Staff Reports
March 27, 2008 - 12:15 a.m. EST

HILTON HEAD — The Pendleton High School baseball team lost to the host Hilton Head team 5-2 on Wednesday at the Hilton Head Spring Break Tournament on Hilton Head Island.

Brandon Burton (3-1) allowed 9 hits and 5 runs over 6.0 innings on the mound for the Bulldogs to take his first loss of the season. Brent Leopard was a bright spot at the plate for Pendleton – going 2-3 with a double and 2 RBIs.

Pendleton plays again in tournament action this morning at 10 a.m., taking on Beaufort in the seventh-place game.

Hilton Head 5, Pendleton 2

PHS 200 000 0 — 2 5 1

HHI 201 110 x — 5 9 0

Pitching

IP H R K BB

W—Berliner 7.0 5 2 3 5

L—Burton (3-1) 6.0 9 5 4 2

Hitting

HH—Harrison, 2-4, 2 2B.

P—Leopard, 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.

Ware Shoals 10

Tamassee-Salem 4

SALEM — The Tamassee-Salem High School baseball team made seven costly errors and fell to Ware Shoals, 10-4, Wednesday in Salem.

Garrett Peak allowed just 6 hits and 3 earned runs on his way to a complete game but took the loss on the mound for the Eagles. Brooks Garrett had a double at the dish for Tamassee-Salem.

The Eagles (2-7) will host Dixie today at 6 p.m. in their next game.

Ware Shoals 10, Tamassee-Salem 4

WS 312 031 0 — 10 6 5

T-S 110 200 0 — 4 3 7

Pitching

IP H ER K BB

W—Jones 7.0 3 3 1 1

L—Peak 7.0 6 3 3 3

Hitting

WS—Jones, 2 2B, 3 RBI; Smith, 2-4, 2B.

T-S—Garrett, 2B.

Abbeville 6

West-Oak 2

(softball)

WESTMINSTER — The West-Oak High School softball team suffered just its second region loss of the season, falling 6-2 to Abbeville on Wednesday in Westminster.

Heather Yoder scored both of the Warriors runs in the game, and Lacey Teague had an RBI.

West-Oak (8-5, 4-2 Skyline AA) is back on the diamond on Saturday, playing in a tournament at Liberty High School.

Abbeville 6, West-Oak 2

AHS 103 010 1 — 6 11 2

WOW 101 000 0 — 2 3 5

Pitching

W—Richey

L—Holbrooks

Hitting

A—Weed, 3-4, 2 R; Driver, 3-4.

W-O—Yoder, 2 R; Teague, RBI.

Pickens 175

Seneca 176

Daniel 201

(golf)

SENECA — Seneca High School’s Miller Capps fired a nine-hole score of 35 to take individual medalist honors, but the Bobcats lost by one stroke to Pickens – though they did beat rival Daniel – on Tuesday at Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca.

Pickens finished with a total team score of 175, Seneca totaled 176, and the Lions shot a combined 201.

Matt Blackwell shot a 41 to lead Pickens, while Daniel’s top score was by Nathan Sitamaran, who shot a 47.

Seneca’s record is now 7-2 overall and 3-2 in Western AAA competition, while the Lions fell to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in region play.

Pickens 175, Seneca 176, Daniel 201 (Tuesday)

Pickens (175) — Blackwell 41, Cassell 43, Thrift 45, Winter 46

Seneca (176) — Capps 35, Thompson 46, Fredman 47, Massios 48

Daniel (201) — Sitamaran 47, Steelman 50, Magee 52, Owens 52