S.C. AMERICAN BASEBALL SUMMER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS - Lexington/Sumter matchup set, West Columbia awaiting next opponent

THOMAS GRANT JR.
chroniclesports@yahoo.com
Posted 8/6/20

A pair of Chronicle Country teams have already advanced to the next round of the S.C. American Baseball Summer League tournament.

Lexington defeated Greenwood 5-1 Wednesday in the deciding …

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S.C. AMERICAN BASEBALL SUMMER LEAGUE PLAYOFFS - Lexington/Sumter matchup set, West Columbia awaiting next opponent

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A pair of Chronicle Country teams have already advanced to the next round of the S.C. American Baseball Summer League tournament.
Lexington defeated Greenwood 5-1 Wednesday in the deciding game of its Best-of-3 series. It travels Friday to Riley Park for Game 1 of a Best-of-3 series with Sumter Post 15. 
The series winner advances to the SCABSL double-elimination championship tournament starting Aug. 14 at Segra Park as the Bracket 4 champion. It can be heard by clicking on the Tune In Radio App for Old School 93.3 out of Sumter.
Bracket 2 finds Midlands Division champion West Columbia still awaiting its next opponent. Camden Post 17 and Florence Post 1 will play a deciding game at a site to be determined Friday for the right to travel to Midlands Sports Complex for Game 1. 
On Thursday, Florence forced a deciding game after holding off Camden 6-5 in 8 innings in Hartsville. 
Florence opened the game with a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Noah Carter. Camden responded with 2 runs in the bottom of the second on RBI singles by Brady White and Eddie Olmeda.
An RBI fielder's choice by Nik Mezzanotte tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the 4th. 
An RBI single by Dariyan Pendergrass put Florence ahead 3-2 in the 6th. With 2 outs in the bottom , Tate Abbott singled home Ty Dooley to force extra innings. 
Florence opened up a 6-3 lead in the top 8th following an RBI single by Otis Taylor, an RBI walk by Kody Hanna and Noah Carter scoring on a wild pitch.
Camden mounted a final rally in the bottom 8th. After the 1st 2 batters reached base and JakeTanner flied out, Olmeda singled home Johnathan Sanders to put the tying run at 1st.
With 2 outs, Sanders scored on an error at shortstop. He ended up stranded at 3rd base as Dooley grounded out to end the game.  

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