Florence’s 22-game winning streak ended early Saturday morning with a 5-2 loss to Irmo-Chapin in the American Legion state tournament being held at Duncan Park Stadium.

The American Legion baseball team from Florence doesn’t need much of an opening to come bursting through.

Florence starting pitcher Spencer Jordan didn’t expect to go the entire nine innings Wednesday night in a 5-1 win against host Spartanburg in the opening round of the American Legion state championship tournament at Duncan Park Stadium.

Comeback kids? No need for that title this year. The seemingly impossible late-inning rallies that defined Florence Post 1’s 2008 season were replaced this year by dominant performances and lopsided scores. Comebacks are rarely required when a team averages 10.5 runs a game.

Fox Field was the site of the junior legion baseball state championships and Marion took advantage playing at home.

The Florence Junior American Legion baseball team captured its third straight state championship Sunday with a 9-3 win over Marion in the championship game.

Post 1 downed Lake City 17-7 Wednesday night and now advances to the state tournament.

Post 1 inched even closer to a spot in next week’s American Legion state tournament. Chandler Smetana homered and drove in four runs and Spencer Jordan pitched eight strong inningas Florence defeated Lake City 11-3 on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five second-round series.

When a baseball team wins by nearly three touchdowns, it’s not often the winning coach can find much to complain about. But in Florence Post 1’s 21-3 win over Lake City Post 73 Monday night, Post 1 coach Derick Urquhart saw a couple areas in which his club needs work.

Derick Urquhart isn’t taking anything for granted.
Despite a 17-game winning streak and a first-round sweep of Manning, the Post 1 coach isn’t expecting anything to come easy in his team’s second-round series against Lake City that starts tonight.

Despite winning only one game in its first-round series, Lake City is moving on in the legion playoffs.

There are pluses and minuses to winning a best-of-5 series in three games. The upside is a team has a few days before it has to play again. The upside is a team has a few days before it has to play again.

Post 1 used small ball to take command of its first-round Legion baseball series against Manning. Florence had four bunt hits and scored six runs over the first four innings to defeat Manning 12-5 on Tuesday.

You’d be hard pressed to find a hotter Legion baseball team than Florence Post 1. In Monday night’s opening game of the state playoffs, Post 1 blasted its way to an 11-1 win in seven innings over Manning Post 68.

FLORENCE — Like most coaches, Post 1’s Derick Urquhart wanted his Florence squad to head into the postseason playing its best baseball of the season.
A 16-0 League II record and a 13-game winning streak certainly qualifies.