HARTSVILLE — In his first career start for Hartsville, Jent Jones allowed two runs on four hits in six innings as the Red Foxes earned a 6-3 victory over Lakewood on Thursday at the Southeastern Baseball Classic.
Jones threw 81 pitches and had five strikeouts in his debut on the mound.
Tied 2-2, Hartsville scored four times in the third inning and held on from there.
Alex Gray was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Hunter Privette and Zach Henderson each drove in a run as well.
The Red Foxes will take on North Stafford today at 6:30 p.m.
In other scores, Paul VI defeated West Florence 13-3, Gaffney beat North Stafford 12-1 and Sumter defeated Northwest Guilford 11-5.
West Florence plays Northwest Guilford today at 4 p.m. while Sumter takes on Paul VI at 1:30 p.m.
Laurence Manning 5, Florence Christian 4
FLORENCE — Six Florence Christian errors led to two unearned runs as Laurence Manning came from behind to earn a win.
LM 201 011 0 — 5 7 0
FC 301 000 0 — 4 10 6
WP — Mays (7 IP, 4 ER, 10 H, 9 K, 2 BB).
LP — Matthew Prosser (7 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 7 K, 4 BB).
LEADING HITTERS — LM: Holliday 2-4; FC: Teddy Allred 2-2; David Waring 3-4, 2 RBI; Michael Wilson 2-4.
RECORD: FC 8-5
NEXT GAME: Florence Christian will travel to Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The Byrnes Schools 10, Williamsburg Acad. 0 (5)
QUINBY — Lee Schurlknight struck out 13 batters in five innings and drove in two runs to help Byrnes earn a shutout victory.
WA 000 00 — 0 2 2
TBS 331 03 — 10 9 0
WP — Lee Schurlknight (7-0, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 13 K, 2 BB).
LP — Josh (5 IP, 10 R, 7 ER, 9 H, 9 K, 8 BB).
LEADING HITTERS — TBS: Justin Robinson 1-3, HR, RBI; Kirby Hinson 2-3, 2 RBI; Zane Bartlett 1-3, 3 RBI; Brandon Smith 2-2, RBI, 3 R; Joseph Harvin 2-2, 3 R; Schurlknight 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R.
RECORD: TBS 9-3, 9-1
NEXT GAME: Byrnes will host Carolina Academy on Monday at 4 p.m.

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