BLYTHEWOOD – April did not start well for the Blythewood softball team. The Bengals ran headlong into West Florence ace pitcher Annie Ruth Eliason in back-to-back losses April 1 and 3. Eliason struck out 26 batters in both games as Blythewood saw its 9-game winning streak snapped. After those games Sumter pitcher Lillie Ivey blanked […]
Bengal baseball, softball fall to Sumter
April 10, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After winning 14 straight games, the Blythewood baseball team fell 4-1 Tuesday at Sumter. The Gamecocks (14-2, 8-1 Region 5-5A) tied the game at 1 with Amare Counts’ solo home run in the top of the fifth inning, but Sumter answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and got another […]
Bengal baseball, softball on win streaks
March 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s baseball and softball teams continued their winning ways last week with several wins over Region 5-5A teams and non-region teams. The Blythewood baseball team (10-1, 5-0) beat Spring Valley 12-2 Thursday, then followed up with an 8-7 victory in eight innings over A.C. Flora Friday. Against the Vikings, Bowman Brummel picked up […]
Blythewood baseball, softball win big over Spring Valley
March 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s baseball and softball teams took care of business quickly in Region 5-5A matchups at the Blythewood athletic fields Tuesday night. The Bengals softball team scored 11 runs in the first inning of their game with Spring Valley and added eight more in the second inning to close out a 19-1 victory in […]
Blythewood, Westwood open region play
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Just one week into the regular season, Blythewood and Westwood softball teams faced off in a region game on Tuesday at The Castle. A productive first inning put Blythewood up 5-0. They added three more in the second and two in the third before Westwood got on the board. Leading 10-1 Blythewood scored […]
Bengals defeat Hillcrest to advance
May 9, 2024 By
Editor’s Note: Blythewood battled to stay alive against Byrnes High School in the District 4 tournament on Wednesday. Scores were not available prior to The Voice’s press deadline. Byrnes got the 7-4 win and eliminated Blythewood from playoffs. They finish the season 17-6. See more in the May 16 issue of The Voice. GREENVILLE – […]
Bengals softball opened playoffs Wednesday
May 2, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team (15-4) scored four runs in the third inning and four more runs in the fifth inning to beat Mid-Carolina 11-9 April 24 in the final game of the regular season. Lily Zell pitched five innings to get the win, and had ample run support. Gabby Cook went 3-for-4 with […]
Bengal softball falls to Clover, stays in thick of region play
April 18, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team came close to knocking off Clover Friday night. Once again, the Blue Eagles came out on top, this time with a 3-run eighth inning to win 8-5 at Bengals Park. Clover (9-3, 4-1), has beat Blythewood three times before the Bengals joined Region 3-5A in 2022 and four times […]
BHS softball wins four straight Thursday, Saturday
April 4, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team (11-2, 4-1) defeated Region 3-5A opponent Fort Mill 19-3 in four innings Thursday, then won three other games in a tournament in Aiken Saturday. The Bengals offense kept on churning as they defeated Fox Creek 12-4, then beat Pelion twice, 9-8 and 11-4. In 12 at-bats over the past […]
Bengals hitting stride going into spring break
March 28, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Coming off a 20-0, 4-inning victory over Region 3-5A rival Spring Valley, the Blythewood softball team finds itself close to the top of the region standings. The Bengals (7-2, 3-1) are second behind Nation Ford, with their only loss coming from a 3-2 tilt at Clover March 19. Since that game Blythewood beat […]
