BLYTHEWOOD – Coming off a 2-1 nail-biter victory over Spring Valley last Friday, Blythewood went up early on Ridge View Tuesday night, scoring six runs in the first en route to an 11-1, 5-inning victory over the Blazers. Kevin Steelman got the win for the Bengals (15-2, 7-0), scattering three hits over 4 2/3 innings […]
Blythewood claims SCDI trophy, beats Spring Valley
April 15, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Kevin Steelman had a bad outing in a loss to T.L. Hanna last week in the South Carolina Diamond Invitational. While the Blythewood baseball team rode over that speedbump to claim the Invitational trophy Saturday in a 4-2 win over Dorman, Steelman settled in Tuesday night at Spring Valley and pitched a complete-game […]
BHS gets wins over Northwestern, Rock Hill
April 1, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood pitching showed its stuff in victories over Northwestern Friday and Rock Hill Monday. On Friday, Kevin Steelman 2-hit the Trojans and struck out five over 5 2/3 innings of work to get the win in the Bengals’ 4-1 victory. Then on Monday, Davis Wright struck out 14 of the 15 batters he […]
Blythewood rips WF, shuts out Northwestern in region opener
March 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On Friday night the Blythewood baseball team got its short game working with precision. Then the Bengals switched hard into the long game. No matter how Blythewood played its action at the plate, West Florence felt the hurt. Ty Dooley went 3-for-3, Caleb McCants slammed a grand slam home run, and Camden Watts […]
Happy to be here: Blythewood hosts Westwood for first time since March 2019
March 18, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Succinctly, the Blythewood baseball team eventually got around a strong pitching performance from Westwood’s John Janco, while three Bengals pitchers 2-hit the Redhawks in a 9-0 season-opening victory. What went unsaid—as the nation hopes to move out of the shadow of the Covid-19 global pandemic—was the joy of playing a game that mattered […]
BHS alum Todd Mattox named PBC Player of the Week
March 11, 2021 By
FLORENCE – Francis Marion University senior third baseman Todd Mattox has been named the Peach Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending March 7. The Winnsboro native batted .526 (10-for-19) in four games with nine runs scored, three triples, a home run, and 11 runs batted in. He registered an on-base […]
Bengal baseball gears up for season with LHS scrimmage
March 4, 2021 By
LEXINGTON – After a 7-2 win over Gilbert High School last Tuesday, Blythewood faced off with Lexington on Saturday for another preseason game. Lexington went up early in the first with a solo homerun off the bat of Ryan Toll. Down by four headed into the fourth, Blythewood plated its first run of the game. […]
Blythewood seniors ink college plans
November 25, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School recognized five members of the Class of 2021 as they announced their plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. The five athletes were recognized in a ceremony at the school with family members. Callie Baucom, daughter of Brian and Stacy Baucom, announced her decision to continue her […]
Bengals Ink College Plans
August 13, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – 2020 Blythewood High School graduates and baseball players Jansen Stokes, Jake Ladd and Michael Gregory were honored in a special signing ceremony on August 3. Stokes, Ladd and Gregory missed out on finishing their Bengal careers this past Spring when COVID cancellations shut the door on their final seasons. Stokes committed to North […]
Bengal grads commit to colleges
July 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two more recent Bengal baseball graduates have committed to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level. Utility player Michael Gregory committed to University of South Carolina Sumter on May 6. Jansen Stokes followed later in May with a commitment to North Greenville University. “Michael is a very talented player who had some […]
