BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team’s bats are hot at just the right time. The Bengals won their sixth straight victory and picked up their second Region 4-5A win Friday night, finishing with a 14-3 defeat of Spring Valley in five innings. Blythewood saw its winning streak snapped with a 13-4 loss to 2019 5A […]
BHS softball blasts Rock Hill, notches wins over Nation Ford & Dutch Fork
March 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team banged out 13 hits and used a 12-run second inning and 10-run third inning to shut down Rock Hill 24-1 in three innings in the Bengals’ Region 4-5A opener at Rock Hill. Lauren Hardy and Haley McCoy both homered and had two hits apiece. Maddi Bell went 3-for-3 with […]
Bengals softball wins home opener
March 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Maddi Bell went 2-4 with a home run, Maya Van Zyl tripled, and the Blythewood softball team took advantage of six River Bluff errors to beat the Gators 10-1 in the Bengals’ home opener Monday night. River Bluff took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Ansley Jansen came home on Anna […]
Triumph through turbulent times
May 27, 2021 By
CLEMSON – Ansley Gilstrap’s softball career over the past three years at Clemson has been “strange” – looking back, the Clemson softball veteran from Blythewood doesn’t consider the term “strange” a terrible thing at all. A redshirt season spent making up for credits that did not transfer from USC upstate, a recovery from major brain […]
BHS softball takes region, will host Mauldin to start playoffs
May 13, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When last Tuesday’s thunderstorms pushed Blythewood’s game against Spring Valley to Wednesday, it just delayed the Bengals’ Region 2-5A championship celebration. The Bengals put up 13 runs in the first two innings and held off a Vikings rally to close out a 14-10 victory and the region championship. Two days later, Blythewood walloped […]
Bengal softball falls at Lexington, victorious at Northwestern
April 29, 2021 By
LEXINGTON – Three days after Lexington pitcher Riley Ford no-hit Blythewood in a 10-0 loss at Lexington, the Bengals got back into the swing of Region 4-5A with a 17-6, 5-inning romp at Northwestern Tuesday night. The Trojans got off to a 2-0 lead, but Blythewood (12-3, 5-0) countered with a 10-run second inning that […]
Bengal softball crushes Ridge View, Spring Valley
April 22, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team scored 34 runs against Region 4-5A rivals Spring Valley and Ridge View in the last week. The Bengals (11-2, 4-0) solidified their hold at the top of the region with a 16-4 rout at Spring Valley Friday, and a 18-1 drubbing at Ridge View Tuesday. Lauren Hardy, who got […]
Blythewood crushes Rock Hill 21-0
April 15, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Blythewood softball team picked right up where they left off after winning the Soda City Classic April 3. In their first game since that Spring Break Tournament, the Bengals exploded for a 17-run first inning en route to a 21-0 Region 4-5A victory over Rock Hill Tuesday night. Blythewood banged out 11 […]
Blythewood tops Soda City Classic
April 8, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – At the end of the six-team Soda City Classic tournament last Saturday, only one team remained: Blythewood. After going 2-0 in pool play with wins over Westwood (16-2) and Ben Lippen (15-0), the Bengals defeated Westwood a second time with a 6-0 final before defeating Spring Valley in the title game. Spring Valley’s […]
Blythewood seniors ink college plans
November 25, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School recognized five members of the Class of 2021 as they announced their plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level. The five athletes were recognized in a ceremony at the school with family members. Callie Baucom, daughter of Brian and Stacy Baucom, announced her decision to continue her […]
