WINNSBORO – The Griffins fell behind early against Camden last Thursday and couldn’t come back. The Griffins could not contain the high-octane Bulldog bats, taking a non-conference 12-2 loss. Camden scored two in the first inning, but tacked on six more in the second inning. The Griffins to stifle the Bulldogs in the third and […]
Warriors edge Griffins
April 11, 2019 By
INDIAN LAND – Last Wednesday’s rematch of Fairfield Central-Indian Land turned quickly into a pitchers dual. Despite out-hitting Indian Land 5-4, the Griffins couldn’t get across the plate, and the Warriors were able to edge Fairfield 3-0. Jacob McManus took the loss from the mound for Fairfield in his six-inning stretch. He faced 27 batters, […]
Griffins notch 100th win for Dean
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Long-time Fairfield Central Griffins head baseball coach, Scotty Dean notched his 100th career win last week with a win over region rival Chester last Tuesday. Coincidentally, Dean also notched his first career win as the Griffins’ head coach against the Cyclones. The Griffins added number 101 to Dean’s record in spectacular fashion last […]
Griffins lead in Midlands steals
March 28, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Griffins base running has been a crucial component in their wins this season, and after the Chester game Friday, several Griffins lead the Midlands in steals. Chazzi Jones is cemented at the top of the list with 14, and a couple of teammates are behind. Montavaious Thompson and CJ Simmons are tied for […]
Griffins sweep Chester
March 28, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Griffins hosted the Chester Cyclones on Friday night in a Region 4-3A contest that went down to the wire, and ended in walk-off fashion. CJ Simmons had a pivotal sac-fly in the bottom of the seventh that allowed to Taylor Truesdale to score final run in the Griffins’ 11-10 victory. Montavious […]
Griffins score big against Keenan
March 21, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins were involved a region double-header on Tuesday night. The Griffins dominated region 4-3A foe Keenan to the tune of 17-2 in game one and 17-0 in game two. The Griffins took a 5-2 lead in game one after the first inning. Keenan couldn’t contain the Fairfield Central bats in […]
Griffins end season
May 3, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Griffins suffered a 0-11 loss to Palmetto in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs, and were left with a win or go home game Thursday against the Broome Centurions. After a thrilling seven innings and a near 10-run comeback for the Griffins, Broome escaped with a 13-11 win. The […]
Griffins retire jersey, honor seniors
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Griffins hosted Batesburg-Leesville Friday night in their regular season finale, but it was not the result the Griffins wanted before they head into the playoffs. The Panthers went up early, and errors hurt the Griffins’ chances of keeping the game close. Batesburg came out on top 17-4 after five innings. Prior to […]
Local baseball players lead Midlands’ stats
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The baseball and softball regular seasons have reached their conclusions, and that means the State recently released their season-ending Midlands stat leaders. Blythewood and Westwood are well-represented. Blythewood’s Landon Lucas led Midlands in home runs with six, and his teammate John Lanier was a few spots behind with three. Brady Carson, and Ben-Lang […]
Griffins blast Raiders in three
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Keenan Raiders rolled into Fairfield last week looking for a season defining win, but instead all the Raiders found were the powerful Griffins’ bats. Keenan scored four runs in the first two innings, but could not keep up with the Griffins’ frantic pace, and Fairfield won easily, 19-4. Sophomore pitcher Jimmy Reid […]
