Late miscues cost Flamingos in loss to Sharks and other summer sports recaps

WILMINGTON, N.C. − A pair of errors in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night proved costly for Florence as Wilmington rallied for a 2-1 victory.

The Flamingos fell to 4-11 overall and will next host Tri-City tonight at 7 p.m.

The late miscues spoiled strong pitching performances from Benjamin Barr and Blake Holshouser. Barr went five innings and allowed no runs on two hits with four strikeouts and two walks for the Flamingos.

Holshouser came on in relief and tossed two scoreless frames − allowing one hit with two walks and two strikeouts.

But a pair of walks, two throwing errors and a couple of stolen bases in the eighth allowed Wilmington to plate a pair of runs for the come-from-behind victory.

Hartsville's Jackson Moore had two hits including a triple for Florence and an RBI. Carlos Diaz had two hits as well.

AMERICAN LEGION SOFTBALL

Post 1 sweeps DH

MANNING − The Post 1 softball team swept a doubleheader against the Post 68 Warriors on Thursday, winning the opening game 4-2 before taking the second contest 14-8.

Ella Ham got the victory in the circle for Post 1 (6-2) in the opener. She went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits with six walks and four strikeouts.

At the plate, Lindsey Robinson drove in a pair of runs while Ava Black had a pair of hits.

In Game 2, Robinson had three hits including a double and a triple for Post 1 and collected four RBIs. Laiklyn Gaskins also had three hits including a double and drove in a pair.

Ham drove in two while Zoey Miller went 2 for 3 with a homer and three runs scored. Black and Makayla Gadson also plated runs for Post 1.

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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 12:18 PM.