The 2022 Southeastern Baseball Classic is set for the week of April 18th! The game schedule will be announced this week. We’ve got a great group of teams lined up for an outstanding week of baseball at The Jimmy!
Congratulations to Raudi Rodriquez of
@premier_sox
on winning the 2022 SBC Home Run Derby! We have a feeling he hasn’t hit his last home run at The Jimmy!
We have crowned a champion! Paul VI defeated DeMatha, 7-4, to claim the 25th Southeastern Baseball Classic. The Panthers now have four SBC titles. Congratulations, Panthers!
Eighteen months ago, Dylan Adams was diagnosed with cancer. On June 9, he returned to the diamond. That’s right; he’s back! Dylan, we are proud of you and can’t wait to see you on the field again! 🐐 🐐 🐐
What a great group of young men they have running the Saint Ignatius Broadcasting Network! It was a pleasure to have them in the press box this week. Seen here with SBC emcee John Wall are Anthony McFarlin, Eli Maestros, Brayden Bauer and Bradley Semancik.
Over the next week, we’ll be announcing the participants in our 2022 tournament (April 18-22). We are pleased to reveal that
@CoachEmersonPVI
and
@PVI_Baseball
will be back at The Jimmy!
The players seem to think the HR Derby Champion is the most coveted award on Hospitality Night at the SBC. The real ones know it’s the Coaches Fungo Challenge. Congratulations to Coach Lizama of
@PVI_Baseball
on taking home the title in 2023!
Congratulations to the ageless wonder, David Coker, on his recent induction into the Hartsville Northern League Hall of Fame. David’s impact on Hartsville’s youth and the community is immeasurable. Thank you, David.
Congratulations to Paul VI on winning their fourth SBC Championship. With a 7-4 victory over their rival, DeMatha, Coach Billy Emerson and the Panthers won the 25th Southeastern Baseball Classic.
The 2022 SBC is right around the corner! Pool play will start on Tuesday, April 19 and run through Thursday, April 21. Friday’s games will be determined by the pool play outcomes. Come Join Us At The Jimmy!
Congratulations to the 2022 SBC Champions from Andrew Jackson High School in Kershaw, SC! AJ defeated DeMatha Catholic School (MD) in the Championship Game.
Nick Doyle of DeMatha Catholic with the first dinger of the 2022 SBC! It was a two-run shot to give his team a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second of Game 1.
It’s SBC Week! Come join us at The Jimmy for Hospitality Night, which features our skills competitions, on Monday, April 10. The action will get underway at 5:30. Games start at 11am on Tuesday and will run through Friday. It’s going to be a great week in Kelleytown!
He is synonymous with the SBC. And as this picture proves, he is the face of the tournament. And he does it so effortlessly, or at least it seems. John Wall, thanks for entertaining our teams, friends and families this week. The SBC wouldn’t be the SBC without you.
Congratulations to Nate Hoskins of Paul VI on being the 2024 recipient of the Mark Raines Memorial Scholarship. Mark received the award from Chrisie Raines of Raines Hospitality at tournament’s opening ceremony.
Chief Meteorologist Kenny Gray is calling for no rain for the rest of the week. That's great news for the 2022 SBC! Come join us at The Jimmy Tuesday through Friday. We've got games all day starting at 9:30am!
Congratulations to Coach Jimmy White on his recent induction into the South Carolina Coaches Association Hall of Fame! Former Red Foxes Jacob Shumate and Daniel Pritchard were on hand for the induction ceremony.
The 2024 SBC will get underway on Monday, April 1, with our Skills Competitions, which are highlighted by our home run derby and coaches fungo challenge. Pool play games will be April 2-4. Games on April 5 will be determined by pool play results. Come join us at The Jimmy!
Saint Ignatius will be back at the SBC in 2023! And our friends from Cleveland will be bringing 8 committed seniors with them! The 2023 SBC starts one week from today. Hospitality Night starts at 5:30 on April 10. Games run from April 11 to April 14. Come join us at The Jimmy!
Tyler Russ of Paul VI was recognized at the 25th Southeastern Baseball Classic for his academic accomplishments. Congratulations, Tyler, on making the 2024 SBC All-Academic Team.
Raudi Rodriquez of
@premier_sox
successfully defended his SBC Home Run Derby title. To do so, he had to overcome two heavyweights, Tysen Benford of Georgia Premier and Lane McGaha of Belton-Honea Path. Congrats Raudi on your title defense!
Who will it be? Washington Catholic Athletic Conference rivals, Paul VI (VA) and DeMatha (MD) will square off in the Palmetto State to determine the champion of the 25th Southeastern Baseball Classic. Game time is 12pm. Come join us at The Jimmy!
