High school sports, May 10: Battery Creek softball falls in extra innings

Two Dillon runs in the bottom of the seventh and one in the eighth sent Battery Creek to its first loss in the Class 2-A softball playoffs, dropping a 7-6 decision Monday night that sent the Dolphins to the Lower State elimination bracket.

A bases-loaded single pushed across the decisive run with two out in the eighth, handing Battery Creek just its second loss in its past 22 games. The Dolphins return home for a Wednesday game against Johnsonville, with the winner facing Dillon for the Lower State crown.

The Dolphins had taken a 6-4 lead with three runs in the sixth, as Emily Crosby ripped an RBI single and later stole home. Journeigh Doray capped the scoring when she came home on a Dillon error.

Crosby, Doray, Michaux Gee, Alexis Ortiz and Kyleigh Peeples each produced two hits in Battery Creek’s 12-hit attack, with Crosby driving home two runs. Ortiz pitched a complete game, allowing 11 hits and striking out three.

BASEBALL

Hilton Head Island 3, Berkeley 2: Troy Clifford scattered seven hits in a complete game and capped a two-run sixth with an RBI single as the Seahawks prevailed in their opener of the Class 3-A Lower State tournament.

Eric Foggo and Dalton Shaw produced two hits each for the Seahawks, who now have won nine of their past 10 games and advanced to a Wednesday game at St. James.

Back-to-back doubles by Eric Foggo and Ian Foggo with one out in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie, and Ian Foggo came around to score on Clifford’s single to center.

Berkeley cut the deficit to one with an RBI groundout and had a runner on third with two out in the seventh, but Clifford closed the game with a strikeout.

BOYS’ GOLF

Seahawks 2nd at Lower State qualifier: Travis Mancill fired a 2-under-par 70 as Hilton Head Island easily punched its ticket to next week’s Class 3-A championship at Coastal Carolina.

Hilton Head posted a team total of 302 at Dolphin Head GC, trailing only Hartsville’s 290, and Beaufort also advanced with a seventh-place finish.

Charlie Farrell added a 74 for the Seahawks, while Caden Edwards and Drew Hall each carded 79s. Beaufort’s Matthew Campbell and Tommy Holloway each posted 77s to pace the Eagles.

Bluffton 3rd at 4-A Lower State: Drew and Alec Weary both posted 74s to help the Bobcats comfortably qualify for next week’s state tournament at Furman University.

Brandon McBride added a 77 as Bluffton finished with a total of 311 at Wescott Plantation, seven shots behind winners North Augusta. Wando qualified second, five shots ahead of the Bobcats.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Beaufort Academy 4, The King’s Academy 2: Ryan Muniz had a hand in all four goals as the Eagles began their quest for a third consecutive SCISA 2-A championship.

Muniz scored once and assisted on all three other goals for Beaufort Academy, which advanced to a Wednesday semifinal against Oakbrook Prep.

Thomas Roddey tallied twice for the Eagles and Herbert Gray rounded out the scoring, while goalkeeper David Mathai came up with five saves.

Trinity-Byrnes 4, Hilton Head Prep 0: The Dolphins struggled to produce scoring chances as they were eliminated from the SCISA 2-A playoffs.

This story was originally published May 10, 2016 at 9:58 AM with the headline "High school sports, May 10: Battery Creek softball falls in extra innings."