SCAL ROUNDUP: Florence Blue's Jake Hardee throws five-inning perfect game

LAMAR, S.C. — Florence Blue's Jake Hardee pitched a five-inning perfect game to lead Florence Blue to a 12-0 win over Lamar in SCAL junior-league play Thursday night.

J.R. Williams led Florence Blue at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI. And, teammate Stone Osborne went 3 for 4 with a double and RBI.

FB 303 06 —12 14 3

L 000 00 — 0 0 0

WP — Jake Hardee (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K). LP — Hunter Watford (5 IP, 14 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 1 K).

LEADING HITTERS — FB: Aydin Palmer 2-3,3B, 1 RBI; Hunter Matthews 2-4, 2B, 1 RBI; Landon Brown 1-3, 2B; Stone Osborne 3-4, 2B, 1 RBI; JR Williams 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Parker Winfield 1-3, 1 RBI; Landon Matthews 1-3; Hardee 1-3, 2 RBI.

RECORDS: FB 5-3. L: 2-9.

NEXT GAME: Florence Blue will travel to Florence Green at Legion Field at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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Sumter 5

Hartsville Black 4

SUMTER, S.C.— Xavier Brown scored from third on a fielder's choice to break a 4-4 score in the bottom of the sixth to give Sumter the win.

Brown's triple scored Kyler Odom from first to tie the game at 4.

Cole Winburn scored from third off a single by Gage McKenzie to give Hartsville a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth.

Tanner Hall led Hartsville, going 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI.

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S 002 012 x— 5 5 2

WP —Clark Kinney (5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K). LP — Tanner Hall (6 IP, 5 H,3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K).

LEADING HITTERS — HB: Hall 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Dewsy Meadows 1-3,2B; Jack Moore 1-4; Gage McKenzie 1-1, 1 RBI; Dawson McKimmey 1-2.

RECORDS: HB 4-6.

NEXT GAME:Hartsville Black will play Hartsville Red at 6 p.m. Monday.

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Hartsville Red 10-16

Buford 0-1

HARTSVILLE, S.C. — Hartsville Red’s Cam Cannarella went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI in Game 1. Teammate Collin Reason, meanwhile, went 1 for 2 with three RBI.

In Game 2, Treion McFarland went 2 for 4 with a double and four RBI for Hartsville. Teammate Garrett Parker went 3 for 4.

GAME 1

B 000 00 — 0 3 0

L 000 010 — 10 8 0

WP — Breden Lee (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K). LP —Wright (4 2/3 IP, 7 H,9 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K).

LEADING HITTERS — HR: Cam Cannarella 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Collin Reason 1-2, 3 RBI; Michael Norris 1-3, 1 RBI; Ryan Jordan 1-3; John Alexander 1-3.

GAME 2

B 000 01 — 1 7 1

HR 358 0x — 16 14 0

WP — Devin Phillips (5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K). LP —Austin Blackmon ( 3 IP, 1 H,5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K).

LEADING HITTERS — HR:Roddi Morris 1-1, 2 RBI; Collin Reason 1-3, 3 RBI; Cam Cannarella 2-2, 2 RBI; Michael Norris 1-3; Treion McFarland 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI; Ryan Jordan 1-3; Grayson Wint 1-3, 1 RBI; Garrett Parker 3-4; Andrew Askins 2-2, 1 RBI.

RECORDS: HR 5-5.

NEXT GAME: Hartsville Black will play Hartsville Red at 6 p.m. Monday.

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