Rain Postpones Tuesday's Tournament Games

 

The O-Zone District 5 Tournament games scheduled for Tuesday night at Byerly Park will be played on Wednesday at their originally scheduled times.

 

Jefferson vs. Chesterfield

(play will resume in the top of the first)

6pm

 

Lee County vs. Cheraw

8pm

 

Click here for a tournament recap.

Four Teams Fighting for the District 5 O-Zone Championship

We saw an incredible finish to Game 13 on Monday night.  A pitchers' duel ended with a Logan Byrd single to right field that plated the winning run for Cheraw in the bottom of the 6th.  Byrd's walk-off gave Cheraw four wins in four days.  The Braves will be back for more on Tuesday as they take on Lee County at 8pm.  The 6pm game is an elimination game between Jefferson and Chesterfield.

Friday, June 26
Cheraw 2 Hartsville National 0
Kershaw County East 10 Lamar 0
Chesterfield 12 Jefferson 7
Lee County 11 Darlington 3

Saturday, June 27

Cheraw 8 Kershaw County National 1
Chesterfield 13 Lee County 3
Hartsville National 16 Lamar 0
Jefferson 16 Darlington 6

Darlington and Lamar eliminated.

Sunday, June 28

Lee County 7 Hartsville National 5
Jefferson 22 Kershaw County National 3
Cheraw 12 Kershaw County East 3

Hartsville National and Kershaw County National eliminated.

Monday, June 29

Game 12:  Jefferson 33 Kershaw County East 0
Game 13:  Cheraw 1 Chesterfield 0

Kershaw County East eliminated.

Tuesday, June 30

Game 14:  Jefferson vs. Chesterfield at 6pm (postponed)
Game 15:  Lee County vs. Cheraw at 8pm (postponed)

Wednesday, July 1

Game 14:  Jefferson vs. Chesterfield at 6pm
Game 15:  Lee County vs. Cheraw at 8pm
Thursday, July 2

Games are TBD.

Lizzie Quinn Leads Pre-Game Meeting for O-Zone Tournament

Lizzie Quinn presided over the pre-game festivities at a recent O-Zone All Star Game at Byerly Park.  Lizzie lead the coin flip for a game between Cheraw and Kershaw County East.

When asked about the experience, Lizzie said, "I was nervous at first."  Quinn also added, "The coach told me to make it land on tails."  Of course, Lizzie made that happen.  Unfortunately for the Cheraw coach, one of Kershaw County East's players made the call in the air.  However, being the home team wasn't enough to get the guys from Lugoff over the hump; Cheraw won the game 12-3.

Thanks for flipping the coin, Lizzie.  You did a great job.

Lizzie is the daughter of Terry & Elizabeth Quinn.  Her brother, Matthew, was a member of the 2015 Hartsville National O-Zone All Star Team.

Five Teams Remain After Day 3

The last two undefeated teams will do battle on Monday, June 29, at 8pm.  Two familiar foes will face off in an uncommon place.  Chesterfield and Cheraw will travel to Byerly Park for the 8pm game.  They'll get started after an elimination game between Jefferson and Kershaw County East, which starts at 6pm.

The fifth team remaining is Lee County.  Coach Tim Kirven's crew knocked out the host team with a thrilling come-from-behind victory on Sunday. 

Friday, June 26

Cheraw 2 Hartsville National 0
Kershaw County East 10 Lamar 0
Chesterfield 12 Jefferson 7
Lee County 11 Darlington 3

Saturday, June 27

Cheraw 8 Kershaw County National 1
Chesterfield 13 Lee County 3
Hartsville National 16 Lamar 0
Jefferson 16 Darlington 6

Darlington and Lamar eliminated.

Sunday, June 28

Lee County 7 Hartsville National 5
Jefferson 22 Kershaw County National 3
Cheraw 12 Kershaw County East 3

Hartsville National and Kershaw County National eliminated.

Monday, June 29

Game 12:  Kershaw County East vs. Jefferson at 6pm (Elimination Game)
Game 13:  Chesterfield vs. Cheraw at 8pm (Winner's Bracket Game)

Tuesday, June 30

Game 14:  Game 12 Winner vs. Game 13 Loser at 6pm
Game 15:  Lee County vs. Game 13 Winner at 8pm

Wednesday, July 1

Games are TBD.

Minor League All Stars Wrap Up Season in Bishopville

Our Minor League All Star Team experienced the highs and lows that come with playing the game of baseball.  In their first tournament, the team blazed through the competition at the Tastebuds Invitational in Green Sea.  Following that, the team ran into some tough competition in Lamar, which dropped their overall record to 3-2. 

Following the Lamar tournament, the team rebounded with a tight win over Lamar in a scrimmage and then routed Darlington in a game that saw seven pitchers combine for a seven-inning 14-0 shutout. 

Coach Russ Norwood's squad had an overall mark of 5-2 going into District 5 Subdistrict B in Bishopville.  In the opener, the hosts lacked hospitality as they sent our guys home with a 14-3 defeat.  The next game would prove to be the season-ender for our Minor Leaguers. Trailing 7-0 heading into the 6th and following a weather delay that included some lightning strikes close to the complex, our guys left it all on the field, but came up short.  Kershaw County East won 7-3.  The loss dropped our Minor League All Star Team's overall record to 5-4.

