The Latta Vikings defeated Lamar in varsity baseball action in the Spring Swing Tournament held in Cheraw on Tuesday, March 29, 3-0.
Dylan Brewer pitched the complete 5 innings and allowed no runs on 2 hits. He struck out 6 and walked 1.
A. James for Lamar pitched only 1 inning and allowed 1 hit, struck out 1, and walked 1. P. Vause pitched 3 innings for Lamar and allowed 2 hits, struck out 5, walked 3, and allowed 3 runs, all of which were earned.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning when Latta managed to score 3 runs. John Malcolm George was perfect at the plate in his one trip as he garnered a double and a rbi. Jordan Hayes singled in two trips to the plate while Kody Anderson picked up a double and 2 rbi in his 2 at-bats.
Lamar’s T. Twiford singled in his one trip to the plate while R. Coleman singled in 2 at-bats.
Neither team committed an error in this match-up.
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The Latta Vikings defeated Darlington 4-2 in varsity baseball action on Monday, March 28, in Cheraw, in a non-league game.
The Vikings took an early lead 3-0 in the first inning of the 5-inning game and never trailed. The Vikings also picked up a run in the top of the second inning while Darlington managed a run in the bottom of the first and 4 innings.
Latta’s McLeod Carmichael pitched 5 innings and struck out 5, walked 1, and allowed 6 hits in the victory. Darlington’s A. Hopkins pitched 3.1 innings and struck out 5 and allowed 4 hits.
The Falcons’ T. Spangler pitched 1.2 innings and allowed 4 hits and 4 walks.
The Latta Vikings garnered 8 hits in the game of which Cledus Williams hit a home run in his 2 at-bats for Latta. Caleb Mishue got 2 singles in 3 trips to the plate while Colby Lee picked up a double in 2 trips to the plate. Jackson Williams singled in 2 trips to the plate for the Vikings while Jonathan Ray and Dylan Brewer each singled in 3 trips to the plate.
The Darlington Falcons got 6 hits in the game. B. Brown was perfect at the plate with 2 singles in 2 at-bats. T. Dixon picked up a single in 2 trips to the plate while L. Carter and E. McElveen each doubled in 3 at-bats. T. Spangler also got a single in 3 trips to the plate.
The Latta Vikings committed 5 errors the Darlington Falcons committed 3 errors in the game.
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The Latta Vikings varsity baseball defeated Beaufort 9-0 in a game played in Cheraw on Monday, March 28.
The Vikings’ Caleb Mishue pitched five innings in the win and did not allow a hit or a walk. However, the Vikings committed an error while Beaufort committed 3. Joplin was credited with the loss for Beaufort.
The Vikings took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning but poured on the scoring in the bottom of the second inning to pick up 5 runs. Latta also picked up 3 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the final score 9-0.
Latta garnered 8 hits in the game led by Dylan Brewer who picked up 2 singles in 3 at-bats with 3 rbi. Jonathan Ray and Cledus Williams each  also picked up 2 singles in 3 trips to the plate. Eric McGirt got an single and a double in his 4 at-bats.
Latta played in the Founders FCU Diamond Baseball Challenge on Tuesday, March 29, in Cheraw.
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The Latta Vikings varsity baseball defeated Lamar 14-3 on Tuesday, March 29, in Cheraw in the Founders FCU Diamond Baseball Challenge Tournament.
The Vikings’ Colby Lee pitched the 5-inning game and allowed 2 hits and 3 runs of which were earned, struck out 10, and walked 3.
Lamar’s L. Amerson was tagged with the loss having pitched 4 innings.  He allowed 8 hits, 10 runs of which 5 were earned, struck out 4, and walked 1. A. Teddes pitched 2/3 of an inning in the loss and walked one while C. Jordan pitched 1/3 of an inning in the defeat and allowed 2 hits, 4 runs which 3 were earned, struck out 1, and walked 3.
Latta’s Colby Lee was perfect at the plate with a total of 3 singles, 1 in the first, 1 in the third, and 1 in the fourth in his 3 trips to the plate while picking up 2 rbi and scoring 2 runs.
The Vikings’ Cledus Williams and Jackson Williams each singled in 2 at-bats while each picked up a rbi. Jackson Williams also scored 3 runs having also walked 2 times.
The Vikings’ Dylan Brewer connected for a double and 3 rbi in his 3 trips to the plate.
Caleb Mishue and McLeod Carmichael each singled in 3 at-bats and scored a run for the Vikings.

Eric McGirt singled in 3 trips to the plate and scored 2 runs as he also picked up a walk in the victory.
Jonathan Ray also scored a run for the Vikings as he singled in his 3 at-bats for the Vikings.
Brady Mitchell scored a run, and Deonte Stanley scored 3 runs in Latta’s victory.
R. Coleman was perfect at the plate for Lamar as he doubled in his 1 at-bat picking up a rbi and also scoring a run.
Lamar’s P. Gause singled in 2 trips to the plate and picked up 2 rbi.
The Latta Vikings did not commit an error in the game. Lamar was guilty of 3 errors.