Live playoff updates: Andrew Jackson, Legion to clash for 2A baseball and softball state titles
Two area baseball teams play in state semifinal contests, and three area softball teams face elimination in pursuit of a state championship berth.
Keep up with the latest high school baseball and softball action from York and Lancaster counties here.
2A baseball playoffs
SATURDAY: Legion Collegiate 7, Crescent 1
The Legion Collegiate Lancers won the 2A Upper State championship Saturday with a 7-1 road victory over the Crescent Tigers.
The win completed a two-game sweep for the Lancers in the best-of-three series..
Legion Collegiate wasted no time getting on the scoreboard.
They used a two-run home run by Ethan Belk to take a 2-0 advantage in the top of the first. They never trailed after that.
They added three more in the fourth for a 5-0 lead. Kollin Crepeau stroked a two-run double, and Hunter Fryzowicz added a run-scoring single.
Crescent cut the deficit to 5-1 with a run in the bottom of the frame.
The Lancers, who finished the game with eight hits, tacked on two more in the top of the seventh to complete the scoring.
Joey Hylinski pitched a complete game and recorded the win. He allowed three hits and struck out 10.
The victory improved the Lancers to 21-7 on the year.
They will open a best-of-three series next week for the State Championship. They will take on Andrew Jackson.
FRIDAY: Legion Collegiate 15, Crescent 0
The Legion Collegiate Lancers routed the Crescent Tigers 15-0 in the first game of the 2A Upper State playoffs.
The Lancers pounded out 12 hits and ended the game quickly. They scored three in the first, eight in the second and four more in the third.
SATURDAY: Andrew Jackson 10, Latta 0
The Andrew Jackson Volunteers won the 2A Lower State championship Saturday with an 10-0 home victory over the Latta Vikings.
The victory gave the Vols a sweep in the best-of-three series.
Andrew Jackson erupted for five runs in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead. They added another run in the fourth for a 6-0 cushion. They closed the scoring and ended the game with a four-run outburst in the fifth.
Andrew Taylor led the nine-hit Andrew Jackson attack with two hits and one run batted in. Hammono Wrenn added two hits to the offense, while Kyle Percinal and Gavin Phillips each got one hit and drove in two runs.
Bre Neal pitched a complete game and earned the victory. He allowed four hits and struck out five.
The win improved the Vols to 16-7 overall on the year.
They will begin a best-of-three series for the State Championship next week against Legion Collegiate.
FRIDAY: Andrew Jackson 1, Latta 0
The Andrew Jackson Volunteers edged the Latta Vikings 1-0 in the opening game of the 2A Lower State playoffs at Latta.
The Volunteers, who managed only five hits, scored the only run of the game in the top of the eighth inning. Fuller Sims drove in the game-winning run.
Kyle Percival pitched into the sixth and Ashton Phillips finished the game and earned the win. Percival struck out seven, while Phillips fanned three. They combined to allow Latta only three hits.
Softball playoff updates
Lugoff-Elgin 7, Catawba Ridge 3
The Lugoff-Elgin Demons toppled the Catawba Ridge Copperheads 7-3 to win the 4A Upper State championship at Andrew Jackson.
Catawba Ridge took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but the Demons erupted for five in the top of the second and never trailed again.
The Copperheads got one in the bottom of the second to cut it to 5-3, but Lugoff-Elgin scored once in the fifth and the seventh to complete the scoring.
The Copperheads completed the season with an overall mark of 23-9.
Legion Collegiate 6, Chesnee 4
The Legion Collegiate Lancers topped the Chesnee Eagles 6-4 to win the 2A Upper State title at Broome.
The Lancers erased a 1-0 deficit with three in the bottom of the first. After the Eagles cut it to 3-2 with a run in the second, the Lancers scored three in the home half of the third for a 6-2 cushion. Chesnee scored two in the top of the seventh, but their rally fell short.
The Lancers improved to 23-7 with the win.
Andrew Jackson 6, Buford 2
The Andrew Jackson Volunteers toppled the Buford Yellow Jackets 6-2 to win the 2A Lower State title.
The Volunteers scored once in each of the first three frames for a 3-0 lead.They tacked on two more in the fourth, and the teams traded runs in the sixth, before Buford got its final run in the seventh.
Bree Colbert led the Volunteers eight-hit attack with a pair of hits, and she drove in three runs. Caroline Wrenn added two hits, while Skylar Huffman got one hit and drove in a run.
Huffman pitched a complete game and got the victory. She scattered six hits and struck out three.
The Vols improved to 16-6 with the victory.
This story was originally published May 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM.