PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Bruins notch second straight shutout

FLORENCE — Kaiti Harper tossed seven shutout innings and Kelsey Pruitt homered and drove in two runs as the South Florence softball team defeated North Augusta 6-0 in a Class 4A District VI playoff game Saturday.
It was South’s second straight shutout in the playoffs. The Bruins defeated Aiken 11-0 on Thursday.
Ashley Young led South with four hits.

NA 000 000 0 — 0 6 1
SF 102 030 x — 6 9 0

WP — Kaiti Harper (7IP, 6 H, 3 K, HBP)
LP — Lindsey Jones (6 IP, 3 R, 2 K, 2 bb
LEADING HITTERS — Ashley Young 4-4 2 R, RBI; Kelsey Pruitt 2-3 HR 2 RBI, 2R.
RECORD: SF 22-1
NEXT GAME: South Florence will host a district championship game Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Darlington 1, Brookland-Cayce 0
DARLINGTON — Scarlett Morgan’s game-winning single to score Kentesha Jenkins with two outs in the seventh inning helped the defending Class 3A champions advance in the playoffs.
“It’s a confidence builder for the team to get a win over a quality team,” Darlington coach Tim Wiley said.
“That should help us as we go further in the playoffs.”
Sarah Hardee picked up the win, striking out nine and allowing only five hits.

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D 000 000 1 — 1 3 0

WP — Sarah Hardee (7 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 9 K)
LP — Chandler Terripan
LEADING HITTERS — Scarlett Morgan 1-3 RBI; Kentesha Jenkins 1-2, R; Catherine Gainey 1-3
RECORD: D 17-4
NEXT GAME: Darlington will host a district championship game Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Lake View 7, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 1
BAMBERG — The Wild Gators used a six-run sixth inning to knock off top-seeded Bamberg-Ehrhardt.
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Chessie Miller gunned down a runner trying to score with two outs.
Then, Miller started Lake View’s sixth with a double, and the Wild Gators added four straight hits in the six-run inning.

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BE 000 100 0 — 1 5 4

WP — Amber Suggs (7 IP, 0ER, 3 BB, 7 K)
LP — Taylor Hicks
LEADING HITTERS — Chessie Miller 3-4 R, RBI; Brittany Floyd 2-4 R,
RECORD: LV 20-5
next game: Lake View will host Bamberg-Hannah-Pamplico winner on Wednesday.

Johnsonville 11, Branchville 0 (5)
JOHNSONVILLE — Rachel Gaster got the job done on the mound and at the plate for the Flashes.
Gaster tossed a five-inning no hitter, her third of the year. She also had three hits, including an inside-the-park- homer and drove in four runs in the win.

B 000 00 — 0 0 3
J 502 13 — 11 9 0

WP — Rachel Gaster (5 IP, 0 H, 0 BB 13 K)
LEADING HITTERS — Gaster 3-4 2 3B, HR 4 RBI, 2 R, April Canty 1-2 2 R, RBI; Morgan Owens 2-3 RBI
RECORD: J 18-7
NEXT GAME: Johnsonville will host district championship Wednesday at a time to be determined.

Carvers Bay 3, Academic Magnet 2 (9)
CHARLESTON — Toni Cribb scored the eventual game-winning run on a wild pitch as the Bears knocked off top-seeded Academic Magnet stayed in the Class A playoffs.

CB 100 000 002 — 3 3 2
AM 000 010 001 — 2 4 2

WP — Brittany Owens (9 IP, ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 4K)
LEADING HITTERS — Whitney Baxley 2-4; Scottie Stone 1-3.
RECORD: CB 15-9
NEXT GAME: Carvers Bay will host Lamar-Academic Magnet winner.