WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s baseball team returned from Spring Break with a big region win over Keenan on Tuesday. The Griffins downed the Raiders 11-1 in just five innings. Kaden Diggs got the start on the mound for Fairfeld and seated the first three batters in the Keenan lineup. Curtis Sampson was hit by a […]
RW clips Griffins 5-2
April 13, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – It seems to always be exciting when the Eagles and Griffins cross town to face each other, and Tuesday’s 1 p.m. game was no different. After seating the Eagles on double play and a strikeout in the top of the first, Fairfield Central took an early lead. With Eagle sophomore Charlie Bonds on […]
Fairfield Central handles Eau Claire
April 6, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central blistered Eau Claire in a double-header on Tuesday. The Griffins won the first game 18-2 in two innings and followed with a 19-0 win, also in two innings. Joseph Gonzalez picked the first two-inning game. He faced 12 batters, struck out one, walked one, allowed three hits and two runs. Curtis […]
Griffins beat York Prep with walk-off homer
March 30, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – It could have been the 19-0 mercy run game against Columbia last Tuesday that lightened the Griffins’ load, or maybe they just got into a season rhythm – either way, Fairfield Central pulled off a 7-6 walk-off win over York Prep in Winnsboro last Wednesday. The Griffins had fallen to York Prep 8-5 […]
Fairfield beats Ridge View, falls to Lancaster, Gray Collegiate
March 16, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – After opening the season with a 15-0 loss to 4A Lancaster (6-1) on March 8, Fairfield Central chalked up their first win of the regular season with a 5-3 take down of 4A Ridge View on March 10. With both teams scoreless after two innings of play, the Griffins took a 1-0 lead […]
On the diamond
March 9, 2023 By
LANCASTER – In their second season under head coach and former Griffin standout Larry Perry, Fairfield Central opened their season at Lancaster on Wednesday, but scores were not available at press time. They dropped a close 8-7 scrimmage against Richland Northeast last week.
Griffins Partner with Rec for Spring Training
March 9, 2023 By
Fairfield Central head coach Larry Perry and the varsity Griffin baseball team hosted a baseball Spring training for Fairfield County players, ages 8-12 at Drawdy Park on March 1 and 2.
Griffins dropped from playoffs
May 12, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Everything seemingly clicked for the Griffins in Thursday’s elimination game against Berea. The Griffins took a 16-1 win in just four innings to advance to a Saturday elimination game against Pendleton. Pendleton took an early lead, putting two runs on the board in each of the first two innings. They added eight in […]
Griffins look to bounce back from Round 1 loss
May 5, 2022 By
ANDERSON – A Pendleton leadoff-single and subsequent homerun in the bottom of the first inning foretold the Griffins’ fate in their first game of the South Carolina High School League’s 3A playoffs. Fairfield Central would never recover from the 2-0 deficit, falling 11-1 to Pendleton and sending them into the elimination bracket. Despite putting runners […]
Griffins beat Keenan and Westwood, drop games to Chester, York Prep
April 28, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central packed in five games in a six-day stretch over the past week. They took down Keenan in a double-header on Wednesday, dropped a tight game to Chester on Thursday, squeaked past Westwood on Saturday and lost a three-run game to York Prep on Monday. Adam Gonzalez shut down Keenan in game […]