The 2015 Hartsville National Minor League All Star Team includes:

 

Rodney Atkinson

Bridges Teal

Andrews Meadows

Quez Hadley

Daniel Norwood

Andrew Askins

Treion McFarland

Tagan Roscoe

Cole Winburn

Miles Hall

Alvee Fulwood

McKendrie Douglas

 

Congratulations to the players and coaches on a great All Star season.  Thanks for representing our league in tournament play.  Go National!

After Day Two, Seven Teams Still in the Hunt for the O-Zone District Championship

After two days of play at Byerly Park, seven of the nine teams that started the tournament are still alive.  Kershaw East (1-0), Cheraw (2-0) and Chesterfield (2-0) are sitting pretty in the Winner's Bracket.  Hartsville National (1-1), Lee County (1-1), Jefferson (1-1) and Kershaw National (0-1) will have elimination on Sunday. 

Darlington and Lamar both exited the tournament on Saturday with records of 0-2. 

Sunday's Games:

Hartsville National vs. Lee County at 6pm on Field 5
Jefferson vs. Kershaw National at 7pm on Field 7
Kershaw East vs. Cheraw at 8pm on Field 5

Ozone All Stars to Host District Tournament at Byerly Park

Our O-Zone All Star Team will host the 2015 District 5 Tournament at Byerly Park.  Our first test of the tournament will come against Cheraw on Friday, June 26, at 8pm. 

Minor League All Stars to Play in Bishopville

Our Minor League All Star team will open tournament play on Friday, June 26, in Bishopville.  The Minor League team drew the host, Lee County, in the first round.  Game time is set for 8pm at Chappell Park in Bishopville. 

Farm League All Stars to Play in Camden

Our Farm League All Stars will open tournament play on Saturday, June 27, at Woodward Park in Camden.  Our team drew a bye in the first round and will play the winner of Kershaw East and Kershaw West at 9am.

This mammoth bracket of 13 teams (shown above) will run from Friday to Friday, with all games being played in Camden. 

Farm League Places 2nd in the Jefferson Jamboree

 

Coach Steven Wint took the Farm League All Stars to Jefferson for their annual fundraiser jamboree on June 12 & 13.  The boys battled all weekend and ended with a 3-1 record and a 2nd place finish.  Great job, guys!

 



The 2015 Hartsville National Farm League All Star Team includes:

 

Dempsey Privette

Montrell Brown

Landon Tedder

Luke Holloman

Lan Holloman

Noah McAteer

Marshall Wint

Coleman Radcliff

Bam Bam Fisher

Demarion Hadley

Bennett Laney

Zachary Pulling

Haynes Privette

Minors Wish Coach Russ A Happy Birthday

 

The second day of the McManus-Watford Invitational in Lamar was also Coach Russ Norwood's birthday (as a courtesy, we won't reveal his age).  The Minor League All Stars helped Coach Russ celebrate with a little birthday cake after their game. 

 

 

Cake wasn't the only part of Coach Russ' birthday celebration.  The Hartsville Northern League All Stars joined the National League squad in singing 'Happy Birthday' to Coach Russ after the game. 

 

 

Of course, one cake to the face wasn't enough.  

 

 

Again, Happy Birthday Coach Russ and congratulations to the Hartsville Northern All Stars for winning the 2015 McManus-Watford Invitational in Lamar. 

Minor League All Stars go 3-0 in Green Sea

On June 6, Russ Norwood and the Hartsville National Minor League All Star Team headed to Green Sea, SC for the 2015 Tastebuds Invitational.  The young club headed out not knowing what the day had in store.  They game back hoisting the hardware. 

With wins over McLeod Park of Florence (10-3), South Columbus County out of North Carolina (16-3) and Mullins (5-4), Hartsville National won the championship in their bracket.  Green Sea-Floyds won the championship in the other bracket.  These two teams hope to meet later in the summer at the state tournament. 

The Hartsville National Minor League All Star Team is made up of Treion McFarland, Daniel Norwood, Andrew Askins, Quez Hadley, Cole Winburn, Miles Hall, Andrews Meadows, Tagan Roscoe, McKendrie Douglas, Bridges Teal, Alvee Fulwood and Rodney Atkinson.  

 

Hartsville National would like to thank its 2015 Minor League All Star Team Sponsor, Arborworks Tree Company!

2015 All Star Rosters

The 2015 Hartsville National O-Zone All Stars are:

 

Noah Hudson

Scooter Capell

Ryan Jordan

Bennett Meadows

Grayson Wint

Harrison Moore

Seth Pittington

Josh Irick

Matthew Quinn

DeOnta Peterkin

Noah Skeen

Brendan Lee

 

Tagan, Andrews & Cole
after getting their All Star trophies.

 

The 2015 Hartsville National Minor League All Star Team includes:

 

Rodney Atkinson

Bridges Teal

Andrews Meadows

Quez Hadley

Daniel Norwood

Andrew Askins

Treion McFarland

Tagan Roscoe

Cole Winburn

Miles Hall

Alvee Fulwood

McKendrie Douglas

 

Coach Wint addresses the
Farm League All Stars.

 The 2015 Hartsville National Farm League All Star Team includes:

 

Dempsey Privette

Montrell Brown

Landon Tedder

Luke Holloman

Lan Holloman

Noah McAteer

Marshall Wint

Coleman Radcliff

Bam Bam Fisher

Demarion Hadley

Bennett Laney

Zachary Pulling

 

Congratulations to these boys and to all of our players

on a great season at Byerly Park!