HANAHAN – After falling to Ridge View 6-3 last Thursday, Redhawk baseball faced off with White Plains in a Monday game at the Hanahan Invitational Tournament. White Plains took the lead through the first three innings and managed two back-to-back, five-run innings in the fourth and fifth to seal up a 14-3 win in just […]
Lancaster takes down Westwood
April 11, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Lancaster’s four-run sixth inning put them ahead for the 3-5 victory over Westwood last Friday. Gaines Salvant went 2-3 at the plate with two singles. Josh Wise and Joseph Bennett singled for an RBI apiece. Joey Gonzales added the third RBI with a fielder’s choice. Coby Buck, Jalen Jackson, and Dylan Bailey also […]
Redhawks struggle on the diamond
April 4, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood Redhawks were tied 4-4 midway through Friday night’s contest against with Richland Northeast, but a late RNE explosion cost Westwood. The game was all knotted up in the bottom of the sixth when the Cavaliers plated four runs on three hits, an error, a walk and a hit batter. Westwood could […]
Ridge View bests Redhawks
March 28, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood fell 4-6 to Ridge View on Tuesday night. The Blazers went up 4-2 after the first inning and tacked on two more in the fourth to secure the win. BJ Williams picked up the loss, facing 21 batters in 3.1 innings on the mound, allowing four earned runs on one hit, walking […]
Redhawk baseball falls to Lancaster
March 21, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After splitting games in last week’s with Richland Northeast (loss 9-11) and York (win 2-1), Westwood hosted conference opponent Lancaster Tuesday night. Tied at three after seven innings, Lancaster scored on an error in the top of the eighth for the 4-3 win. Westwood took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of […]
Nine Redhawks announce collegiate plans
May 17, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As graduation nears in the coming weeks, nine seniors from Westwood High School took their next steps as they signed their collegiate letters of intent last week. Matthew Oxendine (baseball), Kayla Racine (track), Keionna Ray (track), Jasmine Brown (track), Trini Feggett (track), Torran Goings (track), Jennifer Angeles (soccer), Mya Belton (basketball) and Oliver […]
Redhawks eliminated in Greer
May 3, 2018 By
GREER – Westwood began the 2018 4A State Baseball Playoffs with a 3-0 loss to Airport High, and that set the Redhawks up for an elimination road game Friday against the Greer Yellow Jackets. The two teams stuck close to each other throughout the game, but Greer plated one in the bottom of seventh to […]
Airport bests Redhawks in Round 1
April 26, 2018 By
WEST COLUMBIA – Westwood stayed close to Region IV-4A champion Airport Tuesday, probably too close for the Eagles comfort. Pitcher Matthew Oxendine kept Airport batters guessing through five innings, but the Redhawks couldn’t get a run across and the Eagles slipped away with a 3-0 victory in the District IV Tournament. Thursday, top-seeded Airport (22-3) […]
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 […]
Redhawks pick up Irmo win
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood called upon an eighth grader to start on the mound against Irmo Monday night. John Janco answered. Janco pitched six-plus innings of 2-hit ball against the Yellow Jackets, and Westwood came up with enough run support to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory at Westwood Stadium. “That kid’s awesome,” head coach […]
