Prep Baseball Report

SCHSL 2A Rankings - Week 3


PBR Staff
PBR South Carolina Staff

1. Landrum (12-1)
Last Week - 2

- The Cardinals won 3 games last week defeating St. Joes, Berea, and Greer Middle College. They have now won 6 in a row. They will square off with St. Joes this week.  

2. Latta (7-2)
Last Week - 1

- Latta split two games with Johnsonville last week in a huge region 7-2A series. Chandler Nolan & Parker McCormick each had 3 hits in a 15-5 win on Friday night. The Vikings will turn their attention to a red hot East Clarendon team this week with a non region matchup with West Florence on tap as well.

3. Johnsonville (8-2)
Last Week - 4

- Brandon Cook threw 7.0 innings and struck out 7 in a win against Latta last week. The Flashes will take on Mullins this week in an effort to try and keep pace in the Region 7-2A race. 

4. Oceanside (8-4)
Last Week - 5

- OCA went 2-1 last week with their only loss coming to Hanahan by a 1-0 score. Cooper Gaskins struck out 6 in 5.0 innings of work in a 10-0 win over Battery Creek last week. Region matchups with North Charleston and Phillip Simmons are on the horizon. 

5. Abbeville (6-2-1)
Last Week - 6

- Abbeville took two from Fox Creek last week. Tyler Overholt punched out 12 in 5.0 innings of work on Friday and Matt Ellis hit safely in both games. Two big games with Silver Bluff await the Panthers.

6. East Clarendon (11-1)
Last Week - NR

EC has been red hot, winning two games over Hannah Pamplico last week they pushed their region record to 6-0. They will have a HUGE set this week as they take on Latta. Justin Evans and Dusty Hancock turned in two quality starts in last weeks wins.

7. Gray Collegiate (7-3)
Last Week - 10

- The War Eagles won two games last week and continue to move in the right direction. Bryce Sox went 2 for 4 with a double and scored two runs in a 6-3 win over Saluda. GCA will square off with Calhoun County and Oceanside this week. 

8. Central (7-2)
Last Week - NR

- Central breaks into the rankings after going 2-1 last week to push their record to 7-2. They picked up big wins against Chesterfield and Andrew Jackson. Buddy Faile picked up two hits including a double in the win over Chesterfield. AJ and Lewisville will present a big challenge this week. 

9.Chesterfield (5-3)
Last Week - 3

Chesterfield dropped two one run games last week 4-3 to Central and 3-2 to Lewisville. Cam Harvey had 3 hits last week. Buford, Cheraw, and Lee Central are up next.

10. Barnwell (7-5)
Last Week - 7 

- The Warhorses won two games last week via forfeiture when Whale Branch cancelled both of their originally scheduled games. They also dropped a 9-0 decision to Branchville. They will look to get back on track with Wade Hampton, Aiken, and Silver Bluff this week. 

NEXT FIVE: Hannah Pamplico, Silver Bluff, Andrew Jackson, Batesburg-Leesville, Ninety Six

* These independent rankings are compiled by the state director with the help of PBR associate scouts from different regions. It is based largely on information found through various media outlets, social media, GameChanger, and through the work of our on hand scouts.