High school sports, March 29: Battery Creek softball extends winning streak
Julianna Greer blasted a two-run homer and Alexis Ortiz also drove home two runs to propel Battery Creek to its seventh consecutive softball victory with a 4-2 triumph over Beaufort.
Greer’s homer capped a three-run second inning that put the Dolphins ahead after Beaufort scored two unearned runs in the first. Ortiz preceded Greer with an RBI single, later driving another run home on a groundout.
Ortiz also pitched a complete game for the Dolphins, scattering six hits with five strikeouts.
Caroline O’Hara led Beaufort with two doubles, while Rebecca Heape drove home both Eagles’ runs with a first-inning single. Mary Claire Sumner gave up just four Battery Creek hits, striking out five.
BASEBALL
Bishop O’Connell 7, Beaufort 3: Rome Wallace doubled twice and drove home two runs for the Eagles in their Hanahan Invitational opener, though they wound up victimized by the Virginia squad’s six-run fourth inning.
Brice Adkins also doubled and drove home Beaufort’s other run, while Jeffrey Smyth and Logan Riley both went 1-for-2 on the afternoon.
York 13, Hilton Head Prep 2: Cem Caglayan drove home both Dolphins runs with a two-run homer as Prep lost its opener at the Seahawk Invitational at Hilton Head Island High.
Ricky Ledee doubled ahead of Caglayan’s fourth-inning blast, while Reese Irwin and Caglayan added doubles of their own. Gavin Hurlbut went 1-for-2 with a walk.
BOYS’ GOLF
Hilton Head Christian wins in Savannah: Danny Azallion fired a 1-under-par 71 and Matt Lehman carded a 73 as the Eagles prevailed in a three-way match over Frederica Academy and Savannah Country Day at Southbridge Golf Club.
Anna Eddy added a 75 for HHCA, which posted a team score of 297 that was 10 shots better than Frederica Academy. Azallion’s 71 shared medalist honors with Frederica’s Gray Johnston.
This story was originally published March 29, 2016 at 10:07 AM with the headline "High school sports, March 29: Battery Creek softball extends winning streak."