BLYTHEWOOD – The Eagles and the Griffins traveled across the Fairfield County line last week to match up as opponents in the National Restoration Brokerage Invitational pre-season tournament finale at Westwood High School. “We always get excited for the opportunity to play Fairfield Central,” Richard Winn head coach Paul Brigman said. “Many of the boys […]
Eagles defeat Great Falls, tie Chester in preseason invitational
BLYTHEWOOD – As one of eight area high school baseball programs included, Richard Winn Academy’s varsity squad started opened play with a 14-0 win over Great Falls in their first tournament game on Feb. 26. The Eagles opened pool play at Westwood High School, host of the first annual National Restoration Brokerage Invitational. “Many of […]
Eagles Rack Up Post-Season Honors
After falling short of the title game with a semi-final loss to Dorchester, Richard Winn baseball players Lawson Wade, Dru Caldwell, Zack Taylor, Brian King and Austin Lancaster were named to the All-Region team. Taylor, center, was named Region Player of the Year. All five of the players were also SCISA North-South All-Star Selections. The […]
Eagles bow out in semi-finals
ST. GEORGE – It looked like the Eagles may put runs on the board in the early goings of last Wednesday’s semi-final game against Dorchester Academy. B Baker singled up to lead off the game and then stole second. Three baserunners, but no runs as they moved to the bottom of the first. Sophomore Landon […]
Eagles win three in a row to stay alive
SUMMERTON – Richard Winn pulled off a 1-run win against Clarendon Hall over a two-day stretch to stay alive in the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA) A State tournament. The game started Monday night but only five innings were completed because of the threat of severe weather. The Eagles made the trek back to […]
Loss to Dorchester puts Eagles in elimination games
WINNSBORO – Game one of the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA) 1A State baseball playoffs did not go as Richard Winn expected. A two-seed in the lower bracket, Richard Winn hosted three-seeded Dorchester for game one of the tournament and fell behind early. Dorchester put up three runs in the first inning. A grand […]
Richard Winn picks up 4th win in a row
WINNSBORO – The Eagles rolled to 12-2 on the season Tuesday night after a narrow 5-4 win over Providence Athletic Club (PAC). Down 1-0 in the bottom of the first, a big first inning at the plate proved to be what the Eagles needed to overcome the Panthers. Leadoff batter B Baker singled on a […]
Eagles drop first region game to King
WINNSBORO – Spring Break isn’t for the Eagles. Richard Winn hosted back-to-back region games on Monday and Tuesday this week. They defeated Wardlaw 10-0 in Monday’s game, but took their first region loss of the season in Tuesday’s game against King Academy. After senior Zack Taylor and the Eagles seated King’s first two batters of […]
Richard Winn takes down Laurens; moves to 4-0 in region play
WINNSBORO – After a scoreless first two innings, Richard Winn plated the first runs of the game against familiar foe Laurens Academy in Tuesday’s region game. With two outs in the bottom of the third, Rob Wilson drew a walk to put an Eagle runner on base. Austin Lancaster singled on a fly ball to […]
Eagles, Griffins square off again
WINNSBORO – On Monday, Richard Winn and Fairfield Central faced off on the diamond for the second time this season. After falling 12-0 in their March 2 meeting, Fairfield Central came out swinging, putting up six runs in the first inning. Blake Gambrell led off for the Griffins with a walk, then Curtis Sampson was […]