Why T.L. Hanna baseball needs a rally in 5A Division 2 state championship series
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T.L. Hanna will need a rally to win its first high school baseball state championship.
The Yellow Jackets lost 7-3 at home on May 27 against Chapin in the start of their SCHSL Class 5A Division 2 best-of-three series. They will try to stay alive in a 6:30 p.m. game May 28 at Chapin (22-9) and force a deciding game May 30 at a neutral site to be determined.
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Two batters into the bottom of the first inning, T.L. Hanna (18-17) had two hits and a 1-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets, however, had only one more hit the rest of the game. Cesar Ochoa’s second RBI single came in the seventh.
They led 2-0 after three innings, but Chapin scored two in the fourth, two in the sixth and three in the seventh. Drew Greer was 3-for-3 and drove in five runs.
The Yellow Jackets went 6-9 in Region 5A to finish fifth but then won seven straight games in the postseason. They beat No. 1 seed Indian Land in the Upper State finals to reach the state championship for the third time, their first since 1988.
Southside Christian can clinch fifth straight title
Southside Christian can win its fifth consecutive state championship 6 p.m. May 28 at home in Sabre Park against Oceanside Collegiate in the 3A finals.
The Sabres (23-8-1) won the opening game in the best-of-three series 7-2 on May 26 at Oceanside (24-10).
Jacob Wiggs started on the mound for Southside Christian and went 2⅔ innings with no runs, one hit and two strikeouts. He was 2-for-3 batting with a stolen base and two runs scored.
Staff ace Carson Boleman, a Wake Forest commit and top major league prospect, pitched 4⅓ innings of relief. He allowed two unearned runs on one hit and three walks with eight strikeouts.
Dorman ready to start 5A Division 1 series at home
After changes because of weather and field conditions, Dorman and James Island are scheduled for their best-of-three series in three days for the 5A Division 1 championship.
Dorman (29-2) will play host at 7 p.m. May 28; defending champion James Island (29-3) will be at home at 7 p.m. on May 29, and a third game would be May 30 at a neutral site.
The Cavaliers are looking for a fifth championship, the first since 2018. They also won in 1953, 1964 and 1971.
Todd Shanesy covers high school athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail in the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly called Twitter, at @ToddShanesySHJ.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Here's where Upstate baseball teams stand in SCHSL state championships