USC Sumter baseball team opens with sweep

WHITEVILLE, N.C. – The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team opened its season with a sweep of a doubleheader against Southeastern Community College-Whiteville on Saturday at the SCCW field.

The Fire Ants won the opener 13-3 before taking the nightcap 9-6.

In the opening game, every player in the Sumter lineup got at least one hit.

Vince Hanna went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a double and two stolen bases. Tyler Mangum had a hit and three runs batted in. Kaleb Strader had two hits and two RBI, and Peyton Young had a hit and two RBI.

Austin Pearce pitched two-thirds of an inning to get the win.

In the second game, Sumter scored three runs in the top of the seventh to win the game.

Hanna led off the game with a home run and went on to score three runs. Mangum had two hits, two runs and two RBI, while Wynston Dyer had two hits, two runs and an RBI. Kyle Kalick and Austin Medlock also drove in a run.

Tristen Campbell pitched two innings to get the win.