BLYTHEWOOD – Region 5-5A was very good for the Westwood baseball and softball programs last week. The baseball team (6-4, 2-2), which blanked the Blazers 4-0 at their baseball field March 18, did so again in a 9-0 win Thursday at the Westwood field, one day after blanking Fairfield Central 11-0. “Very good feeling,” head […]
Redhawk baseball, softball down Ridge View
March 20, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood’s baseball and softball teams picked up Region 5-5A victories at Ridge View Tuesday night. The Redhawks baseball team improved to 4-3 overall with a 4-0 shutout of the Blazers. Gabriel Espinoza pitched a complete-game four-hitter, striking out 10. Jayden Quarles, Zachary Nelson, and Austin Jeffcoat had two hits apiece. Quarles and Jeffcoat […]
Bengals, Redhawks face off on diamond
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood baseball opened region play on Tuesday at The Castle. The Bengals picked up win number four on the season, downing the Redhawks 18-3. The Bengals jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the first after an error scored one and Jackson Bottar hit an RBI single. […]
WHS baseball, softball bumped from playoffs
May 9, 2024 By
GREENVILLE – Spring season on the diamond ended for Westwood High School last week as the softball and baseball teams took their second losses of the 4A double-elimination state tournaments. Westwood’s softball team took down South Florence 1-0 in the opening round of the 4A playoffs on April 30, but dropped a 5-2 game at […]
Redhawks beat RNE, fall at Hartsville
May 2, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team (10-12) rolled into the 4A playoffs with back-to-back wins over Richland Northeast, but fell 10-0 at Hartsville Monday in the first round of the 4A lower state bracket. After taking out the Cavaliers 4-2 at home April 23, the Redhawks dismantled RNE 17-4. Austin Jeffcoat got the win, pitching […]
Redhawks baseball downs Ridge View, falls to Irmo
April 18, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team (8-9, 2-5 Region 5-4A) notched a 7-3 region win over Ridge View April 10, but Irmo scored eight runs in the seventh inning Tuesday night and beat the Redhawks 18-8. Against Ridge View, Kellen Moore went 3-for-4 and Xavier DeJesus, Nathan Caldwell, and Rae Seaton each had two hits. […]
Redhawk baseball falls to Flora, L-E
March 28, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team (6-5, 0-2 Region 5-4A) fell 15-0 to Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday night. On Thursday A.C. Flora defeated the Redhawks 14-2. Xavier Johnson, Lellen Moore, and Nathan Caldwell each had two hits. Westwood is at Lugoff-Elgin Thursday, then will travel to Fairfield Central on Friday. Thursday A.C. Flora – 3-0-4-1-0-1- 5 – […]
WHS baseball falls to Dreher, dismisses Lee Central
March 14, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team (5-2) fell to Region 5-4A rival Dreher 5-3 Friday, but beat Lee Central 19-1 in five innings Monday. Ni’J Steadman went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Dreher. Xavier DeJesus went 3-for-3 with two RBI against the Stallions. Lee Central pitchers hit 10 Westwood batters. Westwood played host to the […]
WHS baseball season comes to an end
May 11, 2023 By
HILTON HEAD – The Westwood baseball team (8-12) managed to snag an at-large bid and a No.12 seed in the 4A Lower State Bracket 1 tournament, but ended the season with losses to No.5 South Florence and No.4 Hilton Head last week. The Redhawks managed one hit—from Xavier DeJesus—in a 10-0, 5-inning loss to the […]
WHS baseball finishes region on high note, falls in playoffs
May 4, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood baseball team (8-11) needed a win over Richland Northeast in the last Region 5-4A game of the season Friday, and the Redhawks got it. Westwood rallied for three runs in the third inning, and rallied again for five runs in the fourth inning to take out the Cavaliers 9-6 and secure […]