The Shug’s Steakhouse Player of the Game for Game 4 was Johnny Hughes of DeMatha. Johnny hit the first and second home runs of the 2023 SBC (in the same inning).
We can't wait to see the Wildcats of St. Ignatius (
@SIHSBaseball1
) back in the SBC in 2023! Coach Ganor is aiming for his team to be the first from Ohio to claim an SBC title.
Over the next few days, we’ll be saluting the 2021 Red Fox seniors. First up is outfielder and University of South Carolina commit Dariyan “DP” Pendergrass. We may call him DP, but he’s never grounded into one! He’s an outstanding talent and incredible young man!
Joining us from the upstate for the 2023 SBC will be the Belton-Honea Path Bears. Coach Steve Williams and the Bears had a great season in 2022 and we can't wait to see them at The Jimmy!
SBC Schedule for Friday, April 22:
10am - Paul VI vs. Trinity Collegiate
Noon - South Florence vs. Georgia Premier Blue
2pm - Sumter vs. Georgia Premier Red
4pm - Buford vs. Hartsville
6pm - Andrew Jackson vs. DeMatha
Come Join Us At The Jimmy!
We had another thriller at The Jimmy. Andrew Jackson and Trinity were scoreless after 7. Trinity took the lead in the top of the 8th. The Volunteers battled back to score two in the bottom half and secure the win.
Mark your calendars! The 2023 Southeastern Baseball Classic will be the week of April 10th. We’ve got a great group of teams joining us at The Jimmy for a week of fun, food, fellowship and, of course, baseball! ⚾️⚾️⚾️
Coach Billy Emerson and the Paul VI Panthers will be back at the SBC in 2024! The Panthers are the only three-time champions in SBC history. We can’t wait to see these guys back at The Jimmy!
Come join us at The Jimmy tonight, May 16, at 7pm as the Red Foxes take on Airport! The winner will advance to the Lower State Championship Game. The playoff atmosphere at The Jimmy has been great so far. Let’s turn it up another notch tonight! Go Foxes!
Coach Billy Emerson and the Paul VI Panthers will be returning to the SBC in 2023! Loaded with talent, the Panthers will be looking to claim their 4th SBC title!
Saluting Our Seniors: Whether it’s at the dish, on the bump or in the field, Owen Taylor has been getting it done for the Red Foxes since the day he first donned the red and black. Owen will be continuing his baseball career at UNC-Pembroke next season.
One of these guys throws 99mph. The other is the most inspiring 99 you’ll ever meet. Both are outstanding young men. Daniel Espino of Georgia Premier with Dixie Youth Hall of Famer Dylan Adams.
We’d like to take a moment to wish a happy birthday to the head coach of the reigning SBC champions, Mike Lucas of Andrew Jackson High School. Hope you have a great day, Coach.
We’d like to thank the Grounds Crew for their hard work doing the week to make sure The Jimmy is in the best shape possible for the SBC. Several volunteers help the Hartsville High coaching staff make it happen.
It's Championship Friday at the SBC! DeMatha and Andrew Jackson will do battle at 6pm to determine the 2022 SBC champion. Before that, we have games at 10am, noon, 2pm and 4pm. Trinity and Paul VI will get things started at 10am.
Carter Blankenship is our Shug’s Steakhouse Player of the Game for Game 3. Blankenship scored the winning run after hitting a big double in the bottom of the 6th. He ended the game with 3 hits.
Santa stopped by The Jimmy with a Christmas gift for the SBC! The South Florence Bruins will play in our 2022 tournament (April 18-22). Thanks Santa and Merry Christmas to all!
Congratulations to our 2023 Around The Horn Winners from
@premier_sox
: Adonis Smith, Avery Anderson, Adria Casoliba, Eric Guevara, Shamaar McDuffie and Dale Sutton.
Hartsville’s Daniel Parker is the
#2
player in
@PBR_SC
’s Top 40 in the Class of 2025. You can catch him at the 2022 SBC during week of April 18th. Come join us at The Jimmy!
The Shug’s Steakhouse Player of the Game for Game 9 is RJ Cope of Georgia Premier. RJ was a monster on the mound and helped his own cause with an RBI single.
Let’s hope the third time is the charm! Come join us at The Jimmy tonight at 6pm for Game 1 of the 4A State Championship Series. Game time is 6pm. Go Foxes! 🦊🦊🦊
This is what speed looks like folks! Cameron Williams of Cane Bay High School took home the 2023 SBC Baserunning Competition. Congratulations, Cameron!