 shutout of the Trojans. Landon Penfield doubled and batted in […]
Bengal baseball loses to Summerville, beats Northwestern and Nation Ford
March 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In a flurry of four games over six days, the Blythewood baseball team went 3-1. The Bengals fell 4-1 at Summerville Thursday, played host to Nation Ford Saturday and beat the Falcons 11-10, traveled to Northwestern Monday and beat the Trojans 5-1, then played host to Northwestern Tuesday night for a 3-1 win. […]
Bengals clinch win over Summerville
March 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It took time for the Blythewood baseball team to get to Summerville starting pitcher Thayer Tavormina in the misty drizzle of Friday night. But when the Bengals broke through for two runs on the right-hander to tie the game at 3 in the fifth inning, they made sure to keep the momentum going. […]
Bengals win 4 straight to open season, wins IP Classic
March 10, 2022 By
GEORGETOWN – The Blythewood baseball team caught fire in the season-opening IP Classic tournament at Mike Johnson Field, winning four straight games from Thursday to Sunday. The Bengals topped Boiling Springs 10-4 Thursday, York 9-4 Friday, defending 4A state champion A.C. Flora 7-2 Saturday, and Berkeley 7-2 in the championship game Sunday. Landon Penfield was […]
Mattox keeps on keepin’ on
June 10, 2021 By
FLORENCE – The college baseball season may be in the books for Francis Marion University, but honors seem to keep coming for third baseman Todd Mattox. The former Blythewood infielder has racked up three all-region honors since the Patriots finished the season 18-17 overall. Mattox, a rising senior, batted .405 with five home runs, four […]
