Baseball Team Rallies; Also Boys Soccer, Softball

Sam Utecht's three-run, walk-off double capped a four-run rally and gave the SJCS Varsity baseball team a 6-5 win over Palmetto on Friday night.

Quinn Walsh led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, and one out later, Alex Gibeau singled. Consecutive walks to Frank Remsberg and Nolan Green forced in a run, cut the lead to 5-3 and brought Utecht to the plate.

Utecht drove the ball to the gap in left-center field, clearing the bases, enabling the Knights to improve to 8-3 overall and keeping them unbeaten in Region 2-3A at 4-0.

Utecht had two of the Knights' eight hits. Green scored a pair of runs and drove in a run, and Remsberg knocked in a run.

Lucas Thompson pitched the first five innings, allowing five runs (four earned). Green three two scoreless innings and picked up the win.

Softball

The SJCS softball team lost in a region game at Southside Christian on Friday, 15-1 in five innings.

The Knights scored an unearned run in the second inning. Lily Seekins reached on an error and scored when Sloan Greer reached on an error.

Greer, Seekins, Addie Murphy and Lilli Painter each had a hit for the Knights.

Boys Soccer

The Varsity boys lost in a non-region match against Cardinal Newman in Columbia on Friday night, 1-0. 

The JV Knights also lost at Cardinal Newman, 3-1. Mills Hoover-Dempsey scored the lone goal for the Knights.