By Thomas Grant Jr. Dell Lever has big shoes to fill as the new head baseball coach at Chapin High School. The former Lexington and Dutch Fork assistant takes over for longtime coach Scott McLeod, who amassed 556 career wins, 12 region championships, and four state titles during more thanContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Even while coaching in college baseball at Newberry and at successful high school baseball programs like Lexington and Dutch Fork, Dell Lever always had “one dream job.” Monday evening in the Cecil Woolbright Field alumni room, he began to live that reality. Lever was formally introducedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Lexington County Blowfish earned a third consecutive post-season trip in the Coastal Plain League. Having won in 2023 and finished runner-up last season, this year’s quest began in a West Division single-elimination game at Lexington County Baseball Stadium. The opponent was the third-year CPL member,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s an important final week of the regular season for the Lexington County Blowfish. With four games left, the Blowfish look to maintain their playoff position in the Coastal Plain League West Division. It trailed 3 ½ games to frontrunner Forest City, against whom they areContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. With two weeks remaining, the Lexington County Blowfish finds itself in a close race for first place in the Coastal Plain League West Division. The Blowfish began a two-day, 3-game stretch Tuesday at home against front-runner Forest City. A doubleheader is scheduled the next day atContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Chapin High School graduate and University of South Carolina pitcher Matthew Becker is headed to the big leagues. The senior lefthander was selected in the 19th round by the Minnesota Twins on the second day of the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A 3-game winning streak is how the Lexington County Blowfish closed out the first half of the Coastal Plain League schedule. All three high-scoring games came in comeback fashion during the 5-day stretch. The wins allowed Lexington County to finish the first half tied with AsheboroContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. In Coastal Plain League season’s past, the second half truly was the “second season”. Teams that did not win the first half titles in their respective divisions had another opportunity at reaching the Petitt Cup playoffs. By winning the second half, those teams would meet theContinue Reading
Special from the University of South Carolina Brookland-Cayce alumnus and University of South Carolina pitching great Kip Bouknight is headed to the College Baseball Hall of Fame. He and former head coach Ray Tanner are among 21 inductees in the Class of 2025, announced Monday by the College Baseball Foundation.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Baseball continues to serve as a source of pride in Lexington County. This past month saw Airport and Batesburg-Leesville win state titles, and defending Class 5A champion Lexington was Class 5A Division I state runner-up. This weekend, four former members of the Lexington County Blowfish areContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Saturday night is a dream come true for Banks Faulkner. The Lexington baseball assistant coach gets to watch his former players square off at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. When Coastal Carolina and LSU play Game One in the Best-of-Three series, each team willContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Year 20 of the Lexington County Blowfish has the team off to a winning streak. They sported a 2-1 record through Monday, both wins coming at home against the Macon Bacon. Friday’s home opener also served as the 2025 debut for Lexington County. The Blowfish cameContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Scott McLeod era in Chapin baseball has come to an end. Pictured above the Chapin baseball team and head coach Scott McLeod take a picture following the 8-7 win over Lucy Beckham in the District 3 playoffs on May 14. It was the final victoryContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The start of the baseball playoffs will mark an end of an era in Chapin baseball. Head coach Scott McLeod told his players prior to last Friday’s game against Spring Valley his intentions to retire at the end of the post-season. The Eagles finished the regularContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The 11th annual Lexington County Chili Cookoff co-sponsored by the Lexington County Blowfish netted a valuable donation to the Lexington Police Department Foundation.Blowfish co-owner Bill Shanahan and Old Mill Brewpub owner John Clinger presented a $5,000 check during the March 19 meeting at the VIP StadiumContinue Reading
From the Lexington County Blowfish The Chapin Blowfish, a member of the Lexington County Blowfish family, concluded its travel ball fall season this past weekend. The 12-player roster competed in six tournaments in Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Lexington and Charlotte, NC.Continue Reading