Eastside baseball in driver's seat after winning Game 1 of SCHSL championship series
Eastside baseball defeated Hartsville 13-0 in the opening game of the Class AAAA state championship series Tuesday night in Hartsville.
The game was stopped after five innings due to the mercy rule.
Mavis Graves, a Clemson signee, started the game for Eastside (21-6-2) and went the distance. He pitched five scoreless innings and gave up only two hits to Hartsville (17-6). He also went 3-for-4 at the plate.
Eagles freshman Peter Mershon went 4-for-4 with a triple and a home run. Cayden Erwin went 2-of-4, while Jack Davis and Lane Schrader combined to go 5-for-6.
Eastside will host Game 2 of the best-of-three series Thursday at 6 p.m. Game 3, if necessary, will be played Saturday at a neutral site determined by the South Carolina High School League
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Eastside last won the state championship in 2019, which was the school's first. Now the Eagles will be in prime position to win their second under coach Scott Erwin. It isn't clear who will start Game 2.
Joe Dandron covers high school sports for The Greenville News. Contact him with story ideas, stats from local high school sports, story tips and more at jdandron@greenvillenews.com or via phone at 864-415-6213.
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